Easton enjoys maiden pole success in final round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli at Oulton Park
British Superbike Press Release
Stuart Easton put his Hydrex Honda on to pole start for the weekend’s triple race finale to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli at Oulton Park.
The Flying Scot headed off the challenge of the Airwaves Yamaha in the hands of newly crowned champion Leon Camier by a split second in a high speed climax to the Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole, at the Cheshire circuit.
Easton put in a scorching time of 1m 36.042secs to claim his first pole start in the series, responding superbly to Camier who had moments earlier looked set to top the leaderboard with a time of 1m 36.055secs.
Karl Harris, fastest in free practice, continued his run of form to be third fastest with the Sorrymate.com SMT Honda, just ahead of Tommy Hill aboard the second Hydrex Honda.
James Ellison, needing strong results to ensure that he takes the runner-up spot under pressure from Easton, heads the second row with a lap in 1m 36.704secs, with Josh Brookes, Michael Rutter and Ian Lowry alongside him.
The first of the three races starts at 15.15 this afternoon (Saturday) and will be shown live on British Eurosport.
Top ten qualifying times – final round:
- S Easton Hydrex Honda 1m 36.042s
- L Camier Airwaves Yamaha 1m 36.055s
- K Harris Sorrymate.com Honda 1m 36.196s
- T Hill Hydrex Honda 1m 36.227s
- J Ellison Airwaves Yamaha 1m36.704s
- J Brookes HM Plant Honda 1m 36.782s
- M Rutter Bathams Ducati 1m 36.800s
- I Lowry Relentless Suzuki 1m 37.146s
- S Guintoli Worx Crescent Suzuki 1m 37.336s
- J Laverty Buildbase Kawasaki 1m 37.627s
