BSB - Brookes grabs Knockhill pole

Eurosport - Sun, 05 Jul 15:40:00 2009

HM Plant Honda's Josh Brookes will lead the field away at Knockhill on Sunday, having taken top spot during the Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole.

MOTORSPORTS BSB 2009 - Josh Brookes, HM Plant Honda - 0

Brookes edged out Leon Camier, the leader of the British Superbike Championship, by 0.297 seconds - his best lap a 48.759 seconds.

Stuart Easton came in third for Hydrex Honda, with 'stand-in' Michael Rutter fourth and Karl Harris, who crashed out at Leslie's late on in Q3, fifth.

James Ellison was next up, followed by Motorpoint/Henderson Yamaha duo Chris Walker and Graeme Gowland.

Ian Lowry and Glen Richards rounded out the top ten, having tangled at Real Radio Hairpin at the start of the third session. Lowry escaped unhurt, although Richards was not so lucky and required medical attention. As a result the HM Plant Honda man did not set a time in Q3.

There were also a number of other incidents during qualifying, with Alastair Fagan crashing at Seats Curve, he escaped uninjured, as well as David Haire and Jon Kirkham, both of whom fell at Leslie's. Haire was off in Q1, while Kirkham waited until Q2 for his fall.

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  1. Bravo Josh, after putting Sylvain Guintoli out with­ your wreckless riding, you should have been banned for­ a few races, hope you bin it........ @#$%

    From roll-on June 2010, on Sun 5 Jul 12:53AM
  2. Go on josh, lets have a HM PLANT HONDA win for a­ welcome change, we're HONDA, we're the BEST go­ and prove it to those other inferior brands- REPSOL­ ROSS

    From rrcarsofgosport, on Sun 5 Jul 12:45AM
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