Strong start for Irwin and Neave at Oulton Park

Glenn Irwin

I was happy enough qualifying ninth and I felt like in those conditions we maybe had the pace for a second row start, which is important. We’re learning more about the Fireblade all the time and know we like to race with a bit of a clear track, so being ninth it was important to have got a good start. The race itself wasn’t horrendous, but there was a bit of drama on the first lap with Ryan’s [Vickers] crash, but once we got going, I felt good. I don’t like to be happy with eighth, but I am happy as I feel that was a really strong race on the Honda. We learnt a lot as we got to ride with the likes of Hickman [Peter] and Buchan [Danny], who both have very good track records at this circuit, so I got to see where we were strong and also where we need to improve by following them. It’s a race where we learnt a lot, we’re in the Showdown and it’s some more points we can carry into tomorrow’s races. 

Race 1: 8th

Ryo Mizuno

I wanted to set a good trend from the previous race at Silverstone, but in yesterday's free practice I had some issues and could not progress, so I was a step behind. In Race 1, I was lagging behind from yesterday and I was able to lap at my best in the beginning of the race, but in the later stages, it was very tough to maintain the pace physically and I had to slow down. Despite this, I was able to feel our progress from Round 1 here, so I will continue to work to do my best tomorrow!

Race 1: 18th

Takumi Takahashi

I couldn't keep the good feeling I had in the wet in FP3 and I wasn't able to improve my laptime in qualifying. In Race 1 I overtook two riders in front of me but then I went off the track. I will try to get a good flow and a good result tomorrow.

Race 1: 20th

Tom Neave

I made today’s race difficult for myself qualifying in 11th, but it’s good to know that it didn’t really reflect where we were, as my ideal times would have put me further up the grid. Qualifying was a similar circumstance to Silverstone and once again we proved we can come through the pack. At one point during the race, I was up to fourth, which was amazing really. We did have a few bike set-up issues, which we’re going to work on for tomorrow, we have good understanding of where we need to be for the second race and hopefully I can convert that into a podium result.

Race 1: 6th