Tyco BMW’s Christian Iddon defied injury to deliver aboard the S1000RR at the weekend during the ninth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone.
The Stockport rider broke his collarbone during Saturday’s qualifying session only to take to the grid three hours later and cross the line behind team-mate Michael Laverty, posting a fastest lap time just 0.7 seconds shy of the race winner. This was superseded by a further two close races which saw the Tyco BMW rider fighting with the leading pack for most of the final race, narrowly missing out on a podium finish and a Showdown spot by just five points.
Michael Laverty suffered some bad luck during the weekend which significantly affected his results although he showed on a number of occasions he had the speed to run with the lead group of riders.
In the National Superstock 1000 class Keith Farmer returned to form clinching a third place podium finish, plus a ninth and third place finish in Saturday’s two-part endurance race despite hitting a false neutral on the grid which saw him drop to the back of the pack. The weekend saw the Clougher rider amass a further 27.5 points to add to his championship tally, just 0.5 points shy of the Championship lead.
The tenth round of the British Superbike Championship is at Oulton Park from September 14 to 16.
