Asher Durham took Day One bragging rights after beating his championship rival Alfie Davidson to the best lap of the day by just 0.021secs.
Durham, who took the points lead from Davidson at the last round, clocked a best lap of 1min 32.653secs in today’s second practice, as the weather improved and the riders headed out in cloudy and drying conditions.
Richard Cooper was ominously close to the pair of them, ending the day just 0.197secs adrift of Durham with Carl Harris fourth and Zak Shelton fifth.
Pirelli British Sportbike Championship, combined practice:
1. Asher Durham (Powerslide Suzuki Racing) 1min 32.653s
2. Alfie Davidson (Aprilia IN Competition Racing) +0.021s
3. Richard Cooper (Moto12/CFMOTO) +0.197s
4. Carl Harris (ROKiT Rookies) +0.268s
5. Zak Shelton (XMT Racing) +0.335s