Gearlink Kawasaki's Alastair Seeley stormed to an epic Motorpoint British Supersport victory this afternoon at Brands Hatch, stealing victory from his team-mate Ben Wilson on the final lap of the race.
Former British Supersport Champion, Seeley, was unable to take advantage of his pole position and instead it was his fellow Kawasaki rider, Wilson, who took the holeshot. A leading group of six was quickly formed and began to pull away from the riders chasing behind. Luke Jones moved through to second on the brakes into Druids, past Seeley, and then made the Herefordshire rider made his move for lead. Moving out of the slipstream and then past Wilson into Paddock Hill Bend, even though Wilson tried to return the move at Druids, Jones held on.
The leading group was then reduced to five, as yesterday's race winner Stuart Easton crashed out at Graham Hill Bend, tucking the front. The Scotsman's Mar-Train team-mate Glenn Irwin then under came technical difficulties and was forced to retire from the race.
Seton Yamaha's Graeme Gowland closed in on the front five, but the leading trio of Wilson, Seeley and McConnell began to pull away. The front trio then began to scrap for the podium places as the laps counted down. All three had a turn at leading but as they came through to start the last lap, it was Wilson who lead from the Northern Irishman Seeley and Adelaide racer McConnell. Wilson held a defensive line through Druids hairpin but in doing so ran wide and allowed Seeley to move alongside him.
Wilson had the inside line into the following turn of Graham Hill but attacked the corner too hard, running him wide and onto the grass, allowing Seeley to take the lead and McConnell to move past on the brakes at the next corner. Through the last two turns, Seeley held off McConnell and was able to clinch victory.
KGD Honda's Luke Jones rode well to hold off reigning champion Glen Richards and Graeme Gowland for fourth place. CF Motorsport's Jake Dixon took the cup victory and seventh overall, fighting off Appleyard Macadam's Deane Brown, who came through from seventeenth on the grid, Richard Cooper and Jason O'Halloran.