Qualifying three

Alex Lowes 1'27.505

Jon Kirkham 1'27.684

WFR Honda's Alex Lowes has set his second career MCE British Superbike pole position at Cadwell Park this afternoon, topping all three sessions and staying ahead of reigning champion Tommy Hill when it counted in the final analysis with the fastest lap of the weekend.

A resurgent Jon Kirkham, on the Samsung Honda, completes the front row in third place due to the narrowness of the track, while team-mate Michael Laverty heads row two with stupendous performances from Karl Harris and Danny Buchan putting them beside the Irishman.

Local man Peter Hickman tops row three and he has James Westmoreland and Mark Aitchison for company while Michael Rutter, who crashed early in the final session, is in tenth.

Qualifying two

Alex Lowes 1'27.620

Michael Laverty 1'28.295

As the track continued to dry, Lowes was again fastest with Hill second but only doing a total of four laps while Michael Laverty was third and just a tenth off the reigning champions's pace.

But Tyco Suzuki's Josh Brookes fell foul of the cut-off and finished in 12th after Westmoreland and team-mate Alastair Seeley finished in front of the Bringelly man. Showdown men Ian Lowry and Tommy Bridewell both failed to make it through while Buchan is once again giving Nick Morgan something to shout about, finishing in fifth.

The lone Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki of Stuart Easton finished last. The litte Scotsman seemed to give up with five minutes left. Cruising round and pulling into the pits when there was time on the clock for another flying lap.

ELIMINATED

Alastair Seeley

Josh Brookes

Luca Scassa

Ian Lowry

Chris Walker

Luke Quigley

Tommy Bridewell

Scott Smart

Patric Muff

Qualifying one

Alex Lowes 1'29.109

Michael Rutter 1'29.807

Cadwell's surface was patchy in places for the first session and many of the big hitters left it until at least half distance before they rolled out of their garages.

Lowes took top spot with his last lap while acknowledged wet weather men Kirkham and Rutter, who was languishing in the bottom ten, jumped up the order just as the chequered flag came out, as did Easton who rescued himself with his final circuit.

Showdown challengers Bridewell and Seeley only made it into the second session by the skin of their teeth, and Gary Mason was the big name who fell foul of the cut off, just losing out by 0.067s as Rutter jumped ahead.

ELIMINATED

Gary Mason

Barry Burrell

Tristan Palmer

John Laverty

Tom Grant

Robbin Harms

Tom Tunstall

Aaron Zanotti

Jenny Tinmouth

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