Samsung Honda's Alex Lowes grabbed top spot in the second, and dry, MCE British Superbike free practice session at Silverstone this afternoon, heading title rival Shane Byrne by a quarter of a second.
The Derby man set the quickest lap of the day so far with his 2'08.651 which pushed the Tyco Suzuki of Josh Brookes into second by three-tenths but the Aussie was usurped again by Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki man Byrne who leapt into second with a 2'08.902.
Brookes was the last man in the 2'08s bracket but Milwaukee Yamaha's James Ellison was only a tenth outside in fourth place while Jakub Smrz, who has plenty of Silverstone experience at world level, nipped into fifth late on with a 2'09.546.
Rapido Sport Ducati's Matteo Baiocco raised eyebrows by putting his Panigale into sixth place on a 2'09.561, while Michael Rutter was just behind in seventh place. Peter Hickman, Chris Walker and PJ Jacobsen rounded out the top ten, while Tommy Bridewell, who suffered a problem early on, could only muster 13th.