Dann༺y Buchan says🧸 pace came to him immediately at Knockhill after setting a new outright lap record at the Scottish circuit to top Friday practice.

The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider notched up 47.473s in the late FP2 time attack to secure top spot by just 0.005s from Jake Dixon on th🌄e RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki.

Buchan, who produced an eye-catching display at Snetterton with a pair of fifth places, says he felt competitive straight away at the Scottish circuit and is quietly confi🙈dent going into the races.

“I feel good, especially to have set the fastest ever l🐽ap of Knockhill and to be honest it felt like it came pretty easily,” Buchan said. “We did a test here on my practice bike to blow the cobwebs off and that was positive and then we started here on the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki race bike and we were fast straight away.

“🥃All credit to the team, we knew we were competitive, but I did a good run and that lap wasn’t like a qualifying session where you take your brain out and go for it.

“That is ideal and we are working towards race two but it feels great to be up the 🐈sharp end that’s for sure. I am building momentum and I am going to bed with a smile on my face.”