Second BSB race cancelled

Slippery conditions and a contaminated track surface force race organisers to cancel the remainder of the Brands Hatch meeting, including the second BSB race.
Stuart Easton Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki - [picture credit: Ian Hopgood Photography.com]
Stuart Easton Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki - [picture credit: Ian Hopgood Photography.com]
© Ian Hopgood Photography

The second MCE British Superbike C🤪hampionship race at Brands Haꦜtch has been cancelled for safety reasons after organisers deemed the conditions too dangerous to continue.

Slippery conditions brought on by persistent rain and cool temꦰperatures have wreaked havoc on the schedule throughout the day, though the situation was further exacerbated by a fuel s🧜pill during the second British Supersport race of the weekend.

The contamination, which was caused whe💮n Pauli Pekkanen fell during the BSS race and re-mounted to unintentionally leave a trail of fuel behind him, prompted a circuit-wide clean-up operation, but a crash involving several riders just two corners into the BSS restart necessitated another stoppage.

With the decision taken to curtail the BSS race, the BSB riders were then allowed a b🦄rief spell on the circuit to consider the condition of the surface.

However, with the riders' feedback stating 𝐆that the use of detergent to clean the fuel spill was making an already slippery track even more treacherous, the decision was takeꦜn to cancel the remainder of the Brands Hatch meeting.

As such, the race wi🅰ll be rescheduled for later in the season.

Round two of the B📖SB season takes place at Thruxton next weekend.

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