The heavily delayed and shortened sprint ra෴ce at Oulton Park had it’s fair share of d🌊rama, but it was a late move for the lead from Glenn Irwin which saw the Ducati rider defending himself online.

Leon Haslam had been leading when the Hagar Ducati rider caught up on the very last lap of the ten, at Hislop’s. Initially it seemed there had been possible contact between the pair, with the BMW needing to run ൩off up the slip road, rejoining third to avoid a shortcut penalty.

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The PBM rider took to X, formerly Twitter, to vꦍent at the assumption he had caused the drop for his rival, posti💯ng:

“Arm chair k**bs out in full force. Leon locked the front, TV made it look differen𒊎t. All cool as hell. Friend and fan of Leon. Sh🐠ut up knob heads lol”

This was the version of events that the former BSB champion had already confirmed to be true, in both his Euro🌺sport interview and thꩵe one on the Bennetts British Superbikes account where he added:

“Glenn made the move, I 𓆏know I was struggling out the corner before and we struggled the whole race trying to stop the thing - kept locking the front brake, so as soon as he come alongside me, I lost the front and obওviously had to take the slip road”.

Irwin had already been in the thick of the drama, having to stage a comeba♔ck when Christian Iddon hit the front and immediately crashed right in front of the Northern Irish rider.

Regrouping, the fastest lap broughtꦦ him back to the lead and the win, giving him a glimmer of title hope and pole for the final race in Cheshire.

Race three did not go his way and Irwin faded back to♋ finish ninth, leaving Oulton Par🉐k third in the championship and 45 points away from 2023 title rival, reigning champion Tommy Bridewell ahead of the next round at Donington Park.