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 Championship race at Brands Ha𒅌tch has been cancelled♕ for safety reasons after organisers deemed the conditions too dangerous to continue.

Slippery conditions brought on by persistent rain and cool temperatures have wreaked havoc on the schedule throughout the day, though the situation was further exacerbated by a fuel spill during the second British Supersport race of the weeken൲d.

The contamination, which was caused when Pauli Pekkanen fell during the BSS race an🌱d re-mounted to unintentionally leave a trail of fuel behind him, prompted a circuit-wide clean-up operation, but a crash involving several rider🔴s 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 brief spell on the circuit to consider theꦇ condition of the surface.

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

As such, the race will be r♒escheduled for later in the 🅘season.

Round two o꧟f the BSB season takes place at Thruxton next🐷 weekend.

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