Mackenzie made the move on Iddon at the Melbourne Hairpin, with slight contact on the exit of the corner almost throwing Mackenzie over the handlebars. Mackenzie set his sights on leaders Danny Buchan and Christian Iddon, who were enjoying their own battle for the win. Race One: Gino Rea mastered the wet conditions to win Mackenzie, who used the softer SCO rear tyre, began making his way through the order and moved up into the podium positions at turn one on lap 14. Tarran Mackenzie leads the Bennetts British Superbike Championship once again after storming through the field to take victory in race two at Donington Park.Īfter yesterday's wet race, Mackenzie had to start the race from 13th on the grid. Brian McCormack returned to the pits at the end of lap eight and retired.īSB Donington: Tarran Mackenzie storms to victory and retakes championship leadįirst published: 3 October 2021 at 14:09 by Josh Close Danny Buchan retired on lap four due to a problem with his SYNETIQ BMW. Josh Brookes fell out of the race at Craner Curves on the second lap, whilst Jesse Trayler crashed out on the same lap. Irwin returned to the pits at the end of his first warm up lap and had to start from pit lane. O'Halloran was eighth, whilst Joe Francis and Glenn Irwin completed the top 10. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider crossed the line in a lonely third.Īndrew Iriwn completed the top five for SYNETIQ BMW, ahead of Ryan Vickers and Peter Hickman.
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Tommy Bridewell, who finished fourth, is still in the mix too, 21 points behind the series leader.Īfter coming close multiple times this season, Lee Jackson finally secured the podium that he's deserved in recent weeks. Iddon's podium means that he's now only 15 points behind Mackenzie with three races remaining, with Jason O'Halloran now 10 points adrift in second after ending race three in eighth. The race two winner was fourth when the problem struck. The title fight took yet another dramatic twist with a bike problem causing Tarran Mackenzie to retire from the race. Meanwhile, Iddon clinched a hat-trick of podiums in what could turn out to be a vital weekend for his championship hopes. It completes an impressive weekend for Rea, who goes home with a pole position, two wins and a fourth from his trip to Donington Park. From that moment on, the Buildbase Suzuki rider didn't look back and withstood some pressure from Christian Iddon. Rea, who won in torrential conditions on Saturday, once again launched perfectly off the line and took the lead of the race on the first lap. Race Two: Tarran Mackenzie secures his seventh win of 2021 The race was eventually reduced to 15 laps. Within a few moments the conditions became too dangerous to race. The start of the race was delayed after a heavy rain shower hit the area.
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Gino Rea has doubled his Bennetts British Superbike win tally with another dominating display in the wet at Donington Park.