Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati Michael Rutter took his first victory in two years in the much-anticipated opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race of the day at Knockhill following a second restart as conditions improved in Scotland. (see more)
Rutter said: "That was terrifying! I really wanted that win and I took it easy to start with and just followed Kiyo and Josh to see how things would go. I thought I had a good chance and it was a lottery out there but it definitely paid off. This is a great result for the Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati team and they worked hard for it. I was not going to give anything away on the brakes and there were a few times I thought I was going to lose it, but here I am and on the top step so it's been a good day so far!"
The second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race of the day at Knockhill was forced to be abandoned this afternoon due to the weather conditions, including high gusts of winds, despite the tireless efforts of the circuit staff and officials throughout the day. The race was due to be restarted but as the weather conditions continued to deteriorate in the interest of safety it was forced to be cancelled, however the race will now take place at Snetterton on Saturday with the grid positions remaining as per the second Knockhill race. (see less)