By Mike Nicks
Hudson Kennaugh, the 27-year-old South African, performed two drag-race getaways from safety car intervals on his Raceways Yamaha to win the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport championship race by 3.24 seconds.
Series leader Glen Richards made a poor start from the front row on his 675cc MAP Embassy Triumph, and was only sixth as riders streamed through the initial corners. He used the torque of the British triple to power up to second place, but was still 3.6 seconds behind Kennaugh with 12 laps to go when the safety car came out for the second time.
But Kennaugh timed his third start of the race perfectly, pulled out a lead of almost half a second on that lap, and held on to win. Steve Brogan won a battle over the line to take third place on the HM Plant Honda from James Westmoreland (Centurion Honda) and BJ Toal (Virgin Media Yamaha).
"That was a testament to the team and the improvements they've made to the engine since
Oulton Park," Kennaugh said.
The outcome leaves Richards leading the championship with 65 points, but Kennaugh on 58 and Brogan on 52 are making it a three-way battle between manufacturers.
