Peter Hickman has produced one of the performances of the season to secure a double podium at Thruxton to ignite his Bennetts British Superbike championship top six charge after spending the night in hospital with a kidney infection.
Smiths Racing BMW has confirmed Peter Hickman has been taken to hospital as a precaution after falling ill following qualifying at Thruxton and is a doubt for today’s races.
Full free practice one results for the seventh round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Thruxton. 1. Peter Hickman GBR Smiths Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 15.385s 2. Bradley Ray GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 15.701s
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki rider Shane 'Shakey' Byrne makes up for disappointment of race one spill by claiming last-lap win over MCE BSB Showdown opponent Ryuichi Kiyonari
Buildbase BMW's Ryuichi Kiyonari put down a marker ahead of the Showdown rounds in the MCE British Superbike Championship with a classy double at Donington Park