Our words and pics as Christian Iddon heads to Oulton Park ahead of Rounds 3&4 of the BSB Championship…
Christian Iddon, from Stockport, claimed second fastest overall in the latest official MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park, in Cheshire.
Former World Superbike rider, Iddon, heads to his ‘home’ race at the Cheshire parkland track in good spirits, after he claimed his first BSB podium in the previous round at Silverstone, backing it up with a second later that day.
The Tyco BMW rider enjoyed a positive test at the Cheshire track on Friday, claiming the second fastest time late in the day, as the sun was beginning to go down on a gloriously sunny day at the North West venue.
“It was a positive end to the day” explained Christian, “we’d been quick all day but it wasn’t as easy as it looked. We’ve found a good base to work from next week [at Oulton Park], we’ve learnt a lot of lessons, it’s been a really important test”.
Iddon’s teammate, Michael Laverty topped the opening session of the day, despite having a fall that brought the session to a slightly early end.
“I’m really enjoying riding the Tyco BMW S1000RR, I got very comfortable riding at a consistently good pace”, added Christian.
The BSB Championship rumbles in to Oulton Park on the 30th April with Iddon in action during two races around the venue’s International layout on Monday 2nd May.