Scott Redding celebrated a double race win at the TT Circuit Assen by taking victory after a three-way battle in the final Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the weekend, sharing today’s victories with Christian Iddon who became the eighth different race winner of the season.
On the return to the TT Circuit Assen, seven different riders representing seven different teams celebrated podium finishes with two rounds of the title fight now remaining.
In the second race of the weekend, Iddon mastered the wet conditions to hold off both Rory Skinner and Ray. In the changing conditions, he launched off the line to lead the pack on the opening lap.
Skinner meanwhile had started 18th on the grid after a difficult race yesterday; fighting his way through the pack on the Cheshire Mouldings Ducati, and was into third place by lap five.
Iddon was holding the edge at the front, with Ray pushing to regain the ground he lost after a crash yesterday with Skinner and a hard-charging Leon Haslam holding the leading positions.
Skinner moved into second at the Chicane on lap ten, with Ray shadowing him but despite the gap changing throughout the race to the front, Iddon was victorious at the chequered flag.
In the final race of the weekend, Redding celebrated his second race win of the weekend as the Hager PBM Ducati rider emerged on top following a dogfight with Haslam and Ryde. The Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider now heads to the penultimate round at Oulton Park with a 31-point advantage over Ray.
The race initially started with a huge battle at the front between Ryde, Iddon and Haslam as they traded positions in the dry conditions until the start of lap four when a shower began and the race was subsequently red flagged and restarted.
The shower passed and the race restarted in dry conditions and Ryde launched into the lead ahead of Storm Stacey, Haslam and Iddon. However, after claiming victory earlier today for AJN Steelstock Kawasaki, Iddon crashed out unhurt on the opening lap.
At the front, Haslam moved into second and the leading group began to start making a break with Ryde, Haslam, Stacey, Tommy Bridewell and Redding with Ray just adrift on the Raceways Yamaha.
Bridewell then moved ahead of Stacey and a few laps later, Ray also made his move, however later in the race, the Bathams AJN Racing BMW rider would make a move back for fifth to push the championship contender into sixth at the chequered flag.
At the front the final two lap dogfight began with Ryde leading, however Redding was on the attack and claimed the position on the special edition liveried Hager PBM Ducati, celebrating the 70th anniversary of their title partner.
Haslam then made a move to change the leader again and as the trio began the final lap of the race, the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider was ahead of Redding and Ryde with nothing separating them for victory.
Redding seized the advantage at turn one and Haslam and Ryde were both pushing, but he was able to hold off the pair to make it a double on Bennetts BSB’s return to the TT Circuit Assen with Haslam in turn holding off Ryde.
