Tommy Hill and his BeWiser Kawasaki squad had a good weekend with points finishes for both riders at Brands Hatch.

Both Danny Buchan and Chris Walker scored points in the first and second MCE British Superbike races last weekend.

They finished 14^th and 1oth in race one and eighth and 13^th in race two, representing yet more progress for the newly formed team.

19-year-old Danny Buchan was once again pushing hard all weekend and showing his potential and form. However a big crash in free practice three saw him make a trip to the medical centre after taking a big impact to his arm/elbow, he was declared fit to compete in the qualifying session where he finished 12^th.

A problem on the start saw Danny struggle to get off the line and he was down in 26^th place after the opening lap, the safety car was sent out after an accident and was on track for four laps. Once the race re-started, he got his head down and worked his way up through the closely fought Superbike class. The safety car was once again sent out in the later stages in the race, causing the pack to bunch up and three extra laps added. Danny soon worked his way into a points scoring position and finished in 14^th place after a tough race.

In the second race he decided to make a last minute decision to change from the medium tyre to the soft tyre. He started from 10^th position on the grid, this time he got a good start off the line and was seventh after lap one. He dropped one place to eighth and held this position for the entire 25-lap race, battling Howie Mainwaring and Billy McConnell.

Chris Walker once again made good steady progress throughout the weekend making changes during each session he found a set-up which he was happy with for the race. Despite a quick time in the qualifying session he ended up in 17^th place on the grid, this is the time he set during the race last year when he was battling for the win!

Chris got one of his brilliant starts in the first race and after the safety car returned into the pit lane he was sitting in 12^th position. He was stuck in a four bike battle with two new faces into the Championship Billy McConnell and Luke Mossey with Richard Cooper in the mix also, Chris finished in 10^th place.

He dropped back on the grid for race two to 19^th place; he got blocked on the opening lap and was only able to gain one place to 18^th. Chris worked hard to push his way through the pack and was soon up to 15^th place, this time he was locked in a battle with Christian Iddon and Peter Hickman, eventually finishing in 13^th position.

Speaking after the weekends racing, Hill said: “I’m really happy with how the weekend has gone here at Brands Hatch. We have managed to get points in the bag with both riders in both races.

“We all know Danny is fast and has the talent and we have had to sit with him and just calm him down a little as he is so eager to do well. I was exactly the same at 19 and just wanted to win races, which we know this is what Danny wants. He has made a lot of progress this weekend and learnt a lot. We are fully behind him and we know in time he is capable of some very good results, we just want him to take his time to get there.

“Chris is working really hard in a seriously tough field of riders this year, there are a lot of new names and teams and everyone has upped their game. The top three or four are in a league of their own at the minute but the rest of the pack is a mine field and all want the same end goal.

“The team have once again worked really hard and well together this weekend and I think for only our second race in the Championship we have done a good job. We have a good package and we are confident we can continue to move forwards as the Championship progresses.”

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