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John 'Hopper' Hopkins had been active able-bodied on his Moto Rapido Panigale R and was attractive acceptable for a advanced row alpha until he comatose out of Q3 at Graham Hill Bend. Hopper has been transferred to Kings Hospital for added assessment, afterwards adversity a burst L2 vertebra and doubtable fractures to both knees.

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Race 1Shakey initially got a poor alpha from pole and begin himself bottomward in 6th. But afore he could advance through the top runners, 5 riders comatose out at Clearways afterwards Dan Linfoot's Honda alone aqueous assimilate the clue and the hunt was red-flagged.

Starting from 4th on the 16-lap restart, Shakey got a abundant bigger barrage of the band and was anon up into 3rd accepting anesthetized Brookes (Anvil TAG Hire Racing). On Lap 2 he anesthetized his capital appellation battling Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) into Paddock Hill Bend, afore accepting the bigger of Christian Iddon (TCYO BMW Motorrad) for the advance at Pilgrim's Drop.

From afresh on Shakey got into a acceptable rhythm, announcement afterwards fastest laps as he and Iddon started to cull a gap to over Brookes in 3rd. As the hunt progressed Shakey was afresh able to body up a 1.799s advance over Iddon, activity on to affirmation his aboriginal achievement on lath his Ducati Panigale R aback the bifold attack captivated at Brands Hatch aback in July.

With Haslam finishing in 4th position, Shakey managed to abate the championship leader's gap at the advanced from 33 credibility to 21 - with 2 contest larboard to on the Sunday.

Unfortunately for Shakey's assistant Glenn Irwin it was a hunt to balloon afterwards he retired from 10th position on Lap 10.

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Race 2Shakey went into Hunt 2 at Brands Hatch animate he would charge to win to accumulate his appellation defence alive. The Be Wiser Ducati addition got abundant alpha to advance is 3rd abode position grid. At the end of lap 2 he anesthetized the aboriginal of his appellation rivals Haslam at Druids afore activity on to despatch Brookes to booty the hunt lead.

Despite burden from Iddon and adversity problems with his auto-blipper in the dying laps of the race, Shakey maintained his 1st abode position to booty his 2nd absolute achievement of the weekend.Haslam went backwards as the hunt progressed, eventually finishing in 10th position consistent in aloof a 2-point gap amid the riders.Irwin had a abundant bigger hunt starting from 11th and managed to cantankerous the chequered banderole in 7th.

Race 3Coming in to final hunt of the 2017 season, Shakey bare to ensure he accomplished advanced of his appellation battling Haslam on clue to ensure a 6th British Superbike title.

Shakey started from the average of the advanced row in 2nd, while Haslam started from the average of the 4th row in 11th. But as the lights went out Haslam got a absurd alpha to barrage himself aloof advanced of Shakey, who had alone aback to 6th.

But ball addled on Lap 6, aback Haslam comatose out at Hawthorn Bend, catastrophe the Kawasaki rider's attempt at the title. With Haslam out of the race, Shakey had to accompany his Panigale R home in the credibility to ensure his aboriginal anytime acknowledged appellation defence.

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Brookes won the race, but Shakey accomplished in 8th to aggregate 8 credibility and win the British Superbike Championship for the 6th time with 637 points. Brookes accomplished 2nd with 634 points, while Haslam‘s DNF saw him demoted to from 1st to 3rd in the championship.

Irwin had started from 12th and was active well, until a apocryphal aloof affected him absent at Sheen Curve. He re-joined the hunt aback in 18th, angry aback to a 13th abode finish, aloof 0.07s abaft Showdown addition Jake Dixon (RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki).

Shakey has now won 4 British Superbike titles application Ducati machinery.2017 British Superbike Champion: Shane ‘Shakey' Byrne - Ducati Panigale R2016 British Superbike Champion: Shane ‘Shakey' Byrne - Ducati Panigale R2008 British Superbike Champion: Shane ‘Shakey' Byrne - Ducati 10982002 British Superbike Champion: Shane ‘Shakey' Byrne - Ducati 998

Shane ‘Shakey' Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati #67)Race 1, 1st - Hunt 2, 1st - Hunt 3, 8thChampionship position: 1st"After the aboriginal hunt bygone aback we won, we got 14 credibility afterpiece and afresh the 2nd Hunt today we got 2 credibility abroad from Leon. If I'm honest, aback Leon came accomplished at the alpha [Race 3] I thought, you apperceive what, that's the Leon we all apperceive and love. He's out here, he's activity to action for it. I was added than blessed sat there afterward for a bit and I anticipation appear the end of the hunt I'd accomplish some moves and you apperceive go advanced again. But aback he went bottomward I was just, I can't accept this. It affectionate of deflates things a tiny bit but at the end of the day we came actuality to win a championship and we got it done. So, commiserations to Leon for advancing out. We've had a quick babble and a quick hug and my affection goes out to him. 33 credibility into the aftermost annular and he's had it snatched abroad again. But, for all my fans, my team, my sponsors I'm so, so happy.

Every time I've been a champion, I've gone abroad to addition championship or been baffled to the championship and accomplished 2nd. So, aback you attending at my almanac over the 5 or 6 years it's been, 2-1, 2-1, or whatever it's been and it looked like actuality 2 this year with a 33 arrears but we angry it about and won aback to aback titles. That's a big beat of my brazier account and my career. There's a few added little numbers out I appetite to hit and afresh alpha to anticipate about what we're activity to do next."

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Glenn Irwin (Be Wiser Ducati #2)Race 1, 10th - Hunt 2, 7th - Hunt 3, 13thChampionship position: 12th"We started off Friday aggressive and I knew I array of brought myself out of that abhorrent dip of anatomy I was in, if that's a way to put it. Not aback to area we were or area I'm activity to go to but aback to a aggressive akin and not activity abrogating about everything. Saturday was difficult, we had an electrical botheration all day that bedeviled us in condoning and Hunt 1.

Race 2 today was absolutely good. 7th has been my best accomplishment in a continued time. Unfortunately, in Hunt 3 we had a apocryphal aloof activity into Sheene that put me basically at the aback of the grid. The assurance car absolutely helped, but also, I didn't apperceive it was advancing in and I'd larboard the gap to Kyle [Ryde] - apparently about a additional gap. So, I had to assignment adamantine to accretion that arena back, managed to canyon Kyle, Mossey, Jackson and you apperceive Dixon is a championship amateur and we beyond the band appropriate abaft him. Our clip was acceptable abundant to do what we did in Hunt 1, but we aloof had a little apocryphal aloof in there and abominably in an cruel allotment of the track. It's the way it goes."

Iain Hopcroft (Moto Rapido Ducati Aggregation Manager)John ‘Hopper' Hopkins Championship position: 15th"We started the division able in pre-season testing and consistently at the aciculate end and acquisitive for acceptable things. We went into the aboriginal annular and acquainted assured but I anticipate John acquainted the burden of apprehension and comatose three times and that was the abutting four circuit for us really. It was a abashment because it absent us the Showdown chase. But you appear aback stronger from that and we got a few podiums, we had some boxy weekends and I anticipate John acquainted some burden in the average of it aggravating to hunt the Showdown.

It was aloof out of our butt this year and we capital to accomplishment the year able at Brands area he is consistently quick and we are consistently quick here. Throughout the practices we are consistently fast and we were top 5 in every affair and activity into condoning John acquainted cool adequate and was breaking into those 1.24 minute laps was activity to be accessible for him and he didn't absolutely do it in Q3. In Q2 Wilf [Moore - Aggregation Owner] said to him you are activity to charge a 1.25.4 and John laughed and said no diaphoresis man as he consistently does. He put in a 1.25 asleep to get into Q3 and he said there is a acceptable bisected a additional still to come. So, our aplomb was aerial all weekend and we capital to get at atomic one belvedere in the three contest and abominably John has concluded up in hospital. He has gone in for some anaplasty today and everybody wishes him a accelerated accretion and we attending advanced to accepting him on the bike abutting year."

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