Mason Johnson emerged early leader as the ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup action resumed at Thruxton, beating Thomas Strudwick to P1 at the end of the first session with a lap of 1min 22.898s.
Johnson’s lap was 0.157secs quicker than Strudwick’s, as Nikki Coates rounded out the top three.
Christian Smith was fourth quickest in the opening session, followed by Barry Burrell in fifth.
ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup, FP1:
1. Mason Johnson (Johnson Racing) 1min 22.898s
2. Thomas Strudwick (Case Moto BMW) +0.157s
3. Nikki Coates (Art of Racing/Ernie Coates Trackdays) +0.393s
4. Christian Smith (SCH Motoprep/Bathams Racing) +0.698s
5. Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) +1.053s