Robert Varey stormed to the opening ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup heat win as he beat Barry Burrell by almost half a second at Oulton Park
At the start, it was Burrell who was fastest off the line to lead into turn one, but polesitter Varey was soon back ahead and began to build up a bit of a lead, clocking a new lap record on the penultimate lap to seal the deal
Christian Smith crossed the line third, ahead of James Ellison with James Bull fifth.
ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup, Heat One result:
1. Robert Varey (Stanford Fastline)
2. Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) +0.438s
3. Christian Smith (SCH Motoprep/Bathams Racing) +8.996s
4. James Ellison (Team SBR Belgrave Motors) +10.536s
5. James Bull (Team Bull Racing) +14.159s