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Byrne back on top in warm up as top 13 covered by 0.920s! - Malcolm - 03-08-2014 Shane 'Shakey' Byrne proved the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki team will be back fighting for the top spot in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Thruxton today (Sunday), as the series leader topped the warm up session. Byrne starts from the second row for the opening race today and he edged out his closest title rival Josh Brookes by 0.256s with Ryuichi Kiyonari on the Buildbase BMW leaping up the order this morning to run third fastest. Michael Rutter continued his impressive form for the Bathams BMW team in fourth position with Tyco Suzuki's John Hopkins firing the Tyco Suzuki into fifth. Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki's Dan Linfoot was sixth fastest ahead of his front row start for the opening race with Tommy Bridewell in seventh place. RAF Reserves Honda returned to the top ten in eighth with Chris Walker on the lone Lloyds British GBmoto Racing Kawasaki and Howie Mainwaring completing the top ten. MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Warm Up: Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) 1m:15.766s Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) +0.256s Ryuichi Kiyonari (Buildbase BMW) +0.322s Michael Rutter (Bathams BMW) +0.362s John Hopkins (Tyco Suzuki) +0.460s Dan Linfoot (Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki) +0.481s Tommy Bridewell (Milwaukee Yamaha) +0.488s Peter Hickman (RAF Reserves Honda) +0.652s Chris Walker (Lloyds British GBmoto Racing Kawasaki) +0.718s Howie Mainwaring (Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki) +0.763s .