Jake Dixon catapulted himself into the premier league of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Knockhill as the RAF Reserves Kawasaki rider followed up his debut win in the opening race to make it a double after an epic second contest in Scotland.

Dixon had hit the front of the field on the opening lap to stake his claim from the start, holding off Luke Mossey and James Ellison with Dan Linfoot and Shane 'Shakey' Byrne in the hunt. The opening laps saw an incredible dice between the leading group with Mossey and Ellison exchanging blows five times in one lap as they battled for the advantage at the front.

As the lead continued to change Dixon then made his move and he was defending hard until the seventh lap when Mossey then reclaimed the position at the front of the field. As the RAF Reserves Kawasaki rider bid to make a counter attack, Ellison then fired his McAMS Yamaha into second place with Byrne stalking in fourth.

Byrne and Dixon were then inseparable and the defending champion made a move to put himself back into a podium position and relegate the race one winner into fourth place. At the front Mossey had edged a marginal lead but the JG Speedfit Kawasaki lost the ground with a mistake and it allowed his rivals to return to striking distance.

Ellison was first to take the advantage as the McAMS Yamaha hit the front to push Mossey back to second as Dixon moved to third to push Byrne back into fourth as the final five lap sprint beckoned.

Dixon then made a decisive move on Mossey to push the new championship leader back into third and into the clutches of Byrne, who waited until the final two laps to make his move and return to the podium for the second time today.

Dixon stalked Ellison and a last gasp attempt to make a move for the win put the young gun ahead which he held to the chequered flag to claim his second win ahead of Ellison and Byrne. Mossey narrowly missed out on the podium with Josh Brookes returning to the top five for the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team.

Dan Linfoot was the leading Honda Racing contender in sixth place, just ahead of his team-mate Jason O'Halloran with Michael Laverty, Peter Hickman and Billy McConnell completing the top ten.

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, race two result:

Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki)
James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +0.437s
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +1.473s
Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +2.201s
Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +4.610s
Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +5.502s
Jason O'Halloran (Honda Racing) +5.571s
Michael Laverty (McAMS Yamaha) +6.995s
Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +9.341s
Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +10.022s

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship standings after Knockhill:

Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 141
Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 111
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) 90
Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) 86
Jason O'Halloran (Honda Racing) 83
Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) 78