Bank Holiday Monday proved a fantastic day for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team as James Ellison was able to climb back into an all-important Showdown position.

With teammate Leon Haslam running at the front of the pack to take a hard-fought second place, Ellison was left to scrap for the minor positions in the opening race, eventually taking the chequered flag in sixth position.

Race two saw Haslam again start from pole, launching off the line to run second before a first corner incident saw the pace car deployed. With the race getting underway a few laps later, he wasted no time in moving to the front where he was able to control the race, taking his fourth win of the season by 2.1s. Among the carnage of the start, Ellison kept his cool as riders around him crashed out to cross the line in eighth and move up to sixth in the Championship standings and back into a Showdown position.

Disappointed with the results but pleased to be in the Showdown, James Ellison said “It’s been a bit of a difficult weekend, we made some improvements during the test and the bikes made some big steps but we’re just having some trouble when the temperature changes. I rely a lot on feel from the rear and it’s just hampering us slightly. The guys have been working absolutely non-stop though and we know we can be on the podium, we’re definitely going in the right direction – Leon’s doing a fantastic job which is great for the team. We’re back in the showdown position now and Oulton is a circuit I really enjoy so I’m looking forward to going back there and getting back to the front.”