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Sunday, 16 June, 2002, 22:19 GMT 23:19 UK
Reynolds opens winning account
Emmett won the second race of the day
Reigning champion John Reynolds registered his first victory of the season in the first of two dramatic races in the sixth round of the Motor Cycle News British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. Reynolds' ex-Ducati team-mate Sean Emmett, who had to pull out of the first race on the first lap after a blown oil seal on his Ducati, made amends by winning the second of the races. Reynolds, riding his Suzuki GSX-R1000, took the lead after Emmett's withdrawal but then had to hold off the determined challenge of Michael Rutter and Steve Plater.
Yamaha rider Plater twice moved ahead and then held the advantage for much of the second half of the race before Reynolds twice took him on the final lap to win by 0.218 seconds. "That was absolutely brilliant," said Reynolds after the race. "It has been a long season, with the team working really hard - this result is a massive leap forwards. Last lap fight "Steve took me on the final lap at Dingle Dell, but then ran a bit wide, and I got him back. "I always knew the bike was a winner, it was just a matter of doing it." Reynolds might have won the second race too but was beaten back to fourth place in a final lap battle. Emmett set the pace in race two, running ahead of his title rival Steve Hislop, who had been a distant 12th in the opener as his MonsterMob Ducati struggled with tyre problems. The pack was bunched together as the safety car was brought out while marshals dealt with John Crawford's heavy crash. As the action resumed, Emmett just held the advantage. On the final lap, Reynolds again moved ahead but ran just off line at Westfield and dropped back to fourth. Emmett won by 0.032secs from Hislop, the rider he trails by 16 points in the title stakes with Rutter again third.
Race 1 (22 laps):
Race 2 (20 laps):
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