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Knockhill BSB: Superstock 1000 double for Farmer as McConnell crashes

Cool Keith Farmer cruised to a Pirelli National Superstock 1000 double with victory in this morning’s red-flagged second race, giving him the championship lead.

And after early-season points leader Billy McConnell crashed out, the title chase has been cracked wide open.

Farmer lined up on pole position, but just like race one he dropped a few places off the start as EHA Racing Aprilia’s Andy Reid hit the front, leading McConnell, Tom Neave and Tyco BMW’s Farmer into Duffus Dip.

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Tenacious Neave moved up into second on lap two before cutting past Reid just two laps later heading over the start-finish line, but Farmer was back on a charge and sliced through both Reid and Neave to go from third to first in a matter of corners.

Reid levered the two front-men aside to lead on lap seven, but Farmer was straight back past at the Chicane, and from there the former champ wasn’t seen again.

Farmer set about at a furious pace, quickly stretching a gap of over half a second on Reid, with Boxing Social Stevowaki rider Neave and McConnell in tow.

But disaster struck for the series-leading Aussie when he tucked the front of his GSX-R 1000 exiting the Chicane, ending any hopes of a salvaged podium.

And the drama continued when second-placed Reid suffered a high-side to put paid to his rostrum hunt, prompting red flags and the end of the race as Farmer took the win from Neave and Snetterton race-winner Joe Collier.

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