The Ducati twins still have what it takes, as Gregorio Lavilla proved by taking the Thruxton double at a record pace no less, to win the Bennetts British Superbike crown in the third round at Thruxton.

Lavilla's teammate Leon Haslam took second in each race.  Lavilla now has four wins in six starts with a 36-point lead in the standings.

Meanwhile, Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne finished in the top 10 on his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 after starting well down the grid in both races.

In morning warm-up, Byrne missed the checkered flag and was penalized for riding too fast on a red flag lap by being moved back eight places from ninth to 17th on the grid.  But he gritted his teeth and fought his way through to fourth before eventually ending up fifth after a race-long battle with Honda’s Jonathan Rea.

On the sighting lap for the second race, Byrne was forced into the pits to change to his spare bike after discovering a problem with the front wheel.  He had to start the race from the final position on the grid before again showing his determination to finish eighth.

Starting from fifth on the grid, Byrne's team mate James Haydon was taken out of race one at the first corner by Karl Harris’s Honda, and i the second race he crashed out on the opening lap unhurt.

Shakey Byrne: “I made a genuine mistake in morning warm-up and missed seeing the checkered flag. I kept going flat out for a few corners before I realized the session was over and ended up being penalized and put back on the grid by eight places.  That fired me up and I gave it my all and fifth was a good result from that starting position.

“In the second race I had to start from dead last after a problem on my out lap and I put my head down and went for it again.  I got up to eighth in the end and was wishing for more laps as I was stating to catch the riders in front of me.

“We made good progress with the Rizla Suzuki this weekend and I think I could have overtaken anything on the straights as it is a missile. It’s just a shame I wasn’t able to start from a decent grid position in either race as I am sure we had the pace to threaten the podium.”

James Haydon: “I am bitterly disappointed with both races. In the first race I got side-swiped by Karl’s bike as he crashed in front of me. In the second race I lost the rear and ended up on the grass. Both crashes were on the first lap and my races were over before they started.

“Through practice and qualification we found good speed and chassis balance and I’ll take those positives to our test later in the week and the next round at Oulton Park.”