Danny Buchan and his Be Wiser Kawasaki Team had a positive weekend at round two of the MCE British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

Buchan, from Burnham, secured 14th and eighth places and his teammate Chris Walker was tenth and 13th.

Nineteen-year-old Buchan was once again pushing hard all weekend and showing his potential.

However, a big crash in free practice three saw him make a trip to the medical centre after taking a big impact to his elbow, he was declared fit to compete in the qualifying session where he finished 12th.

A problem on the start saw Buchan struggle to get off the line and he was down in 26th place after the opening lap.

The safety car was sent out after an accident and was on track for four laps but once the race re-started he got his head down and worked his way up through the pack.

The safety car was deployed once again in the later stages of the race, causing the pack to bunch up and three extra laps were added. Buchan soon worked his way into a points scoring position and finished in 14th place after a tough race.

In the second race he decided to make a last-minute decision to change from the medium tyre to the soft tyre.

He started from tenth on the grid and this time he got a good start off the line and was seventh after lap one.

He dropped one place to eighth and held this position for the entire 25-lap race, battling with Howie Mainwaring and Billy McConnell.

Buchan said: “Well that was another pretty tough weekend for me, I felt really good on the bike on Friday and was keen for a good result this weekend but knew how important it was to finish both races.

“I was pushing pretty hard in the morning practice and the track temperatures were slightly cooler and it just caught me out on the exit of Graham Hill Bend, spitting me over the bars.

“I landed pretty heavily and it knocked the wind out of me, I took a bash to my elbow and had to go to the medical centre to be assessed before qualifying.

“They passed me fit to ride and despite being a bit sore I got through qualifying and was fairly happy with my grid position.

“I was feeling good for the race and once again the Be Wiser Kawasaki team worked so hard for me to fix the bike before qualifying and overnight to make sure everything was perfect.

“I had a big problem off the start in race one and I couldn’t get the bike to go.

“I hooked up into second and I was away but I’d dropped several places and knew it was going to be tough.

“I worked hard and made some passes on each lap and was pleased to finish the race in 14th place. To get a couple of Championship points was a bonus.

“I got a much better start in race two and I was pushing but just wanted to ensure I brought the bike home in one piece and get some points on the table to kick start my season.

“I’m happy with the second race and the progress we have made and look forward to a more consistent weekend at Oulton Park.”