The MWR Kawasaki team missed out in the opening rounds of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000cc and 600cc Championships at Brands Hatch today with both James Egan and Harry Hartley unlucky to leave the Kent circuit without any points on the board.South African James Egan was making his debut on the team's Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship following on from two years in the Triumph Triple Challenge. Qualifying inside the top 30, the rider who hails from the KwaZulu-Natal province made solid progress throughout the 24-lap race and a sensible performance saw him rewarded with 21st at the chequered flag.Burnley team-mate Hartley was taking part in his first four-stroke race having previously contested the 125cc British Championship and qualified in a solid 12th place for the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship aboard his Kawasaki ZX-6R. The 16-year-old made a good start but slipped back to 15th in the early stages of the race before fighting his way up to the edge of the top ten when the fuel pump broke putting him out of the race with just six laps to go.James Egan: "It's been a real shock to the system seeing how competitive the class is and with our entire testing programme taking place in the wet weather, we've had to use this weekend as a dry test session. We haven't really been looking at points or positions; we've just been concentrating on trying various combinations with the bike to find a setting we're happy with. The race today was a great learning exercise and we've now got some valuable data and a platform from what we can now build on. It's a long season and we can now start moving forward."Harry Hartley: "I felt really comfortable out there today and was just biding my time behind the group in front of me when the fuel pump went. It's a disappointing end to what had been an otherwise strong weekend but it's just one of those things and we'd shown good pace up until that point. The 600 suits me more than the 125 and the team are doing an awesome job so we'll hope for better luck and a top ten position next time out."Mark Webster, Team Owner: "Although we haven't come away with any points this weekend, we leave Brands Hatch with two solid two races under our belt and with two new riders in the team, I'm happy with the progress we've made. Like most teams, we haven't had any dry track time and for Harry, Friday was the first time he'd ridden the bike in the dry. To qualify 12th was an excellent effort and only a bit of misfortune denied him a top ten finish."James has struggled to find a dry set-up and with the 1000cc class being so competitive, small changes to the bike can make huge differences but he had a solid race and has learned a lot so we're confident of moving forward. We had no crashes in what, at times, were extremely difficult conditions and with the next round only a few days away, we can put into practice what we've learned this weekend and look to move up the leaderboard immediately."Pirelli National Superstock 1000cc Championship (24 laps)1 Adam Jenkinson (Kawasaki)2 Filip Backlund (Kawasaki)3 John McGuinness (Honda)4 Peter Ward (Kawasaki)5 Hudson Kennaugh (Kawasaki)6 Lee Jackson (BMW)21 James Egan (MWR Kawasaki)Championship standings (after one round)1 Jenkinson 25 pts2 Backlund 203 McGuinness 164 Ward 135 Kennaugh 116 Jackson 10Pirelli National Superstock 600cc Championship (22 laps)1 Joe Collier (Triumph)2 Jordan Simpkin (Yamaha)3 James Lodge (Kawasaki)4 Tim Hastings (Kawasaki)5 Callan Cooper (Kawasaki)6 Niall Campbell (Yamaha)DNF Harry Hartley (MWR Kawasaki)Championship standings (after one round)1 Collier 25pts2 Simpkin 203 Lodge 164 Hastings 135 Cooper 116 Campbell 10