The MWR Kawasaki team had a solid weekend of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 and 1000 Championship action at Cadwell Park with riders Harry Hartley and James Egan both showing flashes of brilliance despite neither picking up the results they rightly deserved.

Fastest in warm-up, Burnley-based 16-year-old Hartley had a dramatic Pirelli National Superstock 600 race which began well after he grabbed his best qualifying position of the season, lining up eighth. Getting a good start he held his position for the opening lap but as he made a move for seventh on lap two, he was pushed onto the grass by a fellow competitor.

Rejoining in 25th place, he then stormed through the field picking off riders each lap until he crossed the line to start the final lap back in eighth. But once again he found himself in a battle with Australian rider Levi Day, and after passing him for seventh towards the end of the lap, his rival made a move to take the place back. Hartley was again forced off the track and unfortunately crashed out from what would have been his best result of the season.

South African team-mate Egan struggled initially in just his second visit to the tough Lincolnshire track, and lined up 33rd on the grid for the 15-lap Pirelli National Superstock 1000 race after contesting Sunday's Last Chance Qualifier. Making an impressive getaway he was 25th by the end of the first lap and continued to progress through the field, making his way up to 21st place when the race was red flagged on lap 10, eventually being elevated to 20th when another rider was excluded.

Harry Hartley: "I got a decent start and then on the second lap I was forced onto the grass. I got back on and I just pushed and pushed because I wanted to make up as much time as possible. By the last lap I was back up to where I'd started, and I passed Levi into seventh at the hairpin. But he then made a late move into the last corner and knocked me off. I'm really disappointed. I know it was a good ride to get back from 25th to eighth and I got the second fastest lap, but that would've been my best result of the year and I'm just gutted."

James Egan: "It started off being a really tough weekend; we had a few problems with the bike and took a last minute gamble with some changes which really paid off as warm-up went well. By then we'd already qualified down in 33rd so I had a lot of work to do. In the race the bike was great; I was lapping in similar times to those in the top 10. I was happy to come from 33rd through to 20th and I know had we been able to qualify better I could've had a really good race. This has been the most difficult track for me but I'm looking forward to Donington which is where I took my first British win last year, so I hope we can get a much better result there."

Mark Webster, Team Owner: "It's been a really good weekend for us. We didn't expect the performance we got out of both riders since it is such a difficult track and both are riding bikes which they've never ridden here before. Harry's performance can only be described as absolutely outstanding and I'm sure had he not been punted off at the start he would've been battling for a podium. He is very disappointed with how it finished and at the moment I don't think he can see the positives to be taken from what he achieved. I'm sure in a couple of days it will ring home, and I'm very, very pleased with him today.

"James knew this was always going to be a difficult weekend. These bikes aren't easy to ride around here and the class is so very competitive but we can see looking at the times he was very, very close to the top 10. I'm sure if he could qualify on the first two or three rows he could run with the riders near the front. From here we are going to tracks both riders know a lot better and we are looking forward to making more progress."

Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship Cadwell Park (12 laps)1. Callan Cooper (Yamaha)2. James Lodge (Kawasaki)3. Nick Anderson (Kawasaki)4. Jordan Simpkin (Yamaha)5. Grant Whitaker (Yamaha)6. Michael Robertson (Yamaha)DNF Harry Hartley (MWR Kawasaki)

Championship standings (after nine rounds)1. Simpkin 1562. Hedger 1393. Lodge 1114. Collier 955. Cooper 906. Hastings 7718. Hartley 15

Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship (10 laps)1. Tommy Aquino (Kawasaki)2. Lee Jackson (BMW)3. Victor Cox (Kawasaki)4. Lee Johnston (Honda)5. Adam Jenkinson (Kawasaki)6. Josh Wainwright (Kawasaki)20. James Egan (MWR Kawasaki)

Championship standings (after nine rounds)1 Jenkinson 142 pts2 Kennaugh 1233 Aquino 894. Cox 875. Backlund 806. Palmer 79