Home Round Ends With Another Points Finish

Kam Dixon secured another points finish during his home round at Snetterton, continuing the encouraging progress shown at Knockhill with another competitive weekend in the 2026 Pirelli National Superstock Championship.

Round 4 of the 2026 Pirelli National Superstock Championship brought the paddock to Norfolk’s Snetterton 300 circuit, with Kam Dixon looking to build on the momentum gained two weeks earlier at Knockhill.

Following his first points of the season in Scotland, the focus at Snetterton was on continuing that progress and building on the momentum gained at Knockhill.

Round 4 began in warm, dry conditions, with cloudy skies, air temperatures of around 19 degrees and a track temperature of 25 degrees greeting the Pirelli National Superstock Championship field for the opening Free Practice session.

Returning to his home circuit, Kam wasted little time settling into a rhythm around the 2.97-mile Snetterton 300 layout.

Completing 12 laps during the 25-minute session, Kam recorded a best time of 1:51.461 on his seventh lap to finish 11th overall, less than half a second away from the top ten and under two seconds from the quickest time of the session.  

FP2 followed later in the afternoon, with air temperatures around 24 degrees and the track warming to approximately 29 degrees.

Kam completed seven laps during his opening run before returning to the garage, only heading back out for a short spell during the closing five minutes of the session.

With limited track time, there was little opportunity to improve on his earlier benchmark. A best lap of 1:51.696 left him 18th in the session, although the timesheets perhaps didn’t reflect the full picture after spending much of the session in the garage.  

With limited running in FP2, attention quickly shifted to Saturday’s qualifying session.

Qualifying got underway at 11:55 on Saturday morning in bright, dry conditions, with air temperatures of 24 degrees and the track warming to around 30 degrees.

Kam headed straight out as the session began, looking to make the most of the clear track during the opening laps.

His first flying lap of 1:52.221 provided a steady start to the 25-minute session before improving to a 1:51.623 on his next run. After three laps, he returned to the garage as the team prepared for one final push.

With 13 minutes remaining, Kam headed back out for his second run. Continuing to chip away at his lap time, he eventually lowered his benchmark to 1:50.963, securing 14th place on the grid for Sunday’s race.

Although 14th wasn’t quite where Kam wanted to be, the margins remained incredibly tight. Just 0.069 seconds separated him from Dan Brooks in 13th, leaving every opportunity to move forward in the race.  

Commenting after qualifying, Kam said:

“Feeling good on the bike. Personal best for me, but not where I wanna be yet. Positive steps the right way though.”

Sunday morning began in bright, dry conditions, with the Pirelli National Superstock Championship field taking to the circuit for the traditional eight-minute warm-up ahead of the afternoon’s race.

Kam completed five laps during the session, posting a best time of 1:51.120 to finish 14th overall before attention turned to the afternoon’s 12-lap race.  

Sunday’s 12-lap race got underway in warm, dry conditions, with Kam lining up 14th on the grid at his home circuit.

Before the lights even went out, there was an unexpected twist as Declan Connell was forced to start from the pit lane after encountering a problem on the warm-up lap. Although it briefly promoted Kam a place, the advantage was short-lived as Jack Bednarek made his way through during the opening lap, dropping Kam back to 15th.

Kam quickly responded, reclaiming the position to settle into 14th before the race was brought to an early halt. A crash involving Jake Hopper and Richard White at the final corner resulted in a red flag on lap three, with the field returning to the grid for a 10-lap restart based on the original qualifying positions.

The restart produced an entertaining battle with Dan Brooks, the pair running nose-to-tail during the opening laps as they fought over 13th place. With Brooks just ahead and Ricardo Brink occupying the next position up the road, Kam spent much of the race searching for a way to move forward.

Although he looked to have the stronger pace than Brink, finding an opportunity to overtake proved difficult around the flowing Snetterton circuit. The breakthrough eventually came on the penultimate lap when Kam made the move stick to climb into 13th.

His persistence was rewarded once more on the final lap when Blaze Baker was forced out with a technical problem, promoting Kam into 12th position before the chequered flag.

Kam crossed the line in 12th place, just 0.310 seconds behind Dan Brooks in 11th after another competitive ride.  

Reflecting on the weekend, Kam said:

“It’s been another weekend of improvements and, more than anything, I’m feeling really good on the bike now. My riding is in a strong place and I’m confident the results will come.

Finishing 12th after starting 15th was a decent recovery, but we know qualifying is an area we need to improve because that would make life a lot easier on race day.

I’d also like to say a big thank you to everyone who came over to see me during the weekend. It was great to have so much support at my home round.”

While Snetterton didn’t quite deliver the breakthrough result Kam had been chasing, it marked another positive step in the right direction.

Following a difficult opening two rounds, Kam has now scored points in three consecutive races, collecting 14 championship points across the last two meetings to move up to 15th in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship standings. More importantly, the gap to the riders immediately ahead continues to shrink, with the progress made since Knockhill becoming increasingly evident.  

Attention now turns to Brands Hatch on 24th-26th July, where Kam will be aiming to continue that momentum and keep climbing the championship order.