Knockhill Progress Brings First Points Of The Season

Kam Dixon enjoyed his strongest weekend of the 2026 season so far at Knockhill, securing his best qualifying result of the year and scoring points in both races to get his championship campaign up and running.

Round 3 of the 2026 Pirelli National Superstock Championship saw the paddock make the trip north to Scotland’s Knockhill Racing Circuit, with Kam Dixon looking to build on the progress shown during a difficult opening phase of the season.

Following a DNF at Oulton Park and a challenging weekend at Donington Park, the Scottish round offered an opportunity to get some points on the board and begin moving back towards the front of the field.

The weekend ultimately delivered exactly that, with Kam securing his strongest qualifying result of the season so far and scoring points in both races for the first time in 2026.

The weekend began in wet conditions, with rain greeting the Superstock field for Friday’s opening session.

With the forecast predicting dry weather for the remainder of the weekend, the session was always likely to have limited relevance once qualifying arrived.

Kam completed 23 laps during FP1, using the track time to familiarise himself with Knockhill’s unique layout and changing conditions. His best lap of 54.882 left him 18th overall, although the timesheets were expected to look very different once the circuit dried out.

With conditions remaining wet later in the day and little to be gained from further running, the decision was made not to participate in FP2, allowing the team to focus on Saturday’s qualifying sessions, where the forecast was significantly more representative of the expected race conditions.

Conditions were completely different on Saturday morning, with sunshine and dry track conditions greeting the riders as Qualifying 1 got underway.

Having spent Friday learning the circuit in difficult conditions, Kam immediately looked far more comfortable on a dry track. A lap of 49.716 secured fourth place in Q1 and progression into the second stage of qualifying.

The margins were incredibly tight, with just 0.011 seconds covering second, third and fourth positions.

Having progressed through Q1, Kam continued to show strong pace in Q2.

An early lap of 49.589 placed him firmly in contention before the session was interrupted by a red flag following an incident at McIntyre’s. Shortly after the restart, a second red flag was required after another rider crashed at the Black Circles Chicane.

The interruptions left riders with limited opportunities to improve their times, and Kam was ultimately unable to better his earlier lap. Nevertheless, the 49.589 secured 12th place on the grid for Race 1 and represented his strongest qualifying performance of the season so far.

Saturday’s opening race provided Kam with the opportunity to convert his strongest qualifying result of the season into a points finish.

Starting 12th on the grid, he found the opening lap challenging and slipped back two positions. However, he quickly settled into a rhythm and found himself battling with Jaimie van Sikkelerus ahead and Harrison Crosby behind.

Kam moved back into 13th place on lap five after overtaking van Sikkelerus and immediately began closing on Blaze Baker ahead.

The race was then neutralised on lap nine when an incident further down the order left a bike stranded in the middle of the circuit. The Safety Car remained out until the end of lap 12, bunching the field back together for the restart.

Following the resumption, Kam continued to make progress. He closed rapidly on Ben Luxton and eventually benefited when Luxton made a mistake on lap 17, allowing both Kam and Crosby to move through.

The move promoted Kam to 12th and brought Dan Brooks into range.

Kam overtook the MasterMac Honda rider on lap 21 to move into 11th position and spent the closing laps chasing Ash Barnes for a place inside the top ten.

A small mistake on lap 22 cost valuable time, but he still crossed the finish line just 0.015 seconds behind Barnes after 24 laps of racing.

While narrowly missing out on a top-ten finish, 11th place delivered Kam’s first championship points of the season.

Sunday began in bright and dry conditions, with riders given one final opportunity to prepare for the second race of the weekend.

Kam completed 10 laps during the warm-up session and recorded a best time of 49.657 to finish 13th overall.

The pace remained consistent with what had been shown throughout qualifying and Race 1, encouraging ahead of the afternoon’s race.

Sunday’s race presented another opportunity to build on the progress made throughout the weekend.

Starting from 13th on the grid in warm conditions, with track temperatures climbing to 35 degrees, Kam made a strong start and immediately gained ground, moving up to 11th place by the end of the opening lap.

He briefly lost a position to Ben Luxton on lap two before reclaiming it shortly afterwards. Kam then moved into the top ten when Declan Connell crashed at the Hairpin.

Having moved into 10th place, Kam began to close in on Blaze Baker ahead. The gap reduced during the opening stages of the race before stabilising as the race settled into a rhythm.

At the same time, Ash Beech had begun to apply pressure from behind.

The BMW rider eventually found a way through at the Hairpin on lap 15, dropping Kam back to 11th position. Backmarkers began to influence the battle during the closing stages, while a small mistake on lap 18 cost further time and allowed the gap ahead to grow.

Despite continuing to push to the chequered flag, Kam was unable to regain the lost ground and crossed the line in 11th position for the second time during the weekend.

The result secured another five championship points and completed Kam’s strongest meeting of the season to date.

Reflecting on the weekend, Kam said:

“This felt like the start of the season for me after the injuries and issues we had at the beginning of the year.

Friday was steady in the wet and gave us a chance to keep learning with the Honda in conditions we’d not really experienced before. Qualifying went well on Saturday, and getting through Q1 before securing 12th on the grid was a good step forward.

The first race was a bit frustrating. I made a poor start and dropped back, but managed to work my way through the field and crossed the line in 11th, just 0.015 seconds away from the top ten.

Sunday was probably the strongest I’d felt all weekend. I got a great start and quickly moved into the battle for the top ten. I felt like I had the pace to move further forward, but as the race went on, I started to struggle with front-end issues and had to manage the race from there.

I’d be lying if I said I was happy with finishing 11th twice. We don’t work this hard to come 11th. That said, I’m really happy with the progress we’ve made and how close we are to the group ahead. That’s the encouraging part.

Home round next.”

Knockhill represented a significant step forward after a difficult start to the season. Two 11th-place finishes, 10 championship points and his strongest qualifying performance of the year provided plenty of encouragement heading into the next round.

Attention now turns to Snetterton on 3rd-5th July. As Kam’s home round, it will provide another opportunity to build on the progress made in Scotland and continue closing the gap to the riders ahead.