At the last minute it slipped from underneath him and pinned the rider to the ground. Having been extricated by the marshals, Faulkner was left to sit out the rest of the race.

Race two, and Faulkner got another flying start.

Up to third privateer, Faulkner dived underneath Paul Barron at Russels Chicane, only for him to fly back past on the straight. He then got past a struggling Sean Emmett which left Faulkner to try and find a way by. Without the benefit of the extra straight line speed of Barron, Faulkner took a couple of laps but went by on the brakes into Russells. This left a gap to the next rider and with a clear track in front of him Faulkners times dropped by over half a second.

Try as he might, Faulkner could not close the gap and finished as fifth privateer ahead of Tom Tunstall.