Points on the Superbike board for O'Halloran and Vickers
Honda Racing UK's Superbike duo of Ryan Vickers and Jason O'Halloran completed the opening race at Oulton Park today. Both riders delivered competitive performances in challenging, changeable track conditions. In qualifying, Ryan Vickers secured ninth on the grid with a lap time of 1:33.988, slightly ahead of teammate Jason O’Halloran, who started from 11th with a 1:34.012.
In the opening race of the weekend, Vickers led the charge for Honda, bringing his machine home in eighth place and finishing as the highest-placed Honda rider. O’Halloran battled throughout the race to claim 15th at the chequered flag. With valuable data gathered, the team remains focused on making further progress in race two tomorrow.
Grid postions for race two tomorrow are ninth for Ryan Vickers and 16th for Jason O'Halloran.
Grid postions for race two tomorrow are ninth for Ryan Vickers and 16th for Jason O'Halloran.
#22 Jason O'Halloran
The result might not reflect the feeling, but there was positive feedback from me and for my crew after this first race today. We're constantly looking to improve the throttle connection and drive at Oulton Park, it's always been regarded as one of the tougher circuits on the BSB calendar for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade.
I qualified in the top three in qualifying session one, which meant I was straight back out in qualifying session two. This helped improve my lap time and grid position for the race. I'm sure we can improve consistent lap times tomorrow, particularly if the track stays dry.
Ryan Vickers
Oulton Park is a real roller coaster of a circuit and finding great drive is the challenge there with the Honda Racing UK CBR1000RR-R. I was happy with my pace in certain sections but wanted more for me and for the team, who worked non stop with me to optimise the bike.
We came away with the strongest finish of all the Hondas and some useful data ahead of more races tomorrow.
