In the National Superstock 1000 Championship that supports the British Superbike Championship Jason O'Halloran claimed his second podium finish of the season as he took advantage of a good start from sixth on the grid to run third on the opening lap at the latest round at Croft.
The Australian was able to make a determined move on Adam Jenkinson to move second and then he bid to close the early lead of Tristan Palmer. His second place means O'Halloran and his HM Plant Honda team maintain third place in the overall standings ahead of the fourth round at Thruxton.
"I got a good start and thought that it might even be possible to take the lead into the first corner but third wasn't bad from a sixth place start," O'Halloran said.
"I dropped off a little in the first few laps as we got into a rhythm which lost me time later in the race on Tristan. We made some drastic changes to the setting for today and I have to thank the HM Plant Honda team as it put us on the podium again. I got my head down and tried to catch Tristan in the final stages but he had a good pace and I just couldn't close it down enough. To qualify sixth and finish second was a good result today and my confidence is high now for the next round."
Team Manager Havier Beltran added, "For Jason it was another strong race and consistently finishing on the podium is what he needs to be in contention for the Superstock title at the end of the season."
