Jason O'Halloran had his run through the field cut short at the British Superstock 1000 Championship at Thruxton over the weekend after an incident-packed race was red flagged before he could fight through the field.
A crash on the opening lap prompted a safety car interval over the next five laps and when the race resumed the HM Plant Honda rider was running in eighth place and with the leading pack. He was moving up the order but when the race was red flagged at the end of lap eleven Jason was forced to settle for sixth.
"It was a disappointing race for us, mainly due to the safety car period and the red flag with still some of the race to go," Jason said,
"It would have been nice just to go the distance as we were closing in over the last lap. In the first laps after the safety car my visor misted up and that made it even more difficult but then I opened it and it cleared so was able to start moving forward and making some passes. It's a shame the red flag came out as it made it a bit of a non-event for me in the end, but we are still third in the standings so we can move on and aim high again for Knockhill," the Australian concluded.
Team Manager Havier Beltra said, "Jason had a strong position in hand at the back of the lead group in the Superstock race and he had a problem with his visor misting up and then he was moving forward before it was red flagged. We are frustrated for him as it could have been a podium today but consistency is paramount and he is still third in the overall standings. We are all working for the same goal and we are feeling confident ahead of Knockhill."
