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Australian Jason O’Halloran will remain with Honda for the 2015 season after signing a new deal to line up on the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship grid alongside Dan Linfoot with the returning former title winners.

O’Halloran remains with Honda for a fifth season, making the move up to the Superbike class after competing for the manufacturer in the British Supersport and Superstock 1000 championships in recent seasons.

“It feels really good to be moving into the Superbike championship as that has been my aim since joining Honda in 2011,” O’Halloran said. “I have never started a season before with so much experience of the bike already; we have been developing the Honda at tests during this season, which means I have essentially already got knowledge of the bike from testing.

“I am really confident in the package and throughout the various tests we have had this year it has only got stronger and as a team we have made progress. I think I can make the transition from the start and there is no reason why we can’t have strong, consistent results from the beginning of the year.

“It is a hard class but if I can step up another level then there is no reason why we shouldn’t be targeting podiums during the season. My target is to be challenging at the front this year and everything is in place with the team to make that happen.”

O’Halloran ended his 2014 campaign as runner-up in the Superstock title race after finishing on the podium in 10 of the 12 races aboard the Fireblade.