News 18 Jun 2018

O'Halloran 'majorly disappointed' with frustrating Snetterton return

Australian declared unfit to race following turn two crash.

Source: Supplied.

Australian Jason O’Halloran has expressed his severe disappointment after being wiped out of race one in turn two at Snetterton’s fourth round of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) at the weekend.

The Honda Racing rider had just completed four weeks of intensive therapy after suffering a leg fracture in a guest ride with the Red Bull Honda outfit at Imola’s fifth round of the World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK), only to be forced out of the weekend just seconds into the opening affair.

“My weekend at Snetterton hasn’t really gone to plan with the incident in race one and my race coming to a premature end,” said a disgruntled O’Halloran. “Unfortunately I was taken out on the second corner of the first lap and was declared unfit for the second race.

“I am majorly disappointed, it’s been a crazy five weeks to even get here and then to do what we did yesterday, just missing out on Q3. We had pretty strong pace and I was feeling good coming into the race and hoping to score some points. It’s disappointing not to finish and not to be able to take part in the second race, but sadly this is bike racing and sometimes it doesn’t always go to plan.

“It’s such a shame as I love Snetterton and I know if I was 100% fit, this weekend would have been a completely different story, but for now I have to focus on the next round – we have three weeks, so it’s back on the rehab train for me and make sure I’m fit and ready to go at Knockhill.”

O’Halloran has three weeks to rest and recover before the Knockhill stop of the tour, which is scheduled for 6-8 July.

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