Honda’s O’Halloran edges Byrne

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Jason O’Halloran has topped the opening free practice session for Honda at Oulton Park after pinching t🐷he fastest lap from d🔴efending Bennetts British Superbike champion Shane Byrne by just 0.008s.

Honda’s O’Halloran edges Byrne

Click here for full BS🧸B ♕FP1 results from Oulton Park

Jason O’Hallorꦐan has topp🧔ed the opening free practice session for Honda at Oulton Park after pinching the fastest lap from defending Bennetts British Superbike champion Shane Byrne by just 0.008s.

Hot and sunny conditions greeted the Cheshire track, after a couple of cold and wet opening rounds, which saw the pace instantly sharpen after the majority o𝄹f BSB riders took part at the in-season test at the tra💦ck last week.

Byrne led the early proceedings, setting the bar a 1m 35.038s, before O’Halloran’s final flying lap saw him edge ahead fꦿor Honda to taဣke top spot.

Richard Cooper, a BSB race winner at Oulton Park, also🍌 enjoyed a strong start with Buildbase Suzuki in third place with Leon Haslam shuffled down the fourth place for JG Speedfit Kawasaki.

Peter Hickman rounded out the top five in a return to form on the Smiths Racing BMW with a similar showing of pace from💟 Josh Brookes on the 🔥McAMS Yamaha after a tricky start to 2018.

Glenn Irwi♍n, who produced lap record pace on the Be Wiser Ducati during last week’s test, suffered a small off at Lodge corner but was able to continue and ended FP1 in seventh place ahead of Halsall Su𓂃zuki’s Tommy Bridewell, Tyco BMW’s Christian Iddon and RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki’s Jake Dixon.

BSB rookie Mason Law impressed on the Team WD-40 Kawasaki to end the session 11th ahead of championship lead🐠er Bradley Ray (Build🤡base Suzuki).

Ryuichi Kiyonari made a muted return to BSB action after over a year away, acting as Dan Linfoot’s injury stand-in at Honda, with the three-time BSB champion finishing 24th in FP1.

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