Dean Harrison feels his riding at the moment is as good as it’s ever been after taking his first BSB Supersport podium at Donington.

Harrison took a third place in Supersport Race 2 at the Donington BSB on 17 May, the 37-year-old taking advantage of a jump start by Ben Currie to break onto the podium for the first time at at BSB round.

“Honestly, I feel like it’s been a long time coming because I’ve been there or thereabouts for the last year now, in Supersport I was getting stronger and stronger and stronger, so to do that today is nice,” said Harrison, speaking to Crash.net on Sunday at Donington.

“Nice, really, for a bit of pressure off and it makes me feel a bit better. It’s been a good day.”

The aforementioned Currie finished fourth in the race, so was directly behind Harrison for the final few laps The gap to the Australian was one that Harrison was content to manage in the closing stages, as he explained.

“I managed my gap to Currie because I knew he had a long lap because he jumped the start by about three days and I saw him do the long lap,” Harrison said.

“It took me a few laps to get past the other riders. Once I got through the other riders I got like a 3.2-second lead and then I managed it. 

“I could see the blue bike come in [to the Melbourne Hairpin] and I was going out and it was just staying the same the whole time. 

“I made one mistake and he took about 0.5 [seconds] out of me, and then the last few laps I knocked a few tenths off just to bring it back because I was never going to bridge the gap to them in front [Stapleford and Kennedy]. 

“Mid-race it sort of sat the same – they [Stapleford and Kennedy] were tipping into the chicane and I was halfway down the back straight. Without the slipstream you can’t really bring that back, so I sort of sat where I was and sort of managed it from there, really.”

Harrison’s podium is clearly his best result in British Supersport, and the 35-year-old feels he is riding at his best at the moment.

“I’m definitely riding the best I’ve ever rode, ever, I think,” he said.

“Hopefully we carry that onto next week and the TT and just try and have a good, fast, safe two weeks.”

Harrison, of course, heads to the Isle of Man on Monday (25 May) where he won both Superstock races last year. The Honda Racing UK rider does not feel his chances of success are limited to the red plate class this year, though, with his Superbike and Supersport hopes buoyed by a strong North West 200 that saw him on the podium in both classes.

“My Superbike’s strong this year as well now, so I feel like I can fight in all the races,” he said.

“As long as I can be top-three and fighting for wins, that’s all we can do.”