Glenn Irwin is aiming for the podium at the Oulton Park BSB this weekend, having struggled at the Cheshire circuit in the season opener.
Irwin feels that he has a chance this weekend, at the sixth round of the 2026 season, to prove the progress he and the Nitrous Competitions team have made since the opening round when they were plagued by technical problems.
“Oulton Park is somewhere where we actually did have a really good end to the weekend at round one and we were probably nowhere [compared] to where we are with the bike now, so I am looking forward to going back and much more in-tune with everything.
“I think the guys have the bike in a good window and it is a track that I have always gone well at, so there is no doubt that we can hopefully be targeting a return to the podium again, just like Knockhill.
“So, that is the plan for Oulton Park, three solid results like we had at Brands Hatch, but even more solid and a return to the podium.”
Irwin, though, admits that it will be tough to find himself in the top-three given the form of the riders who locked out the podium in all three races at Brands Hatch.
“The pace is incredible right now, Kyle [Ryde] is riding the best he has ever rode, probably Max [Cook] as well, and Scott [Redding] has shown his form as well with victory in the last race at Brands.
“So anyone wanting to break into the podium needs to be on their ‘A-game’, and I feel that we are getting closer to bringing that every week.”
