Honda Racing’s Jason O’Halloran is now up to sixth in the overall MCE British Superbike Championship standings, and is in Showdown contention after two race finishes inside the top ten at Oulton Park on Monday.

The Australian is feeling positive after a seventh and fifth place in the double-header at the Cheshire track, but is feeling a little disappointed after a small mistake in the final race, where he dropped back off the pace and had to regroup to challenge Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty for fourth.

O’Halloran is chipping away at the other title challengers and is edging ever closer to the top three in the standings, and has already amassed 42 points. But he wants to build on his consistent form going into the fourth round of the series at Snetterton next month.

“It’s been a good, positive weekend at Oulton. We had a seventh in race one and fifth in race two, and I’ve moved into the top-six in the championship, which is where we were aiming for. We made a few small changes for race two and I felt a lot more comfortable on the Fireblade,” said O’Halloran.

“I’m a little disappointed with myself after making a mistake in the middle of race two and dropped back a little, but I managed to re-group and set a good time for my last lap. Now we have to bridge the gap to the front of the group and start challenging those boys. We have a two-day test coming up and it will be really beneficial to see if we can push forward and close the gap at the next round.”