The Honda Racing British Superbike team continued its pre-season testing schedule this week, with two official MCE BSB tests, where all-three riders were pleased with their progress aboard the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade.
Tuesday saw cold and windy conditions at Silverstone but Dan Linfoot, Jenny Tinmouth and Jason O’Halloran were all able to gain crucial settings for the opening round at the 5.9km Northamptonshire circuit next weekend (8-10 April). Linfoot ended the day sixth fastest, with team-mates O’Halloran tenth and Tinmouth just outside the top-20.
Yesterday at Donington Park saw better conditions with the early Spring sunshine making an appearance. Impressing after his return from injury, the O’Show was in the top-seven throughout the three sessions and ended the day fifth in the combined classification.
Meanwhile Yorkshireman Linfoot struggled in the early sessions finding the right setting at a different circuit on his CBR, despite this he was still firmly in the top-ten mix. During the final session of the day and after some changes to his machine he finished the day sixth fastest.
Team-mate Tinmouth continued her good progress aboard the Fireblade and worked her way up the timesheets, taking 1.6 seconds off her previous lap times at the circuit. Unfortunately in the final session she crashed out unhurt, but finished the day overall 22nd.
The Honda Racing squad has enjoyed an intensive testing programme in the run-up to the start of the 2016 BSB season. With the development and hard work put in over the winter both the team and riders are confident of the season ahead, which kicks off with the opening round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Silverstone on 8-10 April.
