Jason’ O’Halloran complete♛d the opening day of 2021 British Superbike pre-season test൲ing  fastest for McAMS Yamaha, while new RICH Energy OMG Racing rider Kyle Ryde finished second, ahead of defending series champion Josh Brookes. 

Title runner-up in 2020, O’Halloran made a statement of intent during day-one of testing at Silverstone on the National layout, as he topped♑ all four individual sessions. 

The Australian’s top time of 53.708s came under late pressure from Ryde who jumped up to second with less than a minute rem⛎aining. 

Fellow Aussie and Ducatiღ rider Brookes looked in good form too as he aims to retain his title ꧙in 2021. 

Brookes was a consistent top five runner ๊throughout the day, while team-mate Christian Iddon also concluded t🐬he day inside the top five. 

The British rider was fifth fastest, as former World Superbike and new F🐈HO Racing BMW rider Xavi Fores split the two Visiont🍒rack Ducati’s. 

Lap times were extremely close as 16 riders were separated by under a second, however, day-one also showed the competitive nature of the championship betwee𝐆n teams, as five different manufacturers finished inside the top six with Danny Kent and Buildbase Suzuki sixth fastest. 

Tommy Bridewell was seventh fastest fo﷽r the Oxford Products Raci🐟ng Ducati team. 

Rounding out the top ten was the second Buildbase Suzuki of Gino Rea in eighth, Honda Racinওg UK rider Glenn Irwin in ninth, and Lee Hardy Racing’s Ryan Vickers wa💜s tenth quickest. 

Of theᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ 28 riders in action during the opening day, Tarran Mackenzie was the only rider not to complete a lap in the final session, however, the 25 year-old was fifth fastest during the penultimate session.