The opening BSB free practice session got underway in dry conditions before rain hit the 2.3 mile Thruxton circuit, meaning the riders who had completed a lap early on remained at t🐻he top of the times. 

Jackson set his best time just before the rain shower 𒈔fell, while title favourites Christian Iddon and Jason O’Halloran were separated by just +0.033s in second and third. 

After a disappointing start to the season give💦n his impressive pre-season tests, Kyle Ryde made a return to the top ten a🎉s he finished fourth quickest. 

Local𝕴 man Tommy Bridewell was fifth fastest coming off his best weekend of the season at Brands Hatch. 

Therꦜe was ꦑalso a significant improvement in performance from SYNETIQ BMW rider Andrew Irwin who was sixth overall on day-one. 

Team-mate and championship contender Danny Buchan narrowly made his way into the ☂top 12 with 11th place, however, Tarran Mackenzie - third in the standingꦦs - will need to go through Q1 after finishing 14th. Defending series champion Josh Brookes endured another tough day as he could only claim 19th spot. 

Speaking after FP2, Jackson said: "We de♕finitely timed it right today; my crew chief this morning said these might be the only dry laps we get today and with that in the back of my mind, I went out and built up then it just seemed to click.

"I got into a good little run and it wasn’t the best lap I have ever 🍰done here, but it was good enough to be fastest. 

"The conditions did make it more difficult to get into a good r❀hythm ཧbecause it kept changing from dry to wet in both of our sessions."

Given the conditions and limited track time on offer, Jackson believe🔴sಌ many of the riders are still searching for a preferred setting heading into Saturday’s first of two race days.

"With the limited time we have had t💝oday with conditions really one way or the other; I think there are a lot of people still looking for the setting, unless they have something from 2019," added the FS-3 Kawasaki man.  

"The wa𝔍y it ಞhas gone this year, I don’t think you can write someone to be the race winner tomorrow.

"There will be a lot of hard work for everyone in the morning in the last prac🔥tice, and then race one will be a game of cat and mouse, or people trying to hold people back, so we will see what we can do tomorrow."