One veteran’s British Superbikes career ends early due to injury
“That’s not the way I wanted to end my season♋ or my full💖 time career in BSB"

Jason O’Halloran has raced for the final time in the ꦰBritish Superbike Championship.
He has been ༺ruled out of next weekend’s 2024 season finale at Brands🌳 Hatch due to an injury sustained at Donington Park.
It means he has appeared in BSB for the last time, concluding a run which s🌠tarted in 2008.
O’Halloran has 75 BSB podiums and 28 race wins.
“That’s a wr🐭ap on🙈 my 2024 season,” O’Halloran said.
“I will undergo surgery to my right shoulder on Wednesday, injuries sustained when I was unfortun༒ately caught up in a crash at Donington.
“That’s not the way I 𝐆wanted to end my season or my full✤ time career in BSB.
“I want to thank you all for the huge🦄 amount of support I have had over the years. I fell in love with British Su🃏perbikes a long time ago and I’m glad I got to share a huge part of my life with you all.
“I have🌜 some exciting plansও for 2025, which I will be able share with you soon.”
A sta༺tement from BSB added: “Jason O'Halloran will be forced to miss the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, requiring surgery on the shoulder injury he sustained in a crash at Donington Park.
“The O’Show🌳 will embark on a new challenge next season after competing full-time in Bennetts BSB for well over a decade, making his first appearance in 2008 when he joined the SMT Hond💛a team at Croft.
“Since then the Australian has featured in 278 race starts in the Superbike class, celebrating 75 podium finisheꦿs including 28 race wins and 32 pole positions. With one of the highlights being victory in race three at Donington Park earlier in the season𝓀, which was one of the closest battles in championship history.
“O’Halloran has also been a race winner and title contender in both the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship and the Pirelli National Superꦕstock Championship since movin🐬g to the UK from his native Australia. O’Halloran will be trackside supporting the Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki team at the season finale next weekend.”

James was a sports journalist aಌt Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.