Oulton BSB: Maiden winner Jackson ‘still learning, still improving’

Having made his British Superbike Championship debut back in 2014 and with almost 150 races now under his belt, Lee Jackson finally claimed a well deserved victory in the series with a superb ride in the final race of the weekend at Oulton Park.

The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki runner was overshadowed by his young team-mate Rory Skinner at the opening round at Silverstone but Jackson’s results there didn’t really reflect his pace.

Oulton Park was where he also took a second place finish behind Bradley Ray in the second race and if it wasn’t for a lowly qualifying position in the wet – 15th – he could have come away with three podiums from the three races. “Yeah, I was a bit annoyed with the qualifying position especially after being second quickest overall across the dry practice sessions,” he said.

“The dry set-up didn’t translate across for the wet session and we ran out of time to get it dialled in but I got my head down in Sunday’s race.

“Seventh was a bit frustrating but my pace in the race was good enough for a top five, or top three, finish so I knew if I was higher up the grid, I’d be in the mix.” That’s exactly what happened on Monday with his Sunday ride through the pack seeing him set the second fastest lap and start the second race of the weekend from fourth and the second row. He finished second to Bradley Ray to get his first podium of the season so far. “Bradley and Kyle (Ryde) were setting a really hot pace but although I’d worked really hard on tyre life during practice, I let Bradley get away from me. I was keen to make amends in the final race.” That’s exactly what happened with Jackson saving the best until last, putting in a polished ride despite not feeling comfortable in the early stages. “Monday’s second