SMT Honda have announced that reigning Australian Supersport Champion Jason O'Halloran will be joining them for the final rounds of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, with both Adam Jenkinson and Tom Grant sidelined due to injury.
Team owner Robin Croft said: "When it became clear that neither Adam nor Tom would be fit to participate in the final three rounds we began to look at our options and I'm delighted to be able to secure the services of Jason. His track record speaks for itself and it's clear he's an immensely talented rider so we're eagerly looking forward to his arrival."
"He's keen to further his career on the International stage and whilst he's obviously got three new circuits to learn, he's got plenty of experience on the Honda Fireblade and has been putting in some great rides in the Australian Superbike Championship this season. It will be a new experience for him but we're confident that we can give him the package to shine."
O'Halloran began racing in 2002 and finished runner-up in the 125cc Australian Championship a year later. He soon progressed in to the Australian Supersport Championship and after finishing seventh and third in 2005 and 2006; he dominated the 2007 series, taking seven race wins and three lap records. He also deputised for injured countryman Kevin Curtain in the Yamaha World Supersport Team, finishing a highly creditable 12th at the Czech Republic round at Brno.
This season O'Halloran made his debut in the Australian Superbike Championship and in his first season has already set a new lap record at Phillip Island and is currently lying in fifth in the standings, with two rounds still remaining.
He has already been out on track with some of the BSB riders when he competed in the Suzuka 8-Hour race on the Moriwaki-backed machine alongside Cal Crutchlow and Tetsuya Yamaguchi.
O'Halloran will be competing in the sixth round of the Australian Superbike Championship this weekend, before heading to the UK in time for the Croft.
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