Leon Haslam had a consistent start to his 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign as the 2018 Champion bids to build on his results at the season opener with the ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team over the Bank Holiday weekend at Oulton Park (April 29 – May 1).
Haslam’s race against time to be ready for the start of the season was rewarded with three consistent finishes at Silverstone with a hat trick of sixth places, but more importantly running in the leading pack despite still awaiting further hardware. However, with further development and the arrival of some additional parts, the ‘Pocket Rocket’ is feeling positive and focused on further improvement at round two.
Haslam said: “Silverstone for me was a really good weekend; we didn’t get all of the material sorted in time so to start and finish all three races in a shout with the leaders was really good. We have a lot of things we have been working on as Oulton Park is a really different circuit. I have had quite a lot of success there in the past, quite a lot of wins, but figuring out what the BMW needs there and at the other circuits is a big thing.
“We should have a lot more of the material for the next round, we are a little bit on the back foot but I am also super excited. It is nice to be back up there and battling; there will be a few challenges at Oulton Park, but I can’t wait to get started and see where we end up.”