DAO Racing Honda secured their best results of the 2026 ZYN British Superbike Championship season in race two at Knockhill, with Josh Brookes achieving seventh and Lee Jackson eighth, following a strong weekend that saw them considerably increase their Championship points tally.
Brookes mastered the wet conditions on Friday to put DAO Racing Honda at the top of the timesheets, making big set-up changes to take a different direction compared to the opening two rounds.
In the opening race, Brookes led Jackson to a ninth and tenth place finish and building towards Sunday’s raceday. In race two, again the pair were running together in the race with a seventh and eighth place, securing their best results of the 2026 season so far. For the third and final race of the weekend, Brookes claimed ninth on the final lap, with Jackson holding eleventh place.
Brookes: “I feel like we’ve reset our target for the moment, last year we had a win and a podium and that makes you want to be in that range all the time. But we’ve had to re-evaluate our position, set new goals and be more realistic. The results this weekend have matched our goals, we’ve operated the bike in a completely different area, and I feel good that the we’ve had to make small changes to it.
“Our final debrief of the weekend has been exciting, we’re talking about different things electronically with the bike to help us going forward into the next round at Snetterton. We’re in a different area to work now, and for me and the team that’s exciting, whereas before we felt like we were stuck at a dead end and not seeing any sign of improvements.
“I don’t want to get everyone’s hopes up, but it’s encouraging, it’s positive that we have new options to work towards and unlock more performance with the bike going forward.”
Jackson added: "Coming back from what happened in the last race at Donington Park I knew it was going to be a tough weekend, and the weather on Friday actually took a little bit pressure off me and off my foot, which really helped.
“I was expecting a little more from the weekend, Knockhill is not an easy track but it’s one I’ve often gone well at in the past, however it’s not been easy. We’ve got a seasons best result of eighth but it’s not where I want to be, I want to be up the front and in the fight for the podium.
“I don’t feel like we’ve been able to extract the best out of the bike, but the team have worked so hard to help me fight, I want to be able to be closer to the front and I know the team want that as well. We’ll move to Snetterton now, continue to work hard and aim for the best results we can.”