MasterMac Honda duo Rhys Irwin and Dan Brooks notched up significant milestones on a positive weekend for the team at Oulton Park.

Young Irishman Irwin confirmed the progress he’s making in his first ZYN British Superbike Championship season, delivering the raw pace needed to make the final stages of qualifying for the first time.

He followed that up by adding to his championship points tally in the first and third races - with P15 and P13 finishes respectively - despite a fall in the shorter, second race.

Meanwhile Brooks stepped up from the Superstock division to make his ZYN BSB debut, covering for injured teammate Eugene McManus.

On a weekend where the emphasis was on adapting to a different bike and even more intense competition, he took P20 in the opening race and a truly impressive P17 in the last - an excellent debut only interrupted by an unavoidable collision caused by a rider falling in front of him in race two.

Steve Hicken, MasterMac Honda’s Team Manager, said:

“Huge credit to both Rhys and Dan for what they achieved over the weekend.

“Rhys is a naturally fast rider but it takes time to adapt to this competition and making the top 15 in qualifying is an indicator of the excellent progress he’s made already through the course of the season.

“We’d have loved Eugene to be out there too but Dan fully deserved the call up to ZYN BSB in his absence.

“He translated his smooth and consistent style onto the superbike straight away and did really well all weekend.

“I must also give a shout out to the crew. They had some extra work after the crashes but did a cracking job as always to put Rhys and Dan out on two excellent bikes.”

There’s only a short break before the team is back on the road again, with the next ZYN BSB outing at Thruxton - the fastest circuit in the calendar - from 14-16 August.