Josh Daley was racing at his local race circuit this weekend in round three of the Motorpoint British Supersport Evo Championship at Oulton Park. The 18-year-old had a great first race finishing eighth in the Evo class and was 13th in race two.

Josh was again making big steps forward from last year with his pace during each session and he has now become more consistent with his lap times not only in the race but also during the practice sessions.

He rode a great first race on Sunday in the sprint race and really worked hard and was locked in a four bike battle. Josh was able to remain with the riders in front and make some strong passes on riders throughout the race to move him through to eighth.

In race two hr found it tough to relax and he struggled to find a good race pace, he worked hard but his lap times dropped off slightly in the closing stages of race two. He finished in 13th place and is now lying in 12th in the Championship standings scoring points in every race so far this season.

Josh Daley - "I was really pleased with the way I rode on Saturday and to gain eighth place, this has been my best result so far this season and it is a real credit to my Dad who works so hard to make the right changes on the bike to get it set up properly.

I found race two a little harder and just couldn't get myself into a good rhythm. I was riding a solid race but I would have liked to have finished a little higher up. I got run onto the gravel on the last lap into the last corner which also caused me to drop a couple of places.

I would like to try and get out on the bike in the six week break now just to get some confidence and more laps on the bike before the next round at Snetterton mid-June. I am just really pleased that we have made some big jumps forward from this time last year and I'm really enjoying my racing. Thanks to everyone who always supports me it is much appreciated."