John McGuinness put in a fighting performance in round seven of the British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park on Sunday.
But it was still a case of déjà vu for the Padgett's Honda rider as he again finished in 16th place to once more miss out on some championship points.
The Cheshire circuit endured a mixture of conditions over the two days of practice and qualifyin
g but with final qualifying held in the dry, McGuinness was able to put in a time of 1m40.593s to claim 13th on the grid.
He was just over a second off pole position, which again highlighted the competitiveness of the 600cc class this season.
In the race itself, John got bumped back to 17th on the opening lap and although he was riding as hard as he possibly could, he was unable to make an impression on the riders in front of him.
The status quo was maintained throughout the race and, indeed, it proved to be one of the more lacklustre Supersport races as very little overtaking took place and it ended up being a lonely race for McGuinness.
With Paul Young retiring on the 11th lap, he was promoted up to 16th and here he remained as he took the chequered flag after 16 tough laps.
McGuinness' next meeting will be on August 10, when round eight of the British Supersport Championship makes its way to Knockhill.
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