Tuesday, 12th February 2008

Colchester Kawasaki, main sponsors of the Hawk-run Kawasaki British Superbike team, has also launched its own National Junior Superstock 600 outfit for the 2008 season.

18-year-old Robbie Brown and 19-year-old AJ Johnson will ride for the new team, with their ZX-6Rs maintained by ex-MotoGP mechanic Axel Bergstrom.

Brown began his road racing career in the Aprilia Superteen Championships, before moving on the Virgin Media Cup for 2006 and 2007. Robbie finished fourth in last year's Virgin Media Cup, marking an impressive comeback from a brake-failure induced accident at the 2006 Donington Park MotoGP round, which caused him to miss the second half of that season.

Johnson, who has been racing for just two seasons, won the Rookie Yamaha National Pastmasters championship in 2007 and narrowly missed out on the Senior's title.

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The opening round of the 2008 Superstock season will take place at the Brands Hatch Bennetts British Superbike season-opener, from April 4-6.

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