2014 Moto2 world champion and former MotoGP rider Tito Rabat will join the McAMS Yamaha team for this weekend’s fifth round of the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton.
McAMS Yamaha Team Principal, Steve Rodgers, has called the opening round of the British Superbike Showdown at Oulton Park ‘one of the worst weekends we have had in 30 years of racing’, after Jason O’Halloran was taken out twice and Tarran Mackenzie suffered a season-ending injury.
Peter Hickman had stood by his comments made after race one of the 2022 British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park last weekend, which suggested his clash with title contender Jason O’Halloran was a racing incident.
Defending British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie will make his first on-track appearance since suffering a broken leg at Cartagena last January, during this weekend’s official Snetterton test.
Tarran Mackenzie details his mindset throughout the 2021 BSB season, a campaign that without the showdown ‘would very likely’ have gone the way of team-mate Jason O’Halloran.
2021 British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie says moving to WorldSBK in 2023 with Yamaha ‘would be my main goal’. Would be ‘surprised’ if another manufacturer offers a top ride.
After taking their first BSB championship as partners in 2021, title sponsor McAMS and Yamaha have confirmed they will continue for a sixth season in 2022.
McAMS Yamaha rider Jason O’Halloran reflects on his best ever British Superbike campaign, despite missing out on a first title due to mistakes in the Showdown.
Tarran Mackenzie is hoping the ‘fast and flowing’ nature of Thruxton which ‘suits the R1’, will continue his stunning run of five consecutive British Superbike podiums this weekend.
Jason O’Halloran shows his and McAMS Yamaha’ strength once again with BSB race two win at Brands Hatch; ‘I think we are showing how strong we are in this championship now’.
Following a double podium at his home round of Knockhill, Tarran Mackenzie is looking for ‘more podium points’ at this weekend’s round three of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike championship.
McAMS Yamaha rider Jason O’Halloran expects Brands Hatch to be ‘as close and tight as ever’, but that victory is the main aim at round three of the BSB season.