Honda (UK) Announces 2012 Two-Wheel Racing Rider Line-Up
Honda (UK) is pleased to announce its dynamic rider line-up for the 2012 British Superbike Championship, with Michael Laverty and Jon Kirkham on the CBR1000RR Fireblade in the Superbike class, joined by Gary Johnson and the returning Jason O’Halloran in the Superstock series.
The new pairing of Laverty and Kirkham provides the Honda Racing team with great fresh blood and talent, both of whom have displayed both prowess and potential in the British Superbike Championship during 2011, with the ability to excel even further.
Both O’Halloran and Johnson have a solid history with Superstock racing; TT star Johnson has been a regular front runner in both British Supersport and Superstock over the years, while O’Halloran was showing incredible promise at the start of 2011 - before injury forced him to sit out the rest of the season – and now returns fighting fit with a view to finishing what he...
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Jon Kirkham leads the Riders' Cup, for the best rider outside of the Title Fighter's Showdown, and with top-five and podium finishes in recent rounds he looks set to make the Cup his, while also lending valuable support to Hopkins in the battle at the front.
Jon Kirkham: "I'm really looking forward to the weekend. I love the circuit and so after having a bad time...
Jon Kirkham returned to the podium in the second race at Donington Park for the first time since his maiden win at Croft and the Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki rider admits it has been a long time coming.
Kirkham was fifth in the opening race of the Showdown but in race two he was running fourth over the opening laps following a scrap with Title Fighter...
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