GBmoto Racing is delighted to announce that they have signed Louth rider, Peter Hickman, to ride for the team during the 2013 British Superbike Championship campaign.
Hickman (or Hicky as he’s more commonly known!) has six seasons of BSB experience under his wheels, and is a proven championship frontrunner. The 25 year old rider also enjoyed a top ten finish in the British round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park earlier this year.
“Getting a competitive ride, that will see me able to challenge for podium places as well as the end-of-season Showdown, was vitally important going into 2013. And GBmoto are a team that I definitely feel are able to offer me that opportunity” said Hickman “The bikes are the equal of anything on the grid, and the team that I’ll be working with are an amazing bunch of individuals that are all proven experts in their field. I can’t wait to start testing!”
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Team Principal, Mark Smith-Halvorsen, views the signing of Peter Hickman as a key ingredient to positioning the team as potential Showdown contenders.
He said, “I am really pleased to sign Peter, who scored 17 top ten results in 2011 on a Honda. He has shown he can compete with anybody in the British Championship, and his natural ability was highlighted again recently, when he replaced John Hopkins on the Fixi Crescent Suzuki at Donington and finished 9th”
Smith-Halvorsen continued “His signing, together with significant upgrades to our CBR1000RR Hondas, and a new team infrastructure, demonstrates our continued commitment to BSB, and our desire to compete at the very highest level of the world’s leading domestic superbike series.”
After their inaugural season in BSB, GBmoto are upping the ante for 2013, leaving no stone unturned as they look to develop the team and challenge for the top six title fighter’s position in the 2013 series.
