Not just one, but in that British superbike In 2021 there will be two Japanese riders, even on the same team. Leaves a negative time on the world stage with MIE Racing, For the next season, BSB’s Takumi Takahashi will start again in the ranks of the Honda Racing UK Team. He will ride a third CBR 1000RR-R alongside Glenn Irwin and his compatriot Ryo Mizuno and complete a line-up of absolute depth.
A change to BSB
A rider with proven international experience, 2017 All Japan Superbike Champion, three-time winner of the legendary 8 Hours of Suzuka (2010, 2013 and 2014) with the Musashi RT HARC-PRO Team, The man from Saitama has been a cornerstone of HRC projects for over five years. Still under contract, after Midori Moriwaki’s decision to focus on Leandro Mercado, the parent company has given the 31-year-old the opportunity to debut in the British Championship with Honda Racing UNITED KINGDOM. The team, led by Havier Beltran, is now at the start deploying three CBR 1000RR-Rs and demonstrating the consolidated relationship between the base of operations in Louth and Tokyo.
The words of the protagonists:
“I am pleased to announce that I will be competing in the British Superbike Championship with Honda Racing UK – said Takumi. British Superbike rides on tracks I’ve never ridden so I’m looking forward to it from now on. In the past, Ryuichi Kiyonari won the championship, so I will do my best to get good results. “
“The 2021 season looks really exciting for Honda Racing UK, not only with the strong line-up we already had with Glenn Irwin, Ryo Mizuno and Tom Neave (in Stock 1000), but now with Takumi and the experience he has to add it will really benefit the team. It’s been a busy few months organizing Takumi’s move, but I know we’re all looking forward to going to the pre-season tests and of course the first lap at Oulton Park. The guys in the workshop are working hard behind the scenes on the Fireblades and we have a lot of things to test that have been developed over the winter. So all systems are running and we’re looking forward to the season in which we can race. “ joined Honda Racing UK team manager Havier Beltran.