Honda Racing UK 2023
Honda Racing UK has launched its new racing livery for its 2023 assault on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and the Worldwide Street Racing season, the place it’s going to take part in each the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT races.
As lately introduced, on board the Fireblade might be Andrew Irwin and Tom Neave competing within the British Superbike Championship and John McGuinness MBE and Nathan Harrison for the roads programme.
This yr’s livery is closely influenced by the highway going manufacturing machine, the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP and carefully follows the Grand Prix Pink color scheme.
The crew is hoping to construct on final yr’s success, with the Fireblade attaining a number of wins on the NW200, the quickest newcomer award on the TT, common podiums and wins in BSB on its solution to second within the championship standings. In the meantime, in Superstock trim the ‘blade’ has now secured back-to-back championship victories within the Pirelli Nationwide Superstock championship.
Preparations for the 2023 season are properly underway, with official BSB testing set to begin on the Navarra Circuit in northern Spain on 11-13 March.
Havier Beltran – Honda Racing UK Crew Supervisor
“2023 goes to be an thrilling season for the crew as we’ve got a mix of latest and outdated faces returning to the crew. We’re additionally now into the third yr of improvement with the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP and we’ll look to proceed constructing on the success that we’ve got skilled so far. Persevering with our relationship with all our valued sponsors allows us to renew this journey. We look ahead to getting the season underway and dealing collectively as a crew to understand the potential of the Fireblade on the roads and in BSB.”
Neil Fletcher – Head of Bikes Honda UK
“We’re delighted to launch our new racing livery for the 2023 season as we goal to proceed competing for the positions that we all know the Fireblade is able to. Additionally it is improbable to resume {our relationships} with our trusted sponsors who proceed to assist us in our racing endeavours in British Superbikes and on the roads. Now we have a busy testing program forward of us earlier than the season will get underway in April after which the racing will come thick and quick. I’m excited to see how the Fireblade performs with one other yr of improvement beneath its belt.”
