Conor Cummins will make a profession first change to Ducati equipment on the 2025 Isle of Man TT as Burrows Engineering proclaims a Panigale V2 for the Supersport class.
After his break up from Padgetts Racing halfway by way of the 2024 TT, Cummins confirmed his 2025 plans with John Burrows’ crew in October.
On the time, the crew had solely introduced his bikes for the Superbike and Superstock lessons, with Cummins switching from Honda to BMW equipment in these.
He’ll now add Ducati equipment to his programme for 2025 as he takes on the Supersport class on the TT and the North West 200 on the Panigale V2.
Cummins believes the character of the Panigale will swimsuit his bigger body higher as a result of acceleration out of corners has been an actual situation for him beforehand on Supersport bikes.
“I’m actually enthusiastic about using the Ducati V2 subsequent yr, it will likely be the primary time I’ve ridden a Ducati and it makes me excited for a few causes,” Cummins stated in a crew assertion.
“Ducati is an iconic model inside motorcycling and so they at all times flip heads with how cool they appear so that’s one factor.
“The second purpose and crucial being that I believe the Ducati will actually profit me in the best way it rides.
“Coming from typical 4 cylinder 600cc machines I’ve felt that the preliminary punch off the flip is someplace I’ve at all times been compromised due to my stature, however with the dual cylinder Ducati being very sturdy within the decrease rev vary I really feel that will likely be an enormous profit to my using.
“General along with the BMW M1000RR’s, I believe John and the crew have put a really succesful package deal beneath me for subsequent yr and I’ll be able to go come the beginning of the season.”
Burrows beforehand raced Yamahas within the Supersport class.
Davey Todd, who joins FHO Racing subsequent yr, took the Panigale V2 to a primary TT podium this yr within the opening Supersport race with a second-place end.
He adopted that up with a trip to 3rd within the second Supersport race of the occasion.
