Josh Brookes will change groups for the 2025 British Superbike Championship.
Brookes has signed a deal to hitch the DAO Racing crew, that means a return to utilizing Honda equipment.
He’s exiting FHO Racing the place he was geared up with a BMW this 12 months.
Brookes mentioned: “I’ve spent the previous few weeks constructing a Honda CBR1000RR-R within the British Superstock spec, which is similar as Australian Superbikes run.
“The plan was to participate within the St. George Summer season Night time collection, which I’ve raced in for the final two years right here in Australia.
“Beforehand I’ve partnered with an present crew however as there is no such thing as a Honda illustration in Australia this 12 months it meant I needed to construct a motorbike myself if I needed to race. This weekend was the primary spherical and the primary time I’ve been again on a Honda since 2010.
“I had booked right into a trip day for Saturday day time hoping to do a shake down, modify suspension, settings and test every little thing was so as, however because it was torrential rain all day I didn’t trip the bike in any respect.
“Thankfully, it dried out for the night’s occasions to begin however my very first trip on the bike was qualifying. I’m happy to say the bike ran faultlessly, I certified on pole and gained the race.
“For quite a lot of causes, there have been fairly a couple of names lacking from this occasion who would usually be there, however they are going to be again for spherical two so now I’ve obtained some laps in, I’ll work on tuning the bike and refining it for after they return.
“This course of has been tremendous optimistic in some ways, however notably producing a powerful communication hyperlink with myself and my new DAO crew as I’ve had lots of assist from them through the construct, cellphone calls and recommendation with arrange as we’re all studying the Honda collectively. To construct a motorbike myself after which race it instantly offers me nice hope for what we will do collectively after we’ve obtained time and take a look at days behind us.”
Brookes final raced on a Honda in 2010 when he was the runner-up in BSB.
He completed eighth on this 12 months’s championship.
