Christian Iddon and Max Cook sign for the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki squad for the 2025 season.
Recently there has been a flurry of rider announcements in British Superbikes and the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki squad has become the latest team to unveil their 2025 squad.
Before announcing its new rider lineup, the team announced its new sponsor for next season. The factory Kawasaki British Superbike squad will become 'AJN Steelstock Kawasaki'.
The 2024 British Superbike season was difficult for Kawasaki as a manufacturer. The top rider for the Japanese manufacturer was FS-3's Max Cook who finished 12th in the standings.
FS-3 had Cook and Jason O'Halloran on their Superbikes in 2024. Between the two riders the team secured one race win and two further podiums.
For 2025 the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki team has kept Cook for a third consecutive season. Alongside Cook will be his third different teammate in three years as Christian Iddon has signed for the team after O'Halloran's departure.
Iddon said: “I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the very impressive team workshop and been welcomed with open arms by the team and Kawasaki. After spending four of the last five years on another manufacturer’s bikes, I know there will be a bit of adaptation to make, but once I am able to get on the team’s ZX-10RR superbike, I plan to start making the changes necessary for me to get the best out of the bike.
“Kawasaki has achieved considerable success over the years in BSB, and my own expectations are very high, so I’m just excited for 2025 to hurry up so we can get down to business.’’
Cook said: “The 2024 season was a big learning curve for me, and there were many high points during the year, including achieving my first BSB pole position and podium finish. I know the areas for improvement to come from me in 2025 so I can become an established front-runner.
“A strong finish to the 2024 season has given me a big boost in confidence and shown me what the ZX-10RR is really capable of. I’m really looking forward to having a strong and consistent season, and thank you, AJN Steelstock Kawasaki, for giving me the opportunity.
