GBmoto Kawasaki have extended their deal to be a factory-supported team to the end of 2018 and will work closely with the works World Superbike squad.

The team will again compete for the MCE British Superbike Championship title as well as at the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix Road Races using the all-new ZX-10R, of which they will get their first taste when they join the KRT tests shortly.

James Ellison will join the official Kawasaki Racing Team of Tom Sykes and 2015 World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea for a two-day test at Aragon followed by a further four days at Jerez. Further details on GBmoto Racing’s 2016 plans, including unnamed riders, will be unveiled in due course.

“This is an incredibly proud moment for GBmoto as we take yet another step forward. From the very beginning, our partnership with Kawasaki has yielded success and I’m excited to be strengthening this relationship with closer links to the factory and the Kawasaki Racing Team for next three years,” said boss Mark Smith-Halvorsen.
 
“The JG Speedfit Kawasaki team had an incredible year in BSB and if it wasn’t for some bad luck I think we could have been celebrating many more wins. However, the new ZX-10R is a weapon in waiting; and I’m confident that with the extensive testing programme we have in place for the winter months, we’ll hit the ground running in 2016 as we look to not just secure our maiden British Superbike title but also our first major road race victory.”