Isle of Man TT hero Peter Hickman will continue his 2014 foray into road racing with rides at the Ulster and Macau Grands Prix with the Ice Valley BMW squad.

Hickman has been a revelation in his first season on the roads, taking the Superstock BMW S1000R to the fastest ever lap by a newcomer at the TT.

His speed of 129.104mph helped him on his way to 11th place in the Senior and also become the 19th fastest rider in the history of the event whilst earlier in the week he took a brilliant eighth in the Superstock race, as well as 14th in the opening Superstock encounter.

At the earlier North West 200 meeting, the Lincolnshire rider was again in fine form taking four top twenty finishes, the highlight being ninth place in Thursday evening’s Superstock race. His fastest lap of the week was a more than impressive 118.589mph.

For this month’s Ulster Grand Prix, held at Dundrod from August 13-16, Hickman will campaign the same Superstock BMW he’s ridden all season, albeit with an all-new, eye-catching Ulster GP themed livery, and will then head east in November for the Macau Grand Prix.

“After the TT, I thought the only other road race I’d do this year would be Macau but the UGP organisers pushed for me to make my debut and they’ve put together a deal for Shoey and the team and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve been over to have a look at the circuit, and have another two-day trip planned for next week, and with it being fast and flowing, it should suit my style,” said Hickman.

“I’ve really enjoyed the roads this year and the Ice Valley boys are a great bunch, so it’ll be nice to get back out there and I can’t wait to get cracking. Obviously, I’m back in short circuit action now as well with the RAF Reserves team so it will be interesting to see how I adapt but I’ll approach it in the same way as the NW200 and TT and look to enjoy myself.”