GSE Racing Facing Withdrawal From British Superbikes In 2010

GSE Racing 2009

The reigning champion British Superbike team GSE Racing are today facing withdrawal from the British Superbike Championship of 2010 unless a sponsor is found before the end of the year.

Towards the end of the season the team announced that their partnership with Wrigley’s Airwaves would be coming to an end after the years finale.  Since that time no suitable replacement has been found leaving the team without the necessary funding to compete in the 2010 season.

Team Principle Darrell Healey said;

“It is with great regret that we have had to issue the team with their notice of redundancy, with a view to withdrawing from the British Superbike Championship at the end of 2009.  We have enjoyed tremendously our time racing in the most competitive domestic superbike series in the world, and therefore this decision was not taken lightly.  Alongside Yamaha, we will be doing all we can to try and secure a partner in the remaining time available, and greatly hope we an return to once again successfully defend our championship title.”

Team Manager Colin Wright added;

“Everyone at GSE Racing is incredibly saddened that we may no longer be able to compete in the British Superbike Championship. We enjoyed our most successful season ever in 2009. Leon Camier and James Ellison were the only two riders to have finished every race in the points (barring Leon’s exclusion at Cadwell) and we enjoyed numerous double race wins and double one two’s on our way to first and second in the Championship standings. We were very much looking forward to continuing this success on into 2010 as we entered our second year in partnership with Yamaha, but unfortunately it looks like this will now not be.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole team for their unrivalled dedication and hard work, our previous sponsors for their support, and of course the British Superbike fans.”