9 instances and defending Bennetts British Superbike champions PBM will return to the grid in 2024 with Glenn Irwin having a check to dawdle one greater after ending runner-up for the Glenn Irwin & Jordan Hen past two seasons.
9 instances and defending Bennetts British Superbike champions PBM will return to the grid in 2024 with Glenn Irwin having a check to dawdle one greater after ending runner-up for the Glenn Irwin & Jordan Hen past two seasons.The 33-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated from Carrickfergus carried out an agonising half point in the wait on of teammate Tommy Bridewell closing season and returns with the PBM group which is now fronted by Jordan and Frank Hen as they proceed their father Paul’s legacy following his untimely passing closing three hundred and sixty five days.
Jordan and her twin brother safe spent the winter finalising plans for the 32-bustle Bennetts BSB season ahead with Irwin because the only real rider aboard the Ducati V4R, on which he’ll contest the Global North West 200 too.
Closing season, the PBM group received 18 races and carried out on the podium a extra 18 instances additionally, of which Irwin received ten races and podiumed eight instances additionally, so the Ulsterman goes looking for his maiden crown which would be an unheard of tenth title for Britian’s most a success group.
Over a 23-three hundred and sixty five days involvement in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, as successfully as their 9 titles with riders including Steve Hislop, Shane Byrne, Scott Redding, Josh Brookes, and Tommy Bridewell, PBM safe received 138 races, secured a further 175 podium finishes and claimed 98 pole positions.
PBM has a contemporary title sponsor for the 2024 Bennetts BSB season which is in a build of dwelling to be published shortly outdated to the hole test weekend at Donington Park on April 6/7. The season will get underway at Navarra in Spain with two races over the weekend of April 20/21.
Glenn Irwin: “For the folk reading this it ought to be a relief as I even were inundated with messages from followers asking me about what I am doing this season, which has been truly good, and I am so grateful for his or her increase. It may possibly presumably sound admire a cliché, but there changed into never truly anyplace else I wished to be, in spite of hobby from elsewhere when there changed into some uncertainty, my coronary heart and consideration changed into continuously to stay with PBM. To touch on closing three hundred and sixty five days, we had an fabulous season working collectively, and after four years apart we came wait on collectively, and I suspect in that point I even safe grown up and matured. The group went by means of plenty closing three hundred and sixty five days, but it absolutely changed into additionally an fabulous three hundred and sixty five days, and the championship changed into undoubtedly one of essentially the most thrilling in historical past and I am extraordinarily grateful to were a a part of that. It didn’t determine in my favour as such, but it absolutely doesn’t rob any of the sweetness faraway from it because we had huge success. I reveal and fully search files from myself to be combating for the championship from the off, but we additionally safe to admire some changes and we’re going to have the selection to safe to adapt. It absolutely isn’t handsome a case of roll the dice admire closing three hundred and sixty five days, now we safe loads of work to achieve, and I suspect it’s foremost that we’re no longer complacent. We attain our work, after which I suspect we can absolutely be in for loads of bustle wins and success ahead. I started my Superbike profession with PBM and as mighty as it’s some distance a contemporary generation with Jordan and Frank as my bosses now, I’m going to never separate the first a part of the PBM chapter to this one. I had my first pole discipline, first podium and first web with the group, but there are some things I safe to total. First off, it’s some distance to web the British Superbike Championship and secondly to retain it, they are the two things I safe to total with PBM.”
Team Owners Jordan and Frank Hen Junior: “We are joyful to confirm that the PBM group will be wait on on the grid this season. It has obviously been an exact emotional rollercoaster for us, and we’re so gratified with what your entire group achieved closing three hundred and sixty five days, ending the season on a excessive with a one-two in the standings. The PBM group remain fully committed to the championship and after loads of uncertainty over the closing few months we’re joyful that Glenn returns as we open the next chapter for PBM. He has an extended-standing historical past with the group – from making his Superbike debut, to a first podium and his first bustle web in the championship. We hope that collectively we can add a Championship title to that this season! We safe to rob this likelihood to thank our partners and followers for his or her continued increase and we’re truly having a check ahead to the vogue ahead for PBM and conserving Dad’s memory alive.”
Image: Glenn Irwin pictured with Jordan Hen
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