Opening their marketing campaign for the 2024 World Superbike Championship are Petronas MIE Racing Honda, at a particular launch at Phillip Island circuit in Australia. With Malaysian nationwide oil firm Petronas sponsoring MIE Racing in 2023, the staff will marketing campaign each WSBK and World SuperSport (WSSP) in 2024.
Main the cost for Petronas MIE Racing Honda in WSBK are Malaysian racer Adam Norrodin and British rider Tarran Mackenzie, each of whom earned a promotion to the highest rank after spending time in WSSP. For the WSSP staff, MI Racing will subject Malaysian rider Khairul Idham Bin Pawi, higher identified the racing followers as “Tremendous KIP” and Japanese rider Kaito Toba.
All 4 riders are rookies of their respective classes and staff principal Midori Moriwaki is putting excessive hopes on their shoulders for this 12 months. “I’m pleased and proud to current the Petronas MIE Racing Honda staff, together with the 4 extremely robust riders who will characterize them,” mentioned Midori.
“Adam and Tarran have demonstrated their vital expertise and aggressive spirit by scoring factors at each alternative and securing the staff’s first victory within the SSP class earlier than shifting to SBK this 12 months,” she added.
Moriwaki and Petronas share a typical mission to facilitate the expansion path of younger Asian riders on the world stage, with the staff’s riders representing each Malaysia and Japan, in addition to the UK. The staff is mounting their problem on the Honda CBR1000RR-R and the CBR600RR with the bikes debuting on the opening spherical of WSBK at Philip Island on February 24 and 25.
Adam, using the #27 CBR1000RR-R superbike, is optimistic about his probabilities this 12 months in WSBK. “This 12 months I leap as much as the 1000cc bike, which marks the beginning of a brand new chapter for me. It’s an thrilling problem and I’ll work very onerous to study and progress, spherical by spherical,” mentioned Adam.
In the meantime, Tremendous KIP is pleased to be again within the saddle on the #89 WSSP CBR600RR and can’t wait to get began. “Our exams at Almeria and likewise right here have gone effectively and have allowed me to get to know the brand new bike and staff. It’s all been fairly optimistic thus far, and we’ve already improved a little bit when it comes to prime velocity,” mentioned Khairul.
The racing Honda CBR1000RR-R and CBR600RR are decked out in Petronas’ iconic teal inexperienced livery with a gold stripe marking the oil firm’s fiftieth anniversary. In Malaysia, the 2023 Honda CBR1000RR-R thirtieth Anniversary Version superbike retails at RM208,000.
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