Wednesday, January 4 2012
The Hawk Racing line-up has been confirmed for the 2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. Dan Linfoot and Barry Burrell will be riding for the team on the familiar Buildbase BMWs.
Linfoot returns for a third season in BSB, joining teammate Burrell, who remains with the team for a second consecutive season- he ran in the 2011 BSB Evo class and took several podium finishes. The team hope to build on these successes in the National Superstock and Evo classes and continue to prepare for the new technical regulations of 2012.
Dan Linfoot: “It was always my goal to stay in BSB next season; it is where I want to be and the Moto2 experience this year I am sure can only have helped. The new rules for 2012 will make it a more level playing field and that will definitely be great for everyone. I think the experience the team had last season and the rule changes mean we can be aiming for some good results. The BMW has performed well in the Superstock class for the past couple of seasons and that shows that it is one of the best bikes on the market at the moment; there is no reason why that shouldn’t translate to BSB next year. There are lots of questions marks in terms of who is going to be the ones to beat for next season with the various changes, so we will have to wait for round one at Brands Hatch! The team have been working hard on the bikes and I want to be up there from the start. I definitely want to be the next Tommy Hill and win the BSB Championship in the next few years!”
Barry Burrell: “I am really excited to be back in BSB next season with the Buildbase BMW team again as we made steps forward last year and we can continue to do the same in 2012. It took a while last season to adapt to the BMW but now we have that experience we will start next year in a stronger position, as we ended 2011 with some good results. I have goals to be inside the top ten and I think with more power now we should be able to move up the order and show what we can do as a team.”
