Wednesday, January 4 2012
Performance Technical Racing (PTR) has proudly announced its 2012 line-up, the team members will operate under three different team names:
Bogdanka PTR Honda will run the super-fast Sam Lowes and upcoming young star, Mathew Scholtz. Pawel Szkopek will also compete on a PTR supplied bike – 3 bikes on the 2012 grid for Bogdanka PTR Honda.
PTR Honda will employ the talents of Patrick ‘PJ’ Jacobsen and the experience of Ronan Quarmby.
Riders PTR Honda will compete with former British Superbike star, Martin Jessopp.
PTR Team Manager, Simon Buckmaster: “PTR goes into 2012 with its strongest ever line-up of riders with all of them capable of top 10 finishes in the World Supersport Championship, there is no weak point. After missing out on the World Championship in 2009 and 2010, this is our best chance to win the title with one of our riders.
“All our riders will receive exactly the same machinery and support. PTR operates an open-book policy where all riders share and learn from information, data and technical assistance. It means all have the same opportunity to perform on one of the best World Supersport race bikes in the world.”
The changes in PTR’s World Supersport Championship line-up follow the withdrawl of Parkalgar’s title support for the team due to ongoing financial pressures. However, PTR remains on good terms with the Parkalgar circuit.
Buckmaster: “It is a real shame that Parkalgar has been forced to step back from a full season of racing in 2012. The international economic climate is very tough but we will remain friends with the circuit and I do hope we can work together in some capacity again in the future. On behalf of PTR I’d like to thank Parkalgar for its support for the past four years – they have been a big part of the World Supersport Championship and will be missed.”
