January 7, 2015

McGuinness and Cummins remain with Honda Racing

McGuinness and Cummins remain with Honda Racing

John McGuinness and Conor Cummins

John McGuinness and Conor Cummins have been confirmed as Honda Racing’s road racing team. 

McGuinness and Cummins will compete in the Superbike and Senior classes at the Isle of Man TT and the North West 100 on-board Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SPs.

Both riders will also compete in the Supersport class on Honda CBR600RR’s at the NW200 and the TT, with privately owned Jackson Racing. 

Twenty-one time Isle of Man winner McGuinness struggled with his 2014 season after breaking his scaphoid during a training accident on his off-road bike. The Morecambe rider continued at the TT and finished in the top 10 in both the Superbike and Senior races, as well as winning the TT Zero class.

McGuinness say’s he’s now back to full fitness and ready to once again prove he’s the man to beat on the Mountain course.  

He said: ‘There’s no denying that 2014 was a tough year for me,” said McGuinness.”It shook my confidence and held me back but I’m ready to put it all behind me and get back to the business of winning races. 

‘I’ve said it before but the Honda team is like family to me and that support means everything. I can’t wait to get back on the bike and prove that there’s life in the old dog yet.’

Manxman Conor Cummins made his debut with Honda Racing in 2014 and secured podium finishes at the NW200 and the Isle of Man TT, including second place in the Senior TT. 

The 27-year-old said: 2014 was a great year for me. I achieved a career-long dream in riding for the official Honda team and I just wanted to make the very most of the opportunity I’d been given.

‘I’m thrilled to be staying with the team for 2015 and now that I have a season of experience on the Fireblade SP under my belt, I’m really looking forward to seeing what we can achieve. Hopefully we can bring home some good results.’

Cummins will also compete in the Superstock class, but as McGuinness has parted with long-term sponsor Padgetts, he will be running his own Superstock machine and therefore creating a new team himself. 

The Honda Racing Team will also be fielding McGuinnes and Cummins in the 2015 Endurance World Championship Superstock class aboard Fireblade SPs. 

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