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| 2024 name | Rokit BMW Motorrad WorldSBK |
|---|---|
| Base | Guisborough, Cleveland, England |
| Team principal/s | Shaun Muir Marc Bongers |
| Race riders | 60. Michael van der Mark 54. Toprak Razgatlıoğlu[1] |
| Test rider/s | Sylvain Guintoli Bradley Smith Illia Mykhalchyk Markus Reiterberger |
| Motorcycle | BMW M1000RR |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Riders' Championships | 3 Tommy Hill (2011 British Superbike) Josh Brookes (2015 British Superbike) |
Shaun Muir Racing (or SMR) is an international race team based in Guisborough, Cleveland in the north-east of England. The team is owned by Shaun Muir, a former international superbike racer. In 2019, they became the BMW works team using BMW S1000RR machines.[2]
They were the 2011 British Superbike Championship winning team with rider Tommy Hill, and again in 2015 with rider Josh Brookes.
Shaun Muir Racing began in 2002, moving into the British Superbike Championship in 2004 under the Hydrex Honda banner, staying with Honda until 2011 when they switched to Yamaha machinery going on to win their first title. From 2013 to 2015, the team used the name Milwaukee Yamaha, reflecting the name of its major sponsor, Milwaukee Tools.
During 2015, SMR acted as a Yamaha factory development agent, working to develop the cross-plane R1 engined machines in advance of an anticipated return to World Superbike racing in 2016.[3]
In an online interview in November 2015, rider Josh Brookes commented that Muir could not make a statement regarding the team's plans for 2016 until the contract with Yamaha had ended in December.[4] In early December, Shaun Muir confirmed his move to BMW M1000RR machinery and World Superbikes.
- ^ Meet the Team rokit-bmwmotorradworldsbk.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024
- ^ BMW Motorrad Motorsport will be competing with Shaun Muir Racing in the WorldSBK – with a well-known rider duo: Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger BMWgroup.com, 9 November 2018. Retrieved
- ^ Milwaukee Yamaha take step closer to World Superbikes Bike Sport News 12 February 2015, Retrieved 5 October 2015
- ^ Catching Up: Josh Brookes Cycleonline, Alex Gobert, 4 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015