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British Superbike star Josh Brookes will make his debut at the Vauxhall North West 200 in May.
The Australian rider, who will also compete for the Northern Ireland team alongside Guy Martin at the Isle of Man TT races, will contest the Superbike and Superstock events at the international road race on the North Coast.
Brookes, who finished as the runner-up in the British Superbike series last year behind Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne, said he was looking forward to making his road racing debut at the North West.
“The North West 200 is another box I wanted to tick in my career and being my local race while I’m based in Northern Ireland, it’s going to be an exciting place to make my road racing debut.
“I’ve been asked many times this past few days what my expectations are, but until I get out there and sample the public roads and negotiate strange obstacles like road traffic roundabouts, I’ll not know what to expect,” he said.
“Obviously my main focus this season will be to win the British Superbike Championship, but as a competitor I’ll want to give a good account of myself at the North West on my debut, and in the Tyco Suzuki guys, I believe I have the best machinery and back-up to do that.”
