Moto Rapido Racing

Moto Rapido Racing
2017 name Moto Rapido Racing
Base Winchester, England
Team principal/s Steve Moore
Race riders British Superbike Championship
Taylor Mackenzie
British Motostar Standard Class
Thomas Strudwick
Motorcycle Ducati
Tyres Pirelli
Riders' Championships 0

Moto Rapido Racing is a motorbike racing team, currently competing in the British Superbike Championship. For the first half of the 2018 season, the superbike rider was Taylor Mackenzie, who replaced injured American John Hopkins.[1] The team and Mackenzie announced their mutual decision to part company at the Knockhill BSB round practice session on 7 July, due to the rider's poor results.[2]

Fifteen-year-old Thomas Strudwick also rode during 2017.[3]

History

The Moto Rapido Ducati team progressed to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in 2011 after a season in the National Superstock 1000 Championship with Scott Smart.[4]

From then the team competed in many seasons with a Ducati Superstock 1000 including a maiden race win with Tristan Palmer.[5] They also entered the British Superbike class and every race improved their bike and results.[6]

In 2015 the team signed a deal with Lloyds British to compete in the Superbike class with Czech contender Jakub Smrž,[7] but after several good results, Smrz had a crash at the Snetterton Circuit, meaning he would be out.[8] American John Hopkins took his place as a replacement rider[9] and took the team to a record result at the final round of the 2015 season of 3rd place.[10]

In 2016 the team signed Danny Buchan[11] but after a successful start to the year in testing,[12] things didn't work during the start of the season. The team's replacement rider was Scotsman Stuart Easton,[13] but he also dropped out,[14] and Ducati test rider Alessandro Polita was the final rider of the season.[15]

For 2017 the team signed American John Hopkins to compete in the British Superbike class.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "John Hopkins returns to Moto Rapido Ducati". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  2. ↑ BSB: Mackenzie and MotoRapido Ducati announce split Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018
  3. ↑ "2017 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  4. ↑ "2017 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Panigale takes maiden win in British Superstock 1000". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Season Best for Matteo in Superbike". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  7. ↑ "We're back for 2015!". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Smrz out for 4 weeks after Snetterton Crash". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  9. ↑ "John Hopkins as replacement rider". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  10. ↑ "Moto Rapido finish 2015 on a high". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  11. ↑ "Buchan makes Ducati switch with Moto Rapido for 2016 MCE BSB". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  12. ↑ "Moto Rapido BSB in Best shape ever". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Easton returns to Ducati with Lloyds British Moto Rapido". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  14. ↑ "BSB: Easton parts ways with MotoRapido Ducati". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  15. ↑ "BSB: Polita joins MotoRapido Ducati". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  16. ↑ "John Hopkins returns to Moto Rapido Ducati". www.motorapido.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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