We rolled up at Knockhill with a spring in our step but an eye on the weather forecast. The positive mood was fuelled by Max’s performances at Donington Park where he raced his bimota KB998 Rimini toe-to-toe with champions Ryde and Redding to score three podium finishes. Joe had a tricky weekend at Donington but was fit and ready to bounce back. The main thought in the back of our minds was how the stiff, race breed, bimota chassis would work around the tight and bumpy 1.27

The team turned up at our local track, quietly confident. Max had come away from the official pre-season test heading the field and we’d had a very positive and competitive championship round one at Oulton Park. We now knew beyond doubt that our new bimota KB998 Riminis – with their trusty Kawasaki ZX-10RR engines – were fully competitive in the hands of Max Cook and our up-and-coming rookie Joe Talbot. The new V4RS Ducatis weren’t present at the pre-season test. Now they wer

What’s new after a long winter? On the rider front, Max Cook has moved up to team leader on track alongside highly rated rookie Joe Talbot. However, the biggest change for the team is that our trusty Kawasaki ZX-10RR engines now sit in state-of-the-art bimota KB998 Rimini chassis. Homologation special road versions of the bike have been developed for racing by Kawasaki and its wholly owned Italian subsidiary company bimota. The bikes are operated on the world stage by Provec

All set for the final races of the season on the wonderful Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit. Cool and cloudy weather and all eyes on Kyle Ryde and Bradley Ray as they prepared for their end of season showdown. We were looking forward to a safe and competitive run to round off our season with Christian and Max. Christian still in with a mathematical chance of beating Haslam and Bridewell for third spot in the overall standings. The performance of their trusty AJN Steelstock Kaw