VOL. 55 ISSUE 40 OCTOBER 9, 2018 P41
REDDING OFF
TO BSB
S
cott Redding's MotoGP
career is officially over after
confirmation the former Moto2
Championship runner-up will
switch to the British Superbike
Championship for 2019.
The current Gresini Aprilia MotoGP rider will
be on board a Be Wiser Ducati Panigale V4 run
by Paul Bird in place of six-time BSB champion,
Shane Byrne, who suffered serious injuries in a
testing crash earlier this year that look likely to
end his racing career.
"It's fantastic to be coming to BSB; it's a
championship I've never raced in and learning the
circuits is very much part of the challenge which
I'm looking forward to," Redding said. "This is
very exciting for me with a very competitive bike
and the most successful team and I'm here to
show what I can do. MotoGP is tough and without
the correct packages, it's hard to win, but BSB is
at such a high level, I want to prove I'm capable of
winning."
There has been no word yet as to Redding's
teammate, as current Be Wiser Ducati rider
Glenn Irwin will switch to the JG Speedfit Ka-
wasaki team in place of WorldSBK-bound 2019
champion elect, Leon Haslam. CN
Scott Redding will
have a factory bike
under him when he
switches to BSB
next year.
JACOBSEN SPLITS
FROM TRIPLE M
WORLDSBK TEAM
A
merican PJ Jacobsen has announced he
and the Triple M WorldSBK team have
parted ways for the remainder of the WorldSBK
season.
With just one top-10 finish to their credit,
Jacobsen and Triple M mutually decided to
dissolve the partnership ahead of the final two
WorldSBK rounds at Argentina and Qatar.
"Thanks to the Triple M Honda World Su-
perbike Team for giving me the opportunity to
compete in the WorldSBK championship this
season," Jacobsen said. "We tried hard, but
unfortunately things didn't work out as we had
planned so we agreed to go our separate ways.
I wish them all the best for the remainder of the
season and the future."
Jacobsen's place at Triple M will be taken by
Stock1000 rider Florian Marino. CN
It's been a rough year for PJ
Jacobsen, and now he's out of
a WorldSBK ride.
