Scaysbrook,
Sabora Head
Back To The
Isle Of Man
C
ycle News's own Road Test
Editor Rennie Scaysbrook
will return to the Isle of Man TT
Races in 2023, as he steps up
to the 1000cc classes with the
Wilson Craig Honda team.
The Australian, a TT debu
-
tante last year, will move up to
the 1000cc classes and to ride a
Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade
in the RST Superbike, RL360 Su
-
perstock and Milwaukee Senior
TT Races.
The 2019 Pikes Peak Interna-
tional Hill Climb winner and out-
right record holder, Scaysbrook,
made his TT debut last year
riding with the PRF Racing team
in the Supersport class and
although qualifying week was
fraught with problems, he more
than impressed with an average
lap speed of over 117mph.
"Moving up from Supersport
to Superbike means I'll pretty
much be learning the course
again—new braking markers,
new riding style, jumps in places
that weren't jumps on the 600,
all that sort of stuff," Scaysbrook
said. "But it's exciting, and it's
pretty amazing to already be
riding with a team with such a
great history at the TT."
Scaysbrook will team with
Northern Ireland's Matthew
Rees, who will contest not only
the 1000cc classes, but also
the Supersport and Supertwins
events.
"Rennie's story is great.
He's clearly a really talent
-
ed racer given his success
at Pikes Peak and how well
he did in his debut year
despite the issues he had.
I'm excited to see how we
can help him progress this
year," said Wilson Craig
Racing Team Owner Darren
Gilpin. "In Matthew, we've
got a young but experi
-
enced guy who I think
we've yet to see the best
of. I know he's had his fair share
of bike issues, particularly on
the 1000cc bikes over the years,
which means we've not seen his
true potential. We'll be putting
a great set of bikes together for
him, preseason testing has been
good so far, so we're excited to
get going."
Rennie will be joined at the TT
by American Chris Sabora, the
Texan-based rider on the PRL/
Moto-Hub BMW S 1000 RR.
"It was great to be back at the
Isle of Man last year but with
the step up to 1000cc, things
change a bit," said Sabora. "I am
really looking forward to this
year's TT. I'm aiming to become
the fastest American to ever lap
the Mountain Course, an honor
that has been held by Mark
Miller since 2012."
CN
(Above) Rennie Scaysbrook will
return to the Isle of Man with
Wilson Craig Racing in 2023.
(Below) Chris Sabora will be BMW-
mounted in 2023.
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