Paul Veazey will return to the UK championships this weekend after inking a deal with Astro Racing Kawasaki. The 21-year-old from Middlesbrough will contest the British Supersport Cup with the squad, lining up for his first race this Bank Holiday Monday at Oulton Park, Cheshire. The move comes after Veazey parted company with the Q Motosport team, with which he had entered the Spanish CEV Supersport Championship, following a massive crash in the opening round just over a week ago.
The 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R has claimed its first victory in the UK. Astro Racing’s, Kenny Gilbertson, took his ZX-10R to victory at Mallory Park last weekend proving the new machine is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Following months of closed season negotiations, Kawasaki Motors UK have formalised their full line up of teams representing the manufacturer as Official or Supported teams during what is expected to be a highly competitive 2008 season.