Posted to News on 24th Feb 2014, 00:00
Flexicon sponsors 'Best of British' MotoGP Team
UK manufacturer Flexicon is reinforcing its 'Best of British' stance with sponsorship of the only British motor bike team in the MotoGP World Championship, Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM). The flexible conduit manufacturer will also be sponsoring PBM's British Superbike Championship team.
>Flexicon managing director Duncan McKinlay says: "We are big advocates of British engineering and believe that we are the equal of any country. British manufacturers have always put quality at the heart of any production process and we have learnt to become more efficient and competitive in the world economy over time, with technical and engineering excellence.
>"I believe that there are obvious parallels with this and sport, which is why we have chosen to sponsor Britain's only MotoGP team to help showcase our country's engineering on the world stage with PBM."
>The sponsorship will cover two teams with two riders participating in each team. Ulsterman Michael Laverty will continue for a second year in MotoGP where he will be joined by Australian Broc Parkes on board the team's PBM Aprilias. In the British Superbike Championship , triple champion Shane 'Shakey' Byrne will be joined by reigning British Supersport champion Stuart Easton on the Kawaski ZX-10Rs. The opening round of the MotoGP World Championship takes place at Qatar on 23 March with round one of the British Superbike Championship taking place at Brands Hatch on 21 April.
