Twelve times TT podium finisher Conor Cummins, 2025 machinery line-up will include Italian flair thanks to a striking decision from new suitors, Burrows Engineering Racing/Richardson Kelly Racing to take on a different style of Supersport project with Ducati’s Northwest 200 winning V2 Panigale.
For 2007 Duke Road Race Rankings Champion Cummins, it’s due to be his first roads scene foray on Ducati tackle.
Enthused about piloting a ‘Duke’, the ‘Ramsey Rocket’ stated:
“I am really excited about riding the Ducati V2 next year, it will be the first time I’ve ridden a Ducati, and it makes me excited for a couple of reasons.
Ducati is an iconic brand within motorcycling, and they always turn heads with how cool they look so that is one element. The second reason and the most important being that I think the Ducati will really benefit me in the way it rides.”
The twice Ulster Grand Prix race winner went onto add:
“Coming from conventional 4-cylinder 600cc machines I’ve felt that the initial punch off the turn is somewhere I’ve always been compromised because of my stature, but with the twin cylinder Ducati being very strong in the lower rev range I feel that will be a big benefit to my riding.
Overall, together with the BMW M1000RR’s, I think John (Burrows) and the team have put a very capable package beneath me for next year and I’ll be ready to go come the start of the season.”
BE/RK Racing Team Manager John Burrows, added:
“I am really looking forward to running the Ducati V2 next year, we have campaigned the R6 for a long time now and I felt as if we needed a new challenge and to make our way into the new generation Supersport machines. In racing things change fast and you have- to run with the times.
I had initially thought about running the new Yamaha R9, but again that would have been an unproven package and logistically with timings it might have arrived too close to our important races next year.
The Ducati is tried, tested and proven in both disciplines of racing and I felt it was the best package to go with for Conor. Ducati is an iconic brand and I’m looking forward to running it in 2025.”
Quotes courtesy of Burrows Engineering Racing
Photo courtesy of Burrows Engineering Racing
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