European Hill Climb Superbike Champion Maurizio Bottalico, will participate in the 1000cc races of this year’s Briggs Equipment Northwest 200 and TT Races, racing for Phil Crowe’s Crowe Performance team.
S1000RR BMW mounted for big bike expeditions around the Triangle, Mountain Course, Bottalico last year’s Junior Manx Grand Prix runner-up, stated via Facebook about his upcoming first dose of 1000cc, international road racing tilts:
“For me it will be a year of apprenticeship in this new category in the two most important Road Races in the world, and I can’t wait.
I told you that 2025 was going to be a great year.”
As previously reported by Road Racing News, the Italian hill climbing virtuoso 2025 NW200/TT expeditions will additionally feature Super Twins action, astride one of Team ILR’s rasping S1-R Paton’s.
Quotes via Maurizio Bottalico Facebook page
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
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