Joe will be with us at Oulton Park next weekend (May 3/4/5), as he prepares to get to grips with our Ducati at his home round, after the recent challenges he faced to be on the grid for round one.

The Warrington-based contender finished as runner-up in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship last season taking nine podium finishes, including two race wins and now is ready for to take on the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship.

Joe said: “A new class and a new challenge! I am feeling very grateful to be able to be racing this year with everything that has happened but I am ready to get started. It’s a different grid, but the goal remain the same and that’s to give it my all and do my best. A massive thank you goes to Binch Racing for the opportunity to race for them this season and also a huge thank you to Alan [Gardner] and Stuart [Higgs] for putting the pieces together and getting me racing this year.”

Dave Binch said : “We are really excited to be welcoming Joe Talbot to the team. I have admired his racing achievements since we raced against him in the Stock 600 days. His talent and determination are there for all to see. We will have to be patient and allow Joe the time to get used to the Ducati V2 but podiums are the target. I would like to give a big shout out to Alan Gardner and the OMG crew for their support. Things can move quickly in racing as we all know. The effort they have put in to make this happen in such a short space of time is remarkable.”

This time next week folks our season begins !!!!!! Nearly time to go racing !!!!!

Hugely