OMG Racing Confirms Shock BSB Departure
Reigning BSB champions OMG Racing has shockingly confirmed its withdrawal from the 2025 season
The 2025 BSB season will take place without reigning champions OMG Racing, after the team confirmed its shocking departure due to "unforeseen commercial circumstances”.
The news comes days before pre-season testing was set to kick off in Navarra, but Kyle Ryde (2024 British Superbike champion), Bradley Ray and Joe Talbot have now been left without a race team.
The team, alongside BSB promoter MSVR, is now looking for alternatives to make sure all three riders can race at the 2025 season-opener which will take place on 3-5 May at Oulton Park.
A statement from OMG Racing said: "Unfortunately this is not an April Fools. OMG Racing are deeply saddened to announce that due to significant commercial circumstances beyond our control, the reigning Champions will no longer be competing in the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
"Alongside MSVR, we are actively pursuing alternative routes for 2024 Riders’ Champion Kyle Ryde, 2022 Riders’ Champion Bradley Ray, and Joe Talbot."
OMG Racing had been set to field its strongest British Superbike line-up ever, with reigning champion Ryde returning alongside 2022 series champion Ray, who made his return to the class after a difficult spell in World Superbike with the Motoxracing Yamaha squad.
"OMG Racing have today confirmed they will withdraw from the championship, effective immediately, for unforeseen commercial reasons," said a statement from Yamaha Motor UK.
"Yamaha Motor UK would like to thank Alan Gardner and the OMG team for their hard work and efforts representing Yamaha to a high standard, not only over the 2024 season, but in the two seasons prior to that.
"In their time with Yamaha in BSB, OMG Racing have achieved vast levels of success, including taking Yamaha to championship victory in both 2022 with Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde in 2024."
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