Double Irish Supersport champion Glenn Irwin will partner Stuart Easton in Northern🍬 Ireland's Mar-Train Yamaha team for 2013.

Irwin, who won the British Supersport Cup this season, completed a deal yesterday to join the experienced Scotsman on faꦯctory-supported Yamaha R6 ༒machinery in the British Supersport class.

The 23-year-old rode a privately backed Yamaha R6 thiꦅs season with techni𝓡cal support from Mar-Train and finished 10th overall in the championship, earning a best result of fourth at Donington Park after qualifying on the front row.

The d✨elighted Ulsterman said: "I spoke to Tim about a deal in 2011 for this year, but it was probably a blessing in disguise having to wait another 12 months, which gave me a learning year in the class.

"I've my personal sponsors sorted and coming in to𓄧 ride alongside such an experienced man as Stuart is ex💖citing.

"I can learn so much from him on a🎉nd off the track. The Yamaha is a proven bike and having ridden one this season I know I can ♌hit the ground running."

Team c🐓hief Tim Martin has monitored Irwin's progress closely over th🦋e past few years and felt the time was right to grant the young prospect a chance to fulfil his potential.

"We've been aware of Glenn's ability for some time as he's been around our team for ♚a few years, so we know pretty much everything about him," he said.

"♛He's a confident lad with a lot of raw speed and talent and if we can knock off those rough edges, then I have♑ every confidence he can be a regular front-runner next season.

"We believe we have the best all-round package in Briꦍtish Supersport with the Yamaha R6 and the Mar-Train Racing ♉team."

Ir🔯win ꧒will continue to be supported by personal sponsors John Erwin and Graham Martin [MET Healthcare], Eddie Stevenson [Megastore247] and Michael Atkinson [Valvenet].

Mar-Train and Jack Kennedy finished as British Supersport runners-up this year in the team's rookie campaign in the champio🅠nship.