Peter Hickman and Davey Todd co-owners and riders of new Isle of Man TT team
Peter Hickman and Davey Todd confirm new Isle of 🔜Man TT plans
Peter Hickman and Davey Todd ha🐬ve launched a brand new team for the Isle of Man T🦄T.
Named 8TEN Racing, the team will ಌhave full BMW Motorrad su♕pport.
Hickma⛄n and Todd will be the team’s riders - but are also co-owners.
8TEN Racinဣg will compete in the 2025♚ British Superbike Championship, the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT.
Hickman said: “The opportunity to co-own and run 8TEN Racing alongside Davey is exciting, and having run my own team across other ไclasses, the experienc🍃e I have gained over the last few years should put us in good stead to be competitive.
“We know the M 1ಞ000 RR very well which will a♛llow some continuity, we’ll be looking to continue our success on the roads.”
Hickman’s crew chief will be Darren Jones, who held the samꦐe role for the rider’s previous TT accomplishments.
Todd said: “I’m really looking forward to this new chapter o🔜f my career, riding and co-owning 8TEN Racing.
“This structure will 🍬be a new dynamic to learn, but I’ve seen it work across other motorcycle championships li🍃ke Supercross.
🍎“I’m excited to be more involved in the dealings of the team, as well as build on the suc🧸cess I had with BMW last year.”
Todd’s crew chief will be Stewart Johnstone, who remains in the role after their maiden TT win together🍌 last year.
Scott Grimsdall, BMW Motorrad Head of Marketing & PR said: “Peter and Davey have such enthusiasm for this new project and will receive continued support from BMW Motorrad Motorsport as they look to c♚ontinue their respective achievements on the roads.
“With a new M 1000 RR for 2025, there is real optimism among us that 8TEN Racing can deliver further💖 success for the𒅌 brand.”
T🥃he new team comes after Hickman and Todd’s 2025 plans changed.
They were initially announced as riders for FHO Racing, who theyꦉ r𓄧epresented as recently as the Macau Grand Prix in November.
FHO will instead downsize to o♔ne rider in BSB, Ilya Mikhalchik.
Hickman, who achieved great successes at t🎃he TT with FHO Ra𓆏cing, spoke positively of his former team after his exit.
James was a sports jour♒nalist at ꦆSky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
