The 2025 Ulster Superbike Championship will welcome a title sponsor for the first༺ time since 2019.

The Covid pandemic caused such severe disrup🥂tion to the short ci༺rcuit racing calendar that, even in the years since, a title sponsor has not been found for Ulster.

From its concep🌱tion in 2018, AJ Plumbing and Pirelli were the title sponsor and tyre supplier respectively, on a two-year deal which ended as the pandemic struck.

However, finally the event can 🉐count on a significant backer.

SBT Ireland, a telecommunications company run by Alun Gorman, has b𓆉een announced as the first title sponsor in six years.

Gꦍorman said: “We are proud to be able to sponsor the Superbike class within the USBK Championship for 2025 and hope this will encourage other businesses to get involved.”

A prize fund has also been announ🌟ced for the top six riders in the SBT Ireland S൲uperbike Pro class.

“And we’re all still working-class people – there’s no one with silv🍒er spo𓄧ons in their mouths.

“We need to have a decent nationꦗal series and that’s what it is now, and last year I think we saw some of the best racing in this country si𝓀nce probably the Regal days.

“It’s a fantastic line-up of riders as well,🥂 really good riders, and I hope to 🎃be in among it.”

The 2025 Ulster Superbike Championship begins at 𒁏Bishopscourt on April 5.