Superbike Information want to announce its partnership with Staff SBR Racing for the 2025 season throughout which we shall be masking their journey each on and off monitor with a sequence of articles geared toward bringing to life the actual highs, lows and obstacles a workforce experiences when attempting to compete inside the ever-competitive British Superbike paddock.
Staff SBR Racing is owned and operated by Steve Brogan, a a number of class ex-champion and a well-loved member of the racing neighborhood.
After finishing a profitable Kawasaki Superteen marketing campaign in 2024, ending fifth within the championship while securing his first 5 profession wins in solely his 2nd season of tarmac racing, Carl Harris continues his journey with the SBR workforce, albeit stepping as much as the Supersport class aboard a Kawasaki ZX6R.
With Carl transferring up from the Superteen class, Steve was in no doubts in extending a proposal to the now latest member of the SBR Staff, Isaac Mark to proceed the groups dedication of nurturing younger expertise aboard their ZX4RR inside what has already confirmed to be an thrilling and aggressive feeder class.
Isaac, a rider whom had impressed Steve while sporting his ‘rider teaching’ bib throughout a number of of his common Spanish track-based using colleges. Isaac shall be leaning closely on the expertise of each his teammate and workforce proprietor as he seeks to cut back his BSB monitor studying occasions. Having competed inside the Moto 1 class, aboard a Yamaha R3 inside the Ulster Superbike championship for the 2024 season, the Co Antrim rider has but to experience a single UK monitor including considerably to the same old adaptions required when getting into a brand new class on a brand new bundle. A problem which Steve is assured he’ll rise to and one we imagine will make attention-grabbing studying.
Becoming a member of and supporting the 2025 SBR Staff journey are award profitable Greenham Kawasaki. A dealership with a protracted historical past of supporting groups and riders inside the British Superbike paddock, whom additionally for the 2025 season are sponsors of Christian Iddon.
Primarily based in Newbury, Greenham Kawasaki operates as one of many largest UK Kawasaki dealerships, providing each new and Manufacturing facility authorised used bikes alongside pre owned fashions from different main producers. An in depth on-site clothes, equipment and merchandise retailer compliments the excellent Kawasaki Demo fleet, prepared for anybody who needs to expertise the newest Kawasaki choices.
Neil Jeffery, Vendor Principal at Greenham Kawasaki, expressed his enthusiasm for the brand new partnership: “We’re delighted to be working with Staff SBR Racing and their proficient riders line up for the 2025 season. As a revered workforce inside the paddock with a confirmed monitor document we imagine this partnership is an ideal match for Greenham Kawasaki to signify us within the SuperSport lessons. We’re notably excited to welcome Carl Harris to the workforce. He’s demonstrated unimaginable expertise, tempo and potential within the ZX-4RR Tremendous Teen class in 2024, and we’re assured he’ll make a powerful impression within the SuperSport 600 championship this season. This class is famend for its intense competitors, however Carl’s ability and dedication, mixed with the help of Staff SBR Racing and the efficiency of the ZX-6R, making for a formidable bundle and an thrilling season forward. At Greenham Kawasaki, we’re keen about supporting motorsport and growing younger rider expertise, and Carl and Staff SBR each embody that keenness too. We will’t wait to see him line up on the grid and need Carl and Staff SBR Racing the easiest of luck for a profitable and thrilling season forward.”
Steve Brogan, Staff SBR Racing Precept had this to say, “I’m more than happy to welcome Greenham Kawasaki on board with our workforce supporting the journey of each our up and coming younger riders. I sit up for welcoming their workforce to BSB conferences.”
Superbike Information spoke with Carl in direction of the tip of 2024, as a part of our 5 minutes with sequence, here’s what we chatted about:
SBN: So lets begin off with, How did your 2024 season go?
Carl: So, my season went very well to be honest, I began my second season in street racing, by no means doing it earlier than, so we had been all the time a bit on the again foot, however with Steve Brogan on board he’s introduced me and my using on massively. Taking me to new tracks, testing in Spain and Portugal, this brings my using on on a regular basis.
Attempting new issues, so for final yr we took a sideways step into the 400s class within the Superteens to attempt to get my identify on the market a bit extra and it actually helped. We picked up my first win and ended up profitable three in a row, every part was on a excessive and operating actually easily. We had a little bit of dangerous luck round midway by means of the season, sadly the bike had given up in a few rounds and that put us proper again within the championship. However from that, we simply continued to maintain transferring ahead and get as many race wins as we might to make a reputation for ourselves and we undoubtedly did that as a workforce.
SBN: How do you take care of these setbacks?
Carl: In respect of the DNF’s, everybody will get them and that’s a part of racing. Each weekend we go in contemporary, regardless whether or not the final one was good or dangerous. Begin on a brand new weekend and if we do find yourself having a little bit of dangerous luck we all the time simply take the positives out of every part. We glance and analyse the errors now we have had. Perhaps I crashed or we’ve carried out one thing improper as a workforce. We all the time have a look at these items as workforce and attempt to take the positives away from these experiences and transfer on to the following. It’s an excellent mindset to have, you’re not all the time eager about the previous, even in the event you’ve thrown it down the street two rounds in a row, you simply attempt to overlook about them and take all of the positives method from the race weekend.
SBN: Do you could have a health regime that you’re engaged on, each on and off season?
Carl: I’ve obtained a bit coaching plan I’ve obtained arrange and I’m nearly to begin a brand new one with a brand new coach, I’m actually excited to get going with that, however I’m all the time attempting to maintain on prime of my coaching, maintaining a healthy diet and maintaining my thoughts contemporary, that’s all I’ve obtained to do. I’m attempting to get extra motocross time in, it’s nice for coaching because it’s so bodily and it’s bike time which is what I really want. My new health plan for 2025 is a cut up plan consisting of energy coaching, Cardio and Weight loss plan. I’m wanting ahead to getting began!
SBN: What are your plans, final objectives and the way do you wish to get there?
Carl: My final purpose in racing is to undoubtedly be British SuperSport champion, and since I’m so younger I’d hope that might be an excellent route into the world tremendous sports activities. That’d be my excellent dream and if I might obtain that than I’d be completely over the moon and hopefully who is aware of, perhaps go additional.
SBN: Do you could have a bucket checklist monitor you’d wish to race at?
Carl: Yeah, a bucket checklist second for me is to experience Portimao and fortunately we’re going there in February so I’m completely buzzing about that. One other one for me is Assen. My Dad gained a race there when he raced within the European Superstock championship, he did a giant wheelie down the beginning/end. We shall be going there this season with the SuperSport, so I can not wait to get there and provides {that a} go and hopefully have the ability to get an incredible shot of me doing the identical.
SBN: How have you ever navigated the reminiscence of your Father and subsequent lack of your Mom?
Carl: The factor with my dad is, I see it as he’s serving to me each step of the best way and if it weren’t for the identify he created I don’t assume I might be doing what I ‘m doing now, so I’m like actually thank full for him. It’s upsetting what occurred, however I strive to not dwell on it, I attempt to use his passing as motivation to maintain going ahead and profitable. A lot of the issues I do in life I do for him and my mum. So, his legacy is unquestionably an excellent factor behind me to maintain me pushing ahead.
My mum died in 2019, I’ve undoubtedly been introduced up arduous however I take advantage of all of it as a motivation, I take advantage of it to maintain driving me ahead, eager to make them each proud.
SBN: You competed within the WolrdSBK spherical at Donington final season, how did you discover the expertise?
Carl: Yeah, that was one of many nightmare weekends the place every part went backwards on me. It went very improper at that spherical. My gearbox went in qualifying, it locked up and resulted in me excessive siding. Within the race I had no 4th gear and I crashed attempting to push much more, attempting to arduous make up for it. Then within the final race the clutch went on the beginning line. You couldn’t write it. The expertise although of being a part of the World Superbike paddock itself was superb.
SBN: Do you could have every other position fashions that you simply look unto inside the BSB paddock?
Carl: Kyle Ryde, I actually do look as much as him, he’s a really good child and sensible on a motorcycle. He’s undoubtedly one I look as much as. Inside MotoGP it must be Marc Marquez, I do know lots of people don’t like him and solely assume you decide him as a result of he’s one of the best however I really like his aggression on the bike, I’d love to essentially have that aggression in racing.
SBN: Seeking to the 2025 season – What are your objectives?
Carl: What I’d like to attain this season in SuperSport is that I wish to attempt to get into that prime 15 as shortly as I probably can, however I don’t actually know the place I’ll be initially of the season. You by no means understand how testing goes, what stuff you discover out. I’m actually wanting ahead to getting my testing out the best way after which getting onto the primary official British Superbike checks. My principal purpose is to maintain bringing down that hole to the entrance, each week simply engaged on that and getting as near the entrance as I can.
SBN: When you find yourself not racing or coaching, what do you rise up to?
Carl: I do a little bit of joinery after which 3 days every week doing engines. I like fixing race engines so I’m usually doing one thing with bikes. I additionally spent 2 years at school, finishing stage 2 and three diploma for car upkeep and restore.
SBN: Is that one thing you want to proceed with alongside the racing?
Carl: I don’t actually know to be sincere, all of it actually is dependent upon how the racing pans out to be sincere. In case you’re up the entrance at SuperSport or superbikes you’re getting paid aren’t ya, otherwise you’re there abouts. So, I don’t know, all of it is dependent upon the racing to be honest.
So if it doesn’t pan out, and also you by no means know what can occur to be honest, however not less than I’ve obtained that as a again up plan.
You may comply with Carl and Staff SBR Racing all through the 2025 season as Superbike Information follows each rider and workforce.
Photos: Jason Neal AKA Photatrada & Staff SBR Racing
With because of Carl Harris, Staff SBR Racing, Greenham Kawasaki and all the workforce’s sponsors for the 2025 season.
By: Kerrie McFadden @First Flip Media
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