McAMS Racing and Danny Kent have become the first team to announce their plans for the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship, with a renewed relationship confirmed at Thruxton.
2015 Moto3 World Champion Kent has been fighting for victories and podiums over the first half of the season, enjoying his strongest year in Bennetts BSB to date. With four podium finishes so far and five fourth-place results, Kent has been among the most consistent riders this season and currently sits fifth overall in the championship standings.
Kent and the team joined forces for the first time this season, with the team’s owners of Mar-Train Heavy Haulage partnering with accident management firm, McAMS, part of the Direct Accident Management group, for only their second year in the Superbike class.
The announcement follows a strong performance on the opening day at Thruxton yesterday, when together Kent and McAMS Racing Yamaha set the pace ahead of today’s Speedy Hire Qualifying and opening Race. With a competitive history in the paddock and having stormed to two British Supersport titles, the team are targeting adding a Superbike title to their collection.
Kent said: “I’m very pleased to be continuing into 2025 with McAMS Racing. The team and I have a great relationship, so I’m looking forward to seeing it progress into another season on track. It’s always been my intention to continue with the same team. There’s still much more to come from both me and the bike, but so far this year, we’ve done a great job. We’ll get our heads down for the remainder of the 2024 season and continue to learn and improve as the year goes on. The hunt for our first race win is still on, I feel confident that we’ll be able to add it to the locker before the season is out, along with some extra podiums too.”
Team Owner, Tim Martin, commented: “There’s still plenty to play for in 2024. We’ve been looking at our options for next year and are pleased to announce that Danny will be continuing with us for another year. I’m confident that together, we’ll be able to build on the progress we have already made during the first half of the year. Hopefully, we can carry that into the rest of the season and propel ourselves towards the front of the championship.”
Valentina Slater, McAMS, concluded: “We are really pleased the team has been able to retain Danny for the 2025 season and get the deal done really early, as it means they can fully focus during the second half of 2024 on achieving the best result possible. None of us knew what to expect coming into 2024 and it’s been a really strong first half of the year, so we’re looking forward to seeing the team fight on for more podiums and hopefully a first race win before the end of 2024, so we can hopefully fight for even more next year.”