TAS Racing picks up Synetiq as title sponsor

TAS Racing has announced Synetiq as its new title partner for the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike championship.

The Northern Irish team has signed up Bradley Ray and Taylor Mackenzie for the upcoming BSB campaign and is continuing to run BMW S1000RRs.

The team will compete under the Synetiq BMW Motorrad for this year who are the largest UK owned salvage and vehicle recycling company, creating intelligent solutions for insurers, fleets and police forces.

“We are understandably delighted to announce our new partnership with Synetiq, especially as this will be their first experience as a sponsor in motorcycle racing,” Phillip Neill, TAS Racing team boss, said.

“The British Superbike Championship provides a great platform for brand exposure and we look forward to entering this new chapter together as SYNETIQ BMW.

“2020 marks a significant landmark for TAS Racing – being our 20th anniversary year and together with two dynamic young riders, we hope to mark the occasion with some success.”

“We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with TAS Racing,” Richard Martin, Synetiq’s managing director, said. “Many of our employees are huge motorbike racing fans, myself included, so this is a particularly proud moment for all of us.

“We’re looking forward to following the team’s campaign this season and wish them the absolute best of luck.”

“We’re very pleased to welcome Synetiq into the TAS Racing team for 2020 in what we hope will be a very exciting and competitive British Superbike Championship season,” BMW’s marketing and PR manager Scott Grimsdall, added.

“With two young and ambitious riders we have high hopes for a successful season onboard the S 1000 RR.”

The 2020 BSB campaign gets underway at Silverstone on April 10-12.