Reigning Quattro Group British Supersport champion Rory Skinner will make the progression to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in 2021, signing a two-deal with FS-3 Racing, the official Kawasaki Superbike team in the series.
Skinner will campaign the all-new 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR next season after celebrating winning the Supersport title in dominating style this year, securing ten race victories and an additional second place.
19-year-old Skinner joins the Superbike class after previous experiences including the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he was a race winner at Jerez, before he joined the British Talent Cup, where he sealed the inaugural title in 2018 before moving onto Supersport glory.
Skinner said: “I’m delighted to be joining FS-3 Racing Kawasaki! From the minute I met Darren and Nigel I clicked with them and feel that they are the right team for me at this stage in my career. They’re a relatively young team but they’ve already proven to be race winners and like me are very ambitious.
“Everyone knows how good the ZX-10RR is and having seen the new bike up close I have no doubt it will be even better in 2021. Kawasaki UK are right behind the project and I can’t wait to get out and start testing properly in April.”