The Tysers Yamaha team are aiming to make history with an unprecedented fourth consecutive Quattro Group British Supersport Championship title at Donington Park this weekend, after achieving an amazing 50th race win at Oulton Park.
Season revelation Rory Skinner chalked up the team’s half-century last time out at Oulton Park and the young Scotsman has one hand on the Championship trophy. Skinner leads his resurgent teammate Brad Jones by 73 points going into the weekend and a win in the opening exchange on Saturday will see him take the title.
The close-knit Yorkshire team have taken the title three times previously with Keith Farmer in 2017 and Jack Kennedy for the past two seasons piloting to victory.
Team Owner Robin Appleyard said: “We like a bit of history so when we realised we’d taken our 50th win at Oulton Park our attention moved to title number four at Donington this weekend.
“Obviously it’s a nice situation as we don’t have to worry about team orders so Rory and Brad can push each other for the win and give the fans at home another great battle. The riders and team are so well attuned to each other now, it’s a joy to watch their sector times coming down in each session as everyone pushes for that perfect lap, race and title!
“A massive thanks to all our long term supporters; especially Doug Macadam and the team from Tysers, hopefully we can reward their faith again this weekend.”
Skinner said: “I really enjoy Donington and looking forward to get going. The championship is obviously in the back of my mind but I’ll just take the weekend session by session just like I have all season and see where we end up!”
Tyser Yamaha Quatro Group British Supersport ‘50’ winners:
Jack Kennedy - 32 wins
Keith Farmer - 9 wins
Rory Skinner - 7 wins
Brad Jones - 2 wins