Hutchinson to run Milwaukee BMW at 2022 North West 200

Road racing legend Ian Hutchinson will campaign a Milwaukee-backed BMW M1000RR at this year’s FonaCab North West 200.

The Yorkshireman, who is rejoining the Moneymore-based squad he last raced with in 2017, rode the M1000RR BMW to a ninth place finish during the opening round of the Pirelli Nationa Superstock Championship at Silverstone last weekend

“It’s going to be an amazing feeling to be lining up on the north coast again in just a few weeks’ time for the North West 200,” said Hutchinson.

“It’s been so long I’m expecting it to be bigger than ever crowd-wise and to be back with the TAS team for an event on their doorstep is also special.

“I think the new Milwaukee BMW Motorrad colours are going to be popular with the fans as it really is a cool and standout colour scheme. The excitement is building nicely and a few outings in BSB will have me ready to go.”

Hutchinson, who won his first race at the North West 200 in the Supersport class during 2006 with another Northern Ireland based team, McAdoo Kawasaki, will also race a YZF-R6 in the livery of the Portadown-based Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing at this year’s event.