Gearlink Kawasaki News
19 January 2015
Joe Burns signs for the team's ZX-10R Superbike ride
We are delighted to announce that 22 year old Joe Burns will race in the MCE British Superbike Championship on board the Gearlink Kawasaki ZX-10R. He will join Ben Wilson and Glenn Irwin who will be riding Kawasaki ZX-6R's in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship.
Joe is very familiar with the ZX-10R having competed on one in the National Superstock Championship for the past four years; Joe finished joint seventh in 2014.
Michael de Bidaph - Team Principal - "Having been in talks with various riders over the past couple of months, with no advancement, I approached Joe and after a meeting am delighted to have signed Joe to ride the Gearlink Kawasaki ZX-10R Superbike for the BSB 2015 season. I feel that Joe's approach and commitment to racing will fit in with the Gearlink Kawasaki team's ethos."
Joe Burns - "I'm elated to have signed for the Gearlink Kawasaki squad; i have known Michael,Norma and some of the other members of the team for many years now. I have always been impressed by the outfit they run. I believe the package is as strong as that of any other teams and i can't wait to get working on the track."