Josh Brookes will make a hotly-anticipated return to the MCE British Superbike champi✤onship this year with Anvil Hire Yamaha and after a frustrating 2016 he lays out why he's back in town.

The 2015 British Superbike champion bid fare𒆙well to the series to move on to World Superbikes with the Shaun Muir Racing-run Milwaukee BMW but after a disappointing campaign the two have parted company as Brookes targets a fresh start.

As well as bringing back his Australian wit and recommencing his rivalry with a numbe🌜r of BSB title contenders, Brookes feels it is his best shot at returning to the top step of the rostrum.

"The decision was quite easy because British Superbikes is the best domestic series in the world and racing has a big following," Brookes told mahbx.com. "On top of that you get a fair go in BSB becau🙈se of the rules and structure of the ꦍseries.

"Every r🐭ider on the grid with any manufacturer has a fair go at getting race results and being a title contender. It is quite a refreshing playing field knowing you are going to get a fair chance to show your calibre of ri✅der."

2017 is shaping up to be a thri🎀lling year for BSB with Brookes joined by fellow former World Superbike riders Davide Giugliano and 2014 world champion Sylvain Guintoli who will take on the likes of defending BSB champion Shane Byrne, ex-World Superbike star Leon Haslam plus several other big names and young stars of the future.

Brookes is relishing the competition and feel🐓s a healthy rivalry is key to a successful series as he prepa🎀res to be welcomed back by the British fans.

"I think it will be well received on both accounts, either against me or backing me, because you can't have your favourite guy out th🐭ere racing and not have his arch rival," he said. "You have got 🌌to have that Rossi v Gibernau style atmosphere in racing, we also saw it with Troy Bayliss v Colin Edwards, Carl Fogarty v Scott Russell, there has always got to be that rivalry.

"I think 😼being Australian and being a strong competitor makes it interesting. I am hoping I'll be r♏eceived by the public with open arms because they want to see that rivalry. Maybe their favourite is Shakey or Leon or whoever but you have got to have that other guy to make it exciting. I'm under the impression it will be well received."