Anvil Hire TAG Kawasaki has announced it h💜as parted ways with Richard Cooper ahead of the eighth British Superbike Championship round at Cadwell Park.

Competing in only his second f🐠ull season of BSB racing after several years at Superstock and Supersport level, the 32 year-old had been leading TAG Kawasaki's challenge in ninth overall after scoring a pair of podium results at the recent Brands Hatch evenꦺt.

Ho༒wever, with five rounds of the 2015 season remaining, TAG Racing team owner Richard Winfield says the two parties have come to a mutual agreement to end their contract, albeit without giving a formal 𝕴reason as to why.

"We'd firstly like to take this t🅠ime to thank Richard for all his hard work this season and in the past. He's a model professional and works hard in everything that he does, and has given us some lasting memories. But we both feel it's time to part ways. TAG Racing as a whole wishes Richard all the best in the future."

Cooper has enjoyed a long and s𒆙ucceཧssful collaboration as a TAG Racing rider, proving a race winner with the team at Supersport level and scoring three podiums in the Superbike class.

It isn't known whethe♉r Cooper will be replaced or whethe🦩r the previously three-man squad will focus on Filip Backlund and Shaun Winfield instead.