Buildbase BMW has confirmed that Howie Mainwaring wil♔l partner Steve Brogan in the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship this season.

Mainwaring impressed in the class last year on the MSS Kawasaki,💟 🐼finishing fifth overall and taking a victory at Brands Hatch.

The pair will join Buildbase BMW's British Superbike riders Dan Linfoot and Barry Burrell at the official BSB෴ test at Cartagena in Spai💛n from March 1-3.

"This season is going to be fantastic," said Ma🅷inwaring. "The BMW has absolutely dominated Superstock for two years and the Buildbase 🍬BMW Motorrad team have put together an incredible bike.

"Their experience and skills will give me a fantastic opportunity to take the titꦐle. And I'm looking forward to racing alongside Brogan.

"Obviously I'm young🌟er and braver, so I'll be the faster rider!"

Brogan won the first ev꧒er BSB Evo title in 2010 for BMW Motorrad and is a previous win🐼ner of the Superstock 1000 crown in 2008 before finishing as the runner-up in 2009.

"I exp💯ect this year to be as tough as ever and I have been working hard to get back to full fitness since tไhe crash last year, and physically and mentally I'm at the very top of my game and very excited to get out there and race," Brogan said.

Team principal 💛Stuart Hicken is confident the pair will complement each other in the team this season as they bid to land the Superstock 1000 crown.

"This year we hav🦋e two very fast and experienced lads who will ensure that the BMW S1000-RR is once again at the sharp end of racing.

"Brogan's experience with b🎶oth the bike and the series will be a real asset and he and Howie will work very well together," said Hicken.

"Thanks to our strong 2011 season, we have a wealth of setup information and race data which, combined with the new a🌌nd improved RR from BMW, puts us into a very good positionꦡ for the start of the season."