Ashcourt Raꦉcing will end its motorcycle racing journey at the end of 2024,🌺 it has been announced.

The team has competed both in road racing and in the BSB series in the Supersport class, taꦿking victories in the latter, as well as a෴t the Isle of Man TT, Ulster Grand Prix, Scarborough, and the North West 200.

Since its current rider Lee Johnston re-joined the team in 2019 (having previously raced for the outfit under its previous East Coast Racing guise), he has taken the team to victory at the Isle of Man TT i✃n the Supersport class, as well as to multiple wins in the British Supersport Championship, the championship points for which he was leadi🏅ng in 2023 before he crashed at the North West 200 and suffered severe injuries that kept him out of racing throughout the remainder of 2023.

Johnston was intending🌃 to make his road racing comeback at this year’s North West 200ও, but a broken leg in the lead up to the event saw him miss both the North West and the Isle of Man TT.

Johnston has been back in British Supersport action since the Brands Hatch round back in July, and scored points at Thruxton, before securing his first top-1ꦿ0 finish of the season at the most recent round at Oulton Park.

He also competed at the Manx Grand Prix in August, finishing second 𝓡in the Lightwei💛ght race on a Honda 250.

Ashcourt’s wit꧒hdrawal at the end of the 2024 season, though, leaves Johnston on the lookout for anothe൲r ride in 2025.

“Racing with Ashcourt has been a remarkable journey,” said Johnston, who is Ashcourt Racing’s team manager in addition to ꩲhis riding duties.

“The team has stood by me through thick and thin. Rewarding them with wins in multiple classes on both the roads and on short circuits is nothing short of what t🍰hey deserve.

“I completely understand their 🐻decision to step back from racing and wish them well with future endeavours.

“In terms of my future, I’m still competitive in the British Championship and on the roads, my options are wide open at the minute ༒and I’ll update everyone aꦜs soon as my plans for 2025 have been confirmed.”

Ashcourt Racing team principal, Phil Reed, said: “We would like to take a moment ꦚto express our sincere gratitude to our outstanding rider, Lee Johnston.

“His dedication and exceptional talent hav🌳e been a tremendous asset to our team, 💃and we truly appreciate everything he contributed during his time with us.”