FHO Racing in North West 200 return two years on from Superstock controversy
Leading roads team 💝back at NW200 two years on from stewarding row
T✨he North West 200 has announced that FHO Racing will return to the event two years on from its controversial withdrawal over a stewardiไng row.
The road racing dominators of recent years entered into the big bike races at the North West 200 in 2023, but never ended up competing in any of the eve🐟nts.
This was due to its Superstock machines being deemed illegal on the grid for the class’s first race of the 2023 event, with the FHO-run M1000RR’s carbon fibre wheels apparently falling foul of the re🦄gulations.
The Superstock rulebook at the time noted that all machines must use the same whee♚ls as the production model, des♒pite carbon fibre wheels being banned in Irish road racing.
🌟FHO said afterwards at the time that its bikes passed scrutineering ahead of track action at the 2023 event.
The team diꦯdn’t take part in the 2024 North West 200, ci⭕ting logistical reasons.
But for 2025, FHO will field Peter Hickman and Davey Todd on M1000RR machinery in th𒁏e Superbike and Superstock races after a deal was agreed at the Macau Grand Prix.
“Having missed the last two years💝, I am happy to say FHO Racing will be participating in the 2025 North West 200 with my two rider line-up,” Faye Ho, team owner, said.
“I am very much looking forward to coming back and putting on a good show for everyone and it wil🧸l be great to see all of the team’s fans again. Hope to see you all in 2025!”
Mervyn White, race director at the North West 200, added: “Davey Todd won this year’s British Superstock championship and moves up to the Superbike series for 2025 where he is joining P🍨eter Hickman.
“Both Davey and Peter are leading contenders on the roads and tracks a꧙nd the FHO Racing BMWs have a well-established pedigree of success so this is very exciting n💜ews for North West 200 fans.”
Todd joins the FHO Racing squad next season after spending 2024 with TAS Racing, with whom he won the Superstock and Senior races at the I♑sle of Man TT.
Todd won three races at the Nort🌜h West 200 last year, while Hickman sec🎐ured victory in both Supertwin races.
