On the first anniversary of the passing of one of Ireland's most popular road race team owner, Wilson Craig, it has been announced that the team will continue to grace the road scene, albeit under new management.
With the blessing of Craig's wife, the team will be run under the guidance of Darren Gilpin who worked with Wilson for the past seven years.
With the WCR machines having been based at Gilpin's own workshop, it was an easy decision to make, and for road race fans, we will continue to see the iconic red and silver machines grace the road circuits.
“Having worked on the bikes at my workshop for the past number of years, it was an easy task logistically to keep things going," said Gilpin.
"Wilson and myself had a close relationship and he gave me many opportunities to work within racing, including WorldSBK, World Endurance and with the Factory Honda roads team
"For 2020 we originally planned to run Steven Smith from Antrim on the national roads and Davo Johnson at the Classic TT on a 250 Honda, but the pandemic changed a lot of plans for everyone. Now we plan to compete tomorrow at Kirkistown and the KDM Hire Cookstown 100 next week."
For the new-look team, it will be a completely different approach, as the team will be concentrating on supporting a newcomer to the roads, who will compete in the Senior Support class, along with the Moto3 class.
The team will run a new CBR600RR and a Moto3 with partners including:
New Century Media
Gilpin Automotive
Vehicle Solutions
IOM Web Design
CM Performance Engineering
Honda Racing
The Autodock
