Louth racer Hickman announces his plans for 2026
Louth-based International motorcycle racer Peter Hickman recently confirmed his plans for the 2026 racing season.
As joint owners and riders of the 8TEN race team, Hickman and Davey Todd will contest the British Superbike championship plus the major road races for a second year.
Hickman missed most of the season while recovering from his crash in practice at the Isle of Man TT races but was able to return to the British Superbike championship towards the end of the season scoring points finishes at Assen and Brands Hatch.
He went on to take second place to Todd in the Macau GP to make it a one - two for 8TEN Racing.
Hickman said: “I’m really excited about 2026.
"Last year was a complete rush for us, especially at the start of the season, but I showed a lot of promise straightaway at Oulton Park and then equalled my personal best lap at Donington Park despite never having sat on the bike prior to round one.
“That gave us plenty to build on, but I obviously ended up injuring myself quite heavily at the TT, which was a real shame as I felt the best I’d felt in a long time on a Superbike during practice week.
“The team worked superbly all season and whilst BSB in particular, is obviously really hard, I'm really looking forward to having a good crack in 2026 with a lot of testing on the bike before we even get to the first round.
"It's great to have the BMW support again and we’re the official team for BSB, the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT, which is obviously perfect for us.”
Team manager Darren Jones said: "We are really excited and looking forward to 2026 after an extremely busy 2025.
"We had numerous ups and downs but, overall, building a team from scratch in a short space of time and making it to the first BSB round was an achievement in itself.
“The BSB season was certainly challenging with Peter sadly missing for much of the campaign and Davey having his first full season in the class, but he got increasingly comfortable and made improvements throughout.
"We couldn’t have got through 2025 without our tremendous sponsors and suppliers so big thanks to them, especially BMW Motorrad for their continued trust and support and having our back all the way.”
The first round of the 2026 British Superbike championship takes place at Oulton Park over the Bank Holiday weekend of 2nd-4th May.