Gavin Murray

National Hot Rods

Gavin and the team work hard maintaining and upgrading their Vauxhall Tigra bodied, space frame chassis Hot Rod. Partnered with FUCHS for a number of years, Gavin has motorsport in his blood, being a second generation racer.

With a career highlight of 2nd in the 2012 World Championships, Gavin's Murray Motorsport then moved to the Pickup Truck Championship before returning to the ovals in 2016 and teaming with Meede Motorsport - Forming Murray & Meede (M&M) Motorsport.

We wish M&M Motorsport all the best in 2020 after claiming 6th in 2019.

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After a magnificent 2019 season where not only did the team and Danny Buchan take their maiden Superbike race wins but also gained a spot in the "Showdown" for the first time, the FS-3 Racing outfit are promoted to official status for 2020.

Staying with the team for another season is Danny Buchan and he will be partnered by 2019 Superstock 1000 race winner, Lee Jackson.

Focussing solely on the Superbike class for the first time, the Coventry based team will be expecting nothing less than more race wins and a fight for the Championship in the coming season.

British Superbike Championship

2019 BSB runner up Josh Brookes is one of two from the ultra-competitive line up for team boss Paul Bird having signed to race for the FUCHS Silkolene backed Ducati Team in the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Christian Iddon has taken the remaining spot at the reigning champions’ Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati

With Paul Bird Motorsport having won the BSB title once again in 2019, Brookes and Iddon will have at their disposal the very latest and brand-new FUCHS Silkolene-powered Ducati V4.

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“The product outweighs the sponsorship, we use the product because it is the best, by a long way!” – Paul Bird, Team Owner

FUCHS Silkolene backed MSS Performance will make an eagerly anticipated return to the paddock in a racing capacity in 2020.

Owner of MSS Performance, Nick Morgan is gearing up to run the official Superstock 1000 entry for Kawasaki Motors UK and Team Green consisting of a two rider outfit that will be challenging for race wins at every opportunity.

Experienced Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR rider and previous race winner, Chrissy Rouse will look to go one step further and aim for Championship success under the banner of the highly regarded Colchester based operation.

Joining Rouse will be 2019 Superstock 1000 podium finisher, Tom Ward. Relishing the chance for a maiden Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR ride, the upcoming season
Stepping back into the limelight with a team of his own once again, Kawasaki stalwart, Nick Morgan cannot wait to get the wheels turning with an extensive testing programme planned prior to what is sure to be a competitive season of racing.

Continuing as the Official Supersport team for Kawasaki UK, for 2020 the FUCHS Silkolene sponsored Hampshire team will be represented by the returning 2018 runner-up, Ben Currie and podium finisher in 2019, James Westmoreland. They will campaign the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636.

Ben is highly experienced in the Supersport class and came so close to winning the title in 2018. He will be looking to build on his past success in the class, and push for the title in 2020. The team have an extensive testing programme planned which will give Ben the time he needs to recharge his determination after the break he had from racing in this class in 2019.

"Westy" came back into the team half way through the season in 2019 and immediately graced the podium. He will be sure to repeat this success in 2020 and add to his tally of rostrum finishes.

Paco Castagna
(500cc - Birmingham, UK Championship League, Italian National Championship, Speedway World Championship Qualification Rounds, Speedway European Championship Qualification Rounds, Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Team World Championship, FIME World Pairs Final)

25 year old Paco is 2X Italian Speedway Champion, a hugely likeable and super friendly guy, he is a real crowd pleaser who loves a wheelie! This will be Paco's second season as a FUCHS Silkolene supported rider.

Dan Gilkes
(500cc - Kent, UK National League, UK Championship League)

17 year old British rider, Dan will be competing in his first Championship League race season in 2020. He has risen through the ranks of the British Youth Championship and professionally in the National League as a Revolution Speedway Academy rider and impressed with his progress, dedication and commitment to the sport. Dan has been representing Fuchs Silkolene since he first started riding so he is very familiar with all of the products.

"I have been lucky enough to be involved with Revolution Speedway since I started riding 6 years ago and have always used FUCHS Silkolene, their oil is second to none and they have a huge range of maintenance products to choose from".

The Great Britain Speedway Team is the National team of British Speedway. The team competes every year in the FIM Team World Championship - Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations. Great Britain also take part in International Test Match Speedway against other leading Nations - the highest level of International competition staged between full 7 rider teams. Since it’s takeover Great Britain have enjoyed a very productive two seasons under the new set-up with Silver medals in the Speedway of Nations and World Under-21 Team Final plus three test match wins.

Senior Team Competitions:
FIM Monster Energy Speedway of Nations
Global Challenge International Test Match Series

U21 Team Competitions:
FIM Team Speedway U21 World Championship Semi Final
FIM Team Speedway U21 World Championship Final
Global Challenge International Test Match Series

“FUCHS Silkolene have been involved in all levels of Speedway for many years and continue to do great things to support riders of all abilities with their FUCHS Silkolene Rider Support Scheme along with their continued support of the National Team, we are embarking on arguably the biggest transformation of Great Britain for three or four decades. The Global Challenge Series is absolutely pivotal in the growth of our very young squad as we bid to become a main player on the World stage in the next few years. The journey has only just started really. There’s a long way to go to get anywhere near our ambitions. We’ve never hidden from the fact that it’s a big challenge. But it’s also a very exciting one.” - Rob Painter, GB Speedway Team Managing Director.