Richard Kerr: Donegal rider to race in MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship

Donegal rider Richard Kerr will compete in the MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship this year.

The British Superstock 1000cc champion will ride an AMD Motorsport Honda Fireblade in the series, which starts in Alabama next month.

Kerr is also eligible to contest the two feature MotoAmerica Superbike Championship races each weekend.

"Getting the chance to experience something new is pretty cool - I'm looking forward to it," said Kerr.

He added: "Obviously, after nine years in the BSB paddock, we would have liked to have continued and step up to the BSB series but, unfortunately, no opportunities presented themselves.

"So we looked at other options and now that everything's been confirmed, I'm very excited to be moving to the MotoAmerica series.

"The bikes have been shipped out already and will be based with Darrell Jones, who runs a Honda dealership and Ashton Yates in the MotoAmerica Superbike series, so we'll just fly into each round which will allow me to concentrate on riding and learning the tracks.

"That will be the biggest hurdle, along with getting used to the Dunlop tyres, as I haven't had to do that since I first came to the British tracks nine years ago but I'm very excited about the challenge especially as I'll be competing at some iconic circuits. I'm confident we can do a good job."

Those circuits include Laguna Seca, Barber Motorsports Park and Brainerd with Kerr aiming to wrestle the title from champion Hayden Gillim.