GSE staff get redunancy notices as team hints at BSB withdrawal
Added on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 by Carole Nash Editor
GSE staff get redunancy notices as team hints at BSB withdrawal
Redundancy notices have been given to staff at GSE Racing at the British Superbikes Championship’s most successful team looks set to disband.
Staff at the team have been informed that their jobs are at risk as the team continues to struggle to find a sponsor for the 2010 season.
Airwaves Yamaha, who took the championship by storm in 2010 with 23 race victories from 26 last season, were hit with a setback that title-sponsor Wrigley’s would not continue their support of the team in 2010, ending a five-year association.
The financial crisis, which has hit all forms of motorsport hard, has made it difficult for the team to find a new corporate backed and team boss Colin Wright has suggested that the team may not be able to compete next season.
“Everyone at GSE Racing is incredibly saddened that we may no longer be able to compete in the British Superbike Championship. We enjoyed our most successful season ever in 2009,” said Wright.
“Leon Camier and James Ellison were the only two riders to have finished every race in the points (barring Leon’s exclusion at Cadwell) and we enjoyed numerous double race wins and double one-twos on our way to first and second in the Championship standings.
“We were very much looking forward to continuing this success on into 2010 as we entered our second year in partnership with Yamaha, but unfortunately it looks like this will now not be.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole team for their unrivalled dedication and hard work, our previous sponsors for their support, and of course the British Superbike fans.”
