Bannertite, an innovative signage solution company based in North Yorkshire have sponsored Kyle Ryde Racing after his successful GP2 season last year. Now racing in the superbike class, Bannertite are keen to show their support throughout the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship racing for Stuart and Steven Hicken’s Hawk Racing team, under the Buildbase Suzuki brand.
Kyle Ryde began racing at the age of six and has since forged a successful career within motorcycle racing. Kyle won the British 125GP Championship and ACU Academy Cup in 2011 as well as the Pirelli National 600cc Superstock Championship in 2014; all under the age of 17. In 2019, Kyle competed in a full season of British GP2 racing, winning the championship. Now, aged 23 Kyle is set to take on the 2020 British Superbike Championship donning Bannertite’s logo on his visor.
Bennetts BSB has a huge fanbase, who follow the Championship around the UK to watch the riders push themselves and the bikes to the limit. The series gets in excess of 55,000 spectators at the various events and has a TV audience of over 7.5 million viewers and 35 hours of TV coverage with the races shown live on Eurosport with repeats throughout the week on ITV2/ITV4.
Niven Whiteoak, partner said: “We decided to become a helmet sponsor after watching Kyle’s success last year and we are pleased to be on board to support him in the championship.”
Kyle relies on sponsorship to compete and if you are interested in finding out more about how you can get involved or the many opportunities available for any budget, please visit https://www.kyleryderacing.co.uk/sponsorship-opportunities