May 14, 2024

Six Shooter Irwin Aims For More Wins

After six consecutive victories, Hager PBM Ducati rider Glenn Irwin heads to round three of the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park this weekend in confident mood.

The 34 year old from Northern Ireland followed up his sensational triple victory at the previous BSB round at Oulton Park with a stunning hat-trick of Superbike race wins at the International North West 200 meaning he has won six races in six days, a remarkable feat for new team owners Frank and Jordan Bird.
 
Irwin heads the BSB title race by six points going into this weekend’s action and hopes to rectify his bad luck at the track which promised so much last season, but he still ended up with a podium finish to his name.

Both Glenn and the Hager PBM Ducati are a formidable combination around the 2.5-mile Grand Prix track and he is well placed to achieve his first win at the track and to continue the victorious run prior to a short break in the series after this round. 

Glenn Irwin: “Going into Donington Park on the back of a treble at Oulton Park and my three race wins at the North West 200 means I’ve never been in a better place in my racing career. I think that’s my biggest achievement to date so I can’t wait to carry that momentum into this weekend. Donington is a track that we all enjoy and last year’s resurfacing favoured us, but sadly we didn’t get the results for various reasons.  We were very strong at the test last month so we know we have a great package so I’m dreaming of a ‘treble treble’, and as we all know, sometimes dreams do come true!”
 
Jordan Bird, Team Owner: “Frank and I are still coming back down to earth after this past week which has seen us win an unprecedented six straight races so after a short while to recharge the batteries, we are back to it. Both Glenn and the team have done a wonderful job and I can’t thank them enough but the work starts again now, and hopefully we can continue this winning streak at Donington Park. If anyone deserves some luck after what happened last time we were there, it’s Glenn, so having been on the pace at the official test there last month, there’s no reason why we can’t keep this incredible run going.”
 
Pictures courtesy of Double Red

IRWIN AND HAGER PBM DUCATI WRAP-UP SUCCESSFUL TESTING PROGRAMME

April 24, 2025
THE Hager PBM Ducati team and rider Glenn Irwin have completed another successful R&G Official test at Oulton Park, with the opening round of the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship now just over a week away. Irwin and the team have spent the last two days at the Cheshire track, grabbing as much track time as possible in the final days on track before the season begins. After ending last weekend’s Donington Park test on top, the team was keen to continue to push in the final two days, working through a busy schedule and trying a host of new components and ideas. Irwin ended the test second quickest overall after clocking the best lap of Thursday afternoon’s final session, banking a 1min 33.313s lap on his last run. He leaves feeling confident about next weekend’s opening round and can’t wait to get back out. Glenn Irwin: “That’s us finished pre-season testing and I’m feeling good. We’ve been working, working, working and the bike felt better today but we still have a bit of work to do. “It’s been really, really enjoyable, we’ve tried a number of different things and I think now we’re finding a bit of a balance. Today we unlocked something in that middle session, I did a good few 33s in that run so I think we’re strong. “It’s definitely been very productive. We haven’t gone for lap times, we’ve been focussed on getting the bike right and when that happens, the lap times come. That’s what we’re starting to see and I think we’re in a good place to come back next week and start the season.” Frank Bird Jnr, Team Co-owner: “It’s a mega way to finish, this puts us in really good stead for the season and we’ve got a lot of boxes ticked off with the bike. All the boys are working well, we’ve got everyone back into the swing of things and Glenn seems to be riding well, so we’re in a good window for the first round. “It’s been a long winter but all the hard work seems to be paying off and we’re right in the mix. It means we can come here for Round One and we’re in a great place to start from.” The opening round of the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship roars into action at Oulton Park over the May Bank Holiday weekend, May 3-5.

IRWIN AND HAGER PBM DUCATI END SUCCESSFUL SECOND TEST ON TOP

April 19, 2025
THE Hager PBM Ducati team continued its strong testing form at Donington Park as rider Glenn Irwin once again ended the two days fastest overall. Although the team is still not concentrating on lap times, Irwin picked up where he left off at Circuito de Navarra earlier this month as he led the way on Friday before going even quicker on Day Two with an impressive fastest lap of 1min 27.015s in the final session. After a strong first test where he topped the timesheets at Navarra, the team headed to the second R&G Official test at Donington Park looking to work on a number of different things. Irwin was consistently quick across the opening day, ending Friday fastest overall with a 1:27.022sec lap in the final session to end the day at the top of the timesheets with what was the fastest ever BSB lap of the iconic track. Along with most of the pack, he opted to sit out of Saturday morning’s first session due to track conditions, heading out for the second to work through a few more things. He again shot to the top of the timesheets with a lap of 1:27.468, before later going one better in the final session to clock his new fastest ever lap. Glenn Irwin: “It’s been really good, like Navarra, we’ve continued with a plan. Yesterday we had a really, really strong bike here and conditions were a little better. Today conditions were tougher with the wind but everyone still finds a way to go fast. “We probably persevered with a bike which is suited to the final sector, perhaps Turn One as well. As the day went on I realised we were losing a bit in some places but we stuck with it. “It’s pleasing because I would say that isn’t the bike of choice for here, perhaps maybe yesterday's bike was better, but to top today feeling like that, to do a lot of laps in the 27s with improved pace on old tyres is good. The test has definitely been a success.” John Mowatt, Team Co-ordinator: “I think it’s been a positive test where we’ve confirmed a number of test items over the two days. We had slightly better conditions yesterday than today but I think we’ve ticked a lot of boxes, gone fairly quick so it’s all positive – roll on Oulton Park. “The plan there is more of the same, just keep trying to understand the new tyre, try and work with it. I think longevity is going to be the key now for Oulton Park, we’ll do a couple of race runs, see how the tyre lasts and then get ready for Round One.” The team will now prepare for the final test at Oulton Park next Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24 which will be the last chance to get everything ready ahead of the first round of the 2025 season at Oulton Park over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
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