Superteens return!
The name of an old race series is being resurrected for 2024 – the Superteen series.
Back in the early 1990s the series used supersport 400 machines (250cc two-stroke and 400cc four-strokes) as an affordable class for newcomers. Names such as Michael Rutter, James Haydon, John McGuinness and David Jefferies came from the original series where later one-make championships also helped bring riders such as Karl Harris to the fore.
The 2024 Kawasaki British Superteen class will be open to riders aged between 15 and 20 and will run across eight double-header rounds in the UK, including a planned World Superbike support race. With riders on equal machinery – Kawasaki’s new ZX-4RR – it should help to promote close racing and bring new talent into racing.
Each race bike competing in the series will