The lineup for the Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team for the upcoming World Superbike season is now finalized. Adam Norrodin and Tarran Mackenzie are being promoted to the premier category after competing in the World Supersport Championship this year with the same team.
Currently 25 years old, Norrodin entered World Supersport this year and achieved a fifth-place finish as his best result. It was the same round where 28-year-old Mackenzie secured his historic first win at the Most round. Last year, Mackenzie had his first encounter with World Superbike when he was a wildcard entry at Donington Park, earning points in both main races.
Midori Moriwaki, owner of the MIE Racing Honda Team, stated in a press release: ‘I’m very happy to be able to announce that both Adam Norrodin and Tarran Mackenzie will remain part of the Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team family and will step up to the WorldSBK category, in line with our project to help young riders develop on the international racing stage. Two very fast and talented young riders, they are committed to the task and ready to fight on every occasion. They have already demonstrated this in WorldSSP, with Tarran scoring the team its first win and Adam always battling hard to achieve the strongest possible results, with a best of P5, in what is a very competitive championship. They will undoubtedly provide a boost to our SBK project’.