{"id":684032,"date":"2026-05-20T23:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/684032\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T23:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:56:19","slug":"josh-brookes-confirms-2026-isle-of-man-tt-supersport-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/684032\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Brookes confirms 2026 Isle of Man TT supersport plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The new Uggly&amp;Co Racing Suzuki team will take on the 2026 Isle of Man TT with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/bsb\/racer\/1044155\/josh-brookes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Brookes<\/a> in the supersport class, with the double <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/bsb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British Superbike<\/a> champion set to ride a GSX-R750.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Although 2026 marks the first time that long-time TT supporters Uggly&amp;Co are entering a race team, it won\u2019t be the first time partnering with Brookes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Australian rode for the Uggly&amp;Co project at the North West 200 earlier this month, which was also aboard a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/manufacturers\/suzuki\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suzuki<\/a> GSX-R750 in the supersport class.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carl-cox-josh-brookes-alan-morris_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Carl Cox, Josh Brookes, Al Morris, standing with the GSX-R750 North West 200 bike\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Carl Cox, Josh Brookes, Al Morris, standing with the GSX-R750 North West 200 bike<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The bike Brookes will ride at the TT will feature a distinctive livery for their debut campaign. The look of the bike will be inspired by designs of the 1980s and 1990s, paying tribute to the likes of Kevin Schwantz.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking about his new supersport plans, Brookes said: \u201cIt\u2019s a new project but an exciting one and having made my TT debut on a Suzuki back in 2013 I have high hopes for the GSX750 on the Mountain Course.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAlthough we are a new team, we\u2019ve got some good people involved so we hope to keep building on the package and my confidence as we get more time on the bike and then see what we can do at the TT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/703914926_965068106154618_3599304409885795229_n.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Uggly&amp;Co Suzuki GSX-R750.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Uggly&amp;Co Suzuki GSX-R750.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Isle of Man TT<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Al Morris, Uggly&amp;Co Racing Team Owner added: \u201cThis is a hugely exciting project for us this year. As a brand born from road racing, this has always been where we wanted to take things.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFrom day one, Uggly&amp;Co has been built on supporting racing, travelling the country, showing up at events, backing grassroots lads and dads as well as experienced champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMotorcycling is all about camaraderie and community, and getting more involved in that is something we\u2019re proud of.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019ve supported many riders since the beginning, so it means a lot to continue that journey with Josh after backing him personally in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Now 42 years of age, Brookes has gained a lot of experience when it comes to the supersport class at the TT, finishing in the top ten on six occasions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, the class has been dominated by Michael Dunlop in recent years, which is no great surprise given the Northern Irish rider holds the record for the most TT wins at 33. Dunlop has won the last eight supersport TT races in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new Uggly&amp;Co Racing Suzuki team will take on the 2026 Isle of Man TT with Josh Brookes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,308994,806,805,803,804,28425,85,810],"class_list":["post-684032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-josh-brookes","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-road-racing","tag-sports","tag-suzuki"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}