TAS HISTORY

David Jefferies opened his account with TAS Racing, taking victory in the International North West 200 Superbike race.

David Jefferies took a hat-trick of wins at the Isle of Man TT for TAS Racing, winning the Formula 1, Production 1000 and Senior TT races on GSX-R1000 machinery. Welshman Ian Lougher won the Production 600 TT, was runner up in Junior 600 on his TAS Racing GSX-R600 and finished second to Jefferies in the Production 1000 race.

Ballymoney’s Adrian Archibald won both the Formula 1 and Senior TT Races for TAS Racing in emotional circumstances after the loss of his team-mate David Jefferies in practice week.

Archibald took a Superbike win at the Ulster Grand Prix and set an new lap record in the process in excess of 128mph. The Ballymoney man also won the Production race at the North West 200.

First year in British championship with Tom Sykes and Adrian Coates riding TAS Suzuki GSX-R600 machinery in the British Supersport Championship. Tom remained with the team for the 2005 and 2006 seasons; Simon Andrews and Ian Lowry as respective his team-mates. Those three seasons brought 17 podiums and two race victories with Tom finishing second in the championship in 2006.

Adrian Archibald and new signing Bruce Anstey finished 1-2 in the Senior TT on the Isle of Man. The pair were second and third in the Formula 1 TT. The talented Kiwi finished all five of his TT races on the podium in this in debut year with TAS Racing: one win, three second places and a third placed finish.

Bruce Anstey posted a treble at the Ulster Grand Prix with Superbike, Production 1000 and 600cc victories. Anstey also set a new outright lap record at 129.03mph.

Bruce Anstey won the Production 100 race at the TT.

Bruce Anstey completed a magnificent and matchless treble in this year, winning the Production 1000 races at the International North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix.

Michael Laverty began his tenure with TAS Racing in 2007 and went on to win the British Supersport title with 6 wins from his 10 podiums in the iconic Relentless Suzuki livery. His team-mate Ian Lowry made it a Relentless Suzuki 1-2, finished runner-up that same season with a single victory from his 8 podium finishes.

Bruce Anstey won the Superstock 1000 race at the Isle of Man TT.

This was the team’s first season in the British Superbike class with Michael Laverty finishing ninth overall. Ian Lowry finished third overall in the British Supersport class with 2 wins from 5 podium finishes.

Aussie Cameron Donald took TT Superbike and Production 1000 wins for Relentless Suzuki at the Isle of Man TT and but for an oil leak he would surely have won the Senior on the final day of the event. 

Bruce Anstey won both Supersport races at the Isle of Man TT but was stripped of the opening race win due to a technicality. He also finished second in the TT Superbike race. Suzuki produced a limited edition Relentless Suzuki GSX-R600 K8 replica after his Supersport victory.

Alastair Seeley joined the team and won the British National 1000cc Superstock title in prolific fashion with 9 straight wins before trying his hand in the Superbike Evo class for Relentless Suzuki.

Seeley also took his debut win for TAS Racing and Relentless Suzuki at the International North West 200 in 2009 with victory in the Superstock class. All three Relentless Suzuki filled the front row of the grid that day with Seeley being joined by Anstey and Donald.

Laverty and Seeley headed up the Relentless Suzuki team in the British Superbike class on GSX-R1000 machinery. It was a successful season with the pair finishing fourth and sixth respectively. Laverty recorded 2 wins and series rookie Seeley one victory from a collective effort of 12 podium finishes.

Bruce Anstey signed off his career at TAS Racing with a superb Superbike victory at the Ulster Grand Prix, setting a new lap record in the process at 133.975mph.

Aussie Josh Brookes joined the Relentless Suzuki team and was their sole representative in the BSB class. He finished fifth in the championship taking 2 wins from his 6 podiums.

Alastair went back into his favoured British Supersport class with Relentless Suzuki and lifted the title with 10 wins from his 19 podium finishes rounding out another prolific season.

This was the start of an eight year relationship with Tyco Security Products as the team’s title sponsor. 

Alastair Seeley recorded 3 wins at the North West 200 from a full house of six podiums.

Guy Martin won the Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race for Tyco Suzuki.

Josh Brookes continued to be super competitive for Tyco Suzuki in the British Superbike Championship with 5 wins from 14 podiums.

Guy Martin recorded a hat-trick of wins for Tyco Suzuki at the Ulster Grand Prix. The Lincolnshire truck driver and TV star took both Superbike wins and a Supersport 600 victory.

William Dunlop took a famous Superbike victory at the International North West 200 for Tyco Suzuki holding off his brother Michael for a memorable and very popular win.

The team’s first season as BMW Motorrad’s official team in the British Superbike Championship with Michael Laverty and Tommy Bridewell.

Alastair Seeley finished second in the British National 1000cc Superstock series on a Tyco BMW S1000RR.

Guy Martin, 17 time a podium finisher, posted his fastest ever lap of the Isle of Man TT circuit aboard the Tyco BMW S1000RR in this year with an average speed of 132.398mph.

Ian Hutchinson took wins for Tyco BMW at the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and an Ulster Grand Prix hat-trick. He also upped the lap record at Dundrod [UGP] to 134.089mph.

Alastair Seeley continued his winning streak at the International North West 200 with a hat-trick for Tyco BMW, taking wins in the Superbike class and a Superstock double.

Ian Hutchinson was a TT winner for Tyco BMW in 2017.

Michael Dunlop added to his tally at the Isle of Man TT with a famous Superbike victory on Mona’s Isle for Tyco BMW.