Gas Monkey Garage, the subject of the hit TV programme Fast 'N Loud, has announced it is moving into road racing with sponsorship of five-time TT winner Peter Hickman on board his BMW M1000RR in the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races
Gas Monkey Garage Going to the TT Races
Better known for creating some incredible custom cars on the hit TV show Fast N' Loud, Richard Rawlings and Gas Monkey Garage also have a soft spot for motorbikes.
However, their latest venture has nothing to do with customising bikes and everything to do with the Isle of Man TT races.
Peter Hickman, five-time TT winner and holder of the outright lap record of the 37.75 mile road course with an average speed of 135.452mph, and the FHO Racing team have announced that Gas Monkey Garage will be sponsoring the team's entries in the Superbike races.
The TT races are looking increasingly likely to take place in 2022, after a two year lay-off due to the Covid pandemic. Hickman will be riding in all six races overt the course of the TT week, which is traditionally held in the first week of June. Gas Monkey Garage will sponsor the BMW M1000RR machine that Hickman will ride in the two Superbike TT races.
The sponsorship will see the normally grey and blue BMW transformed with a green, white and black livery, with the Gas Monkey Garage logo very prominent.
Team Manager Faye Ho recognised the sponsorship as an important coup for the team:
“I’m really happy to announce this new partnership with Gas Monkey Garage ahead of this year’s Isle of Man TT Races. We worked extremely hard as a team in our first year to show our potential and both Peter and the team are excited about taking that to the TT, even more so with the partnership with Richard and the Gas Monkey family.
“It’s always important to attract new sponsors to the sport and we’re grateful to the support and commitment they’ve shown and we aim to repay that faith by delivering a strong set of results at this year’s TT.”
The resumption of racing on the Isle of Man will be another small step back to normality after two years of events around the world being cancelled. We just have to hope that things continue to stabilise, allowing long-term plans to be put in place with confidence that they will be able to go ahead.