PIRANHA Racing is back to contest the British Supersports Championship with Simon And-rews in the saddle on the factory backed Yamaha R6.

Team manager Andy Colbourne commented: "The fight for this year's British title is going to be fantastic, there are some really strong teams and riders in the Supersports Series, it's going to be great racing for the fans.

"We're happy with our testing and confident that our R6's with Simon Andrews on Dunlop's will give Piranha Racing the competitive edge.

There are some interesting developments for the new season and a new team member in Dr Simon Timpson, a sports psychologist.

Engineering is under the control of Mike Parry of Race Techniques, with Ian Cook as the team's Crew Chief.

"These boys know how to produce the very best in race machinery and we're really looking forward to the start of racing, an optimistic Colbourne concluded."