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Shaun Muir Racing (or SMR) was the championship winning team for the 2011 British Superbike Championship with rider Tommy Hill, and again in 2015 with rider Josh Brookes. SMR is an international race team based in Guisborough, Cleveland in the north-east of England. The team is owned by Shaun Muir, a former International Superbike Racer. Shaun Muir Racing began in 2002, moving into the British Superbike Championship in 2004 under the Hydrex Honda banner. SMR stayed with Honda until 2011 when they switched to Yamaha machinery going on to win their first title. From 2013 onwards, the team used the name ''Milwaukee Yamaha'', reflecting the name of its major sponsor, Milwaukee Tools. During 2015, SMR acted as a Yamaha factory development agent, working to develop the cross-plane R1 engined machines in advance of an anticipated return to World Superbike racing in 2016.〔(Milwaukee Yamaha take step closer to World Superbikes ) ''Bike Sport News'' 12 February 2015, Retrieved 5 October 2015〕 In an online interview in November 2015, rider Josh Brookes stated that Muir could not make a statement regarding the team's plans for 2016 until the contract with Yamaha had ended in December.〔(Catching Up: Josh Brookes ) Cycleonline, Alex Gobert, 4 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015〕 ==British Superbike 2015 season== During 2015, SMR acted as a Yamaha factory development agent in conjunction with Yamaha Europe and their German research and development base, using the British Superbike season to progress the machines in advance of an anticipated return to World Superbike racing in 2016. The alliance provided the team with the latest engine improvements, with manager Mick Shanley making regular trips to the base of engine tuner Marcus Eschenbacher.〔 For 2015, the team logo was uniquely changed from the previous version, by adding the official Yamaha crossed tuning-fork logo, together with the additional legend "Official Team BSB". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shaun Muir Racing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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