Three time Grand Prix winner Billy Mackenzie has signed a two year deal with the CAS Honda Racing team to contest the 2008 and 2009 World MX1 championship.
Mackenzie who won this years Grand Prix of Japan in his rookie year in MX1 and leads the British MX1 championship is a great addition to the CAS Honda team. HRC Europe will invest a lot into the Grand Prix team next year and with Mackenzie leading the way it looks like it will be a successful combination.
#211 Billy Mackenzie (GBR, Kawasaki) in Loket / Photo by: Jens Pohl
Neil Prince the team manager of the CAS Honda team is excited to have Mackenzie on the Honda 450cc machine. Prince has wanted to sign Mackenzie in the past and with the contract signed Prince can now look forward to preparing for the teams assault on the 08 championship.
"Working with Billy is really exciting, he is a GP winner and knows what it takes to be on top of the podium. Billy has shown great results in recent time and his British championship performances have also been impressive. Billy is one of the riders who works for his results and that is what we are looking for."
