Milwaukee Yamaha
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| 2017 name | Milwaukee Aprilia Racing |
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| Base | Guisborough, Cleveland, England |
| Team principal/s | Shaun Muir Mick Shanley |
| Race riders | 50.  Eugene Laverty32.  Lorenzo Savadori
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| Motorcycle | Aprilia RSV4 |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Riders' Championships | 2 Tommy Hill (2011) Josh Brookes (2015) |
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, staying with Honda until 2011 when they switched to Yamaha machinery going on to win their first title. From 2013-2015, 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.
In an online interview in November 2015, rider Josh Brookes commented that Muir could not make a statement regarding the team's plans for 2016 until the contract with Yamaha had ended in December. In early December, Shaun Muir confirmed his move to BMW S1000RR machinery and World Superbikes.
For 2016, Shaun Muir Racing confirmed a new arrangement with BMW factory motorsport to participate in World Superbikes, initially via a one-year contract with a second-year option, as a semi-factory supported team, again backed by key-sponsor Milwaukee Tools for three years. Muir further confirmed his disappointment that Yamaha had not responded as expected with an offer of machinery for 2016 World Superbikes as far back as June/July 2015, and that he anticipated better interaction with the BMW factory. The 2015 BSB champion rider Josh Brookes will be retained, joined by Czech rider Karel Abraham.
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