Peter Hickman has taken over possession of the British Minibike Championship, the collection has introduced.
A highway racer and BSB common, Hickman has been concerned in minibike racing for a while now, significantly by way of the sale of Ohvale bikes by way of his PHR efficiency firm.
In fact, Auber’s bike is used within the FIM MiniGP (now MotoMini, as MotoGP renamed the junior class final 12 months) collection, whose British part operates as a part of the British Minibike Championship.
BMB as an entire has quite a lot of courses primarily for Ohvale bikes and different 4-stroke minibikes and small-capacity supermoto bikes, overlaying the age vary from 7 to 14+.
A press release from BMB mentioned Hickman’s taking up possession of the championship underneath Peter Hickman Racing Restricted marks a “constructive step for British minibike racing”.
“The British Mini Bike Championship is delighted to announce that the championship is transferring underneath new possession and administration by Peter Hickman of PHR Efficiency (Peter Hickman Racing Restricted),” an announcement posted on the championship’s Fb web page learn.
“This transfer represents an necessary and constructive step for the event of minibike racing within the UK. With a distinguished skilled racing profession and a confirmed monitor report in operating motorsport companies, Peter Hickman brings a wealth of expertise, management and strategic imaginative and prescient to the Championship.”
“Peter Hickman’s intensive community of business companions and sponsors will play a key function in elevating the profile of the British Minibike Championship and increasing alternatives for riders of all ranges.
“The main target shall be on the continued growth of junior athletes, an space that Peter is especially enthusiastic about. He strongly believes that defending and rising the youth sector of the game is important to securing the long-term future of bike racing within the UK.”
“The British Mini Bike Championship want to reassure all opponents, households and stakeholders that the 2026 season will go forward as deliberate.
“All scheduled occasions will comply with the present calendar and happen underneath the identical working situations. Occasion staffing and race administration personnel will stay unchanged, guaranteeing continuity and minimizing disruption to individuals.”
The assertion went on to say that the present possession firm, BMB Racing Restricted, has ceased buying and selling to streamline the switch of administration to Hickman, and current memberships shall be refunded because of this.
“As a result of authorized and complexity of the company switch course of, together with GDPR,
If the necessities aren’t met, probably the most environment friendly plan of action is for BMB Racing Ltd to stop buying and selling,” the assertion reads.
“In consequence, all present memberships shall be absolutely refunded.
There shall be a brief interval of downtime on the Alpha Timing system to permit new accounts to be created underneath the brand new possession construction.
“Following this, all members might want to reapply and buy their membership for 2026. This course of is simple and designed to adjust to all authorized and knowledge safety obligations.”
“The British Mini Bike Championship want to apologize for any minor inconvenience this transition might trigger and want to thank all our members for his or her persistence and understanding.
“This new possession marks the beginning of an thrilling period for the championship, with a deal with progress, elevated publicity and the continued growth of younger expertise in British motorbike racing.”
The 2026 BMB season shall be held over 5 rounds, beginning March 14-15 at Lawra and ending September 5-6 at Wilton Mill.
