The DAO Racing Honda Crew has introduced the 2026 BSB livery for Josh Brooks and Lee Jackson.
2025 was a yr of nice change for DAO. DAO spent a few years with Kawasaki earlier than shifting to Honda. The crew additionally welcomed two new riders in Lee Jackson and Josh Brooks, the latter of whom took the crew’s first BSB win at Donington.
Each riders will stay this yr and the crew will keep the crimson, blue and white colours utilized in 2025.
The livery was unveiled forward of the primary UK check of the 2026 pre-season, however Brooks defined that each the engine and chassis improvement checks had been carried out after the DAO check in Spain in early March.
Lee Jackson’s 2026 DAO Racing Honda. Credit score: DAO Racing.
“We’re in the course of a two-part check program proper now. One is engine improvement, and we have made modifications to the engine this yr to enhance experience high quality,” Brooks mentioned.
“So we will proceed that and work on the chassis space as effectively.
“There was a transparent base setting that I had final yr, and each time I attempted to vary the bike or transfer away from that setup, I at all times made a U-turn and went again to the unique setting.
“The set-up we tried in Spain confirmed us the potential of pondering in another way. It isn’t exterior the conventional field or excessive, however for us it was a sidetrack from the place we usually run the bike. So we’ll should take a better take a look at it and assess the way it works on the totally different circuits we race on all year long.”
Lee Jackson added: “I am actually wanting ahead to getting again on the bike at Donington Park. We clearly began the yr in Spain and had 4 stable days on monitor with the crew and I am able to get again to work.”
“Now that we’ve confirmed the route we need to go, we’ve a head begin for the official check. Hopefully the climate cooperates and we are able to proceed to maneuver ahead and regulate the bundle to what I need for the beginning of the season.”
“We need to have a constant base set-up that does not have to vary an excessive amount of all year long. I feel we can’t be removed from there as soon as we get by means of the 2 official checks.”
“The bike appears nice for 2026. The little modifications the crew has made to the livery make a giant distinction and I’m positive everybody will find it irresistible after they see it in motion at official testing.”
