Ash Barnes
Honda Fireblade
Competing in the National Superstock Championship in the British Superbike paddock aboard the RAPID HONDA Fireblade.
RAPID HONDA · 2026 season · title sponsor Drivelife
The race team
The RAPID HONDA mission: to support young, talented riders and help them achieve their racing potential. And every mile of it feeds back into how we coach.
2026 riders
Three riders. Two arenas.
Declan ‘Deco’ Connell
Honda Fireblade
Racing alongside Ash in National Superstock — two Fireblades flying the RAPID HONDA colours in the BSB paddock.
Jamie Coward
Honda Fireblade & CBR600RR
RAPID HONDA’s debut on the roads: Jamie contests the Superbike, both Superstock races and the Senior TT on the Fireblade, plus both Supersport races on the CBR600 — and joins Ash and Deco for selected Superstock rounds at BSB.
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Matt Bainbridge
With a wealth of business and racing experience and a real passion for developing young riders, Matt leads the RAPID HONDA operation.
Dave Hewson
66 TT starts, a BSB paddock career since 2005, and RAPID’s head riding coach — Dave is the direct link between what the team learns racing and what RAPID teaches on the road.
Why a training company goes racing
The paddock is our laboratory
Skills at the limit
Machine control at championship pace exposes exactly what works and what doesn’t. That knowledge is built into every BIKEMASTER and TRACKMASTER session.
Coaches who compete
Your coach isn’t reciting a manual — the team’s crew chief is our head riding coach. What we learn on a race weekend, you learn on your next course.
The road to the TT
2026 marks RAPID HONDA’s debut on the roads at the Isle of Man — the same event our annual coached TT tour is built around. Ride it with us.
Team history
The story so far
2025: Two factory-supported Honda CBR600RRs in the British Supersport Championship, ridden by Owen Jenner (2024 British GP2 Champion) and Harley McCabe (British Talent Cup race winner).
2024: RAPID HONDA campaigns in the British Superbike Championship paddock.
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