FHO Sponsor Michael Dunlop (2025) :
Having recently announced a withdrawal from all road racing and BSB activities it looks like FHO Racing will have an involvement in the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races!
In a pair of Facebook Posts the news broke on Sunday 11th May 2025.
Firstly MD Racing posted a note of thanks to his new Sponsors :
8Ten Announce Peter Hickman and Dave Todd for 2025 :
A new venture backed by BMW have announced their campaign for the 2025 Roads Season and BSB – 8Ten.
8Ten have teamed up Davey Todd and Peter Hickman, who have both parted from FHO Racing. Davey Todd was only announced as joint the team in November 2024. The name apparently coming from Hickman and Todd’s race numbers. Further team details are expected on 26th February 2025.
8Ten are expected to take part in both the 2025 BSB and roads campaign taking on both the NW200 and Isle of Man TT
FHO Racing will now feature a scaled back one rider lineup for their 2025 Campaign – Lithuanian, Ilya Mikhalchik
Team Principle Faye Ho said : “I’ve come to realise I cannot fully commit to the previous levels of time that I have given to BSB and Road Racing since becoming team owner in 2021 with additional commitments I have back at home in Macau. With the support of BMW Motorrad Motorsport, and my continued passion for British Superbikes, we have altered our approach to run a one-rider team for the 2025 season, with the very talented Ilya Mikhalchik and I am excited to see what he can achieve.”
It is believed that the Team will consist of a large part of the FHO Team including mechanics and crew chiefs and has been confirmed that the Team will be running two BWM supported M1000RRs.
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FHO Racing and Josh Brookes Part Ways (2024) :
FHO Racing and Josh Brookes have ended their two year partnership as of the end of this year’s BSB Season.
The split was announced on Facebook by the Team and a mere 14 minutes later confirmed by Josh Brookes on his social media. Faye Ho subsequently added her own message to the FHO Team Page and all of it was exceptionally professional and friendly. Not that you would expect anything else from the FHO Setup.
FHO Racing : 14/10/2024 :
“All good things must come to an end. That’s why they’re called good things – otherwise they’re just ordinary” (Joyce Rachelle) Josh Brookes, what can we say other than thank you! 
Thank you for all the memories, your hard work and dedication over the past two years. It’s been an absolute blast and a pleasure having you on the team 
Good luck for your next chapter 
It’s not goodbye, it’s a see you soon 
NW200 Statement over FHO Racing Withdrawal from 2023 Event :
As reported here, FHO Racing have withdrawn all entries from the 2023 NW200 Road Races following being disqualified from the Superbike Race on Thursday evening over an issue with the wheels on the BMW Racing M 1000 RR Superstock machine.
In the interests of fairness and completeness it is also important to cover the replying statement from the North West 200.
The Event Organisers have issued a statement explaining their situation :
STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANISERS OF THE fonaCAB AND NICHOLL OILS NORTH WEST 200 :
The technical regulations of the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre), under which the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 is run, state that carbon wheels are not permitted for use at any MCUI road race event.
Those regulations, which are implemented by the MCUI Stewards of the Meeting, were approved by the sport’s governing body in January 2023 and published on the North West 200’s website at that stage.
The FHO Racing BMW team were informed by the MCUI’s Stewards after qualifying on Thursday afternoon that their riders, Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes, would be excluded from the Briggs Equipment Superstock race as their machines were fitted with carbon wheels.
The NW200 organisers were informed of the Steward’s decision, which is final and binding upon the event, at 21.30pm on Thursday night during the final Steward’s meeting.
No such action had been discussed with the NW200 organisers prior to this time despite the machines having been scrutineered on both Tuesday and Thursday morning.
We deeply regret the FHO Racing BMW team’s decision to withdraw from the event tonight as a result of this action, a sentiment we know will be shared by all NW200 race fans.
Peter Hickman was interviewed during the BBC coverage on Saturday’s event and made the point, ‘Just copy the TT’s Regulations.’ On this, I have to agree. Disqualifying a stock bike for running with stock wheels is just a nonsense. It’s a shame that that is how the event ended for FHO.
Hopefully FHO Racing return to the event and hopefully the MCUI take a look at the current regulations and either modernise them or bring them into line with the those of the TT.
FHO Racing Withdraw from 2023 North West 200 :
FHO Racing have issued a statement regarding their withdrawal from the 2023 North West 200 Road Races.
Hopefully the NW200 issues a statement explaining this decision, as it simply makes no sense that the ‘stock’ bike isn’t ‘stock’ enough.
This is a huge loss to the NW200 event and TBNI.Blog would like to wish every success for this exceptional example of a motorsports team in the future.
The FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team are withdrawing from the 2023 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 due to no confidence in the application of the Superstock technical regulations.
The Superstock class technical regulations mandate the machines must fully comply with conditions regarding the wheels, where Superstock machines must remain with the originally homologated wheels from the manufacturer, which from BMW are carbon. It then goes on to prohibit carbon material, however aftermarket wheels are also not allowed and no mandated alternative specification is prescribed.
The FHO Racing BMW M 1000 RR machines passed scrutineering on Tuesday (9 May) and were allowed to take part in all qualifying sessions before being informed they were not allowed to race moments before the Briggs Equipment Superstock race this evening.
Having taking this issue out with the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 organisers, there is no confidence that the FHO Racing riders could take part in a race with the obvious dangers, and risks that road racing prevents and then the performance protested or disqualified on a technicality that is not adequately explained.
The FHO Racing team have checked the 2023 technical regulations against those of 2022 and the regulations remain the same, where the team raced the carbon homologated wheels in both Superstock races, as well as the event in 2019.
The effort commitment and logistics required to compete in the North West 200 are significant and this lack of confidence in the organisation renders the team’s participation in this year’s event impossible.
The FHO Racing team would like to sincerely apologise to all its sponsors and fans, and the team are now looking forward to getting back out on the roads in a few weeks time at the Isle of Man TT Races.