Buildbase BMW has confirmed that Howie Mainwaring will partner Steve Brogan in t🅷he Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship this season.

Mainwaring impressed in the class last year on the MSS Kawasaki, finishi🐼ng fifth overall and taking a victory at Brands Hatch.

The pair will join Buildbase B🧸MW's British Superbike riders Dan Linfoot and Barry Burr🐬ell at the official BSB test at Cartagena in Spain from March 1-3.

"This season is going to be fantastic," said Mainwaring. "Th♓e BMW has absolutely dominated Superstock for two years and the Buildbase BMW Motorrad team have put together an incredible bike.

"Their experience and skills will give me a fantastic opportunity to take the title. And I'm looking 💞forward to racing alongside Brogan.

"ꦡObviously I'm younger and braver, so I'll be the faster rider!♓"

Brogan won the fi🍌rst ever BSB Evo title in 2010 for BM༒W Motorrad and is a previous winner of the Superstock 1000 crown in 2008 before finishing as the runner-up in 2009.

"I expect this year to be as tough as ever and I have b𒆙een working hard to get back to full fitness since the crash last year, and physically and mentally I'm at the very top of my game and very excited to get out there and race," Brogan said.

Team principal Stua♉rt Hicken is confident the pair will complement each other in the team this season as they bid to land the Superstock 1000 crown.

"This year we have two very fast and experienced lads who will ensure that the BMW S1000-RR is once again at the shar𒁃p end of racing.

"Brogan's experience with both ౠthe bike and the series will be a real 🌱asset and he and Howie will work very well together," said Hicken.

"Thanks to our strong 2011 season, we have a wealth of setup info🧜rmation and race data which, combined with the new and improved RR from BMW, puts us into a very good position for the s𓃲tart of the season."