Malachi Mitchell Thomas is set to make his Classic debut at the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races, which bring the annual Isle of Man TT Festival to life on Friday, Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday, 27th, 28th & 30th May 2016.

The young Adlington rider will be astride the 750 Steelcote Solutions Kawasaki in the 4-Hire Superbike Race where he will be pitting his skills against previous Superbike race winners, father and son Paul and Jamie Coward, along with fellow Kawasaki mounted rivals Ivan Lintin and Jamie Coward’s team-mate Steve Mercer.

Winner of the 2015 Senior Manx Grand Prix, Malachi has enjoyed a stellar start to his 2016 road racing season, with the Cookstown BE Racing Team enjoying race wins at the Mid Antrim 150 and Cookstown 100 Road Races and currently heads the Duke Road Race Rankings Championship after four rounds.