Romain Delbrassinne signs with TBS Conversions KTM
The TBS Conversions KTM team were a new team in the GP paddock this year and they’re already planning big things for 2020.
The team have already announced the signings of Amber and Kevin Simons alongside Afonso Gaidao for the 2020 season. It’s now been announced that Romain Delbrasinnese will join the team to contest the EMX250 series. Delbrasinnese has been a privateer for past few years but will hope to benefit with a team behind him.
It’s also been confirmed that Werner Dewit, a former GP rider will work for the team as coach – he should really help improve the riders.
“The partnership agreement with the TBS team came through, Tom Steensels (Team manager TBS), he saw me ride at some events of the Belgian Championship and on the occasion of other events, which he could I suited him. He then contacted my dad to offer us to work together for the upcoming season. What Tom offered my dad was interesting, so my dad, my uncle and I went to meet Tom who showed us around the facilities, introduced the equipment used by the team and gave us several possible scenarios for my integration into the TBS team”, Delbrasinnese stated.
“A week after this visit we reached an agreement and signed the contract. My expectations for the 2019-2020 season are first of all to prepare myself as well as possible during winter training sessions in order to arrive on the races totally ready physically, technically and mentally. I want to be able to improve at my best during the 250cc European Championship, the objective being to qualify first, I also want to succeed in taking points from my first year of participation with the team. In addition to the 250cc European Championship, I will participate in the Dutch Championship (ONK)”, added Delbrasinnese .
“I would like to thank my dad who has allowed me to evolve in the best possible conditions until today, because without him nothing would have been possible, in addition to having been my trainer, he was my first fan, my first sponsor and always accompanied me. Then I want to thank my uncle who for three years now has been finding sponsors and helping me to make sure that everything goes well, it’s thanks to him that I signed with the TBS team. I would also like to thank the rest of my family who are there every weekend to help and encourage me, I also thank André Vinckier, my suspension trainer (JV suspensions), who is present at all the events to check that everything is going well, I have always had an irreproachable and fast service. I also thank the Englebert family for their support and encouragement .Lately I would like to thank my biggest sponsor Paul six (six equipment) who also helped me to reach this level. Thank you”, Delbrasinnese concluded.
