British-born Neil Hodgson worked his way through the ranks of the European club racing series before eventually catching a ride on the Harris Yamaha Grand Prix team in 1995. After a year of crashing and getting beat up on the burly 2-strokes he made the switch to Ducati World Superbike in 1996.During the next decade, Hodgson would become one of the more successful Superbike racers in Europe. Starting with his British Superbike Championship in 2000 and ending with his World Superbike Championship in 2003, Neil had secured his place as one of the greatest Superbike riders of all time.
Highly skilled both as a racer and as a development rider, Hodgson becomes a member of the Honda Racing team at an ideal time. With Honda's rollout of the all-new CBR1000RR, he joins teammate Miguel Duhamel in the role of adapting the street bike into a winning Superbike platform.
Career Highlights:
2008 - 6th AMA Superbike
2007 - Did not race
2006 - 5th AMA Superbike
2005 - 6th AMA Superbike
2004 - 17th MotoGP
2003 - World Superbike Champion
2002 - 3rd World Superbike
2001 - 5th World Superbike
2000 - British Superbike Champion
2000 - 12th World Superbike
1999 - 4th British Superbike
1998 - 11th World Superbike
1997 - 9th World Superbike
1996 - 10th World Superbike
1995 - 11th 500 Grand Prix
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