Over the past week Tarran Mackenzie has made the difficult decision to end his collaboration with the Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team and therefore not compete in the remaining rounds of the World Superbike Championship. After joining the team back in 2023 where he competed in the Supersport World Championship, Tarran and the team have decided it’s best to part ways after 2 and a half years together.

In the 2023 season, and his debut in the World Supersport Championship, Tarran earned a famous win in the Czech round at the Most Autodrom earning his and the team’s first and only win of the season.

In 2024, Tarran earned a promotion to the World Superbike Championship where he would represent the Petronas MIE Honda Racing team for the 2024 season and into the 2025 season. After a tough first half of the season for Tarran, he still managed an impressive top-10 finish in round 3 at Assen. Tarran made his final outing in Petronas colour earlier this month in Misano where a 16th-place finish was all he could manage. Tarran has ended his season.

This is what Tarran has had to say about his decision to part ways:

“Firstly, I just want to say a big thank you to the whole of the PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team. Even though we had some very tough times over the past 2 and a half years, they never gave up and always tried their maximum to give me the best bike possible.

It’s a shame to walk away mid-season, but for me personally, I think it was something I needed to do and deciding to stop with the team felt right. I can proudly look back knowing I gave it my all on and off the track and left no stone unturned.

There are some positives to take over the 2 and a half years too, achieving the first World Championship race win for both me and the team in 2023 and securing my first top ten in Assen this year.

For now, I have no plans going forward, which excites me and in the meantime, I’ll keep my head down and carry on training, like always.

Thank you Midori San, Sandro and the team and best of luck for the future”.

Everyone at Lexelle hopes to see Tarran back on the track, wherever that may be, competing as soon as possible.