GB ANNOUNCE TEST MATCH VS USA IN CALIFORNIA

The clash of the old foes will take place at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California on February 1, the first time ever on States shale.

It’s a huge coup for USA boss Steve Evans having bought the stars and stripes top riders back to race in their home country over the past two seasons.

They have taken on a Rest of the World side a couple of times but this will be their first official test match against Great Britain.

GB Managing Director Painter said: “Steve and I have been discussing the possibility of GB racing an official Test Match in the US for a while, so we are both delighted to be able to confirm the event today.

“It will be a special occasion going there as World Champions in the USA’s first ever home Test Match and I’m sure it will be a fantastic event.”

The USA team is likely to boast the likes of Luke Becker, Broc Nicol and Gino Manzares. In the past GB stars Dan Bewley, Tom Brennan and Adam Ellis have travelled to race in California.

US team boss Evans added: “For the last two years we’ve brought the USA World Championship squad to race at home for the first time since 1988.

“On both previous occasions we have raced against a Rest of the World team, but this was just a step to something better.

“Racing against another country, not least the current World Champions, takes this event to a whole different level.

“Team Great Britain has set the highest standards not only on the track but off the track with a very professional and well-organised structure.

“These are levels we are quite a distance away from as a country currently, but we do want to eventually emulate and surpass them.”

The event is set to take place Saturday February 1st at 1 PM local time and will be available in the UK via live stream at 9 PM. UK time.

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield is a state-of-the-art facility featuring race circuits for NASCAR, sprint cars, motocross, and speedway.

Multi-time NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick is among the ownership group of the facility. The track will be expanding to even more types of racing and events in 2025.

More event details, including team lineups and ticket information will be released in due course.