A replacement has been found following Bryan Staring pulling out on his Yamaha Racing Team event in the Formula Xtreme title, Kevim Curtain is the new racer.

The New South Welshman will unite with Pat Medcalf and Rick Olson to contest the Superstock FX1000 and FX600 sessions of Formula Xtreme, whilst Aussie champion Bryan Staring will re-locate to the Australian Superbike Championship on a Honda CBR1000RR..

Curtain initially raced for YRT, prior to finishing second in the 2005/2006 world supersport titles on a Yamaha YZF-R6.

"I'm stoked to be back on the same awesome team and I know the bikes will perform great. Plus I'm back in Formula Xtreme where I had some top results before I headed over to Europe. So everything is new but really familiar at the same time. I can't wait to get on the bikes and start racing," states the 42 year old.

Ray Howard, manager of Yamaha Motorsports, was also excited about the replacement: "Kevin has more experience than the rest of the paddock put together and he is lightning fast motorcycle racer who is equally at home on big bore 1000cc bikes as he is on the smaller 600s.

"He can also develop a bike like few others out there. In fact, during the time he spent with Yamaha in world supersport competition he helped develop the R6 into the race track dominator it is today," states Howard.

"We anticipate that Kevin will be a great asset to the Yamaha Racing Team and his vast experience can only help our younger riders Pat Medcalf and Rick Olson."