The 2023 FIM Supersport World Championship was decided at Portimao this weekend but there was another title wrapped up too. Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) wrapped up the WorldSSP Challenge title for Kawasaki after a year that had plenty of highlights as he mixed it up with the full-time World Supersport riders. Despite Portimao being one of his worst results of the year, he fended off rival Tom Edwards (Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team) – who enjoyed two points-scoring finishes this weekend – and ultimately finished 30 points clear of the Australian in the overall standings. 

Booth-Amos has been doubling up at times in 2023, also racing in British Supersport where he’s been a race winner. With all the track time, Booth-Amos has been able to showcase his abilities well, taking a first top ten of the season at Assen with P10 before three more came across the Donington Park and Imola weekends. A best result of P6 was taken by the British rider at his home round, something he picked out as a personal highlight. 

“The title was the goal at the beginning of the season and to get it done is the main thing”, began the #69. “In the end, we were more interested in fighting hard in the main Championship. We realised we had good pace after the first race and obviously, it’s good for the team. It’s the first time they’ve won the title. For me, a highlight for the season was finishing sixth at Donington Park, this was the best race of the season.”

With the British ace leaving Kawasaki, he looked back on this period of his career with them and also dropped hints about 2024: “I’m a bit sad about leaving Kawasaki after four years; they’ve helped me out massively since starting in the WorldSBK paddock. That’s coming to an end but we all know that the Kawasaki isn’t the best bike to be on. I’m happy that I have more opportunities to move on and become part of another manufacturer. I’ll be 100% part of World Supersport next year.”

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