A natural when it comes to road racing the 'Flying Kiwi' made a winning debut at the North West 200 in 2002 and has gone on to take five more victories, including a 2006 double and a hat-trick in 2007.

After that remarkable success in 2007, Anstey had to be content with a single second place last year but, having dominated the Superstock class in recent years, will be looking to add a Superbike success to his already impressive CV.