Conor Cummins will race in selected rounds of the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship with the Northern Ireland based Tyco Suzuki team alongside the major road race events.

Cummins has been a regular contender in the Superstock class alongside also competing on the roads but he suffered a season-ending crash at the Isle of Man TT in 2010 and has since been returning to full fitness. He was back on the Superstock grid last year, securing some points-scoring finishes and is now determined to have a successful 2012 season.

Cummins said: "This is the ride I've been wanting for three or four years. I'm thrilled to have been given the chance to now ride for a factory-supported team in Tyco Suzuki and to be working with the boys at TAS Racing. I've been training hard with gym sessions and out on the pushbike and mountain bike over the winter, so I'm relishing the thought of getting aboard the team's GSX-R1000 Superbike in testing. I'd say I'm not far off being as fit as I ever was and having been over to the workshop to meet the boys in Northern Ireland and have a look at my bikes - April can't come quick enough to get racing!"

Team Manager Philip Neill said: "After months of speculation and negotiations it's great to finally welcome Conor Cummins to our team for the 2012. As a person I've always been hugely impressed with Conor and his riding skills were evident to all after those blistering lap speeds at the 2010 TT. However, probably more impressive is the determination he has shown in his comeback from injury, and for me, that was more than enough to justify a factory-supported ride with us here at Tyco Suzuki. I'll be looking forward to working with Conor both on and off the track this season, as he has the attitude and personality I was really looking for in a rider."