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I've just run mine! It started under it's own steam today! I will ride it soon! still too cold to use it for work

Good Morning Can't remember the last time I went on a bus or train! over 10 years ago I reckon

As the start of the 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship edges closer, testing is ramping up with the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” set to host two days of action featuring teams from WorldSBK and the FIM Supersport World Championship. Track action begins on Monday and runs into Tuesday, with bikes taking to the track from 9am to 6pm Local Time (GMT+1) on both days. The Aruba.It Racing – Ducati outfit will be out on track in Italy with riders Scott Redding and Michael Ruben Rinaldi. With Rinaldi joining the Bologna-based team for the 2021 season and Redding looking to go one step further than he did in 2020, both riders will be out on their Panigale V4 R as they look to get ready for the upcoming season. Rinaldi and Redding will be joined by three other Ducati riders as Tito Rabat (Barni Racing Team), Chaz Davies (Team GoEleven) and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) taking to the track near the Adriatic coastline. Moto2™ World Champion Rabat will link up with the Barni Racing Team as he prepares for his rookie WorldSBK campaign following his switch from MotoGP™. Davies will be preparing for his first campaign with the satellite Ducati outfit as he moves from the factory Ducati team while Bassani, the youngest rider on the grid, will be preparing for his rookie campaign with the Motocorsa Racing outfit. Ducati will not be the only manufacturer on track with the factory Yamaha outfit joining them on the 4.226km circuit with Turkish sensation Toprak Razgatlioglu (PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team) being joined by reigning WorldSSP Champion and teammate Andrea Locatelli as the Italian prepares for his maiden WorldSBK campaign onboard the Yamaha YZF-R1. The GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team will join the factory outfit at Misano with American Garrett Gerloff, who impressed throughout his rookie campaign in 2020, being joined by WorldSBK rookie and Japanese superbike champion Kohta Nozane. Nozane has had some track action in 2021 as he joined Yamaha for the official MotoGP™ test at Qatar but will link up with the GRT Yamaha outfit for the first time this year. Also on track representing Yamaha will be Christophe Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport – Yamaha) as the Frenchman prepares for a full-time campaign on Yamaha machinery following wildcard appearances in 2020 on an Aprilia. Kawasaki are the other manufacturer on track at Misano as the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing team takes to the track with new rider Lucas Mahias, riding his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. The 2017 WorldSSP Champion will be heading into his first full campaign in WorldSBK following another strong season in WorldSSP. With the team also fielding riders in WorldSSP in 2021, Mahias will be on track with teammates Phillip Oettl and Can Öncü as the duo prepare for their respective campaigns in WorldSSP. Two more riders from WorldSSP will be on track at Misano as 2019 Champion Randy Krummenacher tests for new team EAB Racing on the Yamaha YZF-R6 as he prepares to return to the Championship. South African rider Steven Odendaal will join him following his switch to the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team as he looks to win the title with the team that has claimed it for the past two seasons with Krummenacher and Locatelli. Follow action from WorldSBK and WorldSSP in 2021 using the WorldSBK VideoPass[1]! References^ WorldSBK VideoPass (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article

Loved listening to him! RIP

I got woken up by hail battering on the windows earlier! Bright sunshine now I don't like working 6 shifts! Where has the weekend gone?

Whilst the 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship gets ready for action, the MotoGP™ World Championship paddock are on track at the Losail International Circuit, with their first round just around the corner. However, joining them on track has been Kohta Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and the Japanese sensation has had plenty of time on the YZF M1 Yamaha. Joining the likes of reigning World Champion Joan Mir, nine-time Champion Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda’s Pol Espargaro on track, Nozane was able to get crucial bike time amongst fast riders, as well as carrying out testing duties for Yamaha. Alongside Cal Crutchlow and Katsuyuki Nakasuga, the three riders had a choice of three bikes to try and develop ahead of the season, meaning they were busy. Nozane has seemingly impressed, with Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo praising his efforts. Viñales said: “I was able to talk to him. All of the Yamaha riders are really involved with each other to understand what they tried and what they are feeling. Nozane was improving day-by-day which is important as he is a young rider, but the M1 is very different to the R1. He did a good job on the M1 in MotoGP™, so for sure it will be a bit different going back to WorldSBK on the R1.” Quartararo was also impressed with Nozane and commented on the Japanese rider’s potential going forward into the 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season. “I think this test will help him a lot on his move back to WorldSBK,” began Quartararo. “He’s done a good job; I hope he will do well back in World Superbike.” Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team manager and former World Supersport podium finisher Massimo Meregalli commenting on his efforts across testing at Losail, saying: “This year, due to the difficult circumstances, we haven’t been able to make a proper shakedown test in Japan, nor in Spain. We have been forced to send the full testing squad to Qatar and luckily, Kohta could join. We had plenty to test and his support has been very, very important. So far, he has done a really good job and hopefully, it will give him some advantage when it comes to his rookie WorldSBK season.” Can Nozane impress throughout his rookie year? Watch the WorldSBK story unfold with the WorldSBK VideoPass![5] References^ @calcrutchlow (twitter.com)^ #QatarTest (twitter.com)^ pic.twitter.com/JniqEbwqCx (t.co)^ March 11, 2021 (twitter.com)^ WorldSBK VideoPass! (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article

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Welcome back!

Well you've managed to confuse me! @Stu?

I'm not sure! We get it from all over the place! I have very little to do with that side of things, I know if it's got the wrong stuff in it causes us huge problems! ( chrome and aluminium are the chief culprits)

With the 2021 FIM Supersport World Championship fast approaching its kick-off at the MotorLand Aragon circuit in May, crucial testing is starting to get underway. Aiming to start as they mean to go on and take the fight to the Yamaha teams, the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing squad will be on-track at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” for their first test ahead of the 2021 season launch. Both riders, Philipp Oettl and new recruit Can Öncü, will get to grips with their motorcycles amongst a variety of WorldSBK teams as testing is ramped up throughout March for most in the paddock. The Kawasaki Puccetti Racing squad have great success in World Supersport, having taken the title with Kenan Sofuoglu in 2015 and 2016, the team have been race-winners ever since and in the past two seasons, have taken multiple race wins with Lucas Mahias. With the 2017 World Champion graduating to the team’s WorldSBK project, Oettl and Öncü have the responsibility of keeping Puccetti Kawasaki in contention and fighting for wins and the title. Speaking of the upcoming test, getting bedded back in will be key for Oettl, before moving on to electronics and suspension settings: “My objective is to first, ride the bike and get back with the team. I haven’t seen the guys since November when I was at the workshop. It’s important to start working again, riding again and get the feeling for the bike and for everything else. I would like to work on the electronics and also with the suspension. We have something from WP which we have to try; they are my two major points.” Talking about going into his second year with Manuel Puccetti’s team, Oettl is in a good setting and looks forward to welcoming Can Öncü alongside him: “With Manuel and his team, I am in a really nice place. Also, being a part of the Kawasaki family is very unique, and I’ve never felt anything like this in another team. I think the decision to stay with Kawasaki and Puccetti is a good one and one more year with the team and bike will help us. With Can, we spoke a little bit last year as he had a bike coming from Puccetti too, and I think that working with him will be fun.” On the other side of the garage is 17-year-old Turkish star Can Öncü, who will meet the full team for the first time in a track setting: “What I need to do is know the team better and work out who is who and what their names are! This is completely new, so I need to understand the bike, make long race runs and also do shorter runs. The shorter runs I think will be two or three laps, to improve the Superpole, which wasn’t great for me last year.” For heading into the test, Öncü is welcoming a surprise, as he simply wants to get settled with the bike that is handed to him: “I spoke with Manuel Puccetti and said, ‘I don’t want to know anything, just give me the bike’ so we will see if we have new parts when I arrive, so it’s a bit of a surprise for me! Of course, I am excited; a lot of riders in the paddock dream to be in this team and I am, so I can’t wait to try the bike.” Follow all of the testing across via worldsbk.com and watch the WorldSSP story unfold in 2021 with the WorldSBK VideoPass![1] References^ WorldSBK VideoPass! (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article

The 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is shaping up to be a great season, but we look back in time at James Toseland’s bounce back to success in 2007. The British rider, one of just two double Champions on different machines, rekindles the memories of his Championship-winning season, as well as unveiling his biggest rivals, the opportunity that could’ve kept him in MotoGP™ as well as talking about his personal life, such as going through a divorce since last season. Recently battling COVID-19 but now back to something like normal, JT’s in-depth interview continues on from Part 1, which you can enjoy here.[1] “There was so much determination to win after the natural rejection from Ducati – they gave me a bike that I won the title on and I will be forever grateful – that I just wanted to be back to my best,” he said. “I went on to have a great relationship with Ten Kate. I was second in the Championship in 2006, so it was warming up to a strong 2007. 2006’s title wasn’t really under too much threat from anyone other than Troy Bayliss so given that, it was still a surprise when the second-placed guy from the year before starts winning as much. To take titles, the consistency at the front has to be far different than anything else before. “Why it worked so well for me was that I loved Honda, but we just got on well together. With Honda, I overachieved, whereas with Ducati I underachieved. I also felt like I overachieved with the whole team. Nobody else really did anything special on the bike but myself and my team, and we outperformed the other Honda’s consistently and quite dramatically. My main rival was also on a Ducati, which was quite literally a red rag to a bull!” Toseland had numerous rivalries during his WorldSBK career but none bigger than Troy Bayliss, who he fought for the title against in 2006 and 2007: “My biggest rival was Troy Bayliss. His tenacity was incredible. When Noriyuki Haga was on the pace, wow he was fast. If Haga was as consistent as he was fast and at his best, he would’ve been a multi-World Champion. But in terms of who would be toughest to beat, Troy would be my answer. If I was in a last lap battle with anyone else but Troy Bayliss then I’d be pretty confident about beating them. But if it was Troy, then you’d have to get absolutely everything right to beat him. On the last lap, Troy’s focus was just a little bit more than the others.” Toseland was and remains vastly popular, particularly in his British homeland. He recalls the era in which he raced, as well as reliving the passion from the fans in the UK: “One thing I’m very grateful for is the era in which I raced and those who I raced against, as it gave me such a lot of respect from the fanbase. Motorsport is hugely driven by the atmosphere of the crowds. I did the double in front of the huge Brands Hatch crowd in 2007 and I still get goosebumps thinking about it now. After Race 2, I lifted my visor and could hear the roar of the crowd and the passion. If I could’ve taken a factory MotoGP™ bike instead of the crowds and the emotions I had in WorldSBK, I’d still have taken the crowds in WorldSBK. The pride in doing something of that size for your country is just irreplaceable.” A double WorldSBK Champion, Toseland enjoyed moderate success in MotoGP™ and had an option to stay on: “At the end of 2009 in MotoGP™, I had an option to stay, with Pramac Ducati, but the project back then wasn’t as competitive as it is now. I had nine top six finishes which back then, in MotoGP™ wasn’t bad. If I had a 1000cc bike like they moved to not long after and a factory team then things could’ve been different. I knew I’d have been happier going back to WorldSBK on a factory bike for 2010, and Yamaha wanted me to be a part of their family still and I was happy with them so I decided to move to their WorldSBK project.” Retired since 2011, Toseland reflects on his racing career and is satisfied with his achievements: “When I look at myself in the mirror, can I honestly say, ‘have I gave it my absolute all?’. In my case, I know that I gave absolutely everything that I had and achieved what I did. The only thing I wished that happened different was that I joined a factory team instead of a satellite team when I came went to MotoGP™. That may’ve been able to change sixth places into a couple of podiums and made me more competitive. At the end of the day, I am sat as a double World Champion in a sport I was introduced to as a young boy, and I have an amazing life and a lot of respect from that.” Toseland’s biggest problem in recent years has been his wrist, injured in a testing accident in 2011. Speaking about his main goal in the near future, he stated to fix his wrist once and for all: “I have battled for years now against my wrist and I had three operations on it last year and I’m about to have my sixth in total this year. I’m hoping that this can give me some result that I can live without feeling like I’ve got a broken wrist every day. That is my first focus and then to recover from that. Having enjoyed commentating on both WorldSBK and MotoGP™ in past years, Toseland keeps his options open on life post-fixed wrist: Getting the wrist fixed might be the start of returning to the paddock in some form, maybe in TV and commentary, or away from the paddock, then music. The music is dependent on whether or not I can play, but I would love to release a third album. It’s an open book at the moment. In 2020, Toseland and singer songwriter wife Katie Melua amicably split, and now, he’d like to move forward with starting a family of his own and making the most of his forties: “I would like a family, so that is also high on the agenda. Myself and my wife separated last year but it was an amicable split, and necessary. I’m a very private person anyway but I didn’t feel like we’d done anything malicious to each other, they were just personal reasons. It’s not easy going through a divorce, for both parties it is quite upsetting. Even though you both know it is the right thing. It’s been a year of complete adjustment. My thirties have been tough and to have prolonged, serious pain and discomfort and operations for 10 years, I’m determined that my forties are going to be full of more smiles.” Follow the story of the 2021 season unfold with the WorldSBK VideoPass![2] References^ Part 1, which you can enjoy here. (www.worldsbk.com)^ WorldSBK VideoPass! (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! 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Good Morning Not quite so keen on Fridays this week! Working tonight!

I remember you too! You don't need a bike to post on here! Good Luck with the sale, I have allowed test rides in the past but only with the cash or their car keys as security

Very nice! Enjoy!

I've found out eventually We're getting marine accreditation for Caterpillar/Perkins (same company different brands) and John Deere! We already make crankshafts for both it's only the marine side that's new. I knew Perkins made boat engines but not the others

Less windy here tonight but still blowy and dry so far

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Shad and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) are pleased to announce the extension of their partnership for four more years. The Spanish brand will further increase its involvement within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as it becomes a Championship Sponsor. Founded in 1992, the Barcelona-based brand is a leading company in the motorcycle industry, designing and producing various items from top cases to seats for the motorcycle industry’s most renowned manufacturers. Shad has been a Technical Supplier of the Championship for several seasons and is committed to addressing new challenges to develop and improve its products which makes it a valued partner within the WorldSBK Paddock. This sponsorship agreement will see Shad take advantage of WorldSBK´s continued global evolving TV broadcast network, which will provide world-leading and wide-ranging exposure in both domestic and international markets. Whilst fans during each round will have the opportunity to discover Shad’s various ranges of products in the paddock, subject to the COVID-19 regulations in place. Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article

The 2021 FIM Supersport World Championship promises to be one of the fiercest fights yet, with a whole host of world-class talent coming from a variety of classes to mix it with the best talent WorldSSP has to offer. Now a melting pot of all kinds of riders, 2021 is one of the most unpredictable yet. Going into his second year, Steven Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) moves to Fabio Evangelista’s team, which is gunning for a third consecutive crown and his aims are high. “Obviously, I am very excited but of course, it comes with its pressure: going into a team who have won the Championship for the last two years,” he started. “I’m excited because I know they have the package it takes to win, so there is no doubt that the team is good enough to do it. Also, they have a lot of input and data from the past two years. They pretty much have the fastest laps at every track and that data becomes very valuable to a rider like me, who is in his second season and looking to fight for the title.” Odendaal stepped into the WorldSSP category in 2020 with the EAB Ten Kate Racing squad and finished all but one race, of which 13 of them were inside the top ten. Yet to achieve a podium, his consistency will look to be transferred into title-challenging pace for the year ahead and he’s got one of the best teams in the paddock around him. “It is a massive confidence booster to have the belief from the team,” said the 28-year-old. “To realise that they see the potential in myself is great but at the same time, I know that I have it within myself to win races and fight for the Championship. It’s a good thing to know the team is backing me 100%. Being the only rider in the team is also good, feeling that their support and belief in me is just as high as my own about myself. “The clear target is to be World Supersport Champion; that is what I’ve been focusing all my efforts on this year. It won’t be easy but definitely that’s one of my goals. I think we can be a power package in 2021, with some competition coming back from WorldSBK such as Federico Caricasulo and the likes of Randy Krummenacher returning, alongside Dominique Aegerter, Philipp Oettl and Jules Cluzel. These are some of the top dogs, but I believe I’ve got the best team to fight for the title. Cluzel has always been a consistent and clever rider, if he can’t take first then he’ll take second, which is dangerous for the title as he is always there at the end.” South Africa is enjoying something of a resurgence in motorcycle racing, with Odendaal flying the Rainbow Nation’s flag high alongside MotoGP™ race winner Brad Binder and his younger, M oto3™ race-winning brother, Darryn: “It would be nice to have myself doing really well in World Supersport, and then Brad in MotoGP™ and Darryn in Moto3™. That will bring South Africans to focus their interest on motorcycle racing.” For now, Odendaal can only enjoy the South African circuits in a testing capacity, getting up to speed on his own R6: “I’ve been testing in South Africa already, on my own R6. My team sent me some parts to try out already. I’ve been to some circuits testing down there and the weather is super nice there now, around 30 degrees. The team and I have some plans for testing, including the Misano test coming up next week as well as the Barcelona test. There may be one more test at Aragon, but we will see how it goes.” Talking about his future should he take the title; Odendaal has a firm target: “I need to see the opportunities that arise from that. If there’s a nice open door in WorldSBK then I’ll happily take it but if nothing opens up in my direction, then I’d like to make sure that I can make the best choice for my career by staying in WorldSSP again, to defend the title and try and take it again. However, the main goal is to get to WorldSBK.” He’s already enjoyed time with his new team too and has taken to the Italian squad like a duck to water. “My excitement is a mixture of everything,” he stated. “I’m excited to be back in the WorldSBK paddock, I really enjoyed the atmosphere there in 2020 and the nature of the WorldSSP category is a great environment to be in. I’ve enjoyed the team welcoming me for 2021; I spent a week in Italy with them already and it feels like my second home. They’ve really taken me on as a team member and it’s been fantastic. Both things combined have got me very excited for 2021.” Can Odendaal deliver? Watch the story unfold with the comprehensive WorldSBK VideoPass![1] References^ WorldSBK VideoPass! (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article

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Good Evening . It's a bit wet and windy here!

The 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship continues to edge closer but, in the meantime, it is time to cast our mind back to another era of great racing. In the first of two parts, James Toseland – WorldSBK Champion in 2004 and 2007 – talks about the early years of his WorldSBK career and for the first time ever, opens up about his first year of WorldSBK but also his first title in 2004. From behind-the-scenes politics to intra-team rivalries, the British star takes us through the first part of his career in his own words; “I won the 2004 title against the grain.” Looking at the start of his career, Toseland reflected on being just a teenager with a dream: “I was 19 when I signed for WorldSBK at Donington Park in 2000, at the last BSB round. Neil Hodgson had won the title, but I’d had a big accident whilst testing at the Cadwell Park and broke my femur. I got a text from Colin Wright, the team manager for GSE Racing, and he asked to go to the team’s truck, just after they took the title. “I was on crutches at the time, but I left them in the hospitality of the team I was riding for, although I shouldn’t have done any weight-baring. I thought, ‘I can’t go into this potential World Superbike job offer on crutches, it isn’t a good sell’ and I always remember getting to the office and after saying hello, 30 seconds he gave me some paper and it was a two-year contract as a teammate to Neil Hodgson in WorldSBK. He asked me how much I wanted, and I said I’d ride for free, seeing as I wasn’t in a very strong negotiating position, but he soon said no – despite being completely shocked – and matched the money I was on before. And that was that.” Looking at how much he went on to learn, the first three years, 2001 – 2003, weren’t a walk in the park for JT: “In those three years at GSE Racing, I was 13th, 7th and 3rd in the Championships. These days, not many riders would get a contract after finishing 13th and 7th but the team kept me on for a third year. There were times in 2001 where Troy Bayliss, Colin Edwards and even Neil Hodgson passed me and after three corners, I’d lost them. I thought sometimes, ‘am I going to be able to be that fast?’ and that’s where the youngsters coming through the ranks become Champions, when they can cope with that level and learn to become that. Neil had moved on to the factory team and I had Chris Walker as a teammate for 2003, so I was out of Neil’s shadow. I’ve got a lot to thank as to why I am the youngest WorldSBK Champion, especially from those three years.” Despite being the 2004 Champion, a humble Toseland looked back and said he was not at his best: “At the beginning of 2004, I was not the best of me yet. When you are in the factory Ducati team, you have to win, and their pedigree is all about that. In 2003 when I was still figuring it out, there were sometimes when many riders who could’ve done a similar job. Well, that’s not good enough. You need to be special and show it. Other factors changed in 2004; after three years on Dunlop tyres, we switched to Pirellis in 2004. I wasn’t the complete package in 2004 but I had a factory Ducati, the fastest, best built and most experienced team on the grid. I was really lucky to be in a team to counteract and combat the new tyres. By Assen, I’d figured it out and was able to win.” However, there was an unexpected surprise in store for James by the time they got to The Netherlands: “Also, by the time we’d got to Assen, I had used all of my engines or blown them up, so I was using my teammate’s, Regis Laconi’s engines. They also turned out to be faster. In fact, I had to change the rear shock because I had so much more acceleration. If I hadn’t used up all my engines already in 2004 then I might not have won the title, as the advantage Regis was getting all year and that made me realise that it wasn’t me who had been slower.” “I won the Championship against the grain and I wasn’t Ducati’s preferred choice, especially with the French market,” Toseland continued. “There were no celebrations as we had to respect the other side of the garage, and it was the first time that Ducati had really gone into the last race with both factory bikes from one team in with a chance. I took it personally, and it was rollercoaster of emotions about the journey of getting there and I wish that some people could have seen that who are no longer with us. “Since that day, October 3rd, 2004, two days before my 24th birthday, the psychological difference for me versus Laconi and Noriyuki Haga – who was also in the fight for the title – has been huge. For Laconi, that was his last chance of the title. I remember how upset Ducati were that weekend, about Regis not serving up what was supposed to be. I can’t imagine what he must have felt like going into the winter, especially with me winning the title and him not really respecting me. For someone to beat you who you don’t really respect, is hard.” Despite his 2004 success, Toseland only continued with Ducati for one more year, with a negative vibe now hanging over him: “As much as I won the title, Regis lost it. With how much quicker he was, he should’ve put me out the game in the final three rounds and he knows that as well as I do. I went into 2005 realising the vibe, although the year was hindered by a massive crash in Qatar and also because we struggled with the traction control. I got back up to speed halfway through, but it was too late after everything that had happened, but I still finished fourth in the Championship. That wasn’t good enough in the factory team and I lost my job. I didn’t expect Ducati to keep me on just because I won the title and especially after I finished fourth in 2005, but during the two years, I never felt like my face fitted.” Make sure to stay tuned for a highly anticipated Part 2, where Toseland talks his life after racing, the feeling he got on track and much more. Enjoy the 2021 World Superbike action with the WorldSBK VideoPass![1] References^ WorldSBK VideoPass! (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article

The 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship will feature a new circuit as the Circuito de Navarra gets ready to host its first ever round of WorldSBK action. Situated in Los Arcos in Northern Spain, the circuit has hosted both national and international level events since it opened in 2010. In August, the circuit will host its first ever WorldSBK Round as part of the 2021 campaign. The circuit is 3.993 kilometres in length and features 15 turns across a lap of the circuit, with nine right turns and six to the left. The circuit will pose a new challenge for riders with very few in the WorldSBK paddock having been to the circuit before. Maria Herrera (Biblion Iberica Yamaha Motoxracing) is one rider who has been to Navarra before, and won a race, when she was competing in CEV Moto2™. She discussed WorldSBK and WorldSSP heading to Navarra for the first in 2021, saying: “I am super happy that we are going to this circuit. We practically inaugurated it when we went there in 2012 to run a test of the Spanish Championship! I really liked it and the truth is that it has always been good for me there. There are several different areas, a more technical part, but also very fun sections; it has a long straight line and in the final part of the track there is a very fast corner… in general, it is a track that I like, although I do not think that knowing it beforehand will give me any advantage compared to those who will ride there for the first time.” South African rider Steven Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) took part in five races at the circuit during his time in the CEV Moto2™ European Championship and consistently finished in the top ten. Talking about the circuit, Odendaal said: “I know the Circuito de Navarra! I participated in a race there in the CEV Moto2 European Championship and it is quite a nice circuit, I enjoyed it a lot. The track has a bit of everything, the first corner was almost flat out in sixth gear and then there are some tight hairpins along the back, so it has a good mix. Your bike needs a good setup, due to the fact that the track is quite complex. I definitely think that it will have some great racing there, especially because the first part is very flowing and then the second part is quite twisty and technical, so it will be good for the show. I am quite excited to go back there!” Loris Cresson (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) is another rider who has raced at Navarra before. The Belgian competed at Navarra in 2014 and 2015 and took a best position of 21st in two races there. Discussing the circuit, he said: “The Navarra track brings back old memories for me. I’ve been there the last time in 2015 and only ridden there two times for the FIM Junior World Championship. The track is tough, as we can see on the layout, a lot of ups and downs with some technical corners. I think it will be a big challenge for WorldSBK.” Gregorio Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director discussed Navarra’s addition to the calendar, saying: “We are delighted to see the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship take to a new circuit in 2021, and Navarra promises to be a thrilling venue for the paddock. It will be the seventh different circuit visited in Spain and with the growing popularity of the WorldSBK in the Iberian Peninsula, this state-of-the-art facility will welcome great racing and a great spectacle. I can't wait to get there.” Follow the action from the Navarra Round and more in 2021 using the WorldSBK VideoPass[1]! References^ VideoPass (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?) View the full article