WorldSBK Phillip Island: Gardner ‘couldn’t be happier’ ahead of home race
Yamaha’s Remy Gardner gears up for his WorldSBK debut on home soil this weekend as Phillip Island hosts 2023’s opening round.
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Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar EWC ride can match “huge ambition”, says de Puniet
Randy de Puniet says being included in Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar’s FIM Endurance World Championship line-up for 2023 is “very special”, adding that the opportunity will match his “huge ambition” for on-track success. Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar is the new name for Webike SRC Kawasaki France, which competed with considerable success in the EWC under Gilles Stafler’s guidance prior to the respected team owner taking the decision to retire at the completion of the 2022 season and put his operation up for sale.
Why team LRP Poland’s EWC rider line-up can “raise the bar even higher”
Team LRP Poland is “aiming to raise the bar even higher” in this year’s FIM Endurance World Championship, which kicks off at Le Mans in France for the 24 Heures Motos from 13-16 April. It has brought in 33-year-old Dutchman Pepijn Bijsterbosch full time after he impressed on his first ride with the team in the 24H SPA EWC Motos last June, while also recalling Julian Puffe, a 27-year-old from Germany who raced for Team LRP Poland in 2021, three years after he won the Superstock category in the Bol d’Or.
Mackenzie lines up for 2023 MIE Honda launch
MIE Honda officially unveiled its 2023 line up on Wednesday with former British Champion Tarran Mackenzie spearheading the Supersport challenge.
Mercado chooses EWC for new career chapter
Argentine Leandro Mercado has chosen the FIM Endurance World Championship to open the latest chapter of his career following successful stints in the FIM Superbike World Championship. The 31-year-old is joining Yannick Lucot’s Honda Viltaïs Racing for the 2023 EWC season when he will partner Florian Alt, Steven Odendaal and fourth rider James Westmoreland on the French team’s new-for-2023 #333 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade.
ADSS97 Kawasaki preparing to take next EWC step with new look line-up
ADSS97 Kawasaki is preparing to take the next step in the FIM Endurance World Championship with maintaining its 100 per cent finishing rate in the series a key target for the British team. While Chris Platt will continue to double as team owner and rider, Levi Day, Craig Currie and Chris Walker are all new recruits for the 2023 EWC season and will share the squad’s new Superstock-specification, Dunlop-equipped Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. Ad In Walker ADSS97 Kawasaki can count on a highly experienced and talented rider.
Aviobike’s EWC fast four revealed
Aviobike will embark on its bid for 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship glory with a revamped rider line-up. While Swiss Yves Lindegger is a familiar name among the Aviobike Superstock ranks, his compatriot Elia Crotta, Frenchman David Henriques and Bulgarian reserve rider Martin Choi are new recruits for the upcoming campaign. Ad Lindegger, a former Swiss Superbike runner-up, raced Aviobike’s #101 Yamaha YZF R1 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Circuit Paul Ricard last season.
It happened in EWC 2022… #7: Nigon’s unexpected Suzuka sayonara
When former FIM Endurance World Championship winner Erwan Nigon signed up to contest the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race last August, there was no indication he’d be hanging up his helmet a little more than two months later. Following Viltaïs Racing Igol’s decision not to include the Japanese race on its 2022 schedule, the Frenchman was free to join the EVA RT 01 Webike TRICKSTAR Kawasaki squad alongside local riders Hikari Okubo and Yuto Sano instead. Ad Speaking during Suzuka race week, the then 38-year-old Nigon said: “Three weeks ago they asked me if I want to participate, and I thought ‘that’s okay for me, I’m very excited to come’.