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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’.

MotoGP bosses confirm 2023 MotoE grid

18 riders are set to contest Ducati’s new era of MotoE as former winners Jordi Torres and Matteo Ferrari return to challenge in 2023.

Indonesian rider Pratama to make history in Le Mans EWC opener

Dimas Ekky Pratama is set to make history when he becomes the first rider from Indonesia to compete in the 24 Heures Motos, the opening round of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship. The 30-year-old has signed up to race for Energie Endurance at Le Mans from 13-16 April.

Changes but No Limits for Masbou’s EWC ambitions

Alexis Masbou continues to place No Limits on his FIM Endurance World Championship ambitions after re-signing for the Italian team ahead of the upcoming 2023 season. Masbou has ridden for No Limits Motor Team for two seasons but it will be all-change for this year following recent confirmation of the team’s switch from Suzuki to Honda power and the recruitment of new riders Lorenzo Gabellini and Johan Nigon.

Maco Racing Team ready to turn 21 in EWC

Maco Racing Team is revving up for the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship, its 21st season taking on the ultimate test of rider and machine. And the Slovakia squad will do so with an ace line-up consisting of Frenchman Enzo Boulom and Australian Anthony West, plus Hungarian youngster Bálint Kovács, who joins the team on a full-time basis after impressing during last September’s Bol d’Or as a late addition to its ranks. Ad “The composition of the team has great potential, all three riders have already worked with us, so we know what we are going into and what we have,” said Martin Kuzma, owner of Maco Racing Team.

Viltais gets Westmoreland from James through EWC fourth rider role

Honda Viltaïs Racing is counting on James Westmoreland as its fourth rider for a third FIM Endurance World Championship season. The Brit was recruited by Yannick Lucot’s team in 2021 after he impressed by claiming Superstock glory in the 24 Heures Motos two years previously. Ad According to the EWC event and title-winning team, Westmoreland’s “permanent availability, his reliability but also his performances have allowed the team to progress significantly over the last two seasons”.

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ADSS97 Kawasaki preparing to take next EWC step with new look line-up

Aviobike’s EWC fast four revealed

It happened in EWC 2022… #7: Nigon’s unexpected Suzuka sayonara

MotoGP bosses confirm 2023 MotoE grid

Indonesian rider Pratama to make history in Le Mans EWC opener

Changes but No Limits for Masbou’s EWC ambitions

Maco Racing Team ready to turn 21 in EWC

Viltais gets Westmoreland from James through EWC fourth rider role