With just five rounds left in the 2013 World Superbike championship and just 13 points separating him from Sylvain Guintoli, Tom Sykes will have to pull out all stops if he wants to win the title this season.
The British rider failed to score a single podium at Silverstone in the difficult and unpredictable weather conditions, and this weekend’s Nurburgring round may offer very similar weather conditions, but Sykes says the three week summer break has recharged his batteries.
“I am really excited about racing again this coming weekend in Germany. I spoke to my crew chief Marcel Duinker last night and a three-week break has been good for us,” said Sykes. “I have enjoyed my time at home and with the busy month we have coming up in September I have been doing some good training in readiness for three races in quick succession. I am ready go, I feel fit and I am fully recharged. I like the circuit in Germany and the Ninja ZX-10R has been strong there in the past so I am looking forward to this weekend.”
After scoring a spectacular victory at Silverstone (the second in his career) Loris Baz is ready to take on Nurburgring - no matter the weather conditions.
Baz will have to ride well in these next few rounds if he wants to keep his place in the Kawasaki team, as several riders are gunning for his spot for the 2014 season, including Marco Melandri.
The 20-year old has confirmed he is currently talks with KRT for a contract renewal, but he has also been in talks with MotoGP team NGM Forward racing, who will be fielding a a non MSMA Yamaha M1 next year.
After the win at Silverstone my confidence is really good. Races like Assen and Silverstone went really well but we knew that some other tracks in the season would not be the best for me,” said Baz. “Now, after Silverstone, there are only good tracks coming for me. I like the Nurburgring and I have shown in the past few races that I can ride well in different conditions. I would like it to be dry, but if it is wet it is no problem for me.”
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