WSBK – Loris Baz will ride with Tom Sykes at Donington and Miller – KAWASAKI Occasions

Loris Baz will ride with Tom Sykes in Donington and Miller

WSBK - Loris Baz will ride with Tom Sykes at Donington and Miller - KAWASAKI Occasions

Loris Baz will take part in the next two World Superbike events (including Donington this weekend) alongside Tom Sykes, who has been riding solo in the official WSBK Kawasaki team since the serious accident of his Spanish teammate, Joan Lascorz.

Loris Baz will take part in the next two World Superbike events (including Donington this weekend) alongside Tom Sykes, who has been riding solo in the official WSBK Kawasaki team since the serious accident of his Spanish teammate, Joan Lascorz.

We could not be fully happy for our compatriot Loriz Baz since he owes his first two freelancing in the Superbike category to the severe injuries of Joan Lascorz, hit in the spine during a violent fall during the tests organized the day after the race. d’Imola (read).

But that should not prevent fans of the young "Bazooka" (including JCO Himself, read) from celebrating the arrival in the big league of the youngest European Superstock 600 champion: he was 15 years old in 2008, a record !

Engaged this year in Superstock 1000 on the ZX-10R of the MRS team of Adrien Morillas, Loris climbed on the podium in the first race of this European Cup at Imola. Sixth in Assen then ejected by his Ninja in Monza, he thought he would rest this weekend, the Donington Park event being limited to the World Superbike and Supersport…

Guintoli and Berger are there too

The press release of Team Ducati Liberty after the Monza fiasco (read our Analysis) had left a slight doubt on the participation of 1198 n ° 50 (Guintoli), 96 (Smrz) and 121 (Berger). May their supporters be reassured, they are all three very present in England !

"Our sponsor has invested a lot in the Effenbert Superbike project", noted all the same yesterday the owner of the team, Mario Bertuccio, "Sunday Guintoli was on pole, but with such a result (cancellation of the first round and interruption of the second, Editor’s note) we weren’t able to properly benefit from the visibility in the media. And now we risk losing our title sponsor. " To be continued.

This will not be the case, since the official Kawasaki team has decided to offer him a chance to rub shoulders with the superbike leaders … Or rather two chances: the n ° 65 – who will have to change race number because Rea wears him already in WSBK – will also participate in Miller races (USA) !

"This opportunity excites me so much, I will do my best on the bike. I’m very excited to ride the first session tomorrow and I have already tested the bike for two days", described the rider last night. 19 years old.

“I always feel better on a Superbike, because the slick tires are much harder and offer more grip,” said our national Loris. But beware, the beginner has not planned to grill the stages and to do the aspi ‘to his teammate – author of three Superpoles out of four – right away !

"I have no special goal this weekend, I just want to improve in each session", concluded Baz, 20th in the first free practice session dominated by Sykes this afternoon … The races will be at follow almost live this Sunday on Site: stay tuned !

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