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Team Go Eleven returns to Europe with WorldSBK at Barcelona

Andrea Iannone: "We are preparing to face the second weekend of the Championship, the first European race. Montmelò is historically a very particular track, characterized by little grip. We will have to be very careful in managing the race."

Lecuona and Vierge ready for home round Barcelona with HRC Honda

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain is gearing up to host round 2 of 2024 Superbike World Championship, set to take place on 22-24 March. Team HRC is already on site, its factory riders Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge excited about the prospect of competing on home turf.

BMW aims to build on promising start in Barcelona

Marc Bongers, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “The results from the season opener in Australia give us a lot of momentum heading into the second race weekend in Barcelona. Of course, Phillip Island is a very unique track, and now the deck is being reshuffled. However, also the insights from the Barcelona test last week have left us feeling optimistic."

Mick Shanley is Tarran Mackenzie’s Crew Chief

Shanley said: “I’m kind of in a double role at the moment! We made some decisions in the team to try and help Tarran get a bit more comfortable. The communication style was probably a bit more difficult at the start of the season, and I won the job of moving in to help Tarran out and getting him to feel a bit more comfortable and confident."

Barcelona beckons as Ten Kate Racing begins European tour

Despite a podium finish in Race 1, the first race weekend of 2024 left Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing with mixed feelings. Therefore the Nieuwleusen-based race team is extra keen to come back strong this weekend and show where it belongs.

Davey Todd to race Ducati Panigale V2 at the IOM TT with TAS Racing

Todd will undoubtedly come to the TT as one of the potential heirs to the throne in the Supersport class, and there would be no better way to record his debut victory on the Italian-powered masterpiece.

Challenge met: Trevor Daley and CSBK champ Ben Young find success on the high banks of the Daytona 200

Pairing with Bridgestone Americas and running Battlax tyres exclusively, Trevor and fellow rider Ben Young had lofty goals for a race with one of the stoutest starting grids in recent years. The 2024 running of the race would be Ben’s fourth Daytona 200 and Trevor’s first. Ben was hoping for a top ten finish, and Trevor a top twenty result.

A definite step forward for Kawasaki Puccetti Racing during the WorldSBK test at Barcelona

Manuel Puccetti: “The step forward we’ve made during this week’s test is significant. Tito laps with consistently fast times, but more importantly he found that front end feeling he’d been lacking until now."

Top 4 for Team Go Eleven at the WorldSBK Barcelona test

The Barcelona track presents totally different conditions compared to Phillip Island; zero grip, lots of sliding and a set-up that needs to be slightly readjusted. It took some time to find the right feeling in the first few outings.

DesmoSport Ducati are ready to race under lights at Sydney

Broc Pearson heads into the round full of confidence after promising season opening results, while a motivated Troy Herfoss has confirmed he will once again race for DesmoSport after returning home from his first races in the US aboard the Indian Bagger and SuperHooligan machines.

Honda Racing UK are ready for 2024 after first roads test

Honda Racing kickstarted its 2024 campaign in earnest with a three-day roads orientated pre-season shakedown test at the Circuit Andalucia in southeastern Spain.
The test marked multiple milestones for Honda as debuts were made by both machinery and personnel alike.

Kawasaki Puccetti Racing in Barcelona for 2 day test

Kawasaki Puccetti Racing is in Spain on the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona where on 14 and 15 March it will be engaged in two days of testing with the Superbike team and rider Tito Rabat.

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