More Opportunities Await Joan and Katsuaki

2010-07-27 07:38
Joan Lascorz and Katsuaki Fujiwara approach the tenth round of a busy Supersport World Championship season in good form as they prepare to face the challenge of Silverstone.

Joan has taken his Ninja ZX-6R to second in the championship after the first nine rounds, and with four rounds remaining he is working on building his way to the lead once again when it really matters. He is currently 15 points behind Kenan Sofuoglu and seven ahead of Eugene Laverty, with a single win and eight podium finishes in the nine races held so far.

Katsuaki made a swift recovery from the appendix problems that made him miss the Misano round, posting fifth place at Brno last time out and equalling his best result of the year. He is now eighth overall, looking forward to Silverstone after using his two free weekends since Brno to good effect in training.

Kawasaki Lorenzini by Leoni Ninja ZX-6R rider Fabien Foret looks to Silverstone to get back to his best early season form, when he was fifth on two occasions. He is currently 11th overall.

Joan Lascorz: “I have relaxed a little since the last round, did some good work in the gym and in the mountains. I have been improving my English skills as well. I don’t remember much about Silverstone the way it was in 2007 but I remember it was difficult, and very wet. I saw the Moto2 race from the new Silverstone this year and the track is obviously very fast, but it seems to have a lot of bumps. We will have to allow for that with our suspension and machine set-up, but we won’t know how it really is until we get there. But I am looking forward to it.”

Katsuaki Fujiwara: “The last race was very satisfying after being so ill in the weeks before it, but I was very tired at the end of that Brno race. So I have been training hard to get back to full race fitness by riding Supermotard, working in the gym and then relaxing by going fishing in Spain. Silverstone has changed a lot since we were last there, so I am keen to see it up close again. They say it is bumpy and quite fast, but we will be ready anyway. I was on the podium last time we went there so I have some good memories, and want to make new ones.”

Source: Kawasaki Racing Team

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