Some World Superbike teams will be the protagonists in Aragon over the next two days. An important test before resuming the race at Magny-Cours.
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The Superbike World Championship will resume the weekend of September 8 to 10 in Magny-Cours (France), but the Tuesday August 29 and Wednesday August 30 teams and drivers will be back in action at Aragon for a test. Each day at Motorland will be divided into two sessions of four hours each. The only absent constructor will be Yamaha , whose factory team still has one day to exploit with each of its drivers.
The test is organized by Ducati, who will be present with Alvaro Bautista et Michael Ruben Rinaldi. The reigning SBK champion is eager to shake off the rust after the long championship break. In addition to those of the Aruba team, there will also be on the track the Panigale V4s of private teams: Motocorsa with Axel Bassani, Barni with Danilo Petrucci and Go Eleven with Philipp Öttl.
The Kawasaki Racing factory team will only field Jonathan Rhea et alex lowes during the second day, because they only have one day left out of the ten previously dedicated to the year. Test pilots Florian Marino et Adrian Huertas will ride on Tuesday in Aragon, the latter rewarded for winning the Supersport 300 title in 2021 and the former for his good performances in Supersport. The goal is to improve the performance of the Ninja ZX-10RR when temperatures are high and tires are more worn. In addition, new products will also be tested with a view to 2024.
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Team Honda WorldSBK will look to improve the spells of Xavi Verge andIker Lecuona, who will also be busy in Montmelò with the MotoGP this weekend, since he has been confirmed as a replacement foralex rins, injured, in the LCR team. BMW will be present both with the official team (Scott Redding et Michael van der Mark) and with the Bonovo Action satellite team (Garrett gerloff et Loris Baz). On the M 1000 RR, new developments regarding the frame will be tested.
A number of World Supersport teams and riders will also race at Motorland: Aruba Ducati (Nicolò Bulega), PTR Triumph (Nikki Tuuli et Ondrey Vostatek), Petronas Honda (Tarran Mackenzie et Adam Norrodin).
