2002 World Supersport Champion and long-time WSBK racer Fabien Foret will step in for the injured Luca Scassa to contest the penultimate round of the 2014 eni FIM Superbike World Championship with Team Pedercini Kawasaki in the EVO class.

“After the difficult end to last year’s WSS campaign, I decided to try and race in World Superbike in the EVO class. It hasn’t been an easy season for me, as you might have noticed, for different reasons. For me it is clear now that this is my last season in WSBK after fifteen years of me being in this paddock. I was quite disappointed to finish the year on a poor note results wise and earlier than expected, but then an opportunity came up for me to race once more in front of my home crowd at Magny-Cours and I accepted it. I got released from my former squad, that was not an issue and now I have a chance to race my final race for a team I really like and appreciate. They’re a very friendly team and there is a great family atmosphere there. I’ve known Lucio (Pedercini) for so many years so I will do my best and try to enjoy my last WSBK race as much as I can.”

Following the withdrawal of his former team from the series after Laguna Seca, the 41 year old from Angouleme, France, will make one last appearance in the series before leaving the WSBK paddock. Foret will then focus his attention on the Endurance FIM World Championship, hoping to race the entire 2015 edition of the series with the official Kawasaki squad (Team SRC).

“I would like to point out that I am not completely retiring from racing, because I will take part in some World Endurance races,” he added. “I have a great relationship with Kawasaki and they would like me to see me racing again next year in the Endurance FIM World Championship. There is also a plan for me to contest the full WEC season with the Team Kawasaki SRC, which does not consist of many events, so I think this would be a good halfway compromise between full time racing and retirement. It’s a different type of competition that not based on pure speed, but mostly focused on consistency and fitness.”