Team Hero EBR were back on-track in Aragon, having missed the second Thailand race due to an issue with a race part. In Race 1 at MotorLand, Niccolo Canepa scored his first World Superbike point for the American manufacturer, although both himself and team-mate Larry Pegram had forecast more.

“We reached our targets here this weekend and we are quite happy about that, but now we have to be focused on development to get faster,” Italian Canepa explains. “We have improved, for sure, but we want to better and to be more consistently in the points. Maybe Assen and Imola will be better – Assen because of the track layout and Imola because I always liked it and I have always gone well there. I think I can push harder at those rounds. I am not 100% satisfied here because we always want to have better results, but I got my first point with this bike and for now that is enough.”

Pegram, who is also Team Manager, echoed Canepa’s sentiments.

“Overall, we cannot be happy with our positions, but for the team to finish both races with both riders and have no issues means we can move onto the next race and start to improve,” Pegram stated. “We got our feet back under us after Thailand and now it is time to go out and try to go faster. Nick got into the points in Race 1 and he finished the races with no problem. I am feeling the effects of not knowing the tracks. That is no excuse, but for me it takes a little longer to learn them. I enjoyed the races, although I was just a little bit off.”

Team Hero EBR’s next challenge will be the legendary TT Circuit at Assen.