STK classes and EJC at Assen for Round 2
The Dutch WSBK event will be the venue for Round 2 of FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, European Superstock 600 Championship and the Pata European Junior Cup, powered by Honda. After an exciting Season Opener at Aragon, the upcoming race at Assen will tell more about the main forces of 2013 season and the potential candidates for this year's titles chase.
Superstock 1000
The second round of 2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup is about to get underway eyes on the Championship leader and defending Champion Sylvain Barrier, who won last year's race ahead of Lorenzo Savadori and Eddi La Marra (both with Barni Racing Team Italia in 2012). Former team mates both had a difficult Season Opener at Aragon: Savadori (now with Team Pedercini Kawasaki) lost the front of his ZX-10R after a good first half of the race, La Marra had some hard time, especially compared to his new 'colleague' Niccolò Canepa (Barni Racing Team Ducati), who crossed the finish line in 2nd place following an almost perfect race. The Team Pedercini Kawasaki had something to cheer upon courtesy of Leandro Mercado, who snatched 3rd place from Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) for only 40 thousands of a second.
Superstock 600
The Superstock 600 European Championship lands at Assen after the close battle of Round 1. The man to beat is Gauthier Duwelz (MTM Racing Yamaha), who won the opening race at Aragon and last year was 3rd behind van der Mark and Russo - both racing in WSS now. Tony Covena (Nito Racing Kawasaki) will be waving the Dutch flag high, after the positive 2nd place in Spain ahead of Swiss Bastien Chesaux (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team), who is looking for a good result on the team's home track. Wildcard Rob Hartog will once again be attending the Assen round. The Dutch youngster, who starred the European Junior Cup race last year by finishing 2nd, will be lined-up by Team NIWA Racing Suzuki.
European Junior Cup
The 2013 Pata European Junior Cup, powered by Honda is set for another weekend of racing after the close battle of the opening round. All 35 riders (33 full-time entries and 2 wild-cards) will take on the challenging 4542 m of the TT Circuit of Assen and New Zealand's Jake Lewis will defend his leadership from Michael Canducci (Colors Experience), Guillaume Raymond (Activbike), Illan Fernandez (Evo Kids Racing) and Zac Levy (Puma R.V.s).
