Salom replaces Loris Baz for US Round
Regular Kawasaki Racing Team rider Loris Baz will miss the forthcoming American round of the championship and will be replaced by current WSS star and former regular SBK rider David Salom. Further medical checks after Baz returned home from the last event in Turkey - which he had to sit out - have confirmed his injury was indeed a result of his crash in Germany therefore, to make sure he is fit and strong enough to compete at his home round in early October, the Frenchman will miss the long trip to America and instead concentrate on his full recovery.
Salom, who last raced a superbike in 2012 in the privateer Kawasaki Team Pedercini squad, now gets the chance to sample the official 2013 KRT Ninja ZX-10R, the same specification of machine which has taken Tom Sykes to the top of the championship table.
Salom, 28, normally rides a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R in the Supersport World Championship and will return to his regular Intermoto Ponyexpres Team at the following round in France.
David Salom: "I am very happy that the decision was made to allow me to ride the official Superbike at Laguna Seca. This is a new opportunity for me and for sure it will be difficult. The track is new to me and this machine is not the same as the one I rode last year. So I have a lot of learning to do, even though this is a great opportunity for me."
