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Former Aussie Superbike champion Bryan Staring (Kawasaki Team Pedercini) has re-ignited his and his Pedercini team's ambitions in the Superstock 1000 championship in 2012, overcoming some hard times last year and this.

Having come to Europe as Aussie 125cc, Supersport and Superbike Champion in 2011, Staring carried a lot of expectations in his hand luggage when he arrived for his first full season. All the Kawasaki riders found it hard to get on the podium last year on the all-new Ninja ZX-10R, and the rider who finally put it into a top three placing was Kawasaki Lorenzini by Leoni rider Sheridan Morais.

Bearing the bulk of Kawasaki's hopes in 2012, and back on a Pedercini Kawasaki again, Staring showed flashes of his and his machine's true abilities (second for a time in Assen before a DNF) but a small change in set-up on the front end of his machine at the previous Motorland Aragon round brought him a brilliant breakthrough win. One round later and in full wet conditions Staring went from not quite there in dry qualifying to wet race winner for the second race in succession. In doing so he moved up to third in the points, 24 points from the new leader Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Ducati) and on a wave of confidence and relief that is palpable. "We have now won one race in the dry and one race in the wet on the Ninja ZX-10R so it makes me happy, the team happy and I'm sure Kawasaki too," said Staring, who now looks every inch the typical relaxed Aussie achiever.

Staring knows there is a lot to do still, and that some tracks will suit his opposition's machines more than his own, but he is certainly looking for more race wins. "I will just take it one race at a time," he confirmed. "We had a lot of bad luck at the start of the season but it has been coming together better for us in the past few races. A huge thanks to my team and a big, big thanks to Kawasaki."

Staring now heads to Silverstone looking to get ahead of La Marra and Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet STK) in second place.