Tom Sykes speeding up to Monza
Kawasaki Racing Team Tom Sykes is looking forward to taking part in the annual visit to the super-fast Monza circuit, aiming for the kind of excellent result he enjoyed at Assen. Sykes posted a convincing race one win at the previous round in the Netherlands and then followed that up with a second place in race two, results which put him in a strong position revisit a circuit he won at in 2012 on his official Ninja ZX-10R.
With improvements evident Kawasaki Racing Team's official machines in this year's SBK fight Sykes is out to move on from the joint second place he holds in the points table going into Monza. He is tied on the same total as two other riders after three rounds and six individual races, with Sykes sitting 28 points behind the lead at this early stage of proceedings.
Tom Sykes: "I am obviously very motivated off the back of the Assen weekend. Our bike is working great and the changes made to the bike this year look like they are having the desired effect across the board. Moving to Monza now, I am looking forward to it because I won the only race there last year. It is a circuit I enjoy because of some good past results and it is nice to ride as well because it has a great history. The Ninja ZX-10R is a very well balanced package and we are going there to do a job now. The championship position is very unusual with three riders on the same points in second place, although I am not too concerned with the championship placings at this stage. I'm just looking forward to keeping up momentum and improving things again in a couple of areas."
