Fully confident Sykes targets home round podium
Tom Sykes heads to Donington Park for his home round this weekend filled with the expectation of strong results at a venue that should offer good opportunities to the Kawasaki Racing Team rider. Sykes was pleased by how well his Ninja ZX-10R performed at the ultra high-speed circuit of Monza last time out and at Donington, a track which he believes is even more suited to his machine's wide ranging performance package, the Englishman has every reason to be confident approaching his local event.
With the championship now getting tighter in terms of points spread between the leaders Sykes is now only 18 points from the very top, having won a race at Assen and taken five podium finishes from the eight races so far.
"I am really looking forward to Donington" said Tom Sykes. "Monza for me was one of the hardest circuits we should have gone to, even though we won there last year, but we got on the podium twice. Donington is a flowing, twisting circuit so I am looking forward to riding my Ninja ZX-10R there. There are no real straights so it should be really good. It has always been a favourite of mine and I am very excited to go there with a fast and consistent package on the bike. I have led races at Donington in the past and we have been able to make good laps even at the end of races this year at a variety of different tracks, so I am really looking forward to Donington because it should be a nice one for me and the bike."
