Leon Haslam is ready to come out fighting this weekend at the sixth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as the ROKiT BMW Motorrad rider targets his first victory of the season.
The Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit was strong for the BMW M 1000 RR last season, with two BMWs featuring on the podium in each of the three races, and with just four points between himself and another previous champion, Josh Brookes ahead of him, Haslam is pushing for another podium return.
Haslam said: “I’m actually really looking forward to Brands Hatch. Obviously, the past few years, the BMW has been really strong there. At the end of last year, there were two BMWs on the podium in all three races. Obviously, this year is a little bit different, the Ducati is super strong and the Yamaha goes really well there.
“I’ve obviously just come back from doing Imola, so I’ve got to switch my mind back to no electronics and BSB. From my side of it I’m super excited and feel like we can be a lot more of a challenge in this one, so hopefully we can get the ball rolling.”