Reigning World Superbike champion Carlos Checa‰Ûªs hopes of retaining his title with a giant-killing late-season charge begins this weekend at the ‰Û÷Home of British motor racing‰Ûª, Silverstone.
The Ducati-riding Spaniard sits well back in fourth in this year‰Ûªs WSBK standings, but he‰Ûªs galvanised by the fact that two of his 15 wins in 2011 came at the 5.902km Silverstone circuit, situated between Northampton to the north and Oxford to the south. And he won with plenty to spare, which gives him confidence ahead of Sunday‰Ûªs two 18-lappers.
‰ÛÏLast year‰Ûªs Silverstone races couldn‰Ûªt have gone any better, I won both and that was the perfect conclusion to what was a great weekend,‰Û