Desmosport Ducati Gears Up For Hidden Valley Raceway ASBK Return
The DesmoSport Ducati team will return to racing this weekend at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway following an extended break in the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli (ASBK) schedule.
Rookie DesmoSport Ducati Superbike racer Callum Spriggs is eager to return to racing this weekend with confidence at the Darwin circuit after notching a third-place finish at the same venue in the Motul Supersport category during the 2013 season.
“I’m keen to get back on the bike and excited to ride at Hidden Valley Raceway,” said Spriggs. “It’s different to all of the other rounds because of the heat and it’s a pretty cool place, I really enjoy the track as well, so I’m feeling pretty confident.”
Currently sitting 19th overall in the championship standings, the 23-year-old has his sights set on claiming his first top 10 finish of the 2017 season this weekend.
“I just want to try and at least get my first top 10 of the year, but being around the seventh to 10th mark is what I’m really hoping for,” he explained. “We’re just looking for a good result and to show some potential, that’s all I really want to do.”
The DesmoSport Ducati team recently contesting the TERRA NT endurance event in preparation for this weekend’s round four, team manager Ben Henry looks to use the added track time to their advantage in Darwin.
“Hopefully we’ve got an advantage this weekend in Darwin because we came all the way here and raced,” Henry revealed. “Nobody else really did that in the Superbike class, so hopefully that helps us for the weekend.
“Callum knows the bike well enough and he’s raced here before, so we should be starting to see some improvement in him moving forward. I’ve got him training pretty hard, so hopefully this weekend is the start of some progression moving forward and we’ll see how it pans out.”
The fourth round of the 2017 Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli will take place at Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory, on 7-9 July.
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Words courtesy of Foremost Media
