The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team head to Laguna Seca this weekend where Kent’s Leon Camier gets his first chance to ride the legendary American circuit on the CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2.

At approximately 3.61 kilometres (2.223 miles) in length, the Laguna Seca circuit is the shortest on the WorldSBK calendar however packs numerous challenges within its 11 corners, including the ultra-fast Turn 1 and the world-famous Corkscrew which plunges almost twenty metres from entry to exit.

For Camier, the Laguna Seca round comes off the back of strong performances at Donington and Brno and with the summer break fast approaching, the Kent rider is aiming to move closer to the front runners at a circuit where the sublime handling and braking stability of the Fireblade should prove advantageous.

“Laguna Seca is quite a challenging circuit but it is really cool to ride probably one of my favourites so I’m looking forward to getting started on Friday.”

“At this track it’s really important to have a good feel with the bike there’s some developments we’ve made on the chassis side that I think will help me on the Fireblade this weekend.”

“Physically I’m feeling better, my shoulders and ribs have come on a lot so now we need to get out there and see if we can close the gap to the guys at the front.”

The WorldSBK action at the United States round starts this Friday at 0945 local time (GMT -7) with Free Practice 1. Race start on both Saturday and Sunday is at 1400 local time.