The eni FIM Superbike World Championship season reaches the half-way point this weekend as they head to Russia for the latest round of the season.
Leon Camier will once again be on track at the Moscow Raceway looking to mark the midseason point with a great result.
He took a pair of seventh place finishes last time out in Imola, and last time he was racing on the Moscow Raceway he went from 18th on the grid to 5th place in the race.
Camier and teammate Jules Cluzel and the rest of the WSB field will take to the track on Friday morning for the first free practice session, before competing in the opening qualifying practice in the afternoon. Saturday morning will have a second qualifying session to confirm riders that will progress towards Superpole.
Speaking ahead of the weekend, Leon said: “Moscow is a tough and demanding track; it’s like Imola in that way although quite a different layout. We found a couple of things at the test and it will be good to try them out over a race weekend and hopefully we won’t encounter the chatter problems as we did in Italy.
“We still need to make small detailed steps with the bike, and I need to make sure I am at the top of my game. We have found a couple of positive improvements but we still need a bit more to challenge for the podium, so we will be looking to make further improvements throughout the weekend and maximise our potential.”
Sunday’s first race – to be held over 25-laps- is scheduled for nine am, with the second event set to get underway at 12.30.