KRT rider Tom Sykes left the Monza race weekend with a second and a third place finish, new track and race lap records and third place in the championship after two blistering displays of fast riding.

Tom Sykes took a 1-2 today while his KRT partner Loris Baz pushed to take a fifth and then a first dry podium on his Ninja ZX-10R. Now ranked 4th, Tom shares the same points total as two other riders.

Tom Sykes and Loris Baz were in the leading mix on their Kawasaki Racing Team Ninja ZX-10R machines at the Spanish round of the SBK Championship with Sykes taking his first podium finish of the year.

Tom Sykes and Loris Baz each got what they wanted from their three-day test at Motorland Aragon with Sykes proving he is fast and fit to race while Loris Baz made real improvements in his race set-up.

Tom Sykes and Loris Baz were at the sharp end of competition on their Kawasaki Racing Team Ninja ZX-10R machines in Australia with Sykes leaving the first round with two fifth places and Baz one sixth.

KRT riders Tom Sykes and Loris Baz each had their first test sessions in Australia cut short after
crashes and now the riders and team are preparing to come back strong in a few days time.

Kawasaki and the new Ninja ZX-10R are on track for a strong 2013 WSBK season.

Tom Sykes and Loris Baz experienced one wet day and one dry day in testing at Jerez, but also found improvements on their official Ninja ZX-10R machines in each of the contrasting track conditions.

KRT Superbike World Championship riders Tom Sykes and Loris Baz got their 2013 testing plans underway early with a three day session at the Motorland Aragon circuit in sunny but often windy conditions.

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) rode from pole to a convincing win in tricky drying conditionin race one at Portimao and in doing so took second place in the championship with only one round to go.