Davies Out To Break Misano Podium Drought

Chaz Davies is targeting a maiden podium in Misano when he resumes his World Superbikes campaign.

The Powys-born racer roared to a double win at Ducati’s last home round in Imola but has never finished in the top three on the track located on the Italian Riviera.

Davies is keen to put that right this time having already had a two-day test at the track.

The 30-year-old gets his campaign underway with Friday’s first free practice session.

And he said: “I feel good heading into the second Italian round of the year.

“The home fans’ support is always worth a lot: it’s humbling, enjoyable, and gives you an extra motivation.

“We have yet to step on the podium at Misano and we need to put it right because we always had the pace there.

“Last year we were particularly strong, but the ball just didn’t bounce our way as we crashed and then were pushed off the track during the races.

“The testing was good, we just need to put together a few bits and pieces but our window has been defined and we won’t make any radical changes.

“We defined a couple of potential directions to try and that’s where we’ll start from in FP1”.

Davies is set to face tough competition from reigning two-time champ Jonathan Rea who claimed a double at Misano last year with Kawasaki.

The Ulsterman leads the standings with 260 points – 55 points ahead of team-mate Tom Sykes with Davies 20 points further adrift.