Warrick Nowland - I am thrilled to have signed a 2-year deal with my current team, Zongshen

It was three years ago that I sat down to write the great news that I
had signed with a Factory supported Ducati team to race in the
Superbike World Championship.

That didn’t work out and I continued with Endurance, which has lifted
me to my next challenge. I am thrilled to have signed a 2-year deal
with my current team, Zongshen, to race in the 2004 & 2005 Superbike
World Championship.

It is something I have been trying to do for many years. I have always
believed I could win that Championship and sitting on the sidelines
watching other Australians do it has only made me more determined.
Speaking of determination, after waiting and waiting to get into SBK,
over the past few years I have become so hungry, almost angry. I know
there is a lot of work to be done especially with the amount of
pressure I put on myself but I am just plain hungry. I am going to
stir things up. I have a job to do for my team but also for myself. I
want to do the same thing I did with the Endurance Championship.

As I mentioned, there is a lot of work to be done but we are all
looking forward to that. One of the big advantages we will have is our
bikes. I can’t say where the bikes are being built at the moment but
they will be Suzuki GSX R1000’s. We have a very good understanding of
this bike and with the continued support of the team’s sponsors, the
bikes should be very competitive.

There have been opportunities for me to enter SBK in the past but
everyone is aware that it’s a package that makes success. I really
feel we are coming into the series with a strong team. And, it is one
we will build upon for 2005. My Team Manager, Michel Marqueton, has
been working very hard to put together the right package.

My team mate will be Pier-Giorgio Bontempi. This can only be an
advantage! He is very experienced and we get on very well. I can see a
lot of laughs next year!

Of course there is the cloud over SBK at the moment because of the
rules. I can only say that I will do my best to make it close and
colourful racing like it was a few years ago. I believe the people at
FG Sport know what they are doing so I will leave that part to them.

I am disappointed not to continue my long and successful relationship
with Dunlop. I don’t have an opinion on this rule, I am just thinking
about how to use the Pirelli’s. We must use what we have and not worry
about what we don’t have. I think it will make the racing closer.

Pier-Giorgio and myself will be testing next month at Valencia and
then I will go to Australia to start training on my new Suzuki
RM-Z250. Unfortunately, we will miss the official SBK test at Phillip
Island in January. We are planning several other tests in Europe.

As I said, I am thrilled and I plan to make everyone proud, and beat
those Ducati’s!!!

 

I thought he was better than that racing for some no hoper shitter
team...

 

Good for you, Biggus. I hope it goes well.

 

yea should be a better year on the bike next year than the last 4...

 

Almost word for word what Corser wrote after being dumped from Ducati (and
later from Aprilia) still waiting for it to happen

Ducati IMO should have kept Hodgson for SBK, next year is going to be
tough for them new team and all

Corser still is the pole pro and ex SBK-WC all the same, should head for
MotoGP

CDIHL