Magny-Cours, nestled in the heart of France, provided a challenging weekend of racing for round 11 of the WSBK championship.

The competition is hotting-up as the year of racing draws to a close, with two of the top spots still up for grabs.

Chaz is giving his all despite the lingering issues surrounding his double collarbone injury. Race 1 saw a closely packed leading group resulting in the Welshman taking fifth but in reality he was less than two seconds off of 3rd.

Marco pushed hard to improve on his 12^th position start, falling in just behind his team mate in 6^th having suffered some breaking issues.

This was to be Michael Rinaldis last race of the season with R12 & R13 taking place outside of Europe. Forming the junior element of the team, the young Italian has showcased his skills extremely well throughout the year, getting results that are usually seen in seasoned riders. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to finish with a ‘bang’ as everyone had hoped; forced to retire in race 1 and finishing 13^th in Sundays race. We’ll be seeing more from this talented rider in the near future and as a proud sponsor, we’d like to take the opportunity to say, well done Michael!

Melandri had another difficult race, battling against a lack of stability in the corners and again missed out on a podium place, coming in 5^th.

Chaz pounded off the line, taking the lead and holding off any opponents for 12 laps. The race leaders entered in to a game of cat and mouse which finally ended with Chaz snapping up 2^nd and earning some vital points. Davies will be giving his all over the remaining bouts to hold his position of 2^nd in the championship standings.