TUCSON, Ariz. (Sept. 17) -- The KWR Ducati Team heads to Barber Motorsports Park this weekend after a bounce-back event in New Jersey where Kyle Wyman scored 4th and 6th place finished aboard his KATO Fastening/StoneCastle/KWR Ducati Panigale V4 R. The series heads straight to Alabama this weekend for the 7th round of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Wyman moved up from 7th to 6th in series standings after the New Jersey event, off the heels of a zero-points scoring weekend in Washington at Round five. The Barber track has been a successful venue for the KWR team where Wyman finished in the top-5 in 2019, and hopes are high for a strong run for podium places.
"We started this season strong, and have had our challenges mid year, but I'm happy to have put a good weekend together in Jersey to get us back rolling again," Wyman said. "Now we head straight down to Barber where we had our best finish of the 2019 season on the Panigale, and I think there is a great opportunity for us to score some points and start a strong run to end the 2020 season on a high note."
The weather looks sunny and warm for the weekend and the KATO Fastening-sponsored team will have dry track to continue development of the Ducati platform. With focus on front-end feeling in the Friday sessions, Wyman and crew will be searching for comfort and confidence to bring the Panigale V4 R close to the front.
"I've had some great feelings with the bike this year compared to last, but we've taken some small steps backward at some rounds," Wyman said. "There have been weekends where we are fast in race one, but cannot make improvements for Sunday. If we are going to continue working forward we need to keep progress all the way to the final lap of race two."
How to keep up with the KATO Fastening/KWR Ducati Team:
Friday practice starts at 11:20am CST, with LIVE coverage on MotoAmerica Live+ streaming. Both race one and race two on Saturday and Sunday will be LIVE on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) at 4:00pm EST on Saturday and Sunday.
