Everyone was pretty excited when it was announced that the WSBK Kawasaki team would wildcard at this weekend’s British Superbike triple-header at Brands Hatch and see if Tom Sykes could repeat his 2010 victory, but unfortunately Sykes has been ruled out after his injury (a possible cracked right ankle and a thoracic trauma) during last week’s WSBK Silverstone round.

With Sykes out of action, Paul Bird has called in World Supersport rider Broc Parkes as his replacement to be fielded alongside other Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz. Parkes is currently fourth in the Supersport standings with the Kawasaki Motocard team and raced for the Kawasaki team in World Superbikes in 2009.

“I am pumped about racing this weekend with the Kawasaki team and it will be great working with all of the crew again,” said Parkes. “I haven’t ridden a Superbike for a while where I have been racing in the World Supersport Championship so I need to adapt again quickly but the Kawasaki has seen some big improvements since I last rode it so I am looking forward to it. The depth of field in BSB has definitely increased and it is going to be tougher than before I think; you can see how strong the competition is from what John Hopkins did last weekend as a wildcard at Silverstone. It is a great opportunity for me to race again at Brands Hatch and I need to thank Paul Bird and everyone at Kawasaki.”

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Kawasaki’s World Superbike team will be making another wildcard appearance, for the third consecutive year, at the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch triple-header round next month.

Tom Sykes, who is a former BSB rider, will try to repeat the two wins that he took last year and team mate Joan Lascorz will have re-familiarize himself with the English track after he raced in World Supersport before the World championship abandoned the track after 2008.

Lascorz and Sykes are currently 13th and 14th in the WSBK championship with the new Kawasaki ZX-10R.

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