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GAGNE IN FOR LAGUNA
WORLDSBK
T
he Red Bull Honda World
Superbike Team says that
American rider Jake Gagne will
team up with Stefan Bradl to take
part in the U.S. round of the 2017
FIM Superbike World Champion-
ship on board the team's Honda
CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2
machine.
Gagne is currently competing
in the MotoAmerica Superbike
Championship on the Genu-
ine Broaster Chicken Honda
CBR1000RR SP2 (Fireblade).
Jake won the Red Bull Rookies
Cup at the age of 18 in 2010,
before a year in the CEV Moto2
Championship. He then returned
to America where he won the
Daytona Sportbike Champion-
ship (2014) and the MotoAmerica
Superstock 1000 Championship
the following year.
Jake is now ready to make his
WorldSBK debut on the Red Bull
Honda World Superbike Team's
Fireblade.
"For me this is a dream come
true and a huge honor to get an
opportunity to race in the World
Superbike Championship with
such a prestigious team," said
Gagne. "This is a huge op-
portunity and I am going to do
everything I can to do the best
job possible and learn as much
as I can. The loss of Nicky was
very difficult for us all but I know
he will be watching over us and
I hope I can make him proud. I
would like to express my huge
thanks to Honda, Red Bull and
Ten Kate for this incredible op-
portunity. And thanks also to
Broaster, RoadRace Factory and
my whole team for allowing me to
chase this dream!" CN
CHARBONEAU WINS EMX250
A
merican Tristan Charboneau
dominated the EMX250 class
in the European Championship in
Agueda, Portugal, July 2.
Charboneau, the former Geico
Honda Team rider now riding for
BUD Racing Monster Energy
Kawasaki, was unstoppable in the
race that was held in conjunction
with the MXGP Championship.
He topped qualifying and went on
to lead every lap of both motos,
taking the wins approximately four
seconds ahead of Italian Simone
Furlotti both times. CN
Tristan Charboneau won the
EMX250 class in Portugal.
