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Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team

Following a challenging but successful first venture into the World Superbike Championship in 2009, the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team, run by UK based Paul Bird Motorsport, is determined to take another step forward in the 2010 season.
The Team will run the official factory Ninja ZX-10R with a new star rider line-up. Ex-MotoGP force and World Supersport Champion, Australian Chris Vermeulen returns to WSB to ride alongside British rider Tom Sykes, a Yorkshireman who previously rode for the British Superbike version of the PBM team back in 2007.

After several top 10 finishes in the 2009 season, all the team member’s aspirations are to combine their racing passion, commitment to development and team expertise, and they aim to be as competitive as possible, targeting podium finishes in the 2010 season.
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Riders

Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

Riding Number: 66
Class: World Superbike
Date of birth: 19 August 1985
Hometown: Huddersfield
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Tom Sykes
Chris Vermeulen

Chris Vermeulen

Riding Number: 77
Class: World Superbike
Date of birth: 19 June 1982
Hometown: Resident Andorra, born Brisbane
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Chris Vermeulen

Manager/Staff

Paul Bird

Function: Team owner
Nationality: United Kingdom

Paul Risbridger

Function: Team Manager
Nationality: United Kingdom

Ichiro Yoda

Function: Technical Director
Nationality: Japan

Philip Borley

Function: Technical Manager
Nationality: United Kingdom

Katsuaki Yanagawa

Function: Crew chief Vermeulen
Nationality: Japan

Stewart Bland

Function: Team Coordinator
Nationality: United Kingdom

John Mowatt

Function: Crew chief Sykes
Nationality: United Kingdom

Paolo Marchetti

Function: Data Engineer
Nationality: Italy

Fabien Raulo

Function: Liaison Engineer
Nationality: France

John Henson

Function: Mechanic
Nationality: United Kingdom

Adam Sloan

Function: Mechanic
Nationality: United Kingdom

Daniel Swyer

Function: Mechanic
Nationality: United Kingdom

Marcel Duinker

Function: Suspension Technician
Nationality: Netherlands

Pere Riba

Function: Kawasaki Liaison Engineer
Nationality: Spain

Danilo Casonato

Function: Data Technician
Nationality: Italy

Mattia Fontana

Function: Mechanic
Nationality: Italy

Tatia Weston

Function: Press and PR Executive
Nationality: Australia

Gary Matthews

Function: Truck Driver / Tyre Technician
Nationality: United Kingdom

Rob Fisher

Function: Truck Driver
Nationality: United Kingdom

Jemma Bellingham

Function: PA to Paul Bird
Nationality: United Kingdom

Javier Gonzalez

Function: SHOWA Technician
Nationality: Spain
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