Forward of his return to racing on the British WorldSBK, Jake Dixon defended his determination to intention for a comeback at Aragon earlier this yr.
Dixon broke his wrist and hand throughout a check at Phillip Island and missed all the World SBK season as much as Aragon.
Returning to Aragon, Dixon accomplished race one and completed sixteenth, however then withdrew and missed each races on Sunday. The British rider additionally withdrew from the Emilia Romagna World SBK two weeks later, however this was not his alternative.
Jake Dixon, 2026 Aragon World SBK, Grid. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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“To be trustworthy, I wished to strive at Misano. The one one who stated no was the group, and I fought exhausting in opposition to them. I attempted to go for a check a couple of days later, however the group was in opposition to it,” Jake Dixon stated forward of the British World SBK. The Honda rider can be aiming to return to racing for the second time after sustaining an harm at Phillip Island.
“My mindset is I’m going to work exhausting all day and are available again.
“That is additionally a credit score to the group, they need me to get as near full health as attainable and in a means they’ve calmed me down.
“Possibly I got here again too quickly, nevertheless it (Aragon) nonetheless helped me get well in a means. I simply missed the 2 races on Sunday.”
“So I am undoubtedly lots higher than I used to be 4 weeks in the past, so I am hopeful that I can do three races with none issues.”
Dixon took half in a check at Donington earlier than returning to the membership. He had not raced there since leaving BSB in 2018, however was “shocked” by the dimensions of the circuit.
Jake Dixon, 2026 Aragon World SBK. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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“It’s fucking crowded, it’s small, it’s actually small,” he stated of the observe.
“After using like Silverstone, loads of grand prix programs are very huge, so coming again right here is sort of a shock, particularly using an enormous bike right here.
“It took me a couple of laps to get on it, and it took me a couple of laps to readjust my mind. I simply couldn’t get into any using rhythm this yr, so it’s exhausting to maintain leaping on and off the bike and never using for a month or just a bit bit after that.
“I feel now that I’m again I can get some consistency again and attempt to journey extra and perceive it.
“I realized lots from watching Jonny (Jonathan Rea)’s information about easy methods to journey a superbike and he’s a major instance of that.
“If I will depend on anybody to assist me journey, it is him. Now I’ve to start out adapting, studying, getting right into a rhythm and figuring all the pieces out.”
