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Leon Haslam will be back for an attack on the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship title as he returns with ‘team green’ after signing for Kawasaki UK to line up at Bournemouth Kawasaki.

Haslam will switch teams to compete alongside Luke Mossey as he bids to go one better after narrowly missing out on this year’s crown as part of JG Speedfit Kawasaki, claiming nine wins along the way.

“This year was obviously a good one for me,” Haslam said. “It was my first season with Kawasaki and also the first back in BSB with the no electronics rule. It was a tough year revisiting some of the tracks I hadn’t been to for eight years, but we came out fighting at every round.

“I had some interesting options in the world championship, but I know with this package we are going to be battling for wins and a championship title. I believe in Kawasaki and I think this second year working together will certainly put us in a stronger position than when we started out this season.

“The aim for me is always to win and of course [Shane Byrne] will be the target, but we both go into the new season with a year with our respective manufacturers, so I feel we are in a similar position.

“There are lots of interesting rumours about who will be joining us on the grid next year, which is great as I love a challenge. We go into the 2017 season ahead of where we started this year and we will be ready to roll when it comes to Donington Park for the first round.”

Mossey will return for a third-consecutive season with the team as he aims to build on his performance this year after securing a closely-fought Showdown place for the first time, scoring four podium finishes and a best result of second place at Oulton Park.