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World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) rookie Jake Gagne is anticipating a special weekend ahead at the Laguna Seca stop of the series, marking his home round on the calendar.

Gagne, who made his WorldSBK debut at the venue in 2017 in a guest role with his current Red Bull Honda outfit, says he’s hopeful his experience at the circuit alongside increased data will provide a solid platform for a strong showing in the US.

“I’m really stoked to get on the Fireblade at Laguna Seca,” said Gagne. “It will be a really special weekend racing on home turf and at a track I’ve had such great memories. One year ago at Laguna was my first ride with the Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team, it will be really nice already having ridden Laguna Seca and having some good data to build on.

“We’ve been making some definitive progress the last few weekends so I think it’s time to make another good step up and put it all together. I’ve always enjoyed Laguna Seca being such a unique track, so I’m really excited to get on track on Friday and see all the US WorldSBK fans.”

Gagne currently sits 17th in the series standings with 24 world championship points to his credit.