THE WEATHER at Assen was the making and breaking of many riders’ weekends with some unexpected rivals suddenly seizing the limelight. From an Australia perspective Remy Gardner's confident third in Race 2 to record his first career WorldSBK podium finish was a stunner. He was just a second from the win and had set the fastest lap.
From a Euro perspective Ducati stand-in rider Nicholas Spinelli took a sensational Race 1 win. Before that huge sighs of relief came when Superpole qualifying Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) lit a warming candle in his team’s garage after a seriously tough start to 2024.
He had to have five goes at taking his first Yamaha Superpole, the 44th such success of his long
