Anvil TAG Yamaha’s Josh Brookes goes into this weekend’s Assen MCE British Superbike round with an enviable record of being the most successful rider from the current pack at the Dutch track and being the lap record holder.

The Australian, who has won three races at Assen, is not making any predictions but believes that if the bike is right and he is riding as well as he can, then the combined package should be on the top step come Sunday.

“Every round of the championship is equally as important, most people try to push you to say something different but reality is, it’s the same environment that I’m going into. How I felt about the championship at round one is the same now. I want to win it, I want to do the best job I can and I hope the team can work perfectly together and make the results that we need, so we can at least feel satisfied that we gave it our best,” said Brookes.
 
“At the last round, I felt I gave it all I could, but the results didn’t reflect what we were all capable of. But looking forward, if we do everything the best we can, and I’m riding as good as I can, then we should be winning races.
 
“I like Assen, it’s special for the British championship because we get to go overseas and although many British fans head over, you also get a lot of Dutch fans and they are passionate for their motorsport, and the people there create a good atmosphere for racing.
 
“I can’t control the points gap to me and Leon, I can only control what I do. Of course, I want to make a great weekend, if I’m winning races that will make it special and memorable. The focus for me is to try and conduct myself the best way I can, ride every session as strongly as I can to give the team the best feedback so we can improve the bike if it needs it.”