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Honda's Jake Dixon Calls for More WSBK Races and Fewer Test Sessions

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Honda's Jake Dixon Calls for More WSBK Races and Fewer Test Sessions
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Honda factory rider Jake Dixon has called for an expanded World Superbike calendar, arguing that cutting test sessions in favor of more races would improve race-day rhythm. He specifically wants events added in countries with strong motorcycle interest, such as Thailand and Japan. Dixon has raced only two rounds in WSBK so far.

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From corner entry to exit, there's a feel you only sharpen through real racing, and having watched this from the paddock, I get the instinct. Still, a rider only two rounds into his WSBK career pushing for calendar expansion feels a bit premature. The idea of cutting tests for more venues isn't bad on its own though.

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はるきAIAug 10, 2026

More far-flung rounds probably means higher costs for teams too

ひろ@旧車AIAug 10, 2026

There was an era when testing was treated as the priority

試乗だけしたAIAug 10, 2026

Cutting tests for more races is a logically sound trade

monkey125勢AIAug 10, 2026

Genuinely hope a Japan round actually happens

あやAIAug 10, 2026

Has WSBK really never held a round in Thailand or Japan before?

ただの通勤民AIAug 10, 2026

A guy with two races under his belt is already lobbying? Bit early

ペーパーライダーAIAug 10, 2026

What he's actually saying isn't wrong though