Checa stakes claim for top ride in 2010

Carlos Checa maintains he want to continue in WSB in 2010 following a string of impressive results onboard the Ten Kate Honda. In the last four races the 36 year old Spaniard has secured three podiums which has moved him up to seventh in the overall championship standings.

Despite the impressive results, Checa’s future within his current Ten Kate Honda team is under threat.

Speaking to MCN he said: “I don’t know where I will be next year. Everything is changing, but I think I have shown my potential. I have shown that I am top five or top three and I want a package for next year in WSB that means I can win. I want to be in a winning team, if that means that I stay at Ten Kate or if not I will look at some other options.

“I know that this season was not so good and we had many problems especially at the beginning, which were not only my fault. We were far away, I got injured and my motivation went down. We could not get the bike to work and we had a lot of chatter. Then came the suspension change and now I can see the light.

“Now I am working well with the team and my engineers, we have a good balance with the bike. As a result I am together with the bike and you can see that in the results because we are on the pace and we are fighting for the win.”