After huge success in ASBK, this year you’ve started working with Team Kagayama in the All Japan Superbike Championship – on a Ducati. Before we talk about that, can you start by telling us how you got your start in the paddock?
I was a pretty average club racer and I bought an old Honda CBR1000RR that had a MoTeC ECU. I wanted to improve my lap times so I learnt to read data myself and I’ve always had an interest in maths and physics, which helped. When Aiden Wagner had a World Supersport wildcard