From a press release issued by MSS Discovery Kawasaki Team:

NEW-LOOK MSS DISCOVERY KAWASAKI ACES HEAD FOR OPENING ROUND SHOWDOWN

Vastly experienced Pere Riba and hard-charging Rob Frost carry the British Supersport title aspirations for the new-look MSS Discovery Kawasaki team as the season gets under way at Silverstone, Northants this weekend.

The ZX-6RR-mounted pair head for Silverstone in confident mood and are joined by the team’s British Superstock Championship hope Steve Allan, aboard the brand new ZX-10 machine.

Former World Supersport, World Superbike and MotoGP ace Riba is excited about his debut in the British championship, having raced the ZX-6RR in last year’s World Championship.

“We are ready to race and I’m confident as we head into Silverstone this weekend,” says Riba. “Joining the MSS Discovery Kawasaki team is a new experience for me but from what I have seen so far we are going to have a really good season together.

“Our pre-season testing is finished and we are now ready to race. We had a good test at Silverstone last week and we only have one or two small points to improve on before we find the perfect race set-up for Sunday’s race.”

Frost is looking to improve on 10th place in last year’s British Supersport series and the determined Lincoln rider is in confident mood, he believes:

“We have every chance of winning the championship with the new ZX-6RR. The machine has improved a lot from last year and I’m certain we’ve got a winner.

“The start of the season has probably come a bit early for me so I’ll be concentrating on scoring points while we get the machine fully dialled in for my style and as we search for a base setting.”

The MSS Discovery National Superstock Championship hopes rest with talented Scotsman Steve Allan. The 29-year-old is relishing the chance to do battle in the series aboard the new and exciting Kawasaki ZX-10.

Allan reports: “I’m pretty sure that everyone in the team and at Kawasaki has high hopes of the ZX-10 being a winner and understandably so, the new bike is so, so good.

“I’m not sure what to expect at Silverstone on Sunday but I do know that the team’s expectations are high, especially with the new ZX-10 and Pere and Rob on the ZX-6RRs. I’ll be looking for a podium finish this weekend to get my season off to a solid start.”

Team owners Stuart Simmonds (Discovery) and Nick Morgan (MSS) have joined forces to chase Supersport and Superstock success with their trio of Kawasaki aces.

Simmonds believes: “We’ve got a great line-up of riders and very competitive machinery. We’ve also invested a lot in new workshops and we’re all really excited about the 2004 season.”