Unfortunately, Tarran Mackenzie suffered a violent highside in the opening stages of Saturday’s Race 1 and was deemed unfit to compete in today’s race, a real pity for the 28-year old at his home round. This meant that Adam Norrodin was the sole PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda representative in the day’s Superpole race and final Superbike race. 

After a brief early morning warm-up, the WorldSBK field headed out on the grid for the Superpole race. From row eight, Norrodin run a fairly solitary race to cross the line twenty-first. Adam was back out in the early afternoon for the second and final 23-lap Superbike race, which ran according to schedule at 2pm. It was another dry race, but unfortunately Norrodin could not enjoy it for long, caught up in a crash on lap three and unable to return to the track. The Malaysian was taken to the medical centre and was diagnosed with a right forearm abrasion. Adam later began to feel unwell, and so was taken to the hospital as a precaution for further assessment. 

Five rounds into the 2024 season and Mackenzie lies twentieth in the general standings with 7 points, with Norrodin yet to score. Along with the rest of the WorldSBK field, the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team will now travel directly on to the Czech Republic, and Autodrom Most, for round six of the championship, set to take place on 19-21 July. It remains to be seen whether Mackenzie and Norrodin will be fit to compete, but this will be confirmed in the coming days.