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Jed Metcher (Yamaha MTM-RT Motorsports) might only have stepped onto the bottom rung of the podium in the European Superstock 600 Championship opener at Assen, but the 21-year-old Australian from St. Eltham is already making serious claims on this year's title. In only his second race in the category after a wild-card run at Magny-Cours last October, a race which he sensationally won, Metcher also notched up the pole position and the fastest lap. We spoke to him about his start to the season:


How would you judge your start of the season?
"The start of my season has been great so far, the MTM-RT Motorsports team have put together a fantastic Yamaha R6 that I can make a big effort to win the championship on!"


You came close to a victory on a track you know very well, but for the rest of the season you'll have to face some tracks you don't know. Do you think this will be an important factor?
"For sure it will be a little more difficult at the tracks that I do not know but I feel comfortable on the bike and I was learning tracks all last year in IDM so I know what I need to do. I think local riders will be fast but if I can maintain top 4 results at each round we can come out on top at the end of the year!"


What do you think about the level of Superstock 600 this year?
"The level of stock 600 is pretty fast. In both races I have competed in I have broken the lap record with other riders always within the same tenths of a second. To win this year I will need to be pushing hard at every round. "

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Source: World Superbike

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