Florian Marino said he “quickly understood” the intent behind the new KM99 team’s FIM Endurance World Championship aspirations.

Bastien Mackels has highlighted the availability of the “best Belgian assets” as a key reason why he has joined the all-new KM99 squad for the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship.

New FIM Endurance World Championship entrant KM99 has underlined its intentions for the upcoming 2023 EWC season by making two ace rider signings.

FIM Endurance World Championship race winners Ilya Mykhalchyk and Markus Reiterberger were in action when the Spanish Superbike Championship reached its climax at Jerez in Spain recently.

Dominik Vincon showed his FIM Endurance World Championship pedigree with a podium finish in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) finale at Hockenheim recently – despite a late call-up and a day spent doing his full-time job.

Werner Daemen, who led the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team to a sensational victory in the inaugural 24H SPA EWC Motos last June, has revealed that work has already begun to repeat the feat in 2023 – more than 200 days before the second edition is due to start.

With the 24H SPA EWC Motos currently in the limelight following the recent press conference announcing outline plans for the 2023 edition, FIMEWC.com is looking back to the inaugural event in June and the heartbreak experienced by YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC.

Christian Iddon completed a whirlwind month when the British Superbike Championship reached its climax at Brands Hatch last weekend.

Event organiser and promoter Claude Michy used Tuesday’s press conference to launch the second edition of the 24H SPA EWC Motos, which is scheduled for June 2023, to highlight the need for more volunteer marshals to support the event, either working trackside or in the pitlane.

The involvement of the PHA Claude Michy company in the organisation and promotion of the 24H SPA EWC Motos brings an unprecedented level of expertise in organising motorcycle races gathered over a 29-year period.