CHAZ Davies heads to Thailand for the second round of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) this weekend.

The Aruba.it Racing Ducati star from Presteigne will bid to improve on last month’s opening round at Philip Island on the Buriram track.

Neither Davies or team-mate Marco Melandri have ever won in Thailand but both make the trip with confidence.

Davies said: “After a positive start in Australia, I feel good about going into round two in Thailand.

“Buriram is a good track to assess our level and see where we are with the 2018-spec in general but also to pick up from where we left off at Phillip Island.

“The crash in race two obviously wasn’t ideal, but the positive is that I felt good on the bike, both physically and in terms of overall feeling.

“We want to confirm how competitive we can be this season.

“The heat in Buriram makes it a bit more difficult for everyone but we got progressively closer to the win every year, so hopefully we can close the gap altogether this time.

“I’m really motivated and looking forward to the weekend.”