Chaz Davies is relishing racing back in Italy after a World Superbikes test at Misano this week.

The Knighton-born rider spent two days testing his aruba.it Racing bike ahead of the next round on June 16-18.

Davies romped to the double at Imola and would love a repeat at the Italian marque’s next home round.

The 30-year-old is third in the riders’ standings with 185 points – 75 points behind pacesetter Jonathan Rea and 20 adrift of Tom Sykes.

Davies said: “It was a pretty good test.

“We got through a detailed program of lists to try. Even without major upgrades, we had some small but important things to try.

“We focused on chassis balance, riding many laps.

“Our consistency and overall pace on race tyres was good, I slipped off on the qualifying tyre in the last corner but everything is OK.

“The weather conditions were really hot, with about 50 degrees on the tarmac, and it was important to lay down a good base since the weather should be similar during the race weekend.

“We just need to put a few things together from the data collected in the last couple of tests. I’m looking forward to race in front the Italian fans again.”