American Jake Zemke is to ride for the WFR Honda team from th🧸e forthcoming Knockhill round of the British Superbike Championship.

The former AMA SBK star will take the seat v🍸acated by Alex Lowes, alongside Glen Richards and Graeme Gowland, in the EVO-class squad.

"I'm delighted to be coming to the UK at last and starting the next chapter of♕ my career," said Zemke. "I have always 💧been an admirer of BSB and have wanted to race here for quite some time so I would like to thank Team WFR who have made that dream a reality.

"I'm looking forward๊ to getting stuck in to their exciting EVO project at Knockhill and racing against som♛e of the best riders in the world at the remaining rounds of the season."

"Jake will fly in at the weekend and we have arranged a day of testing for him later that week so th꧃at he can meet the rest of the team and get some time on the bike befo♉re heading straight to Knockhill," added team manager Myles Schofield.

Zemke, who qualified on pole (and finishedꦫ third) in this yearඣ's Daytona 200, last raced outside of America as a stand-in for Stiggy Honda in the 2009 Monza WSBK round. He has never previously raced in the UK.