WSBK: Max Neukirchner Returns To Honda With Ten Kate WSB Team
Ronald Ten Kate delighted with new signing The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team has signed Max Neukirchner to ride its Honda CBR1000RR in the World Superbike championship for the 2010 season. The 26-year-old from Stollberg in eastern Germany has spent much of his career on Honda machinery and already has five years’ experience in the World Superbike... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Neukirchner Injured At Monza
Neukirchner breaks right femur in race one crash The fifth round of this year’s Superbike World Championship at Monza will be one to forget for Team Suzuki Alstare Brux after a serious crash on the opening lap of the first race ended with Max Neukirchner breaking his right femur and suffering three broken bones in the lower leg and foot. He was... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Neukirchner Battles To Assen WSB Top 10
Kagayama crashes out in race one – 12th in race two Team Suzuki Alstare Brux rider Max Neukirchner endured a difficult day in the fourth round of the Superbike World Championship at Assen in Holland, but still managed to take a hard-fought for ninth place in the second race. Earlier in the day, he crashed on lap seven, whilst in sixth position,... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: A Weekend To Forget For Suzuki Alstare Brux
Max Neukirchner still holds on to third in the championship The Qatar round of the 2009 Superbike World Championship will not be happily remembered by Max Neukirchner, Yukio Kagayama and the Suzuki Alstare Brux team, but they have already brushed aside all negative thoughts and are focussing on the next round in Valencia in three weeks. Neukirchner... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Team Suzuki Alstare Brux Look To Improve At Qatar
Disappointing first qualifying for Team Suzuki Alstare Brux riders at Losail The first day of practice and qualifying ended in a disappointment for Team Suzuki Alstare Brux riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama, but both are confident of significant improvement in tomorrow’s final qualifying. Both riders suffered rear grip problems in the... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Alstare Suzuki Brux Team Looking For Podiums In Qatar
Neukirchner and Kagayama look forward to more success at Losail After their recent podiums in the opening round of this year’s Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island, Team Suzuki Alstare Brux riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama are looking forward to more success in Qatar this coming weekend. This is the fifth year the desert state... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Alstare Brux Suzuki Riders Take First WSB Podium
Neukirchner and Kagayama take podiums in both races Team Suzuki Alstare Brux riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama raced their GSX-R1000s to second and third places in the opening race at today’s World Superbike Championship opener at Phillip Island in Australia. And, although both riders experienced grip problems in race two – with... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Alstare Suzuki Team Struggle In Superpole
New style superpole causes upsets at Phillip Island The new three -session Superpole system was in action for the first time at today’s World Superbike opening round at Phillip Island in Australia and caused a few upsets in the finishing order. With just two qualifying tyres available for the three sessions, it meant that deciding which qualifying... [Continue reading...]
WSB: Close Opening Day For Team Suzuki Alstare In Australia
Neukirchner and Kagayama 4th and 5th on the timesheets The opening day of the first round of this year’s Superbike World Championship showed that the season ahead is going to be probably the most competitive in its 22-year history. Just one second separated the top 15 riders at the end of this afternoon’s qualifying session and Team Suzuki... [Continue reading...]
WSBK: Alstare Suzuki Set For Superbike Opener
Neukirchner fifth fastest overall at Phillip Island After two days of intense testing at Phillip Island in Australia, Team Suzuki Alstare riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama are now ready for the opening round of the World Superbike Championship there next weekend. Conditions remained dry throughout and the team were able to try out a lot of different... [Continue reading...]