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...]
Max Neukirchner 2nd Fastest At Portimao WSBK Test
Team Suzuki Alstare’s Max Neukirchner blasted the new 2009-model Suzuki GSX-R1000K9 to the second fastest time under heavy weather conditions at the first official World Superbike test at Portimao in Portugal. Neukirchner lapped the 4.5 kilometre Autodromo Internacional Algarve circuit – which also tested the new Superpole procedure where... [Continue reading...]
Team Suzuki Alstare In Positive Mood After Kyalami Test
Yukio Kagayama, Max Neukirchner and the Suzuki Alstare team left Kyalami circuit in a positive frame of mind after three days of testing. This was the second test of the all-new GSX-R1000 K9 and a lot of work had to be completed in the three days, but the team used the available time well and gathered a lot of information and data. Now they will go... [Continue reading...]
Nieto Manages Two 5th Places In Portimao
FONSI TAKES A PAIR OF FIFTHS ON DIFFICULT DAY IN PORTIMAO. Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto started from sixteenth place on the grid, but put in storming performances in both races and superbly took a pair of fifth places. It was a mixed day for Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner, who crashed out of race one, but the recovered to take... [Continue reading...]
Fonsi Nieto Takes Second Place At Magny Cours
Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto had his best weekend of the year since the opening round of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar, taking a runner-up spot in race one at Magny-Cours in France today. Nieto had started from the front row of the grid and spent most of the race fighting with Troy Bayliss (Ducati) and eventual race winner Noriyuki... [Continue reading...]