This weekend the World Superbikes are at the Nuburgring in Germany, the second new circuit of the calendar within two weeks and the first time that a round of the Superbike World Championship has been held there since 1999.
Max Neukirchner on the Suzuki will make his first appearance in World Superbikes on home soil. After winning the Monza round and also claiming a couple of second places and a fourth, the 25-year-old from Stolberg is now in third place in the championship on 144 points and will be eager to put on a good performance in front of the German fans.
Carlos Checa, the Spanish rider, took a double victory in the last round at the Miller Motorsports Park in the USA adding to his points which have now reached 166 points compared to championship leader Troy Bayliss’s 194 points.
In fourth place is the Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto on 126 points followed by the Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga on 122 points. Haga will not be 100% fit for this weekend after having his multi-fractured collarbone operated on, but he is determined to score more points for the team.
Troy Corser is only 1 point behind Haga followed by Ruben Xaus on the Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati with Michel Fabrizio right on his tail.
Max Biaggi is in ninth place followed by the two Japanese riders Ryuichi Kiyonari on the Ten Kate Honda and Yukio Kagayama ahead of the privateer Gregorio Lavilla for VentAxia VK Honda in twelth.
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