During a World Superbike event, there are sometimes media events which are just plain fun. At the ninth round of this year’s WSBK Championship in Brno, a group of racers and media were invited to take part in a ten pin bowling competition held in a huge shopping complex on the outside of Brno.

Brno was neither a good round, nor a bad round, for Suzuki Alstare riders Fonsi Nieto and Yukio Kagayama and Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner.

Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto finished seventh quickest in Superpole and will start tomorrow’s pair of 20-lap races from the second row of the grid.

Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto finished the first day of qualifying at Brno today with the sixth fastest time and ended the quickest of the Belgium based squad.

One of the best-loved circuits on the calendar, Brno, is the scene for the next round of this year’s Superbike World Championship. The undulating circuit, situated in the Czech Republic is a demanding 5.503 kilometre track and will once again provide a stern test for all riders. Last year, Team Suzuki Alstare rider Yukio Kagayama took a superb third place in the first race and will be hoping for more of the same this weekend.

Team Suzuki Alstare rider and the team are back on the racetrack this weekend, but not in a World Superbike Championship event. Instead, Yukio and the team are at Goodwood for the famous Festival of Speed from 11-13 July.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner took a superb win in the first race at Misano today and seventh in race two, to move into second place in the championship behind Troy Bayliss (Ducati).

It was a hard day in the hot sun for Fonsi Nieto, Yukio Kagayama and Max Neukirchner at Misano today and, despite their grid positions, all three are in a positive frame of mind about tomorrow’s pair of 24-lap races.

Temperatures rose to 34C this afternoon at Misano circuit and Max, Fonsi and Yukio had to work hard in difficult conditions as they began finding good set-ups for their GSX-R1000 Suzukis.

The eighth round of this year’s Superbike World Championship takes place at the Misano circuit and will hopefully be a hotter and sunnier affair then the last round at the Nürburgring. The 4.180 kilometre track is situated only a short distance from the Adriatic coastline and has been a regular on the calendar since 1991.

Nurburgring Race 2, Sunday June 15th,

Some moments in the Championship stay in the mind for a while.

Massive crowds, television viewers and people watching in the pitboxes have seen many past duels showing the fervour and passion of the the riders.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner took two superb podiums in the seventh round of the Superbike World Championship at the Nürburgring today.