General News

Team Alstare Suzuki and everybody at Alstare’s headquarters in Belgium would like to send their sincerest condolences to the family and friends of racer Craig Jones who died as a result of an accident in the Supersport World Championship race at Brands Hatch on Sunday.

There was no fairy-tale second win in a row for Team Alstare Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama at the Suzuka 8 hour this year, but he and team mate Kousuke Akiyoshi can be proud of their never say die attitude in one of the toughest road races of the year.

For the third year running, Team Alstare Suzuki attended the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed, near Chichester, UK. This annual event regularly attracts over 200,000 petrolheads and race fans who are able to get close to the bikes, cars and stars in a very relaxed and open situation. This year, Yukio mixed with the likes of multiple world champion Mick Doohan as well F1 legends such as Lewis Hamilton, Jensen Button and former racers Stirling Moss, John Surtees and Damon Hill.

At Misano last weekend, Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto was wearing a special edition helmet to support the Rock in Rio festival in Madrid.

Team Suzuki Alstare are proud to announce that young German Max Neukirchner will wear Alstare colours until December 31st, 2010.
After signing the letter of intent, as reported on May 14th, Max Neukirchner visited the Alstare headquarters this week to officially sign the contract with Team Alstare.

Team Suzuki Alstare rider Yukio Kagayama returned to Japan last weekend to take part in the Suzuka 300 km Endurance race - a prelude to the Suzuka 8 hour race in July.

Renowned photographer Jim Gianatsis used the World Superbike event at Miller Motorsports Park to shoot photos for his new Fast Dates calendar.

On the day before the first day of qualifying in the sixth round of the Superbike World Championship at Utah, Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner met the state’s Governor Jon Huntsman.

Alstare is sensitive to the environmental problems caused by the continuing consumption of fossil fuels affecting the earth's climate control. It is inevitable and urgent now for the world to reduce CO2 carbon emissions in the atmosphere and to replace the consumption of polluting energies with clean and renewable sources.

Team Alstare Suzuki had the honour and the pleasure of being guest of Globasol of the special event held in Boca Chica (Santo Domingo) last Friday April 11th when Globasol presented their project for the production of 60.000 tons per year of bio-diesel starting from 2009.

At the end of last season Team Alstare Suzuki and Corona Extra parted company after a highly successful ten year partnership. The loss of such a high-quality sponsor hit the team hard, but they set about finding a new sponsor as soon as the news came out.

At this time of year, with no races or tests going on, it would be easy to think that all is quiet at Team Alstare headquarters.