Suzuki International Europe's Andy Meklau has moved into third place in the German IDM Superbike series after finishing fourth and seventh at the weekend's rain-lashed Oschersleben round. Both races were won by Jorg Teuchert (Yamaha). In the second heat Roman Stamm (Suzuki Switzerland) and Gabor Rizmayer (Suzuki Hungary) joined him on the podium.
Suzuki International Europe rider Andreas Meklau has moved into second place in the German IDM Superbike Championship with second and third places at Sunday's weather-hit Nurburgring event.
A third and fifth place at the Schleiz Triangle German IDM Superbike sixth round saw Suzuki International Europe rider Andreas Meklau regain the lead in the 16-race series aboard his GSX-R1000. The traditional natural race track was hit by rain for the opening race which was won by Jörg Teuchert, closely followed by Dieder van Keymeulen and Mellau. Meklau.
A crash in the second race of Sunday’s German Superbike Championship at Salzburgring dropped Suzuki International Europe rider Andreas Meklau back into second place in the series. But with six rounds still to run, there is only eight points separating the GSX-R1000-mounted rider and series leader Martin Bauer (Honda).
Suzuki International Europe rider Andreas Meklau has increased his lead in the German Superbike Championship after 8 rounds despite suffering poor starts at the weekend’s Nurburgring round. The Austrian rider, who qualified his GSX-R1000 on pole, clawed from the back to fourth and fifth positions and now heads the 16-race Superbike IDM series by 17 points over Wibers Racing-sponsored Christian Kellner on his GSX-R1000 Suzuki.