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Broken Collarbone Fails to Stop Xavi
5 Days ago
Not even a broken left collarbone could deter Team Alstare Suzuki rider Xavi Simeon’s title challenge in the fourth round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup at Misano today. The young Belgian was obviously in pain during the 14-lap race, but somehow he managed to take a superb fifth place and maintain his position at the top of the points standings. Alessandro Polita (Ducati) won the race, with Michele Pirro (Yamaha) second and Maxime Berger (Honda) third.
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Max Goes Into Second in the Championship
5 Days ago
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). After his tremendous performance in race one, when he charged from the third row of the grid to take the chequered flag, another good result was on the cards for race two. But the second race was red-flagged after one lap and Max, like most riders, changed his rear tyre. Despite the bike having the same set-up and the same type of tyre, Max had problems exiting the corners and lost time trying to catch the lead group. Nevertheless, he was happy to take his second ever World Superbike win today and leave Misano second in the championship.
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Hard Work in the Heat
28 June 2008
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. Maxi ended the fastest of the trio, in ninth place, with Fonsi eleventh and Yukio twentieth. Yukio’s was suffering from his injured left hand and there was some speculation about whether or not his it would be strong enough to ride, but the gritty Japanese rider is determined to be on the grid on raceday and today was just the start. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) ended with the day’s fastest lap, with Jakub Smrz (Ducati) second, Troy Corser (Yamaha) third and Max Biaggi (Ducati) fourth.
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Alstare Boys Off To Sun & The Sea At Misano
24 June 2008
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 Nurburgring. 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. Last year the direction of the track was reversed - a move not popular with some riders.
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Another Podium For Xavi
15 June 2008
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Xavi Simeon notched up his fourth podium of the season at the Nurburgring today and leads the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup by ten points. Xavi had to fight hard for his third place today and spent most of the eleven laps battling with Aussie Brendan Roberts (Ducati) and Italian Davide Giugliano (Suzuki). Xavi led the race with two laps to go, but first Roberts and then Giugliano barged past in the closing stages.
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Two Superb Podiums For Max
15 June 2008
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner took two superb podiums in the seventh round of the Superbike World Championship at the Nurburgring today. Conditions were difficult with the first race delayed because of rain and hailstones, but fortunately the track dried out and the 20-lapper got under way without further interruptions for rain. Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) won the race, with Troy Bayliss (Ducati) second and Max third. With Yukio Kagayama unable to start because of a broken bone in his left hand, Fonsi Nieto was the sole Suzuki Alstare representative. He struggled throughout the race but hung on determinedly to finish eighth.
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New Territory for All in Utah!
26 May 2008
The sixth round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship takes place for the first time at Miller Motorsports Park, near Salt Lake City in Utah, USA next weekend. This purpose-built, new facility is hosting its first ever World Superbike event and also holding a round of the AMA Superbike Championship at the same time. None of the current WSBK teams or riders have raced at Millet Motorsports Park before, so it will be a new experience for everybody. As the AMA Superbike series uses a different course layout to World Superbikes, there are no lap times to compare, making it a unique occasion for the WSBK regulars.
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Alstare Sign Neukirchner Until 2010
14 May 2008
It is with great pleasure that Team Suzuki Alstare would like to announce that Max Neukirchner has agreed terms and has signed a contract with the team for 2009 and 2010. The young German is one of the rising stars of the Superbike World Championship and his signing is seen as a great coup for the Belgian based outfit.
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Superb Podium for Max!
28 April 2008
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner took a superb third place in the first race in Assen today. The young German was a contender throughout the 22-lapper and finished strongly in third behind series leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati) and Carlos Checa (Honda). Max was also a podium contender in the second race until a small brake problem forced him to slow. But he kept charging hard and finished fifth to record his best weekend of the season. Team Suzuki Alstare rider Yukio Kagayama took fourth place in race one and then suffered a tyre problem in race two which forced him down the order to sixth. His team mate Fonsi Nieto had a weekend to forget, with a crash and a DNF in race one and an eleventh in race two.
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Another Superb Podium for Xavi!
28 April 2008
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Xavi Simeon made it two podiums in two races with a superb third place in today’s Superstock 1000 race at Assen. The young Belgian used his head throughout the 13 lap race and took advantage of mistakes by early race leader Corti (Yamaha) and Burrell (Honda) to be in contention at the end. Frenchman Maxime Berger (Honda) won the race with Italian Michele Pirro (Yamaha) second.
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Xavi Storms to the Front Row!
27 April 2008
After the problems yesterday, Xavi enjoyed a trouble-free ride in today’s free practice and timed qualifying and was able to set the fourth quickest lap of the day. His time of 1:42.254, puts him on the front row of the grid behind pole-setter Claudio Corti (Yamaha), Maxime Berger (Honda) and Michele Pirro (Yamaha) for tomorrow’s 13-lap race.
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Max Misses Out on the Front Row by a Whisker
27 April 2008
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner made the smallest of errors in the first corner of his Superpole lap and lost a place on the front row of the grid by just a tenth of a second. But the young German is confident that a good start tomorrow will give him a chance to challenge for a podium or two. Team Suzuki Alstare riders Yukio Kagayama and Fonsi Nieto finished their Superpoles with the seventh and ninth fastest times respectively. Both know they will have to get off the line quickly in tomorrow’s pair of 22-lap races if they too want podiums. Series leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati) took Superpole today, with a lap of 1:38.428, nearly a second inside the lap record set by Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) last year. And it is Haga, who is his nearest challenger today, with Ruben Xaus (Ducati) third and Troy Corser (Yamaha) fourth.
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Max Robbed Of Debut Win At The Last Corner!
06 April 2008
Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner was heading for his first ever World Superbike win, but was taken out on the last corner on the last lap of the first race today. He had led the race from the start and even though Carlos Checa (Honda) closed in on his rear end on the last lap, Max was in front as they entered the last turn. Then Checa tried an impossible manoeuvre up the inside of Max and his rear wheel hit Max, causing both of them to crash.
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Max’s Debut Superpole Victory!
06 April 2008
Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner stunned his rivals by storming to his first ever Superpole win this afternoon at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, Valencia, smashing the lap record by well over a second in the process. Max’s Superpole was something special, but to make it an even better day for the Belgian based team, Suzuki Alstare rider Yukio Kagayama took second place. Third quickest is Troy Bayliss (Ducati), with local hero Ruben Xaus (Ducati) fourth. Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto suffered grip problems again and finished thirteenth in the 16-rider Superpole shoot-out and so will face an uphill task starting from the fourth row of the grid in tomorrow’s races.
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Suzuki Alstare 1-2!
04 April 2008
Suzuki Alstare riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama ended the first day of qualifying superbly in first and second places at the Ricardo Tormo circuit today and are already looking forward to tomorrow’s qualifying and Superpole. Fonsi Nieto suffered grip problems and finished down the order in sixteenth place, but knows that a big improvement is possible tomorrow.
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Xavi Disapointed With Sixth!
04 April 2008
Team Alstare Suzuki rider Xavi Simeon finished the first day of qualifying at Valencia with the sixth fastest time, but was disappointed not to finished higher up the order! He was not happy with the balance of the bike and frustrated that he could not get anywhere near the times he did when he tested here in March. Italian Claudio Corti (Yamaha) set the fastest time in qualifying today, with a lap of 1:37.5613. Second was Davide Giugliano (Suzuki), with Alessandro Polita (Ducati) third.
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Fonsi Looking Forward To Home Race
31 March 2008
After the flyaway trip to Qatar and Australia, the Superbike World Championship returns to European soil with his weekend’s third round in Valencia. The race will be a special one for Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto, as it will be his home race, and will also be an important one for one of the team’s Spanish sponsors - Pepephone. For Yukio Kagayama and Max Neukirchner it will be a chance to improve on last year’s so-so results.
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All Positive For Fonsi, Max & Yukio
14 March 2008
Team Suzuki Alstare riders Fonsi Nieto and Yukio Kagayama and Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner left the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia in positive frames of mind after two days of intensive testing. Tests in Valencia have not always taken place in good conditions, but the weather here over the two days has been more or less perfect.
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Podium For Fonsi & Second In The Championship!
02 March 2008
Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto took a fifth in the first race and followed that with a superb third in race two to move into second place in the championship behind Troy Bayliss (Ducati). Bayliss won both 22-lap races today at Phillip Island , with Troy Corser (Yamaha) second and Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) third in race one and Carlos Checa second in race two. Team Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner finished seventh in race one and was in line for a podium in the second race, but bike set-up problems forced him down the order to fifth at the flag.
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Fonsi & Max On The Second Row
01 March 2008
Both Fonsi Nieto and Max Neukirchner will start tomorrow’s pair of 22-lap races from the second row of the grid after slightly problematic Superpole laps. Both had high hopes of front row grid positions before the 16-rider shoot-out, and will now have to get good starts if they don’t want to lose touch with the leaders at the beginning of the two races. Aussie Troy Bayliss (Ducati) broke the lap record to take Superpole, beating fellow countryman Troy Corser (Yamaha) in the process. Third was Michel Fabrizio (Ducati), with Carlos Checa (Honda) completing the front row of the grid.
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