WSBK Ten Kate rider Max Neukirchner got a big confidence boost this weekend during the German IDM Superbike championship at Assen on Sunday. The German rider who got a wild card ride under the Ten Kate Racing Products – the customer racing division of the World Superbike championship’s Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team - rode a Honda CBR 1000RR (IDM has different specs than WSBK) on Dunlop tires.

Neukirchner had qualified in third position on Saturday, just two tenths of a second behind pole man BMW Alpha Technik/Van Zon rider Barry Veneman and in race 1 passed Veneman after just three laps and took the win with a comfortable 7 second lead ahead of Veneman and Martin Bauer and his KTM RC8R Superbike

Race two was initially delayed and when it started Karl Muggeridge, who currently leads the champship, had a jump start and received a 20 second penalty while Barry Veneman and Max Neukirchner were battling it out, on the fourth lap heavy rain hit the Dutch circuit and the race was red flagged. The race was shortened from 17 laps to 10 and in the re-start Barry Veneman got the lead and carried it to the chequered flag, while Matej Smrz (brother of Jakub) took second and Max Neukirchner took the third spot on the podium

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Former F1 Champion Michael Schumacher now turned motorcycle racer crashed out while testing his team Holzhauer’s Honda 1000 CBR Fireblade. The crash happened at the Cartagena circuit in Spain.

Schumacher hit his head and badly bruised his neck and right wrist and was taken to the Virgen de la Risaca hospital where he underwent a CAT scan and was examined by Dr. Francisco Martinez and his condition was confirmed as ‘not serious.’

Schumacher was later seen leaving the hospital wearing a neck support collar and accompanied by his personal medical staff.

The German will be racing in IDM German Superbikes Championship that starts in April.

Source | repubblica

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