Max Neukirchner will compete in this weekend‰Ûªs (20-22 August) round of the IDM German Superbike championship at Assen in The Netherlands.
The IDM series features a number of high profile riders such as current points leader, Karl Muggeridge, Werner Daemen, and Dutch rider Barry Veneman, and the Assen event marks the penultimate round of the 2010 championship.
the The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda World Superbike rider will participate on a Honda CBR1000RR in a team run by Ten Kate Racing Products ‰ÛÒ the customer race division of the Ten Kate operation. The team will receive support from tyre manufacturer Dunlop, and Neukirchner will use the two races to test a number of new TKRP parts including brakes and electronics.
The Ten Kate Racing Products team will also field 17-year-old Florian Marino, in the IDM Supersport race this weekend. The French youngster currently rides for the Ten Kate Racing Junior team in the Superstock 600 European championship in which he currently lies in second place with his Honda CBR600RR.
‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm really happy to have an opportunity to ride again at Assen ‰ÛÒ it‰Ûªs a fantastic circuit and I enjoy riding there," Neukirchner said.
"It should be a good weekend because I know quite a few of the IDM guys very well. I know Assen well, too, and we‰Ûªve done a lot of laps there this season testing and racing. However, I know for sure it won‰Ûªt be an easy weekend because the level in IDM is very high. There are factory teams and very good privateer teams, all with almost a season of racing this year. We will start on Friday with a completely new bike and a new team but the Ten Kate guys are very experienced and I‰Ûªm sure we‰Ûªll be able to find a good way forward very quickly. It will be a fun weekend.‰Û
