Yamaha World Supersport Team and Broc Parkes are joined once again by Tommy Hill following his fifth place finish at
Brands Hatch last month.
The star of the Brands weekend, though, was Parkes who took his first victory of the season putting him into fifth in the championship going into the 11th of 13 rounds.
The summer break ended for the team last week when they attended a test at Magny-Cours. Despite wet weather hampering the test, the team gained some good data and set-up options as well as getting the ready for the start of the final push to the season finale.
Parkes didn't race at Lausitz last year due injury sustained in a crash at Assen but he took second in 2005, proving his capability on the R6 at this circuit. This weekend he will be looking for a good result, not least because the German round is the home round for the Yamaha World Supersport Team.
"Although I didn't race at Lausitz last year because of my Assen crash I've normally had good results at this circuit, including when I rode in WSB here in 2001 and 2002. The track is good; it's very technical and demanding because the corners are pretty tight and there aren't a lot of straights. It's also quite a tough track for hard braking," Parkes said.
"Brands was a real boost to my confidence and, with good results also in the last three races, I'm looking to get some more wins before the end of the season and I'll be working towards one this weekend," he finished.
This weekend's race comes hot on the heels of Yamaha's announcement of their WSS rider line up for 2008. Parkes will continue to ride the R6 for the Yamaha World Supersport team and will be joined by Fabien Foret for next season. "I'm really excited to be staying with the team for a fourth year," Parkes continued.
