Having been forced to sit out the opening three rounds of the 2010 World Superbike Championship due to injury, Broc Parkes is readying himself to return to the fray with Echo-CRS at Assen in the Netherlands next weekend
Four more riders come away from Assen with points on the board after Karl Muggeridge, Brendan Roberts, Matteo Baiocco and Luca Scassa made their first top 15 appearances in 2009.
Noriyuki Haga can call himself a winner at Assen for the first time in nine years after scoring a win and a second place in the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship.
John Hopkins has hinted that he could be forced onto the sidelines for some time after revealing his accident during free practice at Assen caused muscle and ligament damage.
Ben Spies has expressed confidence that he will have the race package to back up his strong pace over a single lap after claiming provisional pole position for the latest World Superbike round at Assen.
Having chipped away an injured Josh Coppins' huge 107 point lead to snatch a surprise title victory last season, despite failing to win a race, Teka Suzuki's Steve Ramon will be looking to silence his doubters in 2008.