Brendan Roberts has announced a return to British Championship racing after being signed as the replacement for the injured Dan Linfoot at this weekend's Mallory Park British Supersport round.
It has been confirmed that Suzuki Alstare Brux's Max Neukirchner has suffered a broken femur after coming off worst in a first corner pile-up at Monza.
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.
In a crowded press conference in the media centre of the Laguna Seca circuit on Friday a unique gathering of the seven American men to have won premier class world championships took place in celebration of the 60th season of MotoGP.
By Mike Nicks Triple world champion Kenny Roberts Senior is shutting his workshops in Banbury, England, after 12 years of operation now that his Team KR has - temporarily, everyone hopes - pulled out of the MotoGP paddock.
After a tough second season with Honda engines, Team Roberts had intended to field a full two-rider team, with Ducati machinery, in 2008 - but sponsorship negotiations have dragged on too long to make the start of this season.
As previously reported, to be part of Team KR's unique 'thank-you' fans simply had to register their name, or the name of a friend or family member, on the team's website before October 29th.
Yukio Kagayama is smiling broadly after being called up to ride the GSV-R MotoGP bike at the Qatar GP in the Middle East on October 2 in place of the injured Kenny Roberts Jr.
Kenny Roberts may not have been able to repeat his shock qualifying pace in Sunday's Rio Grand Prix, but the American at least led the first lap on his way to a best 2004 finish of seventh.
Team Suzuki rider Kenny Roberts Jr. was in fighting form at Welkom today, the American running as high as second with less than ten minutes remaining, before placing fifth by the chequered flag.
Kenny Roberts turned heads at Jerez when he put the latest evolution of the GSV-R under Valentino Rossi's 2003 Spanish Grand Prix lap record, and beat the best Suzuki race lap by 1.4secs.
The on track debut of the latest spec Proton KR V5, during a two day test at Valencia, has ended with one machine being set alight and rider Kurtis Roberts injured.
Suzuki's pre-season development plans have taken yet another blow with the news that Kenny Roberts Jr is unlikley to take any further part in the latest three-day Sepang test, after a tyre failure induced fall earlier today (Wednesday).