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Broc Parkes is set to make a comeback in the MCE British Superbike championship as stand-in for the injured John Hopkins at ePayMe Yamaha.

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

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John Hopkins says he has not suffered any serious injuries, despite being involved in a vicious looking accident at the start of the opening World Superbike race of the day at the Nurburgring.

Kawasaki's season took a significant turn for the better during qualifying for the seventh round of the World Superbike Championship at Miller Motorsports Park after managing to get both of their riders onto the second row of the grid.

It has been a busy few months off the track for the World Superbike Championship paddock, with plenty of changes, big moves and lots of new faces to welcome in 2009.

Paul Bird Motorsport have concluded their agreement to become the official World Superbike racing partner of the Kawasaki team from 2009.

Kawasaki have confirmed an official end to their partnership with factory-backed World Superbike team PSG-1 Corse after four years of co-operation. The San Marino based outfit has been receiving Kawasaki's support since the 2005 season when they switched from running Ducatis.

Hannspree Stiggy Honda's Josh Brookes had overturned Broc Parkes' pole position to take an early lead over the Yamaha rider, while Broc's team-mate Foret initially lost ground from third on the grid.

The BKM Dark Dog Honda team have announced their withdrawal from the World Supersport Championship, with immediate effect. Thus, the two-man team of Australian Broc Parkes and Frenchman Christophe Cogan will not race at the Dutch round of the series, at Assen, this coming weekend.