Parkes steps in for Lascorz

Broc Parkes, who parted company with the Echo CRS Honda Superbike team earlier this week, will not be out of action for much longer as he immediately steps into the Spanish Kawasaki Motocard.com World Supersport squad this weekend to replace the injured Joan Lascorz. Parkes will take part in the final three races of the season in Germany, Italy and France.

World Supersport runner-up in 2007, the 28 year-old Parkes is one of the most expert riders around in the category and he comes to the Nurburgring on the back of a test last week at Almeria on the Kawasaki ZX-6R with which he will tackle the final part of the championship.

The rider he replaces, Lascorz, who crashed and was injured at Silverstone, is continuing to recover at the Deseux Institute in Barcelona and will undergo surgery this week to speed up the healing of his left leg.