Van der Mark positive after successful surgery
EAB Ten Kate Junior Team rider Michael van der Mark has undergone successful surgery on his broken left collarbone. In order to stabilize the injury, surgeons placed a metal plate on the clean fracture. The Dutchmen broke his collarbone during a crash in the second free practice session of the World Supersport at the Moscow Raceway in Russia one week ago.
Despite the injury Van der Mark is fully confident for this week's European Superstock 600 Championship race at the Nürburgring in Germany, almost his second home race of the year after the Dutch round at TT Circuit Assen. The EAB Ten Kate Junior Team rider is currently second in the championship table, only three points behind leader Riccardo Russo (Yamaha) from Italy.
Michael van der Mark: "It's better every day. I don't have much pain at this time and the recovery is on schedule so that makes me very happy. I'm definitely racing next weekend in the European Superstock 600 Championship race at the Nürburgring as I want to be back on my Honda CBR600RR after the unlucky weekend in Russia. Many thanks to the medical staff of the Moscow Raceway and the Amphia hospital in Breda, the Netherlands. They did a great job!"
