All systems go for Turkey's Sofuoglu

Not even an injured arm, which he picked up in a scooter crash the previous week, managed to slow down Turkish strongman Kenan Sofuoglu in the latest round of the Supersport World Championship in the Czech Republic. The 26 year-old from Adapazari in Turkey took the start at Brno with his arm all bandaged up but the injury looked as if it gave him that extra impetus to clinch his third win in the 2010 season and extend his championship lead over Joan Lascorz to 15 points.

Sofuoglu's season has certainly been impressive so far in the first nine rounds and the Brno win maintained his 100% podium record of three wins, three seconds and three thirds. Despite not being at 100%, the 2007 champion showed more than anything else that his rivals will have to deal with him if they want to stop him from winning a second Supersport crown.

"It was a very good race and the bike felt fantastic, but it is really thanks to the hard work that my team did and the Clinica Mobile who looked after me," he said after the race. "We had some real problems with the bike, which led to a bad qualifying session for us and a start from the second row. The other problem I had was with my arm. I have been going to the Clinica a lot and they advised me not to ride, but it was important for the championship to get another win here. In the end it was a really nice weekend and we hope to do the same at Silverstone".