The current World Superbike grid is starting to look more like an AMA Superbike grid of old with Ben Spies, John Hopkins and Jamie Hacking currently on-site.
There will be one more at Donington Park this weekend when Suzuki man--and a rider who knows when to leave Siebkins--Blake Young will replace Spanish rider Fonsi Nieto on the Batta-run Suzuki WSBK squad.
With so many factory riders concerned about the direction of the US series there is a very strong chance that several of them could be in World Superbike in 2010.
At least two additional US riders are talking with WSBK teams for 2010.