Superbike stars to visit Suzuki Festival.

Team Suzuki Alstare World Superbike riders Pierfrancesco Chili and Stephane Chambon are the latest names to be added to the star-studded list of personalities attending Suzuki's GSX-R Festival at Brands Hatch on 3 August.

Chili, who won a thrilling WSBK race at Donington Park earlier in the year, is a firm favourite with the British fans, and will be on hand to sign autographs and put in a few demo laps on a GSX-R around the Kent-based track. The Italian and his French team-mate will both be fresh from their exploits at the Brands Hatch round of the championship on 29 July.

Joining the Superbike duo will be Alstare team-mate and World Supersport title contender Karl Muggeridge. The Aussie has raced in Britain before and is a real crowd pleaser.

Other celebrities at the Festival include 1993 500GP world champion Kevin Schwantz, who will debut an all-new factory backed GSX-R1000 Superbike. Colin McRae, the 1995 World Rally champion will be fulfilling a lifetime ambition and taking to the track onboard a GSX-R750 Superbike. The Clarion Suzuki GSX-R factory squad riders of double British Supersport champion John Crawford, triple British Superbike champion Niall Mackenzie, former European Superstock champion Karl Harris, John Crockford and James Hutchins will all be there to meet the crowds as well. Crawford, one of the leading men in the 2001 British Superbike Championship, will be making an attempt on the outright motorcycle lap record around Brands Hatch Indy Circuit on the day.

Kevin Carmichael, the European Stunt champion, will be giving displays of his riding skills, while TV presenter Keith Huewen will be taking over the stage and handling celebrity interviews, competitions and introducing the three rock bands to the crowd. There are plenty of other activities taking place as well, including:

* The Suzuki Stunt Challenge will be judged by Kevin Carmichael
* A limited number of Suzuki GSX-R owners will be allowed to enjoy parade laps of the track free of charge
* Red Bull Freestyle Supercross display
* Suzuki Technical Centre
* The DRZ Sensation will keep the off-road riding contingent happy
* The Team Suzuki Performance Riding School will be giving hints on how to ride around a track quickly
* There will be a challenging trials course to be completed on Suzuki Street Magic bikes
* A concours of the best GSX-R bikes, dating back to the start of the marque in 1985
* There will also be many other party events taking place around the track, plenty of food and entertainment and a chance to drive
Suzuki's off-road vehicles, to mention just some of the activities on offer.