More Afternoon Moto News - Australian Superbike News

We have a few stories here on the Australian Superbike Championship round this weekend at Phillip Island. Of course, we get to hear from Wayne Maxwell after his huge victory over the many other great riders in the series. He dominated the proceedings on his GAS Honda and now we have it in his own words...

http://tinyurl.com/yl7dqcd

Josh Waters did not have the best weekend. His Suzuki got stuck in third gear during the second race and that caused him to have a weekend 3 - 12 finish. Waters is not deterred, though, and plans on fighting hard to win throughout the rest of the series. Given the fact that he is the current champion, I do believe he has what it takes to grab on to the points lead and take it to the finish line in 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/yloruly

The Ducati Motologic team had a great debut at the Australian Superbike Championship event this past weekend. Rider Jamie Stauffer actually led race 1 for a time - finishing 4th and 2nd, and teammate Jordan Burgess finished 10th and 8th - fantastic for his first race event ever in ASBK. All things considered, the Ducati team did very well at Phillip Island.

http://tinyurl.com/yjhlshm

More Morning Moto News - AMA Pro Racing, FB Corse & Ducati Motologic

AMA Pro Racing (part and parcel of the Daytona Motorsports Group) has now hired a Race Director - David McGrath. He has over 25 years of experience with motorcycle road racing; he was a racer, team manager and then went on to work with many motorcycle-related companies. McGrath is well-positioned for the new job and we hope that he brings some consistency and stability to the sport...and, maybe, cleans up some of the current mess.

http://tinyurl.com/yd8u74q

Future MotoGP competitor FB Corse has released the three-cylinder MotoGP machine which they hope to use in the series. It is called the FB01 and was designed and built by Italian company Oral Engineering. They do not yet know if they will be able to contest any of the 2010 events, but we should find out as testing continues.

http://tinyurl.com/ykgyx7c

The Australian Superbike Championship bound Ducati Motologic team unveiled their new livery and their new rider, Jordan Burgess, at Phillip Island this past Monday. Jamie Stauffer will also be racing with the team and he was also present for the testing. This is the first time that both riders have tested together. Where will they end up at season's end? No one can even remotely guess at this point...take the link and see for yourself.

http://tinyurl.com/ykotnqu

Even More News After Australian Superbike - and 2010 Season Schedule

Honestly, the news here is all from two press releases - one from Glenn Allerton' s team and one is from Jordan Burgess’ Australian Superstock 1000 Championship team. Have a look at how these two riders fared in the 2009 ASBK season.

http://tinyurl.com/ybp8537

Rick Olson Won the 2009 Australian Superstock 600 Championship.

http://tinyurl.com/yg8kpsw

Next, we have the new 2010 schedule for the 2010 Australian Superbike Championship. You will want to check this out to see where you can see this great series next year.

http://tinyurl.com/yfk22qq

Darwin gets a round in 2010 - first since 1999: http://tinyurl.com/yf4l9jn

Australian Superbike Championship Finale at Phillip Island Preview

So, here we have two stories (so far)...

First, there is Oleon Motologic Racing’s Glenn Allerton, who was champion in 2008, is currently two points ahead of challenger Suzuki’s Josh Waters. Allerton's teammate, Wayne Maxwell, sits in third - only nine points away from his partner. Their Honda CBR1000RRs are ready to race this weekend at Phillip Island.

http://tinyurl.com/yghgr2d

Next, we have Teterin Motosport rider Jordan Burgess, who is very eager for this weekend to start. He sits in second place behind Pat Medcalf, who is 51 points ahead. It is possible for the Motologic Racing-prepared Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR-mounted rider to take the championship, but Medcalf would have to make a mistake for things to go to plan...

http://tinyurl.com/ylxgh23

Another general preview: http://tinyurl.com/yd5v4qc