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 - Dave Watkins Retires & Aussie Supersport

Dave Watkins has been Development Manager - Motorsport at Dunlop tire for some time now. He is a 46 year veteran of the tire conglomerate and has been through many years of changes, engineering success and overall great tire manufacturing. Watkins has decided to hang up his white-collar and move on to life with his family. After all the years of hard work, all the travel to likely thousands of races, he was the man to see about Dunlop tires...now, he will be the man to see about relaxing...we hope!

http://tinyurl.com/y9ayssg

Though we did not see this earlier, I thought it would be nice to get a story which focuses on the Australian Supersport Championship round held this past weekend at Phillip Island. Two races were held for this class - much like the Superbike series - and Suzuki mounted Troy Herfoss took the overall win (a 2-1 finish). There is more here about the Waters Superbike victory as well, so dig in and take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yblgjbe

Sunday Afternoon Moto News - ASBK Round One Results

It was not only the teams of WSBK who took to the Phillip Island circuit this weekend, the 2010 Australian Superbike Championship also kicked off this weekend. It was certainly a good race weekend, but only one rider walked away with the win in both races, GAS Honda's Wayne Maxwell. He took the victory over Bryan Staring and Josh Waters in race one, and got by Jamie Stauffer and Staring to take first in race two. For all the details, please take one of the links below.

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http://tinyurl.com/yz7kcwj

More Afternoon Moto News - ASBK Qualifying & Interviews

In today's qualifying for the Australian Superbike Championship round at Phillip Island this weekend, GAS Honda's Wayne Maxwell took the pole. He fought hard against Motologic Ducati's Jamie Stauffer and Suzuki's Josh Waters. The times were so close, though, that they all might as well have qualified together. So, expect the first lap of the race to be very interesting as these three vie for the lead...

http://tinyurl.com/yaza4hh

There are many more stories on the race this weekend, but most of them are very similar. However, they all have a slightly different perspective. Plus, there is information on the other support class qualifications - something we rarely get to see in international reports. So, take some of the links below and get your news about the qualifying and the start of the race.

http://tinyurl.com/yguvmub

http://tinyurl.com/yzmwgtn

And, how about some video interviews with the top riders in the ASBK Championship? Well, take this link and have a view: http://tinyurl.com/yjkf859

More News From Australian Superbike Championship

Well, there is plenty of news coming out from the Australian Superbike Championship, so I am going to put it all in one post to make it easier to find.


As we already know, Josh Waters dominated the final event at Phillip Island and took the Championship as well.


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Taasha Coates of The Audreys was at the final ASBK event at Phillip Island and managed to get a ride on the back of a Kawasaki ZX-10R two seater, piloted by Australian Superbike rider Kev Curtain. It sacred the holy heck out of her - but, it would anyone...


http://tinyurl.com/yj7du7f


Honda wins Australian Superbike Manufacturer’s Cup by having their CBR1000RR riders consistently finish high in the order.


http://tinyurl.com/yhlhh7c


Of course, it did not hurt that Honda rider and Team CJC’s Craig Coxhell was sixth overall in the ASBK Championship and actually won the Privateer’s Cup.


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Josh Waters is Australian Superbike Champion in Rookie Season

Yep, it's true, Waters and his Team Joe Rocket Suzuki won both final races at Phillip Island this weekend, and that brought them the ASBK crown for 2009. Waters held of riders Glenn Allerton and Wayne Maxwell, who were also in contention for the prize, and took the Championship in his first season in the series and at the young age of 22. What's next? Well, how about another season and another championship! Bryan Staring won the Australian Supersport Championship class, and Pat Medcalf claimed the inaugural Australian Superstock 1000 Championship. It was a great weekend for racing Down Under.

http://tinyurl.com/ydfhjrx

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

A Race Series of Which I Have Barely Covered - The Australian Superbike Championship

I should be much more involved with this race series - as with the BSB, the Australia Superbike Championship produces many world-class racers. In fact, the series was run in conjunction with the MotoGP races at Phillip Island (and I still missed it!). The Superbike Championship points race is heating up Down Under. Now, there is only one more event and the leaders - Glenn Allerton and Josh Waters - are only two points away from each other. In the Supersport class, it looks as if points leader Bryan Staring will take the Championship. Stay tuned and I will keep you updated.

http://tinyurl.com/yh3usub