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

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 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

More Wednesday Moto News from Just About Everywhere, Part 3

Even more news...

Ducati is returning to the Australian Superbike Championship in 2010! This is big news as they will also be teaming up with Motologic Racing for their team effort in the series. No riders have yet to be announced, but it is believed that former ASBK Champion Jamie Stauffer will be on the team.

http://tinyurl.com/yzt68l7

http://tinyurl.com/yhagurl

Alistair Seeley has announced his attempt on the 'flying five' at the North West 200 this year. If he does it, he will equal the results of Phillip McCallen. The race is set to go off in May, so he has some time to prepare. Seeley will ride a Suzuki in two Superbike, two Supersport and the Superstock races during the event. It will be fun to watch him!

http://tinyurl.com/yfrgc6d

Next is a special from Alex Gobert in Australia, the first 2010 edition of "Racing Insider". There is news here for the US Supercross, Australian Motocross, Australian and World Superbike; all of it is about the Australian participants in each of these series. So, go and read about what to expect in 2010.

http://tinyurl.com/yb67ywx

Mike Jones Wins Australian 250GP Mono Championship

Yep, the race weekend is over a week in the past, but results from the Australian Superbike Championship finale is still coming in. This one concerns the excellent racing of a very humble man, Mike Jones. He took the overall championship in the Australian 250GP Mono series while racing against 125GP machines as well - the classes are combined for racing. He did it all aboard his Oleon Oils Motologic prepared aboard his Moriwaki MD250H.

http://tinyurl.com/ygh2ym7

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

Australian Superbike Championship Finale at Phillip Island

It will not be here until next month - 27 - 29 November 2009 - and rider Wayne Maxwell is setting himself up for a real chance at the title. After doing so well last weekend at the MotoGP/ASBK round at Phillip Island, he has taken enough points to do it, and he is not sitting back and waiting for the next race. He is only nine points away from championship leader, and teammate, Glenn Allerton. Both are on the Oleon Motologic Racing team...

http://tinyurl.com/ykp5sre

More updates from ASBK Championship: http://tinyurl.com/ylp9mmk