With Round 1 about to kick-off this weekend, moto-media man and former World Endurance and Australian Superbike Champion, Steve Martin gives us the low-down on the season opener for the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli (ASBK). Topics include; who is on the pace, the return of Troy Bayliss (Desmosport Ducati, 1299 Panigale R […]
Three-time defending WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea believes the new technical rules introduced for the 2018 season won’t make a huge difference to the speed of his Kawasaki ZX-10RR as final preparations begin for the Yamaha Finance-backed season opener at Phillip Island next weekend, February 23-25. Under the new regulations for the 2018 MOTUL FIM […]
Three-time defending WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea believes the new technical rules introduced for the 2018 season won’t make a huge difference to the speed of his Kawasaki ZX-10RR as final preparations begin for the Yamaha Finance-backed season opener at Phillip Island next weekend, February 23-25. Under the new regulations for the 2018 MOTUL FIM […]
Tom Toparis has come an awful way in a short time. That was the first observation that RacerViews’ Leonard Smith put to Toparis who is making his Moto3 debut this weekend as a wild card rider at the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit. In fact as Toparis describes in the audio interview below, “This weeks […]
AUSTRALIAN TOM TOPARIS WILL RIDE AS A WILDCARD IN THIS YEARS MOTO 3 RACE IN MOTEGI AND PHILLIP ISLAND ROUNDS Tom Toparis will wildcard in the Moto3™ World Championship for the Motegi (Japan) and Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Australia) Rounds. The announcement is a huge boost for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2017, as […]
Australian Superbike Champion, Mike Jones made his MotoGP debut last time out at the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. It was a solid debut in the Avintia Racing Ducati after a very short lead time to get on the bike. He was able to easily qualify for the race and took 18th spot. RacerView’s Leonard […]
With the Australian Superbike Championship competitors heading into the crucial Queensland round at Morgan Park on August 5-7, we take a look at last time out in Perth and what the riders are thinking. ASBK photos are courtesy of Simon Phillips of SDPPhotographics. [mudslide:picasa,0,racerviewsphotos,6294911336733950625,28,720,center] [mudslide:picasa,0,racerviewsphotos,6294911336733950625,34,720,center] Mike Jones “It’s been a fantastic weekend for myself and the […]
Leonard Smith was at Phillip Island for the World Superbike and Australian Superbike Championship opening rounds and he caught up with Australian wildcard and Ducati rider, Mike Jones. RacerViews: Hi Mike, thanks for joining me. I’d like to start with 2015 – you’re Australian SBK Championship year. But particularly the last weekend – where after […]
