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Team Suzuki Dominates at Hidden Valley

TEAM SUZUKI RIDER JOSH WATERS MASTERED HEAT, HUMIDITY AND A TROPICAL DOWNPOUR TO DOMINATE THE SECOND ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE NORTHERN TERRITORY’S HIDDEN VALLEY RACE CIRCUIT ON APRIL 9-11.

The reigning Australian Superbike Champion won both Superbike races after starting from pole position, as well as claimed a new lap record for the 2.9km Darwin circuit in the second of Sunday’s two races with a 1:07.994 on lap two in race two.

This benchmark on the new 2010 Dunlop control tyre was an impressive 1.1109sec below Jason Bright’s V8 Supercar lap record.

Waters’ clean sweep and maximum points haul has rocketed the 23-year-old from eighth in the standings to third place overall and just 9 points behind series leader Wayne Maxwell.

Waters’ Suzuki GSX-R1000 was also the fastest bike down Hidden Valley’s one-kilometre-long front
straight, recording a top speed of 291km/h in Friday’s opening practice session.

“The bike was great all weekend, and the team did a fantastic job in giving me a bike that was really, really good. It was fast too!” Waters said.

“I put my head down in the recent test session we did here and I knew we had a good setting for the races. I feel I’m back in the hunt for the Championship now. “
Maxwell leads the six-round series on 73.5 points from Bryan Staring on 65 with Waters now just nine
points adrift on 64.5. Jamie Stauffer lies fourth on 60 points with Glenn Allerton fifth on 56.

The next round of the championship is at Queensland Raceway on June 4-6.

Tags: Dunlop control tyre, Hidden Valley, Josh Waters, Wayne Maxwell