The point for pole position, earned in difficult conditions, proved crucial as Waters and Maxwell rode to a win and second place each. Maxwell was disappointed to miss out on a second race win and vowed to work harder than ever in the off-season to hit the ground running in 2012.
The Suzuki-mounted Waters annihilated his own lap record, set in February, to win by a comfortable margin after a race-long battle between the factory Honda and Suzuki teams.
TEAM HONDA’S JAMIE STAUFFER DEFIED THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF A DNF IN SATURDAY’S (AUGUST 20) RACE TO WIN THE SECOND RACE OF ROUND 6 OF THE QBE AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP AT QUEENSLAND RACEWAY ON SUNDAY AUGUST 21.
A BATTLE ROYALE RAGED BETWEEN TWO FORMER AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONS AT HIDDEN VALLEY ON APRIL 14-17, WITH PROCON MAXIMA BMW RIDER GLENN ALLERTON CLAIMING RACE 2 AND TEAM SUZUKI’S JOSH WATERS GETTING THE NOD, BY A SINGLE POINT, FOR THE ROUND WIN AFTER RESETTING THE TRACK RECORD DURING QUALIFYING AND TAKING OUT RACE 1.
2008 champion [...]
Procon Racing’s Glenn Allerton was unstoppable during the first round of the Viking Group Australian Superbike Championships held February 25th – 27th, with triumphant wins in both races.
The 23-year-old Cougar Bourbon Honda Racing rider proved unstoppable from pole position in race one, despite coming under fire from Jamie Stauffer, starting from 8th on the grid, who zeroed in on board the Ducati Motologic 1198R
The 2009 Championship saw the top 10 positions of the premier Superbike category filled by Dunlop shod riders and teams, with the overall winner being Team Joe Rocket Suzuki pilot Josh Waters.