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.
TEAM SUZUKI RIDER JOSH WATERS MASTERED HEAT, HUMIDITY AND A TROPICAL [bike] 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 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.
In a return to the popular ‘2-plus-4’ concept for the first time in over a decade, 22-year-old Waters lapped the 4.45km Victorian circuit at a stunning 1:32.4710 in Sunday’s 10-lap race to claim a new national Superbike lap record.