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Maxwell Claims Superbike Spoils by Half-A-Point

Wayne Maxwell has taken overall victory by a knife-edge at Perth’s Barbagallo Raceway, winning a closely-contested contest over Josh Waters by a mere half-a-point at round 3 of the QBE Australian Superbike Championship. A final turn, final corner pass in Sunday’s race was the clincher for Team Honda’s Maxwell, who wasn’t going to let victory [...]

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Superbike Boss Hails Top End Support

Excitement and anticipation is building in the Northern Territory ahead of this weekend’s second round of the QBE Australian Superbike Championship at Hidden Valley Raceway. Now celebrating its third year running in the Top End, Chief Minster Paul Henderson wanted to ensure that there was something for all ages so this weekend will mark the [...]

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Debut Win for Waters

The opening round of the 2012 Australian Superbike Championship took place over the weekend in Phillip Island, Victoria with action from start to finish in both races. Contested alongside the Australian round of the Superbike World Championship, Waters was relentless in his pursuit for victory at the season opener, claiming pole position and 1-2 finishes [...]

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Team Suzuki Lines Up

As the 2012 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) comes ever closer to the first race of the season, teams are naming their rider lineups and it is looking like a great season ahead. 2009 series champion Josh Waters will once again compete in the premier Superbike ranks aboard the Phil Tainton Racing-prepared 2012 model Suzuki GSX-R1000 [...]

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AARK Racing Rider Decided

AARK Racing has announced that their new rider for the 2012 Australian Super Bike Championship. Mitchell Carr will be racing a Triumph Daytona 675R in the ASBK Supersport rounds, and all the Formula extreme rounds that do not clash, for the 2012 calendar year. Mitchell had a mixed season in 2011 but was always in [...]

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Gold Coast Gears up for Leisure Expo

Motorcycle, scooter and PWC enthusiasts have just over a month to wait until the highly-anticipated Australian Motorcycle Expo, presented by QBE, opens at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. From February 17-19 the central Broadbeach venue will be packed to capacity with the latest leisure and commuting craft for the land and water from [...]

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ASBK Grand Final at Phillip Island

Over 260 racers from 23 different classes will contest the multi-discipline QBE Australian Superbike Championships Grand Final at Phillip Island this weekend. A ‘festival’ of motorcycle racing, the event brings together racers from road and dirt backgrounds to battle at one of the world’s most challenging circuits. With Glenn Allerton sealing his second Superbike title [...]

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Redemption for Waters, Elation for Allerton

Josh Waters ran away with the second race of the QBE Australian Superbike Championship at Tasmania’s Symmons Plains on a day where Glenn Allerton battled injury to secure his second premier class title. The Suzuki-mounted Waters annihilated his own lap record, set in February, to win by a comfortable margin after a race-long battle between [...]

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ASBK Title Hunt a Numbers Game

The race for the 2011 QBE Australian Superbike Championship crown is fast becoming a numbers game. The series heads to Symmons Plains Raceway as part of the V8 Supercars Falken Tasmania Challenge on November 11-13, but unlike last year, there is still a round to follow. If Procon Maxima BMW’s Glenn Allerton gets enough points [...]

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Steady Future for ASBK

International Entertainment Group (IEG) will build on solid foundations established in its first three years as QBE Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) promoter, with Motorcycling Australia (MA) extending the tenure for a further 2 years. MA CEO David White said the organisation looked forward to working with IEG in 2012 and 2013. “The ASBK is an [...]

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