Motorcycling Australia (MA) regrets to advise members that Round 4 of the MotoStars Series, incorporating the 2019 Australian Junior Road Racing Championships (AJRC) due to take place in Canberra from 25-26 May 2019, has been cancelled. MotoStars, promoters of both the MotoStars Series and the AJRC, advised MA the decision to cancel the event was […]
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Jason O’Halloran Oulton Park Race Report
Market Rasen’s Jason O’Halloran recorded a fourth and seventh place in round two of the 2019 British Superbike championship at Oulton Park on May Monday and moves to ninth in the rider standings on 22 points. Starting race one from a second row grid position the Australian rider held third place during the first half […]
bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Profile: Archie McDonald
2019 has been a major turning point in Junior Road Racing for Australia, with the introduction of the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup and its 26 inaugural members. Aged between 11 and 16 years, the class of 2019 are emerging stars from all over the nation, from a huge variety of racing disciplines. In the […]
Remy Gardner Ruled Out Of Spanish Moto2 GP Restart After Opening Lap Crash
Remy Gardner’s front running start to the 2019 FIM Moto2 World Championship came to a premature end in the fourth round held earlier today at the Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto in Southern Spain following a turn one crash for the 21 year old Aussie. Fastest overall after the three Free Practice sessions the […]
#SpanishGP Race. Difficult Sunday for Pramac Racing: Jack fights until lap 19. Pecco starts badly and crashes after 6 laps
The first European round of the 2019 MotoGP season does not give high lights to Pramac Racing. Jack – who started from 15th position – is the protagonist of a great start and by mid-race has already recovered 7 positions. The Australian tries to stay with the group fighting for the podium but from lap […]
ASBK Women In Motorsport
Motorcycling Australia (MA) and the Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) are passionate about supporting the growth of women in motorsports and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. ASBK Host, Emma Notarfrancesco, sat down with six ladies competing in the ASBK 2019 season to reflect on how they landed in motorsports, their love for the […]
JASON O’HALLORAN OULTON PARK PREVIEW
Jason O’Halloran heads to Cheshire for the second round of the British Superbike championship which takes place at Oulton Park over the May Day Bank Holiday. He came away from Silverstone with no points in the bag as he was knocked off his bike while leading the first race on the last lap and was […]
Toparis and Simpson Lose Their Winning Streak To Liminton and Ford At The Bend
As the sun shone down on The Bend Motorsport Park, South Australia today, spectators and competitors alike were settling in for breathtaking competition in the Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship’s (ASBK) Australian Supersport and YMI Supersport 300 classes. Running in conjunction with the International MotoFest and Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC), […]
Staring the Star of the Show at The Bend Motorsport Park
Bryan Staring (Kawasaki BCperformance, Kawasaki ZX10RR) has lept into the lead of the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) with a clean-sweep of all three races at The Bend Motorsport Park for Round 3 during International MotoFest, alongside Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC). Staring had the edge over his opponents […]
Broc Parkes Leads Home a Second Aussie 1-2 at The Bend
Yamaha Racing Team ASEAN’s Broc Parkes (Yamaha YZF-R1) has taken out a thrilling battle here in Race 2 for Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) at The Bend Motorsport Park for International MotoFest (April 25-28), ahead of fellow Australian and Race 1 winner Bryan Staring (Kawasaki Thailand Racing Team, Kawasaki ZX10RR). After […]
Aussie Bryan Staring Claims Race 1 of Asia Road Racing Championship Round 2
A thrilling race between two Australians at the head of the Asia Road Racing Championship field saw the Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship rider Bryan Staring (Kawasaki Thailand Racing Team, Kawasaki ZX10RR) take the honours in Race 1 of Round 2 of the 2019 Asia Road Racing Championship. Staring, riding as an injury replacement for […]
Australians at the top of Qualifying at Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship
Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) continues in conjunction with the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) for International Motofest at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia. Today saw the event move into qualifying mode, with Australia’s Broc Parkes (Yamaha Racing Team Asean, Yamaha YZF-R1) taking pole position […]
Aussies End the Day on Top in Asia Road Racing Championship
International Motofest roared into life today at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia, promising a massive spectacle for motor racing fans across the weekend (April 25-28) with the best Australian and Asian road racers in action for the first of the practice sessions. International Motofest sees the Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship […]
What To Watch At The Bend: ASBK Round 3 Preview With ASBK Ambassador Steve Martin
As we near the upcoming weekend’s raw magnitude for Round 3 of the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK), former Endurance World Champion and ASBK Ambassador, Steve Martin, reflected on the season thus far and the scorching competition expected. Running alongside the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) at Tailem Bend, South Australia from April […]
Kiwi Champ Biddle to Join ASBK Supersport
Newly crowned New Zealand Supersport 600 Champion Avalon Biddle has announced today she will be contesting five rounds of the Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) in the Supersport class, with her first event to be Round 3 (April 26-28) at The Bend in South Australia. Biddle, formerly of Orewa and now living in Christchurch, […]
#AmericasGP Race. Fantastic podium for Jack: P3 after a stunning race.
A weekend that can’t be forgotten. Jack Miller conquered a sensational podium finishing in third place after having been fighting for a long time for second position and Pecco Bagnaia was the protagonist of a very consistent race clinching ninth place and the first Top 10 in his MotoGP career. Pramac Racing celebrates a spectacular […]
Kalinin shines at Assen for Nutec – RT Motorsports
Nick Kalinin has scored a strong 4th place in today’s World Supersport 300 race at the TT Circuit of Assen in the Netherlands. Despite his brilliant finish, there were mixed feelings in the Nutec – RT Motorsports by SKM – Kawasaki box afterwards as Nick missed the podium by only 0,097 seconds. But after some […]
Remy Gardner Recovers To Eleventh In American GP
Remy Gardner salvaged five world championship points in today’s Moto2 race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, putting in a great recovery ride from eighteenth on the grid to finish eleventh at the flag, maintaining a top five position overall in the 2019 FIM Moto2 World Championship in the process. Running […]
‘TomEgun’ on Tour Part 3: World Supersport 300 Round 2, Assen
2017 YMF R3 Cup champion, 2017 YMI Australian Supersport Runner-Up and Motorcycling Australia (MA) supported rider Tom Edwards (known by his online moniker ‘TomEgun’) is competing in his second year of the FIM World Supersport 300 Championship in 2019 with the ParkinGo team. Throughout the season he’s keeping a diary of his experiences, and you’re […]
Wildcards Announced for The Bend Round of the 2019 Asia Road Racing Championship
The best of Australia will take on the best of Asia at the 2019 International Moto Fest at The Bend Motorsport Park this April 25-28, with the announcement that Yanni Shaw, Stephanie Redman, and Mason Coote will be competing as wildcards in the brand-new Asian Superbike (ASB1000) class of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC). […]