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We’re excited to be promoting Round 3 of the Australian Supercross Championship at Kardinia Park, Geelong, on 13 October, followed by Round 4 at Gilman in SA on 20 October. Up to 50 guys turn up to qualify and then you see riders from last year like Tom Edwards taking pole at the recent WorldSSP300 round in Portugal.Īs well as supporting our racing, Kim works full-time with Mark Petersen on our Troy Bayliss Events program. It’s like 250 Production racing was when I started out.

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She says she loves being there for us but I reckon she’d rather be on a beach in Fiji but doesn’t trust the pair of us on our own! At the moment the 300 series is the best feeder class. Before this season I was just concentrating on Oli’s racing in the 300 Supersport class, so it’s a lot different having to also think about what I’m doing, too. It’s great going racing again as a family. So it’s also good training for the racetrack.

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I enjoy it more than the road cycle because there’s no traffic and it’s a better all-round workout – plus concentration is needed. My main fitness training is on a mountain bike. Of course the races are shorter than the WorldSBK events I was racing in a decade ago, but I feel brand new when I get off the bike these days. I remember back in 2008 after a race weekend I’d feel it for days. Meanwhile, I don’t think I’ve ever been fitter or healthier. This may not happen until after the first couple of rounds.

We’re taking delivery of an 1100cc version to turn into a two-up-ride bike and we’ll also use it to work out some base settings for when we get the new bike. The three of us have faced a few challenges together with a new bike and we plan to continue next year with Ducati’s all-new Panigale V4 R superbike. It’s been really good having former ASBK Honda crew chief] Paul Free joining Ben Henry and me. So I’m really happy with the way things are now and hopefully I’m doing a good job for everyone who is supporting us. By mid-season our DesmoSport Ducati team was very competitive and always playing for the win. I was pretty green and recovering from a broken hip socket, so it was bit of a struggle. The season started well for me there in Round 1 qualified third, with a best race result of second for fourth overall] but I felt it took me a while to get up to the speed of racing again. The racing’s gone to another level this season in all classes with many lap records broken and I’m sure that will continue at the Island. I’m really looking forward to the ASBK final at Phillip Island. As Appeared in AMCN magazine Vol 68 No 07