2023 Australian Superbike Championship: Round Three - Queensland Raceway

Greetings from Motorcycling Australia (MA)!

On behalf of MA, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the fans, riders, and officials attending the 2023 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul.

This year’s championship will feature seven rounds across Australia including Phillip Island, Queensland Raceway, Hidden Valley Raceway, Morgan Park Raceway, a return to Phillip Island and again wrapping up at The Bend Motorsport Park.

We are excited to offer you an exhilarating program of racing at each and every round of the Championship in 2023. For our Australian and international fans, you won’t miss a moment of the race action with our exclusive television coverage through our TV partners SBS, Stan Sport Australia, and ASBK TV Live Stream.

WELCOME FROM MA

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those involved in this weekend’s event, including our fantastic volunteer marshals, the ASBK Senior Officials, and staff, for their hard work in planning and executing the event. We also extend our thanks to our riders, teams, crew, and sponsors for their continued support of the Championship.

We are eagerly anticipating the crowning of Motorcycling Australia’s ASBK 2023 Champion. MA wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable event.

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FRIDAY28THAPRIL

ROUND 3 SCHEDULE

SUNDAY30THAPRIL

SATURDAY29THAPRIL

This schedule is approximate; and all starting times, length of sessions and races are subject to change; and may be changed in the event of an incident or delay in operations.

All Times Listed are Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (NSW local time) * ASBK Live TV coverage ^ ASBKTV Live Stream Key:

QUEENSLAND RACEWAY TRACK INFORMATION

LIVETIMING

COMPUTIME Race Timing Systems has been the providing timing services to the ASBK at selected rounds since 1990, and has been the series timekeeper since 2004. Live timing and results services can be accessed as follows:

In pit lane and parts of the pits (local wireless network):

· Connect to the RACETIMING wire less network

· Open your web browser and type www.localtiming.com as the web address

· Follow the links to live timing, results, or other pages

NOTE: The RACETIMING network does not provide internet access

Anywhere else at the venue or anywhere else in the world:

· Ensure you have internet connectivity

· Open your web browser and type www.computime.com.au as the web address

· Follow the links to live timing, results, or other pages for this event

For all your live timing results please go to Computime http://www.computime.com.au/Default.aspx and follow the links to ASBK Live Timing.

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WHAT IS AN ASBK SPEC SUPERBIKE?

They’re fast, they’re spectacular and they sound awesome, but they’re also very accessible.

The Australian Superbike Championship Alpinestars Superbike class features bikes that are not only fast, spectacular and sound amazing but are also easily accessible to the general public as they are very similar to those available for purchase off the showroom floor.

Engine capacities for ASBK bikes are capped at 1,000cc and 168kg for four-cylinder bikes, and 1,300cc and 172kg for two and three-cylinder machines. That said, it’s worth noting that in 2023, Matt Walters Aprilia 1200; a 4-cylinder machine has also been homologated for the Alpinestars Superbike class.

While engine modifications for race versions are limited, Yamaha Racing Team Manager, John Redding, explains that the engine is not a primary focus for performance gains in the Superbike class.

“To get a performance improvement of 10 per cent over the standard output is about as much as you can expect,” Redding said.

“You can increase the compression ratio, fine-tune the degrees on the valve seats and adjust the cam timing for different tracks, but that’s about it.

“One of the advantages of keeping the engines relatively standard is they are cheap to maintain and last a while between rebuilds.”

In recent years, significant innovation has taken place in the electronic systems of race bikes. These systems have been adapted to provide functions such as fuelling, traction control, engine braking, and antiwheelie control.

There’s little doubt that the electronics sphere has provided both the biggest challenge- and opportunity - to teams and riders.

“Electronics are one of the most important areas of development and something that has become a critical factor in determining the speed that can be achieved by different bikes,” Redding said.

“There are significant advantages to be gained in having the best electronic set-up.”

With the engine and gearbox both being close to standard, teams have turned to other aspects of the Superbikes to improve their performance.

“Suspension has been a major area of development on the race-spec bikes,” Redding said.

“The suspension on a street bike is compromised for ride comfort, but on a racetrack, comfort isn’t a factor – it’s all about optimising the handling and the corner speeds that can be achieved.

“Compared to the street version of the bike, the race bike will have different shock absorbers and fork internals, providing a much more adjustable setup.”

The brakes on racing bikes are also upgraded, with items such as the master cylinder, brake lines, pads and discs all being replaced with race-specific items.

“In a race situation, maximum stopping power is a priority, but brake wear is much less of a consideration than it would be on a road bike, because components can be changed

after every session,” Redding said.

According to Redding, the bikes competing in the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, are more similar to road bikes than those in other Superbike championships globally.

“The permitted modifications are much more limited here in Australia, which has the advantage of containing costs,” Redding said.

At Phillip Island, the 2023 ASBK-spec bikes demonstrate their impressive speed when compared to other classes. For instance, Josh Waters set a new race lap record of 1:31.075, which was significantly faster than Valentino Rossi’s lap time of 1:32.233 during the 2002 MotoGP first-of-the-four-strokes race. Moreover, if Waters had competed in the WSBK class at the recent Phillip Island round, he would have secured a position among the top 8.

Not bad for a lightly modified road bike..!

ROUND1 24-26FEB

PHILLIP ISLAND GP CIRCUIT, VIC

ROUND5 14-16JUL

MORGAN PARK RACEWAY, QLD

ROUND2 24-25MAR

SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK, NSW

ROUND6 27-29OCT

PHILLIP ISLAND GP CIRCUIT, VIC

ROUND3 28-30APR

QUEENSLAND RACEWAY, QLD

ROUND7 1-3DEC

THE BEND MOTORSPORT PARK, SA

ROUND4 16-18JUN

HIDDEN VALLEY RACEWAY, NT

LAST TIME OUT

Round Two - Sydney Motorsport Park, New South Wales

There’s been a number of comparisons over the years between Phillip Island and Sydney Motorsport Park and today it was SMPS’s chance to really shine.

The weather here at SMSP was just as unpredictable as The Island, so there’s that and congrats all round…

Almost joking aside, it did indeed sprinkle down ahead of the warmup sessions for all classes and we spent an inordinate amount of time looking and the rain radar and thoughtfully making rubbish predictions.

Like The Island, Western Sydney does what it does and you best get used to it.

We poor fools, we didn’t know what was coming…

ALPINESTARS SUPERBIKE

The warm-up was declared dry and so Josh Waters naturally went .9 of a second faster than most and Glenn Allerton brought his usual game-day excellence to the caper and was up to P2. At the end of the short session, it was Waters still up top with pole sitter Cru Halliday in second, Allerton third, Bryan Staring looking very good in fourth and Arthur Sissis up to fifth.

RACE ONE

Herfoss, Allerton and Waters all got a ripping start, but it was Josh Waters on that ever-present McMartin Ducati Panigale V4R.

Cru Halliday – by his self-admitted lowly standards – got a great start and was second to Josh Waters who ripped out a

1:34 standing lap, a time that would have once been a pretty good flying lap.

Settling slightly through to lap three, it was Waters from Halliday and Allerton who had Troy Herfoss and Mike Jones for company.

Arthur Sissis had been unable to really launch like the rabbit he usually is and was fifth with Bryan Staring sixth.

Herfoss laid down a big black rubber line that impressed many but cost him four spots. Waters was now out to a half-second lead from Halliday and then a three-second gap back to Allerton in third. Waters’ fastest lap was a 1:29.001

to obliterate the lap record- indeed the top three had already knocked off the lap record.

Bryan Staring was in the 1:29s and was stalking Allerton who had slipped down to fourth after Mike Jones did stealthy Mike Jones things to limit his losses once again.

With nine laps to go, Herfoss was now working his way back into contention, passing Sissis and on a mission to get to Bryan Staring who in turn was all over Glenn Allerton. They swapped positions a few times, allowing Herfoss to get closer still.

A few light drops of rain kept life interesting and uncomfortable, but lap times remained in the 1:29s. Allerton, Staring and Herfoss got into an old school gentleman’s Donnybrook. Halliday was the fastest man on the circuit, but Waters was still .75 up on the factory Yamaha R1M.

At six laps to go, Staring and Herfoss tried to get through on Allerton, but Allerton can late brake like few others and Staring and Herfoss simply swapped spots while leaving Allerton in fourth.

Waters out front was looking composed, while Halliday was

clearly not giving up the chase. The gap was now down to .5 of a second, but it felt like Waters was working his lap board pretty well.

Herfoss was finally past Allerton to take fourth position, while Staring remained in sixth.

Waters’ lead was down to just .2 of a second as Halliday was having the “ride of his life” according to commentator Steve Martin.

The cameras cut to Mike Jones’ bike as it massively let go of an engine with a huge cloud of blue smoke. Shortly afterwards, the bike caught fire and brought out the red flag to stop the race.

Ten laps had been completed and race direction declared it a done deal. Josh Waters was the winner from pole-sitter Cru Halliday and the ever-present Troy Herfoss.

These were strange days, but Waters was still king.

RACE TWO

From the second row of the grid, Herfoss blazed away with Arthur Sissis for company. The front-row starters were swamped. Allerton went around the outside of everyone to take the lead. Halliday had just described the back side of the circuit as “sketchy as” and the whole field was now sketching their way through this section.

Allerton led from Halliday, Waters, Herfoss and Staring. Broc Pearson had done a great job and worked his way up to sixth with Artur Sissis shuffled back to seventh, despite being second early in lap one.

Herfoss got the elbows out to pass Waters to then seek out Halliday and ultimately race leader Allerton.

Meanwhile, Mike Jones was down in a lowly eighth position on his second bike and would need to move forward to limit his losses. Waters was past Herfoss for third and he and Halliday were off after Allerton.

Allerton put his hand up down the straight to indicate rain, but new-found waterman Halliday took the lead with his foot down like a motocross rider through turn one and we wondered if there would be a red flag. It was hard to tell if it was raining elsewhere, and the merciful red flag came out after just three laps as the rain really fell in earnest.

RACE TWO RESTART

At the restart- in order they crossed the line a lap earlierHalliday led the bunch despite not getting the best jump. Sissis did the crazy fast start thing as he is want to do and this

time he made it stick and he was third behind Herfoss. Herfoss moved into the lead while Allerton went around Waters to move into third.

Herfoss went wide at turn six and Halliday politely followed so he wouldn’t feel alone. The rain continued. Mike Jones was back in tenth and struggling once again.

LAST TIME OUTCONT.

With five laps to run, Waters was out to a three-second lead with a gaggle of chasers: Allerton, Halliday, Herfoss, Sissis and Pearson.

Four laps to go and Waters was absolutely trucking. He was now six seconds up the road and effectively gone. Herfoss moved back into second on a mission like we had rarely seen before. Allerton continued to chase, but Halliday passed him down the straight as we ticked down to three laps remaining. Herfoss ran wide again, but this time lost no places but gave even more time to the seemingly absent Josh Waters who was now eight seconds ahead.

Two laps left and Herfoss was second from Halliday , Sissis and Allerton. The nine-second lead Waters enjoyed continued to grow. Herfoss seemed secure in second place, with Halliday also comfortably ahead of Sissis.

At the finish, it was the dominant shape of the McMartin Ducati Panigale V4R with Josh Waters aboard taking an easy win by 6.3 seconds (he gave them a few seconds on the last lap) from Troy Herfoss, Cru Halliday, Arthur Sissis and Glenn Allerton in fifth.

Five wins from five starts. The only blemish for the entire season to date was the single point missed for pole at round two. While Josh Waters might have been under some pressure leading into the round where he was dominant at the test, the pressure was now all the other way; how will the field respond?

But as Mike Jones had discovered at SMSP; even the seemingly invincible can have a day that goes DNF/10th…

MICHELIN SUPERSPORT RACE ONE

The weather was again all the talk, but the precipitation thankfully stayed away. Pole sitter Sean Condon led them away from pole, but both Hayden Nelson and Tom Bramich fired off the line and were at the front or close to it. A few riders ran wide early and trying to work out who was where was a challenge.

Olly Simpson completed his first racing lap of Sydney Motorsport Park in the lead, Jake Farnsworth put a solid pass on Sean Condon while Olly Simpson was nearly unseated. That gave Farnsworth the opening he needed to take the lead.

Championship leader Ty Lynch was back in seventh while season-long contenders Lytras and Bramich were fifth and sixth.

At the front, Olly Simpson had a big moment and ran wide,

allowing the likes of Bramich and Lytras to move forward. Condon was boxing on and was back up to second and then took the lead via a clever late braking move. Farnsworth nearly threw himself down the road after getting on the gas a little early. Condon was leading and had the fastest lap of the race to boot.

Olly Simpson was working himself back into the caper and was back up to fifth. Passfield had found himself involved in some early bar banging and was down in 14th. Condon ripped out a 1:32.969 to stretch his lead to .7 of a second with six laps to go.

The order settled for the top three with Condon, Jake Farnsworth and Tom Bramich all evenly spaced. The battle was on for fifth with 2022 Supersport 300 champion Cameron Dunker leading a solid group that included John Lytras, Ty Lynch and Hayden Nelson.

At three laps to go, Condon was out to a second-plus gap and set sail for home for his first win of the year. Farnsworth was secure in second place with Bramich also solid in third.

While Farnsworth was able to chip away at Condon’s lead, it certainly felt like Condon was just doing what he needed to chalk up 25 points- which he did. The gap was still a second to second and Tom Bramich was a further 2.5 seconds in third. Olly Simpson was fourth with Cameron Dunker fifth.

RACE TWO

With a mixed grid of wets and dry tyres and weather conditions that could have been a separate article, it was always going to be a very different sort of race.

Jake Farnsworth was pulled from the grid at the 11th hour due to a faulty rear light.

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Olly Simpson- another rider very handy when the going gets weird, was up to second with Dunker settling into third. With about one third of the circuit dry and the rest varying degrees of damp, Simpson pushed past Dunker to take second and the top runners were off in an attempt to get away before the circuit got too dry.

Pole man Sean Condon was way down in 20th and would have been screaming for dry running, but it was still too early to say whether slicks were the wrong call.

It was still very wet at turn two, and the lack of a breeze and the high humidity just stopped the drying process.

Up front, Olly Simpson was leading by half a second to Cameron Dunker and a few more seconds back to Ty Lynch. Luke Sanders went down on the exit of turn four, throwing away a chance at a podium finish.

For the regulars, the contenders and past race winners it was a disaster: Lytras was in 10th, Bramich 16th, while Condon was the mover up to 12th.

Jack Passfield was past Ty Lynch for third, but Lynch was determined to hang on to both Passfield tail and the championship lead.

Dunker continued his march to the lead, and the pressure he was excerting worked when Olly Simpson had a huge moment into turn one with two laps to go. Dunker was able to get .8 ahead almost immediately and set off for his first ever Supersport race win after a championship Supersport 300 year in 2022.

Ty Lynch was slowing significantly and was swamped by a group including Jonathan Nahlous, Dallas Skeer and Scott Nicholson. Lynch was in survival mood.

Dunker still had a .8 second lead into the last lap and was able to hang on for the win in his second-ever event in the Supersport category. Olly Simpson rolled through for second, but it was Scott Nicholson who took third after Passfield was shuffled back to seventh.

Some riders take years to get a race win and /or a round win in Supersport.

Passfield was rumoured to have chosen the odd combo of a slick front and wet rear, but no matter what he was running, he was still in fourth, just two seconds behind third placed Ty Lynch.

Cameron Dunker is a renowned flat tracker and was a smooth as butter in mixed conditions. The gap between him and race leader Olly Simpson was down to half a second.

Sean Condon went down at turn six to end his night and really create issues for the once-favoured rider for the champion in 2023.

It took Cameron Dunker two rounds of Supersport to achieve both goals.

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SUPERSPORT 300 RACE TWO

Brandon Demmery would start from pole in the second Supersport 300 race of the weekend and the second-to-last race before the night sessions began in earnest.

The commentators teased the assembled crowd with the usual weather talk, but we started the race without precipitation, but with Brandon Demmery off the front into turn one. Marcus Hamod had a great start and was up to second and Henry Snell was also away well and into third.

OJC graduate Ryan Larkin was fourth with Jai Russo nipping at his heels. Snell got through Hamod mid-lap while Demmery held a small .1 lead.

The first trip down the straight saw the usual shuffling of the pack with Snell and Larkin being the biggest beneficiaries.

The lead group was seven deep and all were capable of taking the win. Brock Quinlan was down and the race was red flagged with six laps completed due to Quinlan’s bike being in a dangerous place. The lead riders looked at each other, understandably confused about who was the winner.

Race direction declared Cameron Swain the winner from Brandon Demmery and Jai Russo after winding the clock back a lap per the usual red flag rules.

RACE THREE

The night race for the three hundies was still damp and so the teams took their cues from the just-completed Supersport race where those on wet tyres capitalised.

Cameron Swain jumped away with plenty of company but lead through lap one with Brandon Demmery and Brodie Gawith second and third.

A chase group formed with Luke Jhonston, Henry Snell, Marcos Hamod and Jai Russo all jostling for position. At the head of the group, Demmery and Swain were swapping off but not breaking away.

At six laps to go, it was still Swain and Demmery but they had plenty of willing company, but no definitive challenger for the top spot. Indeed, the leading pair were now out to a small but important lead of about 3.5 seconds.

Not realising that their dicing was going to end with no better result than third, the chasing group continued to box each others ears. The race was now down to Demmery and Swain and they spent the last few laps working out what to do as they headed to the finish.

Meanwhile, Race Direction noted the start was once again under investigation.

Cameron Swain had been stalking the field for some time and was now up to third with Ryan Larkin behind him. Swain was soon into the lead, and Demmery was happy to let them lead and observe for a time. Swain had his “I’d like to get away thanks” attitude in full effect and was out to a .5 lead over Snell and Demmery.

At four laps to go, Demmery was back into the lead, dashing Swain’s hopes of a solo win. Russo was in third while Brodie Gawith and Henry Snell were fourth and fifth.

As the laps ran down, there was a clear lead group, but no clear leader. Russo, Swain and Demmery all spent time on the front while Casey Middleton and Cooper Rowntree stayed in contact.

Swain decided to try to establish a break of his own as he did at Phillip island a few weeks ago. He bever achieved more than a few tenths of a second and perhaps was playing into Demmery’s hands.

Then there were reports of some rain falling- just to ensure the drama had drama on drama.

But Demmery continued to fox behind Swain, absolutely content to let him lead aswe headed into the last lap. Their gar was out to 4 seconds, but Swain decided he’d had enough leading and slowed even more. You lead!… no sir YOU LEAD! But at the line it was Demmery who picked Swain’s pocket for another win.

Brodie Gawith was third, some 3.3 seconds behind with Henry Snell right behond him

The batlle for fifth was dramtic as they tried fgot 5 wide over the line but it was Hamod from Knezovic, Middleton, Russo,

Jhonston and Josh Newman 10th…

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RACE TWO

Slicks were the go and the go was slick for Bodie Paige who jumped away to a small lead, but with an enthusiastic group chasing. Immediately, race direction noted the start was under investigation after a few nervous clutch hands were faster than the start lights.

By half lap, Bodie had a half second advantage with Archie Schmidt and Ella McCausland fighting for the right be first to chase Bodie.

Of course, this simply allowed Bodie Paige to grind out a slightly bigger gap. But McCausland was having none of it and around the time she took the lead of the race down the main straight she was also announced has having jumped the start.

Whether McCausland knew this via the race direction boards at the track was impossible to say, but she continued to race hard and remained close to or at the front for much of the middle part of the race.

The leading group was now McCausland, Bodie Paige, Riley Nauta, Valentino Knezovic and Hunter Corney rounding out the top five.

At two laps to go, Paige led while McCausland was clearly measuring her run for the finale. Ther riders diced as they do through the last lap, all competing to get into the ideal spot for the run to the line. McCausland led, but seemingly didn’t want to.

The run to the line: McCausland lead them down the straight and inexplicably none we able to make a run past her and she hit the line as the first female to cross the line first in the bLu cRU Oceania Junior Cup.

…then the race direction penalty for a jump start was applied and the win went to Haydn Fordyce from Valentino Knezovic and Bodie Paige in third.

The breakthrough win would have to wait for McCausland.

RACE THREE

The final Oceania Junior Cup race of the weekend was an exciting affair with plenty of action from start to finish. Ella Mcausland made a great start, quickly moving up to third after losing out in race two. Meanwhile, Bodie Paige took the lead by half a second and looked comfortable in the opening stages of the race, with the track not entirely wet and the back half dry.

Paige continued to lead the pack, with Nauta and Mcausland battling for second place. However, their fighting allowed Paige to extend his lead to one second on lap three. McAdam went down at turn two, but rejoined the race unharmed.

The lead group eventually split, with Paige signaling to the riders behind him that working together would be the only way to catch up. The group of four began to close in on Paige, but Oscar Lewis went down at turn two and Bodie Paige’s visor apparently started fogging up, causing him to wipe it repeatedly for visibility.

The lead group was now five strong, with a gap of 6 seconds

to sixth. However, a mistake from Nixon Frost dropped him several positions from the front of the chasing pack. Mcausland made a great move from fifth to second at turn three, while Nauta was unseated at the exit of turn two, but able to continue.

The first sector was still wet, but Corporate Hill and T9 were drying quickly. Early podium sitter Lazos went down at T2, which claimed its third victim of the race. Paige took advantage of all the battling behind him to open up a multi second gap, eventually claiming a dominant victory.

Archie Schmidt made an impressive move from fourth to second at the turn none hairpin on the last lap, while Nauta and Schmidt claimed the final podium spots. All in all, it was a thrilling race full of ups and downs, and Paige proved to be the strongest rider of the day.

The overall round win went to rookie OJC entrant, New Zealand lad Haydn Fordyce who took up motorcycle racing less than a year ago…!

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The Yamaha R3 Cup is all about the little 320cc R3 machines - they may be small, but they’re mighty! And don’t be fooled by the name, these competitors aren’t just racing each other. They’re also cross-entered into the Supersport 300, where they’ll face off against other manufacturers like Kawasaki and KTM.

But the R3 Cup is where the real action is. With three races per weekend, these mostly teenage riders get plenty of track time to hone their skills and test their race fitness.

Of course, with all that racing comes some serious competition. Every rider needs to be consistent if they want to succeed, and one slip-up can spell disaster. But with such tight racing, you can always count on a nail-biting finish. In fact, it’s rare to see a race decided before the final turn of the final lap. It all comes down to that last-lap slipstreaming drag to the finish linemay the best rider win!

ROUND 3 YMF R3 CUP RIDER LIST

Since its inception in 2019, the FIM Oceania and Dorna Sports-supported bLU cRU - Oceania Junior Cup (OJC) has provided a nurturing environment for young riders to experience road racing at a national level, learn, improve, and showcase their talents.

The OJC has become a firmly established stepping-stone to the international racing arena and is recognised as a Road to MotoGP category. The most outstanding OJC riders have a clear pathway to progress to other international categories such as the Asia Talent Cup and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.

Even though it is only in its fifth season, OJC has already earned a formidable reputation as a breeding ground for future stars. The 2023 season will see eleven new riders debuting with the return of nine riders from bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup season 2022. Furthermore, some OJC graduates and current riders will race overseas in 2023.

The OJC formula is simple but effective: competitors aged from 11 up to under 16 (as of January 1, 2023) compete against each other on identical Yamaha YZF-R15 raceprepped motorcycles, equipped with control Dunlop tyres, Öhlins suspension, Yamalube, and DID chains.

• Unique YZ-inspired Dual Twin aluminium frame

• RockShox 160mm front and 150mm rear travel suspension

• Four piston Magura MT5 brakes

• Shimano XT drivetrain

Multi-mode lightweight PW-X3 motor with 85Nm of torque

SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK

ROUND 3 OJC RIDER LIST

FIRST SURNAME STATE MAKE MODEL SPONSOR

THE 2023 SUPER SERIES IS HERE

The Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series (ARC) is proud to confirm a 6 round Championship for season 2023 which will commence on the streets of Newcastle at the biggest and best Supercars event of the year, the Thrifty Newcastle 500.

Two premier events on the Supercars calendar, which are televised Free to air, on the Seven Network in addition to Foxtel and Kayo. Which in addition to Newcastle which is also designated a free to air TV event means that ARCs 2023 series will enjoy a vastly improved television package with more Network Seven coverage than any recent season.

Aussie Racing Cars will then travel to New Zealand to race at Tony Quinn’s Highlands Motorsport Park, joining Highland’s 10thAnniversary Birthday Celebrations.

This special event is shaping up to be one of the biggest motorsport festivals to ever be held in New Zealand and will see a 6-hour GT Endurance Race as the main event and for Aussie Race Cars the Trans-Tasman Cup will be awarded which comprises two rounds being the VALO Adelaide 500 which was run in December 2022, and the Highlands round.

From Newcastle the category will travel to QLD to join the Australian Superbike Championship at Tony Quinn’s significantly upgraded Queensland Raceway. Following on from a successful 2022 event supporting the ASBK at Wakefield Park, ARC will again support Australia’s premier motorcycle championship.

As part of the Battery World partnership, Yuasa Batteries are the official battery of the Aussie Racing Cars and all cars competing in the championship will be fitted with a Yuasa battery.

Round 3 of the series sees the category make its traditional trip to Tasmania, a circuit that suits the little pocket rockets perfectly and produces some of the best racing you’ll see anywhere!

The category then heads North to the Territory and Northern QLD for the Darwin Triple Crown in June followed by the Townsville 500 in July.

“We are thrilled to announce the 2023 Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series and we’re proud to have secured a calendar that incorporates a great mix of street circuits and permanent racetracks. Events like Darwin, Townsville, Newcastle, Highlands are all great holiday locations, and have the festival feel and atmosphere which all our drivers and teams absolutely love” Brad Ward, ARC.

ROUND 2 AUSSIE RACING CARS DRIVER LIST

The MA RACESAFE Medical Team launches into a new Australian Superbike Championship season, all thanks to the support of our major sponsorsMotorcycling Australia, Motul Pirelli and Thor.

The highly trained & dedicated team of Medical Professionals includes Doctors, Surgeons, Intensive Care Paramedics, Emergency Nurses and Physiotherapists. The team will continue to fulfil the critical role as the Official Medical Team for the 2022 mi-bike Australian Superbike Championships, presented by Motul.

The 2021 RACESAFE season was full of thrills and spills which kept the RACESAFE Medical Team busy at every event. Emergency Medical & Sports Medicine treatments were provided to competitors, with the RACESAFE Medical Team again spearheading exciting new developments in its well established rider care program.

The expertise of the MA RACESAFE Medical Team is in hot demand, with this team now providing the Official Medical Service for the 2022 Australian Motocross Championships - MX Nationals, 2022 Australasian Supercross Series and Troy Bayliss Classic, just to name a few.

Thanks to a shared vision for rider safety with their sponsors, the MA RACESAFE Medical Team has continued to pioneer new levels of rider care across Australia. Without their dedicated sponsors the MA RACESAFE Medical Team would never make it to track to provide this crucial role.

“Motorcycling Australia is very pleased to come on board as the major sponsor of RACESAFE Australia for 2022 and beyond. The RACESAFE team will be key component of the 2022 mi-bike Australian Superbike Championships, presented by Motul, as well as at the MX Nationals, Australian Supercross Championship and other major MA national events throughout the year.

The level of medical service and support provided to these events and our motorcycling community as a whole is unrivalled, and that is why we had no hesitation partnering up together for the good of all of our stakeholders.

We are looking forward to working together with RACESAFE to support and enhance the range of services they can offer, which will no doubt benefit our MA membership in many ways.” Quoted Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Boyle.

Exclusive to the Motorcycling Australia’s national motorcycle championships, is the MA RACESAFE Mobile Medical Unit. This world class facility will travel to each round of the ASBK series and will provide an onsite Emergency Medical centre, Physiotherapy facility, plus Mobile Command Unit for the MA RACESAFE Medical Team.

Equipped with the most modern advance life support medical and sports medicine equipment, this unit is a first for Australian Motorsport. The project rivals any unit worldwide.

MA RACESAFE Mobile Medical Unit includes:

• Philips Critical Care Monitors with ECG, SP02, NIBP, etC02

• Philips MRx Heart Defibrillator

• BOC Medical - Oxygen Systems

• BOC Medical - Suction Unit

• I.V systems

• Intubation / Airway Management Unit

• Sphygmomanometers

• Otoscope & Ophthalmoscope

• X-Ray Viewer

• Trauma Beds

• Ultrasound Unit

• Portable Interferential Unit

• Arm Pump Treatment Unit

• Simoco Two-way Radio Systems

MA RACESAFE Medical Team will include for the 2021 Australian Superbike Championships :

• Motul RACESAFE Medical

• Chase Cars - Fully equipped with

• Advanced Life Support Equipment

• MA RACESAFE Medical Team including,

- Emergency Director

- Series Chief Medical Officer

- Intensive Care Paramedics

- Emergency Nurses

- Sports Physiotherapists

- High Speed Chase Driver

- Technical Support Officer

- Orthopaedic Surgeons

- Emergency Doctors

www.racesafe.com.au CELEBRATING

RACE FLAGS

YELLOW FLAG

Waved - danger ahead Riders must slow down and be prepared to stop. Overtaking is forbidden.

BLUE FLAG

Waved - flag indicate a rider that they are about to be overtaken.

CHEQUERED FLAG

Waved - race or practice session is over.

BLACK FLAG

Riders whose number is shown with the flag must stop at the pits on the next lap.

RED FLAG

Waved - race or practice interrupted. Riders must return to the pits.

YELLOW & RED STRIPED FLAG

Deterioration of adhesion to the track.

GREEN FLAG

The track is clear.

WHITE FLAG

Waved – slow moving intervention vehicle on track

ASBK SERIES OFFICIALS

Tom WILLIAMS ASBK Race Director

Simon MAAS ASBK Series Safety Officer

Peter GODDARD ASBK Deputy Safety Officer

Peter BLACK ASBK Clerk of Course

Gary BLEAZBY ASBK Deputy Clerk of Course

Phil REINEN ASBK Assistant Clerk of Course

Denise STRONACH ASBK Race Secretary

Evon STEWART ASBK Deputy Race Secretary

Rob SCOTT ASBK Chief Technical Officer

Ian REDDIN ASBK Deputy Chief Technical Officer

Sam PHILLIPS ASBK Chief Pit Lane Marshal

Jan HIGGINS ASBK Series Tyre Scrutineer

Scott LAING ASBK Chief Timekeeper

Mark ARNOLD ASBK Deputy Chief Timekeeper

Andrew MCCALLUM ASBK Deputy Chief Timekeeper

Brendan FERRARI ASBK Official Starter

Shelley THOMPSON ASBK Chief Communicator

MOTORCYCLING AUSTRALIA WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE ASBK VOLUNTEER OFFICIALS!

SERIES MEDICAL TEAM

Dr Kara LANDON Chief Medical Officer

Dr Rebecca ANDERSON Chief Medical Officer

Karen PENDREY

Daryl PENDREY

Bettina WESTENFELDER

Alex YOUNG

Daryl MCHUGH

Mark BACKWAY

Peter MONKS

Paul VAN DEN AKKER

COMPUTIME SERIES OFFICIALS

Scott LAING

Mark ARNOLD

Andrew MCCALLUM

ROUND1 24-26FEB

PHILLIP ISLAND GP CIRCUIT, VIC

ROUND2 24-25MAR

SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK, NSW

ROUND3 28-30APR

QUEENSLAND RACEWAY, QLD

ROUND4 16-18JUN

HIDDEN VALLEY RACEWAY, NT

ROUND5 14-16JUL

MORGAN PARK RACEWAY, QLD

ROUND6 27-29OCT

PHILLIP ISLAND GP CIRCUIT, VIC

ROUND7 1-3DEC

THE BEND MOTORSPORT PARK, SA

WHERE LEGENDS ARE BORN