Supermoto and Formula 3 classes thrill at Morgan Park

With the second round of the 2015 Yamaha Motor Finance ASBK Championship presented by Motul Pirelli now done and dusted, one of the notable successes of the weekend was the addition of two Club classes to the schedule.

Round two at Morgan Park in Warwick, Queensland, featured a Supermoto support class and a Formula 3 support class in an effort to allow local riders to participate in the national series.

The classes saw nearly 30 riders compete throughout the weekend, in what was a wonderful way to integrate club racing with the national series.

In the Forumla 3 class, Tony Carroll walked away with three race wins to sweep the class and finish first outright, while a trio of second placings to Michael Webb gave him second spot overall.

Mark Gordon finished the event in third (fourth, third and third from his three races).

In the Supermoto class it was Kieran Dale taking the honours sweeping the round by dominating all three races.

Adam Griffin finished second overall (third, fourth and second) while Brad Trivett came in third place (fifth, third, fifth).

Speaking about the club classes being run at the event, Motorcycle Sportsmen of Queensland President Paul Dawson that the event and the club classes were a huge success.

“The club challenge classes are a great introduction to the ASBK, it gives great exposure to those racers who would not be able to race at this event and demonstrates to the assembled spectators the wide range of machinery that is being raced at club events all around the country.

“Our F3/F4 class is a great introductory class for those people who have always thought about racing but believed it to be out of their financial reach or skill level, affordable machinery with low running costs means it’s the perfect place to learn.

“The Supermoto class demonstrated the versatility of the Morgan Park circuit and it’s multiple layouts. The ability to run a combined dirt and tar circuit without impacting on the other classes means that the Supermoto competitors get the track-time and the spectators get treated to a spectacular show!”

Dawson added that the ASBK event was a huge success for both the club and the circuit itself.

“The Motorcycle Sportsmen have really enjoyed bringing the ASBK and a new group of riders to our home track at Morgan Park Raceway.

“It has lifted the profile of the venue in the local area and brought people out to the racetrack to watch motorcycle racing but it’s only one event out of seven race meetings we run every year at Warwick circuit, so there’s no time to rest – next up is our Masters of Morgan Park event on 9-10 May.”

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