HJC has introduced a new street helmet to replace the popular CL-17.
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Calling all street helmet fans! Built to replace the CL-17, one of HJC’s best sellers, the i10 is here to take the streets by storm. This brand-new helmet enhances all of your favorite features for the ultimate ride, no matter the occasion.
Whether you’re enjoying a relaxing sunset ride or getting ready for a new work-week on your morning commute, the i10 is your new go-to helmet. This helmet brings a new level of performance to the HJC line up including an advanced polycarbonate shell for a compact, modern design. Riders will enjoy an extended overall view each time they take the i10 for a spin so you’re always ready for what’s waiting behind each turn.
HJC’s i10 was designed for the everyday bad-ass, for the riders who turn even ordinary tasks into extraordinary adventures. Because convenience is key, we’ve made maintenance easy by replaceable vent covers with simple, snap on top vents. A maximized ventilation system circulates air 3 times more efficiently while the mouth vent has been designed to boost defogging performance.
The i10 is Bluetooth compatible with SmartHJC. Available in sizes XS-3XL, SNELL and standard DOT approved.
Dunlop’s popular adventure tire now has sizes to fit some popular new adventure motorcycles.
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Hot on the heels of the all-new Trailmax® Mission 50/50 adventure tire launch, Dunlop announces changes to the popular D908RR tire line. A new 150/70B18 size has been added, replacing the previous 140 size to accommodate more current models such as the Honda Africa Twin, KTM 1190, 1290R, and more. Additionally, pricing for the D908RR line has been decreased. The new size will be available in Dunlop dealerships in November 2019.
The D908RR has been a long-time favorite for hard-core adventure riders. Paired with the D606 front tire, customers have found the set-up optimal or tackling seriously difficult terrain.
Designed for severe conditions, the D908RR provides enhanced wear resistance and grip over rocks, hard ground and other tough off-road terrain. The reinforced central blocks yield excellent traction and incredible stability at high speed. These DOTapproved tires perform well in hard packed terrain, road sections and even in sand and mud, and the D908RR tires incorporate heavy-duty casings for effective bump absorption and durability in severe conditions.
The D908RR is part of an expansive line of adventure/scrambler tires offered by Dunlop, including the all-new 50/50 Trailmax Mission, the new off-road racing oriented Geomax® Enduro 91, the street-oriented Trailsmart, the popular off-road oriented D606, and the recently introduced, very affordable D605.
A and B main format introduced for Brisbane AUS Supercross opener
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Starting grid reduced to 10 gates in tight confines of Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
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Tomorrow night’s Australian Supercross Championship opener will see an A and B main format rolled out to cater for the reduced amount of start gates in the tight confines of Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
With just 10 gates, the double-header A main will be made up of the top four finishers in heats one and two, with the remaining positions being awarded to the top two in the B main.
The B main, acting as somewhat of an LCQ, will offer riders who finish in positions three to 10 the chance to earn championship points from positions 11 to 18.
“We’re starting an indoor with 10 gates, and we want to give everyone the opportunity to start the championship and earn points,” series motorsport manager Kevin Williams explained to MotoOnline.com.au. “First to fourth [in each heat] will go straight to the A main, fifth to ninth will go the B main – it’s a B main, like an LCQ.
“First and second [in the B main], like in speedway, will move to the A main, and third through to 10th in that will score points from 11th to 18th in the championship. That way 18 people will leave Brisbane with points, not just 10.”
10 riders will start in each heat, with just the top 20 riders in timed qualifying advancing through to the night show. However, provisions are in place for riders with a top 10 championship ranking from 2018 to advance to the night show, should something drastic happen throughout qualifying.
The double-header A main format will utilise an Olympic scoring system to determine the overall winner. In the event of a draw, the strongest finisher of main event two will be granted the higher ranking. The full schedule can be viewed in via the event guide.
One-off title sponsor for Honda’s Blose in opening SX2 round
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Terrafirma Equipment Sales livery unveiled ahead of Brisbane.
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Terrafirma Equipment Sales (TES) will feature as the title sponsor of American Chris Blose at Penrite Honda Racing through Saturday night’s opening round of the 2019 Australian Supercross Championship.
The Yarrive Konsky-operated team has uncovered a special one-off livery that Blose’s factory-supported CRF250R will wear at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, with TES committing as a major backer of the official Honda program.
“I have known Yarrive for a long time and have wanted to align with the team for several years,” explained TES managing director, Darren Assink. “The opportunity to join the factory Honda team this year was presented to me and I felt it was the perfect fit for Terrafirma Equipment Sales. I also aligned with the Supercars team that Yarrive is associated with and achieved immediate success – people who buy our machines enjoy all forms of motor-racing.”
TES is a Brisbane-based company, with Assink a fan of racing having partaken himself back in the eighties. He is pleased to see the supercross championship return to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
“The supercross promoters are doing a great job in taking supercross to the masses,” he continued. “The Brisbane Entertainment Centre offers patrons great seating, a warm arena and the perfect atmosphere to experience supercross. Four of the five rounds are going to be on TV and we are proud to be associated with it and the Penrite Honda Racing team.”
Konsky commented: “This is fantastic. Darren’s company sells machines that we all use to build tracks, work on farms and rural land, as well as in small and large construction businesses. The alignment fits and we will work hard to ensure it’s a tangible relationship.”
2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship Collie Motorplex – By John Innes
Western Australian Photographer and Journalist John Innes gives us the race report from the 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championships, which took place at the newly extended Collie Motorplex in WA.
Promoted by the Historic Competition Motorcycle Racing Club of WA and supported by Motorcycling Western Australia and the Shire of Collie, the event saw riders from across the country travel to Western Australia for the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend.
Unfortunately, the event finished early due to a large oil spill around the majority of the track. Officials spent several hours trying to clean up the track, but the final decision was made just before lunch on the final day to call the event.
Champions were crowned based on the races that had been run after all classes had completed at least two races on Sunday, with P3 Unlimited, P4 Junior, and P5 Sidecars getting a third race on Monday before racing was cancelled.
Kicking off the ‘Make Smoking History’ Australian 2019 Historic Road Racing Championship was the Period 4 Post Classic Junior Class and after the two qualifying sessions it was local rider Paul Smith (1972 Honda CB350) on Pole with a 1:21.887 closely followed by Adam Senior and Glen Ottley making it an all WA front row.
Race 1 was an all the way win for pole-sitter Paul Smith who was untroubled over the 5-lap journey. Second was Adam Senior (1971 Yamaha TR3) some 8.5 seconds in arrears with Tony Logan (1971 Honda CB 350) in third place.
In Race 2 the same three riders filled the top three places, with WA riders filling the first seven places. Race 3 on Monday morning and it was more of the same with Adam Senior winning the 5-lap race from Paul Smith with Glen Ottley in third place.
Paul Smith finished the event with 70 points, second was Adam Senior on 65 points and third was Tony Logan on 53 points.
Paul Smith 1st Place Period 4 Junior
Period 3 Classic Unlimited saw Victorian Adam Donovan (1962 Norton Manx) snatch pole from fellow Victorian Peter Large with WA rider Glenn Baldwin round out the front row.
Peter Large (1962 Norton Atlas) won the first race from William Sayer (1962 Norton Atlas) with poleman Adam Donovan rounding out the top three, John Pitcher was the first WA rider home in fourth place.
Race 2 saw Adam Donovan taking the win from Large with Sayer rounding out the top three. Race 3 was a repeat of the second race with Donovan taking the win from Peter Large with William Sayer in third place. In 1st place overall was Adam Donovan with 68 points, second was Peter Large on 65 points and third was William Sayer on 56 points.
In the Period 5 Forgotten Era Sidecars WA duo Ray Watkins/ Paul Cubbitt took pole from another WA duo in Andrew Davies/Josh Mathers with Edward and Bronson Poucher from NSW rounding out the top three.
Race 1 saw the WA pairing of Watkins/Cubbitt take the lead before they were chased down by Edward and Bronson Poucher who went on to take the win from Watkins/ Cubitt with Andrew Davies/Josh Mathers taking third place.
In race 2 Watkins/Cubitt got their revenge taking the win and never troubled over the five laps. Davies/Mathers took second after a race long battle with Edward and Bronson Poucher.
Race 3 saw local duo Andrew Davies/ Josh Mathers take the win, in second place was another local duo in Mark Ackermans/ Tristan Scalmer with WA making it a clean sweep with Michael Smith/Jason Dillon in third place. The overall placings were 1st Davies/Mathers with 63 points, second Ackermans/Scalmer on 52 points and third Smith/Dillon also on 52 points.
In the Period 5 Forgotten Era Junior New South Welshman Keo Watson (1981 Yamaha TZ350H) took pole with a 1:19.6310 second lap 4.5 seconds ahead of second-placed Victorian, Timothy Large with WA’s Steven Crane rounding out the front row.
Keo Watson won the first race in convincing fashion from Steven Crane with Kathleen Mercer taking third place. Race two saw the top two again battling for the win with Watson coming out on top. Crane was again second with Timothy Large taking third place ahead of the fast finishing Brian Richardson.
The Championship was run over the two rounds with Keo Watson undefeated on 50 points, second was Steven Crane on 40 points and Brian Richardson tied with Kathleen Mercer on 34 points, his higher finish in race two giving him the minor podium position.
Period 5 Forgotten Era Formula 750 saw Keo Watson (1981 Yamaha TZ350H) grab his second pole position ahead of NSW rider Stephen Craig with local hotshot Adam Senior rounding out the front row.
In race one Stephen Craig upstaged polesitter Keo Watson taking the win with WA rider Adam Senior taking third place. Race two saw the same three riders fighting for the win with Watson winning by under a second from Senior with Craig in third place. Overall championship points 1st Keo Watson with 45 points, second Stephen Craig with 43 points and third WA’s Adam Senior on 38 points.
Keo Watson – 1st Place Period 5 Formula 750
Period 4 Post Classic Unlimited saw ex-pat WA rider Aaiden Coote (1972 Rob North Trident) secure pole with a 1: 20.6410-second lap ahead of Queenslander Kyle Mountney with veteran WA rider Colin Boujos taking third position.
In race one, Coote was the winner having survived a race long battle with Kyle Mountney, when the later high-sided exiting the chicane on the penultimate lap. Second was Owen Ward (1972 Honda CB-K2) with William Sayer (1972 Triumph Triton) third. Third place on the grid was vacant after Colin Boujos ran out of brakes on the ‘outlap’.
Race two and it was more of the same from Coote and Ward with Boujos returning to the fray and taking third place. Final points 1st Aaiden Coote with 50 points, 2nd Owen Ward with 40 points and 3rd William Sayer on 34 points.
Period 6 New Era Senior saw WA riders secure the top three positions for the four races with Glen Ottley (1990 Honda VFR400) taking pole with a 1: 20.0600-second lap ahead of Neal ‘Plumba’ Grey and Paul Smith.
Race 1 and Neal Grey and Glen Ottley battled it out at the front before Grey pulled away to take the win, Paul Smith was second with Ottley in third place. Race two saw Neal Grey take his second win of the day ahead of Glen Ottley with Paul Smith in third place. Championship points were 1st Neal ‘Plumba’ Grey on 50 points, 2nd Glen Ottley on 38 points tied with Paul Smith with Ottley finishing in second by virtue of his higher finish in race two.
Neal Grey – 1st Place Period 6 Senior
Period 5 Forgotten Era Unlimited saw WA’s Adam Senior grab pole position with a 1: 16.2920-second lap ahead of Tony Hynes and NSW rider Stephen Craig. In race one, Adam Senior continued his dominance with a strong win from Tony Hynes with Stephen Craig in third place. The trio repeated the dose in the second race with Senior winning by 5.2 seconds. Final points 1st Adam Senior 50 points, 2nd Tony Hynes 40 points and 3rd Stephen Craig with 36 points.
Period 6 New Era 250 Production saw Keo Watson (1990 Honda CBR 250RR) take a hat trick of poles with a 1: 20.5060-second lap ahead of Richard Langdon and Paul Smith. In race one Richard Langdon took the win from Paul Smith with Stephen McDermott in third place. Polesitter Keo Watson failed to start the race. WA riders filled the top six places. In race two the first three place getters repeated the dose and WA riders filled the first five places. Watson again failed to start the race. Overall points 1st Richard Langdon 50 points, 2nd Paul Smith with 40 points and 3rd Stephen McDermott with 36 points.
Richard Langdon – 1st Period 6 250cc Production
Period 6 New Era Formula 1300 saw Aaiden Coote grab his second pole position on the (Southern Machining & Maintenance 1988 Honda VFR 750R) ahead of Josh Mathers and Paul Joshua. In the first race, the top three qualifiers finished in that order, with Coote setting a new record of 1:14.0060 seconds. That record lasted just five laps before Mathers set a new record of 1:13.8740 seconds on his way to beating Coote in race two with Glen Ottley taking third place.
Overall points saw Josh Mathers win the title by virtue of his higher placed finish in race 2, with Aaiden Coote and Mathers tied on 45 points Paul Joshua was third with 35 points.
Period 3 & Period 4 Sidecars saw Linsay Donai/Lee Menzies take pole position with a 1:26.3290-second lap. In second place was Doug Chivas/Scarlett Poucher and WA’s Kevin Webb/ Martyn Dunbar-Stuart rounded out the top three.
In the first race, Wa’s Kevin Webb/Martyn Dunbar-Stuart led for a good part of the five-lap journey before being pushed back to second place by Linsay Donai/Lee Menzies with Doug Chivas/Scarlett Poucher in third place. Steve Scott/Brendan Darcy took first place in the P3 Sidecar division, second were Peter Large/Wayne Rowe and in third place were Christopher Large/ Peter Heywood.
In race two Donai/Menzies again took the win with Chivas/ Poucher grabbing second place with Webb/Dunbar-Stuart in third place. In the P3 Ian Milton/David Vincent grabbed the win ahead of William Hargrave/ Annette Tregger with Scott/Darcy in third place.
Overall points in the P3 Classic Sidecars 1st Steve Scott/Brendan Darcy 50 points, 2nd Peter Large/Wayne Rowe 40 points and 3rd Christopher Large/Peter Haywood 36 points. In the P4 Post Classics, 1st place went to Lindsay Donai/Lee Menzies with 50 points, 2nd went to Douglas Chivas/Scarlett Poucher by virtue of their higher placing in race two with 38 points and third were WA stalwarts Kevin Webb/Martyn Dunbar-Stuart 38 points.
Lindsay Donai/Lee Menzies – 1st Period 4 Sidecars
Period 6 Formula 750 saw Aaiden Coote secure a third pole position with 1: 14.3150-second lap ahead of Paul Joshua and Tony Hynes rounding out the front row. Aaiden Coote (1988 Honda VFR750R) was simply unstoppable in the first race with an all the way win ahead of Tony Hynes (Suzuki GSX-R750) with John Riley (1988 HondaVFR750R) in third place. Coote put on another dominant display in the second race, Hynes was again second with Glen Ottley taking the third spot. 1st place went to Ex-WA rider Aaiden Coote with 50 points, 2nd was Tony Hynes on 40 points and third Glen Ottley with 35 points.
Aaiden Coote – 1st Place Period 6 Formula 750
There were two non-championship races over the weekend, in the Period 2 & Period 3 Lightweight & Junior Tony Hynes on the 1938 Series ‘A’ Vincent took out all three races in convincing fashion.
In the Period 6 Ultra Lightweight & Period 6 Lightweight Sam Clarke and Scott Topping fought it out at the pointy end with Clarke winning the first two races before Topping took a hard-fought victory with Mark Laing-Hughes in the third spot.
Race wins still crucial for Bautista as WorldSBK reaches penultimate round
San Juan Villicum circuit another new venue for the Spaniard.
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Alvaro Bautista has expressed earning race wins is still important ahead of the final two Motul FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) rounds, despite securing second in the standings with the title already wrapped up by Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team).
The Spaniard, who will depart Aruba.it Racing – Ducati in favour of joining a newly-introduced factory HRC squad in 2020, is looking to finish out the season strongly over the final rounds, with this weekend’s Argentina circuit being yet another all-new venue to the rookie.
“There are only two rounds left in the championship now, in Argentina and Qatar, so it’s very important to win some races before the end of the season,” Bautista explained. “Now the next track at San Juan Villicum will be completely new for me, and surely the other riders have a lot more experience than me because they raced here last year.
“I’ll try and learn the track as quickly as possible and be competitive throughout the weekend. Our target is to work well and try and get the maximum in the last two rounds.”
Bautista position at Aruba.it Racing – Ducati will be taken up by former MotoGP contender and current British Superbike Championship leader Scott Redding.
Brisbane AUS Supercross debut pressure-free indicates Duffy
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Raceline KTM Thor rookie quickly adapts to the discipline.
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SX2 rookie Regan Duffy has indicated there won’t be any pressure as he enters his maiden Australian Supercross Championship round tomorrow night in Brisbane, his debut coming at the season-opener despite initial uncertainty after recently representing Australia at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN).
It was understood the Western Australian would make his debut following the opening two rounds of the series after he was drafted into Team Australian for the Dutch event at the last minute, allowing him additional time to prepare.
However, his quick adaptation to the discipline since returning home last week from Europe has fast-tracked his debut, and he will now line-up inside Brisbane Entertainment Centre for his very first supercross race.
“I’m really enjoying the process of learning supercross and I’m surprised how quickly I feel at home on a supercross track,” Duffy commented. “I’m not putting any pressure on myself, my goals are to learn as much as I can this year and stay healthy, but with that being said I’m looking forward to being competitive and mixing it up at round one.”
Penrite Honda team manager Clarke to depart following Sydney
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One final ASBK crown the target with Herfoss to close 2019 season.
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Defending Australian Superbike champion Troy Herfoss’ longstanding association with Penrite Honda Racing team manager Shaun Clarke will come to an end following Sydney’s 2019 season finale when the renowned technician exits the team and sport altogether.
Clarke has been an integral part of Honda’s success in domestic road racing since his first introduction as an apprentice mechanic at the manufacturer in 2001, going on to work with the Motologic and ER Motorsport teams with official Honda support since.
Since making his return to Superbike competition in 2014 with Honda, Herfoss has been guided by Clarke in his corner and dedicated his spectacular victory at Phillip Island last Sunday to the outgoing Clarke. The ultimate goal now is to deliver one final championship together at Sydney Motorsport Park between 1-3 November.
“I made the decision way back in March, so my full focus ever since then has been to win the championship one last time,” Clarke told CycleOnline.com.au. “It was also my goal to tick off a few more boxes, like getting Troy a win here fair and square against guys who are usually very strong, which we did today.
“I’d be very happy if I could finish up my time in this sport by winning another championship on a bike that probably shouldn’t be able to, as most people seem to consider. Today was very special, to see the reaction on Troy’s face when he came in that he could finally do it means the world to me – that’s what I do it for. It’s always about winning.”
While Clarke’s future will be centred outside of the sport, Herfoss will once again lead Honda’s Australian Superbike Championship charge in 2020 when the ER Motorsport-operated team takes delivery of an anticipated all-new CBR1000RR. Herfoss is a two-time ASBK title winner, first winning in 2016 and again in 2018.
Withdrawn Monster Energy Cup entry reveals Anderson
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Lengthy MXoN preparations prompt Husqvarna rider to recuperate.
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Jason Anderson has revealed he’ll sit out the 2019 Monster Energy Cup, the decision coming after he spent a lengthy period in Europe preparing for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in the Netherlands.
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider also withdrew from last weekend’s Red Bull Straight Rhythm event, the popular contender believing it’s in his best interests to rest ahead of a selection of off-season races – which includes the S-X Open Auckland and AUS-X Open Melbourne – and the 2020 season.
“Just updating everyone about the Red Bull Straight Rhythm and the upcoming Monster Cup,” Anderson explained in a statement. “Everyone knows that after the last outdoor bational Zach and I went to Europe for a month to train for the MXoN and our country.
“My plan was to come back and do the two-stroke Red Bull Straight Rhythm first. Truth is after only two days on the bike after riding in deep sand for a month I just didn’t feel comfortable and chose to not race. I apologise to all my fans who showed up to see me ride, but switching to a two-stroke after riding a four-stroke is harder than what you think it might be.
“Because I’ve been going wide open and not having much time to prepare, not to mention I haven’t had any off-season preparing for all these events, the team and I feel it is in my best interest that I not race the Monster Cup. I wish I could have been able to race and apologise to all my fans who were hoping to see me race at these events. Right now I need to let my body rest and get ready for the long season we have coming up for SX and MX.”
Anderson will race the full Monster Energy S-X Open International Supercross FIM Oceania Championship for the first time at the Auckland and Melbourne rounds this November.
Wilson welcoming of increased US talent in SX2 title defence
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Yamalube Yamaha Racing rider primed for Brisbane’s AUS Supercross opener.
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Jay Wilson is welcoming of the increased list of Americans in the SX2 category as he embarks on his title defence, believing his rating internationally will strengthen if he can successfully earn back-to-back championships.
The Australian Supercross Championship, which kicks off on Saturday at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, will see five US talents line-up in the quarter-litre division for the full five rounds.
The influx of internationals has fired up a selection of fans following team announcements, however the Yamalube Yamaha Racing rider, who will race the opening rounds of the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, is adamant that their addition will boost the domestic series despite adding another level of difficulty to his own campaign.
“Last year we entered the season with a whole new machine which we were trying to get to know, and it was a bit of a bonus to win the title,” Wilson explained. “After a whole year of continuity, our preparation is miles ahead of what it was last year.
“This year the field is really deep with SX2 talent – plenty of internationals – which I think is great for our series. It means that, if we win the title and race well against these guys, we’re on the map internationally too – which I think is a really great thing.
“My team and I have a good grasp of championships and I have complete trust in their advice, however it’s too early to be coming up with a real specific game plan just yet – we just do what we do.”
The list of Americans in the SX2 class includes Chris Blose (Penrite Honda Racing), Mitchell Oldenburg (Penrite Honda Racing), Jacob Hayes (Serco Yamaha), Josh Osby (Raceline Pirelli KTM), and Bradley Taft (Empire Kawasaki).
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tire line. A new 150/70B18 size has been added, replacing the previous 140 size to accommodate more current models such as the Honda Africa Twin, KTM 1190, 1290R, and more. Additionally, pricing for the D908RR line has been decreased. The new size will be available in Dunlop dealerships in November 2019.
