Last weekend marked the highly anticipated return of the 2024 Mi-Bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul Australia, with Round 4 at Queensland’s Morgan Park Raceway. Our talented South Aussies joined the packed two days of racing, taking on Australia’s fastest tarmac racers and coming away with a stack of top tens and even podiums. You could say we put on quite a show. Before we dive into the full weekend results for Team SA, let’s look at some of the weekend’s stories.
Showing more and more consistency in each of the premier Superbike class outings, Ty Lynch broke into his first top 10 overall with a 9th place finish after two consistent tenth-place finishes in both races, despite battling through a knee injury sustained in the weekend’s second practice. Returning home for scans, we hope to see Ty Lynch continue his charge in the next Phillip Island outing.
Continuing his strong form in the Michelin Supersport Championship, Olly Simpson came out of the gates firing. He secured third place in race 1 after an unfortunate final lap crash by NSW’s Tom Toparis, who was in second. In race 2, Olly made an early charge to take the 4th place spot, which he held for the remainder of the race after relinquishing it briefly on lap 5. Olly is heading into Phillip Island commanding third place in the championship, trailing second by just 7 points.
Returning from an injury sustained earlier in the Championship, Georgia Stephens pushed hard in qualifying, making up places before an unfortunate crash in the Race and Road Supersport 300. Bouncing back, she wrapped up her weekend with championship points in races 2 and 3.
Joining Georgia in the Race and Road SS300 action and doubling up by racing in the ShopYamaha R3 Cup, Jordan Simpson had a consistent weekend, finishing 7th overall in the SS300 class with 6th, 7th, and 8th place finishes in the three races. Currently, he is 4th overall in the SS300 Championship. After consistently finishing 4th in all races for the ShopYamaha R3 Cup, he sits 3rd in that Championship.
Scoring a wildcard entry and making his debut in the hotly contested bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup, Jai Stugnell cemented himself in all the track battles. Looking at home with the pace being put down in practice, he sat 7th overall before taking 8th and 7th in both qualifying sessions. Going from strength to strength, he put down exceptionally consistent and strong results, finishing 5th in all three races. He even posted the fastest race lap times in races 2 and 3. Not bad at all for a first ASBK introduction. We are sure to see Jai return to the ASBK grid in the near future.
Stay tuned with our SA crew’s first-hand 2024 experiences from round 4 by following their social media channels:
Unitech Racing Team –https://www.facebook.com/ArthurSissis61RacingTeam
Arthur Sissis – https://www.facebook.com/arthursissis61
Michael Kemp – https://www.facebook.com/michaelkempracing
Ty Lynch – https://www.facebook.com/TyraLynchRacing
Olly Simpson – https://www.facebook.com/ollysimpsonracing
Cooper Rowntree – https://www.facebook.com/CooperRowntree57
Georgia Stephens – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082959693425
Jordy Simpson – https://www.instagram.com/jordy_simpson33/
Ryder Gilbert – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089634796268
Get all the ASBK action –
WEBSITE; https://www.asbk.com.au/
SOCIALS; https://www.facebook.com/asbksuperbikes
RESULTS; https://www.computime.com.au/Default
As we approach the final stretch of the 2024 Mi-Bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul Australia, the points tables are tightening with each race. The upcoming rounds promise to be show-stoppers. Our SA team is eagerly preparing for the next championship outing, aiming for a strong performance in Round 5 at Phillip Island on September 7th and 8th, 2024.
Title Photo thanks to RbMotoLens – Rob Mott Photography.
| RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | ROUND 4 POINTS OVERALL | CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL | |
| ALPINESTARS SUPERBIKES (ROUND 4) | |||||
| Arthur Sissis | 9th | 4th | 7th | 8th | |
| Ty Lynch | 10th | 10th | 9th | 17th | |
| Michael Kemp | 16th | 17th | 17th | 19th | |
| MICHELIN SUPERSPORT (ROUND 4) | |||||
| Olly Simpson | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | |
| Cooper Rowntree | 12th | 12th | 11th | 16th | |
| RACE & ROAD SUPERSPORT 300 (ROUND 4) | |||||
| Jordan Simpson | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 4th |
| Ryder Gilbert | 7th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 11th |
| Georgia Stephens | DNF | 16th | 17th | 17th | 29th |
| SHOP YAMAHA R3 CUP (ROUND 1) | After Round 1 | ||||
| Jordan Simpson | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Ryder Gilbert | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th |
| bLU cRU OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP (ROUND 3) | |||||
| Jai Strugnell | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 16th |