A superb final round clean sweep from Troy Herfoss in the 2023 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, at The Bend has secured the Queenslander a stunning third Australian Superbike title!
Troy Herfoss has done it again! Claiming the 2023 ASBK championship in style at The Bend.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Paris Hardwick side by side down the main straight during Friday free practice at the Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss pulls a stoppie before entering the pits at the Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Penrite Honda Racing, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Josh Waters, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Josh Waters, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Josh Waters.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Mike Jones, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Josh Waters, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Cru Halliday, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Mike Jones, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Cru Halliday.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Broc Pearson, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Peerless across every measure, but with championship rival Josh Waters (McMartin Racing with K-Tech Ducati V4R) alongside him on the front row the celebrations will be short and sweet for Herfoss.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Mike Jones, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Josh Waters, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. %%captureTime_d MMM yyyy%%. Final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 1 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
The Queenslander turned up the wick on his Penrite Honda CBR1000RR-R in the second Alpinestars Superbike qualifying session at The Bend, and the spoils were spectacular: the first rider to go under the 1m50s bracket.
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Glenn Allerton(14), GT Racing BMW at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Max Stauffer(27), GTR MotoStars Team Yamaha YZF-R1M at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Cru Halliday(65), Yamaha Racing Team at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Mark Chiodo(2), Honda at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Mike Jones(1), Yamaha Racing Team at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Arthur Sissis(61), Unitech Racing Yamaha YZF-R1M at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Cru Halliday(65), Yamaha Racing Team at the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Mike Jones, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Mike Jones.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Cru Halliday, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Ted Collins, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Broc Pearson.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Cru Halliday, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Bryan Staring, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. Josh Waters, Australian Superbike Championship, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Troy Herfoss.
Herfoss defeated Waters in a tight race one finish, before a mid-race crash from Waters in the decider took all the pressure off the new 2023 champion, who signed off from his career with Honda in fairytale fashion.
Herfoss’ previous ASBK titles came in 2016 and 2018, while it’s now a dominant 12 championships for Honda in the 35-year history of Australia’s premier road racing category.
Race two saw Stauffer and Staring both crash out within the first two laps, but the most telling departure was Waters after losing the front end on his V4R at turn six while in second place.
The opening 11-lap race saw Herfoss lead from start to finish, with Waters running line astern for the majority of the journey save for a brief period when defending ASBK champion Mile Jones slotted into second.
Michelin Supersport
Ty Lynch.
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Olly Simpson(45), Yamaha at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
THE BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 2 December, 2023. Pictured, Olly Simpson(45) at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Olly Simpson.
Michelin Supersport is also delicately poised, with returning internationals Harrison Voight and Tom Toparis leading the qualifying charts ahead of the three riders vying for the championship: Olly Simpson, Cameron Dunker and Ty Lynch.
THE BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1 December, 2023. Pictured, Olly Simpson(45) at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
THE BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1 December, 2023. Pictured, Cameron Dunker(3) at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
THE BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1 December, 2023. Pictured, Jack Favelle at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
THE BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1 December, 2023. Pictured, Olly Simpson at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
THE BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1 December, 2023. Pictured, Mitch Simpson at the final round of the Australian Supersport Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Sunday Supersport 600 The Bend.
Tom Toparis.
The final race of the year was almost a mirror image of the opener as Simpson and Voight diced with each other and Dunker eventually settled into fourth behind Jonathan Nahlous (Complete AV YZF-R6) to wrap up the championship.
Supersport 300 & R3 Cup
Brandon Demmery.
Cameron Swain.
TAILEM BEND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2 Dec 2023. Cameron Swain(26), Yamaha (right) leads Henry Snell(12), Yamaha, Tara Morrison(95), Kawasaki at the final round of the Australian Supersport 300 Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park. Credit Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Marcus Hamod is the 2023 Supersport 300 champion after a 3-1-1 scorecard in the final round saw him finish on 327pts, just in front of Cameron Swain (323). Brandon Demmery (300pts) was third.
SUREFLIGHT SUPERBIKE MASTERS
Only one 2023 champion was crowned today: Keo Watson in the popular Sureflight Superbike Masters class.
TAILEM BEND, AUSTRALIA 2 December, 2023. LTR: Keo Watson (2nd), Dave Johnson (1st), Ryan Taylor (3rd), on the podium following Race 1 of the Australian Superbike Masters, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, South Australia. Credit: Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Sureflight Superbike Masters.
Keo Watson (Yamaha FZR1000) already had the overall title in his keeping, and he finished first and second on Sunday to increase his lead in the final standings to a whopping 77pts (228 to 151) over Murray Clark (Suzuki GSX-R1127).
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