Maxwell Phillip Island Australian Superbike Report

A thrilling finale to the Australian Superbike Championship is set to take place at Phillip Island next month, with Oleon Motologic Racing Honda rider Wayne Maxwell setting himself up as a legitimate threat for the title after winning the ASBK category at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island on the weekend.
Maxwell wrapped up his weekend with a close second in Sunday’s second championship point-scoring race of the weekend, leading onto the final straight and being passed by championship rival Josh Waters in the race to the line – still enough to secure the overall victory thanks to his extra point for pole position.

The win marked Maxwell’s third overall in succession after he also won the Mallala ASBK round in August, and the Australian Superbike Open event that was held alongside the V8 Supercars Phillip Island 500 last month. Maxwell now sits just nine points behind championship leader and teammate Glenn Allerton in the overall standings, closing the gap from 19 points going into the weekend, with a three-way fight set to take place between third placed Maxwell, second placed Waters and leader Allerton when the series continues on 27-29 November.
Earlier in the morning’s non-championship race, Maxwell scored his third victory of the weekend after a spectacular four-way battle for the lead, a result that also went toward him sealing the overall victory for the support category for the weekend.
Wayne Maxwell – Superbike #47
Overall I’d say this weekend was good, starting fastest in the first session before taking pole and winning three out of the four races, so I couldn’t really ask for much more than that. It would have been nice to win the last championship race, but it wasn’t meant to be, so hopefully we can make some changes and move forward. I would have like to be a little closer going into the final round, but we will reassess our strategy and we should be fine. I’ll be trying to improve myself in a few areas, there’s always room for improvement, and I feel like I only rode eight out of 10 if I was to give myself a scorecard for the round. I’m happy to leave the Island with the lap record, although I would have much preferred the victory for the final race of the weekend. I’m not so disappointed that I didn’t win every race, but more that I didn’t feel I rode my best in that final race, so I’ll try to improve my riding at the last round and see if I can make up the gap in the championship.
AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND SIX – PHILLIP ISLAND – RESULTS:
Superbike Overall Round Results
1 Wayne Maxwell 46 (Oleon Motologic Racing Honda CBR1000RR)
2 Joshua Waters 45
3 Glenn Allerton 36
4 Shawn Giles 31
5 Robert Bugden 30
6 Jamie Stauffer 28
7 Jake Holden 26
8 David Anthony 25
9 Kevin Curtain 22
10 Jordan Burgess 22
Superbike Championship Points
1 Glenn Allerton 253
2 Joshua Waters 251
3 Wayne Maxwell 244 (Oleon Motologic Racing Honda CBR1000RR)
4 Shawn Giles 196
5 Robert Bugden 184
6 Jamie Stauffer 163
7 Craig Coxhell 163
8 Daniel Stauffer 140
9 Kevin Curtain 138
10 Chris Trounson 104