JACK MILLER ENTERS FINAL ROUND OF ASBK

Aussie MotoGP rider Jack Miller will compete in the final round of the 2021 Australian Superbike Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, yes, you are reading that correctly.

Miller will compete on a Ducati Paniagle V4 R alongside fellow Australian Ducati Riders Mike Jones, Wayne Maxwell and second-generation racer Oli Bayliss in the two races.

The final round takes place from December 3-5 at the South Australian venue, and will be the first time Miller has competed on home soil since finishing on the podium in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in 2019.

This will be great for Aussie MotoGP fans who have been deprived of action due to the last two Australian Grands Prix being cancelled due to COVID-19.

Miller is incredibly thankful to the Ducati Corse MotoGP team for allowing him to take part.

“I am really excited to be able to have this opportunity and race the final round of Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK),” Miller said.

“I would love to say a massive thank you to the guys at Ducati for allowing me this opportunity amidst our busy testing schedule.

“To go and race in front of the Australian fans is a massive privilege and honour.

“Thank you the team at ASBK and Motorcycling Australia for their support at such short notice. I am also thankful to Ben Henry from DesmoSport Ducati for his help in the organisation.

“As you can imagine it has not been easy to try and organise everthing from the other side of the world at such short notice, having Ben and Matty Macalpine there to help me organise most things, has been very easy.

“I am very excited to be able to race in front of the Australian fans at least one time this year, it is going to be fantastic. I look forward to seeing everyone there!”

Motorcycling Australia CEO, Peter Doyle, said he was ecstatic to have Miller join the ASBK grid.

“Having Australian MotoGP sensation Jack Miller compete in the ASBK is further testament to the tough and highly competitive nature of our ASBK Championship which is one of the best national superbike championships in the world,” Mr Doyle said.

“Australian race fans have been starved of on track MotoGP action here for two years due to COVID, but to now have their Aussie hero in Jack Miller come home and race ASBK, we are sure fans will flock to the ASBK Grand Finale at The Bend in South Australia.”

The event will be open to spectators and with travel restrictions set to ease for South Australia over coming weeks.

The event takes place on the Bathurst 100 weekend, so for people who cant get to The Bend,  the action can be viewed on SBS, Fox Sports Australia and via ASBK TV Live Stream.

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