Bayliss back out on track for the first time in a year at Round 2 of ASBK
25 March, 2016
Well it wouldn’t be the 2016 Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli, without bikes buzzing around, but it was three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss who took advantage of lunchtime festivities, hitting the track for the first time in a year, and for the first time at Wakefield Park Raceway.
With spectators lining the fence and other competitor’s scattered down pit wall, they saw the return of a great legend and an ASBK Ambassador, back out on track in what he described as a ‘wonderful feeling’ when he stepped off the bike smiling.
In true Bayliss form, the racer was once again revealed, as he and the team got straight into perfecting the bike setup, only moments after the bike was pitted, the excitement shown clearly on his face.
“It’s my first time at Wakefield Park and the first time on the bike in a year! I was just smiling getting my gear on knowing that I was going to have a ride and it was really nice to go and do a few laps,” he said.
“The main goal was to do a few laps on the two up bike because I am going to be taking some passengers on the bike, and I haven’t been to the track before.
“I really enjoyed the track and I am really excited about the whole ASBK this year, and it’s already looking really good, so everyone is quite happy!”
Troy Bayliss will join ASBK ambassadors Shawn Giles and Steve Martin this weekend, hosting competition winners for pillion rides on the back of their bikes for the experience of a lifetime.
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More, from a press release issued by DesmoSport Ducati:
WORLD CHAMPION BAYLISS ON TRACK AT WAKEFIELD PARK ASBK
Triple Superbike World Champion Troy Bayliss returned to action this afternoon at Wakefield Park’s second round of the 2016 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK), set to take part in the two-up experience program this weekend.
DesmoSport Ducati co-owner Bayliss, who is an ambassador for the ASBK series, will take fans on the ride of a lifetime at the Goulburn-based venue across the round on board his team’s immaculate 1299 Panigale S.
“I’d never ridden at Wakefield Park before, so we wanted to get on track, get a feel for it and prepare to take fans on pillion rides around the track this weekend,” Bayliss beamed following a brief trial run on Friday.
“It was actually a really good feeling pulling my gear on and then getting on the Ducati, it’d been a full year since I last rode a Superbike in the Thailand WorldSBK round during 2015.
“This weekend is another exciting one for DesmoSport Ducati, we feel well-prepared and confident of strong results with Mike Jones, plus it’s always nice to showcase the sport to more fans through the two-up experience program.”
Bayliss will join fellow ASBK Ambassadors Shawn Giles and Steve Martin on the 25-27 March race weekend at Wakefield Park, hosting competition winners for pillion rides on the back of their bikes for the experience of a lifetime.
The DesmoSport Ducati team co-owned by Bayliss will field reigning Australian Superbike Champion Mike Jones on board a factory-supported 1299 Panigale S throughout the 2016 ASBK series. For full event details visit www.asbk.com.au.