27tEAM sUZUKI RACING NEWsDefending champion Josh Waters wrapped-up the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship by taking his GSX-R1000 to a race win and a seventh position at Phillip Island in mid-October.The defending champion, who remounted after a crash in race two, finished third overall on the day and fourth in the series after a season of mixed fortunes, but is now looking positively to next season, when he hopes to regain the title. Said Waters: “What a way to finish out the season! Qualifying was fast, going under the lap record, and the races were just as fast. After winning a close battle in the first race, I went under the previous best lap during race two, just to push forward into the three riders ahead of me. Unfortunately, I thought Troy Bayliss was going to go for a pass and, attempting to protect my line, I crashed but was able to remount and finish in seventh, just 19 seconds behind Troy. I have to give a huge thanks to the entire race team for working hard all year to help me succeed. Although I’m on track alone, this is a team sport and I couldn’t go racing if it wasn’t for these people and our amazing partners.”New Zealand’s Darryl Hurley raced his Suzuki RM-Z450 to victory in the ‘Over-40 Pro Class’ at the 2018 World Veterans’ Motocross Championships on the Glen Helen circuit in San Bernardino, USA at the beginning of November. The 42 year old, who retired from motocross several years ago – and now runs a Suzuki dealership in Hawera, New Zealand –took second and first places in the premier class, beating British former 500cc Grand Prix racer Kurt Nicoll and American Dirt Rider Magazine test rider Kris Keefer.This was multiple New Zealand motocross champion’s second Over-40 World Vet Championship title; he also won it in 2016.Global SuzukineWSAUStRALiAn SUPeRBiKeSveteRAnS WoRLd MX
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