ASBK: Wayne Maxwell smashes his own record to take pole at Phillip Island

By Bike Review • 5 years ago •

While morning showers hampered timed practice, the sun came out just in time for the Kawasaki Superbike class, and Maxwell again proved he and his machine are one with a time of 1:31.942 and ready for the championship battle. Words & Pics: MA

“Massive thanks to the Boost Mobile K-Tech team, and to break our qualifying record first outing with the bike is fantastic,” Maxwell said. “A massive thanks to everyone.”

Yamaha Racing Team’s Cru Halliday was only a fraction behind Maxwell and showed he and his new 2020 Yamaha have gelled well and will also be in the championship fight.
“I always knew Wayne was going to be fast and to be honest I tried to hard and over rode it, hats off to the team this new bike is unreal, I love riding it and it’s so smooth.”

New team, JW Racing’s Josh Waters aboard a Suzuki, gave Suzuki fans something to celebrate, posting third fastest. “It’s fantastic to be on the front row, I honestly didn’t know we would be there,” a very happy Waters said.

Another surprise of qualifying was Glenn Allerton landing in fourth aboard his Maxima BMW, showing there is still life in the old dog yet, and 2018 ASBK Champion Penrite Honda’s Troy Herfoss secured 5th and current ASBK Champion Mike Jones in 6th and no doubt will be battling up the front tomorrow.