Cube Racing press release:

Talented teenagers Tom Toparis and Oli Bayliss will embark on Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria tomorrow for round three of the 2017 Australian Superbike Championship this weekend.

Supersport class rookie Toparis, 17, is coming off a victory last time out at Wakefield Park, carrying a strong amount of confidence heading into the Winton round.

Last season at Winton, Toparis won the Up To 300 Production overall and recently gained vital mileage during a two-day test, where he ended up ninth on the time-sheets. He’s eager to climb up the order come the race weekend.

“I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend and I hope the weather works out for us,” Toparis explained. “We weren’t at the front during the test, but I think a little change will make a big difference and we have a good idea what we need to do. Hopefully we can start out the weekend strongly and keep working forward from there.”

As for 13-year-old Bayliss, he was impressively quick during testing at Winton – beneath the lap record in second overall – and will benefit from race experience at the circuit from last year in the Supersport 300 ranks. He currently sits third in the Up To 300 standings after finishing P2 at Wakefield Park.

“Winton is a track I like and seem to go good at and racing there last year will help me a lot when we go back this weekend,” Bayliss said. “I just want to take it race by race and keep learning, but we definitely want to get the best results that we can at every race.”

The 2017 Australian Supersport Championship and Australian Supersport 300 Championship continues with round three at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on 28-30 April, where racing will be televised live on SBS from 12:30pm AEST, as well as live-streamed online. Like Cube Racing on Facebook and visit www.asbk.com.au for more details.

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