News 16 Oct 2017

Parkes called into Monster Yamaha Tech3 for Phillip Island

MotoGP homecoming for Australian international officially announced.

Source: Supplied.

Experienced Australian international Broc Parkes has officially been confirmed for Monster Energy Yamaha Tech3 at the 2017 Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Parkes, 35, will make a welcome return home in place of the recovering Jonas Folger in front of his home crowd this weekend at Phillip Island.

Folger returned to his native Germany before the Japanese grand prix to undertake blood tests for the suspected Epstein Barr virus.

“Of course, I would like to thank the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team for giving me the amazing opportunity to race at my home grand prix in front of all of my supporters, fans and family,” Parkes said. “I am really looking forward to getting on the Yamaha YZR-M1 at Phillip Island and giving it my all!”

Parkes has previously competed in MotoGP in 2014 and who has achieved success in World Superbike and Supersport, currently a competitive front-runner in the Endurance World Championship for the Yamaha Austria Racing Team.

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