Features 19 Aug 2010

Wayne Maxwell UNPLUGGED!

Find out some fast facts about ASBK contender Wayne Maxwell behind the helmet.

Demolition Plus GAS Honda Racing’s Wayne Maxwell is not only one of the quickest men of Superbike racing in the country, he’s also well known as a joker around the paddock and a fan favourite when it comes to Australian Superbike racing.

A threat to win on any given Sunday in the Australian Superbike Championship, Victorian-based Maxwell is one of the favourites to take out the 2010 title.

Now, on the eve of Queensland Raceway’s fourth round of this year’s ASBK series, MotoOnline.com.au tracked down Maxwell to see what makes him tick both on and off the bike.

Find out what makes ASBK contender Wayne Maxwell tick behind the helmet in our latest UNPLUGGED! feature.

Find out what makes ASBK contender Wayne Maxwell tick behind the helmet in our latest UNPLUGGED! feature.

Greatest moment of your career?

Taking my first clean sweep in Superbike at Malalla in 2009.

Most heated rival?

Josh Waters.

Breakfast on race day?

Weet-Bix.

Got any superstitions?

Not really – maybe putting on my right glove first.

Favourite training method?

Running or cycling.

Best all-time WSBK race you’ve watched?

The Go Show winning at Phillip Island in 1996.

Do you read your pit board?

Yeah, but not very well!

Work 9-5? If so, where at!?

Yes, I work for a long term sponsor and friend doing roofing sales.

Movie you last watched at the cinemas?

Knight and Day.

Best show on TV?

Two and a Half Men.

AFL or Rugby League?

AFL now that I live in Victoria…

Cycle or Mountain Bike?

Cycle.

VFR1200F or CRF450X?

CRF450X.

MotoGP or World Superbike?

MotoGP.

Stoner or Doohan?

Doohan.

Famous last words…

It’s always different when the lights go out…

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