Glenn Scott piloted the borrowed Kawasaki Prostock machine of Dustin Goldsmith to secure points in Sunday’s second race. Image: Keith Muir.

Team InsureMyRide Racing’s Glenn Scott admits he was overwhelmed by the show of sportsmanship from within the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) paddock in what was a rollercoaster weekend at Hidden Valley.

The first setback came on Friday when Scott crashed his Fireblade heavily after losing the front end through turn 10 in the first practice session.

The team worked hastily to prepare his second bike for the remainder of the day, and he was able to progress through Saturday’s qualifying to secure a solid sixth place start for Sunday’s races, and first privateer on the grid.

Disaster struck following morning warm-up, with mechanical failure sending the team scrambling for a solution to have Scott ready for the first race.

“After working flat out for 45 minutes on trying to find what we thought was an electrical issue was soon resolved with the help of Shaun Clark from Motologic turning out to be a mechanical problem with the top end of the engine,” explained Scott.

“A quick decision was then made to swap engines between the bike I crashed on Friday and the bike that failed in warm-up.

“With the help of Motologic, my team got the bike up and running just minutes before our first race. I can’t thank everyone from Motologic and Adam and Dean for their extraordinary effort.”

The highs were once again dashed by lows as Scott’s podium chances were curtailed in the closing stages of race one, with an engine problem forcing the rookie to retire.

With resources exhausted, Scott looked certain to be sidelined from race two before being offered the Prostock Kawasaki ZX-10R of Dustin Goldsmith to ride with just 30 minutes remaining.

“It was time to pack up for Team InsureMyRide Racing until only 30 minutes before race two where Dustin Goldsmith showed amazing sportsmanship and offered his Prostock ZX-10R to us to ride in race two,” Scott said.

“This amazing gesture was a blessing for the whole team and allowed me to get out on track and race the foreign machine to eighth overall and third privateer.

“This was an amazing feeling and a massive relief to gain such needed points for the privateer championship. We are now sitting second by only 1 point, I can’t complain after the hurdles we had jumped and the walls we had hit.”

The New South Wales-based rider admitted it was an emotional yet positive conclusion to a weekend that had gone wayward.

“I can’t even find the words to thank everyone that helped me get through this tough day,” he said. “It was truly special to receive such support from Motologic, Dustin Goldsmith and my whole team. It was an emotional day but we got through it and we scored points.”

Next Gen Motorsports’ Linden Magee took both wins within the privateer ranks and moves one point clear of Scott ahead of the Phillip Island finale on 18-20 October.