Yamaha Racing with Yamalube’s Broc Parkes wrapped up the FX-Superbike title on Sunday. Image: Brian Dyer.

Yamaha Racing with Yamalube’s Broc Parkes has won the 2013 FX-Australasian Superbike Championship after the series was wrapped up over the weekend at Sydney’s Motorsport Park.

On board his Yamaha R1, Parkes lead the field into the final double header weekend rounds, but still needed a solid showing to lock down the championship. And he delivered exactly that.

Saturday’s racing saw Parkes return 3-1-3 finishes in the three races and keep a grip on his comfortable points’ gap back to second place. All that separated him from the 2013 FX Superbike championship were three well-constructed races on Sunday.

Again, he delivered and with 3-3-1 results, tying him on points for the round with Yamaha stable mate Rick Olson and claimed the championship.

In fact, he did it with a race to spare and the win in the final race was just the icing on the cake for a great return season to Australia for Parkes.

It was some close and hard fought racing in the Superbike class that had four or five riders in contention for race wins it made for a more satisfying victory for Parkes.

“My year started a little slow, but the last few rounds have gone really well and I’m proud to have won this championship,” Parkes beamed.

“I have really enjoyed racing in Australia again and the YRT crew have been fantastic to work with. It’s great to be a part of a team that really wants to win.

“I also want to congratulate Rick and Kevin [Curtain] for their efforts this year and racing with them has been a lot of fun as both are such great competitors.

“Our race bikes have been in great shape all year and Kevin Marshall, John Redding and everyone that does the long hours behind the scenes all deserve to be a part of this championship.”

Saturday’s proceedings were won by Olson over Parkes and Kawasaki runner Matt Walters, before Sunday saw Parkes win from Olson and outgoing champion Kevin Curtain.

All other categories hosted championship rounds on Sunday only, with Olson winning the FX-600 overall with three wins from fellow Yamaha riders Cru Halliday and Callum Spriggs. Olson leads that title by 44 points with a single round remaining.

The FX-Superbike championship is now completed for the year while the supporting categories have one round to go at Sydney Motorsport Park on 15-16 November alongside the FX-500 endurance event.

2013 Australian FX-Superbike Championship
Rounds five and six – Sydney Motorsport Park

FX-Superbike round five overall results:
1. Rick Olson 67
2. Broc Parkes 65
3. Matt Walters 58

FX-Superbike round six overall results:
1. Broc Parkes 65
2. Rick Olson 65
3. Kevin Curtain 60

FX-Superbike championship standings (after six of six rounds):
1. Broc Parkes 393
2. Kevin Curtain 346
3. Rick Olson 340

FX-600 round five overall results:
1. Rick Olson 75
2. Cru Halliday 66
3. Callum Spriggs 58

FX-600 championship standings (after five of six rounds):
1. Rick Olson 344
2. Cru Halliday 300
3. Callum Spriggs 245

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