News 18 Oct 2013

Additional details on Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup released

Australian Road & Track Rider Promotions has announced details on the Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup, while will be hosted alongside the Australasian Superbike Championship in 2014.

Kawasaki's top-selling Ninja 300 will power the Cup category at ASC rounds in 2014.

Kawasaki’s top-selling Ninja 300 will power the Cup category at ASC rounds in 2014.

Australian Road & Track Rider Promotions has announced details on the Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup, while will be hosted alongside the Australasian Superbike Championship in 2014.

The control racing category will feature the top-selling Kawasaki Ninja 300, with regulations allowing for upgrades that will enhance the bike’s performance and handling on track.

There will be an outright Cup championship in its inaugural season, as well as a Ladies Cup and Under 21s Cup competing as sub-categories.

“Kawasaki is very excited about the inclusion of the Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup in the 2014 Australasian Superbike Championship,” Kawasaki national sales and marking manager Robert Walker commented.

“To have a dedicated racing class for Australia’s most popular and highest selling motorcycle is welcomed by us and we anticipate that it will be well received by Australian motorsports fans too.

“This class will allow racers to compete in what will be a hotly contested class on a budget that will make racing very accessible to all. The Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup will allow young (and older) riders to gain valuable racing experience and have massive fun at the same time.

“I look forward to watching some edge of the seat racing in the 2014 Australasian Superbike Championships Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup in 2014 and beyond.”

Australasian Superbike Championship managing director Terry O’Neill is also excited to welcome the Ninja Cup.

“This new class will be attractive to plenty of existing racers and also doubles as a excellent entry level class,” O’Neill said. “It will not only reinvigorate, but redefine road racing in Australia which is long overdue.

Road racing used to be much stronger and the talent pool much deeper when the original two-stroke 250 Proddie class was going strong, when that died so did a big part of how the sport attracted young riders because there was no true entry level class.

“The Kawasaki Insurances FX 300 Ninja Cup class is what is needed to get the sport up and moving again and hats off to Kawasaki for recognizing what was required and supporting this going forward.”

All bikes in the FX 300 Ninja Cup will need to be factory ADR complied with Australian VIN numbers, however either new or secondhand machines are eligible to be used providing they have a factory fitted ADR compliance plate.

Kawasaki Motors Australia will shortly announce a prize pool for the series, which will add even further incentive to be involved in Australia’s next big road racing class.

The FX 300 Ninja Cup will compete at all six rounds of the 2014 Australasian Superbike Championship in its own standalone nationally-televised races. The format for the rounds will be the same as in 2013 with six races over the two days of each meeting.

For further information please contact Terry O’Neill on 0248 235 711 in business hours or by email at [email protected].

Click here to download technical regulations for the 2014 season.

Click here for further information on the 2014 Australasian Superbike Championship series.

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