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The Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship (ASC) will resume at South Australia’s Mallala Raceway on 16-18 May, marking the Swann Series’ first excursion into the state following an action-packed start to the season.

ASC series organiser Terry O’Neil will direct the revamped championship to SA next month, confident that the close competition will continue in Mallala’s first national event since 2009.

“I think round two is going to be amazing,” O’Neill commented. “The main reason for that is that no one has raced at Mallala Raceway for around five years, and Mallala Raceway is a very challenging track.

“Like Wakefield Park, Mallala is a very technical and tricky track and it produces some of the most exciting racing on the calendar. At Wakefield Park, we had 16 bikes qualify within a second, and I don’t know if that’s ever happened in Australian Superbike racing history.

“Mallala will lend itself to tight, close and exciting racing just like the last round. I know that people from Adelaide who come out to watch, will see some of the most exciting racing they’ve seen in years.”

Multiple-time national champion Jamie Stauffer (Team Honda Racing) currently leads the ASC series after claiming the opening round win in Goulburn last month.