Four talented rising stars named for Phillip Island appearance.
Motorcycling Australia (MA) has confirmed that an all-star young line up of wildcards will take to the grid at the 2014 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix on 17-19 October.
The Moto3 class will see Remy Gardner and Olly Simpson join fellow Australian and current Moto3 leader Jack Miller.
One of Australian racing’s best known names will return to racing at the Island in Remy Gardner, who has this year been competing in the Moto3 class of the CEV Repsol International Championship – a tournament widely regarded as a springboard for future MotoGP riders.
Gardner currently sits 11th in the championship, the son of 1987 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner and will be racing for Team Laglisse Calvo. There’s no doubt he will come ready to race after competing in the highly competitive Spanish competition.
Simpson meanwhile has been competing in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and has been recording top 10 finishes consistently throughout the 2014 season. The 16-year-old South Australian will be racing at the Island under the Olly Simpson Racing banner.
Joining Australian Anthony West in the Moto2 category will be Aiden Wagner and Max Croker.
Wagner is one of Australia’s top up and coming stars, last year he claimed pole in the MotoGP Support class during and took three from three wins, this year he steps up to the big stage with the wildcard entry.
Croker is a 16-year-old emerging star in both road racing and speedway domestically here in Australia. In 2013 he took out the MRRDA 125cc Championship as well as the Solo U16 250/350cc speedway championship.
More recently he qualified for the World FIM Speedway 250cc Championship in Poland and placed a hard fought fourth in this year’s ASBK Phillip Island round.