There’s a heap going on in racing around the world right now as the seasons come to a close, swamped by the ever-present interest that the silly season provides during the later months of the year.

As much as I’m looking forward to Jack Miller stepping up to MotoGP, I’ve gotta say it’s been fantastic seeing an Aussie in the fast-paced mix of Moto3, scrapping with the best of the young Spaniards.

With Miller in the premier class and Anthony West in Moto2, we could only keep our fingers crossed that Remy Gardner (fresh from scoring a point at Sepang) will somehow end up on the Moto3 entry lists before next year’s opener in Qatar.

Aside from his name and select benefits that come with having a famous racing name, that only opens so many doors. It’s up to each individual to step through them and from what I have witnessed so far, Remy has exceeded expectations all the way through his rise. Whether it’s next year or not, it’s seemingly a matter of when, not if, he’ll be in GPs fulltime.

Source: Ajo Motorsport.

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup selection event recently didn’t see any Australians make the grade, but this week in the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup Locky Taylor was selected and we look forward to covering his progress. For an Aussie, this could be a very, very hand way of racing their way to the world stage under the expert tutelage of Alberto Puig.

But regardless, where there’s a will, there’s a way, and just like Jack Miller has in recent years, working your way to grand prix racing definitely isn’t out of the question. Hopefully in the meantime, local development can pick up again in the years to come (more on that to come).

Taking off on a different topic now, news has broken in the UK that TAS Racing will separate from Suzuki, taking its Tyco sponsorship and racing BMWs in the British Superbike Championship next year. It’s not completely confirmed, but close enough as BMW has announced it will expand its involvement next year. The team it’ll join can’t be confirmed until existing contracts are complete.

Where does this leave Josh Waters? We’re not particularly sure what his future holds, but while he’s a noted Suzuki specialist after spending so long on the GSX-R1000 during his career, he did show lots of potential this year and there’s every chance the S 1000 RR will be more competitive in BSB trim if he remains there.

Source: BSB.

Anything we put now would be just speculation, but between Josh Brookes (already signed for Milwaukee Yamaha), Waters, Jason O’Halloran (tipped for a racing role in Honda’s superbike return), and the rest of the British-based Aussies, we’re in for another top-shelf season. Plus, there’s every chance that MotoGP rider Broc Parkes will be in BSB next year, too.

And in speaking of Superbikes, this weekend’s Qatar season finale of the Superbike World Championship under lights is shaping up to be a cracker. The title fight’s down to the wire, but from an Aussie perspective I’m excited to see Alex Cudlin on ‘home’ turf as the four-time Qatar champion – all hosted at Losail!

Bryan Staring’s just off a weekend of BSB for Team WD-40, so he should hit the ground running for the Grillini Kawasaki team in the final race of the year. Like every year, here’s hoping he can land something competitive for the next season.

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