MotoGo will further appeal Bryan Staring’s disqualification from the Queensland Raceway round of the 2024 Mi-bike Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK), which comes after Motorcycling Australia (MA) declared his independent Yamaha to be non-compliant.

Staring’s YZF-R1M was the subject of a post-race inspection at round three of ASBK last month, where MA indicated a ‘modified part’ had been discovered and ultimately resulted in his disqualification.

The team protested the findings in accordance to the ASBK sporting regulations, prompting a formal hearing which was later adjourned. The disqualification was upheld, confirmed in an announcement yesterday afternoon, revealing an ‘ineligible component’ in the form of a modified clutch as the apparent issue.

MotoGo Yamaha owner Patrick Li is continuing to defend the team’s innocence and have its name – as well as 2010 ASBK champion Staring’s – cleared, lodging an appeal as outlined in Chapter 5 of the 2024 Manual of Motorcycle Sport.

“We support Motorcycling Australia’s efforts to enforce the rules and regulations in the Australian Superbike Championship to ensure fair and even racing,” Li stated. “But we are disappointed in some steps in the process, the final outcome of the recent hearing, and the disqualification from race two. We plan to further defend our team, and our race bike following the process set out by Motorcycling Australia.”

MA – the governing body of motorcycle sport in Australia – is yet to issue a statement on MotoGo Yamaha’s appeal or a timeline of any formal appeals process.

MotoGo’s statement distributed today can be viewed in full below:

MotoGo Yamaha Racing Set to Appeal Disqualification

MotoGo Yamaha Racing are set to follow the official process for appeal as outlined in Chapter 5 of the 2024 Manual of Motorcycle Sport as the team continues their defence after the recent disqualification from the final race at round three of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK).

Team owner, Patrick Li: ”We support Motorcycling Australia’s efforts to enforce the rules and regulations in the Australian Superbike Championship to ensure fair and even racing, but we are disappointed in some steps in the process, the final outcome of the recent hearing, and the disqualification from race two. We plan to further defend our team, and our race bike following the process set out by Motorcycling Australia.”

The team has confirmed that the area in question is in fact regarding the clutch components used in the YZF-R1M raced by Bryan Staring in race two of the third round, and will be looking to continue to state their case that components in question do comply with the ASBK regulations that are quite clear on what is and is not allowed.