The 2025 Mi-Bike Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) was back on track at Queensland Raceway, with round three delivering another weekend of exciting racing. We’ve gathered the direct takes from riders for this Reaction feature from the third round of the season.

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Josh Waters (McMartin Racing Ducati) – First overall:
The McMartin Racing Team continues to provide me with a fantastic motorcycle, and I’m just so happy with how this round has gone at a circuit I hadn’t won at before. The races were obviously very different, and in race two the track was quite sketchy after the rain – but obviously the same for everyone. My bike just kept spinning off the line, but I managed to work myself into a great battle with Mike.

Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) – Fourth overall:
I’m disappointed I didn’t win and get some points back in the championship, but I felt I gave it a good crack and achieved some personal bests along the way. I set the lap new record three times over the weekend and while it might not sound great, that was probably my best wet weather race. We lost some points to Josh so that is the negative, but we have a long way to go and a lot of race laps to come so we will keep working hard and do our best to get ourselves back in championship contention.

Max Stauffer (Yamaha Racing Team) – Sixth overall:
I’m still not where I want to be, but things definitely went in a better direction this weekend than the opening two rounds. I gelled more with the bike and was able to improve my speed each time on the track. The YRT team worked hard all weekend, and I feel we are building now, so looking forward to the coming rounds to keep things moving.

Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing) – Second overall:
I came into Queensland with high expectations after a great test. I’ve always loved this track, and even though practice and qualifying didn’t go our way due to electrical issues, the team never gave up. Starting from the back felt like a huge task, but I just stayed focused, rode hard every lap, and P4 in race one was a great result. Before race two, I saw the dark clouds coming and thought, ‘Let’s move now and hope for a reset.’ When the red flag came, it played into our hands. The team nailed the wet setup, and the bike was brilliant in the rain. To come from the back and win like that — it’s one of the most satisfying victories of my career. I’m proud of everyone in the team. This win means so much, and I can’t wait to get to Morgan Park and chase that feeling again.

Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati) – Fifth overall:
Very mixed emotions heading home with fifth place overall, being under the lap record in qualifying and so much positives which did not show on race day. In race one, my brake adjuster popped out of its slot and I could not adjust the brake which meant from lap three I had very little brakes, which just got worse throughout the race and I was a sitting duck. In race two the red light held for quite some time and the clutch slipped which gave me a 10 second penalty, we then had a red flag due to rain and I then had to start from 12th place due to the penalty. The team made a gamble to opt a harder rain tyre in-case it dried out, but the track was very wet and I had absolutely no feeling whatsoever. I still salvaged a sixth place but I feel like we really had speed to battle for the wins this weekend and we did not deliver that. Morgan Park is up next, a track I feel like we should be one of the guys to beat, so let’s see how it plays out and hope to get back to the top of the box.

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Olly Simpson (BCpeformance Kawasaki) – Third overall:
It was a really solid weekend for us as a team. We had really good practice sessions up towards the top and had good pace, even in qualifying – I was fifth on the grid, but I saved an extra tyre, so I had solid race pace. Unfortunately, in race one I ran into a small drama, went off the track and finished ninth, which was a bit disappointing considering how I felt. The last race was awesome, it was a battle, and I managed to come away with the win there. Massive thanks to the team for giving me a great bike all weekend.

Hayden Nelson (BCpeformance Kawasaki ) – Fourth overall:
Fourth and fifth in the races, we banked some really good points again, and I think P4 in the first one was the best we could get out of it. Fifth in race two, I was a little disappointed with that. I put my head down to catch the boys at the front, but they had a bit of a slip-stream train going, so I thought better of it and stayed consistent. We’ve taken a massive step with the bike this weekend, and I’m looking forward to the technicality of Morgan Park.