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The 2010 season of the Australian Superbike Championship is heating up going into Round 2 as the Ducati Motologic Race Team and their Ducati 1198R‘s head north to compete at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin on the 10^th and 11^th April.

The team are ready to race again after an extremely successful Round 1 which was held in conjunction with the World Superbike event at Phillip Island in February where the newly formed factory team achieved a podium on its first outing. It has been 10 years since the Superbikes competed in the Northern Territory and only a select few in the field have experienced the searing heat out on the track.

The Ducati Motologic Racing riders, Jamie Stauffer and Jordan Burgess are communicating with their trainer constantly in the lead up to the event at Hidden Valley in order to be in peak condition to withstand the gruelling heat at the circuit.

Stauffer: “I am really looking forward to racing at Darwin after having a great first round at PhillipIsland in a new team and on a new bike. It is exciting going to a track we have never raced at before and I am looking forward to rolling the Ducati Motologic 1198R out of the truck and putting in as many laps as possible to be in a strong position to win some races! We have had time to make some changes to the bike since Phillip Island so we are moving forward in developing the 1198R to be a race winner.”

Jordan Burgess is equally as ready to race after some strong testing.

Burgess: “I am really excited coming into the second round of the series for this year up in Darwin. Round 1 at Phillip Island was my first as a Superbike rider and my maiden run as a factory rider; so I’m happy to have that under my belt now! I kept improving over the weekend which was very encouraging for me and the team. Our test at Winton last week was extremely positive and we gained some good ground in terms of handling and set-up. We now move into the second round at Hidden Valley feeling confident of strong results. My training regime has stepped up a notch to handle conditions which will be thrown at us in the Top End.”

With the heat intensifying both on and off the track, it will be interesting to see who can keep their cool at Hidden Valley Raceway on April 10^th and 11^th, one thing is for sure the Ducati 1198R is red hot and ready to race.

Source: Ducati Racing Australia

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