In front of a packed crowd of 60,019, the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season made its East Coast debut from Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night, with Ryan Villopoto and Christophe Pourcel winning for Kawasaki.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey and San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill are tied at 103 points apiece headed into the eastern swing of the AMA Supercross series, while this weekend also marks the opening race of the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class championship.
Former Supersport World Championship runner-up Kevin Curtain has officially returned to the Yamaha Racing Team, undergoing his first test on the team’s YZF-R6 at Eastern Creek yesterday. Curtain rode a Supersport specification Yamaha that he’ll contest the opening round of the ASBK on next weekend.
International Entertainment Group and the Northern Territory Government launched the 2010 Viking Group Australian Superbike Championship series at Hidden Valley in Darwin on Monday, where defending champion Josh Waters was joined by former double champion Jamie Stauffer for the launch.
Australian Broc Parkes will miss the opening round of the Superbike World Championship after breaking his right tibia in a training accident on the weekend, expected to be out for 4-6 weeks before returning for the second round of the series at Portimao next month.
