Christmas comes just once a year…and it’s right around the corner with less than two weeks till Santa lands. Best get on ‘yer bike and get your sack of presents sorted!
Give the thrill-seekers in your life a fab adventure of the high-horsepower kind, with a weekend getaway at the World Superbikes next February 28-March 1 at Australia’s sensational Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the Yamaha Finance round.
Christmas shopping for world superbike tickets is super-easy and the price is right. Just jump online to book at https://tickets.worldsbk.com.au/ and if you buy before December 24 you could win a spot on the world superbike grid for Saturday’s race one at Phillip Island round.
- Purchase a three-day General Admission ticket with Free Paddock Access just $125*
- Want to spend a little more? Buy a 3-Day Bar SBK ticket for $265* giving access to three under-cover viewing areas at the circuit’s most thrilling corners – Doohan Corner, Siberia & Lukey Heights. Bar SBK ticket holders also get access to the exclusive grandstand at Doohan Corner, along with parking at Siberia & Lukey Heights and prime Superscreen viewing from each facility
A CRACKER 2020 WORLDSBK FIELD
We’re looking at a cracker of a 2020 WorldSBK field with the Kawasaki king, Jonathan Rea, facing threats from every angle. Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam have headed to Honda and will campaign the all-new Honda CBR1000RR; Yamaha’s added young gun Toprak Razgatlioglu, Texan Garrett Gerloff and WorldSSP’s Federico Caricasulo to its stable; while Eugene Laverty has joined Tom Sykes at BMW.
Ducati also looks red-hot, with British Superbike champ, Scott Redding joining Chaz Davies on the Panigale V4R ; while Rea’s new garage mate, Alex Lowes, looks pretty happy on his 2020 Kawasaki.
New names on the grid include Japan’s superbike master, Takumi Takahashi with Honda and from Chili, Maximilian Scheib on a Kawasaki; while returning for another shot at world superbike stardom are the likes of Spain’s Jordi Torres and Xavi Fores, France’s Sylvain Barrier and Argentina’s Leandro Mercado.
A weekend at the world superbikes is a pure action fest of back-to-back racing from world superbike and world supersport, plus the opening round of the Australian Superbike Championships for Australian superbike, supersport and supersport300.
Another bonus with world supers, is that every three-day ticket includes free access to the paddock and Paddock Show, plus bring your bike and ride the service roads to your favourite viewing spot.
ON-CIRCUIT CAMPING
World Supers is a perfect weekend away. Phillip Island is just two hours south of Melbourne and to make it totally affordable and an awesome getaway gift, couple your ticket with on-circuit camping for four nights for just $110* extra per adult for four nights.
Situated right above Southern Loop and close to the go-kart track, Visitor’s Centre, and the History of Motorsport Display, the campground has spectacular views over Bass Straight and the circuit. Camping makes for an easy weekend – roll out of bed have your breaky, spend the day trackside for all the action, and then back to the campground for a barbie and a beer or a meal at the Visitor’s Centre.
KIDS 15 AND UNDER FREE**
In even better news, KIDS 15 and under accompanied by a full-paying adult, are free so make it a family affair. Crafty shoppers, who are coming to world supers, can give their kids the Christmas gift of a weekend at the supers and it won’t cost a cent – a great way to balance the Christmas budget.
Want to get a taste of race-pace at the island? Here’s 2019 Australian superbike champ, Mike Jones; Suzuki’s Josh Waters and Yamaha’s Dan Falzon to take you on a high-speed jaunt around Australia’s scintillating 4.445km Phillip Island circuit, world supers-style.
Ho ho ho…Get Christmas shopping today and sort your weekend getaway for the sizzling opening round of the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, Yamaha Finance round, next February 28-March 1 at Australia’s motorcycling mecca, Phillip Island. Tickets at https://tickets.worldsbk.com.au/
FIM Superbike World Championship, Round 01, 21-24 February 2019, Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki
*All ticket prices quoted are advance (more expensive at gate) and subject to Ticketek charges
** Kids 15 and under free to enter and camp, accompanied by a full-paying adult