(Reuters) – Ducati’s MotoGP rider Jack Miller will race on house turf for the primary time in two years when he takes half within the remaining spherical of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) subsequent month, the staff stated on Tuesday.
Miller, who completed fourth within the riders standings within the lately concluded MotoGP season, will race on board Ducati at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia from Dec. 3-5.
The 26-year-old has not had the prospect to race at house because the MotoGP rounds at Phillip Island had been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m actually excited to have the ability to have this chance and race the ultimate spherical of Australian Superbike Championship,” Miller stated in an announcement on the ASBK web site.
“I’d like to say an enormous thanks to the blokes at Ducati for permitting me this chance amidst our busy testing schedule.
“To go and race in entrance of the Australian followers is an enormous privilege and honour.”
ASBK stated the ultimate spherical may have spectators in attendance with South Australia easing journey restrictions over the approaching weeks.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Modifying by Stephen Coates)
