Team Joe Rocket Suzuki rider Joshua Waters claimed overall victory at the sixth round of the Australian Supersport Championship at Tasmania's Symmons Plains Raceway at the weekend. Waters' Tasmanian round win came in only the sixth race meeting for the 2008-model Suzuki GSX-R600 and moved the Victorian to within 27pts of the championship lead with one round remaining. In an incident-packed opening Supersport race the 21-year-old claimed a thrilling 1.789sec victory, backing up with a hard-fought third in race two to finish the day equal on race points with championship leader Jamie Stauffer.
Team Shift Motul Suzuki's Daryl Hurley has opened his 2008 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals account with a dominant display at round one in Tasmania, giving the new RM-Z450 a winning debut in the Southern Hemisphere's toughest off-road championship. The New Zealander took out the weekend's opening race in Penguin by 17 seconds and is sitting pretty atop the points table after the first of eight rounds.
Team Shift Motul Suzuki's Daryl Hurley charged into second place in the 2007 Australian Motocross Championship aboard the RM-Z450 in round two at Penguin in Tasmania on Sunday. After qualifying strongly in third place, Hurley was fourth out of the gate in the first of two 30-minute motos and by the end of the opening lap had hustled his way into second place where he chased Daniel Reardon to the chequered flag.