Brodie Waters 2nd for the weekend and 2nd is the ASBK Championship

Talented Victorian Brodie Waters enjoyed a successful second round of the 2010 Viking Group Australian Superbike Championship at Hidden Valley in the Northern Territory last weekend, Brodie claiming second overall in Supersport for the weekend.

The Mildura-based racer continued his rapid development in the Top End, where the Superbikes visited Darwin for the first time in 11 years – marking the first time that the Waters Racing brothers and teammates have visited the technical 2.9-kilometre circuit.

In just his second season of national Supersport racing, Brodie clinched his first ever race victory in race two on Sunday afternoon, claiming second overall for the round after finishing third in the opening race of the weekend.

Brodie was the revelation of the weekend on his Sunstate Racing-supported GSX-R600, upstaging factory Team Suzuki rider and current series points leader Troy Herfoss after an epic dual in race two by just 0.373sec after 14 nail-biting laps.

The result has boosted Waters to second overall in the championship and top privateer, sitting just eight points behind Herfoss and putting himself within striking distance of the 2010 championship.

The series will now move on to Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich in Queensland, on 3-6 June.

Brodie Waters – Supersport #25:

Heading into the round I wanted to go well at Hidden Valley, but I wasn’t sure what the track was going to be like, or how quick I could adapt to the new track up there. I knew that Troy [Herfoss] was going to be the man to beat. After practice and qualifying I thought that I could be in with a chance for the round win, but I made a mistake in the first race with my rear suspension settings. I made some changes for race two, the bike was heaps better and I was able to get my first race win. The Suzuki has been really good this year, I felt comfortable on it straight away, so getting my first race win is a big confidence booster heading into Queensland – I think I can go well there. Coming into this year I would have been happy with top three in the series, but now I’m close in the championship I need to try to be consistent, but win races when I can for the rest of the season.

Australian Supersport Championship Top 5 Standings (after 2 of 7 rounds):
1. Troy Herfoss - 89 points

2. Brodie Waters - 81 points
3. Christian Casella - 80 points

4. Ben Burke - 61 points

5. Mitchell Carr - 56 points

Brodie Waters would like to thank:

Phil Tainton Racing

Suzuki

Sunstate Racing

Alex Gobert

Alpine Star

AGV Helmets

RST Leathers

Agip

GTS

John Judd Industries

XS Industries

Bodymods Health and Fitness

and his other sponsors