Next Gen Motorsports can officially announce that Aaron Morris will race with the Victorian based Superbike team at the fourth round of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK), which takes place at Queensland’s Morgan Park Raceway on the first weekend of July.
After a successful, and very positive test at the Pirelli Masters of Morgan Park race meeting in mid-May, Morris, who has both national and international racing experience proved from the get go that he was always going to be on the pace aboard the Maxima BMW S 1000RR machine.
In terms of ASBK competition, Morris, who hails from Newcastle in New South Wales, has racked up a total of 51 race starts in the Australian Superstock 600 Championship, when he raced in the category from 2008 through to 2010. In 2013, the 27-year-old did one year in the Australian Supersport Championship, which saw him starting a total of twelve races that year and finishing second overall in the six-round championship.
Morris is however quite new to the premier category, having only competed in the opening round of the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, which saw him scoring a 6-10-10 result that handed him ninth overall for the round.
Morris has expressed that he is super keen to be able to get back out on the track again in the Australian Superbike Championship, and of course on the Maxima BMW S 1000RR to do battle against the best riders in the country.
“I’m extremely grateful that both Wayne [Hepburn] and Shane [Kinderis] have decided to give me a go for round four,” said Morris.
“I just hope I can do the team and their sponsors proud by delivering them a good result.”
Since the first time Morris rode the BMW S 1000RR a few weeks ago, he has been working really hard on his fitness.
Morris explained; “My weaknesses across the three and a half days at Morgan Park was definitely my fitness. Obviously if my fitness is better, my mental strength will be stronger as well. Towards the end of the test I found I was getting a bit tired, which meant I was probably not performing as well as I should have been.”
Morris believes that if his fitness is more effective, he’ll be a lot fresher and have the energy to perform properly come the fourth round of the ASBK.
And what about goals in terms of race and round results? Morris has expressed that at the end of the day he is going to go as fast as he can, and that is what he always does.
“I’m not really setting any goals, as such,” explained Morris.
“Of course, I want to win. Everyone wants to win. However, I simply go out there and do the best possible job I can. If you can win, you can, if you can’t, you can’t. I’ll just go out there and give it 110% and we’ll see how things pan out.”
“I know I’m racing a very competitive motorcycle and of course on the best tyres, being Pirelli. So, it will all be down to what I can do on track. I’m just so excited to get the round underway,” finished Morris
Maxima BMW’s Team Manager, Wayne Hepburn has expressed excitedly that he was more than happy with Morris’ performance and raw speed that he showed at the recent test at Morgan Park.
“It goes without saying that Aaron impressed both Shane and I with how he performed a few weeks ago,” said Hepburn.
“We always knew he was going to be fast, but it was his attitude and his way he gave feedback about the bike is which impressed us the most. It was a no brainer to offer him a one-off ride for round four of the ASBK to see what he can do under race conditions,” added Hepburn.
Hepburn highlighted that this ride is thus far a one-off ride for now and will consider what happens in the near future at the conclusion of round four.
“At this stage, Aaron will only do round four of the championship. We’ll see how he goes and then make up our minds for what happens for the remining three rounds of the championship,” finished Hepburn.
Round four of the Australian Superbike Championship is scheduled for 5-7 July.
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