Australia’s 20 year old Superbike racer, Alex Cudlin, has just returned from Japan after competing in Round 3 of the World Endurance Championships.

Alex, racing at the famous Suzuka 8 hour, for his second year running, scored his best finish of the year thus far, and got much needed points in his World Championship campaign.


Alex rode alongside regular team mate, James Hutchins, and draft in rider, Englishman, Gary Mason, on the Diablo 666 Kawasaki, to finish in a strong 6th position in the SBK category.

"I was really happy to finish 6th position this weekend. Coming here, we knew itwould be very tough, with not only the other fast teams and riders, but the hot and humid conditions of Suzuka. I really put in a lot of training at the gym before I went to Japan, as I knew it would be hard. The circuit is extremely long, with lots of change of direction, making a rider work very hard,
swapping from one side of the bike to the other. It turned out to be very valuable as I felt good throughout the whole race" said Cudlin.

Alex and Diablo 666 Kawasaki scored a very healthy 12 points at Suzuka, pushing them up the standings and closing the gap to the teams in front.

" After the disappointment of Lemans France, not scoring points, then to have only 1 point after Albecte, Spain, we needed to have a strong result. After 3 rounds, we still only have 13 points, but before Japan we were 26th in the Championship And now we have moved to 16th. It just shows what good results can do. Diablo and myself need to keep the ball rolling now and keep climbing up the
championship ladder. We can’t afford any bad races, so I can assure you we will be trying" said Alex

Alex will now be in England for just four days before he heads off to Germany for Round 4 of the World Championships in the grueling Oschersleben 24 hour.

After such a physical race at Japan, then only one week to recover before Oschersleben, it will be a real test of stamina and fitness.


" Oschersleben is one of my favorite races. I guess its something special to me as it was the place of my first 24 hour finish last year. There is a real feeling of satisfaction when you cross the line after racing for 24 hours. Last year we finished 6th, and I know that this year we will be a much faster team.

Myself and my team mates really want a podium finish. Its also the weekend of my 21st birthday, so it would be extra special to stand on the box after the race" Smiled Alex.


Alex will start practice at Oschersleben on the 8th August, with the race starting at 3pm on Saturday the 11th, and finishing 3pm Sunday the 12th of August.


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