“…TURNING SPECTATOR AREAS INTO A PIG-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT”
Way back in 1989, Phillip Island hosted its first world championship grand prix. Since then the track and the island it sits on have become the spiritual home of motorcycling in this country, especially when MotoGP or World Supers come to town.
Last year the crowd turned up to watch Jack Miller in his only home race as a factory Ducati rider… and saw a corner named after the multiple-race winner before he got bowled out of the big event by Alex Marquez at the same turn.
After a two-year absence, racing is back. However, for those riding to the events… crazy weather was part of the 2022 experience. Major flooding occurred across Victoria two days before MotoGP, turning spectator areas into a pig-friendly environment. WSBK 2022 was bedevilled by weather so challenging Johnny Rea said they were the most difficult conditions he's ever experienced (and he's from Britannia). Making matters worse, for days after WSBK, temperatures across Victoria barely got above 10 degrees, with blustery wind
