ROAD RACE
2016 ISLAND CLASSIC
JANUARY 23-24, 2016
PHILLIP ISLAND GP CIRCUIT/ PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
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of riders focused totally on the main
event, not also racing in the support
classes. It also needs to race as a cham-
pion team, not a team of champions.
All these issues also face Team USA.
If it can come up with the right strategy,
the right motorcycles and the right riders,
there is no reason not to believe it could
actually win the entire event. CN
This diluted their strength and Team UK
trampled all over Australia, winning by 99
points.
Australia is going to have to go through
a major rethinking process to win it back
in 2017. It needs backup bikes for its top
riders, several of whom were sidelined
early on and unable to build up consis-
tent points. It needs to get its core team
Nick Ienatsch hard at work on the TZ750.
