2016 BBB to take on a superbike theme
Next year's Broadford Bike Bonanza will celebrate superbikes from 1973, both the machinery and characters who rode themFollowing on from 2015’s highly successful tribute to 50 years of motorcycle racing at Bathurst, the 2016 edition of the Penrite Oil Broadford Bike Bonanza (BBB) on March 26-27 will celebrate the superbike era in Australia, dating back to 1973.
"The superbike category began here in Australia with the Chesterfield Series, and grew exponentially from there,” said Motorcycling Australia President Braxton Laine. “The vast majority of the machinery in this class was home-spun, and both Australia and New Zealand can take credit for developing motorcycles that were capable of holding their own anywhere in the world.
“We also saw a new generation of top riders, such as Rob Phillis, Malcolm Campbell, Andrew Johnson, Dennis Neill and many others who adapted to these big, noisy machines. Many of these seminal superbikes are still around, and we know already that we will have some very famous bikes at Broadford next year.”
In other BBB news, the Speedway Spectacular on Saturday night will be broadened in 2016 to include iconic dirt track machines and riders, with an increased emphasis on US-style flat track bikes.
A separate theme for the motocross section of the program will also be announced in coming weeks.
The 2016 BBB will take place at the State Motorcycling Complex in Broadford. For more information on the event, click HERE.
Image: Superbike action from 1980 at Calder Park's notorious Gloweave Corner, with Andrew Johnson on the Syndicate Kawasaki leading Rob Phillis’ Suzuki (Image: Rob Lewis)
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