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Bikesales Staff•5 Jan 2012
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Bayliss adds Webber to his ‘conquests'

The F1 star enjoyed a few pre-Christmas hot laps behind the three-time world Superbike champion at Queensland Raceway


Mark Webber got up to a fair bit in December last year – his Tasmanian charity challenge,  surf lessons from Layne Beachley, just to name a few -- but we reckon we might just know which one gave him the biggest adrenalin kick. A few hot laps behind Troy Bayliss can do that.



And that’s just what happened on December 30, when the motorcycle-loving Webber – one of his best mates is speedway champion Jason Crump – glued his bum to the back of Bayliss’ Ducati 1198S around Queensland Raceway.



Bayliss has already built quite a reputation for his no-holds barred pillion rides, and Webber wasn’t spared either, as he launched the big V-twin around the ‘paper clip’ layout at quite a speed – which Webber seemed to appreciate via his Twitter account.



And Bayliss was just as effusive, praising Webber for being a solid pillion citizen.



Would you like a spin behind Bayliss? Then visit www.troybaylissexperience.com.au for more information.



Now if we could only cajole Bayliss back into the saddle for a one-off comeback at the 2012 world Superbike opener at Phillip Island…



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