
On-line betting has come to local motorcycle racing, starting with round four of the 2009 Australian Superbike Championship (ASC) at Eastern Creek (NSW) this weekend.
Odds are available for Superpole, the race one victor and for the overall championship winner through betting agency motobet.com.au.
Unsurprisingly, defending champion and current superbike leader Glenn Allerton is the favourite across the board, but click the following link to get all the odds for Eastern Creek
-- and receive a sign-up bonus in the process.
And if greyhounds are really your thing, you can bet on them too. Some of their crashes at Turn One are often more spectacular than motorcycle racing. Dodgy paw compound, obviously.
Now to the serious stuff -- at least for some. If you’re an official in the ASC, read on. Otherwise, go and study the form guide.
That’s because Motorcycling Australia has sent out its own media release, drawing particular attention to General Competition Rule (GCR) 4.2.10 Betting at Meetings. Under this GCR it states:
“No person involved in the conduct of any meeting may conduct any bet or wager at a competition in respect of that meeting.”
Anyone found to be in breach of this rule may face disciplinary action. That wouldn’t frighten Dennis Lillee or Rod Marsh…