Podium for MotoGP's Jack Miller in Australian Superbike finale

MotoGP's Jack Miller celebrates a podium finish during his appearance in the Australian Superbike season finale.
Podium for Jack Miller in Australian Superbike finale

Having finished his MotoGP season with a podium at Valencia, Jack Miller signed off his 2021 rac♔ing activities with a rostrum - after a DNF - during a popular home appearance in the Australian Superbike finale.

Riding a Caterpillar-backed Panigale V4R with stan﷽dard electronics, Miller qualified second for his debut races🍒 at The Bend Motorsport Park behind fellow Ducati rider, reigning and soon-to-be 2021 ASBK champion Wayne Maxwell.

Race one was red-flagged after six laps, when Miller (Micheli🤪n tyres) was sitting second to Maxwell (Pirelli).

The three-lap restar🐻t proving short lived for the #43, who had been struggling with his starts but this time snatched theꦚ holeshot before being embroiled in some frantic passes with the likes of Maxwell and Glenn Allerton.

Bu🎃t Miller was then being taken out when Aiden Wagner attempted to pass but lost the front and sent them both into the dirt.

Race two saw more red flags, this t🌞ime on the opening lap, with Miller settling into fourth after a slow getaway on the restart. The double 2021 MotoGP race winner then passed Oli Bayli🅷ss, son of Troy, to move into third before successfully chasing down leaders Maxwell and Allerton.

Maxwell upped his pace to pull 3.8s clear of Allerton's BMW in the closing stages for a perfect 🧸double෴ in what could be his final ASBK event.

Miller slipped two seconds from Allerto🍰n and had his hands full holding off a late charge from the Dunlop-shod Yamaha of Cru Halliday to confirm the final place on the rostrum.

Miller celebrated by entertaining the fans with his repertoire of wheelies and burn-ou🌱ts on the slow down lap.

"I think we can be pretty happy with that result," said Miller, denied the chance to race in front his home Phillip ♏Island MotoGP fans for the past two seasons due to Covid.

"The boys really rode good today. I'm normally pretty good at starts but with this thing I'm trying to take off like I'm at the tr꧑affic lights and it won't work!

"It was a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone for coming, it's aweꦚsome to see ASBK like this.

"I lꦑove racing motorcycles, that's the whole reason we're here and I'd love to come back and do it again."

Miller will be back on his factory Ducati MotoGP machine during the 2022 Sepang test in earꦏly February.

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