This is the official website for Australian Superbike racer Jordan Burgess. Follow Jordy through his journey and join the Fun!
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This is the official website for Australian Superbike racer Jordan Burgess. Follow Jordy through his journey and join the Fun!
Hey guys,
Today the official AMA 2012 Road racing calendar was released with all the round confirmed to make a total of 11 rounds, including a few new ones, being Homestead-Miami, New Orleans Motorsports Park and also Road Atlanta – which isnt a new one so to speak, but it’ll be new to me as i’ve never been there before. Here is the link to the official release from AMA http://amaproracing.com/rr/news/index.cfm?cid=51577 .
I am in the middle of trying to get everything sorted for 2012 in terms of teams and arrangements, however what i can say is that i will be racing the Suzuki GSXR 1000′s again. I am currently looking for a major sponsor to fund my efforts for 2012 and looking for around $50,000. There is a great opportunity here for a company or organisation to get behind an athlete at the top level and in return get great exposure with a great ROI package that we can put together to make the investment really worthwhile. For 2012, we have a great bike package and engine package lined up thanks to Suzuki and it should be really exciting to see what we can achieve. Please feel free to contact me if anyone is interested.
That aside, for the current moment, I am back working in Australia with my family business and chipping away. I am also training 4 to 5 times a week.
I was actually lucky enough to get some track time in at Eastern Creek (Sydney) on saturday, doing some mentoring, coaching and helping with a set up on a stocvk Yamaha R6 which i enjoyed. It was the first time back on a bike in over 3 months so i was a little rusty to start with! All good fun though and didnt take me long to get back to speed. Hopefully i get more of a chance to jump on bikes before i head back to the states in Febuary!
Thats all for now,
Peace
#33
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Jordan ‘Jordy’ Burgess is pleased to announce Sponsorship from SIDI Boots and Motonation.
The sponsorship agreement to wear the Italian made high quality Racing boot is greatly welcomed by Jordan, who will once again be racing in the AMA Pro Superbike Championship for 2012 following on from a successful 2011 effort as a rookie with ADR Fly Racing on board a Suzuki GSXR1000.
Sidi, Distributed in the USA by Motonation, has been manufacturing motorcycle boots since the 1970’s and has become a market leader in motorcycle boots, providing a unique balance of tradition and innovation, style and comfort and a technically advanced boot with superior quality and safety.
Jordan Comments:
‘I am really excited to be a part of the Sidi and of course Motonation family. Sidi make a fantastic product and the team at Motonation are a fantastic group and look forward to working with them into the future representing Sidi and Motonation the best I can. For 2012 I shall be back on the number 33 Suzuki GSXR1000 Superbike and can’t wait to get back on track to further progress my career in the AMA. I want to once again thank Bill Berroth at Motonation for allowing me to be an ambassador for Spidi in the AMA and look forward to seeing everyone back at Daytona for the first official AMA event next year!’
Jordan’s’ Boot of choice is the Sidi Vortice Vernice, which hosts numerous cutting edge safety and design features aimed at protecting the rider.
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Hey guys, i am currently sitting in the VAustralia terminal almost time to board and go home. This year has been amazing both on and off the bike. I want to thank everyone who has helped me and that have supported me throughout this year and i have big plans in sight for next year back in the AMA so stay tuned. I Have met some amazing people with hearts of gold and hope to continue doing my best over here in 2012. Ash my gf who i miss is still stuck in Pennsylvania for now but i’ll her in christmas 
Not sure of what or where my next ride is but i hope its soon back in aus! i bought my leathers and gear back so i dont want all that effort to go to waste!!
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Jordan Burgess
Motorcycle Racer Magazine
September 2011
So there i was, finally in the land of opportunities, arriving at LAX ready for the big year ahead in AMA Superbike. I didnt have a car, a home or anything to my name. Just a gearbag, some clothes, my personal savings and a contract signed to ride a Suzuki GSXR 1000 for Team ADR Fly Racing ran by Australian rider ‘Aussie’ Dave Anthony.
2010, my first season as a pro in Australia was littered with injuries, a few bouts of surgery, robbed of some confidence and the pressures as a Rookie on the Australian factory Ducati Superbike team so i was given the flick by the team. Looking back, i think this was a blessing in disguise as i have always dreamt of coming to America to race in the AMA . This could be my chance.
The glamorized AMA series has always attracted me. Ever since i was a kid reading in mags about the MX and SX guys like Jeremy McGrath and the Road guys like the Bostrom brothers and Mat Mladin tearing it up, i wanted to be a part of it. All i thought was everything is bigger in the USA, and road racing is bound to bounce back from sales slumps and the GFC and i could start making some money back from my sport which my family has sacrificed so much on me for. .. I thought, ‘top 10, easy! these americans won’t know what hit them!’. I look back on that now that i have done a full season here and realize how naive i was. These guys are awesome riders, have been riding the same tracks for years, with state of the art machinery and support. I now realize It was never going to be easy for a rookie Aussie on a low budget team…
After getting my sleeping and living arrangements sorted for the time being, which was a couch in a motorhome in the backyard of Dave’s place, we Headed for our first test at Daytona where i got my first taste of the AMA. I was so excited seeing the double decker trucks, riders, teams and the banking on that bloody track for the first time i almost wet myself in excitement! The test went well and i was happy with the Suzuki. Daytona is a really cool track, its very simple and fast! you can really push the bike hard which is what i love. Riding towards the banking for the first time was a rush. One second your freaking out as you don’t know what to do when you hit the steep bank then all of a sudden your on it with your chest and helmet flattened on the bike at up to 2.2 Gs at190mph!
The first race there i finished 14th which was awesome. After the race i was pumped and ready to celebrate and found my way to the bar to have a beverage and low and behold i saw my adolescent idol – the Milf Hunter! (if you don’t know who this is, google him) We got talking over a few budweiser’s and exchanged some notes on our chosen fields of profession which was entertaining! Overall a pretty cool start to a good season ahead.
Our Bikes that Dave Anthony had built him self were running similar a horsepower to the other Superbikes (approx. 186hp@rw) as they can only run certain selected performance parts in AMA spec, however the biggest difference between us and the factory guys is the level of Electronics. There is no cap on the level of electronics allowed so for us running just a simple EM pro box and no TC, it was always going to be an uphill battle to run up front. out team consists of two main riders, three mechanics, a driver a and sometimes another hand if we were lucky! its a tough ask for a team trying to look professional and put on the set up we do when it is normally only 3 or 4 of us setting it all up but we made it happen.
Gearing up for the 15,000 miles i will be doing for the season, i bought myself a little Isuzu SUV for a measly $3000. I wasn’t sure if it was going to last but she’s still kicking on!
From California across to the East i travelled with some of our crew and we had an absolute ball, stopping through places like las vegas milwaukee and chicago on our way to tracks as i managed to convince people at every place we visited that i was a Aussie sheep farmer, as i found this alot easier to explain than being a pro Superbike racer, as the general public here has no idea what the hell a superbike is, never loan understand an Aussie accent!
Racing fans here differ in each of the states we visited to race at. Miller for WSBK there really wasn’t much going on yet at tracks like Ohio and the motoGP at Laguna Seca the crowds were loving it! Ohio was crazy, the crowds would circle bikes with female pillion passengers and peer-pressure the girl into showing her boobs or else they would get boo’d! classic!
Off the bike I was loving it, however on the bike, it was a different story for the first few rounds, as trying to get up to speed quickly at these tracks and riding around equipment flaws i found myself having a shocker with DNF’s at the next two rounds at Infinieon and Miller for WSBK,, crashing in the Qualifying session and races which meant two rounds i was scoreless.
I thought at miller my luck on track would change, however during the race i pushed too hard through a turn and lost the front end and found my ass DNF’d yet again! that was a killer blow. I was trying so hard to get noticed however i just couldn’t hold it together so it seemed! Time for me to reevaluate my strategy. I had come to the realization to make a name for myself here it was not going to happen over night and i need to just be a bit more patient and ride smart.
From Road America, WI on until the abrupt end of the season at New Jersey i had consistent qualifying runs and top 15 finishes with my best of 12th, improving at every round to finish 15th overall despite the DNF’s. Unfortunately, 2 rounds got cancelled, Virginia and, what was supposed to be the final round somewhere, never got organized for some reason? I thought it was funny that the other teams and racers just accepted it too. I didn’t get it, I was paying to race this year i was infuriated! Yes thats right, not everyone here, nay, only the top 5 or 10 guys are getting any sort of return from our so called professional sport. It’s a real shame, but thats the way racing is for now unfortunately all over the world. It makes it tough and sometimes you have to ask, for what am i sacrificing all this for? But it’s simple. As a racer, if you still have that burning desire to race and chase the dream, you must do it while you can and take any and every opportunity you can,being smart about it.
I was thankful to have this opportunity with Team ADR for 2011 and i have learnt so much as a rider and i am looking forward to next season however I have no ride as yet and need more personal sponsors to be able to compete and keep charging hard. To sum it all up, the AMA competition is a tough one and is a great feeding ground for the world championships. My goal is to continue racing here next year and build upon my knowledge and experiences i have taken from this year!
For now however i am off to Oktoberfest to sample some beers and spend a few days in Europe with some friends!
Peace
Jordy
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hey guys! i know ‘ve been quiet on my website of late so i figured i better do an update to tell all whats been happening! ADR went to the WERA race at WIR last weekend and competed there and did reasonably well in the 2 races despite crashing out in the last one after chasing for a podium sarting from last on the grid in both races. i got a 5th in the first race after starting from the 7th row on a new dunlop tire then on the same tyres i got off to a good start from 6th row only to find myself in the dirt chasing down the leading guys after a previous self made mistake earlier in the race! ahh well, you live and you learn. thanks to the ADR guys for getting me there. it’s always good to do those type of smallish races as it gets your confidence back to where it needs to be after getting mediocre results at the AMA races this year, which has been tough.. but thats the way it goes in your first year over here after a tough one last year too. getting confidence is key i beleive and it doesnt just all of a sudden come back to you, its something you have to work on and build back up, just like a building that has toppled in a cyclopne or something. you need to build it back from the ground up. hopefully all of these good experiences help! anyways im back on the farm being a farm hand for now in PA. my parents visited my after a trip to europe to visit my sister which has been nice. i have some cool pics up on my facebook site from recent times at the far. so add me if your not friends with me already so you can see the pics! anyways our next outing is NJ and unfortunately it will be the last for the year… then time to plan for season 2012. at this stage i will be back here with any luck but i need to find some extra sponsorship to help me reach my goals and continue to keep pushing it here in the AMA. So if anyone wants to play a special personal part in my racing and contribute to my sponsorship please contact me!! anyways guys, much love.
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