Troy Corser has won the Australian, American and World Superbike championships over his storied racing career.
Cool calm and collected sums up Troy's riding style. Corser has earned the title Mr. Superpole (among other nic-names) due to his amazing qualifying performances in WSBK. After being discovered in the Australian SBK series in 1993 by Barry Sheene, he was offered a tryout with Fast By Ferracci Ducati and the rest is history! Troy won the AMA title the following year and earned the right to take his place on the grid among the greatest racers the world has to offer, the WSBK Championship. The young Troy Corser honed his skills racing Motocross and dirt track before moving into the road racing arena by age 18. Born in Wollongong Australia, Troy is one of many great Aussie World Champions.
Corser has raced for a number of marques, including a WSB Championship-winning stint with the Corona Suzuki squad, and less successful venture on the Foggy Petronas machine.
Aboard a Yamaha Motor Italia R1 the 37-year-old Australian was looking to rebound from a disappointing 2006, which
Troy Corser - Mr. Superpole.
saw him lose the number-1 plate to his rival Troy Bayliss. In fact, 2006 didn't just see Corser lose his title, he suffered a whole string of bad luck, which included multiple crashes and a bout of the chickenpox. The bad luck for Corser carried into 2007, where he had multiple crashes and saw his championship fortunes slide further back to a fifth-place result.
Career Highlights:
2008 - 2nd WSB
2007 - 5th WSB
2006 - 4th WSB
2005 - WSB Champion
2004 - 9th WSB
2003 - 12th WSB
2001 - 4th WSB
2000 3rd WSB
1999 - 3rd WSB
1996 WSB
1994 AMA SB Champion
1993 Australian SB Champion (RC30)
