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Glenn Allerton on a BMW S 1000 RR
AUSTRALIA'S leading superbike rider could compete in one of the final World Superbike (WSB) rounds this year.
Glenn Allerton, who is 58 points clear in the Australian Superbike Championships at the halfway point ahead of next weekend's round at Queensland Raceway, is set to test for a WSB team.
"I can't say who they are, but it's a German team that is extremely competitive and have been world champions in the past," the 30-year-old Sydney rider said.
"Towards the end of the year I might do one of the last rounds of the World Superbike Championships with them.
"I'd like to put on a really good show and get them to want me and pay enough to make it work."
Allerton has already shown his winning ways internationally with a win last weekend in the Malaysian Superbike Championship.
"It's not as competitive or professional as here, but it was a favour to a friend and it was good practice."
The 2008 Australian Superbike Champion has won three rounds out of the four at the halfway point in the season. After Allerton, there is a tight points spread for the next four positions with Troy Herfoss (130 points), Queenslander Ben Attard (129), Victorian Craig Coxhell (123) and two-time champion Jamie Stauffer (119).
"It's good to be in first position with a handy points margin but you have to keep the pressure on because if one of those boys gets a roll on it only takes one mistake from me and it's back on," he said.
"I'm keen to race at Queensland Raceway which is a favourite. You always like tracks where you have good results."
Allerton said his BMW S 1000 RR was very strong "straight out of the box" two weeks before the first round at Phillip Island.
"It's a really powerful motorbike with traction control standard. We haven't touched the engine at all, just worked on the chassis and suspension to get the most out of the package.
"If you push the power you get reliabiilty problems and this is already a fast and reliable motorbike.
"Riding previously for Honda I can tell you they spend a lot of money to get it as fast as the BMW is straight out of the box."
AT A GLANCE
Glenn Allerton
Age: 30
Current placing: 1st, 188 points
2010 Queensland Raceway result: 8th (round 3) and 4th (round 5)
2010 Championship Overall: 3rd
Past highlights: 2008 Australian Superbike Champion
2011 RESULTS
Round 1: Phillip Island - 1st
Round 2: Symmons Plains - 1st
Round 3: Hidden Valley - 2nd
Round 4: Barbagallo Raceway - 1st
AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKES (after 4 of 8 rounds)
1. Glenn Allerton (NSW), 188
2. Troy Herfoss (Vic), 130
3. Ben Attard (Qld), 129
4. Craig Coxhell (Vic), 123
5. Jamie Stauffer (NSW), 119
6. Wayne Maxwell (Vic), 101
7. Cole Odendaal (NSW), 98
8. Robert Bugden (Qld), 90
9. Joshua Waters (Vic), 88
10. Ben Henry (Qld), 75
