Troy Herfoss aiming for ASBK return with YRT
Troy Herfoss is aiming to cut his first laps aboard the YRT Yamaha Superbike at One Raceway today.
Troy Herfoss is aiming to cut his first laps aboard the YRT Yamaha Superbike at One Raceway today. Image RbMotoLens
Herfoss put his name forward to Yamaha following Max Stauffer’s recent, and amicable, departure from the team. Troy is currently waiting out a very wet and cold start to the day.
Bit wet this morning at One Raceway – Image RbMotoLens
A three-time ASBK Superbike Champion, Herfoss claimed all three of those titles aboard a Honda Fireblade.
Troy Herfoss – 2023 Australian Superbike Champion – Image RbMotoLens
While Herfoss has had recent seat time and success aboard a Ducati V4 R, his primary focus since clinching his third ASBK title in 2023 has shifted to the King of the Baggers Championship in the United States.
Troy Herfoss – 2024 KOTB Champ – Image by Richard Gergely
He made an immediate impact in his KOTB debut, securing the 2024 title and delivering the crown for Indian. However, the 2025 campaign has been far less straightforward, with challenges hampering his title defence. Barring any major surprises, the 2025 King of the Baggers title looks set to return to the Harley-Davidson camp, with Kyle Wyman holding an almost unassailable lead in the standings. That advantage was further extended after Troy Herfoss was recently disqualified from his race-winning result at Mid-Ohio.
If the inclement weather clears here today in Goulburn, Herfoss will ride the Yamaha ASBK YZF-R1M and also hopes to ride the bike at Sydney Motorsport Park later in the week.
While nothing has been set in concrete as yet regarding Herfoss contesting the remaining three rounds of the Australian Superbike Championship, it is clear that is what he would like to do.
We could see these two blokes mixing it up again when ASBK hits Phillip Island early next month if Herf has his way – Image RbMotoLens
Trev: So Herf, here we are at a sunny Wakefield Park, gonna throw a leg over the Yamaha if we get some fine weather?
Bit wet this morning at One Raceway – Image RbMotoLens
Troy Herfoss
“Yeah, well, Trevor, I thought I’d be able to avoid you on a day like today (so the news didn’t get out), on a cold Goulburn morning, but you obviously still love motorcycle racing enough to be here, which is nice to see.
Yeah I’m really excited to have a ride. Feels a bit funny putting a number 17 on an R1, but yeah obviously Max and Yamaha have gone their separate ways, and I’m really interested in riding the bike here in Australia.
The YRT Yamaha YZF-R1M waiting out the rain at One Raceway – Image RbMotoLens
“I want to sort of finish out my days racing in this championship. I really enjoy it. So yeah we’ve got a bit of a break in the calendar in America and it’s always good to get some extra riding so I rang Matt Ferry from Yamaha and asked if the opportunity would be available, and yeah here we are.
“We’re really just doing today and maybe tomorrow night we can have a ride at Sydney Motorsport Park. Then we’re going to have a chat and see what’s possible from there on out.”
Trev: “Whether you race it at some of the final rounds perhaps…?”
Troy Herfoss
“Yeah, I mean, honestly, I don’t care to do a practice day on it before committing. I know I want to race a motorbike so yeah I’d love to be on the racetrack and race. We all like being competitive so I’m no different than anyone else and while I’ve got a bit of competition left in me, I want to make sure I’m using it by getting out on the track.”
Trev: “I hope today goes well and that you also manage to get out to the creek. We’d like to see you back out there putting the cat amongst the pigeons and stirring them up.”
Troy Herfoss
“Yeah it’d be nice to get out there and activate that competition in me. I’ve had a fun year in America, and I’m still competitive as ever, so yeah, I want to get out there and ride.”
Troy Herfoss is aiming to cut his first laps aboard the YRT Yamaha Superbike at One Raceway today. Image RbMotoLens
Here is hoping that we see Troy Herfoss join Mike Jones at YRT for the remaining three rounds of the championship.
SW-Motech Superbike Championship Points
Pos
Rider
Bike
Points
1
J. Waters
Duc
261
2
M. Jones
Yam
207
3
A. West
Yam
191
4
G. Allerton
Duc
161
5
C. Dunker
Yam
150
6
B. Pearson
Duc
147
7
M. Stauffer
Yam
147
8
J. Nahlous
Yam
142
9
J. Favelle
Yam
137
10
J. Lytras
Yam
126
11
C. Halliday
Yam
109
12
R. Yanko
Yam
79
13
A. Sissis
Yam
67
14
T. Lynch
Yam
65
15
T. Edwards
Yam
48
16
J. Soderland
Yam
43
17
T. Toparis
Yam
38
18
M. Walters
Apr
26
19
M. Edwards
Yam
25
20
P. Linkenbagh
Yam
23
21
M. Aizuddin
Bmw
20
22
E. Leeson
Yam
19
23
C. Holding
Yam
18
24
M. Hamod
Hon
17
25
B. Beaton
Yam
12
26
N. Mahon
Yam
7
27
A. Senior
Yam
7
28
S. Condon
Yam
6
29
K. Higuchi
Suz
5
30
M. Kemp
Yam
1
2025 Australian Superbike Championship Calendar
Round
Location
Date
1
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC
Feb 21-23
2
Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW
Mar 28-29
3
Queensland Raceway, QLD
May 2-4
4
Morgan Park Raceway, QLD
Jun 13-15
5
Queensland Raceway, QLD (Superbike Only)
Aug 8-10
6
Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC
Sept 6-7
7
One Raceway, NSW
Oct 3-5
8
The Bend, SA
Nov 7-9