Appeal surrounding Supersport 300 at The Bend officially lodged

Supersport 300 Appeal lodged

As we reported was going to happen in our wrap up from the Supersport 300 action as it unfolded at The Bend earlier this month, an official appeal was received today by Motorcycling Australia, concerning the outcome of the second Supersport 300 race at The Bend. Click that underlined link above for the back story, as we don’t need to go into those specifics again here.

The appeal has been received within the 14-day window for such matters to be considered.

M.A. have advised that the conclusions are estimated to occur no earlier than the end of January.

They have also advised that due to the appeal, the results from The Bend or the 2023 Australian Supersport 300 Championship can not be finalised.

We reached out to the two most affected parties, the Swain and Hamod families.

Team Hamod

“As far as we are concerned, we followed the rules to a tee. Marcus told me what had happened in the race when he had come in, that Cameron had passed himself and another rider under yellow flags. I had a look at it on the video myself, and saw it was obvious. Went to the race secretary and lodged the protest. I think M.A. could have handled it better from the start. During the appeal hearing we all, the Swains included, reviewed the video evidence, and we could see three spots where yellow flags were being shown. So we pursued the matter further, and our view was upheld, with Marcus subsequently being deemed the winner of the race.”

Marcus Hamod – Was crowned 2023 Australian Supersport 300 Champion at The Bend, but that result remains up in the air,
Image RbMotoLens

Team Swain

“From the outset, it has always been Cameron’s preference to win or lose on the track. In four years of ASBK, I don’t think we as a team have ever protested any on track matters which may have occurred. In this instance, however, with a protest having been made against Cameron, and with such important consequences, we are glad that the processes are there for us to have all factors considered in an unemotional facts based environment without extraneous pressures such that may exist on the actual race day. All teams in this competition have the same processes of protest and appeal available to them, and we are following that process as I am sure every other team would do so if they were to find themselves in the same situation.”

Swain was crowned 300 Supersport Champion only to later be stripped of the honour – Image RbMotoLens

Supersport 300 Championship Points
Provisional

Pos	Rider	Bike	Total
1	Marcus HAMOD	Yamaha	327
2	Cameron SWAIN	Yamaha	323
3	Brandon DEMMERY	Yamaha	300
4	Brodie GAWITH	Yamaha	298
5	Henry SNELL	Yamaha	294
6	Casey MIDDLETON	Kawasaki	221
7	Joshua NEWMAN	Kawasaki	211
8	Sam PEZZETTA	Yamaha	191
9	Jai RUSSO	Yamaha	189
10	Lincoln KNIGHT	Yamaha	162
11	Jordy SIMPSON	Yamaha	155
12	Harrison WATTS	Yamaha	133
13	Calvin MOYLAN	Kawasaki	130
14	Tara MORRISON	Kawasaki	120
15	Cooper ROWNTREE	Yamaha	106
16	Will NASSIF	Yamaha	100
17	Ryan LARKIN	Yamaha	98
18	Ryder GILBERT	Yamaha	94
19	Valentino KNEZOVIC	Yamaha	80
20	Luke JHONSTON	Yamaha	79
21	Brock QUINLAN	Kawasaki	43
22	Daley MILLS	Kawasaki	41
23	Tayla RELPH	Yamaha	39
24	William HUNT	Yamaha	29
25	Steve SFORZIN	Kawasaki	25
26	Abbie CAMERON	Yamaha	23
27	Lachlan LOW	Yamaha	15
28	Keegan PRASS	Kawasaki	13
29	Ghage PLOWMAN	Yamaha	12
30	Tianhao ZHAO	Yamaha	9
31	Peter NERLICH	Kawasaki	7
32	Justin KAISER	Kawasaki	4
33	Georgia STEPHENS	Yamaha	4
34	Jiabin ZHANG	Kawasaki	4
35	Phoenix AGAR	Yamaha	1