Broc Pearson has taken third place in the 2024 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) after racing to 5th overall in the final three races of the series at The Bend Motorsport Park, while Troy Herfoss took the final race win of the season on the DesmoSport Ducati Panigale V4 R, despite a crash on Saturday and limited laps at the impressive South Australian venue.

Ben Henry: “It was a testing weekend for us as a team, but I’m really proud of how everyone worked together to close the championship on a high note with a two podiums, including a race win and third in the championship. Broc really stepped up this year and has shown everyone that he’s a contender on a superbike, and Troy showcased just how talented he is on a motorcycle. The team had to dig deep, especially new-to-the-team Elvis, who had his work cut out for him with Troy’s bike this weekend, but everyone jumped in, supported each other and we ended the season with another race win, and third in the championship.”

Broc Pearson: “We’ve made some big steps forward this season as a team and I’m proud that we were able to achieve third in the championship. It was great to tick off so many goals this year which included race podiums, race wins & overall wins. Racing at this level is a team effort, so I can’t thank everyone involved in DesmoSport enough. Ben, Sarah, Ken, Dave, Giulia, Charlie and Troy, thank you for everything you’ve done this season to support me.”

Troy Herfoss: “I came into the weekend looking forward to being back in the ASBK paddock, seeing friends, familiar faces and fans and I had a great weekend doing exactly that. I was looking forward to seeing how much I could get out of our package this weekend, and although I had a race win, I think there’s more for the team to uncover heading into 2025. I came into the season wanting to push myself outside of my comfort zone, try some new things, support my friend, and see if I couldn’t help another young rider in Broc find his feet and I think it’s fair to say that as a team, we’ve achieved those things.”

DesmoSport Ducati now heads back to their Cube Performance Centre home base on the Gold Coast to cement 2025 plans, complete the internal fit-out of the new transporter and begin testing for the 2025 season set to fire into life alongside WorldSBK in February.