Place of Birth:
Brisbane, Australia
Date of Birth:
June 19th 1982
Nationality:
Australian
Home Town:
Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Marital Status:
Single
Eyes:
Hazel
Car:
1954 Ford F150 Hot Rod, 1928 Hopmobile Hot Rod& 1957 Buick - and a Suzuki Grand Vitara
Motorcycle:
Suzuki RM250, DRZ125, VZR1800 abd the Suzuki GSV-R
Favourite Food:
Italian, Pizza and Pasta
Favourite Drink:
Ice Break Iced Coffee
Favourite Film:
American Grafiti
Favourite Music:
AC/DC, Metallica, Rammstein, etc
Ideal Holiday:
Sunshine Coast, Australia
First Race:
1988, Motocross
Racing hero:
Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan
Favourite Sports:
Motorsports, Training & Surfing
Career Highlights
2008:
Eighth in World Championship. Back-to-back podiums in Germany and USA.
2007:
Sixth in MotoGP World Championship. First ever MotoGP victory. Three podiums and one pole position.
2006:
11th place overall in first full MotoGP season. First MotoGP podium (second in Australia). Two MotoGP pole positions (Turkey and USA). Eight top 10 finishes.
2005:
First MotoGP race at Phillip Island, Australia. World Superbike Championship runner-up - six victories.
2004:
World Superbike Championship - fourth place. Four victories.
2003:
World Supersport Champion. Four victories, four runners-up places, three pole-positions. Youngest ever WSS Champion.
2002:
World Supersport Championship -seventh. Two pole-positions, two podium finishes.
2001:
World Supersport Championship. 17th place. Three top 10 finishes.
2000:
World Supersport debut - best finish sixth.European Superstock debut - one win.British Supersport and Superstock Championships. First Supersport win. Five Superstock race wins.
1999:
Australian Superbike Championship - Privateer Champion.
1998:
Began Road racing. Two race wins on 250cc GP machine.
1993-1997:
Dirt Track racing. 10 State titles. National runner-up three times
