ASBK bans the use of Mectronik ECU in Supersport
Today, Motorcycling Australia has finally put an end to the recent controversy regarding the use of the Mectronik ECU in the Australian Supersport Championship.
Some Supersport competitors recently lobbied MA to ban the use of Mectronik ECUs at ASBK. This requirement has been introduced under the ‘Balance of Performance’ clause in the ASBK Sports Regulations.
The Stop & Seal Yamaha YZF-R6 raced by Tom Toparis has been equipped with a Mectronik ECU for this season.
The category rules state that the use of the Mectronik YMER6WSS ECU is allowed on 2017-18 bike models, as Yamaha has designated the Mectronik unit as their ECU for that season. Cru Halliday raced with Mectronik ECU during the 2018 championship season.
Since then, the Mectronik ECU has also been used sporadically, but it’s mostly been done under supervision, with riders and teams playing their cards close to their chests. This year, however, the use of the Mectronik ECU was met with much gnashing of teeth and conflicts in the racing pits.
That was what led to a petition seeking to ban the use of the Mectronik ECU in the 2024 Australian Supersport Championship. Ultimately, that petition was successful and the Mectronik ECU is now banned and in effect. right away.
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“The Rules and Technical Committee in consultation with the Australian Racing Commission has decided to cancel the homologation certification of the Mektronic YMER6WSS Yamaha R6 ECU and remove it from the list of Nominated Manufacturer’s Kit ECUs that have approved. The Rules and Technical Committee has determined that the ECU in question has features that confer an advantage and that in the interest of fair and equitable competition the possibility of using this ECU has been eliminated.”
Stop & Seal team owner Robbie Bolger told MCNews.com.au he wouldn’t make the decision blasphemy. At the most recent ASBK round, Stop & Seal entered five bikes in the Supersport and one Superbike. Stop & Seal also sponsors several other riders in different categories.
Robbie Bolger
“I find it hard to believe that MA changed these rules in the middle of the season, their own rules, that we built and spent hours and hours and all the money developing a car pedal accordingly.
“All this comes from one protest in response to the complaint made by the driver’s father who is currently leading the Australian Supersport Championship by a whopping 27 points just as he started losing races.
“I really don’t believe this is true. If I have to seek a court order to prevent the next round from taking place, I will do so because I stand up for what I believe in. I firmly believe that Motorcycling Australia was very wrong to change these regulations in the middle of the season. season, making us start from scratch with bike development.
“I also firmly believe that Tommy (Toparis) would win on any bike currently available in the Supersport field, but it makes me feel uneasy that the MA can be so weak and out of date in terms of rules their.
“If any of these riders want to go abroad, they need to have knowledge of the Mectronik ECU, as that is what is used on every bike in the World Supersport network. That’s why we adopted its use here, not just because it’s within the regulations, but because it’s just common sense that if a rider wants to go further abroad, it’s what they will use and will use. Need experience.
“If ASBK wants to implement their own rules that are completely different from anywhere else in the world, the least they could do is write them correctly in the first place.
“Something needs to be done to bring the sport in this country into line with the modern world, because the current regime we have in place makes us a laughing stock around the world while doing absolutely nothing. What to do to help promote the development of our young riders.
“To be honest, it makes me want to leave the sport here and invest abroad, but instead, I will fight every way I can to try to right this wrong. I’m just getting started.”
The next round of the 2024 mi-bike insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, is scheduled for the weekend of July 12-14 at Morgan Park.
Supersport championship points
| location | Horseman | Bicycle | Point |
| first | Jonathan NAHLOUS | Yamaha | 130 |
| 2 | Olly SIMPSON | Yamaha | 103 |
| 3 | Jake FARNSWORTH | Yamaha | 102 |
| 4 | Tom Bramich | Yamaha | 102 |
| 5 | Archie McDonald | Yamaha | 99 |
| 6 | Tom TOPARIS | Yamaha | 97 |
| 7 | Marcus HAMOD | Honda’s motobike | 76 |
| 8 | Corey lathe | Yamaha | 71 |
| 9 | Jack FAVELLE | Yamaha | 71 |
| ten | Jack MAHAFFY | Yamaha | sixty four |
| 11 | Mark CHIODO | Honda’s motobike | sixty four |
| twelfth | Brandon DEMMERY | Kawasaki | 60 |
| 13 | Jacob HATCH | Kawasaki | 60 |
| 14 | Glenn NELSON | Yamaha | 58 |
| 15 | Hayden NELSON | Kawasaki | 53 |
| 16 | Cooper ROWNTREE | Yamaha | 28 |
| 17 | Declan VAN ROSMALEN | Yamaha | 26 |
| 18 | Corey SNOW | Yamaha | 24 |
| 19 | Luke SANDERS | Yamaha | 24 |
| 20 | Scott NICHOLSON | Yamaha | 24 |
| 21 | SEAN CONDON | Yamaha | 23 |
| 22 | Sam PEZZETTA | Yamaha | 18 |
| 23 | Brendan WILSON | Yamaha | 15 |
| 24 | FORD hunter | Yamaha | twelfth |
| 25 | Zach JOHNSON | Yamaha | twelfth |
| 26 | Luke Johnston | Yamaha | ten |
| 27 | John QUINN | Yamaha | 9 |
| 28 | Noel MAHON | Yamaha | 9 |
| 29 | Simone BONGRINI | Yamaha | 4 |
| 30 | Kristian O’DONNELL | Kawasaki | first |
Australian Superbike Championship 2024 schedule
Round 1: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC February 23-25Round 2: Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW March 22-23Round 3: Queensland Raceway, QLD April 26-28- Round 4: Morgan Park Racetrack, QLD July 12-14
- Round 5: Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC September 7-8
- Round 6: One Raceway, NSW October 4-6
- Round 7: The Bend Motorsports Park, SA November 8-10
