Jack Miller: Any Thriller Motorsport ASBK team orders? ‘Hooky, don’t T-bone anyone!'
The four-time MotoGP race winner delighted the fans with a podium in last year’s event and returns with an expanded ‘Thriller Motorsport’ line-up of good friends Marcel Schrotter (Yamaܫha) and Josh Hook (Honda).
“It's awesome to be back here and to do it with the three bikes is amazܫing,” Mille🌞r said on Thursday.
“I can't even begin to thank all the people - with posting stuff from Europe and shit getting lost, th𒊎en fairings getting painted and flown in with one of the boys on Monda🔥y.
“It’s been a nightmare bꦬut we managed to put everything together, ship it down from Townsville and we're here to have a crack.
“None of the bikes have been tested… so finger𒅌s crossed they goไ alright on track.”
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Miller, riding a Panigale V4 on Michelins and stand𒀰ard electronics, qualified second on the grid last season.
He was then taken out in race one before 🐼comp🍌leting the rostrum behind fellow Ducati rider Wayne Maxwell (Pirelli) and BMW's Glenn Allerton in race two.
“Yeah for sure,” replied Miller,🐻 whe𒀰n asked if podiums were the goal this weekend.
“We’ve got a𓆉 lot more experience than last year when it🌱 was all brand new.
“I know the track, okay the bike is brand new, but it's very similar to what I rode last year. So I think we've got a good chan🔴ce.
“Chaꦓnging the tyres [to Pirelli],&nbs🐓p;we don't really know what to expect, but I rode them once at World Ducati Week and was pretty happy with them.
"It'll be ꧂i🃏nteresting. I think we can do a good job.
“It's one of thos🍰e weekends where I get to get my hands dirty and actually touch the bike a little bit and I don't have﷽ to sit in my corner.
"It's kind of nice to just get back to t♔he basics꧙ again, but of course with the competitive edge as well.”
Last year’s ASBK finale ෴saw multiple restarts due to red 🍌flags, one of which was caused by Hook.
Asked if th🅰ere will be any Thril♐ler Motorsport team orders this weekend, Miller joked:
“The team order is: Hooky, don’t T-bone a🦩nybo🍒dy because I’ve got to pay for the motorbike, cheers!”
After five seasons at Ducati, Miller is switching to Red Bull KTM in𒀰🗹 MotoGP next season.
The 27-year-old was given permission to make his RC16 debut at the Valencia test but remains under contract to Ducati&nbs🏅p;until January 1.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issue꧙s.
