The World Superbike championship has st𝕴arted a charity auction to raise 🐠funds for the Australian bushfire crisis ahead of Phillip Island hosting the 2020 season-opener.

Thಌe paddock heads to the Australian circuit for the final official pre-season test next week (February 24-25) which acts as prelude🐭 before the opening round on February 28-March 1.

The World Superbike auction has been organised through CharityStars and will see special rider and team merchandise, memo𒁃rabilia and fan experi🎉ences go under the hammer.

The championsh♎ip, riders and teams have come together during the recent tests at Jerez and Portimao to source their own gear, with exclusive helmets, leathers, gloves and various other team apparel clothing set to get auctioned.

Headlining the auction offers is Sco🌼tt Redding’s leathers from pre-season test, while his Aruba.it Racing Ducati teammate Chaz Davies is giving away his helmet. From the Pata Yamaha team, Toprak Razgatlioglu is presenting gloves and a visor with teammate Michael van der Mark putt⛦ing up a pair of knee sliders, a visor and a pair of boots.

Reigning world champion Jonathan Rea has d𓃲onated gloves and boots to 🙈the cause, while BMW is providing a mudguard signed by riders Tom Sykes and Eugene Laverty.

World Superbike organisers are also offering pit lounge passes and beh𝔍ind the scenes experiences which include st🌞arting grid access and a Safety Car lap.