1. Broc Parkes was born on 24 December 1981 and is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship.
15 Facts About Broc Parkes
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Broc Parkes began racing on dirt tracks a year later, with great success.
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Broc Parkes raced junior motorcycle speedway and finished second in the 1997 Australian Under-16 Championship in Adelaide.
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Broc Parkes then spent a season in Japan with the Moriwaki squad's Honda equipment, finishing third in the All Japan X Formula series.
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Broc Parkes then moved to Europe to join the NCR Ducati team for the 2001 World Superbike Championship.
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Broc Parkes experienced a mechanical failure while running strongly in one race, but he took 16th overall.
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Broc Parkes moved to the crack Ten Kate team for 2004, finishing as championship runner-up behind teammate Karl Muggeridge.
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Broc Parkes finished a distant second to Kenan Sofuoglu in 2007, with back-to-back wins at Brands Hatch and Lausitzring despite a broken collarbone early in the season, and finished 4th in 2008 despite a series-high six poles and a season-opening victory in Losail.
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Broc Parkes crashed heavily in pre-season and missed the first three rounds, and was usually a backmarker once he returned.
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Three races before the end of the season Broc Parkes announced that he separated ways with Echo CRS Honda, and he joined the Motocard Kawasaki team, as the replacement of the injured Joan Lascorz.
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Broc Parkes raced a few races at the end of the season in World Supersports with the same team.
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Broc Parkes continued in Supersports the next two seasons riding a Kawasaki and a Honda, finishing top five both years.
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In 2013 Broc Parkes returned to Australia and raced for the factory Yamaha team, winning the Australian FX-Superbike Championship.
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In December 2013, it was announced that Broc Parkes would be riding for Paul Bird Motorsport alongside Michael Laverty for the 2014 MotoGP season.
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Broc Parkes effectively replaced his countryman Damian Cudlin and continued a 31-year streak of Australia's representation in the premier class of motorcycle racing.