Anthony Gobert
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Anthony Gobert (born 5 March 1975 in Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional motorcycle road racer nicknamed The Go-Show. He was a rider of immense promise and talent who had his career derailed by a personal struggle with drug abuse.
In his teens he was a successful motocross racer. He first earned international notice as a wild card at his home World Superbike round at Philip Island in 1994, taking pole position, a win and a third place. Racing full-time in the series for Muzzy Kawasaki a year later, he became team leader after Scott Russell's abrupt departure and finished 4th overall, winning races at Laguna Seca and Philip Island. He was 8th in 1996, with 3 wins and 3 other podiums, after missing much of the season through injury.
He went to the 500cc World Championship in 1997 with Suzuki, but was dismissed in mid-season after failing a drug test. For 1998 and 1999 he competed in the AMA Superbike series on a Vance and Hines Ducati, with some success, including a win as a WSBK wildcard at Laguna Seca[1]. For 2000 he returned to WSBK on a Bimota. He won a wet race at Philip Island and generally did better than expected on the machine, before the team folded. Bimota named the SBK8 Gobert bike after him. A 500cc one-off at Donington Park and three British Superbike meetings followed in late 2000.
For 2001 he was back in the AMA championship with Yamaha, spending 2 years before a brief dalliance with Ducati in 2003. After some time back in the Australian Superbike series he did two rounds of World Supersport at the start of 2006, replacing the injured David Checa[2]. In the 2006 World Superbike season, he did the Valencia round of WSBK and some rounds of Spain's Superbike series. For 2007 he returns to Australia Superbikes on a Kawasaki.
