Josh Brookes

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Joshua 'Josh' Brookes born April 28, 1983 (1983-04-28) (age 25) in Sydney, Australia is a professional motorcycle road racer.

In 2004 he won the World Supersport round at Philip Island as a wild card^[1], before a serious crash ruined his year. He returned to win Australia's Superbike and Supersport titles in 2005 on a Honda.

He then moved to World Supersport with a Caracchi Ducati for 2006, but left the team mid-season despite a 6th place at his home round. Brookes was soon racing again however, joining Bertocchi Kawasaki in the Superbike World Championship, debuting on the bike at the Italian round at Mugello^[2]. He ran 4th in a wet race in Holland before falling, but generally struggled, as it was his first time living in Europe, mostly on circuits he did not know.

He did enough to be retained for 2007, with the team gaining new investors, a switch to Honda Fireblade bikes ^[3], and a new team-mate in fellow Australian Karl Muggeridge. Despite 9 points finishes in the first 7 two-race rounds, the team missed round 8 after a legal challenge from Sergio Bertocchi. Brookes joined the Stiggy Motorsport Honda team in the Supersport World Championship for the final 5 rounds^[4]. He will continue with Stiggy Motorsport Honda in the Supersport World Championship in 2008^[5]