Rossi McAdam #61, Xavier Curmi #82. Photo courtesy of Endorphin Media
THIRTEEN-year-old motorcycle racer Xavier Curmi (Wallacia) has enjoyed his second 1st place finish of the year in the 2025 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup (OJC), this time on his debut appearance at Australia’s premier track, Phillip Island, in Round 6 of the Australian Superbike (ASBK).
The OJC series is the most hotly-contested category in motorcycle racing, with all riders on identical bikes and the only differences being the age, height, weight and experience of the respective riders.
Xavier won Race 1 by the narrowest of margins (0.052s), with the top 13 riders all finishing within one second of the winner. Xavier would be just as competitive in Race 2, finishing 5th (just 0.211 behind the winner) as 14 riders all finished within one second of the winner, then finished 7th in Race 3 (0.156 behind the winner) as 12 riders were within one second of the leader.
Such tight racing belies the relative inexperience of the youngsters competing, who range from 11 to 15 years of age yet compete with the daring of seasoned riders.
“Good friend Callum Campbell and I finished tied in points for first for the round, but the win went to Callum. Very happy for him,” Xavier said.
“Objectives (for Phillip Island) achieved and I’ve moved up to third in the Championship. Now onto One Raceway in a month’s time and we are really looking forward to racing there. Thanks everyone for the kind words of support.”
Adam Jordan (East Kurrajong) finished 17th in both races and is ranked 17th for both the Round and the Series.
Fifteen-year-old William Hunt (Mulgoa Rise) made his debut appearance in the Yamaha Blu Cru Asia Pacific Championship and had a solid weekend, finishing 10th in Race 1 and 19th in Race 2.
William also raced in the Road & Race Supersport 300 series, finishing 7th, 4th and 18th in the three races to finish in 7th place for the Round and is currently ranked 19th for the Series. Elijah Andrew (Maryong) was DNF in Race 1, 13th in Race 2 and 26th in Race 3, Zac Russo (Sackville North) DNS, 28th and 29th and Adam Jordan (East Kurrajong) 23rd, 27th and 33rd.
Jake Farnsworth (Glenhaven) had a win and a third placing in the Kawasaki Supersport 600 series to finish 2nd for the Round, and is ranked 6th for the Series.
JJ Nahlous (Glenwood) finished 6th and 5th in the Australian Superbikes category to finish 4th for the Round and is currently 7th for the Series. Jack Favelle (Cattai) had a DNF in Race 1 before starting Race 2 in blistering fashion, holding the lead for a period in the early stages before eventually finishing 6th. Jack finished 13th for the Round and is ranked 9th for the Series.
