After basically coming out of retirement and proving to the world that he still has what it takes to be a world-class rider, legendary racer Troy Bayliss has officially called an end to his Hall of Fame career. We already knew that at some point, Bayliss was going to hang up his helmet again. After all, his stint as a fill-in to Davide Giugliano at the Australia and Thailand legs of the World Superbike Championship was just a two-time thing so it wasn’t like Bayliss was going to stick around for the long haul.
But now, the 45-year old Australian has, in fact, called it quits, putting a kibosh to growing rumors that he would ride a couple more races with Ducati with Giugliano is still scheduled to miss at least two more rounds of the current WSBK season.
None of that matters now though because Ducati is likely to tab MotoGP development rider Michelle Pirro to fill in for Giugliano in the next two races. For his part, Bayliss will ride off into the sunset in an absolute high. While nobody really expected him to win in Phillip Island and in Thailand, his performance in those two races will further cement his status as one of the most iconic motorcycle riders of our time, even if he really didn’t need that kind of validation to begin with.
Happy trails to Troy Bayliss! Motor racing wouldn’t be the same without you but still, thank you for all the exciting memories and for treating us one last hurrah before riding off into the sunset.
Continue reading to read more about Troy Bayliss’ official retirement from the WSBK.
Troy Bayliss Announces Retirement From WSBK originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 10:00 EST.
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