Weather ruins MotoGP but Phillip Island goes out on high

Madeleine Stuchbery and Jack Colantuono · ABC News (AU)

Published 26 Oct 2026, 6:04 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Bike riders and island residents joined forces with a haze of adrenaline, nostalgia and bittersweet sense of loss to farewell Phillip Island's MotoGP.

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