Aussie hero Anthony Gobert has an entry for next week's Australian Grand
Prix - riding the German MuZ V4. The fun-loving Ducati superstar, who ended
his '99 US Superbike duties early last week, is expected to ride the machine for the first time when practice gets underway at the Victorian circuit on Friday October 1.
Goey never turned up for last weekend's final US Supers round at Pike's Peak, Colorado, blaming injuries from a recent motocross accident. Vance & Hines team boss Terry Vance is said not to be impressed.
Before he rides the MuZ, Gobert will undergo a drugs test at the insistence of the FIM, who imposed restrictions on the youngster following positive tests for marijuana over the past couple of years.
Gobert last raced a 500 GP bike in 1997 for the Lucky Strike Suzuki
team. Already set to return to World Superbike in 2000 as a factory rider alongside Carl Fogarty, he has always said the 500 world title is his ultimate racing goal.

Mick Doohan is still aiming to ride the final two GPs of 1999. The reigning world champ - still suffering from the massive injuries he sustained at May's Spanish GP - is currently back in Australia, where he will attend next week's Phillip Island Grand Prix as a spectator.
"I'm hoping everything will come together so I'm ready to do the last couple of races in Brazil and Argentina during late October," he said. "I can't honestly say I'll be there but that's my goal and that's what I want to do. The injuries are all taking longer than expected to fix themselves, what else can I say?"
Although Doohan's biggest problem is weakness in his temporarily 'paralyzed' left arm, he has also had further problems with his broken right leg, briefly forcing him to use crutches again.
"I was a one-crutch man again for a bit but I'm back off it again, so we just need to keep working to get the thing back to a good strength. The wrist definitely feels better since the operation a couple of weeks back to remove the plate and pins, but I've only just started using it again, so it's too early to tell. The same goes for the arm, but hopefully it'll just keep improving."
Doohan also continued to damp down media speculation about his riding and team plans for the 2000 season. Rumours in Spain suggest the five-times world champion is chasing sponsorship from the huge Telefonica communications group.
"There's been a lot of talk in the media about what's happening next year," he added. "So far it's all been speculation - none of it's come from me or anyone with any real horsepower."
Latest contract news at Valencia was that world champ elect Alex Criville has already re-signed with Repsol Honda. Next season will be the Spaniard's seventh year as a full-factory rider with the Honda Racing Corporation.
 

Simon Crafar, the man who won last year's British 500 GP but slumped in 1999 after switching tire brands, is aiming to return to 500s in 2000, riding for a Dunlop-equipped team. "I'd say I've already got two or three options at the moment," said the new Zealander, who split from the Red Bull Yamaha team after a grim start to the season. "I'm just waiting to hear from Dunlop to see what their plans are. There's a few things happening in World Superbike too, but I'd much prefer to stay around in 500s - they're the real deal."
Since splitting from Red Bull, Crafar has raced the MuZ V4 without great success, and also tested Yamaha R7 and Aprilia Mille Superbikes.

Valencia produced the closest-ever grid in 500 history - a remarkable 0.893 seconds separating the fastest 15 riders. French Yamaha man Regis Laconi was the surprise man on pole, and former 250 champ Tetsuya Harada was the unlucky man in 15th, so close and yet so far.
Other statistics were released at the Spanish event proving that 500 racing - as well as qualifying - is closer than ever. The average winning margin so far this season has been just 2.61 seconds, bettering the previous best of 3.15 seconds (from last year). And the figures prove there's improved strength in depth too, with an average of 37.63 seconds covering the top ten finishers, against the old best of 43.1 seconds (from 1996). Or does this all simply reflect the fact that Mick Doohan hasn't been around to stretch out the pack?