Career
He was killed in an Australian Superbike Championship race at Queensland Raceway in 2004. McCarthy began racing in the Australian Superbike Championship in 1992, for the Ansett Suzuki team This earned him a factory Superbike World Championship ride with Suzuki for 1996, finishing 13th overall without a podium.
In 1998 he did five Supersport World Championship race"s (one step below World Superbike, with less powerful machines) on a Castrol Honda finishing only one race in the points.
A year in the German Superbike Championship for Suzuki, and two years back with Castrol Honda but in the British Supersport Championship, followed. He was 7th overall in the Australian Superbike Championship in 2003.
In conjunction with a number of industry partners, his family has established an award program to assist young riders in contesting future Australian Superbike Championship (ASC) seasons. The award is open to riders in all ASC classes.
A perpetual trophy will be awarded to the recipient, who will also receive a replica of the trophy at the annual ASC presentation dinner.
