Here we experience a lap of the circuit with 'Tulky'.

As I cross the start/finish line at Barbagallo Raceway aboard the Fireblade I snick into 5th gear under full throttle before lining up for turn one and going in as deep as I can before squeezing the front brake hard and washing some speed off into turn 1 while changing down through 4th to 3rd. 

I let the bike drift out into the middle of the turn while still washing some speed off, as I see the exit I get off the brakes and try to line myself up to straight-line the esses and start rolling the throttle on. As I get to the first part of the esses I am now hard on the throttle and hook 4th gear.   I have to be careful not to get too sideways out of the final part of the esses as there is a slight bump in the track which can cause the rear to break away. 

I feather the front brake slightly as I enter the left-hander and then start feeding in a little throttle while holding the 'Blade next to the inside kerb until I can head for the opposite kerb at Skyline but this is a difficult corner as it is a little 'blind'. So entering Skyline I have to get as close to the kerb as possible while being careful not to touch it, then get on the throttle again which lets the bike drift to the other side of the track and then grab 5th gear as the 'Blade wheelstands over the slight crest before heading into the basin. 

The road surface changes as I get on the brakes hard and shift down to 3rd before tipping into the basin. This corner requires a late apex and you have to try hard to hug the kerb while applying the throttle as much as you dare while trying to prevent the rear from spinning up and sending you wide. 

As the corner opens out the throttle is wound to the stop in 4th gear with the bike wheel spinning over to the other side of the track and then hook 5th. 

Cresting the hill is exciting as the bike wants to wheelstand and if wind conditions are bad a slight tap on the rear brake may be needed to try and keep the front wheel a little closer to earth before grabbing 6th. 

The approach to the last corner of the track is very fast (245kph) and requires maximum braking effort while shifting back through the box to 3rd while the back wheel is mostly airborne because of the braking force on the front. Then I lay the bike on it's side quite late in order to square off the turn but I have to be careful not to run wide over the ripple strip on the exit then hard on the gas to cross the start/finish line again after around 58 seconds has elapsed.