MCNEWS.COM.AU - The ultimate in motorcycle news 2002 Australian SuperSport Championship - Round 5
Race 1
August 3
rd, 2002
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  1. Brendan Clarke
  2. Shannon Johnson
  3. Reece Bancell
  4. Scott Charlton
  5. Jamie Stauffer
  6. Cameron Donald
  7. Deon Coote
  8. Andrew Thompson
  9. Rory Rock
  10. Rodney Taplin
  11. Michael Brenton
  12. Mark Aitchison
  13. Ross Cooper
  14. Trent Gibson
  15. William Strugnell
  16. Derryn Simmons
  17. Shaun Geronomi
  18. Michael Bevan
  19. Mark Lamont
  20. Bryce Martin
  21. Michael Ellis
  22. Scott Heyes
  23. Scott Osborne
  24. Colin Smith
  25. Andrew Brooks

 

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  • Clarke takes a great win over Shannon Johnson by 2.7 seconds, Bancell had a great last lap charge to take 3rd, Charlton 4th, Stauffer 5th, Donald 6th, Coote 7th

  • Last lap board, Charlton in third while Donald, Bancell and Stauffer start the last lap 3-wide

  • Clarke really sliding the GSX-R around now, big slide out of turn 4 and followed by some sideways walking on to the main straight that time around, he now has 1.9 seconds over Johnson

  • It is a 4-way battle for 3rd - Charlton, Donald, Stauffer and Bancell the protagonists

  • With 3 laps remaining Clarke now has 1.4 seconds on Johnson, Scott Charlton in 3rd with Jamie Stauffer right on his case, that battle for 3rd going on some 6 seconds behind the leading duo

  • Brendan Clarke increasing his lead over Johnson now, quite a few bike lengths the gap. Scott Charlton up in to 3rd from Cameron Donald

  • Clarke took the lead in to turn 1 that time and pulled a couple of tenths over Johnson on that lap

  • Clarke and Johnson rubbed shoulders down the main straight that time to start lap 6, Cameron Donald in third from Deon Coote and Reece Bancell but that group is 4 seconds down on the two leaders

  • Both riders side-by-side under brakes at the end of the back straight on lap 5, these two are going hammer and tong

  • Clarke once again pulls past Johnson on the back straight but Shannon again out-brakes him to lead through turn 3, Clarke goes back under him and noses in front, Johnson ahead again at turn 4

  • Reece Bancell 3rd with Scott Charlton and Cameron Donald right on his case, Johnson and Clarke have pulled 1.3 seconds out on their pursuers over the first two laps

  • Clarke gets the run on Shannon Johnson down the back straight but Shannon goes back past under brakes to re-take the lead, Brent George out

  • Geronomi out-braked himself at the end of the back straight and ran off in to the dirt leaving Shannon Johnson to inherit the lead, Brendan Clarke up to 2nd

  • Shaun Geronomi leads them through turn 1, Shannon Johnson 2nd, Reece Bancell 3rd

  • On the grid, waiting for the go light

  • SuperSport up next, on their warm up lap now

 

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