Gilesy then blew past Stauffer down the main straight but Jamie again got the advantage in to turn 2 and got his lead right back.  Josh Brookes had recovered from an average start to be right in the fight for the lead on on Giles' back wheel early on lap 2.  Brookes then moved past Giles to take 2nd place and set out after the Yamaha of Jamie Stauffer.

Shawn Giles playing it safe as all he needs to make the championship his in this first race is to effectively come home in the top ten.

This didn't stop Jamie Stauffer and Josh Brookes trading blows at nearly every corner.  Stauffer ran a little wide in to turn 9 but gathered it back up to hold off Brookes.  Gilesy was tempted to join the battle again as they started lap 4 when he pulled alongside Brookes on the straight but decided to let Brookes have the entry in to turn 1.

Jamie Stauffer riding hard to try and keep Brookes at bay.  Robert Bugden was running well in 4th, Alistair Maxwell came to grief at turn 9 on lap 4 while running 5th.

Brookes got even more determined on lap 6 and nearly ran up the back of Stauffer a couple of times when carrying more entry speed but Stauffer was holding on.  Giles had drifted off the back of the leading duo in a safe third place, but he did make a slight excursion on to the dirt when trying to make the gap up.

Brookes took the lead from Stauffer on the entry in to turn 4 but Stauffer got him back in turn 5, then Brookes again at turn 6, a great battle between two great riders.

Josh having to ride really hard to hold off Stauffer, backing the bike in a little before leaving dirty great black lines from his Dunlop on the way out of the turns.

Brookes nearly outbraked himself backing it in to turn 2 on lap 9 which gave Stauffer the opportunity to slide under him but Brookes got him back between turn 3 and 4, this was the final lap and the aggression was on.

Brookes held on for the win from Stauffer.  Giles came home third but the 16 points is enough to give him his third straight Australian SuperBike Championship.

1. Brookes
2. Stauffer
3. Giles
4. Bugden
5. Tozer
6. Butler
7. Cutting
8. Kruck
9. McIntyre
10. Clark
11. Normoyle
12. Henderson
13. Spence
14. Munn
15. Hill
16. Martin

DNF - McMartin, Maxwell

• Nov 10 - News - SuperBike Race 2 - 250 GP Race 2 - 250 Production Race 3 - SuperSport Race 3 - SuperBike Race 3 - Sidecar Race 3 - SuperStock Race 3 -

• Nov 10 - News - Provisional 2003 Australian Championship calendar

• Nov 10 - SAASC - 250 Production Race 2 - 125 GP Race 2 - SuperSport Race 2 - SuperBike Race 1 - Sidecar Race 2 - SuperStock Race 2 -

• Nov 10 - News - The SAASC and FX Series will not be combining for 2003.  Shell will be remaining the naming rights sponsor of the Australian Championship and we will have a six round championship with television coverage on channel 9. 

• Nov 10 - SAASC - Jamie Stauffer quickest in morning warm-up

• Nov 9 - SAASC - Shannon Johnson is 2002 Australian SuperSport Champion, you can read more about the 22 year old at his own site

• Nov 9 - SAASC - Pictorials - Gallery E - Gallery F - Gallery G - Gallery H - Gallery I - Gallery J - Gallery K - Gallery L -

• Nov 9 - SAASC - Race 1 - 250 Production - 125 GP - 250 GP - SuperSport - Sidecar - SuperStock -

• Nov 9 - SAASC - Qualifying - 250 Production - GP - SuperSport - SuperBike - Sidecar - SuperStock - SuperBike (2) -

• Nov 8 - News - More on the World SuperBike rule changes

• Nov 8 - News - Edwards and Haga officially confirmed on Michelin shod Aprilia GP machines

• Nov 8 - SAASC - Pictorials - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D -

• Nov 8 - SAASC - Free Practice 3 - 250 Production - GP - SuperSport - SuperBike - Sidecar - SuperStock -

• Nov 8 - SAASC - Free Practice 2 - 250 Production - GP - SuperSport - SuperBike - Sidecar - SuperStock -

• Nov 8 - SAASC - Free Practice 1 - 250 Production - GP - SuperSport - SuperBike - Sidecar - SuperStock -