MCNEWS.COM.AU - The ultimate in motorcycle news Shell Advance Australian Superbike Championship 2004 - Round 6 - Queensland Raceway
Ultralites - Race 3 (6 laps)
August 15th, 2004
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Pos Name Machine Behind Fastest On Lap
1 Keith GREENTREE (NSW) Honda CBR 400   1:20.605 5
2 Damian ECKERSLEY (NSW) Aprilia RS 250 .212 1:21.025 6
3 Glenn CULLEN (NSW) Honda CBR 400 .706 1:21.100 6
4 Guy MUNN (QLD) Honda RVF 400 .887 1:21.244 3
5 Brendan WATSON (NSW) Yamaha FZR 400 10.518 1:21.702 6
6 Jason CULLEN (NSW) Honda CBR 400 11.457 1:22.901 3
7 Scott YATES (NSW) Honda CBR 400 12.893 1:23.104 3
8 Richard MARROCCHINI (VIC) Honda VFR 400 15.755 1:23.286 6
9 Brendon PITMAN (QLD) Honda RVF 400 26.390 1:24.768 6
10 Joshua SKYRING (QLD) Honda VFR 400 26.798 1:24.275 6
11 Brad STACK (QLD) Honda RVF 400 27.034 1:24.405 6
12 Mal McCONNELL (QLD) Aprilia RS 250 33.613 1:25.649 2
13 Craig GOLDSMITH (NSW) Honda VFR 400 36.618 1:24.265 6
14 Adam SKELTON (QLD) Honda VFR 400 36.787 1:26.585 2
15 Paul DYALL (VIC) Honda RVF 400 38.996 1:26.491 6
16 Scott BARTLETT (QLD) Honda VFR 400 40.821 1:27.326 3
17 Ed CULLEN (NSW) Honda VFR 400 50.568 1:28.166 6
18 Andy LAWSON (QLD) Honda VFR 400 53.709 1:29.696 2

From the Live notes transcript that was running on the day - Start from the bottom and read up

  • 1303 - But the wily veteran John Allen managed to use his better corner speed on the final lap through the last turns to get the upper hand on Fripp and held it to the line to take second place.  McMartin took the win by 1.5 seconds, Jamie Aitken home fourth
  • 1302 - Fripp's Ducati is fast, Allen can sit on his tail through turn 1 and 2 but as soon as they hit the back straight Fripp just walks away from him.  There must be 20hp or more difference between them
  • 1300 - Archibald has pulled in to retire after drifting further down the field.  McMartin the clear leader, Fripp in second place but still has John Allen on his tailpipe
  • 1258 - Stuart Fripp then closed and overcame Archibald to take second place with five laps to run.  Archibald had drifted back to fifth place while his teammate John Allen has promoted himself to third place
  • 1256 - I suspect that the Aprilia guys have tuned themselves to a standstill during the break between their races.  In the first race McMartin could pull no ground on them down the straights but in this one his Ducati is stomping all over the Aprilias which seem to have lost some power during the break.  Perhaps playing with their fuel injection settings in the break has resulted in them going backwards.  As a result McMartin closed and passed Archibald on the second lap and then started to pull away
  • 1254 - Twins out now for their second race and Archibald survived the turn one and two madness to lead them around and the diminutive Aprilia rider managed to pull a full second over McMartin on the opening lap.


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