YMF Loan Australian Superbike Championship 2007

1711 - Provisional Sidecar Points

1 Vincent MESSINA / Matt JOHNSON (VIC) 60
2 Neville HAZELMAN / Glen HAZELMAN (VIC) 55
3 Shane SOUTAR / Jeff ROWE (VIC) 51
4 Jeff BROWN / Darren SHELDRICK (NSW) 47
5 Chris GRUBB / Janina GORSKI (VIC) 42
6 Adam TREASURE / Lionel CORNWELL (VIC) 40
7 Stephen JONES / Jason WHITFIELD (SA) 31
8 Jason JAMES / Brett JAMES (NSW) 31
9 Mick ALTON / Mark PATTERSON (NSW) 26
10 Stacey SELLAR / Darren ABRAHAMS (QLD) 18

1709 - Provisional Results from Sidecar Race 3

Pos. No. Name Machine Laps Behind Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 3 SOUTAR & DEWHURST Suzuki LCR 7 1:43.150 1:40.804 6
2 1 TREASURE & CORNWELL Suzuki LCR 7 6.092 1:42.407 1:41.358 6
3 17 HAZELMAN & HAZELMAN N.H.R. 7 7.988 1:41.938 1:41.938 7
4 41 MESSINA & JOHNSON Kawasaki Alvin 7 9.049 1:41.594 1:41.594 7
5 46 JONES & WHITFIELD Yamaha NLR1 7 34.019 1:46.224 1:45.623 6
6 8 BROWN & SHELDRICK Honda Kellett 7 34.076 1:46.920 1:45.313 2
7 7 JAMES & JAMES Suzuki 7 34.721 1:48.423 1:43.868 2
8 6 GRUBB & GORSKI Kawasaki Alvin 7 1:14.672 1:51.144 1:50.614 6
9 5 ALTON & PATTERSON Yamaha LCR 7 1:15.165 1:50.933 1:50.819 6

1705 - The final Sidecar bout underway now and it is Soutar with a very clear lead over Treasure who is coming under attack from Hazelman with two laps to run
1644 - Provisional Superbike Championship Points after round one

1 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) 51
2 Daniel STAUFFER (NSW) 40
3 Glenn ALLERTON (NSW) 34
4 Adam FERGUSSON (VIC) 33
5 Scott CHARLTON (VIC) 30
6 Shannon JOHNSON (VIC) 29
7 Craig COXHELL (VIC) 23
8 Shannon ETHERIDGE (NSW) 23
9 Wayne MAXWELL (VIC) 21
10 Michael FRASER (NSW) 20

1642 - Provisional Results from Superbike Race 2

Pos. No. Name Machine Laps Behind Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 1 Jamie STAUFFER Yamaha R1 13 1:35.365 1:32.205 2
2 26 Daniel STAUFFER Yamaha R1 13 2.184 1:35.332 1:32.396 3
3 74 Adam FERGUSSON Honda CBR 13 10.465 1:34.558 1:32.732 3
4 14 Glenn ALLERTON Honda CBR 13 11.215 1:33.815 1:33.369 2
5 38 Scott CHARLTON Yamaha R1 13 11.876 1:34.111 1:33.533 5
6 11 Craig COXHELL Suzuki GSXR 13 11.997 1:34.204 1:33.615 10
7 83 Shogo MORIWAKI Honda CBR 13 12.471 1:34.185 1:33.374 3
8 42 Shannon JOHNSON Kawasaki ZX10R 13 12.805 1:33.896 1:32.975 12
9 10 Shannon ETHERIDGE Yamaha R1 13 21.016 1:35.010 1:33.963 5
10 77 Michael FRASER Suzuki GSXR 13 23.201 1:34.729 1:33.877 2
11 2 Russell HOLLAND Honda CBR 13 25.233 1:35.196 1:34.122 2
12 47 Wayne MAXWELL Kawasaki ZX10R 13 30.164 1:37.751 1:34.267 2
13 30 Ashley ROE Honda CBR 13 49.008 1:37.464 1:36.047 7
14 82 Brenden GUROWSKI Honda CBR 13 58.568 1:37.961 1:36.908 2
15 28 Mark HIGGINS Honda CBR 13 59.042 1:37.806 1:37.220 5
16 32 Cole ODENDAAL Suzuki GSXR 13 1:05.969 1:37.090 1:37.090 13

1641 - Jamie starts with a complete clean sweep of both Superbike and Supersport. The others are going to have find something between here and Winton if they are going to make a game of it this year... Dan second in a fantastic return to form. Krusty third with the DVS Honda squad which no doubt has some doubters eating their words...
1640 - Last lap now and Jamie leads by 2.2 seconds, Krusty still third but not completely safe from Allerton as the Allect Racing Honda has closed up considerably on him over this last couple of laps...
1638 - Two laps to run now, Jamie leads by 1.4 seconds but Dan doesn't look to have given up the chase. I believe that currently the race order in the tyre battle sees Dunlop filling the top six positions...
1636 - Jamie leads Dan by 1.24 seconds with three laps to run, Krusty a further 6.2 seconds adrift but with a 3.4 second buffer over the gaggle battling over fifth position headed by Allerton
1634 - Gilesy's demise hands Krusty third position and he has a clear buffer over fourth placed Allerton. It looks as though Yamaha will leave this round with positions 1 and 2 in the series with Honda satellite riders Allerton and Fergusson in third and fourth... But four laps still to run and anything could happen yet!
1633 - Gilesy down! No points from race two for Shawn! A nightmare start to the season. He is up and obviously fine but what a disastrous start to the season for Shawn. And then a lap later Bugden rolls to a stop to add insult to injury for Suzuki supporters
1632 - Dan Stauffer has got through on Giles now and immediately pulled away, suspect Giles may have some problems
1631 - Jamie the only man in the 32s on that last lap and leads now by 1.3 seconds over Giles who in turn has a couple of tenths on Dan Stauffer. Fergusson still 1.6 seconds further back in fourth place but with a clear buffer over that hectic battle for fifth which is currently being fronted by Allerton with Charlton nipping at his heels. James Spence down
1630 - A big pack battling over fifth spot with Allerton, Coxhell, Charlton, Moriwaki and Bugden all in the mix. Holland seems to be losing a little pace, that injured shoulder may be causing him some problems at the end of this long day
1629 - Jamie responds to the challenge... The gap back out to 9-tenths of a second now, Dan still with Gilesy also.
1628 - Gilesy creeping a little closer to Jamie now and has gained a bike length or two on Dan... Krusty a further second behind then it is a further three seconds back to Coxhell and Allerton
1627 - I must have put a curse on Jamie.. That last lap he must have lost some time somewhere as Gilesy pulls some time back on him, the gap only 8-tenths, and Giles is not coming on his own... Dan Stauffer is banging fairings with the Suzuki man as they try to close the gap to Jamie. Krusty into the 32s now also
1626 - Krusty has been a quiet achiever.... Dan is right on Gilesy now but Krusty is up to fourth now. On current form though nobody is going to touch Jamie, he put in a 32.2 on lap two.
1625 - Bryan Staring down on the exit of turn one and goes all the way to the tyre barrier but he is up and okay
1624 - Gilesy through on Bryan on the run to turn nine, immediately starts to pull away, the three-time champ wanting to prevent Jamie becoming a two-time champ!
1623 - Jamie has the hammer down to try and pull away, Giles looking for a way past Staring. Dan Stauffer attacking Russell Holland, these tussles really giving Jamie the chance to get away...
1622 - Jamie into the lead now between turns 9 and 10, Staring second and holds Gilesy off down the main straight to maintain second place early on lap two
1621 - Staring again gets a ripper start to lead the field early on, Jamie second, Shawn third, Holland fourth...
1620 - We are getting ready for a race start in this final Superbike encounter...
1613 - Superbikes up next, check out some more pit shots while we wait - Gallery F
1610 - Championship Points for all classes that are finished for the day - Superstock - Naked / Twins - Supersport - 125
1602 - Leigh-Smith gets the lead through turn ten, Moller in the slipstream for the drag to the line but Leigh-Smith gets it.... Gross takes third, followed by Galvin, Rigoli, Metcher, Thompson, Scott, Jackson Leigh-Smith in 9th and Ben Burke rounds out the top ten
1600 - The two just swapped places again, and then again... Gross is leading the tight battle over the final spot on the podium...
1559 - Moller now in front of Leigh-Smith
1557 - A heady battle for the final spot on the podium being waged between Galvin, Gross and Rigoli with the trio running nose to tail down the straight with three laps to run
1556 - Leigh-Smith and Moller have broken away a little now to fight for the win between themselves
1555 - 125 Race Three underway now and Leigh-Smith the early leader from Moller, Rigoli, Galvin, Gross and Metcher
1543 - Provisional Supersport Points after round one

1 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) 51
2 Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW) 40
3 Jeremy CROWE (NSW) 36
4 Joshua WATERS (VIC) 33
5 Judd GREEDY (QLD) 31
6 Bryan STARING (WA) 31
7 Russell HOLLAND (NSW) 27
8 Nick HENDERSON (VIC) 27
9 Gareth JONES (QLD) 24
10 Mick KELLY (WA) 23

1542 - Provisional Results from Supersport Race Two

1 1 Jamie STAUFFER Yamaha R6
2 3 Jason O'HALLORAN Yamaha R6 13 .766
3 4 Jeremy CROWE Yamaha R6 13 8.963
4 21 Joshua WATERS Suzuki GSXR 13 14.572
5 99 Judd GREEDY Honda CBR 13 14.751
6 83 Russell HOLLAND Honda CBR 13 15.389
7 67 Bryan STARING Honda CBR 13 16.693
8 15 Nick HENDERSON Yamaha R6 13 24.569
9 84 Mick KELLY Yamaha R6 13 33.805
10 87 Gareth JONES Yamaha R6 13 33.846
11 42 Shannon JOHNSON Kawasaki ZX6R 13 36.929
12 63 Grant HAY Yamaha R6 13 37.699
13 51 Dustin GOLDSMITH Yamaha R6 13 43.028
14 35 Mitchell CARR Suzuki GSXR 13 43.071
15 22 Glenn CULLEN Yamaha R6 13 43.244
16 47 Wayne MAXWELL Kawasaki ZX6R 13 54.250
17 74 Ian ANDREWS Suzuki GSXR 13 54.580
18 19 Brett SIMMONDS Suzuki GSXR 13 58.901
19 16 Christan CASELLA Yamaha R6 13 1:10.663
20 14 Jason CULLEN Yamaha R6 13 1:11.018
21 52 Cameron STRONACH Yamaha R6 13 1:21.499

1541 - Jason tried hard but Jamie kept it together and brought it home again for another win. A dominant performance from the Yamaha men and Jeremy Crowe braving it with some nasty hand injuries to score some good points despite struggling for fitness. Encouraging form for Holland on the new CBR600RR, a lot more expected to come from that machine as the season progresses...
1540 - Jason O'Halloran has a sniff.... The gap to Jamie down to 7-tenths as they get the last lap board but Jamie will respond....
1539 - Greedy just saved a near major highside in his quest to run down Waters and keep Holland at bay...
1537 - Jamie's quickest lap thus far in this race was a 34.27, O'Halloran a 34.33, Crowe 34.57 and Holland the only other man to crack a 34 with a 34.64. That is a very encouraging little statistic for the Honda men
1536 - O'Halloran has the gap to Jamie down to just under a second now and enjoys a two second buffer over Crowe. Holland right on Greedy now
1535 - Holland through on Staring now, has a bit of ground to claw back on Greedy and Waters to mount a challenge for fourth
1534 - The CBR600RRs rode by Staring and Holland still have plenty of room for development, running standard headers here this weekend and remarkably stock, they should have some more go fast bits before Winton
1533 - Something flapping around on Staring's bike near the throttle, perhaps something come adrift on his gloves but it is waving about in the breeze. Holland looking for a way past so he can put a challenge on Waters and Greedy
1531 - Holland right on the tail of Staring now and tailing that second pack... Jamie leads O'Halloran by 1.2 seconds who in turn has managed to stretch a gap of 7-tenths over Crowe. The second pack is a further seven seconds down on that leading trio
1530 - Luckless Zac Davies has had to retire again with some sort of drama after showing some encouraging speed. Better luck for Winton!
1529 - Holland up to seventh now, he has picked up his pace now and might even catch Staring, Greedy and Waters, he has plenty of time to do it, I might wager on him getting up to fourth place by race end if he hasn't toasted his tyres in making his progress through the pack
1527 - Jamie maintaining his lead at a little over 1.5 seconds while O'Halloran and Crowe continue their tussle over second place. Waters leading that second pack from Greedy, Staring and Henderson
1526 - Holland has worked his way up to ninth place from that back of the grid start
1525 - Staring has worked his way closer to that second pack of Greedy, Waters and Davies but the top three are way ahead now
1523 - Waters through on Davies now. Jamie leads his team-mates by 1.5 seconds already
1522 - Jamie breaking away from Jason and Jeremy already then it is Davies, Greedy, Waters, Henderson and Staring
1521 - Supersport men away now, Yamaha 1-2-3 as per normal, Jason, Jamie, Jeremy the three Js on the three Yamahas up front
1520 - Russell Holland didn't make it out for the formation lap and was put to the back of the grid for the final Supersport bout
1508 - Provisional Results from Nakedbike / Twins Race Three

Pos. No. Name Machine Laps Behind Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 1T Craig McMARTIN Ducati 749 5 1:36.617 1:36.617 5
2 38 Scott CHARLTON Yamaha FZ1 1000 5 .348 1:37.250 1:37.250 5
3 20 Roland KRUCK Yamaha FZ1 1000 5 .370 1:37.112 1:37.112 5
4 24 Mick JOHNSTON Ducati 999 S 5 16.773 1:40.843 1:39.980 2
5 15 Adrian PIERPOINT Benelli TNT 5 17.044 1:40.863 1:40.608 2
6 70 Josh HOUWEN Yamaha FZ6 600 5 34.824 1:44.605 1:44.349 2
7 27 Damian SUTTON Aprilia RSVR 1000 5 39.183 1:44.262 1:44.262 5
8 18 Peter WARD Yamaha FZ6 600 5 40.256 1:45.599 1:44.514 4
9 28 Karl CORPE Kawasaki Z1R 1000 5 45.972 1:47.451 1:44.932 2
10 47 Beau McKENZIE Yamaha FZ6 600 5 48.044 1:46.656 1:46.149 4
11 53 Bill MIDDLETON Benelli TNT 5 51.044 1:47.852 1:46.537 2
12 76 Scott WEBSTER Kawasaki 1200 5 55.244 1:49.910 1:47.342 2
13 81 Byron MILLS Yamaha FZ6 600 5 55.568 1:49.305 1:47.586 2
14 16 Ken WOOTTON Honda CB 750 5 1:02.360 1:50.048 1:48.721 2

1500 - Race was declared at five of seven laps down so the race has been declared and half points awarded. That will be a relief to Cartwright as it means his failure to score points will not hurt as much as it would have if the podium finishers had scored full points in that race
1458 - McMartin sneaking away now and looks certain for the win, second place still to be sorted out though between Kruck and Charlton. Red flag is out so it will go back to the last lap and the race declared so I think McMartin will be declared the winner but not sure who will get the nod for second place
1457 - McMartin to the lead at turn nine and yellow flags around turn 11 and 12 so the big bikes will have to bide their time before they can blast past again, and that is a telling fact as this time McMartin maintains the lead down the main straight. Kruck goes through on Charlton down the main straight
1456 - McMartin briefly sneaked ahead but the big bike just blew past him down the main straight and the order again goes back to Charlton, Kruck, McMartin. But again McMartin up to second up the inside at turn four
1455 - McMartin through on Kruck up the inside at turn four and immediately stalking Charlton
1453 - McMartin up to third around the outside of the Benelli at turn eight on his 'little' 749 Ducati. The Benelli goes down, Cartwright down at turn 12 so the battle for the lead down to three men left standing now. Charlton, Kruck and McMartin the protagonists
1451 - Charlton away well in the final Nakedbike / Pro Twin encounter but no luck for Roe on lap two as the Aprilia man went down. Up front the battle quickly established itself as four way affair between Charlton, Kruck, McMartin and Cartwright
1443 - Provisional Superstock Points after round one

1 Ben HENRY (WA) 69
2 Tim COWIE (NSW) 54
3 Alistair REID (QLD) 52
4 Charles HERN (VIC) 51
5 Michael RIDDLE (ACT) 45
6 Jamie AITKEN (NSW) 44
7 Brayden CARR (NSW) 41
8 Ryan TAYLOR (VIC) 36
9 Timothy DURIE (NSW) 33
10 Darren SCIBERRAS (VIC) 33

1440 - Provisional Results from Superstock Race Three - Suzuki 1/2/3/4

Pos. No. Name Machine Laps Behind Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 34 Brayden CARR Suzuki GSXR 7 1:42.017 1:41.581 6
2 10 Tim COWIE Suzuki GSXR 7 .378 1:42.189 1:41.358 5
3 18 Ben HENRY Suzuki GSXR 7 .672 1:42.169 1:41.778 6
4 20 Alistair REID Suzuki GSXR 7 2.227 1:42.134 1:41.969 5
5 24 Charles HERN Yamaha R6 7 4.709 1:41.778 1:41.778 7
6 96 Jamie AITKEN Yamaha R6 7 9.986 1:44.310 1:43.141 5
7 41 Michael RIDDLE Suzuki GSXR 7 11.354 1:43.500 1:43.111 6
8 61 Matthew GRIFFIN Yamaha R6 7 15.586 1:44.378 1:43.781 4
9 40 Des DARBY Yamaha R6 7 16.028 1:44.435 1:43.623 5
10 25 Ryan TAYLOR Yamaha R6 7 16.542 1:44.160 1:44.027 6
11 14 Craig NICHOLSON Suzuki GSXR 7 16.569 1:44.636 1:43.572 4
12 54 Timothy DURIE Honda CBR 7 21.626 1:44.856 1:44.167 3
13 53 Cameron KEEVERS Honda CBR 7 31.739 1:44.254 1:44.254 7
14 19 Jerry MADIGAN Honda CBR 7 32.234 1:45.157 1:45.157

1439 - The positions remain the same around the back of the circuit... Cowie trying hard but almost highsided out of nine which has given Henry a sniff for second place.... Around turn 11 and 12 they come.... Carr is going to do it..... Carr gets it, Cowie second, Henry third
1438 - Last lap board comes out this time around and the top three positions still up for grabs, Carr, Cowie and Henry will battle for the win all the way to the line
1437 - Cowie all over Carr now and challenging at every turn
1436 - Cowie moves past Henry for second place, the top three breaking away a little from Reid now with Carr still leading the way
1435 - Sciberras got in too deep while trying to chase down the leading quartet and ran off into the dirt and goes to the back of the field
1434 - Henry right on Cowie and looking for a way through on the race leader to make it 3 from 3 this weekend. This year Henry proving he can do it on a four cylinder in the same fashion he did it on the 749R Ducati last year
1432 - The top four running tight now, nothing between them now with Carr leading the way from Henry, Cowie and Reid. Sciberras trying to chase them down but has around two seconds to make up if he is going to challenge
1431 - Henry up to second place, Cowie then also through on Reid to take third place. Carr has a handy buffer and it will be interesting to see if Henry can chase him down.
1429 - Sciberras got an average start but is working his way forward, up to around seventh by the closing stages of the opening lap. Reid touches the dirt on the run onto the main straight which cost him a few tenths which allows Cowie and Henry to challenged. Carr leading by a full second by the end of the first lap, Reid and Henry tussling over second place with Cowie also in that hunt
1428 - Brayden Carr gets away well in the last Superstock bout from Reid and Henry as the whole field safely negotiate the first turns in the opening lap
1426 - Full results from Superbike Race One - Superstock Race Three will be underway shortly
1415 - Well the official word is in and Jamie has it by 1.66 seconds on combined time over Dan who takes second by 4 seconds over Staring then it is Allerton, Johnson, Fergusson, Charlton, Giles, Maxwell, Etheridge, Holland, Fraser, Coxhell, Roe, Gobert, Odendaal, Gurowski, Higgins, Sidwell, Battista, Bugden
1402 - Well I have had time to take stock now... From that race we can deduce that Gilesy has again smashed too many mirrors or walked under too many ladders again in the off season... Dan has a much better handle on the R1 this year and considers it safe to push, a huge relief after his frustrating year last year. And Bryan Staring should have made the move to Superbike a season or two ago... If Shannon gets away really well he might be chance in the second race... Allerton is really enjoying his time back on Dunlops... The timing system has had a bit of a meltdown I suspect so the official results might still be a little time away. I suspect some rejigging of the schedule will also be considered around now as we are a long way behind time
1351 - Timing has gone a bit awry here but I feel safe to call it as Jamie, Dan and Bryan as the 1-2-3 finishers
1349 - Jamie crosses the line first with Allerton next, followed by Johnson, Dan, Staring and Giles but on combined time I believe it will be Jamie from Dan and Bryan Staring rounding out the podium
1348 - Bryan's mistake under brakes has allowed Gilesy to catch on to his tail, I still think Bryan's podium is safe on combined time...
1347 - Allerton still keeping his nose ahead of Johnson, Dan and Bryan while Jamie is ahead on his own and safe from attack. Bryan tries a huge move on Dan up the inside at turn two and nearly took both of them out with his Fireblade slithering every which way but up on the way into the corner...
1346 - On track it is Jamie, Allerton, Johnson, Dan, Bryan, Giles but on combined time I believe it will be Jamie, Dan and Staring in the podium positions.... Last lap board out shortly...
1345 - Jamie is getting away but on the track Allerton, Johnson, Dan Stauffer and Staring all nose to tail now. Gilesy not far behind that pack but well down on combined time.
1344 - Jamie getting away from Allerton, Dan tries a huge move up the inside of Johnson between turns 11 and 12 but Johnson gives no quarter! That is the widest Kawasaki on the face of the planet!
1343 - Dan Stauffer having trouble getting past a very wide ZX-10R piloted by Shannon Johnson, Staring looking on from just behind that duo.
1341 - Dan through on Staring to take fourth place on track, Jamie leading, Allerton chasing in second place, Johnson in third and being hounded by Dan and Bryan.
1340 - Dan Stauffer did not get away well, but Jamie takes his position at the front but not for long as Shannon Johnson quickly shot to the front! Allerton in third. Another big off! One or two Suzukis. One of them is Bugden on the exit of eight, trying to get his bike back up. Jamie is in the lead now, Allerton up to second place on the track, Staring in fourth, Dan right behind him, Staring needs to get a few seconds in front of Dan to try and take second on combined time
1336 - Riders on their warm up lap again now, of course all have to start on their same rubber etc. and none have been allowed back into pitlane for any changes
1334 - Riders getting very hot on the grid before the restart. I don't think they will be waiting too long before we get on to a warm up lap and the restart for the final six laps. We are a long way behind schedule here at the moment, more than an hour already and we haven't managed to finish the first Superbike race yet
1330 - Russell Holland benefits from that red flag, he had run off the track and lost a lot of position but as the order goes back to the lap previous he will maintain his position
1324 - Jamie responds, the gap back out to 7-tenths. Staring in third place, a rider is down, conscious but hurt and his bike in a dangerous position.... There it is, red flag is out. Race will be run on combined times to make things interesting. So I believe Jamie will start the second leg of this now two part race with a 7-tenth of a second advantage over Dan Stauffer, who in turn has around three seconds on Staring who in turn has three seconds on Allerton and Fergusson
1323 - Dan has the gap down to 4-tenths now...
1321 - Allerton frying some Dunlop onto the main straight this time around in his quest to stay ahead of Krusty, that battle for fifth is now a battle for fourth after Shawn's mishap. Dan has pulled a tenth back on Jamie, the gap down to 6-tenths of a second, Staring a further 1.2 seconds down and running by himself now, he has more than four seconds on Allerton and Fergusson. 7 laps to run...
1320 - Gilesy runs off the circuit but remains upright but rejoins the circuit well down the field, not sure if he just went in too deep at turn two or whether he got a little shunt. Jamie getting away, he now leads by 7-tenths from his brother
1319 - Dan Stauffer up to second place now, made his move between turn four and five. Fergusson charging through that second pack and shaping up to challenge Allerton for fifth place. The top four covered by only 7-tenths of a second then it is a further three seconds back to Allerton in fifth
1318 - Adam Fergusson makes a forceful move up the inside of Holland to move up the order in that pack. Staring still keeping Dan Stauffer and Shawn Giles at bay but having to work very hard for it, starting to run wide a little and I don't think it will be long before Dan and Shawn put a move on him. The Honda not slow though! Dan could not slipstream past him on the straight and he came onto the straight not far behind the WA youngster
1317 - Allerton leads the large second pack, Holland, Coxhell, Fergusson, Johnson, Bugden and Etheridge all in that battle while the top four break away
1316 - Still Jamie, Bryan not letting go but very sideways under brakes, no slipper clutch on the Fireblades and that doesn't make it easy for the Honda boys. Dan Stauffer through on Gilesy for third, fantastic to see Dan back in the hunt for good results!
1315 - Jamie to the lead, the top four in very close formation. Gilesy sideways into turn nine
1314 - Still Staring early on lap two, Jamie right behind, then it is Shawn and Dan. A few bike lengths further back to Holland and Allerton
1313 - This is Staring's first season on a Superbike and to be leading the field around the first lap will have the Honda crew shouting until they are hoarse!
1312 - Bryan Staring gets the best run through turn one to take the lead at turn two, Jamie in behind and a Suzuki, can't tell yet whether it is Shawn or Craig
1311 - Grid nearly fully formed now...
1308 - Superbikes on their warm up lap now
1302 - Superbikes up next. There could be some surprises... Krusty's good qualifying lap was wrecked by the red flag caused by the Stauffer brothers both crashing and a few other riders also lost their run because of that red flag in the dying minutes. Coxhell came from nowhere and was pleased to get a good lap in after struggling to get up to speed earlier in the weekend as he reprograms his brain to suit the Production Superbike specification GSX-R1000. Allerton could throw up a surprise. Russell Holland and Bryan Staring generated some good pace on the Fireblades to start on the front row but of course nobody got anywhere near Jamie's 1m31.7. Jamie has gone down twice this weekend though and no doubt that will be playing on his mind. Dan Stauffer has shown encouraging form and yesterday was searching for a better shock set-up and was confident that if they could nail that he would be right up the front. Shannon Etheridge the surprise package of qualifying with a second row start, he will not be accustomed to playing with the big factory boys up front but could be an outside chance. Michael Fraser also showing stunning pace to qualify in front of some much more fancied riders but of course when the flag drops, the bullshit stops and we will see the real pecking order sort itself out
1243 - Provisional Results from FX Cup Race 2

Pos. No. Name Machine Laps Behind Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 5 Shayne WHITELEY Honda CBR 1000 7 1:40.576 1:37.983 4
2 88 Michael DIBB Suzuki GSXR 1000 7 2.574 1:38.897 1:38.897 7
3 46 Chris WILLIAMS Yamaha R1 1000 7 2.966 1:39.541 1:39.059 5
4 29 Mark HATCH Kawasaki ZXR 1000 7 4.677 1:39.847 1:39.250 5
5 12 Michael McMILLAN Suzuki GSXR 1000 7 5.422 1:40.218 1:39.473 5
6 36 Gregory EPIS Suzuki GSXR 1000 7 8.122 1:40.589 1:39.518 3
7 26 Karl THOLE Suzuki GSXR 1000 7 15.262 1:40.882 1:40.648 6
8 62 Michael BLUNDEN Yamaha R1 1000 7 15.448 1:39.833 1:39.701 6
9 31 Scott ALLARS Yamaha R1 1000 7 17.991 1:40.471 1:40.471 7
10 28 David THOMAS Kawasaki ZXR 1000 7 18.934 1:40.044 1:40.044 7
11 21 Gino REVIGLIO Honda CBR 1000 7 21.394 1:41.710 1:41.548 2
12 73 Darren WILBOW Suzuki GSXR 1000 7 21.618 1:41.902 1:40.428 4

1222 - Provisional Results from Sidecar Race 2 - FX Cup up next then the first Superbike race of the season

1 3 SOUTAR & DEWHURST Suzuki LCR 7 1:42.913 1:40.333 6
2 1 TREASURE & CORNWELL Suzuki LCR 7 4.214 1:42.314 1:39.775 3
3 41 MESSINA & JOHNSON Kawasaki Alvin 7 23.653 1:44.054 1:43.802 2
4 17 HAZELMAN & HAZELMAN N.H.R. 7 25.813 1:44.657 1:43.952 6
5 8 BROWN & SHELDRICK Honda Kellett 7 40.260 1:46.543 1:45.578 5
6 46 JONES & WHITFIELD Yamaha NLR1 7 40.616 1:46.941 1:45.898 5

1219 - Last lap board now and still Soutar leading the way, Treasure in second, Messina in third and Hazelman not too far adrfit of Messina and holding down fourth place
1211 - Soutar leading from Treasure, Messina third
1210 - Sidecars away now and some seriously sideways action happening on some of the shorter machines
1159 - Rhys Moller is off to the UK shortly to try his hand in the British 125 GP Championship
1158 - Provisional Results from 125 GP Race Two

1 14 Rhys MOLLER Honda RS
2 65 Blake LEIGH-SMITH Honda RS .099
3 11 Peter GALVIN Honda RS .205
4 36 Brad GROSS Yamaha TZ 1.197
5 21 Brent RIGOLI Honda RS 3.695
6 55 Cath THOMPSON Honda RS 11.876
7 88 Glenn SCOTT Honda RS 20.503
8 44 Jackson LEIGH-SMITH Honda RS 25.127
9 62 Ben BURKE Honda RS 51.559
10 13 Jed METCHER Yamaha TZ 2 Laps

1155 - Drag race to the line and Moller takes the win from Leigh-Smith, Galvin third, Gross fourth, Rigoli fifth. Brad Gross set the fastest lap of the race on that final lap, a 1m39.551
1154 - The battle for the lead has heated right up with Moller, Galvin and Leigh-Smith all swapping paint around the circuit, Gross and Rigoli not far behind either
1151 - Moller into the lead now and has broken away a little while the other four are busy battling amongst themselves
1147 - The 125 race well underway now and Blake Leigh-Smith has the early advantage over Moller, Galvin and Gross but only 1 second covers that quartet and Rigoli not out of the hunt either
1135 - Some more pit shots to enjoy - Gallery E
1132 - A new race lap record I believe to Jamie, a 1m33.989 on lap two. Track temperature in the mid 40s C
1130 - Provisional Results from Australian Supersport Race One

1 1 Jamie STAUFFER Yamaha R6
2 3 Jason O'HALLORAN Yamaha R6 1.018
3 4 Jeremy CROWE Yamaha R6 8.414
4 67 Bryan STARING Honda CBR 16.681
5 21 Joshua WATERS Suzuki GSXR 21.696
6 99 Judd GREEDY Honda CBR 25.721
7 15 Nick HENDERSON Yamaha R6 36.152
8 87 Gareth JONES Yamaha R6 36.165
9 83 Russell HOLLAND Honda CBR 36.986
10 84 Mick KELLY Yamaha R6 37.531
11 42 Shannon JOHNSON Kawasaki ZX6R 38.873
12 35 Mitchell CARR Suzuki GSXR 46.511
13 51 Dustin GOLDSMITH Yamaha R6 46.686
14 47 Wayne MAXWELL Kawasaki ZX6R 46.708
15 22 Glenn CULLEN Yamaha R6 47.346
16 63 Grant HAY Yamaha R6 47.356
17 16 Christan CASELLA Yamaha R6 59.338
18 19 Brett SIMMONDS Suzuki GSXR 1:01.066
19 14 Jason CULLEN Yamaha R6 1:06.521
20 74 Ian ANDREWS Suzuki GSXR 1:07.007
21 52 Cameron STRONACH Yamaha R6 1:10.280

1128 - Jamie takes first blood for 2007, Jason second, Jeremy Crowe third to keep the Yamaha 1-2-3 form going into this new season. The fresh new CBR600RRs are proving to have good speed despite being in only the initial stages of development with Staring taking fourth followed home by Waters, Greedy, Henderson, Jones, Holland and Kelly rounds out the top ten
1127 - Jamie is going to do it...
1126 - As they get the last lap board the gap between Jamie and Jason down to 0.682 so Jason will have to put in a cracker if he is to challenge late on this last lap...
1125 - Jamie and Jason ran near identical times on that lap the gap now 0.690 of a second with two laps to run
1124 - Henderson and Jones now at the head of that battle for seventh place
1123 - The gap down to only 7-tenths now...
1121 - That battle over seventh place still going on in earnest and providing the best action for the spectators
1119 - Jamie and Jason ran nearly identical times on that last lap so the gap is maintaining at 1.4 seconds now...
1118 - With seven laps to run the state of affairs is

1 1 Jamie STAUFFER Yamaha R6
2 3 Jason O'HALLORAN Yamaha R6 6 1.411
3 4 Jeremy CROWE Yamaha R6 6 2.978
4 67 Bryan STARING Honda CBR 6 6.432
5 99 Judd GREEDY Honda CBR 6 7.363
6 21 Joshua WATERS Suzuki GSXR 6 9.849
7 87 Gareth JONES Yamaha R6 6 16.969
8 84 Mick KELLY Yamaha R6 6 17.191
9 83 Russell HOLLAND Honda CBR 6 17.256
10 15 Nick HENDERSON Yamaha R6 6 17.342
11 42 Shannon JOHNSON Kawasaki ZX6R 6 18.126

1116 - Jason O'Halloran really putting in a big effort to chase down Jamie, the gap had grown but Jason has it back down to 1.6 seconds now, will be interesting to see if Jamie responds as there is still plenty of laps for Jason to close him down
1115 - A busy gaggle of riders tussling over seventh place with Kelly, Henderson, Jones, Holland and Johnson the protagonists
1114 - Staring ahead of Greedy to take fourth place but he has a big job ahead of him if he is going to chase down any of the Yamaha men for a podium
1113 - Zac Davies slips out of the race but is up unhurt
1112 - Jamie getting away now, he leads by 1.4 seconds and in turn O'Halloran has a full second buffer over Crowe to complete the Yamaha 1-2-3. Greedy coming under attack from Staring with the Honda men running fourth and fifth
1111 - Waters on the spare bike in sixth place and fending off challenges from Zac Davies
1110 - Crowe attacking Greedy, now he goes through so Crowe up to third. O'Halloran trying to hang on to Jamie and getting well out of shape in his efforts to do so
1109 - Jamie leading the way from O'Halloran, Greedy and Crowe, Staring not far behind also as they come around turn nine but Jamie starting to escape already
1108 - And they're off! The Yamaha men away well, Judd Greedy got away well and in to third place at turn two
1105 - Supersport men on their warm up lap now
1052 - Supersport up next, the first of the premier classes (supersport and superbike) to race this year, the Superbikes will be on track for their first bout around lunchtime
1049 - Provisional Results from Nakedbike / Pro Twins Race 2
1043 - McMartin takes the win, Charlton just holds on to second from Kruck, Cartwright fourth, Roe fifth. Closest top five in this class for some time I reckon, hopefully a sign of things to come for the season
1041 - The Benelli overpowering its rear tyre onto the main straight. Charlton through on Kruck after Kruck had a sizeable rear end breakaway out of turn one, so Charlton up to second, 2-3-4-5 still to be decided as that group have really closed up
1040 - Paul Roe going well and not too far behind Cartwright who in turn is still within striking distance forward to Charlton and Kruck
1039 - Charlton has crept away from Cartwright now and is attacking Kruck, McMartin has clear air out in front though
1036 - McMartin sneaking away but Charlton and Cartwright having a ding dong battle over third place while Kruck has a small buffer over that pair and holding down second place
1034 - Scott Charlton got away well in the Nakedbike / Pro Twins race for the morning but Roland Kruck soon shot into the lead before then Craig McMartin made his way past both of them to take the lead and Jon Cartwright in the mix up front also
1029 - Provisional Superstock Race Two Results

Pos. No. Name Machine Laps Behind Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 18 Ben HENRY Suzuki GSXR 7 1:40.537 1:40.537 7
2 10 Tim COWIE Suzuki GSXR 7 1.363 1:40.647 1:40.647 7
3 20 Alistair REID Suzuki GSXR 7 4.734 1:42.083 1:41.312 3
4 24 Charles HERN Yamaha R6 7 6.809 1:40.957 1:40.889 5
5 34 Brayden CARR Suzuki GSXR 7 6.879 1:41.836 1:41.350 5
6 41 Michael RIDDLE Suzuki GSXR 7 12.530 1:42.599 1:42.195 3
7 96 Jamie AITKEN Yamaha R6 7 12.941 1:41.921 1:41.921 7
8 25 Ryan TAYLOR Yamaha R6 7 13.570 1:42.598 1:42.142 2
9 91 Darren SCIBERRAS Yamaha R6 7 13.625 1:42.759 1:42.138 3
10 54 Timothy DURIE Honda CBR 7 16.314 1:43.388 1:42.801 3
11 17 Joshua READY Yamaha R6 7 18.968 1:45.245 1:42.786 5
12 40 Des DARBY Yamaha R6 7 20.523 1:42.435 1:42.435 7
13 14 Craig NICHOLSON Suzuki GSXR 7 22.469 1:44.252 1:43.279 4
14 55 Duncan MIDDLETON Honda CBR 7 22.660 1:43.283 1:43.201 6
15 19 Jerry MADIGAN Honda CBR 7 24.205 1:44.297 1:43.417 4
16 53 Cameron KEEVERS Honda CBR 7 25.655 1:45.246 1:43.402 4
17 76 Ashley MANUEL Yamaha R6 7 36.895 1:45.605 1:45.325 6
18 26 Tom ROCHE Suzuki GSXR 7 37.691 1:45.328 1:45.328 7
19 44 Chris BECK Yamaha R6 7 37.900 1:44.996 1:44.925 6
20 77 Mitchell CALE Honda CBR 7 38.165 1:45.305 1:45.305 7
21 58 Warren HARDING Suzuki GSXR 7 38.893 1:44.692 1:44.692 7
22 94 Ray ANSET Suzuki GSXR 7 49.910 1:47.191 1:47.139 5
23 22 Richard ALLEN Yamaha R6 7 1:04.504 1:50.042 1:49.070 2
24 56 Robert CHAPMAN Yamaha R6 7 1:05.821 1:49.304 1:48.487 5
25 86 Stuart SHAW Yamaha R6 7 1:13.601 1:50.715 1:50.150 2

1022 - Sorry about the break in transmission there readers, just been doing some editor maintenance with the Suzuki Racesafe guys. Superstock race just coming to a close now with Ben Henry making it two from two despite Tim Cowie trying to chase him down in the closing stages, Alistair Reid rounded out the podium - Provisional Results

0924 - Here are some more images from yesterday including a couple more of that tasty black colour scheme for the 2007 Fireblade - Gallery D
0922 - The five minute morning warm up sessions for each class are underway now and we are probably less than half an hour away from the racing being up and running. Going to be a hot one at Eastern Creek today

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