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Unedited Live Text Notes as broadcast from Phillip Island
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Superbike Race One

  • 1237 - Haga drives up the inside between Siberia and the Hayshed to take fourth place.... Bayliss will win by more than a second... And he does, Bayliss the victor, Toseland second (2 secs), Biaggi third (10 secs), Haga fourth (18 secs).
  • 1236 - Haga now only a second behind Corser now as they start the final lap, I think Haga will get him before they get to the flag as Corser is sideways everywhere...
  • 1235 - Bayliss not backing off, using the kerbs and plenty of aggression.... Don't throw it away now Troy!
  • 1234 - The gap between first and second place now out to full second.  Biaggi a further nine seconds down and well clear of Corser now. Haga might even manage to catch Corser to steal fourth place in this closing couple of laps...
  • 1233 - Bayliss is pulling away from Toseland!  The Ducati man has broken away from the Honda, a 32.7 that time around to Bayliss, a 33.0 to Toseland...  Bayliss will win this race, Toseland will be second and Biaggi will be third...
  • 1232 - Corser has no rear grip left whatsoever, as soon as he taps the throttle the Yamaha steps sideways.... Biaggi through easily and he will spring away from the Yamaha now...
  • 1231 - Only a matter of time until Biaggi is through to third place now...
  • 1230 - Bayliss to the lead at turn four!  And he has the hammer down to try and break him... This could be a new fastest lap....Toseland's Honda struggling for drive now through turn 11.... Perhaps the Ducati is looking after its rear tyre here a little better than the Honda... A 32.92 to Bayliss on that lap, a 33.4 to Toseland.  Biaggi all over Corser now as the Yamaha man is really losing pace drastically...
  • 1229 - Corser now 3.5 seconds adrift now and Biaggi is fourth only 3 seconds behind him and could run him down...
  • 1226 - Bayliss actually looks to be able to hold a tighter line now, perhaps Toseland riding a little defensively... Bayliss inches of his bum all the way through 12... Could reach out and touch him down the chute but the Honda maintains the slender advantage all the way down the chute.... Bayliss around the outside at turn four, not in the entry, but in the middle, but Toseland forces his position and pushes Bayliss out wide to prevent the Ducati man staying in front... Toseland raises his hand in apology through the Hayshed but now back down to business, rubbing is racing...
  • 1225 - Bayliss right up Toseland's clacker down the chute, tighter line for the Ducati into turn two... Toseland puts the power down beautifully out of two, the pair still stuck together at Honda Corner, through the Hayshed...
  • 1224 - Biaggi 1.3 seconds clear of Haga now but the Italian more than seven seconds down on Toseland after 14 laps, that of course equates to half a second a lap advantage to the Brit
  • 1223 - Bayliss all over the back of Toseland.. Both look fairly tidy and looking like it will go down to the wire between these two but Corser is still close enough to capitalise on any mistake should the front pair start tripping each other up...
  • 1221 - Haga trying to prevent Biaggi getting away from him... The leading trio all ran flat 33s on that lap.. They come across the line once again and this time around Corser really lost some ground through 11 and 12... Bayliss stuck to Toseland like chewing gum that just stretches back and forth, back and forth...
  • 1220 - Corser hanging on to them still, showing great confidence in the front end of his Yamaha and able to hold a tighter line in the slower turns than Bayliss...
  • 1219 - The leading trio all clocked a 1 minute 32 on that previous lap... The race passing the halfway point now and the current state of affairs is Toseland, Bayliss, Corser with nothing between them, then Biaggi 7 seconds back in fourth with nearly a full second over Haga
  • 1218 - Biaggi has pulled a couple of lengths on Haga now to make that fourth place a little safer. Corser struggling for grip through turns 11 and 12 but making it up for it with aggression on the front tyre into turn one and also turn four...
  • 1217 - Toseland's Honda just beautifully stepped out a couple of inches all the way out of Siberia and through the Hayshed, just wonderful to watch. Around turns 11 and 12 they go and the Fireblade pops the front a little as he straightens for the run down the chute.. Corser coming back at them a little, determined not to drift backwards
  • 1216 - Brookes is starting to lose some pace and will be under attack from Neukirchner very shortly. Bayliss right up Toseland's clacker now as they step things back up a notch and starting to leave the Yamaha in their wake a little now...
  • 1215 - Bayliss back up to second as Corser losing a little place which has given Toseland some breathing space... Bayliss will want to prevent that Honda's tailpipe creeping away...
  • 1214 - This leading trio still nose to tail... Brit - Aussie - Aussie or on a different tack - Honda - Yamaha - Ducati...
  • 1213 - Haga and Biaggi having a good tussle over fourth place, Laconi around 1.5 seconds behind that duo and running sixth with nearly a full second on seventh placed Xaus
  • 1212 - Bayliss still watching Corser and Toseland from close astern, perhaps just staying in touch and being gentle on his rubber.  Toseland's Ten Kate looks rock solid and when it slides it is smooth and poetic, the electronics on the Honda obviously well sorted this year...  And of course the Brit is riding like a demon!
  • 1211 - Bayliss getting a good slipstream behind the Honda and Yamaha, 317km/h to the Ducati down the main straight!  15km/h faster than Toseland has gone thus far in this race!
  • 1210 - Martin past Brookes for tenth now, Neukirchner running 12th ahead of Rolfo and Fabrizio
  • 1209 - Corser screwing his Pirelli in to the deck out of turn two that time in an effort to dry and drive up the inside of Toseland but he is not going to out grunt that Ten Kate machine. Bayliss in third and looking fairly smooth, Toseland oh so smooth, Corser wriggling and squiggling and probably cooking some Pirelli pasta...
  • 1207 - Lanzi has squeezed past Brookes to push the Aussie back to 10th.  Toseland, Corser, Bayliss the form up front... Who has the best tyre...  My money is on Toseland, he has done the most quick laps this weekend and has been looking comfortable and confident doing it...
  • 1206 - Toseland, Corser, Bayliss still the leading trio and they are covered by only half a second as they start lap four.  Biaggi through on Haga for fourth. Corser lowers the lap record again, that time a 31.826 on lap three
  • 1205 - Lap three now and new lap record to Corser on lap two!  A 31.846... Man on a mission... But all three of them running nose to tail now, Toseland, Corser, Bayliss and they are storming away from a second group of riders headed by Haga, Biaggi, Nieto, Laconi and Xaus.  Then a little further back is Brookes in ninth holding off Lanzi and Martin...
  • 1204 - Brookesy away well and running tenth in front of Lanzi. Only 4-tenths between Toseland and Bayliss, Corser trying to go with them and Biaggi under major attack from Noiyuki Haga... The Yamaha man squeezes ahead now.  Corser!  Up the inside of Bayliss at MG Hairpin... Can the Yamaha keep its tyres together this week?
  • 1203 - Toseland and Bayliss the hot men all weekend and showing it already now but Corser now showing a good turn of speed and up to third after dispensing with Biaggi..
  • 1202 - Visors down.. Clutch hands at the ready.... And Bayliss gets the holeshot from the line but it is Biaggi that powers to the front in turn one, Toseland near banging bars with Bayliss between one and two.. Toseland around the outside of Bayliss and Biaggi and leads them through turn four, Bayliss passes Biaggi for second place...
  • 1155 - Riders getting ready for their warm up lap now for the first World Superbike bout...

Superbike Race One Results

  1. Bayliss
  2. Toseland 2.09secs
  3. Biaggi 10.14secs
  4. Haga 18.92secs
  5. Corser 19.74secs
  6. Lanzi 24.76secs
  7. Xaus 27.40secs
  8. Neukirchner 34.61secs
  9. Nieto 35.33secs
  10. Martin 36.23secs
  11. Rolfo 38.06secs
  12. Brookes 47.07secs
  13. Nakatomi 58.57secs
  14. Smrz 68.00secs
  15. Polita 82.56secs
  16. Zaiser 88.37secs
  17. Ellison 90.18secs
  18. Drazdak 1 lap

Superbike Championship Points

  1. Toseland 65
  2. Biaggi 61
  3. Bayliss 44
  4. Lanzi 35
  5. Corser 34
  6. Haga 34
  7. Neukirchner 24
  8. Kagayama 23
  9. Xaus 22
  10. Nieto 18
  11. Rolfo 14
  12. Martin 11
  13. Brookes 7
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