YMF Australian Superbike 2005 - Round Four - Mallala Motorsport Park

1656 - That is us done for the day, all navigation to today's content can now be found in late braking news.
1642 - Interview with Superbike and Supersport pole man Adam Fergusson, right click the line and select save target as, Adam Fergusson Saturday (2.3mb)
1622 - Just uploading an interview we just conducted with pole sitter Adam Fergusson. We have also uploaded another pictorial, this time is Gallery F which shows Supersport images
1544 - Flag out, all riders have just completed their final lap and provisionally this is the Superbike grid for tomorrow

Pos.	Name	Q1	Q2	Best
1	Adam FERGUSSON	1:06.937	1:06.455	1:06.455
2	Jamie STAUFFER	1:06.879	1:06.601	1:06.601
3	Shawn GILES	1:07.482	1:06.784	1:06.784
4	Josh BROOKES	1:07.287	1:07.419	1:07.287
5	Shannon JOHNSON	1:07.483	1:07.782	1:07.483
6	Anthony GOBERT	1:07.575	1:07.569	1:07.569
7	Robert BUGDEN	1:07.961	1:07.730	1:07.730
8	Shaun GERONIMI	1:08.423	1:07.747	1:07.747
9	Scott CHARLTON	1:08.087	1:08.001	1:08.001
10	Glenn ALLERTON	1:08.196	1:08.076	1:08.076
11	Shannon ETHERIDGE	1:08.626	1:08.130	1:08.130
12	Nick HENDERSON	1:08.924	1:08.177	1:08.177
13	Tony REES	1:08.853	1:08.329	1:08.329
14	Deon COOTE	1:08.903	1:08.962	1:08.903
15	Mick KELLY	1:09.506	1:09.636	1:09.506
16	John TUCHYNA	1:09.607	1:10.154	1:09.607
17	Wayne MAXWELL	1:10.435	1:10.646	1:10.435
18	Michael ELLIS	1:10.854	1:11.297	1:10.854
19	Chad TURNBULL	1:11.728		1:11.728
20	Justin MILLINGTON	1:12.051	1:12.517	1:12.051
21	Ashley ROE	1:12.438	1:12.117	1:12.117
22	Mark HIGGINS	1:12.122	1:12.349	1:12.122
23	Paul McMENAMIN	1:15.272		1:15.272

1543 - A minute to go and Krusty goes back on top with a 66.455
1542 - Gobert up to fifth in this session and currently sixth overall on combined times
1540 - Jamie Stauffer on top now, 66.601, 3 minutes to run
1539 - There we go, Giles on top now with a 66.784
1537 - 7 minutes to run and Krusty is on top again in this one with a 66.79 to go quicker than he recorded this morning. Gilesy put in a string of low 67s before going back into the pits, I expect we will see him out again shortly to have another crack
1530 - Superbikes back on track now
1525 - Medical staff clearing off the track now, session due to be restarted shortly and the session will only run for 15 minutes
1520 - We believe Wayne Maxwell is the rider down and he is still being attended to by medical personnel who are taking all necessary precautions
1514 - The second Superbike session had been underway for around 10 minutes before a rider highsided himself between the northern hairpin and the following left hander. Not a fast crash but he did get spat quite high and came down hard which brought out the red flag and medical personnel.
1459 - Superstock race one results
1451 - Superstock underway again now and a fairly clean first lap this time around and it is James Doddrell streaking away from the field to the tune of 2.7 seconds after only a couple of laps
1449 - Another gallery of Superbike images from this morning, Gallery E
1444 - Track has now been cleared and we should be back underway shortly. We believe the rider down was a local and he has been taken to the medical centre for treatment
1437 - Superstock men away now for their first encounter and a rider came down at the first turn which immediately brought the red flag out. Racesafe there almost instantly, under 20 seconds for sure with car parked in front of fallen rider and ambulance on the scene 60 seconds later. I must admit I would like to have these guys around if I bit the tarmac and it is great that they are at all rounds this year.
1433 - Archibald walked away with the win while a titanic battle was waged in the final laps between John Allen and Michael Brenton with plenty of pashing and shoving up the inside and outside going and more than few times it looked as though it would end in tears but they both made it home with Allen the one with his nose in front to take second place. McMartin was a further five second down on that pair and brought home fourth place well ahead of Stuart Fripp
1425 - Pro Twins race underway again now, Archibald streaking away from Brenton
1413 - The opening Pro Twins race was stopped not long after it started due to a red flag incident and a rider down. Interruption to proceedings while things are cleared before we have a restart
1407 - Pictorial - Gallery D, Superbike images from this morning
1403 - Australian Supersport Final Qualifying / Combined Times / Grid
1400 - And he has done just that, Fergusson on top with a 68.55
1358 - Krusty just went out, obviously going to try and steal his pole position back from his teammate
1356 - Five minutes to run now and Fergusson has still not gone out in this session I believe, he also only put in four laps this morning to earn his provisional pole which Brookesy has now knocked him off of, the #1 plate holder obviously thinking tyre life may be crucial come race day and as the Supersport boys have to qualify on the same tyres that are going to race on the less wear on them the better. Big improvers in this session have been Josh Waters and Brendan Clarke with both riders picking up a lot of time this afternoon, Waters down to 69.0 and Clarke down to 69.2
1350 - Sorry about the delay people with this latest update but we were trying to upload some images for you and doing all this and updating the site on a dial up connection is painful to say the least, but we battle on... Josh Brookes went half a second under the lap record a few minutes ago after cracking out a 68.69 second scorcher. 12 minutes left in this session now
1340 - In to the final Supersport qualifier now but nobody going quick in this session just yet
1327 - Simmonds takes the win by nearly 13 seconds while Galvin just manages to hold out Brent Rigoli to take second place. Fourth Andrew Willy who got the better of Rudi Muller in the closing stages of the race then a couple of second further back was Tim Inkster. Tom Hatton 7th followed by Thompson, Moller, Panayi, Cutting, Scott, Coleman, Bell, Khalek
1323 - Simmonds down into the 72 second bracket not too far off Josh Brookes' 125 lap record around here and he is blitzing the field in this encounter, with three laps to run Simmonds leads by nearly ten seconds! Galvin is coming under intense pressure from Brent Rigoli and Rudi Muller while Andrew Willy looks on a couple of bike lengths further behind in fifth
1317 - 125 GP machines away now for their opening race and it is Simmonds and Galvin the leading protagonists early on but Simmonds pulled out good ground around the back sections of the circuit to leave Galvin in his wake and had stretched his lead out to an incredible 1.7 seconds by the end of lap one.
1310 - Archibald did manage to get away and went on to take the win by four seconds over Michael Brenton, Jon Cartwright and then a long gap back to a fourth placed Rattenbury, Allen, Hoare, Van Rooyen, Whyment, Smith, Marukic, Olm, Mills
1306 - Nakedbike race one is underway with a mistake at turn one costing John Allen dearly as he ran on and had to go up pitlane before rejoining at the back of the field. Benn Archibald the early leader from Jon Cartwright and Michael Brenton but not escaping just yet
1234 - Sidecar final qualifying wrapping up shortly with of course the Abbott/Briggs outfit leading the way with a 73.5 from Treasure (75.4) and Hutchinson (75.6)
1213 - Superbike First Qualifying
1211 - Brookes now third quickest, 67.28 - Only a single minute remaining before the flag comes out ending the session
1207 - Sorry about that delay their people was just doing an interview with a radio show by phone concerning recent motorcycle racing news but back in your service here now and it is Jamie Stauffer the new pace setter with a 66.87 just eclipsing the 66.96 of Adam Fergusson. Shawn Giles third (67.482) Shannon Johnson is up to 4th (67.483) and Anthony Gobert looking ever so smooth with a 67.57 to be fifth quickest. Only a few minutes remaining in this session
1152 - 20 minutes to go in this session and there are five men in the 67s now; Fergusson (67.45), Brookes (67.68), J Stauffer (67.72), Giles (67.95), Bugden (67.96)
1150 - I just got to thinking about how things are at the racetracks for us media types and I was perhaps remiss in not mentioning Winton and Wanneroo when earlier singing the praises of Mallala. Mallala certainly has the best food and the Phoenix guys make sure we get looked after but Winton also deserves a special mention with Maggie always going the extra mile for us, while of course the MCRC ladies at Wanneroo are also very helpful.
1147 - Superstock Final Qualifying / Grid
1146 - Superbikes on track now for their first qualifying session. Krusty straight down to the 67s bracket with a 67.4
1138 - C&D grid will be as follows; Partoosh, R Liminton, Van Rooyen, Hall, Moore, N Liminton, Manning, Bennett, Whyment, Middleton, Tuchyna
1123 - C&D graders on track now in their final qualifier. Just a short note also recommending Shirley's steak sandwiches in the pit canteen here at Mallala, here we always get the best racetrack food around from the girls in the canteen. In the media centre the Phoenix Club also make sure we get looked after thus is certainly one of the rounds I look forward to more than others.
1116 - Superstock session just finished and on combined time the grid will resemble the following; Edwards, Doddrell, Bennett, Andrews, Higgins, Christie, Bonthorne, Quinn, Leisavnieks, Figueiredo, Ingram, Casella, Liddicoat, Radford, Hay, Bartlome, Vikuckis, Phillips, Clarke, Riddle
1112 - Only time for a couple more laps in this final Superstock qualifying session and it is Edwards currently on top from Andrews, Doddrell and Leisavnieks
1109 - Full results from all sessions thus far this morning - Nakedbike Q2 - 125 Q2 - Supersport Q1 - Twins Q2 -
1100 - Superstock session was started some time ago but a short time into the session a rider came down hard which sent the red flag out while the carnage was cleared. Session has been restarted now.
1044 - Pro Twins Grid decided and the order is; Archibald, Allen, Brenton, McMartin, Fripp, R Liminton, Johnston, Lyons, Martinello, Van Rooyen, Johnston, N Liminton, Clark, Whyment, Ellul
1039 - Pro Twins final qualifying well underway now and Benn Archibald looks to be the man with a great 69.62
1029 - Supersport First Qualifying session results
1017 - That first qualifying session is done and dusted - A few timing issues with the displays at current but I believe the order posted at 1013 is the final ranking for that session, stand by for full results
1013 - The status quo remains with Fergusson leading from Aitchison, Brookes, Staring, Baird, Waters (that top six all under 70s), Coote, Seaton, O'Halloran, Jones, Clarke, Stalder, Davies, Quinn, Crowe, Campbell
1007 - Fergusson has gone to the top now with a 68.94 while Aitchison is second (69.44), Brookes third (69.64), Staring fourth (69.79)
1000 - Back up and running here at Mallala on another fine and fairly clear morning. A fair bit more wind around this morning though which combined with the very dry and dusty surrounding farms could cause the riders a few problems and put dust on the circuit thus we might not see the riders pick up as much time from yesterday as we would have if conditions were calm. So far this morning there has been Nakedbike Final Qualifying, 125 GP Final Qualifying the results from which will be posted shortly and on now we have the first Supersport qualifier and thus far it is Brookes, Staring, Aitchison the leading trio and the only men in the 69s.