YMF Australian Superbike 2005 - Round Five

1708 - That's us done for today, see you tomorrow.
1704 - Pictorial - Gallery F from Winton
1630 - Full Results from C&D Race 1
1612 - C&D Race 1 Results - Taborsky, Van Rooyen, R Liminton, Partoosh, Reviglio, Manning, Hall, Middleton
1544 - Superbike Grid
1540 - Everyone on their final flying lap now, Krusty just about twisting the throttle grip off the bars of his Fireblade, the physical effort was that obvious! And Krusty normally looks as though he is on a summer holiday so that will tell you what sort of lap that was... Krusty on pole with a 1m22.83 to just edge out Johnson who had put in a 1m22.89. Bugden third courtesy of his morning time, 1m23.23, Brookes 4th 1m23.35, Giles 5th 1m23.66, Dan Stauffer 1m23.67, Gobert 1m23.86, Jamie Stauffer 1m23.94
1539 - Flag about to come out
1537 - Brookesy up to third in this session, 1m23.35. Bugden fourth in this session but third on combined times
1535 - 5 minutes left and the pace is really quickening now and times dropping - Johnson quickest with 1m22.89, Fergusson 1m23.13, Bugden 1m23.50, Giles 1m23.66, Dan Stauffer 1m23.67, Brookes 1m23.76
1530 - 10 minutes remaining in this session and still nobody faster than Bugden's morning time, as it stands in this session it is Johnson, Fergusson, Giles, Dan Stauffer, Bugden, Gobert, Brookes, Jamie Stauffer. Josh Brookes carrying a very sore knee following his fall this morning
1527 - Pace picking up now, Johnson quickest in this session now with 1m23.46
1526 - Krusty to the top in this session now, 1m23.61
1525 - 15 minutes to run and Dan Stauffer quickest thus far in this session with a 1m23.87 to make it Yamaha 1-2 in this session but still more than half a second away from Bugden's best time this morning
1520 - 20 minutes remaining in this session and only Johnson and Giles down in the 1m23s but nobody getting down towards Bugden's 1m23.2 from this morning as Shannon's best thus far in this session is 1m23.88 and Giles has only put down a 1m23.92. More tyre testing that qualifying going on right now I think and we will have to wait until the end of the session before they start putting in some real flyers
1510 - Superbikes on track now for their final qualifier
1501 - Superstock Race 1 - Phillips, Bartlome, Henry, Hay, Ingram, Andrews, Bonthorne, Doddrell, Edwards, Bennett, Figueiredo, Casella, Watson, Quinn, Yates, Dowell, Webster, Higgins, Liddicoat, Cowie, Griffin, Vogel, Ready, Baker. Edwards now leads the series with 247 points while in second place is Hay on 202 points.
1457 - Aaron Phillips and Damon Bartlome battled over the lead for a few laps before Phillips managed to escape. Ben Henry had battled with Dean Bonthorne over third place but it was Henry who got the upper hand and then picked up his pace to close within striking distance of a chance to challenge Bartlome for second place with two laps to run
1450 - Superstock race 1 underway and the leading protagonists early on are Damon Bartlome, James Doddrell, Dean Bonthorne, Darren Edwards and Ben Henry
1444 - First Superstock race up next
1441 - Pro Twins Race 1 - McMartin, Fripp, Taborsky, Johnston, Martinello, Johnston, Liminton, Van Rooyen, Clark, Snowden, Ellul, N Liminton and then Jon Collins the last man home in 13th
1438 - Two laps to run in the Pro Twins race and McMartin leads Fripp by more than 8 seconds, Taborsky in third place a further ten seconds behind
1427 - Full Supersport Combined Qualifying Results / Grid
1424 - Pro Twins heading out for their first race shortly. The track is clean and dry but conditions must still be far from perfect as the Supersport lap times are not as quick as expected. If good conditions prevail tomorrow expect 1m24s during the races
1420 - Pictorial - Images from this morning's Superbike qualifying - Gallery E
1416 - Supersport Combined Qualifying Times / Grid - Brookes 1m25.7 - Fergusson 1m25.9 - Aitchison 1m26.0 - Seaton 1m26.3 - O'Halloran 1m26.6 - Coote 1m26.7 - Stalder 1m27.2 - Stanley 1m27.3 - Crowe 1m27.7 - Staring 1m27.7 - Waters 1m27.7 - Jones 1m27.8 - Clarke 1m27.9 -
1405 - With ten minutes to go in Supersport Final Qualifying it is Honda 1-2 with Brookes on 1m25.77 and Fergusson 1m25.96. Aitchison next best on 1m2.02 ahead of Seaton and O'Halloran
1404 - Full Results from 125 GP Race 1 -
1344 - Full Results from Nakedbike Race 1 - Supersport Final Qualifying starting now
1337 - Galvin now leads the series on 233 points while Rigoli takes no points from this round to remain in second place on the points table with a tally of 169 and Brett Simmonds retains third place in the standings despite not starting here this weekend after sustaining a recent injury while practicing
1336 - Galvin held the lead over the final lap despite Smith's best efforts and the veteran multiple time Australian Champion gets the better of the youngster this time around to take the win by 2-tenths of a second. Galvin the fastest lap with a 1m30.43 to Smith's 1m30.68 but both riders more than two seconds outside of Bryan Staring's 125 GP lap record. Campbell takes the final step on the podium some 8 seconds behind the leader, Thompson 4th, Bell 5th, Willy 6th, Muller 7th, Scott 8th, Inkster 9th, Moller 10th.
1334 - Galvin has the lead as they start the last lap but the pair still together...
1332 - Galvin and Smith again neck and neck as they start the penultimate lap and putting down flat 1m31s with the occasional 1m30 thrown in for good measure
1331 - As they came across the line with 3 laps to run Smith and Galvin were side by side but it was the veteran that edged in front as they entered turn one. Campbell now 6 seconds down in 3rd place with a 1 second buffer over Cath Thompson
1330 - 125 Race 1 - Tom Hatton got a great run off the line to take the lead heading into the esses for the first time at Winton but Peter Galvin soon scythed his way through the field to take the lead before they have completed half a lap and was followed by Brent Rigoli and Blake Leigh-Smith as they started lap two while Hatton had been pushed back to fourth over the duration of that first lap which coincidentally is the first fully dry lap the 125 riders have ridden thus far this weekend. Brent Rigoli's progress forward was not all kosher however as he scored a ten second penalty to be added to his race time for jumping the start. As they commeneced lap thee it was young Blake Leigh-Smith closing in on race leader Galvin while Brent Rigoli had slipped to third place on the track. Paul Campbell had pushed his way up to 4th place, Cath Thompson 5th, Vincent Bell 6th, Peter Scott 7th and Andrew Willy 8th while Tom Hatton had stopped somewhere on the circuit. With five laps to run it was Blake Leigh-Smith leading from Peter Galvin and it looked as though it would be this pair, the tiny youngster and tiny veteran that would be the protagonists for the win as Paul Campbell in third place was nearly 5 seconds down on the leading duo.
1302 - Nakedbike race one is starting shortly followed by 125 GP race and then it is time for Supersport Final Qualifying
1300 - Pictorial - Gallery D
1258 - Full Results from C&D Qualifying
1208 - Full Results from Superbike First Qualifying - Brookesy went for a soft slide down the road in that session but got up okay
1201 - Bugden has provisional pole with that 1m23.232 ahead of Adam Fergusson 1m23.458 then it is Jamie Stauffer 1m23.947, Shannon Johnson 1m24.039, Shawn Giles 1m24.295, Dan Stauffer 1m24.363, Josh Brookes 1m24.542, Anthony Gobert 1m24.703, Russell Holland 1m24.840, Nick Henderson 1m25.308, Greedy 1m25.36, Charlton 1m25.82, Geronomi 1m25.82, Coote 1m26.12, Rees 1m26.50, Allerton 1m26.59, Maxwell 1m26.91, Etheridge
1159 - Krusty closes the gap, down to 1m23.458
1159 - Everyone on their last lap now.... Will Robbie hang on to provisional pole...
1158 - Jamie Stauffer knocks Shannon out of second place, 1m23.94
1157 - Dan Stauffer heading out of pitlane for a last crack
1157 - Bugden on top and under the lap record, 1m23.232, Go Robbie...
1156 - And with 4 minutes to run Shannon Johnson goes to the top of the charts, 1m24.03
1155 - Bugden up to 2nd now, 1m24.15
1154 - Jamie Stauffer up to 3rd now, 1m24.32
1147 - Krusty improves again, 1m24.07. 1m23s are just around the corner... 12 minutes to run
1146 - Fergusson back on top now, 1m24.2
1145 - Gobert up to 6th, 1m24.70
1143 - Gilesy on top now, 1m24.29
1141 - Gobert had come in for some changes and just exited pit lane again. 18 minutes to run in this first qualifier, Bugden still on top from Fergusson, Brookes, Johnson, D Stauffer, Giles, J Stauffer then it is Gobert currently 8th
1139 - Krusty and Brookesy went into the pits to make some changes and just went out again. Bugden on top now, 1m24.34
1136 - Krusty the early pacesetter in Superbike qualifying with a 1m24.50 just ahead of team-mate Brookes on 1m24.54 then it is the two Yamaha men next up with low 1m25s
1132 - Full Combined Times / Grid from Superstock Qualifying
1130 - Superbikes heading out of pitlane now for their first qualifying session. Track is dry on the race line but some small patches off the race line are still apparent at some points on the circuit
1124 - Superstock Grid - Hay 1m31.2 - Henry 1m31.8 - Edwards 1m31.9 - Bennett 1m32.0 - Phillips 1m32.6 - Bartlome 1m32.6 - Andrews 1m32.7 - Ingram 1m33.0 - Bonthorne 1m33.0 - Quinn 1m33.3 - Clarke 1m33.5 - Doddrell, Riddle, Dowell, Figueiredo, Casella, Watson, Higgins, Webster, Cowie, Liddicoat, Griffin, Yates, Baker, Taylor, Sciberras, Brewster, Ready, Vogel, Burns, Christie, Harris, Smibert, Arnold, Hogan
1117 - Full Combined Times / Grid from Pro Twins Qualifying - Superstock final qualifying wrapping up shortly, Hay leading from Henry and Bennett
1039 - Pro Twins Final Qualifying on now
1036 - Pictorial - First images from this morning - Gallery C
1035 - Full Combined Times / Grid from 125 GP Qualifying
1030 - Supersport First Qualifying - Brookes 1m26.41 - Seaton 1m26.96 - Fergusson 1m27.04 - Aitchison 1m27.38 - Coote 1m27.68 - O'Halloran 1m27.90 - Waters 1m28.03 - Clarke 1m28.13 - Crowe 1m29.00 - Jones 1m29.57 - Z Davies 1m29.80 - Stalder 1m29.89 - Stanley 1m29.93 - Campbell 1m29.96 - Curran 1m30.09 - Staring (Injured from big crash at Wanneroo last weekend) 1m30.43 - Fitzgerald 1m3085 - Bartlome 1m31.8 - Tomassetti
1025 - 5 minutes to run and Brookes on top with a 1m26.41, Seaton second with that early 1m27.09, Fergusson closing in on him with a 1m27.20 followed by Aitchison 1m27.38, Coote 1m27.93, Waters 1m28.60, Clarke 1m28.70, Crowe 1m29.37
1015 - With 15 minutes to run in this first Supersport qualifier on the mainly dry track it is Chris Seaton the pace setter with a 1m27.09 ahead of Josh Brookes on 1m27.68 and Adam Fergusson 1m28.46. The first Yamaha man is Mark Aitchison on 1m28.53 just ahead of Deon Coote and Brendan Clarke who are fifth and sixth respectively.
1000 - Supersport bikes now out on the damp but drying track for their first qualifying session
0955 - 125 session just finished and on combined times we have Blake Leigh-Smith on pole with a 1m36.35 this morning which puts him at the number 1 spot ahead of Brent Rigoli (1m36.89), Tom Hatton (1m38.4), Vincent Bell (1m38.7), Andrew Willy, Cath Thompson, Jack Fox, Peter Galvin, Jordan Coleman, Paul Campbell, Rudi Muller, Chris Panayi, Peter Scott, Rhys Moller, Tim Inkster, Jed Metcher, Mark Wilkinson, James Gleave, Lisa Brothers and Russell Malley rounds out the 20 rider field
0949 - Full Nakedbike Combined Times / Grid
0933 - 125 GP machines heading out of pit lane for their final qualifying session now
0930 - Nakedbike final qualifying just wrapped up and on combined times we have David Anderson on pole with a 1m41.497 on the damp morning track from Simon Rattenbury and Graeme Wilshaw. James Van Rooyen next best from Jon Cartwright, Pete Smith, Alan Hoare, Jon Collins, Josip Marokic, Byron Mills, Michael Brenton and Andrew Olm rounds out the 12 man grid.
0852 - The sun has just broken through the clouds and it looks as though the track might get a chance to dry out somewhat this morning, the Nakedbikes are due out first for their final qualifier followed by the 125 GP, then Supersport First Qualifying
0845 - Up and running at a damp but fining up Winton Motor Raceway. Very wet again overnight but the weather radar shows very little activity and the forecast says that things should become fine this afternoon.