YMF Australian Superbike 2005 - Round Six

Pos	Name	Machine	Laps	Behind	Fastest	On Lap
1	Brendan CLARKE (QLD)	Yamaha R6 600	16		1:13.432	12
2	Joshua WATERS (VIC)	Kawasaki ZXR 600	16	1.087	1:13.193	12
3	Josh BROOKES (NSW)	Honda CBR 600	16	2.281	1:13.353	6
4	Mark AITCHISON (NSW)	Yamaha R6 600	16	2.865	1:13.598	12
5	Adam FERGUSSON (VIC)	Honda CBR 600	16	5.922	1:13.650	4
6	Bryan STARING (WA)	Honda CBR 600	16	8.719	1:13.778	6
7	Gareth JONES (QLD)	Yamaha R6 600	16	15.966	1:13.805	3
8	Christopher SEATON (VIC)	Kawasaki ZXR 600	16	15.969	1:14.177	2
9	Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW)	Honda CBR 600	16	19.467	1:14.397	15
10	Jordan COOTE (VIC)	Yamaha R6 600	16	23.633	1:14.762	11
11	Chris QUINN (NSW)	Honda CBR 600	16	26.411	1:14.767	14
12	Zac DAVIES (NSW)	Yamaha R6 600	16	30.889	1:14.285	4
13	Scott CAMPBELL (TAS)	Honda CBR 600	16	34.250	1:15.080	12
14	Hayden FITZGERALD (NZ)	Honda CBR 600	16	36.030	1:15.300	5
15	Karl MORGAN (NZ)	Suzuki GSXR 600	16	51.059	1:16.198	16
16	Jarradd CURRAN (NSW)	Yamaha R6 600	16	1:00.304	1:14.783	5
17	Damon BARTLOME (VIC)	Honda CBR 600	16	1:01.788	1:16.762	3
DNF	Caleb STALDER (NSW)	Honda CBR 600	13	3 Laps	1:14.459	4
DNF	Dustin GOLDSMITH (NSW)	Honda CBR 600	9	7 Laps	1:17.675	2
DNF	Riko PARTOOSH (VIC)	Honda CBR 600	8	8 Laps	1:17.204	2
DNF	Mark STANLEY (NSW)	Yamaha R6 600	7	9 Laps	1:14.686	3
DNF	Jeremy CROWE (NSW)	Honda CBR 600	7	9 Laps	1:15.425	6

Unedited race notes from our live reporting page - Start at the bottom and scroll up

1102 - Clarke said that he struggles with top speed compared to some of the factory backed bikes so he had spent all of practice and qualifying concentrating on getting the best out of the suspension and also complained of a little arm pump.
1101 - Waters also complained of arm pump with the repeated hard braking here at Queensland Raceway and said that rather risk losing a podium place he would settle for second place.
1100 - In the post race press conference Brookesy complained of arm pump causing him some problems, something he thought he had got rid of earlier in the year but returned in that race.
1057 - I don't think so it looks as though Waters has it, Clarke second and Brookes hangs on to that third spot, Aitchison gets 4th, Fergusson 5th, Staring 6th, and Jones gets 7th off Seaton by an inch
1056 - Clarke has responded, last lap board is out and he has stretched his lead back out to half a second, Waters will not give up though... Will Aitchison let it all hang out in attempt to steal that last podium step from Brookes...
1055 - Waters within striking distance of Clarke now
1054 - Aitchison catching Brookes and good push the Honda man off the podium... If so that will be the first time for a long while that no Honda has been on the podium at an Australian Supersport race...
1053 - Clarke will know now that Waters is close enough to perhaps mount a challenge before this race is out, can he respond...
1052 - Waters Michelins are certainly hanging in better than the Honda men by the look of it as with 4 laps to run he just put in the fastest lap of the race with a 1m13.1 and is inching closer to Clarke, it's not over yet by any stretch, the top two have dropped Brookes off the back of them now by more than a second.
1051 - The top five covered by 2 seconds still.... Staring, Jones and Seaton still 6th, 7th and 8th respectively
1050 - Clarke leads now by more than half a second and Waters all over the back of Brookes...alongside into the final turn and takes second place, both those men on Michelins. Aitchison in 4th still ahead of Fergusson
1049 - Clarke up the inside at the end of the back straight for the lead, not only that, he is starting to pull away almost immediately. Clarke on Dunlops and maybe has made a better tyre choice and the Michelin men are losing grip as the laps wind down...
1048 - Clarke up the inside of Waters for second place in to the middle double apex right and latches on to the tailpipe of Brookes, alongside down the straight but Brookes keeps him out into turn one...
1047 - Clarke right up to Waters and Brookes now, the battle for the lead is going to be a 3-way affair now as Clarke the only man in the 1m13s on that lap as the pace slackens a little... 8 laps to run
1046 - Clarke the fastest man on that lap with a 1m13.5. Waters less than 2-tenths off Brookes and then only half a second to Clarke. Aitchison and Fergusson trading places at nearly every turn on this lap now
1045 - Waters right up to Brookes again now and it looks as though Clarke may be catching them...
1044 - Clarke gets Fergusson for third place, Krusty may have a slight problem as he has lost a little place. Brookesy responding to the challenge from Waters to stretch his lead back out to 4-tenths. Aitchison attacking Fergusson
1043 - Waters stepping it up now and right on the back of Brookes. Fergusson coming under attack from Clarke and Aitchison it looks as though it will be Brookes and Waters fighting it out for the top step on the podium
1042 - The top five starting to break away a little from Staring, Jones and Seaton now, only 1.3 seconds covers the top five with 12 to go
1041 - Still no trading of places as yet but the most likely move to happen on this lap will be Aitchison trying to get the better of Clarke for 4th and he looks to have the pace to do it
1039 - Still Brookes, Waters, Fergusson, Clarke, Aitchison, Staring, Jones and Seaton and nobody looks able to break away as they remain fairly close with the top six all in the 1m13s bracket and only 2 seconds covering the top eight with 14 laps to run
1038 - Brendan Clarke in 4th, Aitchison 5th, Staring 6th
1037 - Away they go! And it is Josh Brookes that leads them through turn one as Josh Waters squeezed inside Adam Fergusson for second place and managed to keep that position through turn 2 and down the back straight
1036 - Supersport men on their warm up lap now