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Unedited transcript of Friday live text
updates
- 1750 - Multimedia -
Video Interview with Friday pace setter Jamie Stauffer
(18mb - Windows Movie Format)
- 1710 - Fraser quickest in FX Cup first qualifying ahead
of Barnes, Whiteley, Pertzel, Williams, Trounson, Reviglio
and Wilson
- 1644 - Sidecar first qualifying just wrapped up with
Soutar on top from Treasure, Sellar, Alton, Bruce and
Messina
- 1640 -
Full Results from Australian Superbike practice today
- 1620 - Session ended - Jamie on top 1m32.00
- 1618 - Only 1 minute remaining in this Superbike
session... Jamie is still da man
- 1617 - More Results -
Pro Twins QP1
- 1615 - Krusty down to 1m33.0 now but hasn't cracked the
1m32s yet...
- 1610 - Less than ten minutes remaining now and Jamie
still looking nearly untouchable.. Holland still second with
that 1m32.77, Giles 3rd on 1m33.17, Fergusson 4th (1m33.3),
Allerton 5th (1m33.3), Dan Stauffer (1m33.9), Shannon
Johnson (1m33.9) and Robbie Bugden also on 1m33.9
- 1605 - Jamie down to 1m32.00 now but Holland also in the
1m32s now with a 1m32.77
- 1601 - 17 minutes remaining in this session and still
nobody looking likely to get near Jamie... Let's hope the
other boys start getting serious soon...
- 1558 - Riders heading back out now
- 1557 - It seems though the red flag was out due to
somebody stopped on the circuit and nothing to worry about
- 1554 - Red flag has gone out to put a temporary halt to
the session
- 1550 - Jamie just lowered the mark further though....
1m32.43 for the Yamaha man...
The dominance we saw at Phillip Island earlier this year
could continue
- 1549 - Jamie, Russell, Adam, Glenn, Shannon and Shawn
already in the 1m33s bracket only a couple of minutes into
the session
- 1547 - Just had a quick word with Shannon Johnson before
he headed out for this second Superbike practice session.
He only did 3 laps on his 'A' bike this morning and then
spent the rest of the session lapping on the 'B' bike to run
it and check everything over should anything unforeseen
happen to his 'A' bike. His 'A' bike now has a fair
bit more power with the engine given a thorough work over
and he said that has changed the way it handles quite a lot
so this afternoon he will aim to get that all sorted.
He said they are not worried at all as they did flat 33s
here during a recent test. Shannon is riding the Kawasaki
Racing Team ZX-10R this year.
- 1542 - Pro Twin first qualifying has McMartin quickest
on 1m37.5 but it looks as though he might have some
competition now... Mick Kelly has put his 749R down into the
1m37s also. Then the next best is Roland Kruck on 1m40.0.
Mick Kelly might not race in Pro Twins though and just his
entry in that class as extra practice for his Supersport
entry
- 1533 - Superbikes are up next
- 1527 - More Results -
125 GP QP1
- 1525 - Pro Twins out for their first qualifier now and
it is McMartin the early quick man down to 1m38.4
- 1512 - 125 GP first qualifying session winding down...
Blake Leigh-Smith on the top of the charts with a couple of
minutes remaining, 1m40.32 his time which makes him a full
second ahead of Brent Rigoli and Rhys Moller
- 1510 - More Results - -
Superstock QP1 -
Nakedbike QP1 -
Supersport FP2
- 1450 - Session just finished and it is Jamie Stauffer
quickest 600cc man for the day with a 1m34.58, team-mate
Aitchison second on 1m34.78 and Jason O'Halloran makes it a
Yamaha 1-2-3 with a 1m35.38. Glenn Allerton was the
first non Yamaha with a 1m36.351 followed by Joe Rocket
Honda team mate Adam Fergusson on a 1m36.43... Got a
lot of progress to make if they are going to catch the
Yamahaha boys tomorrow...
- 1443 - The boys have stepped it up with five minutes to
run, Jamie down to 1m34.6, Aitchison 1m34.7, O'Halloran next
best with 1m35.7 then it is Allerton, Crowe, Geronomi,
Waters and Davies
- 1435 - Still Jamie and Mark together at the top of the
timesheets with 12 minutes to run, Allerton is 3rd, Geronomi
4th, Davis 5th, Fergusson 6th, O'Halloran 7th and Waters 8th
- 1427 - With 20 minutes to run it is Jamie Stauffer on
top with a 1m35.0 with team-mate Mark Aitchison just a tenth
behind
- 1423 - Some small areas of the track have been recently
resurfaced. Over the hill is much smoother according
to the riders but turn five has also had some work done and
the riders now have a small lip where the surface changes in
turn five, and of course it is right in the apex of the
turn...
- 1421 - Supersport bikes on track now for their second
practice session. Conditions are fine.
- 1411 - The next session has been delayed due to an oil
down that requires clean up
- 1353 - Cartwright quickest now, 1m39.30
- 1349 - Nakedbikes on track now and it is Wilshaw ahead
of Cartwright. Wilshaw has the K1200R BMW down to
1m40.62 with 12 minutes remaining in the session
- 1345 - Nakedbikes out next for their first qualifier
then it is the second Supersport practice session of the day
- 1342 - Superstock first qualifying just wrapped up with
Andrews on provisional pole with a 1m40.17 ahead of Chris
Trounson on 1m40.5. Then it is Quinn, Kokshoorn, Henry,
Higgins, McConnell, Corcoran, Parry and Mortel
- 1327 - Full results from this morning -
Superstock FP1 -
Naked FP1 -
Supersport FP1 -
125 FP1 -
Pro Twins FP1 -
Sidecar FP1 -
FX Cup FP1 -
Superbike FP1
- 1320 - Superstock qualifying up next
- 1308 -
Superbike First Practice Results
- 1301 - Superbike session
just finished but there are a few gremlins with the timing
system it appears. But we believe it is Jamie ahead of
Fergusson, Holland, Allerton, Maxwell, Giles, Bugden, Dan
Stauffer, Johnson and Etheridge rounding out the top ten
- 1252 - Jamie down to
1m33.00 now, Fergusson right there too with a 1m33.07.
- 1238 - Yamaha on top now,
Jamie down to a 1m33.30
- 1234 - Russell Holland
quickest now with a 1m33.64... Allerton 3rd...... Honda
1-2-3 at this early stage of proceedings... Pirelli,
Michelin, Michelin
- 1229 - Krusty a 1m33 on
his first flying lap... 1m33.8
- 1226 - Superbike boys
heading out of pit lane now
- 1225 - Just a reminder
that the
Bikebiz
massive three day sale starts today !
- 1221 - FX Cup practice
winding up now with Fraser on top from Barnes.
Superbikes are up next
- 1152 - If you missed the
news item in late braking today... Suzuki's Australian
Superbike team is now known as Yoshimura Suzuki after a tie
up with Yoshimura through Mat Mladin Imports. So
effectively, Mat Mladin imports through the products they
distribute in Australia, are the major sponsors of both the
Honda and Suzuki Superbike squads this year.
- 1145 -
Pro Twins First Practice - Sidecars on track now
- 1143 - News - Westy's
machine could manage only 230kph down the chute yesterday at
Qatar. His team mate Dirk Heidolf recorded 256kph and
fastest man Barbera hit 267kph. Thus Westy only recorded 7
laps as the team tried to find the problem which they
believe is electrical
- 1123 - Pro Twins on track now, Johnston leading the way
thus far with a 1m41.6 ahead of Kruck and Snowden
- 1115 -
125 GP First Practice
- 1107 - Rigoli on top now as the session is winding down
- 1103 - Nice day here at the creek, a little breeze as
per normal but fairly pleasant.
- 1056 - Cath Thompson leading 125 first practice with 11
minutes remaining in the session. Next out are the Pro
Twins, the Superbikes will not be out until around lunchtime
- 1049 -
Naked First Practice -
Superstock First Practice -
- 1044 -
Full results from Supersport morning practice
- 1040 - Supersport morning practice just wrapped up and
the Yamaha boys are looking strong...
Aitchison 1m35.6
Stauffer 1m35.8
O'Halloran 1m36.2
Fergusson 1m36.3
Allerton 1m36.4
Crowe 1m36.8
Staring 1m36.9
Greedy 1m37.5
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