Supersport Race 1

• 1040 - Stauffer was looking for a safe way past Crowe throughout the final lap but was not putting himself at risk as fourth would be good enough to secure him the title... They drive down the straight but Crowe gets the podium but Stauffer wins the title.  The race win to Aitchison, O'Halloran second, Staring fifth then it was Waters, Allerton, Geronomi, Seaton, Greedy, Kelly, Clarke, Shirriffs, Jones, Casella, Goldsmith
• 1038 - Two to run and Aitchison leads by four seconds over O'Halloran who in turn has 1.6 seconds on Crowe who now has his hands full with Jamie Stauffer
• 1037 - Sam Smith went for a grass excursion to lose his 13th place and get shuffled down the field. Mick Kelly and Craig Shirriffs tussling over 11th place
• 1036 - Allerton has got away from Seaton who is under heavy attack from Geronomi now in a battle over eighth
• 1035 - Three to run... The gap between third placed Crowe and fourth placed Stauffer down to 9-tenths now...
• 1034 - Aitchison leads by 3.6 seconds now.  Crowe 1.3 seconds behind O'Halloran and 1.4 seconds ahead of Stauffer... Four laps to run
• 1033 - Another 24.64 for Stauffer the next time around... How's that for consistency!  Only good enough to reduce the gap to Crowe to 1.5 seconds though as the Sydney Steel and Mesh man put in a 24.8 on the same lap.  Best battle on the track unfolding over seventh place between Seaton and Allerton, Geronomi becoming a factor in that tussle also
• 1031 - Stauffer is clear of Staring now to get back into the 24s with a 24.64, he has 1.7 seconds to make up to third place Crowe but fourth place will be good enough for the title
• 1029 - Aitchison backed up that new 24.464 lap record with a 24.568 on the next lap.  The only men to cut a 34 so far in this race is Aitchison, O'Halloran, Crowe and Stauffer.  But Aitchison the only man still down in that 24 bracket
• 1027 - 24.4 for Aitchison on lap eight, the gap to O'Halloran stretched out to 1.76 seconds as a result... Staring still looking for a way past Staring...  He has done it.... Stauffer through to fourth place as they start lap 10... I believe that fourth place could be enough to secure him the Supersport title here and now if he holds it to the flag...
• 1025 - 24.6 to Aitchison for a new fastest lap, 24.639 to be exact but O'Halloran a whisker slower, 24.694... Not much difference there but the gap between the men is 1.15 seconds with 10 laps to run.  Crowe a further 1.3 seconds behind and Stauffer right on Staring now and about to make it Yamaha 1-2-3-4
• 1023 - Stauffer slowly inching closer to Staring but not yet within striking distance... O'Halloran may be getting a fraction closer to Aitchison.  Waters and Allerton fighting over seventh position
• 1021 - O'Halloran has got away from Crowe a little now, the gap out to a full second, an identical gap exists between race leader Aitchison and O'Halloran.  Staring has 8-tenths on Stauffer but now Stauffer has some clear air he might be able to bridge that gap, still 13 laps to run so everything far from settled yet
• 1019 - Aitchison maintaining a lead of nearly a second and in a commanding position, a 25.2 on his second lap, 24.7 on his third lap.  Crowe getting a little closer to O'Halloran.  Jamie Stauffer got Seaton for fifth place and put in a 24.7 to close on Staring
• 1018 - Aitchison managed a 29.8 from a standing start even with having to pass a few riders and he is looking the goods... Jamie Stauffer has his hands full with Chris Seaton.  Staring trying to get on terms with Crowe to challenge for third place
• 1016 - Revs rise, away they go, Crowe get a good run off the line but the flyweight O'Halloran leads them into turn one and Aitchison slips past Crowe, Staring fourth.  Aitchison manages to get by O'Halloran after a few turns with the pair both remaining upright... this time around....  Aitchison took a couple of bike lengths out of O'Halloran through the tight section around the back of the circuit and leads by half a second as they start ap two, Crowe third then it is Staring, Seaton, Stauffer, Geronomi, Allerton, Shirriffs and Waters
• 1015 - Supersport men away shortly....