Superbike Race 1

• 1327 - Staring and Allerton still battling over fifth place with some ludicrously sideways angles of attack happening. Jamie is clear out in front and on course to give Yamaha their first ever Australian Superbike Championship title.  Jamie smoking his Yamaha up around the final turns in a salute to the crowd...Only metres to go..... Jamie is the man, he has dominated things like we have never seen before this year and is a worthy champion.  Giles second, Bugden third, Johnson fourth, Allerton fifth, Staring sixth, Stroud seventh. But after the time penalties it will be Stauffer, Bugden, Johnson, Allerton, Staring, Holland in this part of the race but it is of course a two part race thus the final overall race results are.... Stauffer, Bugden, Johnson, Giles, Holland, Staring, Allerton, Stroud, Etheridge and Gibson rounds out the top ten. There could be a protest about Johnson's tyre swap though so that will need to be shaken down before his result is 100% official but Jamie is the champ and there is no doubt about that
• 1325 - Glenn Allerton through on Staring and completely sideways on the way into turns and on the way out!  Crazy stuff. Johnson the fastest man on the track in fourth place and closing on the Suzukis
• 1324 - Shannon Johnson on Staring and challenging for fourth place. He is through, Johnson on a mission from the back of the grid
• 1323 - Giles and Stroud both have been hit with a ten second jump start penalty.
• 1322 - Jamie pulling away again, has a second over Bugden in second who is running with Giles. Staring in fourth ahead of Stroud, Holland and Allerton
• 1321 - They are away now in the restart for five laps but it looked as though Gilesy jumped the start so will probably get a ten second jump start penalty wrecking his fairly safe podium finish.  Shannon Johnson scything through the field on this first lap with his near rear tyre
• 1320 - Shannon Johnson will start from the back of the field
• 1319 - It has been deemed that we will have no lunch break at all in proceedings... Hopefully somebody is running around with plenty of food and drink for the flaggies who will be sweating it out here today
• 1317 - Some conjecture about the fact Shannon has a new rear tyre in....
• 1316 - Talking of mums... My mummy isn't here to look after me so Bryan Staring's wonderful mother has adopted me for the weekend and just furnished me with some nice sandwiches for lunch so I don't have to risk a coronary by eating the Eastern Creek racetrack tucker
• 1315 - I know how many mums will be giving me daggers over that comment and I already have had some feedback saying that no if it was up to women we would be having a lunch break!
• 1312 - Okay... The race officials must be female as it seems they have changed their mind once again and we are going to have a re-start again shortly so the riders are now heading out of pitlane again now to form up on the grid where the teams will again have to mount the tyre warmers again. Just what you want to do with hot ambient temperatures and a track temp around 45c
• 1300 - Riders have left their machines on the grid now. Early lunch break is going to be taken now as the track is cleared. The Superbike race will run its course after lunch. Johnson came into the pits as soon as the red flag came out as he had destroyed his rear tyre in the sweltering conditions... We will wait for the situation to shake itself out as final decision are yet to be made in regards to some things I think...
• 1252 - The riders came back around to sit on the grid after the red flag and their teams rushed out there with the tyre warmers etc. as they get ready for a restart.  The riders will be sweating it out in their leathers surrounded by some very hot machinery as they await a restart which is likely to be some time away as the track crews sweat it out sweeping cement dust on the track where Maxwell's machine spat out it's black lifeblood in spectacular fashion
• 1248 - Shannon's Kawasaki has been wheeled into the pits so it does appear that he did have some major problems with the ZX-10R.
• 1247 - BANG - Wayne Maxwell's Kawasaki just emitted a smokescreen of Hollywood proportions all the way down the main straight.  Red flag came out only seconds afterwards... The race will be restarted for the final six laps....
• 1246 - Shannon Johnson must have had a problem or made a mistake as he had two seconds on Holland but the Pirelli shod Honda man just went past Johnson's Kawasaki and sprinted away from him... 
• 1244 - Stauffer leading by a comfortable 3.5 seconds. Bugden in third and not catching Giles. Bugden has sneaked away from Johnson though. Holland on his own in fifth but that battle for sixth still a close run affair between Staring, Allerton and Stroud. Maxwell ninth, Etheridge tenth.
• 1242 - Stauffer leads by 3.3 seconds now, Giles maintaining his two second lead over Bugden and Johnson. Holland trying to stay in touch with Johnson but doesn't seem to have the pace to do it. Staring in sixth place with his team-mate right on his tail and Stroud has closed right up onto the tail of the Joe Rocket Honda pair...
• 1240 - Jamie leads by 3.1 seconds now. Bugden is nearly two seconds behind Giles in third but has started to lap marginally quicker than his team-mate, Johnson going with him but Holland is being left behind...
• 1239 - A fierce little battle is unfolding over sixth place with Staring, Allerton and Maxwell the protagonists, Stroud there also
• 1237 - Bugden passed Johnson, Holland closes on the duo now also as the battle for third hots up. Jamie leads by 1.5 seconds on Shawn. Jamie backed up his 31.9 with a 32.0. The top five have all done a 32 on one of these early laps but Jamie the only man to crack out a 31
• 1236 - Jamie down to 31.9 on lap two, Shawn a 32.5 to stay less than a second behind the Yamaha. Johnson in third with a couple of bike lengths on Bugden who in turn has a couple of lengths on Holland in these hot and sweaty Eastern Creek conditions
• 1234 - From a standing start Jamie put in a 37.1 and Shawn a 37.4... Holland in fifth and inching a little closer to Bugden
• 1234 - Bugden challenging Johnson for third place. Jamie trying to get away but Gilesy hanging on
• 1232 - Superbikes away... Jamie into the lead ahead of Giles and Johnson, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki.
• 1212 - Superbikes up next, ambient temp is just over 30 and track temp just over 40 so a little cooler than yesterday afternoon when the track temp cracked 60