World Superbike 2006 - Round Two

1750 - Trounson takes the win by 7.6 seconds over Broadfoot, Nicholson takes third ahead of Higgins, Kokshoorn, Mather, McLinden, Baker, Sciberras, Cowie, McConnell, Griffin, Smibert, Frandsen, Burns, Lenehan, Dix, Corcoran
1746 - 2 laps to go now and Trounson is trouncing them to the tune of 4 seconds. Broadfoot is in second place 3 seconds clear of Nicholson who is tussling over third place with Higgins.
1743 - 4 laps to run and Trounson leads by 1.3 seconds over Broadfoot and Higgins
1741 - Trounson leads them away and immediately starts to pull away from the field...
1733 - Aussie Superstock up next...
1725 - Allerton gets Jamie Stauffer at Siberia with half a lap to run... Allerton holds the lead through the Hayshed, through Lukey, through MG, Jamie all over him through turn 12... A run to the line it will be to decide it... Jamie gets the drive and the slipstream to take the win by 0.094 of a second over Allerton, Giles 3rd, Fergusson 4th, Holland 5th, Bugden 6th, Dan Stauffer 7th, Etheridge 8th, Johnson 9th, Waters 10th. Then it is Gibson, Elliott, Wicks, Roe, Taylor, Higgins, Williams, Johnson, Manning, Pertzel
1724 - Holland catching the back of the group as they get the last lap board but Jamie has got a couple of bike lengths over Allerton and Giles who are battling over second place...
1723 - Allerton nearly got Jamie at turn four but can't pull it off...
1722 - Jamie Stauffer uses the slipstream to take the lead on the run to turn one with two laps to run... The current order is Jamie Stauffer, Glenn Allerton, Shawn Giles, Adam Fergusson with Russell Holland closing a little from behind after a bad start...
1721 - Giles in the lead now and Allerton through on Jamie also and he goes underneath Giles into turn four to take the lead... Across Lukey the top three nose to tail and Fergusson joins the freight train on the run down to MG Hairpin...
1719 - Short five lapper this one so no time to build up to speed in this one... Giles leads them down the straight to start lap two but Jamie Stauffer goes underneath him in turn one to steal the lead... The two side by side on the entry to turn four but Jamie retains the advantage after the two nearly come together... Allerton past Fergusson for third place...
1718 - Aussie Superbike away now! Gilesy, Fergusson and Jamie Stauffer all got a decent run off the line but it is Gilesy who sweeps across to take the lead in turn one. Jamie Stauffer up to second place quickly though and after the Suzuki man while Allerton slotted in behind Fergusson.
1712 - Next up we have the Aussie Superbikes out to thrill the crowd again..
1702 - Jamie Stauffer takes the win by over two seconds... The battle for second sees four riders go four wide across the line. But of course with the time penalties applied (for the use of non homologated tyres) to Fergusson, Allerton, Waters, Staring and McMartin the results become Jamie Stauffer the winner from Greedy, O'Halloran, Aitchison, Seaton, Campbell Goldsmith, Bartlome, Onus, Staring, Allerton, Fergusson, Watson, Waters, McMartin, Figueiredo
1701 - Allerton hugely sideways in to turn four and Waters has to cancel his tip in and runs wide and thus Allerton takes that second place and Aitchison followed Waters' little detour off the track but they both quickly regained the tarmac...
1700 - Greedy back under Aitchison for third place at MG Hairpin and after Allerton but from fifth Waters went up to second on entry to turn one.. That Kawasaki showing great speed again...
1659 - The battle for second is huge with Allerton, Greed, Fergusson, Aitchison, Waters and Staring covered by 7-tenths of a second and O'Halloran not too much further behind..
1657 - Allerton up the inside of Greedy at MG.. Jamie getting away as his pursuers go side by side down the main straight... Allerton holds second in turn one but Aitchison getting in the mix now... Fergusson getting in to it now also and closing in on Greedy who is chasing Allerton... All this playing into Jamie's hands as he streets away to the tune of two full seconds with two laps still to run while his pursuers fight amongst themselves...
1656 - Jamie pulling away again, Allerton trying to get back under Greedy but doesn't pull it off and is being hounded by Staring...
1655 - Australian Supersport Race Two underway now and the Joe Rocket Honda didn't get off the line well but Greedy got a great leave to lead Jamie Stauffer. Allerton made up three positions at Honda Corner... Then gets Jamie at MG Hairpin to move up to second...Allerton taking no prisoners and coming from seventh to challenge for the lead through turn 11... But Jamie Stauffer takes the lead at the end of the main straight as Allerton got swamped..
1644 - One more race this afternoon for all the Aussie support classes, Supersport up first at 1655
1642 - Five Aussies on the first two rows of the grid. The grid is as follows - Bayliss, Corser, Toseland, Martin, Barros, Muggeridge, Pitt, Haga, Lanzi, Walker, Chili, Kagayama, Nieto, Laconi, Rolfo, Clementi
1640 - Bayliss puts in the best speed down the straight in this Superpole session with 299kph.... 0.152 quicker than Corser at the first split... 0.221 under at the second split... Could be a 31...? Wait for it..... 1m32.159 to Bayliss to keep his pole position but he did do a 1m32.081 earlier today but as long as he has pole position that won't worry him.
1637 - 293 down the straight for Corser... 0.068 under at the first split... Back stepped out a little out of Siberia but didn't look too costly... 0.496 under at the second split... On course for a low 1m32... He puts in a 1m32.373 to go to the top of the charts... Bayliss up next and he has gone quicker than that today... It is up to him to show us the first 1m31...
1635 - 290kph for Haga down the straight... 0.365 behind at the first split... He will be shuffled down the grid a little unless he can pull that gap back in the middle sector... 0.354 behind at the second split... 1m33.631 for Haga to only go sixth quickest which promotes Steve Martin onto the front row and shuffles himself back to the second row. Corser on his warm up lap now... Are track conditions going to allow him to do a 1m31...?
1632 - 295kph through the traps at 295kph... 0.302 under at the first split... A little out of shape at Lukey with a nasty drift... 0.0093 under at the second split, that slide cost him... Can he make up for it...? 1m33.003 to Toseland to go to the top of the table. Haga on his warm up lap now
1630 - 284kph down the straight for Steve Martin on the Foggy Petronas... 0.109 better than Barros at the first split... 0.143 under at the second split... Steve to the top of the charts with a 1m33.206 on a bike with a 10% capacity deficit to the others and that is impressive any way you look at it. Toseland on his warm up lap now... I reckon we will see the Brit well down into the 1m32s if the wind allows him...
1627 - Pitt piloted his Yamaha through the traps at 291kph for the equal best speed so far in this session... 0.134 quicker at the first split... 0.158 slower at the second split... Pitt goes third quickest thus far with a 1m33.598 to be shuffled back a couple of spots on the grid if the next riders best him... Steve Martin on his warm up lap now...
1624 - Rolfo wiggles his way onto the main straight and records 291 through the traps to start his flyer... 0.357 off the pace at the first split... 1.070 seconds off at the second split so he is going to lose some positions... A 1m35.032 for Rolfo, the slowest time thus far in this session. Pitt on his warm up lap now
1622 - 289kph down the straight for Muggas... Not looking too tidy, in fact his bike has been sliding everywhere all weekend... But he is 0.208 quicker than Barros at the first split... But 0.046 down in the middle sector... Muggas puts in a 1m33.571 to go second quickest to Barros... Rolfo on his warm up lap now
1620 - Barros on his Superpole lap now... The Brazilian made great progress yesterday but doesn't seem to have made any significant steps forward today... 284 down the main straight for the Fireblade... 0.044 behind Lanzi at the first split... Makes up a lot of ground in the middle sector to be 4-tenths quicker than Lanzi... Barros to the top of the table with a 1m33.373... Muggas on his warm up lap now
1617 - Nieto on his lap now... Believe he has blown a couple of engines this weekend already on his Kawasaki... 0.334 slower than Lanzi at the first split... 0.255 behind at the second split... Puts in a 1m34.158 to be 5th quickest out of the 7 riders that have been so far... Barros on his warm up lap now...
1614 - Walker goes through the speed trap at 283kph... 0.224 slower at the first split... 0.042 at the second split behind, he might do it... Walker sets a 1m33.928 to go second quickest so Lanzi has promoted himself well up the order from the 14th place he started as even if all the rest of the riders beat him he will still start from 11th on the grid rather than the provisional 14th he was after final qualifying
1611 - 286kph down the straight for Clementi... 0.622 of the quickest man at the first split... 0.509 behind at the second split but nearly highsided out of MG... Crosses the line with a 1m35.032 to be the slowest man thus far as that near highside cost him too much time... Walker on his warm up lap now
1610 - Chili 0.112 better at the second split.... Goes second quickest with a 1m33.998... Clementi next out
1609 - Chili coming round to start his lap now... 281kph down the main straight for Pierfrancesco...
1607 - Kagayama has started his lap, 289kph down the main straight before tipping into turn one for the Suzuki man... 0.023 of a second slower than Lanzi at the first split... Untidy and sliding lots, he slid across the ripple strip a little exiting Siberia after running wide on the exit and lucky to stay on.. Very lucky... That will be costly... Still manages a 1m34.111 for second quickest out of the three riders that have run so far
1605 - Lanzi just crossed the line to start his flying lap... Decent headwind blowing up the main straight and a hot track... Laconi recorded 283kph on the start of his lap and Lanzi records 291... 0.257 seconds better than Laconi at the first split so this is not going to be a really fast lap... 0.280 under at the second split... 1m33.791 his time
1602 - Laconi crosses the line to start his lap... Sliding in beautiful gentle drifts around all the turns, ever so slight but an obvious drift all the same and nice to watch...A 30.295 is his time at the first split... 67.87 at the second split... Laconi comes across the line to set the first time as a 1m34.492 which is a few tenths slower than the 1m34.011 he recorded in the final qualifying session
1600 - Regis Laconi on his warm up lap now...
1558 - Superpole gets underway at 1600
1550 - Full Results from Superbike Free Practice 2
1545 - That is the end of the Superbike practice session and only 15 minutes to run to Superpole.... I'll put it on the line and make a bold prediction.... Bayliss or Corser will break into the 1m31s on their Superpole lap...
1457 - Corser quickest in this session from Muggeridge, Bayliss, Toseland, Walker and Barros as the guys use this long session to work on a race set up and testing tyre life
1445 - Superbikes heading out now for their hour of free practice prior to Superpole
1429 - Riders on their final lap now and I can't see the order changing so it looks as though it will be Charpentier on pole from Curtain and Parkes so no surprises there. Next best is Harms, Zaiser, Sofuoglu then Gobert in seventh followed by Tiberio, Berger, Stigefelt, Veneman, Lauslheto then Brookes in 13th followed by Thomas, Andersen, Sanchini, Fores and Le Grelle
1426 - Goey up to seventh now, 1m36.929
1425 - Gobert up to eighth
1423 - Brookesy only 4-tenths off at the first split on this lap after putting a new rear tyre in... He pulled out of that lap presumably due to traffic
1420 - With ten minutes remaining the order is - Charpentier, Parkes, Harms, Curtain, Zaiser, Sofuoglu, Stigefelt, Veneman, Tiberio and Brookes rounds out the top ten
1419 - Our mega expensive broadband connection here in the press centre just fell over for a little while so apologies for our little break in transmission but we are back in time for the action to hot up in this final World Supersport qualifier now with 10 minutes remaining in the session
1403 - Curtain and Parkes have marginally improved their times from yesterday but Charpentier has not tried to up his pace as yet. Peris just had a lowside but walked away okay
1352 - World Supersport Final Qualifying on now. Veneman the early pacesetter in this session but none of the top runners are trying for fast laps as yet as there is plenty of time remaining
1234 - What an amazing race! One of the most exciting ever.
1231 - The finishing order - Jamie Stauffer, Fergusson, Allerton, Giles, Holland, D Stauffer, Bugden, Johnson, Etheridge, Wicks, Elliott, Roe, Higgins, Taylor, Williams, Johnson
1230 - Fergusson ahead of Allerton around the back of the circuit... Giles on the back of Allerton as they tip into 11 and 12 and will try to steal third on the line...
1229 - This looks to be Jamie's race to make it a win in Supersport and a win in Superbike to celebrate his return to Yamaha... Last lap now...Jamie did a 1m35.64 on that penultimate lap...
1228 - Jamie just put in a 1m35.7 to pull out 7-tenths on his pursuers... Krusty all over the back of Allerton now and the Honda men may slow each other down a little. Holland got a little too hot into turn one and allowed Giles back through for 4th
1227 - Jamie on it to try and make a gap, Allerton looking the likeliest to bridge the gap and challenge... But Jamie has got a couple of lengths now...
1226 - Holland pushed Giles back to 5th, Jamie leads them onto the main straight... Allerton back under as they tip into turn one, Jamie tries around the outside at turn two and does it as Allerton was too tight on entry, Jamie still has it through turn four... 3 laps to run
1225 - Virtually four wide before they tip into turn one and out the other side it is Allerton from Jamie Stauffer, Krusty, Giles and Holland. Allerton back in front at Honda, Jamie pushed back to 2nd...
1224 - Krusty underneath Allerton on the entry to turn 12 and gets the run on to the straight as he pushes Allerton a tiny bit wide. But Allerton back in front around Southern Loop, Giles pushes ahead of Krusty momentarily but the Honda man gets him right back... Jamie still there stalking from behind... Holland yet to show his hand perhaps but right with them...
1223 - Allerton to the front! Fergusson pushes Giles back to 3rd... The top five absolutely nose to tail now through MG...
1222 - The leading quarter nose to tail down the straight but the Suzuki has mega mumbo happening and he holds the lead, less than half a second covers the top five with Holland tagging on to the back of Jamie...
1220 - Giles leads still and how much power does that GSX-R have! He pulled a half height mono a good 50 yards on to the main straight at well over 200kph and then still maintains the lead all the way down the straight and into turn one... Krusty and Allerton all over the back of him too, Jamie stalking just behind also... Allerton the only man to dip into the 1m35s with a 1m35.8 on that lap
1219 - This is full on action, Gilesy sideways back and forth on entry to turn four, Allerton touches the back of him and thus runs wide but stays up but has to allow Fergusson through...
1218 - Krusty looking for a way through, Gilesy up the inside between 11 and 12 and leads them down the straight... Gilesy back into the lead into turn one, Allerton up to 2nd after getting his team-mate...
1217 - Gilesy back in front now, Fergusson right on him, Allerton up to 3rd and Jamie back to 4th...
1216 - Jamie has a look up the inside at Honda but can't do it, Gilesy nearly gets flicked out of the seat on the way out, Jamie under at the change of direction before Lukey, Krusty on the outside at Lukey and then under at MG to take second place from Giles
1215 - Riders forming up on the grid now... Pole sitter Shawn Giles last man to form up.... Gilesy gets away well and leads them into turn one from Jamie Stauffer, Adam Fergusson and Glenn Allerton with Russell Holland right there also as they go through Southern Loop
1212 - Aussie Superbikes heading out now, it looks as though Jamie is on the 2005 R1 and Dan on the 2006 R1. Hedging their bets no doubt with Dan concentrating on getting the 2006 up to a competitive pace and Jamie out for maximum results on the already sorted machine. Limited time to get two of the new bikes fully prepared could also be part of the reason. Ten laps the distance
1208 - Aussie Superbike opening race up next
1206 - Full Results from World Superbike Qualifying 2
1200 - Session ended and the order is - Bayliss, Corser, Haga, Toseland, Martin, Pitt, Rolfo, Muggas, Barros, Nieto, Walker, Clementi, Chili, Kagayama, Lanzi, Laconi, Abe, Foret, Neukirchner, Fabrizio, Gimbert, Xaus, Borciani, Nakatomi, Battaini, Jones, Pedercini, Iannuzzo
1158 - Bayliss under at the first split again... A couple of tenths off at the second split... Seconds counting down now to the flag...
1152 - Bayliss smashes it down to a 1m32.321.... How will Corser respond and will he get a clear lap to do it...?
1151 - Bayliss nearly half a second under at the second split...
1150 - Toseland and Muggas both out on sticky tyres now, Toseland under at the first split... But then gets caught up in traffic and has to abort his go at a fast one. Muggeridge made a dramatic jump up to 6th from 16th with a 1m33.702
1149 - A lot of the top runners back in for a soft and sticky hoop... 10 minutes left in the session
1147 - Neukirchner just went for another slide down the road after getting flicked out of the seat trying to get out of MG Hairpin, his foot got caught in the back of the machine but he seemed to walk away okay
1143 - Corser and Haga back on track now... Bayliss going quick again and only one-hundredth off his best at the first split... Down a couple of tenths at the second split... 1m33.26 that time around. Corser and Haga getting up to speed now
1142 - Bayliss under at the first split... Down a couple of tenths at the second split...Goes through with a 1m33.27
1140 - Bayliss back on track, less than 20 minutes to run in this session now
1134 - The three top men, Bayliss, Corser and Haga all currently in pit lane. Toseland 4th quickest, Rolfo 5th, Nieto 6th, Barros 7th, Martin 8th, Pitt 9th, Clementi 10th.
1132 - Corser under at the first split now... line ball on second split.... and also goes into the 1m32s with a 1m32.991 but Bayliss still on top by a gnat's whisker
1130 - Bayliss on another flyer now.... 0.149 under at the first split.... 0.159 under at second split... Lowers the mark again this time to 1m32.926. 30 minutes remaining in this session
1128 - Corser still looking for a good set-up, changing shocks presently. Bayliss on a flyer... Lowers the mark to 1m33.32
1123 - A lot of the World Superbike are running various forms of electronic traction control but we believe Barros does not have this on his machine... And it does look that way as the Brazilian has his Fireblade excitingly sideways around some of the fast turns and looking to be having lots of fun. The Brazilian has more 500cc/MotoGP starts than any other rider in history and enjoying his switch to Superbikes
1122 - Muggeridge only 12th quickest and his Ten Kate Honda not looking too tidy as it seems to be squirming everywhere, on entry, mid turn and on the exit. Obviously still to find a set up that works for him
1120 - Barros just came in and changed the fork springs and gearing as he finds his way around what makes the Honda go quick
1119 - Rolfo has tagged on the back of Corser on that lap and is up to 4th quickest while Corser up to 3rd quickest. Haga still the 2nd quickest man. Rolfo continuing to follow Corser around... Corser let him through out of Siberia after getting sick of having him on his tail
1116 - Bayliss on a reasonably quick one, 2-tenths off at the first split and looking for a clear lap... A 1m33.8 to Bayliss that time around
1108 - Bayliss the early pace setter this morning with a 1m33.3 ahead of Haga, Corser, Barros, Toseland, Martin and Pitt. Times will tumble in this session as the wind is a little more favourable than yesterday and the track is cooler...
1106 - Yukio Kagayama just went for a tumble into the gravel trap but got up okay. The Suzuki man got highsided out of the seat while trying to get out of Southern Loop. A couple of riders had to take evasive action
1058 - Superbikes out next for their second qualifying session, the top 16 from which will contest Superpole to decide the final grid later this afternoon.
1052 - Full Results from World Supersport Free Practice 2
1045 - Session Ended and the state of affairs is - Curtain 1m35.90 - Charpentier 1m36.2 - Gobert 1m36.7 - Parkes 1m36.7 - Thomas 1m37.0 - Sofuoglu 1m37.1 - Berger 1m37.3 - Veneman 1m37.4 - Fores 1m37.5 - Harms 1m37.5 - Tiberio 1m37.7 - Roccoli 1m37.7 - Stigefelt 1m37.7 - Brookes 1m37.8 - Zaiser 1m37.8
1043 - Gobert just found enough space around him to put in a 1m36.7 to promote himself to third quickest in this session with 1 minute remaining... Brookes just put in another 1m38.2, a pace he seems to be able to keep consistently although not as fast as he would like.
1038- The track is very busy with around 30 riders currently lapping and everyone finding it difficult to get a clear lap. 5 minutes remaining
1035 - Kev passing a fair bit of traffic on this lap but still going quick and puts in a 1m36.5 to back up that 1m35.9. Brookes fails to better his time, putting in a 1m38.2 that time around but he has done more laps than anyone thus far at 17 and may be doing a run to suss out the situation in regards to tyre wear but he has come in for a small tweak of the suspension
1034 - Brookesy just tried to tag on the back of Kev when the Yamaha man went past but Kev really pulled ground on him with seeming ease. A nice target for Josh to chase though in an effort to better his time which I think he will do on this next lap
1032 - Kev on a flyer, 2-tenths down at the first split, half a second under at the second split... 1m35.9 to Kev. Charpentier 2nd quickest now with a 1m36.5. Only a matter of time before the French Ten Kate man gets serious though...
1030 - 15 minutes remaining in this session and the current state of affairs is - Curtain 1m36.76 - Parkes 1m36.92 - Sofuoglu 1m37.2 - Charpentier 1m37.48 - Harms 1m37.50 - Gobert 1m37.59 - Berger 1m37.61 - Roccoli 1m37.74 - Brookes 1m37.84
1020 - Gobert up to 5th quickest now with a 1m37.74 which is a full second quicker than he went yesterday afternoon. Brookes has not improved on the 1m37.84 he put in early in this session but is continuing to circulate. That time however is 1.2 seconds quicker than what he managed yesterday afternoon
1019 - Anthony Gobert had some engine problems yesterday that saw him around 20kph down on top speed but the team has fixed the cylinder head overnight and it's pulling much better today so we should see Anthony move up the time sheets as he gets the machine sorted. He is 9th quickest thus far in this practice session.
1014 - Curtain and Parkes both came into the pits for some changes before heading back out again.
1007 - Kevin Curtain just about had the R6 horizontal on the entry to turn four that time around with the back stepped right around but looking very comfortable. There was a lot of lean angle on at the same time though so it was particularly flamboyant, particularly for a rider like Curtain who we are accustomed to seeing a very wheels line classic style of riding Kev down to 1m36.7 already and having some fun. Parkes down to 1m36.9 for 2nd quickest. Brookesy 5th quickest with a dramatic improvement down to 1m37.84.
1006 - And Brookesy's first flying lap is a 1m39.22 ad he backed that up with a 1m39.05 which is faster than his best time from yesterday afternoon so it does look as though they have gone in the right direction. Albeit the track conditions are much better this morning than yesterday afternoon
1002 - World Supersport riders on track now for their morning practice session. This will be the real test of whether Josh Brookes and his Aussie suspension man Terry Hay know better than Ducati and the Ohlins techs as they took the shock away overnight to enlarge the valving in a quest to find the grip that Josh is searching for on his new mount for 2006...
1000 - Full Results from the Aussie Support Races from this morning - S/STK R1 - SS R1
0952 - Check out this video compilation of Troy Corser taking his part in the Queen's Baton Relay as part of the Commonwealth Games. Unfortunately we have no sound with this footage but it is relatively amusing nonetheless with some one handed rolling burnouts and monos.
0940 - The next thing on the agenda this morning is World Supersport free practice which is scheduled to start at 1000
0936 - After the time penalties were applied the following results were issued

J Stauffer
Aitchison 1.0secs
Greedy 9.3secs
Seaton 25.3secs
Staring 31secs (30 second time penalty applied for use of non homologated tyres)
Fergusson 31secs (30 second time penalty applied for use of non homologated tyres)
Campbell 33secs
Goldsmith 33secs
Waters (30 second time penalty applied for use of non homologated tyres)
Allerton (30 second time penalty applied for use of non homologated tyres)
Bartlome
Figueiredo
O'Halloran
McMartin (30 second time penalty applied for use of non homologated tyres)
Onus
Watson
Reid
Smith

0932 - On the track as they got the flag to signal the end of the race it was Jamie Stauffer by a full second over Aitchison who took second place with only 2-hundredths of a buffer over Staring with Fergusson a couple of tenths behind. Waters 5th, O'Halloran 6th, Allerton 7th, Greedy 8th, McMartin 9th, Seaton 10th, Campbell 11th, Goldsmith 12th. Of course once the time penalties are applies Staring and Fergusson will be relegated down to 6th and 7th positions.
0931 - Aitchison and Staring side by side into turn one early on the final lap, Aitchison gets out the other side with his nose in front... Jamie cruising his way home for a clear victory and taking no risks... Staring doing everything he can to get past Aitchison for second place on the track...
0929 - The battle for the second on the track shaping up to be a ripper with Staring, Aitchison and Fergusson virtually side by side as they crossed the line to start the penultimate lap of this non championship race.
0927 - Aitchison continuing to close on Fergusson and Staring now as the race moves into the second half of the race. Aitchison gets Fergusson for third place early on lap six
0926 - Aitchison pulled some ground back on Fergusson and Staring that time around with a 1m37.603 but Jamie Stauffer had responded to Staring's challenge by putting in a new fastest lap of the race with a 1m37.38 to stretch his lead on the track out to 1.1 seconds.
0925 - Jamie continued to lead the way as they started lap four and Staring had managed to pull a couple of tenths out on Fergusson. Staring had also pulled a tenth back on Jamie Stauffer after putting in the quickest lap so far on that last circuit with a 1m37.709. Of course that will be moot at the end of the day as Staring, Fergusson, Allerton, Waters and McMartin all will be hit with a 30 second time penalty for using non homologated tyres this weekend
0923 - As they started lap three Jamie Stauffer had nearly a full second on Fergusson and Staring who continued to trade places but had managed to pull away a little from Aitchison. The top trio all put in 1m37s on their second lap
0922 - Jamie Stauffer took the lead early on in this first Australian Supersport encounter for 2006 with Adam Fergusson, Mark Aitchison and Bryan Staring in tow. At the end of lap one Aitchison and Staring pushed Fergusson back a couple of spots but through turn one Fergusson got Aitchison back for third and then took Staring at turn four. This battle giving Jamie Stauffer an opportunity to break clear. Jason O'Halloran scored a 10 second jump start penalty.
0915 - Five riders have been granted permission to compete on non-homologated Michelin tyres in the Supersport support races at the 2006 world Superbike round at Phillip Island on March 4-5. However, the riders �- Honda trio Bryan Staring, Adam Fergusson and Glenn Allerton, Kawasaki�s Josh Waters and Ducati�s Craig McMartin - will be penalised 30 seconds at the end of their races. The tyres which Michelin Australia nominated for homologation in the 2005 and 2006 racing seasons are not available this weekend. Two Supersport races will be held today, with the final one tomorrow morning.
0840 - Australian Superstock Race 1 - Trounson, Broadfoot, Bonthorne, Nicholson, Kokshoorn, Cowie, Mortel, Griffin, Mater, McLinden, Smibert, Sciberras, Baker, Mutton, Lenehan, McConnell, Frandsen, Dix, Corcoran, Cane, Burns