Features 28 Jun 2015

Race Feed: 2015 FX-ASC Rd3 Sydney Motorsport Park

A race-by-race account of Superbike and Supersport in Sydney.

Race Feed will compliment our Livestream posts in 2015, for those who can’t follow it throughout the day. All you have to do is refresh this page as the Superbike and Supersport races pass by.

Image: Keith Muir.

Image: Keith Muir.

YRD Supersport race one:
Kawasaki Connection’s Rick Olson continued his stunning return to form on Sunday morning, picking up the race one win – his third of the weekend – ahead of championship leader Brayden Elliott (Suzuki) by 0.812s and Michael Blair (Yamaha) all within a second in the battle for victory. Fourth was pole-setter Troy Guenther (Kawasaki) and Callum Spriggs (Yamaha), while Brad Swallow (Kawasaki), Paul Young (Kawasaki), Jay Presepio (Yamaha), Cambridge Olivier (Yamaha) and Jack Baker (Kawasaki) filled the top 10 placings.

Ipone Superbike race one:
Sean Condon (BikeBiz/Ipone/Swann Insurance Racing Kawasaki) claimed the first Superbike win of the round after powering past Troy Herfoss (Team Honda Racing) in the run to the line and winning by 0.078s. Third was Cru Halliday (YRT with YMI), who worked his way forward from the back-half of the top 10, ahead of early leader Glenn Allerton (YRT with YMI) and Wayne Maxwell (YRT with YMI) – also rebounding from a bad start and moving forward in the mid-stages. The top five were separated by 0.942s. Jamie Stauffer (Team Honda Racing) was down the order in sixth after getting the better of Mike Jones (Cube Racing/Australian Outdoor Living Kawasaki), while a fast-starting Matthew Walters (Kawasaki Connection) eventually faded to seventh.

YRD Supersport race two:
Two red flags spelt an early end to the second Supersport race of the round, with Rick Olson credited the race win following four laps in the restart – only half points awarded for the race. Olson held off Brayden Elliott in an entertaining battle, while Troy Guenther crossed the line in third position to complete the podium. Callum Spriggs improved to fourth this time from Jay Presepio, as Mitch Levy, Cambridge Olivier, Brad Swallow, Luke Mitchell and Thomas Bryden (Yamaha) rounded out the top 10. Michael Blair and Paul Young were two of the major non-finishers this time out.

Ipone Superbike race two:
A cracking second Superbike race saw Wayne Maxwell lead much of the reduced 13-lap duration, however it was Cru Halliday who worked his way through to a brilliant 0.106s victory after taking charge on the penultimate lap. Behind the YZF-R1Ms in race two was Mike Jones and points leader Troy Herfoss, who muscled the CBR1000RR SP around the back section of the track but ultimately fell short of the podium in the final laps. The top four were separated by just 0.697s. Matthew Walters was in the mix for much of the race before eventually crossing the line fifth, comfortably ahead of Jamie Stauffer and Ben Burke (SA Kawasaki Bcperformance). Glenn Allerton faded to eighth after losing pace in the race’s middle stages with front-end issues. Overall it was Halliday who claimed his second round victory of the weekend, from Herfoss and Maxwell.

YRD Supersport race three:
Rick Olson made it a perfect Sunday with a third race victory in Supersport, proving he is well and truly back with a second overall victory of the weekend. Olson won by 0.127s ahead of fellow ZX-6R rider Troy Guenther, with Brayden Elliott a further half-second in arrears for third this afternoon. Michael Blair was able to fend off Callum Spriggs for fourth, while Jay Presepio, Mitch Levy, Paul Young, Luke Mitchell and Cambridge Olivier completed the top 10 race finishers. Overall the round belonged to Olson ahead of series leader Elliott and Guenther.

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