With the third round of the 2015 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship complete, CycleOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday in Sydney.

Image: Keith Muir.

Superbike

Pole position: Cru HALLIDAY (via Saturday AFX-SBK round win)

Race one results:
1. Sean CONDON
2. Troy HERFOSS
3. Cru HALLIDAY
4. Glenn ALLERTON
5. Wayne MAXWELL
6. Jamie STAUFFER
7. Mike JONES
8. Matthew WALTERS
9. Ben BURKE
10. Mathew HARDING

Race time: 21m30.150s
Margin of victory: 0.078s
Laps completed: 14
Fastest lap: Cru HALLIDAY 1m31.167s

Race two results:
1. Cru HALLIDAY
2. Wayne MAXWELL
3. Mike JONES
4. Troy HERFOSS
5. Matthew WALTERS
6. Jamie STAUFFER
7. Ben BURKE
8. Glenn ALLERTON
9. Mathew HARDING
10. Evan BYLES

Race time: 19m56.282s
Margin of victory: 0.106s
Laps completed: 13
Fastest lap: Cru HALLIDAY 1m31.098s

Superbike overall results:
1. Cru HALLIDAY 45
2. Troy HERFOSS 40
3. Wayne MAXWELL 38
4. Mike JONES 34
5. Glenn ALLERTON 31
6. Jamie STAUFFER 30
7. Matthew WALTERS 29
8. Ben BURKE 26
9. Sean CONDON 25
10. Mathew HARDING 23

Superbike championship standings:
1. Troy HERFOSS 149
2. Wayne MAXWELL 141
3. Cru HALLIDAY 127
4. Glenn ALLERTON 117
5. Mike JONES 114
6. Sean CONDON 104
7. Matthew WALTERS 91
8. Jamie STAUFFER 91
9. Evan BYLES 68
10. Ben BURKE 67

Verdict:
Moto3-type racing highlighted just how good racing is at the top of the sport in national Superbike competition, with Halliday breaking through to claim both his first race and round victory on board the YZF-R1M. It was a well-deserved victory for the #6 and a longtime coming, now finally equipped with a bike capable of winning in the premier class that he used to good effect. Behind him, Herfoss was the most aggressive rider on track in second overall, despite being out-powered down the front straight – losing out to Condon on the run to the line in race one. Condon’s day started out strongly with that first race win, before he came crashing down in turn three of lap one in race two. Completing the podium was Maxwell, suffering from a bad start in race one for fifth, then leading much of race two prior to being pipped by Halliday in the final laps. Jones had a quiet weekend until his improved third in race two, while Walters was much improved across the two races. Allerton displayed good speed and did lead in race one before being bumped off the podium, however his second race was difficult with what was thought to be front-end woes. As for Stauffer, he failed to fire on Sunday and was never really in contention despite showing such strong form the day prior.

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Supersport

Pole position: Troy GUENTHER 1m34.209s

Race one results:
1. Rick OLSON
2. Brayden ELLIOTT
3. Michael BLAIR
4. Troy GUENTHER
5. Callum SPRIGGS
6. Brad SWALLOW
7. Paul YOUNG
8. Jay PRESEPIO
9. Cambridge OLIVIER
10. Jack BAKER

Race time: 9m31.934s
Margin of victory: 0.812s
Laps completed: 6
Fastest lap: Rick OLSON 1m34.084s

Race two results:
1. Rick OLSON
2. Brayden ELLIOTT
3. Troy GUENTHER
4. Callum SPRIGGS
5. Jay PRESEPIO
6. Mitch LEVY
7. Cambridge OLIVIER
8. Brad SWALLOW
9. Kyle BUCKLEY
10. Luke MITCHELL

Race time: 6m24.696s
Margin of victory: 0.504s
Laps completed: 4
Fastest lap: Jay PRESEPIO 1m34.766s

Race three results:
1. Rick OLSON
2. Troy GUENTHER
3. Brayden ELLIOTT
4. Michael BLAIR
5. Callum SPRIGGS
6. Jay PRESEPIO
7. Mitch LEVY
8. Paul YOUNG
9. Luke MITCHELL
10. Cambridge OLIVIER

Race time: 7m59.878s
Margin of victory: 0.127s
Laps completed: 5
Fastest lap: Troy GUENTHER 1m34.677s

Supersport overall results:
1. Rick OLSON 62.5
2. Brayden ELLIOTT 53
3. Troy GUENTHER 50
4. Callum SPRIGGS 41
5. Michael BLAIR 38
6. Jay PRESEPIO 36
7. Mitch LEVY 30.5
8. Cambridge OLIVIER 30
9. Paul YOUNG 27
10. Luke MITCHELL 25.5

Supersport championship standings:
1. Brayden ELLIOTT 176
2. Troy GUENTHER 155
3. Callum SPRIGGS 153
4. Michael BLAIR 152
5. Jay PRESEPIO 122
6. Paul YOUNG 121
7. Mitch LEVY 120.5
8. Rick OLSON 104.5
9. Cambridge OLIVIER 96
10. Brad SWALLOW 93.5

Verdict:
The youthful talent that we’ve seen rise in Supersport this year has been promising to see, however it was two-time series champion Olson who starred with a dominant performance in Sydney. After making his return at Mallala, Olson’s ZX-6R was upgraded for SMP and he was the class rider of the field on his way to all three race wins. Those results came following his FX round win the day before. They didn’t come easy by any means, but experienced certainly counted as he mounts a challenge to the series regulars. Elliott was once again at his consistent best, while Guenther, Spriggs, Blair and even Presepio showed pace across the weekend. In the end though, it was Elliott who padded his advantage at the front of the championship.