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Next Gen Motorsports rider Glenn Allerton has dominated the opening day of round one of the AirRoad Australian Superbike Championship at Queensland Raceway.

Allerton topped both Superbike qualifying sessions before setting the fastest Superpole time of 1m09.682, just 0.12 of a second quicker than Crazy Dog Kawasaki rider Mike Jones.

The BMW rider also won race one and two of the EVO Unlimited class ahead of Kawasaki riders Phil Lovett and Matthew Harding.

“I was really happy with today’s pole,” Allerton said. “This is a track I enjoy and I really like coming here.
 Today I did double duties with the EVO class and I had a lot of fun out there but I am really looking forward to tomorrows longer races.

“It’s going to be an exciting event with the young guys coming through. There is a good bunch of young riders showing their strengths this weekend.”

Local rider Aiden Wagner will start tomorrow’s 17-lap Supersport races from pole position after setting the fastest time in today’s Supersport Superpole.

Wagner’s time of 1m11.781 was two tenths of second quicker than defending champion Daniel Falzon who topped the earlier qualifying sessions.

“That was so close,” Wagner said “It really went down to the wire in those final laps. I struggled all morning with bike setup but we made some changes ahead of Superpole and they made all the difference.

“It is awesome to be starting from pole position at my home track. We have worked really hard to prepare for this weekend so it is good to see our hard work is paying off.”

There was plenty of action in the Moto3/125 class with Callum Barker and Lachlan Kavney both winning races and crashing in today’s two 10-lap duels. Kavney won the opening race while Barker was first to the flag in race two.

The first Formula 400/Production races of the weekend were topped by Craig White and Andy Lawson, while Tom Edwards won the National Junior Open category.

Australian Superbike Championship
Round one – Queensland Raceway, QLD

Superbike Superpole results:
1. Glenn ALLERTON 1m09.682
2. Mike JONES 1m09.743
3. Mathew HARDING 1m11.002
4. Linden MAGEE 1m10.991
5. Ben NICOLSON 1m11.141
6. Phil LOVETT 1m11.199
7. Jesse WACKER 1m11.287
8. Adam SENIOR 1m11.643
9. Mitch PAYNTER 1m12.922
10. Josh CUMMING 1m12.995

Supersport Superpole results:
1. Aiden WAGNER 1m11.781
2. Daniel FALZON 1m12.029
3. Callum SPRIGGS 1m12.194
4. Sam LAMBERT 1m12.796
5. Chris QUINN 1m13.502
6. Brenton HYDE 1m14.803
7. Anthony QUINN 1m15.443
8. Mitch LEVY 1m15.635
9. Joshua LEONARD 1m16.987
10. Kane BURNS 1m16.998

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