Home favourite sets new benchmark during today's races.
Team Honda Racing’s Troy Herfoss will start from pole position in Sunday’s fifth round of the 2014 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship at Wakefield Park in Goulburn.
The hometown hero was the form rider across much of Saturday’s FX-Superbike proceedings, ultimately securing the Sunday pole position with a record-breaking 58.047s lap on board the CBR1000RR SP.
Herfoss edged out Motul Honda stablemate and series leader Wayne Maxwell’s 58.072s lap in the third and final race of today, while opening round and today’s Wakefield Park winner Jamie Stauffer made it a Honda 1-2-3 in third. Next Gen Motorsport BMW’s Glenn Allerton completes the front row.
The second row will be headed by Crazy Dogs Kawasaki privateer Mike Jones, who overcame a heavy crash on Friday to claim fifth. He will start ahead of Josh Hook (Team Honda Racing), Robbie Bugden (YRT with YMI) and Glenn Scott (Honda).
In Supersport it was Saturday winner Aiden Wagner (Wagner Soil Testing Yamaha) who posted the fastest lap across the three races, from Aaron Morris (Maxima Yamaha), who was able to salvage second on the Sunday grid despite a disastrous trio of races. Callum Spriggs (Yamaha) and Jay Presepio (Yamaha) complete the front row.
Other pole-setters for Sunday will be Paul Byrne (Formula Oz), Rennie Scaysbrook (FX 300 Ninja Cup), James Arnold (Pro-Twins), Adrian Pierpoint (Nakedbikes) and Danny Pottage (eFXC).
2014 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship
Round five – Wakefield Park, NSW
Superbike qualifying results:
1. Troy HERFOSS 58.047s
2. Wayne MAXWELL 58.072s
3. Jamie STAUFFER 58.242s
4. Glenn ALLERTON 58.611s
5. Mike JONES 58.650s
6. Josh HOOK 58.698s
7. Robbie BUGDEN 58.794s
8. Glenn SCOTT 58.815s
9. Cru HALLIDAY 58.898s
10. Ben BURKE 59.006
Supersport qualifying results:
1. Aiden WAGNER 1m00.488
2. Aaron MORRIS 1m00.843
3. Callum SPRIGGS 1m01.076
4. Jay PRESEPIO 1m01.761
5. Michael BLAIR 1m01.865
6. Will DAVIDSON 1m01.908
7. Luke MITCHELL 1m02.020
8. Paul YOUNG 1m02.032
9. Aaiden COOTE 1m02.272
10. Cambridge OLIVIER 1m02.290