Image: Russell Colvin.

Superbike

Troy Herfoss (Team Honda Racing) – 3rd overall:
Overall I had a good weekend and to hold on to the championship lead heading into round three is great, although there is still a lot of work to be done. The racing this weekend was tight and this circuit definitely doesn’t leave any room for error. I’m really happy with where we are headed with the bike and want to thank Shaun and Glenn for the hard work they are putting in to keep us on top. I am really looking forward to Sydney Motorsport Park being my home track and we’ll see if we can extend our lead in the championship.

Jamie Stauffer (Team Honda Racing) – 2nd overall:
I’m really happy with my weekend given the amount of time I’ve been off the bike. I have been working really hard during my recovery to make sure I could come back as close to 100 percent as possible and I really think I couldn’t have done any more this weekend. To do six races over the weekend on a circuit that is extremely physical and come away second overall on both days is a good outcome. Obviously I would rather be winning every race, but realistically I am happy with where I stand.

Wayne Maxwell (YRT with YMI) – 1st overall:
It was a good weekend and I’m stoked with the results we achieved. I felt pretty good right from the start of the weekend and had a good day on Saturday so I was confident that we could make a good go of it on Sunday. With each ride of the new bike we gain a little bit of knowledge and comfort and I still feel there is room for improvement. The team has worked hard to get it to this level and to think this is only its second event and we have already had some success. Thank you to everyone in the YRT crew and hopefully this is the start of a very successful period with the new R1.

Cru Halliday (YRT with YMI) – 7th overall:
It wasn’t one of my better weekends, that’s for sure. I just couldn’t get it going all weekend and struggled with arm pump all weekend. I have never had issues with my arms as bad as this before, so I’m not really sure what caused it. I think I will quickly put this one behind me and make sure I get back amongst it at the next round.

Ben Burke (SA Kawasaki BCperformance) – 11th overall:
I was very pleased with my weekend’s racing. We were able to bridge the gap to the leading group and the developments the team made between rounds one and two have made the whole package much better. I’m now looking forward to round three with some more developments coming to help run with the leaders more consistently. I’d like to thank my sponsors for all of their support.

Evan Byles (SA Kawasaki BCperformance) – 10th overall:
I had a very enjoyable weekend at Mallala with lots of familiar faces and friends from years ago coming past the SA Kawasaki BCperformance garages to say hello. Kelvin and Kirsty worked together to improve the set-up of my Ninja ZX-10R throughout the weekend to improve my performance to a new personal best of 1m10s. The team is settling into the new season well now with all our team members working well together to achieve the best results. A big thanks to the huge crowd and Terry and Gloria for the great event.

Image: Russell Colvin.

Supersport

Brayden Elliott (Suzuki) – 1st overall:
It’s been another very successful weekend for myself and the Hankook Tyres Suzuki GSX-R 600. With it only being my second time that I had competed at Mallala, I was very happy to come away with the results that I achieved, in particular, to retain the series lead in the Australasian Supersport Championship. The racing was intense right across the weekend and certainly tested me to my limits at times. We had a good qualifying result and it certainly allowed us to focus on areas where we could improve further for the weekend’s races. To come away with second for the round in Saturday’s Championship was a good result and it set us up well for Sunday’s racing which was to be a critical focus considering I held the lead in the series coming into the weekend. Taking the win in the first race on Sunday was a great feeling, though it was disappointing to have suffered the issue in race two, going into false neutral which forced me to finish seventh after holding the race lead up to the final couple of corners. Fighting back to take second in race three and another fastest lap of the race was a strong result for us. To continue to lead the championship is an outstanding achievement and I’m really looking forward to the coming rounds and to be heading back to Sydney Motorsport Park for the next event, which is a track I am beginning to gain a lot of experience on.

Kyle Buckley (SA Kawasaki BCperformance) – 11th overall:
I had an up and down day today, I was able to run a good first race and hang onto the lead group, finishing in fifth place. A front-end loss in race two left me with a DNF and a like that was only just able to be repaired for race three. Phenomenal job by the team to get the bike going for the last race, allowing me to regain some points in the championship and I’m looking forward to round three!

Paul Young (SA Kawasaki BCperformance) – 6th overall:
It was by no means an easy weekend and I doubted the wisdom of contesting two classes at times. But getting three wins on the 300 and some solid points on the 600 was a great result to come away with after almost getting wiped out of the event altogether on Saturday. I must admit I struggled for strength on the ZX-6R with Saturday’s injuries, but the 300 Ninja was no problem. The real highlight of the weekend though was that the whole team seemed to really hit a high in terms of working as a well-gelled unit at Mallala and that’s just as pleasing as the good results.

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