Round two of the 2017 Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) presented by Motul Pirelli at Wakefield Park was a wild one, struck with mixed weather conditions and an assortment of surprise results. CycleOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day.

Superbike

Image: Keith Muir.

Pole position: Troy HERFOSS 58.096s

Race one results:
1. Troy HERFOSS
2. Robert BUGDEN
3. Josh HOOK
4. Bryan STARING
5. Aiden COOTE
6. Adam SENIOR
7. Beau BEATON
8. Wayne MAXWELL
9. Daniel FALZON
10. Jack BAKER
11. Callum SPRIGGS
12. Josh WATERS
13. Michael BLAIR
14. Matt WALTERS
15. Kyle BUCKLEY
16. Mitch LEVY
17. Cru HALLIDAY
18. Troy GUENTHER
19. Ashley FLEMING
20. Hamish McMURRAY

Race time: 20m53.611s
Margin of victory: 3.955s
Laps completed: 20
Fastest lap: Daniel FALZON 1m00.096s

Race two results:
1. Wayne MAXWELL
2. Troy HERFOSS
3. Daniel FALZON
4. Josh WATERS
5. Bryan STARING
6. Robert BUGDEN
7. Matt WALTERS
8. Kyle BUCKLEY
9. Beau BEATON
10. Michael BLAIR
11. Josh HOOK
12. Troy GUENTHER
13. Corey TURNER
14. Mitch LEVY
15. Callum SPRIGGS
16. Brendan McINTYRE
17. Jack BAKER
18. Adam SENIOR
19. Hamish McMURRAY
20. Aiden COOTE
21. Ashley FLEMING

Race time: 14m48.547s
Margin of victory: 0.527s
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: Troy HERFOSS 58.061s

Overall results:
1. Troy HERFOSS 46
2. Wayne MAXWELL 38
3. Robert BUGDEN 35
4. Bryan STARING 33
5. Daniel FALZON 30
6. Josh HOOK 28
7. Josh WATERS 26
8. Beau BEATON 26
9. Matt WALTERS 21
10. Kyle BUCKLEY 19
11. Michael BLAIR 19
12. Adam SENIOR 18
13. Callum SPRIGGS 16
14. Aiden COOTE 16
15. Jack BAKER 15
16. Troy GUENTHER 12
17. Mitch LEVY 12
18. Corey TURNER 8
19. Brendan McINTYRE 5
20. Cru HALLIDAY 4

Championship standings:
1. Daniel FALZON 106
2. Troy HERFOSS 93
3. Robert BUGDEN 89
4. Wayne MAXWELL 79
5. Bryan STARING 69
6. Beau BEATON 60
7. Josh WATERS 58
8. Cru HALLIDAY 48
9. Kyle BUCKLEY 47
10. Michael BLAIR 44
11. Matt WALTERS 43
12. Mitchell LEVY 37
13. Glenn ALLERTON 35
14. Troy GUENTHER 34
15. Aiden COOTE 33
16. Josh HOOK 28
17. Corey TURNER 27
18. Callum SPRIGGS 24
19. Adam SENIOR 18
20. Jack BAKER 15

Verdict:
There was so much action in the pair of YMI Superbike races that it was almost impossible to keep up, but what did shine through was that Herfoss remains the king of Wakefield Park. Opting for slicks in race one, even though he was demoted to the back of the grid was a masterstroke and the way he rode (there were plenty of others who took the same option) was incredible. And he was yet again impressive in race two after missing his gear selection at the start, but the premature race-end forced him to settle for P2 behind Maxwell. For Maxwell, a race win first time out on Pirellis was a success, while a second overall podium in two rounds was impressive for Bugden. Notable mentions must go out to Hook (third in race one) and Halliday (who crashed out of P3 in race two). Of course though, Falzon remains the title leader and did exactly what he had to at Wakefield, considering all that was going on in both races.

Supersport

Image: Keith Muir.

Pole position: Tom TOPARIS 1m01.364s

Race one results:
1. Tom TOPARIS
2. Giuseppe SCARCELLA
3. Sam CONDON
4. Nic LIMINTON
5. Jordan CARLSSON
6. Damon REES
7. Ted COLLINS
8. Aidan HAYES
9. Lincoln GILDING
10. Grant DAVIS
11. Carl KITSON
12. Jimmy BROADBENT
13. Mason COOTE
14. Hayden SPINKS
15. Rhys BELLING
16. Jake PRUITI
17. Joel RHODES
18. Mark CHIODO
19. Chris QUINN
20. Cambridge OLIVIER

Race time: 20m21.279s
Margin of victory: 0.851s
Laps completed: 16
Fastest lap: Giuseppe SCARCELLA 1m14.140s

Race two results:
1. Ted COLLINS
2. Nic LIMINTON
3. Mason COOTE
4. Tom TOPARIS
5. Lincoln GILDING
6. Jordan CARLSSON
7. Sam CONDON
8. Aidan HAYES
9. Cambridge OLIVIER
10. Chris QUINN
11. Jake PRUITI
12. Rhys BELLING
13. Mark CHIODO
14. Giuseppe SCARCELLA
15. Joel RHODES

Race time: 6m28.115s
Margin of victory: 1.409s
Laps completed: Six (restarted)
Fastest lap: Ted COLLINS 1m02.302s

Overall results:
1. Tom TOPARIS 43
2. Ted COLLINS 39
3. Nic LIMINTON 37
4. Sam CONDON 32
5. Jordan CARLSSON 31
6. Lincoln GILDING 28
7. Giuseppe SCARCELLA 27
8. Aidan HAYES 26
9. Mason COOTE 25
10. Chris QUINN 20
11. Damon REES 15
12. Jake PRUITI 14
13. Rhys BELLING 14
14. Cambridge OLIVIER 12
15. Grant DAVIS 11
16. Mark CHIODO 10
17. Carl KITSON 10
18. Joel RHODES 9
19. Jimmy BROADBENT 8
20. Hayden SPINKS 6

Championship standings:
1. Ted COLLINS 86
2. Mason COOTE 85
3. Sam CONDON 70.5
4. Jordan CARLSSON 66.5
5. Tom TOPARIS 65
6. Mark CHIODO 54.5
7. Nic LIMINTON 50
8. Lincoln GILDING 43
9. Ben BURKE 41.5
10. Ryan TAYLOR 41
11. Chris QUINN 36.5
12. Giuseppe SCARCELLA 31
13. Aidan HAYES 30
14. Hayden SPINKS 25
15. Jake PRUITI 24
16. Cambridge OLIVIER 23
17. Rhys BELLING 21.5
18. Luke MITCHELL 19
19. Samuel MULDOON 18
20. Brian HOUGHTON 17

Verdict:
If Herfoss winning the Superbike overall wasn’t enough, the Goulburn fans were treated to a hometown double thanks to rookie wonder Toparis winning race one and the overall. It wasn’t without its troubles though, as he had to come from the back to fourth in race two and Cube Racing successfully protested when he was excluded afterwards, securing him a first-career win. Another first-time winner emerged in Collins during race two, who is now the championship leader as a result and he is really coming on strong this season, plus Liminton could be proud of his overall podium on Sunday afternoon. Phillip Island winner Coote was ninth overall after going P3 in race two (he crashed earlier on), which puts him just one point behind Collins following his debut with AARK Racing. Things are just heating up!