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Waters edges Halliday for pole at Phillip Island

Championship Leader, Josh Waters, sets the pace in qualifying on the Island.

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Josh Waters has claimed pole position at Phillip Island after setting a 1:31.126, eight hundredths of a second faster than Cru Halliday in second place. Water’s teammate, Harrison Voight rounds up the top 3 with a 1:31.412.

As the series gets set for Round 5 of the championship, the three time champion will be looking to maximise results with starting on pole while championship rival, Mike Jones starts fifth after ending up setting a lap four tenths slower than Waters.

Three time series champion, Glenn Allerton, who also is the only BMW rider on the grid, qualifies in sixth with a 1:31.806, only three tenths away from Arthur Sissis in fourth. With Sissis only being 4.5 points ahead of Allerton in the battle for eighth in the championship, the only BMW rider in the field will be looking for a good result tomorrow.

South Australia’s Ty Lynch will start sixteenth in in his first race around the Island in a Superbike. After scoring his best result last round with a tenth place finish in Race 1 at Morgan Park, the young gun from Victor Harbor will be looking for opportunities to get another good result.

Australian Superbikes return for Two races tomorrow, catch all the action from the Island on SBS Sport!

ASBK QUALIFYING RESULTS:

P1 Josh Waters – 1:31.126
P2 Cru Halliday – 1:31.206
P3 Harrison Voight – 1:31.412
P4 Arthur Sissis – 1:31.458
P5 Mike Jones – 1:31.541
P6 Glenn Allerton – 1:31.806
P7 Bryan Staring – 1:31.840
P8 Broc Pearson – 1:31.906
P9 Max Stauffer – 1:31.956
P10 Anthony West – 1:32.062
P11 Cameron Dunker – 1:32.192
P12 Matt Walters – 1:34.399
P13 John Lytras – 1:34.533
P14 Paris Hardwick – 1:35.554
P15 Ryan Yanko – 1:36.016
P16 Ty Lynch – 1:36.197
P17 Adam Senior – 1:36.265
P18 Josh Soderland – 1:36.386
P19 Michael Kemp – 1:37.293
P20 Charles Holding – 1:37.936
P21 Noel Mahon – 1:38.213
P22 Paul Linkenbaugh – 1:38.346
P23 Dwayne Tosen – 1:51.026

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Waters Claims Victory, Jones Last Lap Dive to Keep Title Fight Alive

Josh Waters holds on the claim the win in race 2 at the Bend as Jones keeps the fight going into the final race.

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Josh Waters has claimed his first win since Sydney Motorsport Park as he now has one hand on the championship trophy as the series heads into their final race.

Race 2 was interrupted with a short red flag period after marshals cleaned up oil left on track from Tom Toparis’ Yamaha. Once the race resumed Waters got off the line well and was untouchable.

The battle for the final podium positions produced some exciting racing with both Herfoss, Jones, Sissis and West all fighting hard. Coming off the back of a great result in the previous race, Arthur Sissis got off the line very well prior to the red flag.

Reining champ Troy Herfoss was able to bounce back from a shunt in yesterday’s race to maintain second position for the whole race until, Mike Jones pulled an unbelievable pass on the final corner to steal second place and keep the title fight between himself and Josh Waters to the final race. With Jones finishing 2nd, the gap between the two is now 25 points.

Ty Lynch was able to comeback from a tricky start to the weekend to finish just outisde the ten in 11th and will be looking to finish his debut season on a high in front of his home crowd.

The final race of the 2024 ASBK kicks off at 2:15pm ACDT. Catch all the action HERE!

RACE 2 RESULTS:

Here’s the data presented in a table format:

PositionCar #RiderTeam & SponsorsBike ModelLapsGapInterval
121Josh WATERS (VIC)McMartin Racing / Mongrel Boots / Motul / Pirelli / K-Tech SuspensionDucati V4R7
246Mike JONES (QLD)Yamaha Racing TeamYamaha YZF-R170.4350.435
31Troy HERFOSS (QLD)DesmoSport DucatiDucati V4R70.4960.061
413Anthony WEST (QLD)Addicted to TrackYamaha YZF-R171.7871.291
561Arthur SISSIS (SA)Stop & Seal / Pirelli / ShoeiYamaha YZF-R172.4600.673
627Max STAUFFER (NSW)Penrite RacingYamaha YZF-R175.0482.588
711Broc PEARSON (QLD)DesmoSport DucatiDucati V4R77.0922.044
83Cameron DUNKER (NSW)Penrite RacingYamaha YZF-R177.1590.067
9308John LYTRAS (QLD)Caboolture Yamaha / Ricondi / Race and Road / AGV / TCX / PirelliYamaha YZF-R1715.6368.477
1082Ryan YANKO (QLD)Addicted to Track / Race & Road / CPS / CMCYamaha YZF-R1722.3856.749
1185Ty LYNCH (SA)Adelaide Harley Davidson Bike Works / Michelin / Webb Plastics / Adelaide Motorcycle RecoveryYamaha YZF-R1728.1735.788
128Charles HOLDING (SA)MotoJet Garage / SUDELYamaha YZF-R1735.0456.872
13220Declan CARBERRY (SA)JC Performance MCS / DSM Constructions / Webb Plastics / CM ConstructionBMW S RR736.1001.055
1447Brad RAETHEL (SA)Peter Stevens MotorcyclesSuzuki GSX-R746.14610.046
1528Josh SODERLAND (NSW)Smash Media Adv. / Soderland M-c Supplies / 4SR Leathers Gowanloch M-cYamaha YZF-R1747.7931.647
1610Noel MAHON (VIC)RS Pipe & Civil / MotoGo / Race & Road / IRT MotorsportYamaha YZF-R1750.0312.238
1737Michael EDWARDS (QLD)Northstar Yamaha / Addicted To Track / Stop & SealYamaha YZF-R1750.1370.106
1864Michael KEMP (SA)SM Fabrications / SA Pool & SpaYamaha YZF-R171:00.39910.262
1960Paul LINKENBAGH (NSW)Tyrepower / Smash Media Advertising Agency / 4SR Australia / Soderland M-cYamaha YZF-R171:01.3530.954

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Jones Beats Waters to Race 1 Win after Epic Last Lap Pass

Mike Jones pulls off a brilliant last lap pass to steal the win from points leader, Josh Waters

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Mike Jones claims the first win of the weekend as he continues to keep the title fight against Josh Waters alive in the final round.

Josh Waters was able to take the early lead ahead of Jones as the two left the pack in the dust. It was looking to be Waters’ race to win until Jones was able to make a dive in the final sector to secure the race win. Waters still leads the championship, however Jones has been able to shrink the gap down to 20 points and with two races still to go in 2024, the fight is far from over.

Former Moto 3 star, Arthur Sissis managed to score another ASBK podium after a beautiful performance. After another cracking battle between the two, Anthony West finishes fourth ahead of Broc Pearson in fifth.

Reining champ, Troy Herfoss was sitting third behind the two front runnners until he crashed out in the back end of the race. Herfoss seemed ok however the bike will need some decent repairs.

Hometown hero, Ty Lynch unfortunately retired mid race due to an ongoing shoulder problem. Lynch has been impressive in his rookie season, finishing in the top 10 numerous times and almost making it on the podium in Phillip Island however, he’s hard a tricky start to his home weekend after a few gremlins and incidents in the earlier sessions.

ASBK will have two more races tomorrow to determine it’s 2024 Superbike champion.

RACE 1 – BEND RESULTS:

Here’s the race data in table format:

PositionRider NameStateTeam / SponsorLapsTimeGap
1Mike JONESQLDYamaha Racing Team916:48.467
2Josh WATERSVICMcMartin Racing / Mongrel Boots / Motul / Pirelli / K-Tech916:48.647+0.180
3Arthur SISSISSAStop & Seal / Pirelli / Shoei916:52.203+3.736
4Anthony WESTQLDAddicted to Track916:54.893+6.426
5Broc PEARSONQLDDesmoSport Ducati916:55.219+6.752
6Max STAUFFERNSWPenrite Racing916:57.933+9.466
7Cameron DUNKERNSWPenrite Racing916:58.167+9.700
8John LYTRASQLDCaboolture Yamaha / Ricondi / Race and Road / AGV / TCX917:11.280+22.813
9Tom TOPARISNSWStop and Seal / Leda / KYT Helmet / PME EV917:14.126+25.659
10Ryan YANKOQLDAddicted to Track / Race & Road / CPS / CMC917:23.024+34.557
11Charles HOLDINGSAMotoJet Garage / SUDEL917:38.920+50.453
12Josh SODERLANDNSWSmash Media Adv. / Soderland M-c Supplies / 4SR Leathers917:52.082+1:03.615
13Michael KEMPSASM Fabrications / SA Pool & Spa917:54.700+1:06.233
14Noel MAHONVICRS Pipe & Civil / MotoGo / Race & Road / IRT Motorsport918:00.108+1:11.641
15Michael EDWARDSQLDNorthstar Yamaha / Addicted To Track / Stop & Seal918:03.160+1:14.693
16Brad RAETHELSAPeter Stevens Motorcycles918:11.195+1:22.728
17Paul LINKENBAGHNSWTyrepower / Smash Media Advertising Agency / 4SR Australia918:11.795+1:23.328
DNFTroy HERFOSSQLDDesmoSport Ducati35:38.4845 Laps
DNFDeclan CARBERRYSAJC Performance MCS / DSM Constructions / Webb Plastics35:59.3945 Laps
DNFTy LYNCHSAAdelaide Harley Davidson Bike Works / Michelin / Webb Plastics36:01.0675 Laps

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Supercars to join Superbikes at One Raceway

Broc Feeney will steer two Triple Eight Supercars when the ASBK debut at One Raceway.

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Broc Feeney will pilot two different Supercars at the upcoming Australian Superbike round for their famous first time appearance at One Raceway on October 5-6.

Triple Eight will use both the ZB commodore Feeney won the Adelaide 500 back in 2022 as well as a Gen-3 spec Camaro. The demo will be part of the celebration for the return of the iconic venue which was once known as Wakefield Park.

Despite having a strong career in four-wheeled racing, the Feeney name has been well known and linked to two-wheeled racing with Broc’s father, Paul, being a Superbike legend.

“I’m super excited to announce that we’ll be heading to Goulburn for the opening of One Raceway at the ASBK round,” said the Triple Eight driver.

“There’s going to be some really cool things happening on the day. I’ll be setting lap times in both directions of the track, we’ll have our Bathurst 1000 cars on display for fans to see, I’ll host a signing session and will also do a demonstration lap with my dad who has so much history with the Australian Superbike Championship.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun before we tackle the Mountain the following weekend just up the road in Bathurst.”

Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Doyle shared his excitement with the addition for Supercars to join Superbikes:

 “The reopening of One Raceway after a suite of upgrades is a huge shot in the arm for motorsport in Australia, and to have Red Bull Ampol Racing join us at the ASBK Championship round is going to make for a spectacular event.”

“On behalf of the ASBK team, I’d like to thank Red Bull Ampol Racing for joining us at One Raceway to launch its assault on this year’s Bathurst 1000.”

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