YRT's Supersport and Superstock 1000 form continues at Mallala

31-08-09

Wild weather conditions at Mallala Motorsport Park brought a mixed bag of results for the Yamaha Racing Team, which shone in the Supersport and Superstock 1000 classes but struggled in Superbike.

Bryan Staring maintained his Supersport lead despite being edged out of the round victory by Jamie Stauffer, once again by a single pole position point.

Pat Medcalf's comfortable buffer was retained after a win in one of the three Superstock 1000 class races saw him add another round victory to his perfect record in 2009.

Daniel and Jamie Stauffer showed solid progress aboard the R1 Superbikes, but despite tremendous effort  shown by riders and crew, struggled to make an impact on the top 5.

Yamaha Racing Team Supersport
Yamaha Racing Team Supersport rider Bryan Staring added another race win to his 2009 tally in a weekend which produced yet another carbon copy of results amongst the Supersport class leaders.

Staring’s back-and-forth scrap for points with YRT Superbike teammate Jamie Stauffer continued at Mallala Motorsport Park, with each rider taking a race win and a second place.

It was Stauffer who again took round honours by a single point for pole, but for Staring, it was a satisfactory result in championship terms.

“I made a good start to the second race and kept focused on fast, consistent laps,” said Staring. “I knew Jamie would be on the pace and he was incredibly tough to shake.

“In the end we made a big gap on the field and I ended up beating Jamie by less than half a second.

“We both struggled off the start in race two and took a few laps to work our way back to the front.

“I had Jamie in my sights early but he got away and ended up making a bit of a gap. It’s tough to finish second again but in terms of my championship, once again, I only lost one point.”

Staring leads the class on 230 points, 17 ahead of Stauffer.

Pat Medcalf continued his stellar run of results in the Superstock 1000 class, taking another round win aboard his R1.

The polesitter finish second in race 1, first in race 2 and second in race three to collect a further 66 points for his class championship.

On current form he is well-placed to secure the 2009 title, with 264 points to his name, 46 more than his closest challenger.

ASBK Mallala Motorsport Park Supersport Class, Round 5 Points
1. Jamie STAUFFER (NSW), 46 (YZF-R6)
2. Bryan STARING (VIC), 45 (YZF-R6)
3. Shannon JOHNSON (VIC), 36
4. Scott CHARLTON (VIC), 34 (YZF-R6)
5. Troy HERFOSS (VIC), 32
6. Ben ATTARD (NSW), 30
7. Cole ODENDAAL (QLD), 26 (YZF-R6)
8. Chas HERN (VIC), 24
9. Chris QUINN (NSW), 22 (YZF-R6)
10. Ben BURKE (NSW), 22 (YZF-R6)

ASBK Supersport Class Championship Points
1. Bryan STARING (VIC), 230 (YZF-R6)
2. Jamie STAUFFER (NSW), 213 (YZF-R6)
3. Ben ATTARD (NSW), 157
4. Shannon JOHNSON (VIC), 140
5. Troy HERFOSS (VIC), 128
6. Scott CHARLTON (VIC), 123 (YZF-R6)
7. Chris QUINN (NSW), 115 (YZF-R6)
8. Christan CASELLA (VIC), 114 (YZF-R6)
9. Cameron KEEVERS (WA), 105 (YZF-R6)
10. Jed METCHER (VIC), 99 (YZF-R6)

ASBK Mallala Motorspor Park Superstock 1000 Class, Round 4 Points
1. Pat MEDCALF (VIC), 66 (YZF-R1)
2. Jordan BURGESS (NSW), 63
3. Des DARBY (QLD), 58 (YZF-R1)
4. Chris KNOX (NSW), 44
5. Ben SCOTT (VIC), 42 (YZF-R1)
6. Steve LEACH (SA), 40
7. Damien MURPHY (ACT), 37
8. Beau BEATON (NSW), 36
9. Matthew GRIFFIN (VIC), 36 (YZF-R1)
10. Daniel MUTTON (SA), 35

ASBK Superstock 1000 Class Championship Points
1. Pat MEDCALF (VIC), 264 (YZF-R1)
2. Jordan BURGESS (NSW), 218
3. Beau BEATON (NSW), 190
4. Chris KNOX (NSW), 163
5. Des DARBY (QLD), 159 (YZF-R1)
6. Matthew GRIFFIN (VIC), 124 (YZF-R1)
7. Damien MURPHY (ACT), 122
8. Ben SCOTT (VIC), 118 (YZF-R1)
9. Daniel MOULTON (VIC), 101
10. Tom ROCHE (NSW), 97