2018

Cru Halliday Tops Friday’s Kawasaki Supersport Practice

Day one of the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli (ASBK) got off to a cracking start for practice sessions of the Kawasaki Supersport class. Round 2 Wakefield Park Raceway in New South Wales delivered the goods when it came to fast lap times for the ASBK’s middleweight sports bike class. Fastest of the day was Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team, YZF-R6).

The field of Kawasaki Supersport riders wasted no time to take to the track for the purpose of posting lap times and collecting race data during the practice sessions.

Halliday was the man of the day on his factory Yamaha in Practice Three, lapping ‘The Park’ with a 59.050, ahead of rival and local hero Tom Toparis (Cube Racing, Kawasaki ZX-6R). Toparis setting a time of 59.363.

The third fastest was Broc Pearson (Yamaha Motors Australia, YZF-R6) to complete the top three. Pearson’s fastest lap being a 1:00.186, once again impressing after a solid Round 1.

Pushing towards the front was New Zealand rider, Damon Rees (Carl Cox M-sports, Honda CBR600RR) who stopped the clock at 1:00.212. Lachlan Epis (ResponseRE, Kawasaki ZX-6R) rounded out the top five with a 1:00.320.

Halliday looks strong for tomorrow’s qualifying sessions and it could be a likely battle between him and Toparis for the victory once again.

Qualifying One (Q1) for the Kawasaki Supersport Championship is scheduled for 10:10am local time on Saturday, with Q2 due to take place at 13:55pm.

Top Ten Kawasaki Supersport Provisional Friday Practice Results
1. Cru HALLIDAY (Yamaha Racing Team, YZF- R6) 59.050
2. Tom TOPARIS (Cube Racing, Kawasaki ZX-6R) 59.363
3. Broc PEARSON (Yamaha Motors Australia, YZF-R6) 1:00.186
4. Damon REES (Carl Cox M-sports, Honda CBR600RR) 1:00.212
5. Lachlan EPIS (ResponseRE, Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:00.320
6. Jordan CARLSSON (Cini Fences, Yamaha YZF-R6) 1:00.579
7. Giuseppe SCARCELLA (BCperformance Jnr Team, Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:00.970
8. Rhys BELLING (LXI Racing, Yamaha YZF-R6) 1:01.101
9. Nic LIMINTON (LDA Racing, Yamaha YZF- R6) 1:01.117
10. Aidan HAYES (Cube Racing, Kawasaki ZX6R) 1:01.385

Can’t make it to the track this weekend? Then make sure to watch ASBK action on SBS 1pm-3pm AEDT, Live on Fox Sports 1pm-4pm or Live Stream asbk.com.au, from 9:30am AEDT Sunday March 18.

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Public access to the digital ASBK Program will feature many interesting and informative sections including; rider entry lists, race schedules, previous round wrap ups, championship points standings, track information, biographies, getting started in racing information, partnership information, race pictures and so much more.

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2018 ASBK Calendar
Round 2- Wakefield Park Raceway, Goulburn NSW March 16 – 18
Official ASBK Test, The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, SA April 3-4
Round 3- The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, SA April 19 – 22
Round 4- Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin NT June 28 – 1 July
Round 5- Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick QLD August 17 – 19
Round 6- Winton Motor Raceway, Benalla, VIC September 7 – 9
Round 7- Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC October 12 – 14