Power on Song in Sporties Club Challenge
As a support class for Round 5 of the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli (ASBK) the Sporties Club Challenge kicked off with Luke Power (Graeme Willams Eng, Kawasaki Ninja 300) clocking a 1:28.232, to end the day fastest at Morgan Park Raceway.
Power was the only rider in the Sporties Club Challenge to register a lap in the 1:28s, showing he will be the rider to catch throughout the weekend.
Finishing in second after the day’s three practice sessions was Peter Nerlich (Kawasaki Ninja 300) finishing with a best time of 1:29.029. Rounding out the top three was Stephany Kapilawi-James (Big Knobs Sliders, Kawasaki Ninja 300) after setting a best lap of 1:30.077.
Mark Torrance (Mark Torrance Electrical, Honda CBR 300) was just off the pace of Kapilawi-James, finishing the day in fourth with a best lap of 1:30.474.
The top five was rounded out by Liam Van Booma (HuaHua Racing, Honda CBR 300) who was just under two second off the pace of Torrance with a 1:32.155.
The Sporties Club Challenge are back on tomorrow with qualifying kicking off at 9:45am for qualifying one and then qualifying two is at 12:30pm. The afternoon then kicks up a gear with the first race starting at 4:15pm.
ASBK Round 5 Morgan Park Raceway Sporties Club Challenge Free Practice Provisional Results
1. Luke POWER (Graeme Williams Eng, Kawasaki Ninja 300) 1:28.232
2. Peter NERLICH (Kawasaki Ninja 300) 1:29.029
3. Stephany KAPILAWI-JAMES (Big Knobs Sliders, Kawasaki Ninja 300) 1:30.077
4. Mark TORRANCE (Mark Torrance Electrical, Honda CBR 300) 1:30.474
5. Liam VAN BOOMA (HuaHua Racing, Honda CBR 300) 1:32.155
6. Sarah FAIRBROTHER (Honda CBR 300) 1:33.321
7. John CARPENTER (Honda CBR 300) 1:34.927
8. Peta DIPLOCK (Diplock Racing, Kawasaki Ninja 300) 1:40.227
9. Hunter DIPLCOCK (Diplock Racing, Yamaha R3 321) 1:43.977
10. Geoffrey TAYLOR (Fast Jeffrey Racing, Honda CBR 300)
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2018 ASBK Calendar
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
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