Here's Bike Review's Race Report of Round 4: Hughes Limousines WA State Road Racing Championships. Words & Photography: John Innes
The Hughes Limousines State Superbike Championship is set to go down to the final lap of the final race, with any of the top three capable of winning if things go their way.
HUGHES LIMOUSINES SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Stronach is currently in the box seat but he will need to be on top of his game come Round 5 if he is to stave off the concerted attack he will come under from Adam Chambers and Adam Senior. Senior would be without a doubt the on form rider in the field.
In the first race Ralph Mammoliti (Trakdayz Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R) got an absolute flyer and led the field at the end of lap one but sadly that was to be as far as it went with a vicious high-side on the exit from the Basin seeing him with a dislocated wrist and a broken arm, which has since been plated but ended his 2016 season.
The re-started race was won by Adam Chambers (AARK Suspension Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R) from the fast finishing Ben Stronach (Swift Windscreens Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R) and Adam Senior (Consent 2 Go Yamaha YZF-R1). Scott Pettit (Pro-Twin Yamaha YZF-R1) was fourth with Tony Keogh (Chain Reaction Motorcycles Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10) fifth.
The second race saw Adam Senior the fastest man out of the blocks finishing the race three seconds ahead of second placed Chambers, with Stronach third. Pettit was again in fourth place and Keogh rounded out the top five.
The third race was a repeat of the second with Senior winning the race and the day with 68 points, second in the race and for the day was Chambers with 65 point, while Stronach was third in the race and on the day with 56 points.
Stronach leads the championship with 242 points, Chambers is in second place with 229 and third is Senior with 224 points.
Keith Harrison (Nafai Property Group Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R) won the ‘C’ Grade series with three wins and leads the Series with 288 points from Tim Bruyn (Razor Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R) on 207 and Raj Sarin, third on 191 points.
HYDROQUIP SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP:
In the Hydroquip Supersport Championship Sam Clarke (Banhams WA Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) knew that it was mathematically possible for him to wrap up the Championship with a round to spare if he made a clean sweep of the races and other results went his way, which is exactly what he made happen.
It should be pointed out that Clarke’s own Kawasaki’s remained over east after the Morgan Park ASBK round in preparation for the final round at Winton. The bike he rode at the last round had been sold so he raced aboard the SP Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R for the penultimate round of the championship.
The third change of machinery made little difference to Clarke as he dominated the first race from start to finish with a masterclass display. He was never troubled throughout the eight lap journey to record a five-second winning margin over second placed Tommy King (Yamaha YZF-R6) with Jake Pruiti-Ciarello (Flashpoint Motosport Triumph Daytona 675) half a second further back in third place. Fourth finisher was Tim Boujos with brother Leigh in fifth.
The second race was a repeat of the first as far as Clarke was concerned with yet another masterclass with another five second win. Tim Boujos (JB Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) finished in second place, with King in third place. Pruiti-Ciarello was fourth and Leigh Boujos (JB Racing Yamaha YZF-R6) was fifth.
The final race again saw Clarke sweep to the front and was unchallenged over the race distance; King was second some four-seconds behind the flying Clarke and Leigh Boujos secured third place. Tim Boujos crashed out of the race on lap four.
Clarke won the day with a perfect 75 points, King was second on 58 and Leigh Boujos was third on 50 points.
Clarke has won the 2016 Hydroquip State Supersport Championship with 284 points, Leigh Boujos is currently in second place with 207 and Tim Boujos third on 193 points.
The focus at Rd 5 will be to see who can secure the minor places for 2016.
FASTLINE GP RACING 125GP CHAMPIONSHIP:
In the Fastline GP Racing 125GP Championship three riders continue to dominate the class. Scott Pettit (Fastline GP Racing Honda RS 125) won the first race by four seconds from defending champion David Doughty (Fastline GP Racing Honda RS 125), with David Manson (Fastline GP Racing Honda RS 125) third.
The second race saw Doughty get the better of Pettit after a race long tussle by just 0.1s with Manson again in third place.
It was down to the final race to see who would win the day and it was again Doughty who won from Pettit, this time with a margin of 0.2s, with Manson third.
Doughty won the round with 70 points, second was Pettit on 65 and third was Manson on 54 points.
After four rounds Pettit leads the Championship with 280 points, 42 points ahead of Doughty on 238 and Manson is third on 229 points.
THE HELMET HOUSE PRODUCTION SERIES:
In the Helmet House Production Series once again the field was enormous with 28 riders greeting the starter. It is a series with two classes combined in the one race. There is an above 300cc and up to 300cc series.
In the over 300cc class Ray Tschorn (KTM WEST KTM RC 390) continued his dominance with another three wins to take his tally for the season to 10 out of 10. Second in the class was James Smith (ECUWEST KTM RC 390) and third was Lauren Boyd (Cully’s Yamaha YZF-R3).
The same three riders occupy the top three positions in the overall series. Tschorn has a perfect 250 points with Smith on 196 and Boyd on 156 points.
In the up to 300cc class things are a whole lot tighter with several riders more than capable of winning on the day. Disaster almost struck the Series leader Lachlan Keogh on the very first lap of practice when he broke the drive chain on his bike which wrapped around the water pump all but destroying the motor.
Had it not been for the generosity of Jeff Brice from JB Racing, who loaned him the spare bike that they have for Jessica Boujos and Lachlan Hickey, his day would have been over before it even started.
Jonah Sita won (Chain Reaction Motorcycles Kawasaki Ninja 300) from Krystal Biffen (Race Shield Industries Kawasaki Ninja 300) who was just ahead of Lachlan Keogh (Trakdayz Kawasaki Ninja 300).
The second race saw Biffen go one better and claim the win from Lachlan Hickey (JB Racing Kawasaki Ninja 300), with Jessica Boujos (Panik Racing Kawasaki Ninja 300) in third place.
In the final race Sita took the win ahead of Biffen with Keogh third. This saw Krystal Biffen win the day with 63 points, second was Jessica Boujos on 52 and third Jonah Sita on 50 points.
As far as the Series goes Lachlan Keogh retains his lead overall with 184 points second is Lachlan Hickey on 179 and third is Krystal Biffen on 176 points.
CHAIN REACTION CLUBMAN 1000:
The Chain Reaction Clubman 1000 Series there was only one winner on the day and that was Max James-Beatsonbel (24 Hour Club Yamaha YZF-R1) he won each of the three races in convincing fashion.
In each race he was chased home by James Smith (ECUWEST Honda CBR1000RR) while we saw a different rider finish in the minor podium position in each race. In the first race it was Jeff Cameron (Razor Racing Honda CBR1000RR), in the second it was Richard Bakewell (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R) and in the final race it was Kristo Raam (Honda CBR1000RR).
THE CULLY’S YAMAHA CLUBMAN 600:
In the Cully’s Yamaha Clubman 600 Series – the same three riders occupied the same three places in all three races. Jakob Kelsall (Suzuki GSX-R600) took three wins on the day.
In each race he was followed home by Nick Favazzo (Velocity Race Team Yamaha YZF-R6) with Ed Biggane (Honda CBR600RR) third in each.
These three broke away from the rest of the field and dominated the day’s racing for the Series. The best of the rest were Mal Johnson (Yamaha YZF-R6) and Mel Crockford (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R).
The final round of the 2016 Hughes Limousines State Road Racing Championships will be run on Sunday 18th September, with practice from 9.00am and racing commencing at approximately 10.50am.
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