Josh Waters units quickest ever ASBK lap of SMP in Thursday morning session

 2023 mi-bike Australian Superbike Championship offered by Motul

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Superbike Thursday Session One

McMartin Racing’s Josh Waters was quickly into the 1m29s this morning at Sydney Motorsport Park, a 1m29.907 on his third lap earlier than a purple flag got here out to place a short lived halt to the session after Broc Pearson went down at flip 4.

The bike issues that plagued Arthur Sissis yesterday acquired a bit extra terminal on this session with the South Australian pulling into the pits along with his Unitech Yamaha pumping oil smoke out of the exhaust early on within the session.

When the session acquired underway once more Cru Halliday dropped in a 1m29.658, the quickest ever home Superbike lap document right here at Sydney Motorsports Park. Cru instantly adopted that up with a 1m29.958 and 1m30.053.

Mike Jones then additionally joined the 1m29s membership with a 1m29.997 on his eighth lap of the session.

Then with one minute left on the clock Josh Waters stole Halliday’s glory and headline with a 1m29.570 establishing a brand new benchmark round SMP for ASBK.

A shout out should go to Lachlan Epis once more on this session additionally. After finishing the opening three periods yesterday on his regular Pirelli rubber he used Wednesday’s remaining session and right this moment’s morning session to start out getting his head across the Dunlops he’ll use within the Asian Street Racing Chamopionship this yr.  Thus a 1m30.275 this morning from Epis is kind of some feat.

Superbike Thursday Session One Occasions

1. Josh Waters 1m29.570
2. Cru Halliday 1m29.658
3. Mike Jones 1m29.997
4. Lachlan Epis 1m30.275
5. Troy Herfoss 1m30.499
6. Max Stauffer 1m30.603
7. Broc Pearson 1m30.884
8. Senna Agius 1m30.985
9. Ted Collins 1m31.383
10. Arthur Sissis 1m33.422
11. Paris Hardwick 1m35.298
12. Josh Soderland 1m35.523
13. Nick Marsh 1m36.075
14. Michael Edwards 1m37.152
15. Dominic De Leon 1m37.369
16. Michael Kemp 1m40.389

Supersport Thursday Session One

Harrison Voight sneaked underneath Jamie Stauffer’s long-standing Supersport race lap document this morning at Sydney Motorsports Park. Harry’s 1m32.486 faster than Stauffer’s 1m31.654 race lap document from 2008, however Voight nonetheless has to get just a little faster if he’s to eclipse Jamie’s Supersport qualifying lap document which stands at 1m32.009, additionally from 2008.

1. Voight 1m32.486
2. Condon 1m33.184
3. Lytras 1m33.335
4. Farnsworth 1m34.073
5. Nicholson 1m34.163
6. Bramich 1m34.323
7. Scarcella 1m34.512
8. Dunker 1m34.612
9. Passfield 1m34.712
10. Lynch 1m34.844
11. Skeer 1m34.901
12. Nahlous 1m34.995
13. Favelle 1m35.140
14. Nelson 1m35.629
15. Baker 1m35.929
16. Durning 1m37.420
17. Oughtred 1m37.520
18. Mahon 1m38.366

Supersport 300 / YMF R3 Cup Thursday Session One

Cam Dunker went down at flip two early on within the opening Supersport 300 session on Thursday morning which noticed a purple flag interruption to the session as a result of place of his fallen bike presenting a hazard to different riders.

1. Cam Swain 1m45.148
2. Brandon Demmery 1m45.272
3. Brodie Gawith 1m45.413
4. Steve Sforzin 1m45.713
5. Henry Snell 1m46.371
6. Luke Jhonston 1m46.470
7. Sam Pezzetta 1m46.842
8. Valentino Knezovic 1m46.907
9. Josh Newman 1m46.947
10. Lincoln Knight 1m47.272

Moto3 Session One

1. Carter Thompson 1m38.967
2. Marcus Hamod 1m41.579
3. Marianos Nikolis 1m43.881
4. Hudson Thompson 1m44.524

OJC Thursday Session One

1. B Paige 2m00.674
2. Drane 2m00.890
3. Knezovic 2m01.382
4. Henry 2m01.489
5. Fyffe 2m01.946
6. Corney 2m02.314
7. Codey 2m02.561
8. J Paige 2m02.600
9. Pelgrave 2m03.173
10. Lewis 2m03.193
11. Frost 2m03.333
12. Nauta 2m03.501
13. Fordyce 203.630
14. Charlett 2m04.280
15. Johnson 2m04.618
16. Schmidt 2m04.643
17. McCausland 2m04.844
18. Lazos 2m06.372
19. Andrew 2m06.404

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