ASBK 2025
Spherical Eight – The Bend
SW-Motech Superbike Race One
Josh Waters had already cemented the Australian Superbike Championship crown on Saturday, due to having an unassailable lead over Mike Jones.
Waters went into this contest with a 50-point buffer and, due to having extra wins than Jones, was already confirmed as champion. Josh cemented his place in 2024 as probably the most profitable rider in Australian Superbike historical past when he took his fourth title, and he has now prolonged that additional to 5.
Cru Halliday had certified quickest on Saturday, onboard the McMartin Racing-prepared Cease & Seal Ducati, and lined up on pole alongside Mike Jones and younger rookie Jonathan Nahlous.
Broc Pearson headed the second row alongside Josh Waters and Cam Dunker, whereas Troy Herfoss, Anthony West and Max Stauffer accomplished row three forward of Glenn Allerton.
It may need solely been a brief 11-lap distance, however tyre administration was nonetheless going to be key.
Josh Waters fired into the lead from the second row forward of Cru Halliday, Jonathan Nahlous and Broc Pearson. Mike Jones took that fourth place from Pearson just a few turns in. Cam Dunker was sixth as they negotiated the again of the circuit for the primary time forward of Glenn Allerton, Troy Herfoss and Anthony West, whereas Max Stauffer rounded out the highest ten.
Mike Jones then moved as much as third late on the opening lap, pushing Nahlous again to fourth, as Waters continued to guide Halliday. Jones inched in the direction of the again of Halliday by some sequences, just for Halliday to then have his measure by different turns. Broc Pearson went down fairly laborious on the remaining flip on the finish of lap two, however walked away.
The highest 4 continued to drag away because the race progressed. Nahlous capitalised on a small mistake by Jones to maneuver again as much as third. The highest 4 riders had been all operating nicely below the earlier race lap file. Additional again, Anthony West was edging in the direction of Cam Dunker to mount a problem for fifth, however that battle was unfolding nearly 5 seconds behind the main quartet.
That quartet grew to become a trio subsequent time round when Cru Halliday misplaced the entrance at flip one and slid out of the race in what regarded like fairly a wierd tender crash. The Sydneysider later confirmed that he had a technical drawback with fluid leaking from the bike someplace earlier than he went down, however acknowledged the error that brought on the crash as his personal.
Up entrance, Josh Waters had now escaped from his pursuers. Jonathan Nahlous was holding Jones at bay, however his rear Pirelli was definitely protesting on the punishment that he was meting out on it. It regarded as if Jones may maybe bide his time, as there have been nonetheless six laps to go.
Waters then made a mistake that allowed Nahlous and Jones to shut proper again up on him. The champ misplaced nearly two seconds on lap six. Nahlous then managed to stretch away from Jones over the following two laps and was conserving Waters sincere up entrance.
Additional again, Westy had gotten the higher of Dunker for fourth place and pulled away from the teen.
As they began the penultimate lap, Jones was now again on the tail of Nahlous to problem the rookie for second place as Waters regarded to now have an unassailable lead. On the final lap board, Waters led Nahlous by half a second, and Nahlous had managed to drag away from Jones as soon as once more.
Waters was a bit of deep into flip one for the ultimate time, which allowed Nahlous to shut up on the champ, however Waters recovered nicely to stretch away from Nahlous once more over the again of the circuit and went on to take the victory by just below half-a-second.
Jonathan Nahlous took an excellent second place for his family-run Full AV/Omega outfit, clearly exhibiting that he’s having fun with the current transfer to Honda equipment.
Mike Jones was an additional six-tenths behind in third however seven seconds away from Anthony West. Westy had made life laborious for himself early on from a poor begin, however needed to battle his approach by the sphere to safe that fourth-place consequence and confirmed nice velocity on the best way by.
That second place for Nahlous moved him to inside ten factors of Glenn Allerton, who he may problem for fifth place within the championship if he may muster a repeat efficiency this afternoon.
Cam Dunker’s fourth-place consequence strengthened his maintain on fourth place within the championship, however it stays a good affair, as Allerton is simply three factors behind.
Troy Herfoss had battled Glenn Allerton for sixth place throughout the closing laps, however the Ducati man had his measure on the ultimate run to the road to safe that sixth-place consequence. They crossed the road nearly 20 seconds behind the race winner, so each have loads of work to do earlier than race two.
Max Stauffer was an additional 5 seconds again in eighth however nicely away from John Lytras in ninth. Ty Lynch rounded out the highest ten.
SW-Motech Superbike Race One Outcomes
- Josh Waters – Ducati
- Jonathan Nahlous – Honda +0.476s
- Mike Jones – Yamaha +1.093s
- Anthony West – Yamaha +7.936s
- Cam Dunker – Yamaha +12.532s
- Glenn Allerton – Ducati +19.629s
- Troy Herfoss – Yamaha +19.764s
- Max Stauffer – Yamaha +25.910s
- John Lytras – Yamaha +34.214s
- Ty Lynch – Yamaha +36.316s
- Ryan Yanko – Yamaha +61.883s
- Jack Davis – Yamaha +62.073s
- Luca Durning – Ducati +80.269s
- Charles Holding
- Josh Mathers
- Michael Kemp
SW-Motech Superbike Championship Factors
- Josh Waters 363
- Mike Jones 306
- Anthony West 286
- Cam Dunker 231
- Glenn Allerton 228
- Jonathan Nahlous 219
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