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2004 AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

2004 AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

SERIES COMBINES PREVIOUS AUS SUPERBIKE & AUS F-XTREME CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final round: Sep 10-12 Phillip Island, VIC
WINNERS: R1 Giles, R2 Fergusson, R3 Johnson
*** Fergusson wins Superbike championship ***

Rd 6 Aug 13-15 Ipswich, QLD
WINNERS: R1 D Stauffer, R2 Giles, R3 Johnson
*** Fergusson wins Supersport championship ***

Rd 5 July 2-4 Mallala, SA
WINNERS: R1 Fergusson, R2 Johnson, R3 Fergusson

Rd 4 June 26-27 Wanneroo, WA
WINNERS: R1 Fergusson, R2 Fergusson, R3 D Stauffer

Rd 3 May 14-16 Winton, VIC
WINNERS: R1 Fergusson, R2 Fergusson, R3 Fergusson

Rd 2 Apr 16-18 Wakefield, WA
WINNERS: R1 Brookes, R2 Taylor

World Superbike Support: Mar 27-28 Phillip Island
*** Josh Brookes wins World Supersport race as a wildcard ***
BROOKES (HONDA): "... I actually didn’t get the start I would have liked but still managed to pull away with the leader’s pack. I did drop back a bit, to around fifth, but then realised I had to try and stay with Kevin so I pushed it hard to get back up to second. Once I got in behind him, I stayed close and used the slip stream as much as possible ... I fully intended to try and get him on MG because I knew I had the acceleration but I just hung on until the last lap... I knew I was capable of winning here at the Island and once I felt comfortable with the tyres and the set-up, I was even more confident. At the end of day, it really felt like an Aussie Supersport race to me"

Rd 1 Mar 12-14 Eastern Creek, NSW:
WINNERS: R1 D Stauffer, R2 D Stauffer, R3 Brookes

NEW BIKES:

• 2004 Yamaha YZF R1

• 2004 Kawasaki ZX10-R

• 2004 Honda CBR1000RR Fire Blade

• 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000

2004 RIDERS: RECORD ENTRIES IN SUPERBIKE CLASS

• SUZUKI GSX-R1000
• Shawn Giles - 2002/01/00 champion: ".... The other teams will still be developing their bikes in the early races, so anyone in their right mind would want to take advantage of that ... I think it will be very interesting year. I can’t wait.”
• Damian Cudlin
• KAWASAKI ZX10-R
• Jamie Stauffer: "... You never really know how it will go on a brand new bike, but I have to say I’m very happy with the overall package straight out of the box"
• Robbie Baird
• YAMAHA YZF R1
• Dan Stauffer: "... the new one felt real strong engine wise, and the handling and brakes were just awesome. We will be lacking initial development against the other teams, but I can’t see us being too far off the pace"
• Shannon Johnson
• HONDA CBR1000RR Fire Blade
• Josh Brookes: "... the new CBR1000RR feels good ... the bike is agile, it points well and is very stable, but we realise that we have a lot of work to do to get it where we want it.
• Adam Fergusson

CLASS:

• SUPERBIKES
• SUPERSPORT (GSX-R600, ZX-6RR, YZF-R6, CBR600, CBR600RR ..)
• SUPERSTOCK (GSX-R600, ZX-6RR, YZF-R6, CBR600RR ..)
• NEW FX PRO-TWINS (RSV1000R, 999S, TLR1000R, SP2, SP1, S4 ....)
• NAKED BIKE, LITES, ULTRA-LITES, SIDECARS
• 125GP (Honda RS125)TZ125
• C&D GRADE: max 1000cc, 4 stroke

RACE CALENDAR:

• Rd 1 Mar 12-14 Eastern Creek, NSW:
• WORLD SUPERBIKE: March 26-28 Phillip Island
• Rd 2 Apr 16-18 Wakefield, WA
• Rd 3 May 14-16 Winton, VIC
• Rd 4 June 26-27 WA
• Rd 5 July 2-4 SA
• Rd 6 Aug 13-15 QLD
• Rd 7 Sep 10-12 Phillip Island, VIC
• MotoGP: October 15-17 Phillip Island

LAST SEASON : 2003

FINAL 2003 STANDING:

• SUPERBIKES:
• 1 Craig Coxhell, Suzuki GSXR 1000, 245 points
• 2 Shawn Giles, 220 points
• 3 Kevin Curtain, 209 points
• 4 Daniel Stauffer, 171
• 5 George 110; 6 Charlton 108
• MANUFACTURER:
• 1 Suzuki 667 points; 2 Honda 651; 3 Yamaha 498; 4 Ducati 5; 5 Aprilia 1
• SUPERSPORT:
• 1 Kevin Curtain, Yamaha R6, 243 points
• 2 Brendan Clarke, 231
• 3 Shannon Johnson, 182
• 4 Brookes 173; 5 Allerton 158; 6 Holland
• 250 GP: Peter Taplin 352 points
  2 Rowling 187; 3 Underwood 170; 4 Crombie 166; 5 Hardcastle 164; 6 Wilkie 133
• 250 PRODUCTION: Stalder 299 points
  2 Jones 235; 3 Elliott 226; 4 Sidwell 177; 5 Pascual 115; 6 Bennett 106
• 125 GP: Joshua Waters (age 16) 318 points
  2 O'Halloran 218; 3 Kelly 185; 4 Galvin 155; 5 Campbell 139; 6 Thompson 122
• SUPERSTOCK: McKenzie 257 points
  2 Cudlin 245; 3 Tomassetti 143; 4 P Martinello 139; 5 Culvenor 99; 6 D Martinello 94
• SIECARS: Neville Lush / Martin Scott, 209 points
  2 Fagan 155; 3 Francis 152; 4 Hutchinson 128; 5 Bruce 95; 6 Messina 91

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