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AUG
14-15, 2004
PRESS
RELEASE: HONDA
CASTROL HONDA
& KRUSTY CREATE HISTORY
Adam 'Krusty' Fergusson
and Honda Australia's factory road race team, Castrol Honda, have made
history this weekend at Queensland Raceway by taking out both the Supersport
and Superbike classes in the Shell Advance Australia Superbike Championship.
This is the first time in Australian motorsport history that one man and
one team have taken out a dual championship in one season. Fergusson
has been in a class of his own all year on both the CBR1000RR and
CBR600RR.
This weekend at the
Ipswich circuit, Fergusson finished with 307 points in the Supersport
class ahead of fellow Honda rider Russell Holland, enough to secure the
championship. He did the same in Superbike with 326 points, and although
that leaves 76 points between himself and Shannon Johnson (Yamaha) ? a
potential tie situation come the last round at Phillip Island ? the Championship
has been declared due to Krusty having the most number of race wins this
season.
Both rider and team
are nothing short of ecstatic at this seminal achievement. On his momentous
win, Adam said he is "happy beyond belief". "I
knew from the minute I rode both the 600 and the 1000 late last year,
we could take out this series. I've had very few dramas this season and
that has all added up to a win-win situation."
"I can't tell
you how good it has been working with this Team. My technician, Luke Spence
and the Team Manager Paul Free are some of the most talented and professional
guys in the industry. They have continued to develop these bikes and work
with me to their utmost capability." "This
has been a long time coming for me. I've had my career ups and downs but
everything has really fallen into place now."
"I do want to
thank our team sponsors who have been fantastic, as well as my family
and friends who have been incredibly supportive throughout my career.
I'd also like to thank Josh (Brookes) and Jason (O'Halloran) for being
great team mates. It was a real shame that Josh got taken out of the series
before it finished but I'm glad he's doing well and look forward to racing
with him next year."
Manager Paul Free
said he has had confidence in Adam since day one. "I've known this
guy for a long time. We used to race together and I'd always seen him
as a champion in the making. He has been extremely focused this year and
has worked hard. I can't think of anyone who deserves this more."
The final round of
the SAASC series will be held September 10-12 at Phillip
Island.
SUPERBIKE
RACE
3 RESULT, SUPERBIKE
RACE
2 RESULT, SUPERBIKE
- 1 S GILES
Suzuki GSX-R1000
12 LAPS
- 2
D STAUFFER Yamaha R1 1000 +3.7
- 3 A FERGUSSON
Honda CBR1000RR
- 4 N HENDERSON
Honda CBR1000RR
- 5 J STAUFFER
Kawasaki ZX-10R
- 6 R BUGDEN Yamaha
YZF-R1
- 7 CHARLTON 8
GERONIMI 9 JOHNSON 10 ELLIOTT
RACE
1 RESULT, SUPERBIKE
- 1 D STAUFFER
Yamaha R1 1000, 12 LAPS
- 2 S JOHNSON Yamaha
YZF-R1 +0.91
- 3 A FERGUSSON
Honda CBR1000RR
- 4 J STAUFFER
Kawasaki ZX-10R
- 5 S GILES Suzuki
GSX-R1000
- 6 D CUDLIN Suzuki
GSX-R1000
- 7 BUGDEN 8 CHARLTON
9 HENDERSON 10 GERONIMI
POLE, SUPERBIKES
- Shannon JOHNSON
Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 10.427s
SUPERSPORT
RACE
3 RESULT, SUPERSPORT
- 1 G ALLERTON
Yamaha YZF-R6
- 2 R HOLLAND Honda
CBR600RR
- 3 R BAIRD Kawasaki
ZX-6RR
- 4 CLARKE 5 FERGUSSON
6 COOTE
- ***
Josh Forster injured; Kirk McCarthy taken to hospital but died from
injuries ***
RACE
2 RESULT, SUPERSPORT
- 1 G ALLERTON
Yamaha YZF-R6
- 2 R HOLLAND Honda
CBR600RR
- 3 J WATERS Yamaha
YZF-R6
- 4 FERGUSSON 5
McCARTHY 6 BAIRD
RACE
1 RESULT, SUPERSPORT
- 1 R HOLLAND
Honda CBR600RR, 11 LAPS
- 2 B CLARKE Yamaha
YZF-R6
- 3 J WATERS Yamaha
YZF-R6
- 4 FERGUSSON 5
BAIRD 6 AITCHISON
POLE, SUPERSPORT
- Russell HOLLAND
Honda CBR600RR 1m 13.178s
PRESS
RELEASE BEFORE RACE: HONDA
CASTROL
HONDA AIMING TO CLOSE IN ON
CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND
Fresh
off testing at Queensland’s Raceway last week, Castrol Honda rider
and current series leader Adam “Krusty” Fergusson has his
sights set on securing both the Supersport and Superbike Championships
for 2004.
Round six of
the SAASC series to be held at the Ipswich circuit this weekend will prove
to be an interesting one for the 29 year old Victorian with the tantalising
possibility of taking out the Australian Supersport Championship. Going
into the round, Fergusson has a 107.5 point lead over his nearest competitor
Robbie Baird (Kawasaki), who is currently in third position. Second place
holder and Fergusson’s team mate Josh Brookes was taken out of the
competition with a broken pelvis when he was involved in an ugly fracas
at Wanneroo in WA.
Josh is recovering well back home in Bringelly, NSW and is due to get
back on the
bike before the end of the year. Over the past five rounds, Adam has finished
on the Supersport podium 15 times including five wins. In addition, he
has clocked the fastest qualifying times at three out of five events –
an impressive effort considering this is Adam’s first time racing
back in Australia in two years. Securing the Superbike title is also a
reality for Fergusson who currently leads by 88 points from Yamaha’s
Shannon Johnson. So far this season in the 14 premiere class races, Krusty
has scored 11 podium finishes including seven wins and four pole positions.
If Fergusson wins both classes, it will be a first for Australian motorsport
as well as
for Adam who has raced on his home soil, as well as in America and Europe
in his
nearly ten years of professional riding. “I’m just going to
go out and race like its any other day,” Adam commented. “Of
course the championship is in the back of my mind, or I should say the
front of my mind really, but I always go out to win regardless of the
stakes.” Honda Financial Services rider Jason O’Halloran will
also be riding as an entrant in the Supersport class at Queensland. After
an impressive start to the season, Jason sustained injuries at Wakefield
Park which have slowed him down over the last few rounds. He is on the
road to recovery now, however, and is looking forward to racing at Queensland.
According to Castrol Honda Team Manager, Paul Free, “everyone on
the Team is
pretty fired up about these last two rounds.” “Testing went
really well last week and we now have the CBR1000RR more or less to where
we want it to be. Development never stops of course, but everyone including
Adam, is very happy with the way things have been going.” |
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2004
SEASON
2004
STANDING:
SUPERBIKES
1 Fergusson, H, 316
2 Johnson 250
3 Giles, S, 242
4 D Stauffer, 215
5 J Stauffer, 175
6 Cudlin 140
7 Brookes, H, 139
8 Bugden 130
SUPERSPORT:
1
Fergusson, 270
2 Brookes, 190
3 Baird, 162
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