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Mixed Day at Road Race Champs:
The duel for the Production Superbike Championship took another turn today, at round four of the Motorcycle Trader & News Road Race Championships at Levels Raceway just outside Timaru.
One complete round of races was held for each class.
The Production Superbike race was run in two parts, after the race was stopped due to an accident, that saw local rider, Jon Lowther and his Yamaha R1, hit the tyres wall opposite the start/ finish line and grind to a halt.
Whakatane’s Tony Rees (Yamaha R1) had been battling with points leader Aucklander Andrew Stroud (Suzuki GSXR1000), when the red came out.
The battle continued in part two, until Stroud’s machine seemed to loose power and stopped. Leaving the way clear for Rees to take the win.
\"It was just a flat battery,\" said Stroud on returning to the pits.
The 600 Sports Production class also had an upset, when local rider Brendon Gare crashed his Pirelli Suzuki GSXR600, while leading the race and the championship, giving the lead back to arch rival Craig Shirriffs, also on a Suzuki.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS:
2002/03 Motorcycle Trader & News Road Race Championships
Levels Raceway, Timaru, Sat/Sun February 1/2
Production Superbike:
Race 1:
Run in two halves:
Part One:
Andrew Stroud (Auckland) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1, Tony Rees (Whakatane) Yamaha R1, 2; Brian Bernard (Wanganui) Suzuki GSXR1000, 3: Dean Fulton (Mt Maunganui) Suzuki GSXR1000, 4; Johnny Hepburn (Timaru) Suzuki GSXR1000, 5.
Part Two:
Rees, 1; Bernard, 2; Fulton, 3; Ray Clee (Auckland) Suzuki GSXR1000, 4; Dennis Charlett (Palmerston North) Suzuki GSXR 1000, 5.
600 Sports Production:
Race 1:
Craig Shirriff (Palmerston North) Suzuki GSX-R600,1; Jared Love
(Hamilton) Suzuki GSX-R600, 3; Shaun Harris (New Plymouth) Honda CBR600, 4: Dave Manuell (Auckland) Suzuki GSX-R600, 4; Corey Oxenham (Mt Maunganui) Suzuki GSX-R600, 5,
Formula 3:
Race 1:
Jason Easton (Foxton) Tigcraft Minimono,1; Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Suzuki SV650, 2; Bruce Hansen (Hawera) Suzuki SV650, 3; Andy Bolwell (Oamaru) Kawasaki ZXR400 4, Martin Dunn (Warkworth) Kawasaki ZXR400, 5.
250cc GP:
Race 1:
Troy O\'Donoghue (Palmerston North) Honda RS250, 1; Ricky Porter (Auckland) Yamaha TZ250, 2; Steve Bagshaw (Wellington) Yamaha TZ250, 3; Jimmy Steadman (Whakatane) Honda RS 250, 4; John Beck (Invercargill) Yamaha TZ250, 5.
125cc GP:
Race 1:
Cameron Horgan (Christchurch) Honda RS125, 1; Steve Ward (Christchurch) Honda RS125, 2; Karl Morgan (Auckland) Honda RS125, 3; Dominic Jones Honda RS125, 4; Steve Groome (Greymouth) Honda RS125, 5.
Sidecars:
Race One
Aaron Lovell/ Ryan Johnston (Hamilton) Yamaha R1, 1; John Blaymires/ Brett Spoull (Te Puke) Applecross Yamaha, 2; Phil Garrett/Tony Precott (Christchurch) Kawasaki 1100, 3.
Pro Twins:
Race 1:
Brian Bernard (Wanganui) Suzuki TLR1000, 1; John Hepburn (Timaru) Aprilia1000, 2; Bruce Telford (Otaki) Aprilia 1000, 3.
SV650s:
Race 1:
Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Suzuki SV650, 1; Bruce Hansen (Hawera) Suzuki SV650, 2; Jason Nairn (New Plymouth) Suzuki SV650, 3.
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