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From - Motorsport Network Ltd:
Rees Triumphs At Gisborne
Whakatane’s Tony Rees is still King of the Streets, after winning both the Formula One and Robert Holden Memorial titles at the final round of \"The Battle of the Streets\" at Gisborne today Sunday 23 February.
The \"Battle of the Streets\" returned to the Awapuni circuit after a two-year break, through the hard work of the Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club, with the support of Tourism Eastland.
Rees clinched the Robert Holden Memorial Trophy, on his Yamaha R1, with a convincing ride. While holding out the hard charging Craig Shirriffs from Palmerston North, on his Suzuki GSXR600, Rees set a new lap record of 51.025 secs on his second to last lap, to add to his lap records of the other two street circuits at Paeroa and Wanganui.
Shirriffs dominated both the Formula two and 600 Sports Production classes, in a dazzling display, chased hard by fellow Team Suzuki member Corey Oxenham from Hamilton.
The sidecar Trans Tasman Challenge was won by the visiting Australians led by the Sellar /McIntosh outfit. Sellar and McIntosh also won the individual \"Battle of the Streets\" title.
\"Battle of the Streets\" Results:
Round Three - Gisborne - 23 February 2003:
Formula Two:
Race one:
Craig Shirriffs (Palmerston North) Suzuki GSXR600, 1; Corey Oxenham (Hamilton) Suzuki GSXR600, 2; Sean Bishop (Auckland) Suzuki GSXR600, 3; Craig Flood (New Plymouth) Honda XR650, 4; Chris Wiltshire (Warkworth) Yamaha R6, 5.
Race Two:
Shirriffs, 1; Oxenham, 2; Kris Shirriffs (Palmerston North) Honda RS250, 3; Delme Young (Gisborne) Honda CBR600, 4; Wiltshire, 5.
Junior Classics:
Race one:
Nicholas Cole (Hamilton) Triumph 3TA, 1; Warren Marsh (Napier) BSA Gold Star, 2; Craig Morrison (Huntly) Bultaco 250, 3.
Race two:
Marsh, 1; Morrison, 2; Graeme Cole (Hamilton) Triumph 3TA, 3.
Sidecars:
Race one:
John Blaymires/Brett Sproull (Te Puke) Applecross Yamaha, 1; Stacy Sellar/ Cameron Mc Intosh (Australia), Rumble Kawasaki, 2; Phillip Law/ Angus Ravenwood (Gisborne) Honda CBR1100, 3.
Race two:
Sellar/ McIntosh, 1; Blaymires/Sproull, 2; Law/ Ravenwood, 3.
Sidecar Handicap:
Craig McGregor /Ed Railey (Wellsford) Kawasaki ZZR1100, 1; Darryl Rainer/ Craig Langton (Australia) Honda 600, 2; Peter Willmont/ (Auckland) Fritterman FHX, 3.
Senior Classics:
Race one:
Warren Marsh (Napier) Manx Norton, 1; Colin Tate (Wanganui) Norton Dominator, 2; David McKinnie (Napier) Matchless G50, 3.
Race two:
Marsh 1; Tate, 2; Steve Walter (Cambridge) Triton 750, 3.
Formula Paeroa:
Race one:
Tony Rees (Whakatane) Yamaha R1, 1; Craig Shirriffs (Palmerston North) Suzuki GSXR600, 2; Andy Wallace (Scotland) Suzuki GSXR1000, 3; Corey Oxenham (Hamilton) Suzuki GSXR600, 4; Jason McEwen
(Palmerston North) Yamaha R1, 5.
Race Two:
Shirriffs, 1; Rees, 2; McEwen, 3; Oxenham, 4; Wallace, 5.
Formula Three
Race one:
Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Suzuki SV650, 1; Craig Flood (New Plymouth) Honda XR650, 2; Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Suzuki GSXR400, 3; Craig Scott (Wanganui) Kawasaki KX500, 4; Bill van de Hoven (Tauranga) Yamaha FRZ400, 5.
Race two.
Terry Fitzgerald, 1; Flood, 2; Hayden Fitzgerald, 3; van de Hoven, 4; Scott, 5.
600 Sports Production:
Race one:
Craig Shirriffs (Palmerston North) Suzuki GSXR600, 1; Corey Oxenham (Hamilton) Suzuki GSXR600, 2; Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Suzuki GSXR600, 3; Sean Bishop (Ellerslie) Suzuki GSXR600, 4; Chris Wiltshire (Warkworth) Yamaha R6, 5.
Race two:
Shirriffs, 1; Oxenham, 2; Fitzgerald, 3; Bishop, 4; Wiltshire, 5.
Bears:
Race one:
Peter Tanner (Fielding) Aprilia RSV1000, 1; Craig Sargent (Waipukurau) Husaberg FS650, 2; Paul Arnott (Gisborne) Norton Commando 750, 3.
Race two:
Tanner, 1; Arnott, 2; Sergeant, 3.
Post Classics:
Race one:
Warren Marsh (Napier) Manx Norton, 1; Paul Arnott (Gisborne) Norton Commando, 2; Colin Tate (Wanganui) Norton Atlas 750, 3.
Race two:
Marsh, 1; Arnott, 2; Tate, 3.
Robert Holden Memorial:
Tony Rees (Whakatane) Yamaha RI, 1; Craig Shirriffs (Palmerston North) Suzuki GSXR600, 2; Jason McEwen (Palmerston North) Yamaha R1, 3; Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth) Suzuki GSXR 600, 4; Corey Oxenham (Hamilton) Suzuki GSXR600, 5.
McKeague Memorial:
For Gisborne Club Members
Delme Young, Honda CBR600, 1; Ross McKeague, Suzuki GSF1200, 2; Adrian Friar, Honda CBR600, 3; Peter Dearness, Breigan Honda, 4; Paul Arnott, Norton Commando, 5.
