Shirriffs racing in Oz

[slowpoke]

Seen at www.mcnews.com.au, Craig Shirrifs is racing for the Team Yoshimura Suzuki squad in the Australian Supersport Championship this weekend.
It will be very interesting to see how he goes as most of the field will be starting from the same point of never having raced at Simmons Plains in Tassie.

[scott411]

Sam Smith is also racing thier, he has had some experience on classics at this track so it will be interesting to see how they go

[slowpoke]

It'll just be interesting seeing how the bloke setting the standard in NZ goes against the best in Oz. None of the other riders have the advantage of racing in Tassie before, so it's a reasonably level playing field. It's just a pity the gixxer is at the bottom of the developent curve....then again, if it was fully sorted they might not have needed him. All the same it's a huge opportunity for him.

[Shaun]

14th place after first day, 10.5 seconds behind 1st place and 2.4 behind Sam Smith BUT, he got caught out with the weather and ended up trying for the time he did in wet conditions

[k14]

Not going too bad.

Pos Name Class Machine P1 P2 Lap
1 Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW) Yamaha R6 1:16.969 55.804 55.804
2 Adam FERGUSSON (VIC) Honda CBR RR 59.245 56.116 56.116
3 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) Yamaha R6 1:15.756 56.207 56.207
4 Jeremy CROWE (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:19.604 56.242 56.242
5 Mark AITCHISON (NSW) Yamaha R6 1:08.987 56.377 56.377
6 Bryan STARING (WA) Honda CBR RR 1:01.063 56.521 56.521
7 Scott CAMPBELL (TAS) P Honda CBR RR 58.960 56.619 56.619
8 Shaun GERONIMI (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:23.811 56.884 56.884
9 Joshua WATERS (VIC) Kawasaki ZX6RR 1:03.665 57.051 57.051
10 Craig SHIRRIFFS (NZ) Suzuki GSXR 1:09.535 57.166 57.166
11 Judd GREEDY (VIC) P Honda CBR RR 1:02.007 57.417 57.417
12 Glenn ALLERTON (NSW) Honda CBR RR 1:01.365 57.501 57.501
13 Mick KELLY (WA) P Yamaha R6 1:07.194 57.673 57.673
14 Sam SMITH (NZ) P Yamaha R6 1:06.926 57.697 57.697
15 Craig McMARTIN (NSW) P Ducati 749 R 1:06.916 57.924 57.924
16 Brendan CLARKE (QLD) P Yamaha R6 1:05.369 58.139 58.139
17 Dustin GOLDSMITH (NSW) P Honda CBR RR 1:10.730 58.528 58.528
18 Chris QUINN (NSW) P Honda CBR RR 1:21.666 58.742 58.742
19 Gareth JONES (QLD) P Yamaha R6 1:12.957 59.285 59.285
20 Christan CASELLA (VIC) BP Yamaha R6 1:08.078 59.641 59.641
21 Daniel FIGUEIREDO (QLD) BP Honda CBR RR 1:05.226 59.918 59.918
22 Darren SCIBERRAS (VIC) BP Yamaha R6 1:00.260 1:00.260
23 Jason SPENCER (TAS) BP Honda CBR RR 1:32.953 1:00.460 1:00.460
24 Brendan WATSON (NSW) BP Kawasaki ZX6RR 1:13.822 1:00.514 1:00.514

[Shaun]

He just told me to weight till tomorrow when he has a front tyre that has done less 125 laps HAHAHA

[k14]

He just told me to weight till tomorrow when he has a front tyre that has done less 125 laps HAHAHA
Wait with baited breath. You over there with stroudy? He's going alright.

[Shaun]

Wait with baited breath. You over there with stroudy? He's going alright.


Nope, here in my little world

[trev]

11 x Yamahas 9 x Honda 2 x Kawasakis 1 x Suzuki 1 x Ducati

Why so many Yamahas & Hondas ????

[Shaun]

Pos Name Class Machine Fastest On Lap Gap Behind
1 Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW) Yamaha R6 55.996 15 of 22
2 Jeremy CROWE (NSW) P Yamaha R6 56.081 15 of 16 .085 .085
3 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) Yamaha R6 56.204 11 of 14 .123 .208
4 Adam FERGUSSON (VIC) Honda CBR RR 56.252 13 of 16 .048 .256
5 Mark AITCHISON (NSW) Yamaha R6 56.316 15 of 18 .064 .320
6 Bryan STARING (WA) Honda CBR RR 56.715 6 of 10 .399 .719
7 Scott CAMPBELL (TAS) P Honda CBR RR 56.855 20 of 23 .140 .859
8 Joshua WATERS (VIC) Kawasaki ZX6RR 56.886 18 of 18 .031 .890
9 Shaun GERONIMI (NSW) P Yamaha R6 56.905 16 of 16 .019 .909
10 Glenn ALLERTON (NSW) Honda CBR RR 56.915 11 of 11 .010 .919
11 Judd GREEDY (VIC) P Honda CBR RR 57.050 5 of 15 .135 1.054
12 Brendan CLARKE (QLD) P Yamaha R6 57.088 30 of 30 .038 1.092
13 Craig SHIRRIFFS (NZ) Suzuki GSXR 57.250 12 of 14 .162 1.254
14 Sam SMITH (NZ) P Yamaha R6 57.322 14 of 22 .072 1.326
15 Mick KELLY


Go Boys

[Marknz]

Not good news on Ray Clee...

Fm www.mcnews.com.au

"Ray Clee's big accident yesterday (Friday) was the major incident of the weekend thus far, it was big, amazingly he only really damaged his arm, but unfortunately that damage is major with apparently four separate breaks between the shoulder and elbow that will put him out of action for quite some time"

To add to that, seems former AU Supersport and Superbike Champion Adam Fergusson just had a huge off and has been carted away in an ambo. I can see Symmonds Plains going the same way as Wakefield Park did a couple of years ago... disappearing form the championship calender after one visit.

[Marknz]

11 x Yamahas 9 x Honda 2 x Kawasakis 1 x Suzuki 1 x Ducati

Why so many Yamahas & Hondas ????

Because Y & H provide better support packages to teams and privateers in AU.

[Shaun]

[QUOTE=Marknz;747453]Not good news on Ray Clee...

Fm www.mcnews.com.au

"Ray Clee's big accident yesterday (Friday) was the major incident of the weekend thus far, it was big, amazingly he only really damaged his arm, but unfortunately that damage is major with apparently four separate breaks between the shoulder and elbow that will put him out of action for quite some time"

I have had the exact same damage to my left arm, takes around 4-6 months to heal properlly but, the nerve the controls your hand is wound around the humouris bone that he has busted to bits, that is the only scary thing to do with his injury, the surgeons have to physically move this nerve around a lot to get the bone plated back together properlly!

I was very lucky, as the surgeon that did my opp at the Isle of man was actually a Bomb fragmentation surgeon, so he was used to huge mess

Heal up well Ray mate

[Marknz]

Final Qualifying times for the Supersports... courtesy of www.mcnews.com.au

Pos. No. Name Prev. Fastest This Fastest Fastest Lap Time
1 7 Jason O'HALLORAN 55.996 55.936 55.936 56.481
2 41 Jeremy CROWE 56.081 56.024 56.024 56.024
3 27 Jamie STAUFFER 56.204 56.070 56.070 56.297
4 3 Mark AITCHISON 56.316 56.089 56.089 57.691
5 46 Shaun GERONIMI 56.905 56.159 56.159 56.779
6 74 Adam FERGUSSON 56.252 56.252 0
7 67 Bryan STARING 56.715 56.566 56.566 56.566
8 29 Scott CAMPBELL 56.855 56.669 56.669 56.669
9 21 Joshua WATERS 56.886 56.748 56.748 57.077
10 56 Craig SHIRRIFFS 57.250 56.837 56.837 57.313
11 34 Glenn ALLERTON 56.915 56.845 56.845 56.845
12 88 Sam SMITH 57.322 56.946 56.946 58.529
13 99 Judd GREEDY 57.050 57.056 57.050 57.899
14 49 Brendan CLARKE 57.088 57.597 57.088 57.619
15 84 Mick KELLY 57.688 57.514 57.514 58.176
16 51 Dustin GOLDSMITH 58.164 57.666 57.666 57.666

[gav]

Is the GSXR600 the one that AMCN and Alex Gobert put together? Whats happened to Alex?

[Shaun]

Is the GSXR600 the one that AMCN and Alex Gobert put together? Whats happened to Alex?


That's the one, it is built by Phil Taiton, Suzuki Yoshi team owner. Gobert is spent, had enough, not up to it any more

[Shaun]

1ST race on now, been red flaged due to crashes, people having dramas with bikes, people missing, come on Craig, awsome result for him coming up I feel

[Shaun]

Pos. No. Name Machine Mov. Laps Gap Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 3 Mark AITCHISON Yamaha R6 19 56.585 55.577 8
2 41 Jeremy CROWE Yamaha R6 19 8.320 57.077 56.139 7
3 67 Bryan STARING Honda CBR RR 19 11.663 56.627 56.293 11
4 21 Joshua WATERS Kawasaki ZX6RR 19 12.152 56.793 56.169 9
5 27 Jamie STAUFFER Yamaha R6 19 17.396 57.423 56.312 3
6 34 Glenn ALLERTON Honda CBR RR 19 19.936 57.329 56.679 4
7 88 Sam SMITH Yamaha R6 19 25.471 57.004 56.784 17
8 49 Brendan CLARKE Yamaha R6 19 25.606 57.065 56.775 16
9 29 Scott CAMPBELL Honda CBR RR 19 27.916 58.069 56.875 3
10 99 Judd GREEDY Honda CBR RR 19 41.125 59.033 57.388 5

No Craig, do not know what happened as yet

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Keep posting. This is great. Craig has a big following in our house.
He da man.:yes:

[Shaun]

Keep posting. This is great. Craig has a big following in our house.
He da man.:yes:


Will let ya know when I do, he may text soon, depends on what went wrong for him

I have always been a huge fan of Craig, even though I have had to race against him heaps, no one better to do battle with than him on the streets, fast, hard, clean, Top man

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Yep all you say is true. I do not race but he made time to chat to me at Paeroa, this year, about one of his old bikes.
Craig also got some pictures of the bike in it's race colours. It was great to see a top racer make time for others.

[Shaun]

He is fighting for 5th place at the moment

[Shaun]

Pos. No. Name Machine Mov. Laps Gap Lap Time Fastest On Lap
1 7 Jason O'HALLORAN Yamaha R6 16 .374 55.799 55.683 5
2 27 Jamie STAUFFER Yamaha R6 16 4.151 56.590 55.837 10
3 67 Bryan STARING Honda CBR RR 16 9.823 56.813 56.180 8
4 41 Jeremy CROWE Yamaha R6 16 17.766 56.565 56.194 5
5 34 Glenn ALLERTON Honda CBR RR 16 18.365 56.891 56.768 3
6 21 Joshua WATERS Kawasaki ZX6RR 16 18.501 56.717 56.193 12
7 56 Craig SHIRRIFFS Suzuki GSXR 16 18.856 57.222 56.438 3


there ya GO, bloody Kiwis can fly

[k14]

Yeah good result. Sounds like there was a bit of controversy on the last lap so those positions might change.

Stroud's race in an hour or so.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Thanks for the reports. :yes: :yes:

Kiwis4ever

[Goblin]

So how did Sam the Man do?

[Marknz]

Supersport Round PointsPos Name Pole Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 Jeremy CROWE (NSW) 0 20 17 37
2 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) 0 16 20 36
3 Bryan STARING (WA) 0 18 18 36
4 Joshua WATERS (VIC) 0 17 15 32
5 Glenn ALLERTON (NSW) 0 15 16 31
6 Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW) 1 0 25 26
7 Scott CAMPBELL (TAS) 0 12 13 25
8 Brendan CLARKE (QLD) 0 13 12 25
9 Mark AITCHISON (NSW) 0 25 0 25
10 Sam SMITH (NZ) 0 14 10 24
11 Judd GREEDY (VIC) 0 11 9 20
12 Dustin GOLDSMITH (NSW) 0 9 8 17
13 Christan CASELLA (VIC) 0 10 7 17
14 Craig SHIRRIFFS (NZ) 0 0 14 14
15 Gareth JONES (QLD) 0 8 5 13
16 Mick KELLY (VIC) 0 0 11 11
17 Daniel FIGUEIREDO (QLD) 0 6 4 10
18 Brendan WATSON (NSW) 0 7 0 7
19 Chris QUINN (NSW) 0 0 6 6

[k14]

So how did Sam the Man do?
11th. Coming 12th overall in the standings now too. Damn good for a first timer.

[Marknz]

Supersport Round PointsPos Name Pole Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 Jeremy CROWE (NSW) 0 20 17 37
2 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) 0 16 20 36
3 Bryan STARING (WA) 0 18 18 36
4 Joshua WATERS (VIC) 0 17 15 32
5 Glenn ALLERTON (NSW) 0 15 16 31
6 Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW) 1 0 25 26
7 Scott CAMPBELL (TAS) 0 12 13 25
8 Brendan CLARKE (QLD) 0 13 12 25
9 Mark AITCHISON (NSW) 0 25 0 25
10 Sam SMITH (NZ) 0 14 10 24
11 Judd GREEDY (VIC) 0 11 9 20
12 Dustin GOLDSMITH (NSW) 0 9 8 17
13 Christan CASELLA (VIC) 0 10 7 17
14 Craig SHIRRIFFS (NZ) 0 0 14 14
15 Gareth JONES (QLD) 0 8 5 13
16 Mick KELLY (VIC) 0 0 11 11
17 Daniel FIGUEIREDO (QLD) 0 6 4 10
18 Brendan WATSON (NSW) 0 7 0 7
19 Chris QUINN (NSW) 0 0 6 6

Anybody ( other than Shaun ;-) ) spot the former 500cc Gp rider in that mix?

[Goblin]

Sweet!!:2thumbsup

[slowpoke]

Anybody ( other than Shaun ;-) ) spot the former 500cc Gp rider in that mix?

Brendan Clarke : seems to have been around for ages but he's still only 22 or 23. Was the youngest rider to compete in a 500GP race.