Huge congrats, Sam Smith!

[joninety]

Great season for Sam Smith and his team.All round nice guys.Check out www.samsmithracing.co.nz !:Punk:

[Colapop]

So he'll be off to race with the big boys overseas then?

Congrats young fella.

[MyGSXF]

That's awesome!!!! :yes:


GO SAM!!!!!!!!!!!! :Punk:

[scott411]

nice kid, great attitute, i hear he even showed some emotion after the first race,

big props have to go to Dave and Sue, and also to Bernie his Dad, they are a great team,

[Pussy]

Well deserved success, a great win, Sam!! Awesome ambassador to the sport as well. We're proud of you, Sam

[R6_kid]

Best of luck for the future mate, you got some skills that a lot of people i know envy.

[Macktheknife]

Bloody well done it was too. Good luck to him.

["D" FZ1]

Well done Sam. 600 Sports Production Champ, a new lap record and won the TT. A good ride by Scott Charlton as well. Second in 600 Sports Production, Third in Superbikes, Winner of the Superbike TT and the Geoff Perry Memorial. A good day all round for Yamaha.

[Cleve]

nice kid,

maybe off the track ... but he is a mean nasty scary bugger on it... as he should be...

[Fishy]

The little bugger has a very bright racing future ahead of him for sure. Look forward to seeing him win many more races to come.

[Toast]

Good to see that Sam made the front page of the Herald Motoring Section with a full page picture and a story behind :niceone:

[Tim 39]

Sam rode unbelievably well this year. especially at pukekohe, he was on fire!!

[Maido]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=66&objectid=10428620

[Shaun]

Better than Slight, Crafer, Stroud at his age, go smoke some Aussie Sam

[joninety]

Winton this weekend...go for it Sam.Heaps of huge luck.:Punk: Keep doin what you have been doin this NZ season. Whole gang of people wishing you good stuff.

[Big Dave]

That would be the Kiwi Rider Sponsored one then.

Go Sam.

[joninety]

Bike stuck in customs all day Wednesday and half of Thursday. Lost a days practice there.:scooter:

[k14]

Bike stuck in customs all day Wednesday and half of Thursday. Lost a days practice there.:scooter:
Argh, how frustrating. I was wondering where he was in the times i looked at on mcnews. Good luck for today and the weekend.

[Maido]

First qualifying

Pos Name Class Machine Fastest On Lap Gap Behind
1 Jeremy CROWE (NSW) Yamaha R6 1:23.884 15 of 15
2 Jason O'HALLORAN (NSW) Yamaha R6 1:23.887 11 of 11 .003 .003
3 Bryan STARING (WA) Honda CBR RR 1:23.995 10 of 10 .108 .111
4 Russell HOLLAND (NSW) Honda CBR RR 1:23.998 10 of 13 .003 .114
5 Jamie STAUFFER (NSW) Yamaha R6 1:24.102 12 of 12 .104 .218
6 Joshua WATERS (VIC) Suzuki GSXR 1:24.603 7 of 11 .501 .719
7 Christopher SEATON (QLD) P Yamaha R6 1:24.616 9 of 11 .013 .732
8 Wayne MAXWELL (VIC) Kawasaki ZX6R 1:25.192 10 of 12 .576 1.308
9 Judd GREEDY (QLD) P Honda CBR RR 1:25.364 13 of 14 .172 1.480
10 Mitchell CARR (NSW) P Suzuki GSXR 1:25.634 7 of 7 .270 1.750
11 Mick KELLY (WA) P Yamaha R6 1:25.692 3 of 5 .058 1.808
12 Chris TROUNSON (VIC) P Honda CBR RR 1:25.754 15 of 16 .062 1.870
13 Sam SMITH (NZ) P Yamaha R6 1:26.113 17 of 17 .359 2.229
14 Gareth JONES (QLD) P Yamaha R6 1:26.177 13 of 14 .064 2.293
15 Shannon JOHNSON (VIC) Kawasaki ZX6R 1:26.247 12 of 13 .070 2.363
16 Christan CASELLA (VIC) P Yamaha R6 1:26.282 16 of 16 .035 2.398
17 Nick HENDERSON (VIC) P Yamaha R6 1:26.604 9 of 16 .322 2.720
18 Grant HAY (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:26.700 11 of 15 .096 2.816
19 Zac DAVIES (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:26.727 3 of 5 .027 2.843
20 Ian ANDREWS (SA) P Suzuki GSXR 1:27.001 6 of 18 .274 3.117
21 Brett SIMMONDS (TAS) P Suzuki GSXR 1:27.507 5 of 12 .506 3.623
22 Glenn CULLEN (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:28.074 11 of 11 .567 4.190
23 Dustin GOLDSMITH (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:28.108 9 of 9 .034 4.224
24 Stephen LIDDICOAT (SA) BP Suzuki GSXR 1:28.267 9 of 10 .159 4.383
25 Alex TOMASSETTI (NSW) P Yamaha R6 1:28.513 7 of 8 .246 4.629
26 Jason CULLEN (NSW) BP Yamaha R6 1:29.440 13 of 13 .927 5.556
27 Cameron STRONACH (WA) BP Yamaha R6 1:29.542 5 of 6 .102 5.658
28 Shane INGRAM (VIC) BP Suzuki GSXR 1:29.852 8 of 12 .310 5.968

[Shaun Harris]

Exellent first qualify considering he had no practice there yesterday at all

[joninety]

Winton Race 1.....Placed 11th
Winton Race 2.....Placed 10th

Double round here so there are two races tomorrow as well.:scooter:

[k14]

Winton Race 1.....Placed 11th
Winton Race 2.....Placed 10th

Double round here so there are two races tomorrow as well.:scooter:
Yeah been following the action on mcnews. Sounds like he's going good. Obviously you know him, have you heard anything from him? Any news straight from the horses mouth would be nice to hear. Pity he missed out on the thursday practice day, would have disadvantaged him a bit.

[k14]

Sam just finished 8th in the first supersport race for sunday. Getting better as the weekend goes on. Good luck for last race of the weekend later today.

[joninety]

Got 9th in the last race.I havent spoken to him yet but yup sweetas, I`ll pass on anything I hear.I`m not sure how many of the front runners are factory riders ... sure sounds intense.Awesome experience aye!!!:Punk:

[k14]

Got 9th in the last race.I havent spoken to him yet but yup sweetas, I`ll pass on anything I hear.I`m not sure how many of the front runners are factory riders ... sure sounds intense.Awesome experience aye!!!:Punk:
Yeah brilliant effort. I see he's currently 12th in the championship too (after missing the first round), thats great. GO SAM!!!

[Shaun Harris]

Sam got eigth in the last race and was the second Non Factory bike home behind Chris Seaton

[joninety]

Good write up on the Yamaha site covering Sam at Winton.Sam has a test day at Mallala tomorrow.

[Cleve]

Good write up on the Yamaha site covering Sam at Winton.Sam has a test day at Mallala tomorrow.

link for us lazy stupid buggers??

[joninety]

Its www.yamaha.co.nz scroll down to Late breaking news. Headed "Smith coming up to speed " or sumthin like that.

[Cleve]

Its www.yamaha.co.nz scroll down to Late breaking news. Headed "Smith coming up to speed " or sumthin like that.

Cheers. On that and not the Sam Smith site then...

[joninety]

Yep thats right.There are some cool new photos on the SamSmith site.