From a press release:

2003 Yamaha Formula Xtreme TT Series
Round 4, Queensland Raceway, Queensland
Race Report

YAMAHA PRIVATEER RIDERS SHINE AT QUEENSLAND XTREME ROUND – TRINDER SEALS
SECOND NAKEDBIKE TITLE

Star riders Daniel Stauffer and Kevin Curtain may have been missing from the penultimate round of this years Yamaha Formula Xtreme TT Series at Queensland Raceway, but that did not slow the flow of race wins for Yamaha riders in the series as Melbourne’s Cameron Donald and Sydney’s Glen Allerton emerged as potential new stars of the series after claiming the overall round win in the Xtreme and Supersport classes respectively.

The results attained by the two up and coming riders were further enhanced as Craig Trinder made it two consecutive NakedBike crowns when he swept his Nikon Yamaha FZ1 to four straight wins over the weekend to build an unassailable lead as the series heads to its final round at Eastern Creek on July 13.

“What can I say about the Yamaha FZ1, it’s just a great bike,” said Trinder. “It is such a good bike for the NakedBike class. It’s got a great combination of power and handling that allows you to go out and enjoy your racing. Even though we were able to wrap up the series title with 14 wins from 16 starts, the competition has been a lot closer providing some great race action at each of the four rounds so far.”

The Queensland round of the Yamaha Formula Xtreme TT Series offered a great number of opportunities for a number of riders to showcase their talents.

Cameron Donald claimed the first overall round win by a privateer for a number of years as he remained consistent in each of the four races to guide his Gary O’Brien Yamaha YZF R1 to the round win courtesy of a pair of seconds and a pair of thirds. It was a great day for the Victorian as he also took the overall points lead in the A Grade privateers battle and gave Pirelli their first overall Xtreme round win as well.

“I couldn’t be happier,” said Donald at the end of a very impressive day. “To win an overall round as a privateer just goes to show how well our small team is working and how good a bike the Yamaha YZF R1 is, it’s fantastic. I’ve put all my energy into the Formula Xtreme series this year and even though it is only our third race meeting with the bike it just gets better and better. Pirelli as well have done a great job with us. It’s nice to have another brand of tyre out there as well and it’s good to be able to repay them for their support. We have a couple of goals still ahead for us as I would like to stay at the top of the A Grade privateer battle, but I would also like to have a good shot at taking out third place overall in the series.”

Nikon Yamaha’s Brendan Clarke scored his maiden win in Xtreme in Saturday’s opener, before backing that up with a second win on Sunday morning. Unfortunately for the Brisbane teenager he became the innocent victim in a fall by guest team rider Tony Rees at the end of the back straight in race three which denied him a continued run of wins. A fourth place finish in race four rewarded the youngster with third place overall for the day.

Another Brisbane rider who stood up to the plate was Aluma-Lite Racings Ben Attard who rode a superb race to take a flag to flag win in the final race of the day to give him second overall on the day to Donald.

Heading to the final round, Stauffer holds a slender 6-point lead over Curtain (251 – 245), with Clarke third with 178, followed by Donald (165) and Attard (133) setting the scene for a great finale.

The very competitive Supersport class saw a new face at the top of the points table as 22-year-old Sydneysider Glen Allerton piloted his privateer Yamaha YZF R6 to an a very well deserved round win.

Allerton kept the pressure on all day and was rewarded with a win in race two, along with two seconds and a third.

“The weekend started out pretty tough for us as we were struggling with tyre tear, but we got the chassis sorted out and solved the early problems,” said Allerton. “We did the best we could with what we had and obviously it was enough this weekend. It was a bit of bad luck for Brendan (Clarke) to have fallen in the third race, but I’ll still take the win. Straight out of the box this Yamaha YZF R6 has been a rocket. It’s very well suited to the Dunlop tyres we’re using and couldn’t be happier with it.”

Nikon Yamaha’s Brendan Clarke took out three race wins over the weekend and has now moved to within 20 points of class leader and teammate Kevin Curtain as the prepare for the final round at the Creek.

Lismore Motorcycles rider Mark Stanley maintains eighth place overall in the class, but his weekend was cut short when he fell from his YZF R6 at Turn Four while within striking distance of the leaders in race two. He finished seventh in the opener, but was unable to have his machine repaired for the final two races.

Taree teenager Alex Cudlin continues to lead the Yamaha Superstock class and completed a busy weekend by taking three wins and a second in the class, to further extend his class points lead. Adding to his Superstock duties, Cudlin also made his first appearance in the big bore class as he rode the YZF R1 formerly ridden by older brother Damien. His natural ability showed as he finished third overall in Formula Oz and took out second place in the Formula X Unlimited C&D Grade feature race.

“Everything went to plan today, three wins and a second, so I don’t think you could ask for much more than that, it was good,” said Cudlin. “I think we’ve got a strong lead going into the final round, but it’s still a long way from being over yet. It’s been great to have had time on the R1 as well and we picked up some pretty good results today which is very encouraging for us.”


YAMAHA XTREME Overall points standings after round 4 of 5:
1. Daniel Stauffer (251); 2. Kevin Curtain (245); 3. Brendan Clarke (178); 4. Cameron Donald (165); 5. Ben Attard (133); 6. David Butler (132); 7. Nicholas Barton (130); 8. Stephen Tozer (110); 9. Robert Bugden (106); 10. Benn Archibald (101).


YAMAHA SUPERSPORT Overall points standings after round 4 of 5:
1. Kevin Curtain (300); 2. Brendan Clarke (280); 3. Russell Holland (225); 4. Glen Allerton (170); 5. Simon Rattenbury (152); 6. Wayne Maxwell (146); 7. Mark Aichison (138); 8. Mark Stanley (82); 9. Christopher Seaton (76); 10. Rory Rock (60).

YAMAHA SUPERSTOCK Overall points standings after round 4 of 5:
1. Alex Cudlin (335); 2. Alex Tomasetti (301); 3. Jarrod Curren (246); 4. Benjamin O’Brien (200); 5. Scott Evans (155).

NAKEDBIKE Overall points standings after round 4 of 5:
1. Craig Trinder (385); 2. John Allen (282); 3. Graeme Wilshaw (262); 4. Matthew Waldren (211); 5. Lee Munro (176).