DUCATI INDUCTS THREE FOUNDING MEMBERS INTO NEW HALL OF FAME New North American Hall of Fame announced at Ducati Dealer Meeting Cupertino, CA August 22, 2005 During the annual Ducati Dealer meeting recently held in Chicago, Illinois, CEO Michael Lock announced the formation of a new North American Ducati Hall of Fame. The purpose is to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact in the history of Ducati in North America and who have contributed towards making it Ducati’s number one export market worldwide. The first three founding members are Doug Polen, Eraldo Ferracci, and Bruce Meyers. These three men have been instrumental in the success of the Ducati brand in North America. Doug Polen is recognized for his victories in racing. He was the winner of two consecutive World Superbike Championships in 1991 and 1992 and he brought home Ducati’s first AMA Championship in 1993. A born competitor, Doug is the first American Ducati superstar. Eraldo Ferracci managed a hugely successful Ducati WSBK team, winning the championship in 1991 and 1992 with Doug Polen riding. In both 1993 and 1994, the Fast By Ferracci team won the AMA Championship and put Ducati on the map in the USA. Both charismatic and popular, Eraldo was a Ducati giant in the 1990s. Bruce Meyers is the founder of the famous shop, BCM Motorsports Inc., in New Hampshire. He is a passionate supporter of racing and a hallowed Ducati tuner. As a man known to have or make time for everyone, Bruce’s influence made New England a Ducati stronghold. Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North America said, “Since being purchased by TPG in 1996, DNA has been established for nearly 10 years and we felt that the time had come to recognize the individuals who helped build this brand. Bruce, Eraldo, and Doug have been pioneers through some tough years to build Ducati’s modern reputation in North America. We want to recognize them and honor them at DNA headquarters.”

BRNO, A NOT-TO-BE-MISSED CLASSIC Following the summer break, the world motor-racing circus will launch into what looks set to be a particularly demanding second phase of the championship. Team Movistar Honda MotoGP arrives at Brno secure in the knowledge that it is the top Honda team in the championship. Its two riders, Marco Melandri and Sete Gibernau, hold second and third place respectively on the championship leader board. LOOKING TOWARDS BRNO Sete Gibernau will be taking a few weeks of R&R, dividing his time between Switzerland and the sea before hitting the race track again. The second part of the championship begins in Brno, a track that has put the vice-champion of the world on the podium two years running. In 2003 Sete Gibernau came second while 2004 saw him ride to victory in what was one the most memorable races of his career. “The summer break was short but intense. I spent the first week in Turkey then I returned to Switzerland to carry on the physical training. I needed the break to recharge the batteries and to come back to work with full energy. I look forward to racing and having fun in riding the bike. I’m confident for Brno, a circuit that I like. Last year I won on this track and disputed one of my best races of the season. The 2004 triumph on this track together with the good feelings I had during the German GP before the summer break make me look positively. I’m feeling strong physically and mentally. Now we just have to work to get the results.” So onwards and upwards to Brno, then, where Sete Gibernau hopes to repeat last year’s performance one of the most breathtaking of the world championship. SETE GIBERNAU AND THE BRNO CIRCUIT “Brno is one of my favourite circuits because it’s fast and technical and lets you make the most of engine power. The track is characterised by a series of dips and rises, steep uphill sections, sweeping downhill sections, great chicanes, high-speed and low-speed zones. It’s one of the most complete race tracks there is. Another distinct feature is the final section, which has a steep rise with two chicanes – a very slow one and another, faster one that leads into the home straight. But it’s the stadium section I like best, with its double right-hand bend followed by a left-hander. The surface gives good grip. Several places are good for overtaking, but not at the end of the main straight because the corner is a fast one: it’s best to overtake on the next chicane or, even better, the penultimate bend before the rise. I’ve always liked the Brno track: the layout’s great and I’ve always got good results here. My best memory? The 2004 victory, of course!” RESTARTING FROM BRNO The vacation has come at just the right time for Marco Melandri, giving him a well-deserved summertime rest following months of intensive work. “A break was just what I wanted. I just needed to take it real easy and recharge my batteries. So after months of practice and full-on concentration I took a week’s holiday on the Greek island of Mykonos, a place where relaxation comes easy and the people are wonderful.” While still on the island, on Sunday 7th August Marco Melandri celebrated his 23rd birthday together with the inseparable Eddi Bosi and two other close friends. And the party continued in Italy where, on 14th August, Marco celebrated his birthday with all his friends and the members of his fan club at Mirabilandia beach. There was plenty of music and enjoyment. Marco also put in a stint as DJ: it’s no secret that he and his friends have a long-standing passion for deejaying. Needless to say the members of team Gresini were there to have a great night out with their rider. “I’m now readier than ever and can’t wait to race at Brno. I love the track and it holds good memories for me, the best of which dates back to 2002 when I celebrated my sixth consecutive win of the season, the year I took the 250 title”, comments Marco. MARCO MELANDRI COMMENTS ON THE BRNO TRACK “Brno is technical and complete, with frequent uphill and downhill sections, fast curves and some slower sections (especially the mixed zone between bends 6 and 10). It’s tough and tests both riders and bikes to the limit. A good set-up is essential because frame, engine and tyres are all under intense pressure. Here, you need to produce a smooth, clean ride that follows a perfect racing line because the track is very wide. I really like this circuit. It exhilarates the pure power of MotoGP and, like Sepang, is fast and furious, with sixth gear being engaged twice. Wide, with sweeping curves that let you spread the gears between one bend and another, there are plenty of places to overtake too. My favourite tract is the last chicane.” Marco Melandri has already tasted victory at Brno: he’s won three times and has also come second: the wins came in 1998 and 1999 in 125, followed by a second-place result in 2001 (class 250) and the win in 2002 (class 250). THE TRACK – TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Name of circuit: Brno Built: 1987 Last modification 1996 Length: 5,403 m Width: 15 m Pole position: on the left Right-hand bends: 6 Left-hand bends: 8 Longest straight: 636 m RECORDS: Track record: 2004 Barros (Honda) 1:59.302 Pole position: 2003 Biaggi (Honda) 1:58.769 Race 2004: 1st Gibernau (Honda) 2nd Rossi (Yamaha) 3rd Biaggi (Honda)

DUCATI MARLBORO MEN RESTED, RELAXED AND RARING TO RACE. Ducati Marlboro Team riders Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa commence the second half of their 2005 season at Brno on August 28, rested and reinvigorated after MotoGP’s traditional midseason break. The pair took different routes to relaxation during their time off, Capirossi boating around Monaco, Checa trekking in the Pyrenees, but both men are now raring to tackle the final seven races of the year. “We go to Brno in positive mood,” says Ducati MotoGP project manager Livio Suppo. “Bridgestone made a big step forward at the Sachsenring, their new tyres worked really, really well and our riders showed they could go very fast. Carlos’ pace was unbelievable and was second fastest in morning warm-up, just ahead of Loris, so we were confident of a good race. But it didn’t turn out like that. Carlos fell and Loris, who actually recorded the fastest lap of the race, finished ninth. However, our motto is always ‘never give up’, so we go to Brno working hard to turn our speed into results and to get the best possible start to the second part of the season. Brno has been good to us in the past and we hope that we’ll have a good weekend there this time.” Ducati Marlboro Team technical director Corrado Cecchinelli knows what is required at the Czech venue, which has been hosting GPs since 1987. “Brno is a flowing racetrack that seems to suit our machine,” he says. “You need good horsepower for all the straights, real confidence in the front end for the downhill corner entries and a very manoeuvrable chassis for all the esses sections.” CONSISTENT CAPIROSSI WORKING TO GET BACK UP FRONT Ducati Marlboro Team man Loris Capirossi returns to racing at Brno holding eighth place in the MotoGP World Championship standings. One of only three riders to have scored points at all ten rounds so far, the Italian is aiming to maintain his consistency during the remaining seven races, while also getting closer to the front. Capirossi has scored one podium so far this season – when he took a brilliant third-place finish at June’s Italian GP – and he wants more top-three results before the end of the year. “Everyone in the team, at the factory and at Bridgestone is working very hard to give me what I need to get back up front,” says Capirossi. “Bridgestone brought some good tyres to Germany, they seem to have taken a good step forward, so we hope we can continue that progress at Brno, especially since they’ve had a month to work at developing more new tyres. I always look forward to Brno. These days we race at many quite short circuits, so it’s always special to race at fast, open tracks like Brno, Mugello, Phillip Island and Barcelona. I enjoy these circuits the most and our bike also works well at Brno. I’ve had a good few weeks off – just going out on my boat around Monaco and doing very little else – so I am ready to race again!” CHECA WANTS TO TURN SPEED INTO RESULTS Carlos Checa was right on the pace during last month’s German Grand Prix, running with the leading group until he slid off without harm. Now the Ducati Marlboro Team rider wants to turn that impressive speed into an impressive result at Brno. The hard-charging Spaniard’s results from the first half of the season – including a best of three fifth-place finishes in Portugal, Italy and Britain – don’t do justice to the pace he has shown at many races. Hopefully the second half of the season will be kinder to him. “I get on well with the Ducati, I know I can go very fast on this bike, but so far things haven’t turned out my way,” says Checa. “Hopefully my luck will change after the break. I like Brno and I know the Ducati is quite quick there. We have good horsepower and you need a lot of power at Brno, especially for the long uphill run to the final esses section. Brno is definitely one of the best circuits for MotoGP – it’s got a lot of fairly fast turns, some long straights and it’s very up and down, so it’s a real challenge to get the chassis set-up just right.” THE TRACK Brno is a masterpiece of a motorcycle racing circuit. Constructed in the mid-eighties it eschews the modern fashion of tight turns and hairpins for a mighty mix of fast sweepers and undulating corners that test rider talent and machine performance to the limit. Most riders love the place because it’s challenging and also because it’s pretty fast. But Brno’s most significant characteristic is its constant changes of elevation – the circuit weaves its way across forested hillsides outside the Czech Republic’s second city – which means that many of the turns are steeply cambered. Dealing with negative-camber corners requires a perfectly set-up machine, deft riding skills and especially crucial input from tyre engineers. Horsepower is also a major consideration at Brno because this is one racetrack where MotoGP bikes, usually caged in by slower venues, really get moving. Lap record: Alex Barros (Honda), 1:59.302, 163.038kmh/101.307mph (2004) 2004 pole position: Sete Gibernau (Honda), 2:09. 782, (149.873kmh/93.127mph) DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM RIDER DATA LOGS LORIS CAPIROSSI Age: 32 (born April 4, 1973) Lives: Monaco Bike: Ducati Marlboro Team Desmosedici GP5 GP victories: 23 (1xMotoGP, 2×500, 12×250, 8×125) First GP victory: Britain, 1990 (125) First GP: Japan, 1990 (125) GP starts: 226 (56xMotoGP, 59×500, 84×250, 27×125) Pole positions: 36 (3xMotoGP, 5×500, 23×250, 5×125) First pole: Australia, 1991 (125) World Championships: 3 (125: 1990, 1991, 250: 1998) Brno 2004 results: Grid: 9th. Race: 5th CARLOS CHECA Age: 32 (born October 15, 1972) Lives: London, England Bike: Ducati Marlboro Team Desmosedici GP5 GP victories: 2 (500) First GP victory: Catalunya, 1996 (500) First GP: Europe, 1993 (125) GP starts: 178 (58xMotoGP, 92×500, 27×250, 1×125) Pole positions: 3 (2xMotoGP, 1×500) First pole: Spain, 1998 (500) Brno 2004 results: Grid: 6th. Race: 6th

Motorcyclists love nothing more than getting together to ride for a cause, and what better cause than riding in support of young brain tumor survivors? That’s what hundreds of motorcyclists in New England and Utah did on Sunday, Aug. 21, at Ride for Kids® events in North Oxford, Mass., and Salt Lake City. Together, the participants raised more than $80,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s medical research and family support programs. New England, celebrating its eighth annual event, attracted more than 275 motorcyclists, fundraisers, volunteers, and patient families. Thunder and lightning provided a dramatic start to the event at the Wal-Mart in N. Oxford, but as the police-escorted ride went through the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the skies cleared. Once they disembarked at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, the riders were treated to a moving Celebration of Life program that featured a very special Ride for Kids® “star,” 5-year-old brain tumor survivor Ryen. Last year Ryen attended the ride in his wheelchair, but this year he arrived in his motorized motorcycle. His dad, Ralph, held his son and told the crowd that in the past year, Ryen’s tumors have stabilized and improved. As tears ran down Ralph’s face, Ryen wiped them away with his shirt. Dr. Nicole Ullrich, a pediatric neuro-oncologist with the Brain Tumor Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, joined Ryen and his dad on stage. “Because of all of you here and all others around the country, we have been able to develop new brain tumor protocols and therapies to help children everywhere stricken with brain tumors,” she told the crowd. “We’re also developing programs to help children to be able to continue their education.” The total raised at the New England event was $61,219. Top individual fundraiser honors went to Dave Odess and Perry Robertson, who raised $6,040. The top club, GWRRA RI Chapter B, raised $20,011, while the customers of Venco Wings of Loudon, N.H., made it the top motorcycle business with $9,060 in donations. Dave Odess was the winner of a brand-new Honda motorcycle. Heartfelt appreciation went to New England’s task force leaders, Wayne and Shirley Anderson and Dave Odess””and their hardworking volunteers for putting together such a wonderful ride. Over in Salt Lake City, 280 participants gathered at Skyline High School under glorious blue skies for the area’s first Ride for Kids® event. In the shadow of the spectacular Wasatch Mountains, the 50-mile police-escorted ride featured breathtaking views of East Canyon Reservoir. The ride ended at Morgan City Park in Morgan, and was capped off by a touching Celebration of Life program. Four young brain tumor survivors were in attendance, including 19-year-old Lindsey, a PBTF scholarship recipient who is studying broadcast journalism at Brigham Young University. “Lindsey is a walking miracle, thanks to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation,” said her father, Todd. The medical community was represented by Leah Malone, a pediatric oncology social worker with Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City event raised a total of $19,500. Top individual fundraiser honors went to Walter and Donna Young of Elko, Nev., who raised $5,013. The top club was Riders of the Spirit (CMA) of Salt Lake City, whose members brought $7,224. The customers of Kruzers of Elko, Nev., raised $7,264 to make it the top motorcycle business. Spero Politus of Salt Lake City won the grand prize, a brand-new Honda motorcycle. Special thanks went to task force leaders Ron and Sheila Mazurek and Chuck Packard, along with their dedicated volunteers, for organizing the first-year event. Proceeds of the events fund the medical research and family support programs of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Since 1984, the national Ride for Kids® program and PBTF have supported childhood brain tumor research and family support programs. Programs include free literature about brain tumors, the Helping Hand and Caring Hand national newsletters, the Informed Parent Internet Conference series and college scholarships for young brain tumor survivors. Thanks to the thousands of caring and generous motorcyclists and motorcycle dealers who have supported the program since its inception, PBTF has become the world’s largest non-governmental source of funding for pediatric brain tumor research. The next Ride for Kids® events are on Sunday, Aug. 28 in Asheville, N.C., and Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information about the Ride for Kids® and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, please visit rideforkids.org or pbtfus.org, or call (800) 253-6530.

Team Velocity Racing Takes WERA Endurance Points Lead with Overall Win at Talladega OXFORD, Ala. Team Velocity Racing moved into the WERA National Endurance Series points lead with their third overall win of the season during the four-hour race at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway on Saturday, August 20. Chuck Ivey, Reuben Frankenfield and Mark Crozier also took the Heavyweight Superstock class victory on the Team Velocity Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. It is the team’s seventh class win in eight rounds. Crozier started the race in 109-degree temperatures. He was putting pressure on the race leader when a red flag came out just 15 minutes after the green flag. On the restart, Crozier held down second for a few laps before making the pass for the race lead. Ivey rode the second stint, reentering the race in third. He was back in the lead ten minutes later, although he had to battle tire issues on the hot track. Frankenfield got on the Yamaha shortly after the halfway mark, and he had to work his way from fourth back up to first. At the end of the third hour, Frankenfield had given Team Velocity Racing a 15-second lead. “I had new tires on, so I knew I could go pretty fast. I got about a half an hour in before I started getting some slides. I got some splits from the crew and knew that we were where we needed to be,” said Frankenfield. With 45 minutes to go, Frankenfield pitted and Crozier went out for the final stint. He still had a narrow lead, but he extended the team’s margin of victory to a lap by the time the checkered flag came out. “I tried to gap them as much as I could at the beginning and then maintain,” said Crozier. “I think they got within six seconds of me when I went back out on track. It’s been a really good year. The team always puts 110 percent into this, and that’s what I’m here to do, too.” The win extends Team Velocity Racing’s lead in the Heavyweight Superstock championship, and it puts them into the overall championship lead for the first time in their career. They have a 38.815-point advantage with three rounds left in the season. “It’s really gratifying to take the overall points lead, and to know that we have a team that can pull together and not make mistakes,” commented Ivey. “In any sport, whoever makes the least mistakes ends up on top, ideally. Our goal at the start of the season was to not make mistakes, and I’m really proud at how everybody’s come together.” Fans can keep up with Team Velocity Racing online at www.TeamVelocityRacing.com.

Team SUZUKI MotoGP at full strength for Brno Team SUZUKI MotoGP will field a three-man team for the first time this season with Kenny Roberts Jr and the fully recovered John Hopkins being joined by Nobuatsu Aoki at this weekend’s Gauloises Grand Prix Ceske Republiky. Hopkins is now back to full fitness following an operation to plate his broken left foot that he received at the last MotoGP in Sachsenring. The hard-charging Anglo-American enjoys racing at the 5,403m Brno circuit. He showed that his riding style and the Suzuki GSV-R are suited to the twisty and flowing track by setting the fastest times in the only two dry free practice sessions at last year’s event. Aoki is the Team SUZUKI MotoGP test rider and has been racing in Grand Prix’s since 1990. Suzuki has entered the talented Japanese racer to assist with the on-going development of the GSV-R throughout a race weekend. He will then continue his Bridgestone testing programme with two further days at Brno after the race. Sunday’s race is round 11 on the MotoGP calendar and all three Suzuki riders will be lining up for the start of the race at 14.00CET. Paul Denning Team Manager: “It’s great to be getting back into action again after the mid-season break, although it couldn’t have come at a better time for us as it enabled John to make a complete recovery from the injuries he received from his two crashes in Germany. He is now back to full fitness and I’m sure he will be going all out at Brno to get the results that his performances this year have deserved. “We are looking forward to Suzuki running a three-man team this weekend and I know that Nobu will work hard as always. Race weekend experience and information is generally more relevant than pure testing and we hope that Nobu can show a good pace. “All three riders will continue with further testing of the GSV-R next week as we make further steps forward with the bike and learn the clear direction needed to take a leap forward in competitiveness in 2006.”

Fergusson continues affinity with Winton Adam Fergusson (Joe Rocket Honda) continued his love affair with the Winton circuit in north-east Victoria after a superb performance in round five of the YMF Loan Australian Superbike Championship from August 19-21. In a day where intermittent showers played havoc with tyre choice, 30-year-old Fergusson made all the right moves, claiming overall honours in both the Supersport and Superbike classes on his rapid-fire CBR Hondas for the second year in succession. Fergusson’s latest bout of belligerence has also served to tighten up the overall standings in both classes, with the Victorian now only 3pts behind teammate Josh Brookes in Supersport, and nine in arrears of the same rider in Superbike with Shawn Giles (Team Suzuki GSX-R1000) sandwiched in between. Fergusson (CBR1000RR), who started from pole position in Superbikes, finished first and second in the two races, and was the only rider to stand on the podium both times although Brookes and Daniel Stauffer (Yamaha Racing Team YZF-R1) came close. The opening race saw Fergusson score the holeshot from Shannon Johnson (Yamaha Racing Team YZF-R1) and Anthony Gobert (Redwing Honda CBR1000RR), although Daniel Stauffer, returning to action after an injury layoff, was into third place by the end of lap one. That set a pattern for the next eight laps, with Johnson and Daniel Stauffer stalking Fergusson the whole time, but unable to find a way past the defending champion. However, that didn’t preclude Stauffer making a move on his own teammate, when he successfully passed under brakes on lap nine. Meanwhile, gun privateer Robbie Bugden (Northstar Yamaha YZF-R1) and Brookes were both fighting back after listless starts, with the latter moving into fourth on lap 11 of 17 just as another rain squall kicked in. After a number of ‘hints’ from Fergusson, the race was eventually red-flagged during lap 14, with results taken at the end of the previous lap which was fortuitous for Daniel Stauffer, who had run off the circuit by that time. Gobert, who had dominated the wet practice sessions on Friday, held on for sixth place, over five seconds ahead of Giles. Glenn Allerton (Team Suzuki GSX-R1000), Scott Charlton (Active Electrical/BTX Motorcycles GSX-R1000) and Jamie Stauffer (Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10RR) rounded out the top 10. The victory was Fergusson’s fourth successive Superbike triumph at Winton, and his third in 2005, which placed him on equal terms with Brookes and Giles. Race two was a superb exhibition, and saw 24-year-old Budgen fend off Fergusson for 11 laps straight to score his maiden Superbike win. “I knew we had all the right ingredients, and it was just a matter of time,” said Bugden. “This afternoon, it all came together, but it was the longest 17 laps of my life. I just pushed and pushed, and managed to come home I’m over the moon.” When asked what the future may now hold, Budgen said: “I’d ride a factory donkey at this stage of if I could! I’ve now won the privateers’ cup a few times and I’m now after a new challenge. If that comes, great, great, or there may be some potential overseas.” In one of the more bizarre post-race ‘celebrations’, seconds after Fergusson and Bugden crossed the finish line, they both crashed unhurt at Turn One. Fergusson kickstarted the shenanigans, with Budgen seemingly following suit. “That was plain stupid. I came across the line and gave Robbie the thumbs up and grab the front brake and then the front wheel locked up,” said Fergusson. “I then thought ‘I’m going straight on here’. It’s the old case scenario you don’t ride on wet grass with slicks. The thing doesn’t want to go straight, let lone turn, and it sort of dumped me on my head. At least I did it after the finish! “I’m happy to come away with a round win, and close the championship up that’s what it’s all about. “I came here 17pts behind Josh in Supersport, and now I’m only three behind him, and we are a hell of a lot closer to Giles in Superbike.” Johnson held third place for the majority of race two, but the intermediate front tyre he gambled with didn’t last the distance, and he ran off the track on lap 14. That allowed Brookes to move into the final podium position, ahead of Daniel Stauffer, Jamie Stauffer, Russell Holland (Pirelli Tyres CBR1000RR), Judd Greedy (Rocket Racing CBR1000RR), Giles and Deon Coote (Valentino Bread Makers CBR1000RR). With two rounds now remaining (a maximum of 102pts), there’s a logjam building up at the sharp end of the field, with Brookes now back in the lead for the first time since round two. He’s on 200pts, ahead of Giles (197), Fergusson (191) and Jamie Stauffer (165). Bugden (144pts) made up two spots at Winton, and may have a big say in who ultimately wins the title. In Supersport, Brookes (CBR600RR), who finished sixth in the torturous Suzuka 8 Hours in early August, claimed his third successive pole position. The 22-year-old unleashed a 1:25.776 in the second qualifying session, and was joined on the front row by Fergusson (CBR600RR, 1:26.963), Mark Aitchison (Fraser Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:26.023) and Albury’s Chris Seaton (Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:26.319). However, the qualifying paradigm meant very little in the damp race day conditions, as a number of privateers came to the fore just as some of the factory-backed clientele wallowed. One of those wasn’t Fergusson, who strolled to a strong 6.258sec win over Brookes in the opening 17-lapper, while last year’s 125 GP champion Bryan Staring (Allect Racing CBR600RR) proved adept in the wet to comfortably take out race two. Undoubtedly, the trickier conditions were reserved for the opening Supersport race, with a number of tyre combinations in use. It was a race of halves – those riders with wet tyres prospered in the early laps, before slowly wilting as the track dried out. For others, the opposite came into play, which was why the battle for third place in race one was such a thriller. It eventually fell in favour of the fast-finishing Jordan Coote (Valter Moto/GYTR YZF-R6), who passed dual Australia dirt track champion, Seaton, on the final lap after being nearly 15 seconds behind him at one stage! B-grader Gareth Jones (TeamMoto Gold Coast YZF-R6) was fifth, from Mark Stanley (Lismore Motorcycles YZF-R6), Staring and Zac Davies (Australian Security Concepts YZF-R6). Among those to struggle included Brendan Clarke (Pro Yamaha YZF-R6) in 10th and Jason O’Halloran (Rocket Racing CBR600RR) in 14th, while Aitchison and Josh Waters (Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-6RR) didn’t last the distance. With full wets the tyre of choice in race two, Fergusson (laps 1-3 and 8-10) and Stanley (4-7) both took turns in the lead, but Staring was the real master, taking control on lap 11 until the chequered flag. “Unbelievable. I just figured that Krusty (Fergusson) would stay right behind me all the way,” said Staring, who became the fourth different Supersport winner in 2005. “Then on the last lap I looked around and had all this room. “After I crashed last weekend, I didn’t think this weekend was going to be too special, but it’s turned out great.” With no rear grip left, Fergusson fell back to fourth in race two, behind Aitchison, while Davies, Seaton, Clarke, Jones, Waters and Coote filled positions 5-10. Brookes was a distant 14th in that one, but still remains the championship leader by 3pts (225 to 222) over Fergusson. Staring is now equal third with Aitchison on 170pts, ahead of Waters (153). For more information on the 2005 YMF Loan Australian Superbike Championship, including full results and standings across all classes, visit www.aus-superbikes.com.au.