Wayne Maxwell steals Wakefield Park pole

Wayne Maxwell smashes Wakefield Park lap record to take pole

Reigning Swann Australasian FX Superbike Champion Wayne Maxwell took pole position this afternoon at Wakefield Park and will start from pole position tomorrow alongside fellow Yamaha Racing Team rider Cru Halliday and local star Troy Herfoss, who had topped the morning sessions.

The two Yamaha riders were well under the existing lap record and the triumvirate were the only riders to sneak into the magic 57-second bracket around the 2.2km Wakefield Park layout.

Glenn Allerton rounds out the front row with a 58.078 ahead of Kurri Kurri’s Jamie Stauffer (Honda). Brisbane’s Mike Jones then heads the Kawasaki contingent with his 58.33 good enough to put him ahead of fellow Kawasaki riders Matt Walters, Sean Condon and Ben Burke.

Linden Magee rounds out the top in his return from injury ahead of William Davidson and Evan Byles.

A full Saturday schedule gets underway on Saturday from 10am with a 17-race programme, with that race same card then repeated on Sunday with another 17 races.  Wakefield Park marks the fifth round of the seven-round 2015 Swann Australasian FX Superbike Championship.

1. Wayne Maxwell – Yamaha – 57.877
2. Cru Halliday – Yamaha – 57.940
3. Troy Herfoss – Honda – 57.998
4. Glenn Allerton – Yamaha – 58.078
5. Jamie Stauffer – Honda – 58.250
6. Mike Jones – Kawasaki – 58.333
7. Matt Walters – Kawasaki – 58.363
8. Sean Condon – Kawasaki – 58.543
9. Ben Burke – Kawasaki – 58.867
10. Linden Magee – Honda – 59.606
11. William Davidson – Yamaha – 61.009
12. Evan Byles – Kawasaki – 62.585

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2015 Swann Insurance Australasian Superbike Championship Points (Sunday Series)

1. Troy Herfoss 185
2. Wayne Maxwell 182
3. Glenn Allerton 165
4. Cru Halliday 150
5. Mike Jones 139
6. Sean Condon 133
7. Jamie Stauffer 123
8. Matthew Walters 106
9. Evan Byles 91
10. Ben Burke 79

2015 Australian FX-Superbike Championship Points (Saturday Series)

1. Troy Herfoss 182
2. Glenn Allerton 171
3. Wayne Maxwell 171
4. Cru Halliday 168
5. Sean Condon 145
6. Jamie Stauffer 128
7. Mike Jones 125
8. Matt Walters 115
9. Ben Burke 106
10. Evan Byles 82

Provisional 2016 Australasian Superbike Championship Calendar

• Rnd 1 … 11th – 12th March Sydney Motorsport Park (Fri-Sat day / night)
• Rnd 2 … 22nd – 24th April Wakefield Park Raceway NSW
• Rnd 3 … 27th – 29th May Mallala Raceway SA
• Rnd 4 … 8th – 10th July Queensland Raceway Qld
• Rnd 5 … 9th – 11th September Winton Raceway Vic
• Rnd 6 …16th – 17th Dec Sydney Motorsport Park (Fri–Sat day / night)

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