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Yamaha Racing Team ASEAN’s Broc Parkes denied fellow Australian Bryan Staring of a clean-sweep in race two of the Asia Road Racing Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park.

Opening race victor Staring was the pace-setter in today’s 12-lap journey, however with just over two laps remaining Parkes struck and made it count.

A counter-attack from Staring wasn’t a success, both making minor mistakes in the closing stages, but Parkes able to go on for his first win in the ASB1000 category. He also takes over the points-lead following two rounds.

“After yesterday I was a little bit disappointed,” Parkes reflected. “Even though it was second and good for the championship, we had to go back and do our study. It was my first race here and I actually punished the tyre so bad at the start, so today I decided to sit back and wait.

“When the time come, I pushed, but when I got on the front I had a couple of moments – in one I lost the front, then the other time on a bump. I’m very happy in general though, I have to thank Yamaha, they believed in me and now I showed them I can win I have to try and keep this going.”

Across the line Parkes was 0.456s ahead of Staring, with second of the official Yamahas Yuki Ito completing the podium and Parkes now holds a 21-point lead in the standings. Wildcards Yanni Shaw (Kawasaki) and Stephanie Redman (Yamaha) were 11th and 12 respectively.

This afternoon’s SuperSports 600cc race was won by Peerapong Boonlert (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) for the double to extend his buffer, while earlier it was Aiki Iyoshi (Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki Racing) who won the Production 250 race and took the series lead after teammate Andy Fadly crashed out.

Kawasaki BCperformance’s Bryan Staring marched to a second win in as many races at The Bend Motorsport Park this morning, easing to victory in the Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK).

Staring’s Ninja ZX-10RR on Dunlop tyres has proven to be the package of the Kawasaki Superbike class this weekend in South Australia, building a 7.908s advantage in 10 laps.

It was Wayne Maxwell (Team Suzuki Ecstar) who controlled the pace in the early laps, before Staring – after running as far down the order as fourth – made his way to the front on lap six. From there it was no stopping Staring, winning his third race in two days.

Behind Staring at the chequered flag was the ever-consistent Mike Jones (DesmoSport Ducati), who also worked his way through the pack and managed to fend of Maxwell in the closing laps. Championship leader Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team) wound up fourth, in front of Josh Waters (Team Suzuki Ecstar).

It was a quiet race for Penrite Honda Racing’s reigning champion Troy Herfoss on his way to P6, while Daniel Falzon (Yamaha Racing Team), Arthur Sissis (Suzuki), Glenn Scott (GSR Kawasaki) and a fast-starting Alex Phillis (Team Suzuki Ecstar) were the top 10.

A pair of notable non-finishers were Ted Collins (Maxima BMW) and Lachlan Epis (Kawasaki BCperformance), the duo coming together on lap eight and going out of the race.

The second Australian Supersport race was taken out by runaway series leader Tom Toparis (Yamaha), 6.144s clear of Nic Liminton (Yamaha), with Reid Battye (Suzuki) third.

Positions four and five earlier this morning in the second of three national Supersport races belonged to Broc Pearson (Yamaha) and Dallas Skeer (Suzuki).

It was once again Olly Simpson (Yamaha) who took the honours in YMI Supersport race two, edging Hunter Ford (Yamaha) by only 0.009s.

Senna Agius (Kawasaki) came third and Harry Khouri (Yamaha) fourth – those riders split by seven-tenths across the line. KTM-mounted Seth Crump was fifth.

Detailed results

Kawasaki Thailand Racing Team guest Bryan Staring delivered a phenomenal first race win at The Bend Motorsport Park’s second round of the 2019 Asia Road Racing Championship.

Staring, who also went on to win the first Australian Superbike race this afternoon, overcame countryman Broc Parkes to stand atop the podium in his ASB1000 debut.

It was Staring who led the initial lap before Parkes took charge and looked to go on for victory, until rear tyre wear caused him to slow in the second-half of the 12-lap duration. That enabled Staring to counter, regaining the lead on lap eight and going on to win by 2.117s.

Parkes’ Yamaha Racing Team Asean teammate Yuki Ito completed the Saturday podium in South Australia, edging by Honda’s Zaqhwan Zaidi on the final lap for third place. Rounding out the top five was Azlan Shah aboard his BMW. Next best of the Australians, wildcard Yannis Shaw (DB Racing Services Kawasaki) was P13.

Today’s SuperSports 600cc outing was topped by Peerapong Boonlert (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team), while Andy Muhammad Fadly (Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki Racing) earned victory in race one of the Production 250 category.