Cru Halliday Breaks Through For Maiden ASC Victory

Yamaha Racing Team‰Ûªs Cru Halliday chalked up his maiden Australasian Superbike Championship round victory yesterday when he won the final leg at round three of the championship at Sydney Motorsport Park.

He led the YRT charge at round three with all three team riders finishing inside the top five and again showing the performance of the all new Yamaha R1 in racing conditions.

Halliday hit the Eastern Creek circuit in top form on the weekend and was fast from the minute he rolled onto the track. He qualified fastest for the Saturday racing and then backed that up with two race victories to really boost his confidence heading into the headline Sunday racing.

Race one on Sunday saw Halliday miss the start and not make the most of his pole position but he quickly regathered himself and set about passing the riders in front of him. He made his way back to third place by the end of an extremely tight race, that saw the top five within a second of each other as they crossed the finish line, but was frustrated unable to capitalize on his speed and qualifying position.

Race two and again the action was intense as Halliday battled past Herfoss and then Maxwell to take the lead with two laps to go. The pair then battled back and forwards in an enthralling final lap that saw Halliday under intense pressure from team mate, Wayne Maxwell, but he managed to hang on and take the win. One tenth of a second separated YRT duo at the finish with Halliday claiming the win and his combined 3-1 results giving him his first ever Australasian Superbike round victory.

‰ÛÏAfter fighting arm pump at the last round, I really wanted to come out here and have a good weekend and get some momentum back but I never expected it to be this good. Winning on Saturday lifted my confidence and then to go 3-1 on Sunday and pass the best guys was awesome.

‰ÛÏThe team did a fantastic job with the bikes and a huge thanks to everyone at YRT. It‰Ûªs an amazing feeling to get this win and it makes all the hours of training worthwhile,‰Û