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For 2010 the Bel-Ray Six Hour gained considerable prestige as
'Motorcycling Australia' classified the event as the 'inaugural Australian
Endurance Championship'. Phillip Island welcomed the event with great weather
over the entire weekend. The race was a cracker, the teams very professional and
the motorcycles generally proved very reliable.
I have recorded imagery below of the Le Mans start, imagery at
selected corners, the podium and post race celebrations with the winning team on Gardner
Straight.
THE LE MANS START: At 10.30am sharp on the 5 December, riders and their motorcycles were lined
up on opposite sides of Gardner Straight for the the obligatory Le Mans start.
Deejay51 made a somewhat discreet last moment dash from the rider line
up to the pit lane and the competitors then made
an excellent start with the Demolition Plus team very well placed.
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THE LE MANS START: #1: MAXWELL/BROOKES -
HONDA AND #01: ALLERTON/STAUFFER - HONDA CBR1000RR'S OCCUPIED THE TOP TWO GRID
POSITIONS |
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RIDERS READY FOR THE SPRINT ACROSS GARDNER
STRAIGHT |
ALL THE TOP QUALIFIERS REACHED THEIR
MACHINERY TOGETHER |
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PRESSURE FROM THE START. AMAZINGLY AFTER
SIX HOURS THE FASTEST QUALIFIERS FINISHED ONE, TWO, THREE. (#1, #01
AND #21)! |
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VERY EVEN START FOR THREE OF THE FASTEST
QUALIFIERS |
THE #01: TEAM HONDA RACING ENTRY WAS JUST
METRES BEHIND |
RACE SHOTS: The pace
was frantic from lap one, thankfully the staggeringly hot conditions of Oran Park
2009, were not repeated at Phillip Island.
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#1: WAYNE MAXWELL/JOSH BROOKES: FASTEST QUALIFIER,
TEAMED WITH JOSH BROOKES ON A HONDA CBR1000RR FIREBLADE - DEMOLITION PLUS |
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#01: GLENN ALLERTON/JAMIE STAUFFER: HONDA
CBR1000RR - TEAM HONDA RACING. THE DEBUT FOR THE TEAM AT VERY SHORT NOTICE! |
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#2: TROY HERFOSS/BRODIE WATERS: GSXR600 -
TEAM SUZUKI |
#6: MURRAY CLARK/CHRIS PENTON: BMW S1000RR
- THE 6 HOUR TEAM |
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#11: BUCKLEY/COYLE/FORDE/CLOWES: YAMAHA R6
- TEAM ILD SINOPEC |
#13: SIMPSON/DOBBIE/VON SCHILL: YAMAHA R1 - P.I.O.M.T. OFFICER |
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#16: CHIODO/CASELLA/METCHER: TRIUMPH 675 -
TRIUMPH AUSTRALIA |
#18: HENRY/BOWLAND/GALBRAITH: GSXR1000 -
TEAM WELD WEST |
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21: JOSHUA WATERS/SHAWN GILES: GSXR1000 -
TEAM SUZUKI |
26: TOM ROCHE/GARRY PEAKE/BEN BURKE:
GSXR1000 - TEAM TSA |
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#21: JOSHUA WATERS/SHAWN GILES:
THIRD FASTEST QUALIFIER,
TEAMED WITH SHAWN GILES ON A SUZUKI GXSR1000 - TEAM SUZUKI |
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#35: PHIL ALLEN/BEAU BEATON: YAMAHA 600 -
DETERMINATION |
#38: SCOTT CHARLTON/CAM DONALD: GSXR1000 -
RACERS EDGE |
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#44: LOVETT/ARMSTRONG/DAVIES/CASEY: YAMAHA
R6 - FOXY 4 |
#45: KONTOMINAS/WATSON/SCRAYSBROOK:
CBR1000RR - G MOTO IMP'. |
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#52: WILKINSON/FALZON/BRENTON/DAY: KAWA'. 600 - RIDINGSA.COM |
#59: MCLINDEN/BOYDIE/HEUCHAN/DONALD:
GSXR750 - JUST 4 FUN |
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#61: KRIS MCLAREN/NICK WATERS: CBR1000RR - ANKERMANN M'SPORTS |
#68: GLENN SCOTT/WARWICK NOWLAND: ZX6 - INSUREMYRIDE.COM.AU |
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#69: VIKUCKIS/VIDEON/CLOW: YAMAHA R6 -
DIRTY BITS RACING |
#74: NATHAN MAHBOUB/ADAM WELLS: APRILIA RSV
4 - MOTOTECNIC |
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#77: TRENT GIBSON/DAVE JOHNSON: GSXR1000 -
GIBSON MOTORSPORTS |
#84: KELLY/DIGGENS/LOVETT/MACARTHY: CBR600 - VEETEMP FUJITSU |
THE CHEQUERED & ROSTRUM:
The chequered flag and rostrum celebrations.
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#1: GARDNER STRAIGHT SIX HOURS LATER, A
DEMOLITION JOB! |
#1: WAYNE MAXWELL AND JOSH BROOKES: PRIOR
TO THE ROSTRUM |
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ROSTRUM CELEBRATIONS. WAYNE MAXWELL/JOSH
BROOKES (1st), GLENN ALLERTON/JAMIE STAUFFER (2nd) AND JOSHUA WATERS/SHAWN
GILES (3rd) |
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#1: WAYNE AND JOSH... |
#1: JOSH AND WAYNE... |
THE 'DEMOLITION PLUS' TEAM ON GARDNER STRAIGHT:
The entire team came out to celebrate the second win in a row for 'Demolition
Plus' and Honda.
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JOSH BROOKES AND #1. |
JOSH PLANTS A 'KISS' ON WAYNE, THANKFULLY
ON THE CHEEK! |
JOSH AS FLAGGIE |
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THE 'DEMOLITION PLUS' TEAM WITH THE WINNING
HONDA CBR1000RR FIREBLADE |
MORE BEL-RAY SIX HOUR 2010 COVERAGE: Please continue my 'Bel-Ray Six Hour coverage' by
selecting from the following pages...
   
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