On top in the Superbike class and three different winners in Supersport.
The Adelaide Masters Motorcycle Racing Series, backed by Motorcycle insurance Specialists Adelaide insurance, returned to Mondello Park last weekend for three more championship rounds, which saw Marshall Neill on top in the Superbike class and three different winners in Supersport. The Grand Final also went to Neill on his first appearance at Mondello Park since the season opener in April.
Three of the eleven titles on offer across all of the Adelaide Masters classes were decided by Sunday evening, despite their being three rounds still to run at the final Mondello Park event on October 4th & 5th.
Marshall Neill may have dominated the top step of the Superbike podium but he was made to work extremely hard for each of his three championship wins, as Cody Nally and Brian McCormack battled with him throughout. Nally may not have taken victory but a string of podium finishes helped him to extend his lead over his nearest rivals, and he now heads to the final event with only McCormack as a serious opponent for the 2014 Superbike crown.
Carl Phillips went into Sunday's event leading the Supersport series from David Haire but with Haire a no-show, Phillips knew he only had to finish all three races to make him the firm favourite for the Supersport title. The Supersport races saw three new names added to the 2014 roll of honour, with teenagers Jason Lynn an Conor Parkhill taking their first ever outright Adelaide Masters Series wins. The new additions to the winners list made it nine different winners from the eleven races.
The best Philips could manage in the championship races was a single second place but he had the consolation of being top Supersport rider in the Grand Final, where the fastest 30 riders from all classes come together to race for the biggest prize fund of the day. Here he took fourth place behind winner Marshall Neill, second placed Cody Nally and Brian McCormack.
The first of the season's major awards was wrapped up by Kevin Keyes who took the Supersport 'Cup' class which is for less experienced riders competing in the main Supersport race. Keyes victory followed a non-finish by Ross Patterson, who was his only rival for the title and he sealed the championship in style, taking the 'Cup' victory and his best overall finish of the season in fifth place. The other two titles to be wrapped up were the 250GP title which went to Ronan Shanahan and the Moto3 award which was secured up by Caolan Irwin.
The Adelaide Masters competitors now have five weeks to prepare for the final three rounds, which take them onto the Mondello Park International Track for the first time in 2014. The last event, like all of the previous rounds held at Mondello Park this year, will be broadcast live on the internet via the circuit’s own live streaming TV channel, Mondello.TV.
