Australian riders took the honours in the second round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island in front of a 65,400 crowd.

Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) dominated both Superbike races, while Andrew Pitt clinched the Supersport win. Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) and Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) took the other two podium positions in the first Superbike encounter, while Spaniards Carlos Checa (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) and Fonsi Nieto (Alstare Suzuki) were second and third in race 2.

It was a disastrous weekend for Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Ducati), who started from 16th on the grid and then had two crashes in two races, the second of which left him nursing a broken wrist.
Una doppia caduta vanifica le strepitose rimonte di Max Biaggi nella Superbike in Australia. Nel secondo incidente il pilota romano si è fratturato il radio del braccio sinistro. Il trionfo dello scatenato Troy Bayliss lancia la Ducati in fuga nel Mondiale mentre Biaggi scivola in settima posizione a -52 punti dalla vetta dopo appena due GP dei quindici previsti. “A rovinare tutto è stata la posizione di partenza in quarta fila, quando parti così dietro non sai mai quello che può succedere” ha spiegato un Biaggi affranto nel dopo corsa.
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Making his second visit in six days to Victory Lane, Carl Edwards triumphantly raised the glittering gold belt he earned at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In a town known for title fights, Edwards emerged as a heavyweight contender Sunday. Just three races into this new season, it’s far too early to call Edwards the favorite to win the Sprint Cup title.

And this win may not be controversy free: NASCAR discovered the lid was off of his oil tank box during postrace inspection and is taking the parts back to North Carolina for further inspection.