Jamie Stauffer and Yamaha Racing Team Dominates Island Support On World Stage Yamaha Racing Team flew the flag for the Australian operation in the best possible style at the weekend’s 2006 Yamaha Phillip Island World Superbike round, taking every race win in both the Superbike and Supersport support classes. Newcomer Jamie Stauffer was the standout performer of the event, registering all of the six race wins three in each class. On his debut outing for the Yamaha Racing Team, 26-year-old Jamie Stauffer claimed a trio of Superbike race victories aboard the tried and tested 2005 Yamaha R1 Superbike. As a dual-entrant across both Superbike and Supersport classes, Jamie looked to have his hands full with six individual races, but made light work of any challenge from his fellow Superbike competitors. The early pace of the Yamaha R1 was encouraging and kept him clear of the field when it counted. “The qualifying session was a little disappointing for me, I had only just started to come up to speed on the bike when the session ended, preventing me from going for pole,” Stauffer reflected. “It was a different story in the races though, with some very competitive dices in the first ten-lapper and then the short five-lap sprint, where I passed Glenn Allerton under slipstream right on the line for the win.” “It’s been an amazing weekend aboard the R1 taking all three races, and I just hope it is a sign of things to come,” said Stauffer. Stauffer started the weekend where he finished aboard the striking blue Supersport machine, taking pole position for Saturday’s first race before greeting each chequered flag as the first rider home. Experiencing one success after another had far surpassed Jamie’s expectations for the weekend. “We came into the weekend expecting to do well, knowing that we had a good race package beneath us, but this level of success has just been amazing,” Stauffer explained. “The Supersport wins on the new Yamaha R6 were particularly satisfying as I had only done a few laps on the bike before the first session, and its performance for a bike so close to showroom spec is really encouraging.” “It’s been a few years since I have been with Yamaha, and I can say it is great to be back it really is a fantastic team environment and Yamaha Motor Australia are a great company to be working with.” Team Principal John Redding was understandably ecstatic with the string of victories considering the YZF R1 and YZF R6 were close to showroom specification. “This has been a terrific result for Jamie and the entire Yamaha Racing Team,” Redding said.