Radar Team Yamaha’s Robbie Baird took the points lead in the 2001 Yamaha Xtreme Tri-State series with the overall win in the four-leg race event held at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit June 17. Baird finished 1st – 2nd – 2nd- 2nd in the four, seven-lap legs on his Yamaha YZF-R1 in wet conditions to surpass his teammate Jamie Stauffer for the series lead.

Also riding a Yamaha YZF-R1, Stauffer finished 4th – 4th – 4th – 5th on the day and slipped to second in points with only one round of the five-round series remaining.

Baird’s other teammate, 18-year-old Craig Coxhell finished 3rd – 3rd – 9th – 1st to move into third in the points before heading to the final round at Eastern Creek Raceway July 7-8.

Second overall at Phillip Island was Geoff’s Auto Spares’ Josh Brookes, 18. Brookes collected two wins and a second place finish at Phillip Island and sits seventh in the points having missed the last round while racing in Japan.

The youngest of the three Gobert brothers, 17-year-old Alex, finished 2nd – 10th – 5th – 6th as he and his Red Wing Honda team came to terms with their week-old CBR929RR. Gobert is now sixth in the series points.

RESULTS
YAMAHA XTREME TRI-STATE PHILLIP ISLAND:
RACE 1:
1. Robbie Baird, Yamaha YZF-R1
2. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR929RR
3. Craig Coxhell, Yamaha YZF-R1
4. Stephen Tozer, Yamaha YZF-R1
5. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R1
6. Damien Cudlin, Yamaha YZF-R1

RACE 2:
1. Josh Brookes, Honda CBR929RR
2. Robbie Baird, Yamaha YZF-R1
3. Craig Coxhell, Yamaha YZF-R1
4. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R1
5. Damien Cudlin, Yamaha YZF-R1
6. Steven Cutting, Suzuki GSX-R1000

RACE 3:
1. Josh Brookes, Honda CBR929RR
2. Robbie Baird, Yamaha YZF-R1
3. Damien Cudlin, Yamaha YZF-R1
4. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R1
5. Tony Rees, Yamaha YZF-R1
6. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR929RR

RACE 4:
1. Craig Coxhell, Yamaha YZF-R1
2. Robbie Baird, Yamaha YZF-R1
3. Josh Brookes, Honda CBR929RR
4. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R1
5. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR929RR
6. Luke Phillips, Honda CBR929RR

YAMAHA XTREME TRI-STATE SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 4 of 5 rounds):
1. Robbie Baird, 279 points
2. Jamie Stauffer, 246 points
3. Craig Coxhell, 239 points
4. Tony Rees, 203 points
5. Damien Cudlin, 178 points
6. Alex Gobert, 168 points
7. Josh Brookes, 130 points
8. Luke Phillips, 116 points
9. Graeme Morris, 100 points
10. Stephen Tozer, 84 points


Springwood Suzuki Aprilia’s Brendan Clarke, 17, clinched the 2001 Aprilia Challenge Championship at Phillip Island with a 3rd – 1st – 1st performance.