Australasian Semi Final 1
Old stager Andrew Scott showed his enduring class by winning this Semi and progressing comfortably ahead of 2 young New Zealanders currently based in the UK, Bart Williamson and Wynton Te-Huna.  Experienced Aussie Tyson Morris and compatriot Robbie Bell, both without a place in Europe at the moment, also reached double figures to qualify.  The remaining trio to progress were also all Aussies with UL star Jason Isaacs, PL performer Buck Bracey and EL rider Warren Casey all reaching 9 points.  Former World Champion Ryan Irwin was a shock non-qualifier as 5 late points weren't enough to make up for a slow start and he will only be a reserve for the final.  The only other real shock was that young UL rider Darren Moore didn't qualify as most expected him to, although he can perhaps think himself a little unlucky, missing out by 2 points after suffering a last race engine failure.
  1. Andrew Scott.............. 2  3  2  3  3  13   (Qualified)
  2. Bart Williamson........... 3  2  3  2  2  12   (Qualified)
  3. Wynton Te-Huna............ 3  3  0  3  2  11   (Qualified)
  4. Tyson Morris.............. 2  2  2  2  3  11   (Qualified)
  5. Robbie Bell............... 3  2  3  2  0  10   (Qualified)
  6. Buck Bracey............... 2  1  3  X  3   9   (Qualified)
  7. Jason Isaacs.............. 1  3  1  1  3   9   (Qualified)
  8. Warren Casey.............. 2  3  1  1  2   9   (Qualified)
  9. Ryan Irwin................ 1  1  1  3  2   8   (Reserve)
 10. Oliver Lang............... 3  1  0  3  0   7
 11. Darren Moore.............. 1  2  2  2  R   7
 12. Josh Astles............... 0  1  3  0  1   5
 13. Brett Agnew............... Fx 0  2  R  1   3
 14. Josh Montsach............. 1  0  1  0  1   3
 15. Murray Corbett............ 0  0  0  1  1   2
 16. Bradley Foster............ 0  0  0  1  0   1
 17. Craig Axentiff............ Did not ride
 18. Tyler Tebby............... Did not ride
 No. Results
  1: Oliver Lang, Buck Bracey, Ryan Irwin, Josh Astles 
  2: Bart Williamson, Andrew Scott, Darren Moore, Murray Corbett 
  3: Wynton Te-Huna, Warren Casey, Jason Isaacs, Brett Agnew (Fx) 
  4: Robbie Bell, Tyson Morris, Josh Montsach, Bradley Foster 
  5: Warren Casey, Robbie Bell, Oliver Lang, Murray Corbett 
  6: Wynton Te-Huna, Bart Williamson, Josh Astles, Bradley Foster 
  7: Jason Isaacs, Darren Moore, Buck Bracey, Josh Montsach 
  8: Andrew Scott, Tyson Morris, Ryan Irwin, Brett Agnew 
  9: Bart Williamson, Tyson Morris, Jason Isaacs, Oliver Lang 
 10: Josh Astles, Brett Agnew, Josh Montsach, Murray Corbett 
 11: Buck Bracey, Andrew Scott, Warren Casey, Bradley Foster 
 12: Robbie Bell, Darren Moore, Ryan Irwin, Wynton Te-Huna 
 13: Oliver Lang, Darren Moore, Bradley Foster, Brett Agnew (R) 
 14: Andrew Scott, Robbie Bell, Jason Isaacs, Josh Astles 
 15: Wynton Te-Huna, Tyson Morris, Murray Corbett, Buck Bracey (X) 
 16: Ryan Irwin, Bart Williamson, Warren Casey, Josh Montsach 
 17: Andrew Scott, Wynton Te-Huna, Josh Montsach, Oliver Lang 
 18: Tyson Morris, Warren Casey, Josh Astles, Darren Moore (R) 
 19: Buck Bracey, Bart Williamson, Brett Agnew, Robbie Bell 
 20: Jason Isaacs, Ryan Irwin, Murray Corbett, Bradley Foster 
 Run-off for 3rd: Wynton Te-Huna, Tyson Morris 






 Australasian Semi Final 2
Rising star Fillippe Chong continued to make an impact on the senior stage with a win in the second Semi Final.  Fellow UL rider Brad Easty recorded a first race blank but then reeled off 4 straight wins whilst former World Champion Carl Hooper, now 39, showed he can still mix it as he qualified with ease.  Unattached riders Scott Herne (10 points) and Karac Coglin (9) also progressed and were joined in the final line-up by Euro rider Darryl Rivers, also scoring 9.  3 riders ended tied on 8 points for the final 2 spots meaning some head scratching as to who would qualify on countback.  Korey Pierce was cruising into the next round when he fell and injured his back so it was justice that his 2 early wins have him 7th spot with Colin Adlington just pipping Trenton Carmichael (who will be reserve for the final) on account of having more 2nd place finishes.  No real shock exits in this semi although many were expecting to see New Zealand's Dane Castles do better than 10th place but a fall in a tough last race confirmed his exit from the Australasian title race.
  1. Fillippe Chong............ 3  3  1  3  3  13   (Qualified)
  2. Brad Easty................ 0  3  3  3  3  12   (Qualified)
  3. Carl Hooper............... 3  2  2  2  2  11   (Qualified)
  4. Scott Herne............... 2  2  3  1  2  10   (Qualified)
  5. Karac Coglin.............. 3  1  0  3  2   9   (Qualified)
  6. Darryl Rivers............. 1  3  3  1  1   9   (Qualified)
  7. Korey Pierce.............. 3  3  2  Fx -   8 (I)   (Qualified)
  8. Colin Adlington........... 0  2  1  2  3   8   (Qualified)
  9. Trenton Carmichael........ 2  1  1  3  1   8   (Reserve)
 10. Dane Castles.............. 2  1  2  2  F   7
 11. Leigh Billington.......... 1  1  3  0  1   6
 12. Syd Moore................. 1  2  0  2  1   6
 13. Jerry Devazier............ 2  0  1  1  0   4
 14. Greg Woodcroft............ 0  0  0  0  3   3
 15. Bryce Shuter.............. 1  0  2  N2 0   3
 16. Zane Snow................. 0  0  0  0  2   2
 17. Craig Howe................ 1  -  -  -  -   1
 18. Eddie Mabo................ 0  -  -  -  -   0
 No. Results
  1: Karac Coglin, Trenton Carmichael, Syd Moore, Brad Easty 
  2: Carl Hooper, Jerry Devazier, Leigh Billington, Greg Woodcroft 
  3: Korey Pierce, Scott Herne, Darryl Rivers, Zane Snow 
  4: Fillippe Chong, Dane Castles, Bryce Shuter, Colin Adlington 
  5: Fillippe Chong, Carl Hooper, Karac Coglin, Zane Snow 
  6: Korey Pierce, Syd Moore, Dane Castles, Jerry Devazier 
  7: Darryl Rivers, Colin Adlington, Trenton Carmichael, Greg Woodcroft 
  8: Brad Easty, Scott Herne, Leigh Billington, Bryce Shuter 
  9: Darryl Rivers, Bryce Shuter, Jerry Devazier, Karac Coglin 
 10: Scott Herne, Carl Hooper, Colin Adlington, Syd Moore 
 11: Leigh Billington, Dane Castles, Trenton Carmichael, Zane Snow 
 12: Brad Easty, Korey Pierce, Fillippe Chong, Greg Woodcroft 
 13: Karac Coglin, Dane Castles, Scott Herne, Greg Woodcroft 
 14: Fillippe Chong, Syd Moore, Darryl Rivers, Leigh Billington 
 15: Trenton Carmichael, Carl Hooper, Craig Howe, Korey Pierce (Fx) 
 16: Brad Easty, Colin Adlington, Jerry Devazier, Zane Snow 
 17: Colin Adlington, Karac Coglin, Leigh Billington, Eddie Mabo 
 18: Greg Woodcroft, Zane Snow, Syd Moore, Bryce Shuter 
 19: Fillippe Chong, Scott Herne, Trenton Carmichael, Jerry Devazier 
 20: Brad Easty, Carl Hooper, Darryl Rivers, Dane Castles (F) 
Injury - Korey Pierce withdrew with an injured back but will be fit for final.