YMF Loan Australian Superbike Championship 2006
Round 1 - Eastern Creek

Pro Twins
Riding the smaller capacity Ducati 749R in this year�s championship, Craig McMartin got his championship defense off to a good start with a pole position and a hard fought win in the first race of the weekend.
McMartin, riding a relatively standard Ducati 749R, had to settle for second place in the remaining 2 races of the weekend. Roland Kruck, riding McMartin�s championship wining Ducati 999S from the 2005 series, narrowly won the final 2 outings of the weekend. With a performance deficit over his rivals, McMartin was able to use experience and superior riding ability to good effect with only 0.76sec separating McMartin and Kruck in the final outing.
�Running the smaller 749R in Supersport trim gives a bit of capacity away to the others, but I�m sure we�ll pick up a few more wins along the way.�
McMartin�s next outing is at Barbagallo in WA, 26-28 May.