Stacey entered both AM Sportbike and AM Superbike classes in the final round of the 2013 CSBK. Thursday practice was a wash out with the rain. With only the second outing on the CBR600RR this year the extra track time would have been welcome. Friday was sunny and with John Ilkiw (ELKA Suspension) working on suspension, Stacey got off to a steady if not spectacular start reaching mid 1m50's by the end of the day. Saturday morning was AM Superbike qualifying. Stacey did improve to mid 1m53's but this was only good enough for 22nd on the grid. She was hopeful to improve in AM Sportbike qualifying. However it was not to be as the gear shifter broke on the second lap before a time could be registered. That meant 18th position on the grid.  

 

Race day warm up saw Stacey match but not improve her times from Saturday. The first race was AM Sportbike and with new tyres Stacey got a good start and was up to 13th position when the race was stopped. Fortunately the rider involved only suffered minor injuries. The race was restarted and Stacey gained three positions off the line moving up to 10th. It was basically a four way battle for 7th place. On the last lap Stacey moved from 10th to cross the line in 9th position and improving her lap time to mid 1m50's. Mission accomplished - a top ten result with a low 1m50's lap time.

 

AM Superbike was always going to be difficult on a 600. Stacey finished 13th and felt she could have improved her lap times but could not get by the 1000 in front of her. To be honest, we were happy to see the chequered flag. Stacey had a good AM Sportbike race but with a dark cloud over the event everyone just wanted to pack up and go home.

 

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, teams and supporters of Christian Auger and John Ross MacRae, the other competitors, CSBK staff, corner workers and medical staff.