Auckland’s Jaden Hassan is well on target to claim top honours in the Formula Two section of the Suzuki Tri Series at his first time of trying.

The 18-year-old Yamaha ace bagged back-to-back F2 wins at round two of the Tri Series at Manfeild on Sunday, adding nicely to the pair of wins he celebrated at the series opener at Hampton Downs, near Huntly, a week earlier.

His unbeaten run of four wins therefore puts him well on target to wrap up the series on the public streets of Wanganui on Boxing Day, although that’s an event he’s never tackled before and so he’s taking nothing for granted.

“I wasn’t going to chance it on the streets but I’m going so well at the moment that I have decided to give it a go. I’ll ride it for fun really and not take too many risks,” said Hassan.

“I don’t need to win at Wanganui to win the championship. It will be a learning experience for me and I’ll just stay out of trouble.”

But the racer in Hassan will also mean that he’ll push his 2012 Yamaha R6 hard and still be chasing for a win on the day.

“I raced hard today over the first couple of laps, putting the hammer down just to get a break on the riders chasing me. My Homebuyers Reports Yamaha R6 is going really well and I’m very happy with the set-up.

“Auckland’s Glen Hessell is my mechanic and it’s his bike I’m racing. He’s doing a great job and I’m really grateful for his support.”

Hassan has extended his lead in the class to 18 points over Invercargill’s Jeremy Holmes (Honda CBR600RR), with Wanganui’s Jayden Carrick now moving his Suzuki GSX-R600 up to third overall in the class with just his home town event to come.

This sets up an interesting confrontation between a street race ‘newbie’ and series leader, up against a home-town hero who is very comfortable on the unforgiving twists and turns of the concrete kerb-lined streets.

© Words and photos by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

RESULTS from Manfeild on Sunday:

Formula 1:

Race 1: Sloan Frost (Wellington, Valvoline BMW S1000RR), 1;  Ray Clee (Kumeu, RCM Suzuki Superbike), 2; Dennis Charlett (Christchurch, Underground Brown Suzuki GSXR1000), 3; Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Suzuki NZ GSXR1000), 4; Nick Cole (Hamilton, Red Devil Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R), 5;  Craig Shirriffs (Feilding, Suzuki GSXR1000), 6.

Race 2: Frost, 1; Clee, 2; Charlett, 3; Fitzgerald, 4; Shirriffs, 5; Ryan Hampton, (Christchurch, Hampton Honda CBR1000RR), 6.

Formula 1 Series Points: Dennis Charlett, 82; Sloan Frost 75; Ray Clee, 74; Hayden Fitzgerald, 69; Craig Shirriffs, 67; Ryan Hampton, 53.

Formula 2:

Race 1: Jaden Hassan (Auckland, Home Buyers Reports Yamaha NZ R6), 1; John Ross (Christchurch, Repsol Suzuki GSXR600), 2; Jeremy Holmes (Invercargill, Castrol Honda CBR600RR), 3; Jayden Carrick (Wanganui, Suzuki GSXR600), 4; Thomas Kreutz (Germany, Yamaha NZ R6), 5; Daniel Kempthorne (Palmerston North, Yamaha R6), 6.

Race 2: Hassan, 1; Holmes, 2; Carrick, 3; Seth Devereux  (Christchurch, Kawasaki ZX-6R 2012), 4; Adam Chambers (Hawkes Bay, Honda CBR600RR) 5; Kreutz, 6.

Formula 2 series points: Jaden Hassan, 102; Jeremy Holmes, 84; Jayden Carrick, 72; John Ross, 64; Toby Summers and Daniel Kempthorne, 56.

Formula 3:

Race 1: Glen Williams (Palmerston North, Suzuki SV650), 1; Chris Osborne (Feilding, Ozzy 450R), 2; Terry Fitzgerald  (Waitara, SV650), 3; Jason Nairn (New Plymouth, Suzuki SV 650), 4; Gavin Veltmeyer (New Windsor, Suzuki SV650), 5; Kerry Bates (Upper Hutt, Suzuki SV650), 6.

Race 2: Williams, 1; Fitzgerald, 2; Nairn, 3; Osborne, 4; Veltmeyer, 5; Gareth Easter (Lower Hutt, Suzuki GSXR450), 6.

Formula 3 series points: Glen Williams, 97; Chris Osborne, 74; Terry Fitzgerald, 73; Gavin Veltmeyer, 70; Gareth Easter, 52; Scott Moir, 49.

Supermoto:

Race 1: Duncan Hart (Tauranga, Yamaha YZF450), 1; Richard Dibben (Wanganui, Honda CRF450), 2; Scott Moir (Taupo, Honda CRF450), 3; Glen Haden (Wanganui, Honda CRF450), 4; Casey Bullock (Taupo, KTM 450SMR), 5; Toby Summers (Auckland, Yamaha YZF450), 6.

Race 2: Dibben, 1; Moir, 2; Summers,3; Hart, 4; Bullock, 5; Haden, 6.

Supermoto series points: Richard Dibben, 92; Duncan Hart, 81; Toby Summers, 76; Glenn Haden and Scott Moir, 72; Casey Bullock, 64.

Post Classic Pre ’89:

Race 1: Glen Williams (Palmerston North, Bimota YB8 1000), 1; Eddie Kattenberg (Hawke’s Bay, Yamaha FZR1000), 2; Damian Mackie (Te Puke, Suzuki RG500), 3; Paul Wootton ((Waikane, Suzuki GSXR1100), 4; Sean Donnelly (Paraparaumu, Kawasaki GPZ1170), 5; Ernie Cudby (Upper Hutt, Yamaha FZR600), 6.

Race 2: Kattenberg, 1; Mackie, 2; Wootton , 3; Cudby, 4; Mark Hay (Otaki, GSXR1100), 5; Malcolm McDonald (Wanganui, Kawasaki KR 1250), 6.

Post Classic Pre ’89 series points: Eddie Kattenberg, 91; Damian Mackie, 78; Glen Williams, 77; Paul Wootton, 74; Mark Hay, 55; Andrew Skelton and Terry Moran, 46.

BEARS:

Race 1: Sloan Frost (Wellington, Valvoline BMW S1000RR), 1; Rhys Holmes (Katikati, BMW S1000RR), 2; Richard Taylor (Wellington, BMW S1000RR), 3; Travis Moan (Auckland, BMW S1000RR), 4; Jamie Galway (Masterton, Triumph Daytona 675), 5; Nick Prestige (Hawera, Ducati 1098R), 6.

Race 2: Frost, 1; Moan, 2; Holmes, 3; Taylor, 4; David Michael (Palmerston North, Ducati 1098), 5; Galway, 6;

BEARS series points: Travis Moan, 87; Rhys Holmes, 84; Sloan Frost, 77; Richard Taylor, 76; Jamie Galway, 65; Nick Prestidge, 60.