Troy Bayliss did the double on home ground to race into a huge lead after just two rounds of the World Superbike Championship, as Spaniards provided the closest thing to a challenge at Phillip Island.
Thankfully, there was no start-line drama for the Superbike riders this time around, but there were problems for
Troy Corser, who seemed to hesitate on his Yamaha before eventually getting away.
Up the road, Bayliss had got the holeshot from Corser's Yamaha team-mate Haga who, as in the first race, made a superb start.
Fonsi Nieto was also off the line smartly in third, and passed Haga later in the lap for second.
Corser, meanwhile, recovered from his tardy start superbly, knifing past several rivals, including qualifying sensation Jakub Smrz on the private Guandalini Ducati. The Aussie then swept past another two riders in a classy move into turn one to go fourth.
Sterilgarda Ducati rider
Ruben Xaus made a better start in this race and was hovering round the top five in the opening laps, while
Karl Muggeridge - on the 2007 DF Honda - and
Carlos Checa both made decent getaways, the Spaniard giving himself the best possible chance on the Hannspree Honda.
Regis Laconi was also up there on his favourite track on the PSG Kawasaki.
Starting the second lap, Nieto swept past Bayliss into turn one, using the impressive straight-line speed of the Alstare Suzuki to take an unexpected lead, while Corser managed to get up into third, passing team-mate Haga.
Not yet featuring were Biaggi or Fabrizio, both of whom made sluggish starts on their Ducatis, while Smrz made a huge mistake to drop to the back of the field.
Up front, Corser completed his turnaround by forcing his way past Bayliss and Nieto into the Honda hairpin and, though Bayliss could pull alongside on the v-twin, it seemed that, as yet, the Ducati, though probably quicker overall, hadn't quite got the legs of the four-cylinder bikes to allow the points leader to respond.
