Chas was racing his 1978 model Yamaha TT500 in the over 450cc class, Pre 1980 and the A grade all powers. He was undefeated in both Pre 80 and over 450 but in race 1 of A grade Victorian Bradley Burns aboard the Stafford Yamaha YZF250 passed Chas on the final lap. Chas's TT 500 Yamaha had not been raced well before Chas left for Singapore almost 14 months prior to the event.
The 1978 machine has won many state Dirt track Championships before and had placed as high as 5th in an Australian Championship against the latest of big bore Machines. Unfortunately Chas will no longer be competing in the 2007 Australian Championships as he had prior arrangements for Brad Burns to race his Honda CRF 450, but while Chas was training on his private track the gear box jammed causing Chas to go over the bars as he hit a double jump.
Brad Burns will still be representing Stafford Yamaha aboard the YZF250 and the whole Chas Hern racing team wish him the best.