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RACE
REPORTS & RESULTS
2008 New
Zealand Superbike Road Race Championships:
Round Five - Pukekohe
Raceway - March 8-9th 2008
Round Four -
Manfeild
Raceway, Feilding - 23-24th February 2008
Qualifying
Dave 8th 1:08.838
Neil 10th
1:10.493
El Cohete 9th
1:23.653
(Clubmans Class)
Race 1
Dave DNF 1:09.601
Neil 9th
1:09.986
El Cohete 9th
1:23.653
Race 2
Dave 9th 1:09.226
Neil DNF
1:09.235
El Cohete 9th
1:22.212
Race 3 (Clubmans Class)
El Cohete 6th
1:22.762
Paeroa Battle of the
Streets 17th February 2008
Qualifying
Dave 3rd
Neil 6th
Pinky ??
Race 1 (Formula Paeroa)
Dave DNF 50.552
Neil DNF
48.659
Race 1 (Formula 2)
Pinky 13th
53.646
Race 2 (King of the Streets)
Dave 4th 46.800
Neil 6th 48.181
Race 2 (Formula 2)
Pinky 14th
52.545
Race 3 (Formula Paeroa)
Dave 5th 46.533
Neil 7th 47.975
Round 3
2008 NZ Superbike Road Race Championship - Teretonga Park
Raceway Invercargill - January 27-28 2008
Qualifying
Dave 10th 1:00.545
Neil 13th
1:02.033
Race 1
Dave 8th 1:00.467
Neil 12th
1:01.508
Race 2
Dave 8th 1:00.386
Neil 13th
1:01.397
Round 2
2008 NZ Superbike Road Race Championship - Levels
Raceway Timaru - January 19-20 2008
Qualifying
Dave 14th 1.09.749
Neil 16th
1.11.072
Race 1
Dave 15th 1:08.747
Neil 16th
1:09.885
Race 2
Dave 13th 1:08.678
Neil 15th
1:09.856
2008 New
Zealand Superbike Road Race Championships
Round 1
2008 NZ Superbike Road Race Championship - Ruapuna
Raceway Christchurch - January 12-13 2008
Ruapuna Park Raceway - 3.44km Circuit
(Anti-clockwise)
Qualifying
Dave 10th 1.36.12
Neil DNS
Race 1
Dave DNF 1.35.69
Neil DNS
Race 2
Dave 11th 1.37.14
Neil DNS
Boxing Day 2007
Wanganui Cemetery Circuit 2007 -
Race Report
Boxing day morning started with a
torrential downpour flooding all the pits, only lasting a few
minutes but threatening to come back again which it did during
the practice & qualifying sessions. It meant a fair bit of wheel
changing going from slicks to wets a couple of times & back
again till drying out for the afternoon races (thanks team nice
slick wheel changing)
It became apparent to us that the weather
was not the only challenge we were going to face that day, apart
from the other competitors & the demanding track, the officials
made a controversial rule change for the qualifying in the
formula Wanganui class. In short the officials for the reasons
of “ safety” after qualifying had been completed & grid
positions given out scrapped our official qualifying & used
everyone’s practice times saying they had “merged the 2
sessions” which is not correct - it resulted in a complete grid
reshuffle at a track where a good grid position is so important.
Some riders were 2 rows further down the grid than where they
had qualified & others who didn’t qualify well or not even at
all were put at the front, even thou it was stated on our
riders briefing sheet that “Practice is just that practice, use
it to learn the track. The second session will be for
qualifying”. Also the question was asked to the officials at
riders briefing that morning if I don’t qualify where do I
start, it was strongly replied that “if you don’t qualify you
start at the rear of the grid”. This change was only brought to
the attention of the majority of the field as we lined up at the
dummy grid giving us no time to get an explanation from the
officials we had to accept it as we were going out to race.
After this race a group of riders including us went to the
officials asking for an explanation only to be passed from 1
person to another getting no where but a shrug of shoulders and
a promise of a meeting when the riders rep was available - this
never happened. This affected the results for many riders
including us.
There is nothing we can do now to change
the events & results of the day but we will be talking to MNZ to
try & get an explanation & an assurance that this situation for
what ever reason does not happen again in the future as for all
privateer teams results/prize money & exposure for our dedicated
sponsors is so important.
On a lighter note Wanganui Cemetery circuit
is still a great event with a fantastic history, we thank all
the people who give up their time for this event to be run.
Results for the day
Formula
Wanganui practice F1/F2 – damp
(These times were
used for the grid positions)
Dave 10th 58.366
Neil 13th 59.380
Jason 34th 106.727 (1st
timer riding GSXR 750)
Formula
Wanganui Qualifying F1/F2 – wet
Dave 6th 101.960
Neil 8th 102.543
Jason 30th 120.076
Formula
Wanganui Race 1 – Dry 8 laps
Dave 9th best time
53.338
Neil 14th
------- 54.301
Jason 35th
------- 101.084
Formula
Wanganui Race 2 – Dry 8 laps
Dave 9th best time
51.732
Neil 11th
--------- 52.977
Jason 35th
-------- 101.952
Robert Holden Race 1 - Dry 10 laps
Dave 9th best time
52.554
Neil 12th --------
52.981
Robert Holden Race 2 – Dry 10 laps
Dave 9th best time
52.634
Neil 11th
------ 52.600
Robert Holden Feature Race - Dry 15 laps
Dave 7th best time
51.704
Neil 10th --------- 52.963
Thanks to our crew & families for coming to
support us at this time of year
Thanks also to our sponsors
Anarchy accessories,
Documentary Channel 74, B3
Sliders, Metzeler, Maxima oil, FFM Helmets, ugly fish eyewear,
Aran from MSV
MERRY XMAS & HAPPY
NEW YEAR
AMCC Protecta Insurance Club Championship 2007/8
Round 2
Sunday 9th December 2007
Pukekohe Circuit
4 Wins in 2 Classes!!
Doc
and Dave in Superbikes class joined with Pinky competing in
Clubmans on a damp day at the Pukekohe Circuit.
Jason
was unable to compete on his Harris due to it hemorrhaging in
practice on Saturday, causing a spectacular highside into turn
one from which he was very lucky to walk away with just a
shoulder and pinky injury and a bit of a chink in the pride.
Unfortunately the previously mint Harris was not recovering very
well, in a terminal condition on display at the Team Hard On
Racing Pit for the race meeting
Qualifying Superbikes
Wet
conditions in qualifying resulted in slow lap times. The lads
stepped up to the plate and qualified 3 seconds faster than the
rest of the field.
Dave Pole position 1.03.54
Neil 2nd 1.03.68
Qualifying Clubman’s
Phil
not wanting to be outdone by the Superbike crew, also qualified
3 seconds faster than his closest rival. He also beat his
qualifying time from the 1st round even in the damp,
overcast conditions.
Phil Pole position 1.09.44
Race 1 Superbikes 8 laps
With
the weather overcast but the track drying, Doc and Dave gridded
up on Metzeler Slick tyres.
A
holeshot from Doc had him leading the race till the back
straight where he was taken by his teammate Dave, who pulled out
a strong lead to the end. Doc was taken under brakes at the
hairpin on the second lap and was unable to regain his position
due to lack of strength from a tummy bug, finishing in 3rd.
Dave 1st best time 59.58
Neil 3rd best time 1.01.30
Race 1 Clubman’s 5 laps
The
meeting had just been declared wet so Phil put his Continental
Road Attacks on in the hopes of dispersing some of the water
that was now covering the circuit.
A
formidable start from pole position put him in second place for
the first few laps. Phil then passed the lead rider under brakes
on the 3rd lap at the hairpin to lead the race till
the finish line.
Another victory from Team Hard On Racing!
Phil 1st best time 1.18.67
Race 2 Superbikes
7 laps
Showery wet conditions had the Team Hard On Racing Superbike
Crew changed to Metzeler Wets for the second race.
Yet
another holeshot from Doc had him leading the wet race, pulling
away from the pack. Dave was not so lucky, wheel spinning off
the line he had to work hard to fight back from mid pack,
regaining second position on the 3rd lap. He then had
to put his head down to catch Doc, who by then had a substantial
lead.
Dave
made a last effort dash for the lead going up the inside of Doc
coming over the hill, the team mates going elbow to elbow at
around 200km/hr in the wet but with Doc having the better line
he got the drive & regained his lead to beat Dave by 0.16s at
the line! A nerve racking race for the team watching but great
for the crowd.
Neil 1st best time 1.05.29
Dave 2nd best time 1.04.28
Photo courtesy of
www.bikestore.co.nz
Race 2 Clubman’s 5 laps
More
showers had the meeting shortened, with the Clubmans and Pre
89’s combining for the final race. The wet conditions seamed to
suit Phil, settling into 1st Clubmans position after
a great start he went on to win the Race yet again. 2 from 2 for
the up and coming Champ!
Phil 1st best time 1.16.45
Points for the round
Superbikes
Dave
1st 45 points
Neil 2nd 41 points
Clubman’s
Phil 1st 50 points
Overall Points after the Second Round
Superbikes
Neil 1st 83 points
Dave 2nd 81 points
Clubman’s
Phil 1st 125 points
Jason
34 points
An
excellent meeting for the team on & off the track yet again with
Jason helping out with Flag Marshalling for the day and getting
some excellent footage of the bikes screaming into the Hairpin
and the race team out showing us how its done in the damp
slippery conditions
Once
again a big thanks to all our crew for their help & time in
these very changeable & trying conditions also a big ups for our
sponsors B3 sliders, Anarchy Accessories,Metzeler tyres,Maxima oils for
keeping us at the front & 1-2 in
the points for the Superbikes & 1st in the clubman’s
for the AMCC series.
The
next round for this series is not till Sunday 5th
April 2008 at Pukekohe, after the NZ Superbike Series & Street
Series. Our next race meeting for the team is at the
Wanganui Cemetery Circuit on
Boxing Day, we will have lots of new products to look at, Team
Hard on Racing T shirts & Caps for sale. Doc & Dave will be
there & hopefully Jason will be back on a GSXR750 the team is
currently working hard to prepare as the Harris needs lots of
attention & won’t be ready in time so come & support us, hope to
see you there.
Team
Hard On Racing
AMCC Protecta Insurance Club
Championship 2007/2008
Sunday 18th November 2007
Pukekohe Circuit
Awesome results for the team with 4
riders in 2 classes
Neil (Doc) the defending champ & Dave
in the superbikes joined with Phil (ex Pinky) riding a standard
GSXR1000k6 & Jason riding a mint Harris GSX1216, both competing
for the first time in clubman’s
Pukekohe put on a clear sunny day for
us all attracting a good field of riders for all classes
including some top names in the superbike class with their 07/08
spec bikes
The track was dry but there was
plenty of rubber left on the corners from the skid cars who were
there the day before
Qualifying
Superbikes
Dave had a fairly clear run to
qualify 2nd with Neil not realizing that the practice
& qualifying was combined didn’t push too hard, but still came
in 5th
Dave 2nd
59.68
Neil 5th
102.53
Qualifying
Clubman’s
With some setup adjustment & racing
lines advice from the team both Phil & Jason started to come to
grips with the Pukekohe track with Phil getting his first pole
position, which is a great result for a first timer at the fast
Puke circuit
Phil Pole position 1.09.77
Jason 9TH
??? 1.16???
Race 1
Superbikes 8 laps
A strong start from both riders had
them in the leading group on lap 1 with Neil in 4th
behind Andrew Stroud (GSXR1000k7) and Dave in 2nd
passing Sam Smith(R1 07) for the lead on lap 2 only to run wide
at Castrol running onto the ripple strip on the edge of the
track unable to turn running on to the dirt to drop the bike at
slowish speed, once again the B3
sliders saved the bike from any
major damage. Picking up the bike Dave got back on the track in
last place putting his head down he carved though the field
setting his best time of the day to get up to a group of riders
battling for 8th but running out of laps finishing 12th.Meanwile
Neil had an unchallenged incident free race finishing on the
podium in 3rd
Neil 3rd best
time 1.01.78
Dave 12th best time
58.86
Race 1
Clubman’s 6 laps
An average start from Phil on pole
had him down mid pack for the first few laps while Jason was
working his way though the field of mixed bikes. Phil was soon
back up with the lead group to break away with the second placed
rider passing him down the front straight to take his first win.
Well done to both guys improving their lap times by 6 seconds a
lap
Phil 1st best
time 1.08.12
Jason 5th best time 1.11.99
Pinky taking his 1st win
Race 2
Superbikes 6 laps
A flying start for the lads had Dave
leading, Neil in 3rd behind Stroud for the first 4
laps till Smith passed Neil putting him in 4th for
the race. Dave & Stroud were also caught up by Smith all three
dicing for a couple of laps with Dave finishing in 3rd.
Dave 3rd best time
59.30
Neil 4th best time
1.01.23
Race 2
Clubman’s 6 laps
A better start for the guys only to
have the race red flagged after an incident at Castrol. A
shortened race had Phil take his second win of the day while
Jason got his 1st podium finish
Phil 1st best
time 1.07.60
Jason 3rd best time
1.10.95
Race 3
Superbikes 6 laps
An average start for the lads this
time had Dave 3rd with Neil behind him, with their
tyres past their best & the guys in front on fresh rubber -
that’s how it stayed for the race
Dave 3rd best time
59.58
Neil 4th best time
1.01.68
Race 3
Clubman’s 6 laps
A good start from Phil had him up to
3rd then take the lead to take a hat trick of wins
for the day while Jason got boxed in at the start had to work
his way past the back group finishing mid pack
Phil 1st best time
1.08.75
Jason 4th best time 1.10.66
Points for
the round
Superbikes
Neil 3rd 42
points
Dave 36 points
Clubman’s
Phil 1st 75
points
Jason 34 points
All in all a good day at the office
for the team on & off the track with the pit set up improving
at every round & lots of interest in the Anarchy Accessories &
Hard On Racing T Shirts with more products on the way for the
next round, and of course the BBQ at lunch time
Once again thanks to all our team
members for their help & our sponsors
B3 sliders,
Anarchy
Accessories,Metzeler tyres,Maxima oils
Next round is on Sunday 9th
December at Pukekohe hope to see you there
The Team Hard On Racing
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RACE
REPORT
Actrix Victoria MCC Round 6
Taupo
GP Track 3.320km
Saturday
13th October
Race Results here
- F1 Superbike - TSS Motorcycles section
Final
Standings here
Superbike
Qualify
#10 Dave
5th 1.37.226
#77 Neil 11th
1.39.878
Doc having issues with brakes or lack of (‘they only slow you down’)
Superbike
Race 1 5 Laps
A good start
from both team bikes saw them both finish in top five
#10 Dave
3rd best time 1:34.320
#77 Neil
5th best time 1:36.310
Superbike
Race 2 5 laps
#10 Dave
3rd best time 1:34.267
#77 Neil 5th
best time 1:36.382
Points for
the round
#10 Dave 40 points
#77 Neil 32 points
Series total
after 6th and final round:
#77 Neil 1st
place 205 points
#10 Dave 5th place 167 points
Final
Standings here
Doc holds out
the Championship Lead with consistent top five placings
throughout the series.
Dave places a
formidable 5th after missing the 1st
Manfield round and a couple of DNFs in round 5
Team Hard On
Racing would like to extend their appreciation and thanks to the
following people for their help and support throughout the
Actrix VMCC Championship Series:
A BIG thanks
to the crew, Aran, Bernie, Dean and Dave Elgar for their hard
work and Danny & Johnny for the late nights spent building the
trailer, Bungy for sorting the stoppers, you were there when we
needed you the most.
To Phil
(formerly Pinky) at
B3 Crash Bungs for helping with the supply of Sliders for
crash testing and Jason at
www.AnarchyAccessories.co.nz for the MotoGP tyre warmers,
Rearsets and Blades. For awesome deals on all sorts of trick
gear get hold of them via their web sites...
Adam and the
lads at Henderson Motorcycles for the Dyno time and your help,
thanks to Andrew from Forbes & Davies for helping us with the
Metzeler Tyres
& MAXIMA
oils
Also to our
friends and family who came down to support us and enjoy the bbq
at lunchtime
J
Let us not
forget the organizers, Victoria Motorcycle Club for putting on
such a smooth running event, and the Marshals, who exposed
themselves to the elements for the 6 rounds of the series, thank
you for your hours of dedication to motorcycling, I hope we put
on a great show for you…
Next Meeting
is the Auckland Motorcycle Club
Championship Round 1 at Pukekohe on 18th November,
where Doc will be defending his AMCC Title and Dave will be
showing him how it’s done…
Hope to see
you all there
Dave, Doc
and the Crew
T.H.O.R
Team Hard On
Racing
www.HardOnRacing.co.nz
Actrix
Victoria MCC Round 5
Manfield -
short track 3.03km
Saturday
22nd September
Race Results on this page
-
F1 Superbike - TSS Motorcycles
section
Championship Standings here
Superbike
Qualify
clear
& dry air temp 15 track temp 11.3 humidity 71%
#10 Dave 3rd
1.10.209
#77 Neil 7th
1.12.271
Superbike Race 1
25min race
clear
& dry air temp 20.2
track temp 12
humidity 49%
After a
good start from Neil from the second row it ended quickly due to
a first corner incident which left him in the gravel trap.
Dave was
up into 3rd moving into 2nd by lap 10
only to low side at Higgins on lap 12 finishing his race
A
disappointing race for the team
#10 Dave DNF
best time 109.878
#77 Neil DNF
---- ----
Sunday 23rd
September
Superbike Race 2
10 laps
overcast & dry air temp 21.7 track temp humidity 44%
This time
Dave had the bad luck from a first turn incident leaving him in
the tyre wall
Meanwhile Neil made it around the 1st turn finally and managed
to complete a race
#77 Neil 4th
best time 1.11.814
#10 Dave DNF
---- ----
Superbike Race 3
15 laps
clear
& dry air temp 19.9 track temp humidity 62%
Both bikes
getting though the first corner this time saw Dave in 3rd
holding onto this for the race & Neil in 5th for the
first lap dropping to 6th for the remainder.
#10 Dave 3rd
best time 1.10.359
#77 Neil 6th
best time 1.12.305
Points for the round
#77 Neil 33 points
#10 Dave 20 points
Series total after 5th
round:
#77 Neil holding 1st
place 173 points
#10 Dave dropping 2
places 127 points
A BIG
thanks to the crew, Aran, Bernie and Dean for their hard work and Danny
for bringing the spares down from Ak on Sat night.
Also to
B3 Crash Bungs for doing their job and Jason at
www.AnarchyAccessories.co.nz for the help and the spare
bits.
Come down &
support the Team at the
Final Round in a couple of
weeks:
Actrix
Victoria MCC Round 6
Taupo full
track
Saturday 13th
October
Join us for a BBQ at
lunchtime
Dave,
Neil and the Crew
T.H.O.R
Team
Hard On Racing
www.HardOnRacing.co.nz
Actrix
Victoria MCC Round 4
Manfield 18th August 2007
Race Results on this page -
F1 Superbike - TSS Motorcycles
section
Championship Standings here
Race report:
Manfield Long Circuit (4.51km)
Friday 17th: Open Test Day
Weather Conditions: Wet and windy
Had limited track time on a wet full circuit as it was only
opened up for afternoon session.
The only fatality was the sacrifical Duck which zigged instead
of zagged on the exit from the hairpin of the new circuit and
was turned into a pile of feathers... (sorry duck)
Saturday 18th August 2007
Race day:
Qualifying was interrupted by a red flag and both Dave and
Neil were unable to get in any clear laps in. Neil qualified on
the front row of the grid. Dave didn't.
The race results were better and are as follows:
Neil #77 race 1- 5th race 2- 2nd
Dave #10 race 1-4th race 2- 3rd
Impressive overall result from Dave considering he started from
the 6th row on the grid.
This means that Neil retains his lead in the championship and
Dave moves up from 8th to 4th overall.
Technical support from Bernie has added more depth to our setup
knowledge.
Trialed on bike camera which gave us some valuable information
on track and bike attitude for later viewing and assessment.
Need to strengthen wireless signal next time for better quality
recording.
Overall Team performance progress reflects the time, effort and
support recieved since last meetings.
A
special thanks goes out to Technicians Bernie and Aran, Mobile
Spotting and Photographic Unit Johnny and Wiggles, Marshland and
Underwater Explorer Pinky.
Next time out in September is a two day meeting. The weather
should be getting better along with the temperature meaning we
should be able to use more of what the bikes have to offer. One
of the issues the team is facing at the moment is our tyre
allocation at each meeting. We are having to be quite tight on
the budget as we haven't had any commitment to support us in the
National Championship. The team is continuing to work with what
we have but this is hindering progress. Some of our competitors
have new tyres every time they go out on the track yet through
consistent performances we are still ahead overall.
I
look forward to talking to anyone to find a way for us to help
each other.
Regards
Team Hard On Racing
www.hardonracing.co.nz
Recently
Completed events:
Actrix
Victoria MCC Winter Series 2007
Championship Standings here
Actrix
Victoria MCC Round 3
Manfield 21st July 2007
- results here
Actrix
Victoria MCC Round 2
Manfield 16th June 2007
- results here
Protecta Series Club Championships
2006-07
results here
- 'Formula Auckland'
Protecta Series Club Championships
2006-07
Round 4 Sunday
27th May 2007 Pukekohe Circuit
- Cancelled -
Protecta Series Club Championships
2006-07
Round 3 Sunday
29th April 2007 Pukekohe Circuit
Protecta Series Club Championships
2006-07
Round 2 Saturday
24th March 2007
Pukekohe Circuit
2007 TT - New Zealand Superbike
Championships
Round 5 10th and 11th March 2007 Pukekohe
Circuit
Results here
Paeroa Battle of the Streets
Sunday 18th Feb 2007
Check out our results on
Mylaps.com
Race 5 - Formula Paeroa
Race 15 - Formula Paeroa
Race 10 - Robert Holden Memorial
Protecta Series Club Championships
2006-07
Round 1 Saturday
25th October 2006
Pukekohe Circuit
Results here - click on 'Formula Auckland' link
Protecta
Insurance Club Championship Series 2005-06
Round 3 Sunday 12th March 2006 Pukekohe
Circuit
Protecta Insurance Club Championship Series
2005-06
Round 4 Saturday 1st April 2006
Pukekohe
Circuit
Protecta Insurance Club Championship Series
2005-06
Round 5 Sunday 30th
April 2006 Taupo Circuit
Paeroa Battle of the Streets
Sunday 19th Feb 2006 -
race results posted here!!
AMCC Club Series Round 4 - Taupo - 21st
May 2005
AMCC Club Series Round 3
- Pukekohe - 24th April 2005
NZ Motorcycle Road Race Endurance Title
- Pukekohe - 7th
& 8th May 2005
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