CHOPPA
9th March 2009, 15:14
NZ SUPERBIKE NO 6!
Qualifying;
Id missed Thursday and Friday practice sessions so I had a bit of time to make up seen id only done a handful of laps here on the super bike but I slapped on a new set of Dunlops and managed a 59.3 to put me on the grid 8<SUP>th</SUP> behind Dennis Charlotte who was on double duty.
Race 1;
Always balance your tyres!! The race had to be restarted due to rain but we still didn’t have enough time to balance the front wheel so oh well off to the grid, id ridden on worse!
Andrew sorta jumped the start then stopped and started again, I tried to go beside him and I think I may have pushed Reece onto the grass (sorry) I got behind Hayden and just tried to match his pace as best possible, I stayed within about 1-2 second off him for the whole race. I ended up 6<SUP>th</SUP> as Gareth had a problem and retired
PB Lap time 58.8
Race 2;
Terrible start, the bike was hopping all over the show allowing Reece by, I got a bit held up through turn 2 and 3 as I watched the pack disappear. I passed Reece into the hairpin and set after Hayden and Charlotte. I managed to catch and pass Dennis into turn 1 on about lap 10 but no matter what I did I just couldn’t make any time up on Hayden, I finished 7<SUP>th</SUP>
PB Lap time 58.6
Overall for the day 6<SUP>th</SUP>
<SUP>
</SUP>Overall for the Nationals 6<SUP>th
</SUP>
Please take the time to have a bit of a read through my sponsors guys, if not for them theres no way I could race. If companys like this can see some return with extra sales etc its not only good for me but its good for all of you as its more encouraging for businesses to see a bit of value for there support and in turn start helping more guys like you and I
SPEED-TECH;
If you guys ever need any motorcycle mechanical repairs, insurance repairs, race parts, fairings tyres etc etc these guys are your road, race and track day specialists!
Speed-Tech are the backbone behind my entire racing if it wasn’t for them with all the help, support and not to mention the bike they have provided for me to use I wouldn’t be riding at all….
Give Willie a call on 07 847 8944
http://speed-tech.co.nz/
LG;
The team at LG and Punch Advertising have been a huge help this year, they put so much into our super bike team and into motorsport in general so if your in the market for white ware, tvs or air conditioning don’t go past LG!
http://www.lgmotorsport.co.nz/
MR MOTORCYCLES;
These guys have to be in the running for the best motorcycle shop in the country, they have a huge stock of the best mx gear and motorcycles and they can sell road bikes from Suzuki and Kawasaki as well. The other great thing about the team there is that with 1 phone call you can tell them what parts you need and it will be on your doorstep with 2 days, great service!
http://www.mrmotorcycles.co.nz/index.php
DUNLOP;
These are the best tyres without question, they are that good they are almost impossible to buy! Luckily the good folk at Dunlop managed to find a few for me to use and I was instantly impressed! If you get the chance to try some Dunlops don’t pass it up and remember all that info they get from the race tyres filters directly down to the road tyres….
STOMP GRIP;
Ive always been a user of stomp grip, if you havnt tried it get some! I was stoked when stomp decided to provide me with there gear as I would have been more then happy to pay full retail if I could only just find it! Thankfully now you guys want have the same problem just give Willie from speed-tech a call
http://www.stompdesign.com/
ELF OIL;
Best oil in the world!
CKT TECHNICAL;
You all know what magic these guys can work to make your bike go round corners! Also the NZ distributor of Ohlin’s….
Give Rob a call on
Ph / fax 06 751 2100 Mobile 021 825 514
KAWASAKI NZ;
Kawasaki NZ for helping us out with getting onto a new ZX10R, they also do a lot of work behind the scenes with press releases for there riders which provides great returns for all my other sponsors
BIKESPORTNZ.COM;
This is Andy McGechans website, it’s the best news website and you should keep an eye on it to catch up on all the latest happenings!
http://www.bikesportnz.com/news/
Qualifying;
Id missed Thursday and Friday practice sessions so I had a bit of time to make up seen id only done a handful of laps here on the super bike but I slapped on a new set of Dunlops and managed a 59.3 to put me on the grid 8<SUP>th</SUP> behind Dennis Charlotte who was on double duty.
Race 1;
Always balance your tyres!! The race had to be restarted due to rain but we still didn’t have enough time to balance the front wheel so oh well off to the grid, id ridden on worse!
Andrew sorta jumped the start then stopped and started again, I tried to go beside him and I think I may have pushed Reece onto the grass (sorry) I got behind Hayden and just tried to match his pace as best possible, I stayed within about 1-2 second off him for the whole race. I ended up 6<SUP>th</SUP> as Gareth had a problem and retired
PB Lap time 58.8
Race 2;
Terrible start, the bike was hopping all over the show allowing Reece by, I got a bit held up through turn 2 and 3 as I watched the pack disappear. I passed Reece into the hairpin and set after Hayden and Charlotte. I managed to catch and pass Dennis into turn 1 on about lap 10 but no matter what I did I just couldn’t make any time up on Hayden, I finished 7<SUP>th</SUP>
PB Lap time 58.6
Overall for the day 6<SUP>th</SUP>
<SUP>
</SUP>Overall for the Nationals 6<SUP>th
</SUP>
Please take the time to have a bit of a read through my sponsors guys, if not for them theres no way I could race. If companys like this can see some return with extra sales etc its not only good for me but its good for all of you as its more encouraging for businesses to see a bit of value for there support and in turn start helping more guys like you and I
SPEED-TECH;
If you guys ever need any motorcycle mechanical repairs, insurance repairs, race parts, fairings tyres etc etc these guys are your road, race and track day specialists!
Speed-Tech are the backbone behind my entire racing if it wasn’t for them with all the help, support and not to mention the bike they have provided for me to use I wouldn’t be riding at all….
Give Willie a call on 07 847 8944
http://speed-tech.co.nz/
LG;
The team at LG and Punch Advertising have been a huge help this year, they put so much into our super bike team and into motorsport in general so if your in the market for white ware, tvs or air conditioning don’t go past LG!
http://www.lgmotorsport.co.nz/
MR MOTORCYCLES;
These guys have to be in the running for the best motorcycle shop in the country, they have a huge stock of the best mx gear and motorcycles and they can sell road bikes from Suzuki and Kawasaki as well. The other great thing about the team there is that with 1 phone call you can tell them what parts you need and it will be on your doorstep with 2 days, great service!
http://www.mrmotorcycles.co.nz/index.php
DUNLOP;
These are the best tyres without question, they are that good they are almost impossible to buy! Luckily the good folk at Dunlop managed to find a few for me to use and I was instantly impressed! If you get the chance to try some Dunlops don’t pass it up and remember all that info they get from the race tyres filters directly down to the road tyres….
STOMP GRIP;
Ive always been a user of stomp grip, if you havnt tried it get some! I was stoked when stomp decided to provide me with there gear as I would have been more then happy to pay full retail if I could only just find it! Thankfully now you guys want have the same problem just give Willie from speed-tech a call
http://www.stompdesign.com/
ELF OIL;
Best oil in the world!
CKT TECHNICAL;
You all know what magic these guys can work to make your bike go round corners! Also the NZ distributor of Ohlin’s….
Give Rob a call on
Ph / fax 06 751 2100 Mobile 021 825 514
KAWASAKI NZ;
Kawasaki NZ for helping us out with getting onto a new ZX10R, they also do a lot of work behind the scenes with press releases for there riders which provides great returns for all my other sponsors
BIKESPORTNZ.COM;
This is Andy McGechans website, it’s the best news website and you should keep an eye on it to catch up on all the latest happenings!
http://www.bikesportnz.com/news/