OZ BEARS nationals 2022
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Race 2 saw the PC63 Acadamy owner pitch in pit side with the pre race prep to get Matt out on time
So race 2 saw a slightly different start off the line, think the coach may have a a quiet word
Anywho race 2 same result as race one so now Matt has an unassailable let in F4 championship
Mule behaving herself which was just as well as the Boss was on the hill for this one watching the activities
Matt was spinning up bad out of turn 2 but otherwise no drama
So race 2 saw a slightly different start off the line, think the coach may have a a quiet word
Anywho race 2 same result as race one so now Matt has an unassailable let in F4 championship
Mule behaving herself which was just as well as the Boss was on the hill for this one watching the activities
Matt was spinning up bad out of turn 2 but otherwise no drama
Jo
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Awesome news! Also thanks for the reports guys!
Dellortoman
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I reckon a lot of bikes must spin up coming out of turn 2. I was doing the same on my Jota last time I had a fang around Broadford. It's a bit of a crest as the turn opens out onto the straight, and the suspension unloads as you power out of the turn. You can feel the bike start to drift as the rear breaks traction. It gave me a bit of a scare the first time it happened. But with decent tyres that don't suddenly let go, you soon get used to the feeling and then you start to enjoy it. I wasn't brave enough to push it too far though. Broadford is a great little track.
piranha-bro2
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The weather was great, the racing hot and the results first class. Another crown for Team Redax. Crew, bike and rider brought the trophy home without even needing to fire a shot in anger for the last two races of the season tomoz.
Was awesome to catch up with everyone, Vic club marquis in a top viewing spot.
A quiet moment in the pits with the man who makes this all happen. All power to you Red.
Was awesome to catch up with everyone, Vic club marquis in a top viewing spot.
A quiet moment in the pits with the man who makes this all happen. All power to you Red.
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hooksey
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KERMIT1200
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Fantastic news Team Redax and crew. thoroughly deserved.
Dellortoman
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Yes, massive achievement to be so far ahead of the opposition. Well done Redax team.
Hey Quentin, good to see you taking a day off from the house building project to do something enjoyable.
Hey Quentin, good to see you taking a day off from the house building project to do something enjoyable.
Andy
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Calendar!
Now just need July to December….
Now just need July to December….
our issue was a bad rear tyre, we normally get 150 klms out of a rear tyre, we change to a new rear and front before qualifying, do 4 to 5 laps in qualifying and then 4 x 25 klm races at the end of which rear tyre is toast
New tyre we installed at Broadford lasted to the 3rd lap of the first race and then it had no traction left at all, every time Matt touched the throttle on a right hand corner tyre spun up and Broadford is a right hand track
20221115_163559[1] as to your comment above, Broadford is a shit of a track, prefer Phillip Island, Eastern Creek or Hidden Valley any day
Recap of our year, we went to 6 meetings and we have 4 races per meeting
Out of 24 races, we won 21, had 2 x DNF and 1 x DNS as we could not be bothered doing the last race at Broadford, as above rear tyre was shot and we were that far in front in the championship in both F1 and F4 we decided to pack up and start making miles towards home
Broadford is only a 3,500 klm round trip from home so decided to hit the road and knock over 4-500 klms on Sunday
Out of the 6 tracks we raced at this year we broke the lap record at 5 tracks, missed record at Morgan Park as it was wet all weekend but we already had that record anyway
What is next, decided to do the series again next year but am going to modify the fuck out of the Mule even further to see if I can get her above 140 rear wheel horsepower, know how to do it, just need to order some more custom parts for her and do a bunch of machining
Back up bike can stay the way she is at 132 rear wheel hp and be Miss Reliable in the event the Mule breaks down, which she will
Have more competition entering F4 next year, is going to be interesting, F4 is supposed to be the Heritage Class so for old bikes but all our competition is from bikes made in 2017 - 2021, they are allowed to race because at a distance they look old
Example is a new 1200 Thruxton with variable cam timing, fuel injection, traction control, engine management etc and we still beat the fuckers
Pisses the owners off when the Laverda's smoke them
81Lav
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I would call that a very successful year Red. I reckon we are all looking forward to next year's instalment.our issue was a bad rear tyre, we normally get 150 klms out of a rear tyre, we change to a new rear and front before qualifying, do 4 to 5 laps in qualifying and then 4 x 25 klm races at the end of which rear tyre is toast
New tyre we installed at Broadford lasted to the 3rd lap of the first race and then it had no traction left at all, every time Matt touched the throttle on a right hand corner tyre spun up and Broadford is a right hand track
as to your comment above, Broadford is a shit of a track, prefer Phillip Island, Eastern Creek or Hidden Valley any day
Recap of our year, we went to 6 meetings and we have 4 races per meeting
Out of 24 races, we won 21, had 2 x DNF and 1 x DNS as we could not be bothered doing the last race at Broadford, as above rear tyre was shot and we were that far in front in the championship in both F1 and F4 we decided to pack up and start making miles towards home
Broadford is only a 3,500 klm round trip from home so decided to hit the road and knock over 4-500 klms on Sunday
Out of the 6 tracks we raced at this year we broke the lap record at 5 tracks, missed record at Morgan Park as it was wet all weekend but we already had that record anyway
What is next, decided to do the series again next year but am going to modify the fuck out of the Mule even further to see if I can get her above 140 rear wheel horsepower, know how to do it, just need to order some more custom parts for her and do a bunch of machining
Back up bike can stay the way she is at 132 rear wheel hp and be Miss Reliable in the event the Mule breaks down, which she will
Have more competition entering F4 next year, is going to be interesting, F4 is supposed to be the Heritage Class so for old bikes but all our competition is from bikes made in 2017 - 2021, they are allowed to race because at a distance they look old
Example is a new 1200 Thruxton with variable cam timing, fuel injection, traction control, engine management etc and we still beat the fuckers
Pisses the owners off when the Laverda's smoke them
Andy
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mauricejota7604
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What can I say, congratulations on another year of racing success mate, I wish I had the creative energy you had for sure as gaining more HP generally hands out another challenge that you deal with in your stride.our issue was a bad rear tyre, we normally get 150 klms out of a rear tyre, we change to a new rear and front before qualifying, do 4 to 5 laps in qualifying and then 4 x 25 klm races at the end of which rear tyre is toast
New tyre we installed at Broadford lasted to the 3rd lap of the first race and then it had no traction left at all, every time Matt touched the throttle on a right hand corner tyre spun up and Broadford is a right hand track
as to your comment above, Broadford is a shit of a track, prefer Phillip Island, Eastern Creek or Hidden Valley any day
Recap of our year, we went to 6 meetings and we have 4 races per meeting
Out of 24 races, we won 21, had 2 x DNF and 1 x DNS as we could not be bothered doing the last race at Broadford, as above rear tyre was shot and we were that far in front in the championship in both F1 and F4 we decided to pack up and start making miles towards home
Broadford is only a 3,500 klm round trip from home so decided to hit the road and knock over 4-500 klms on Sunday
Out of the 6 tracks we raced at this year we broke the lap record at 5 tracks, missed record at Morgan Park as it was wet all weekend but we already had that record anyway
What is next, decided to do the series again next year but am going to modify the fuck out of the Mule even further to see if I can get her above 140 rear wheel horsepower, know how to do it, just need to order some more custom parts for her and do a bunch of machining
Back up bike can stay the way she is at 132 rear wheel hp and be Miss Reliable in the event the Mule breaks down, which she will
Have more competition entering F4 next year, is going to be interesting, F4 is supposed to be the Heritage Class so for old bikes but all our competition is from bikes made in 2017 - 2021, they are allowed to race because at a distance they look old
Example is a new 1200 Thruxton with variable cam timing, fuel injection, traction control, engine management etc and we still beat the fuckers
Pisses the owners off when the Laverda's smoke them
For those that haven't seen Reds bikes in action its something else, the explosive blast out of the exhaust once the engine starts is enough to scare the competition on the grid, couple the bike with a superbly talented rider and the results speak for themselves.
Its a bit sad that the modern bikes have crept into this class apart from the fact they have little to no personality the technology from the 2000s makes it tougher. Maybe they should change the classes to enable only period bikes from the heritage period 1970s-1980s to be able to qualify a bit like the roaring sporties, I would love to see a grid full of Laverda's old bevels, Guzzis and Nortons battling togeather.
Andy J
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Well you sure are glutton for punishment Red, but all power to your elbow for sticking with it for another year. Only wish I could be out there joining in the fun.our issue was a bad rear tyre, we normally get 150 klms out of a rear tyre, we change to a new rear and front before qualifying, do 4 to 5 laps in qualifying and then 4 x 25 klm races at the end of which rear tyre is toast
New tyre we installed at Broadford lasted to the 3rd lap of the first race and then it had no traction left at all, every time Matt touched the throttle on a right hand corner tyre spun up and Broadford is a right hand track
as to your comment above, Broadford is a shit of a track, prefer Phillip Island, Eastern Creek or Hidden Valley any day
Recap of our year, we went to 6 meetings and we have 4 races per meeting
Out of 24 races, we won 21, had 2 x DNF and 1 x DNS as we could not be bothered doing the last race at Broadford, as above rear tyre was shot and we were that far in front in the championship in both F1 and F4 we decided to pack up and start making miles towards home
Broadford is only a 3,500 klm round trip from home so decided to hit the road and knock over 4-500 klms on Sunday
Out of the 6 tracks we raced at this year we broke the lap record at 5 tracks, missed record at Morgan Park as it was wet all weekend but we already had that record anyway
What is next, decided to do the series again next year but am going to modify the fuck out of the Mule even further to see if I can get her above 140 rear wheel horsepower, know how to do it, just need to order some more custom parts for her and do a bunch of machining
Back up bike can stay the way she is at 132 rear wheel hp and be Miss Reliable in the event the Mule breaks down, which she will
Have more competition entering F4 next year, is going to be interesting, F4 is supposed to be the Heritage Class so for old bikes but all our competition is from bikes made in 2017 - 2021, they are allowed to race because at a distance they look old
Example is a new 1200 Thruxton with variable cam timing, fuel injection, traction control, engine management etc and we still beat the fuckers
Pisses the owners off when the Laverda's smoke them
Dellortoman
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I think I like Broadford because I've only ever done track days there, where the object of the exercise is simply to have a bit of fun. I've never had the pressure of racing there and I don't give a shit if someone passes me, unless it's Tom the Wrecker on another Jota!
Bend #2 where the mule was spinning up badly is one of my favourites. It opens out slowly so you can keep the power on from the apex and let it drift a little sideways as you crest onto the straight. The esses down the hill are fun too. The only corner I never felt comfortable with is the left hander back onto the start/finish straight. You can't see around it and I don't think I ever found a perfect line through it.
Anyway, well done on a great year of racing and congratulations on the title and all the track records. It's super impressive that the Redax bikes can convincingly beat the late model "classics".
Bend #2 where the mule was spinning up badly is one of my favourites. It opens out slowly so you can keep the power on from the apex and let it drift a little sideways as you crest onto the straight. The esses down the hill are fun too. The only corner I never felt comfortable with is the left hander back onto the start/finish straight. You can't see around it and I don't think I ever found a perfect line through it.
Anyway, well done on a great year of racing and congratulations on the title and all the track records. It's super impressive that the Redax bikes can convincingly beat the late model "classics".