round 2 bears morgan park

[chrisk]

Keep em coming Brett

 

[2622]

So what an amazing day from a low point in the warm up for race 2 then the bike failing to proceed after we did a battery change so more troubleshooting hmm SOS out to Jimmy but we couldn’t really find an issue hmm
So we ended up swapping out the fuse and bypassing the on off switch.
Plan was Matt would go out in the third race of the BEARs and circulate and see how it went as due to the previous DNF he would start at the rear of field
That’s when the fireworks started it turned out to be one of the best races ever to witness
He fir once got an awesome start and made up quite a few places by turn one.
On lap 2 he went past Bellestro sideways onto the straight so already up to P2 in class and off after the flying Triumph and on the last lap blasted past it on the straight to take a first in class
Even Chris the suspension guy ( so perhaps no need for Terry now as XXX suspension seems to have adopted team Redax into his fold ) came down and couldn’t stop raving about how awesome that race was guess he knows when he sees a winner imagine how it will be once the suspension is sorted
Then so it appeared the issue sorted in the second leg of the Hansford a seven lap epic another good show was put on and he brought it home again in 2nd from a field of a lot of Jap 4’s and pre 90 dukes to see the mule two wheel drifting onto the straight was awesome
So I decided to wait for the 4Th race of the Bears which was quite late in the day
Was it with waiting for we’ll that’s a no brainer.. not content with another class win Matt brought the mule home in first oh and to top it off set a class lap record to boot along the way.
Not bad when you factor in it’s his first race meet on the mule
He did ride the other bike at Broadford pre Covid.
Now the highlight of the weekend is a real tough one but it’s gotta be the smile on Reds face after the last race I reckon. It was also great to see Max there and she was just as happy for the outcome
Also a good show for Herman considering g it’s the first time he’s seen the frames he’d crafted out on track.
Good to see a number of the Qld guys there.
As for photos only a few as too dam busy enjoying the day and then the obligatory Corona courtesy of Cosi who by the way put in a sterling weekend on the Triiumph and won his class reckon he’s riding the best I’ve seen him this weekend
Top show all round can’t wait for DarwinaaView attachment 57051
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[2622]

Rocked into Tenterfield just after 6 got the last room here phew
Looking like a chilly start in the morning but tonight a few whiskeys and watch the motogp but doubt it will compare to what was so privileged to have witnessed today bloody awesome
Oh and just quietly even the whisperer had more than one bevie today so ended up hmm see ya in Walcha but ride ya bike but hey your excused today as ya had to stay to the end

 

[Tippie]

Top result. Congratulations all the team.

 

[martymoose]

Well done iron butt brett, i heard a rumour you got out on the track to show them how it was done!

 

[T.C]

Thanks Brett for filling us in, what a great weekends racing, congratulations to Red , Matt and all the team.
Absolutely bloody sensational

 

[piranha-bro2]

Snorker!! Pretty impressive for Matt's first outing in the heat of racing. Sounds like bike and rider like each other quite a bit! Huge congrats to all.

 

[redax5]

what a fantastic weekend, great pit crew, great friends, superb weather and seeing my race bikes being ridden like they have never been ridden before, just awesome
watching Matt drift the Mule through turn 12 coming onto the straight, both wheels sliding and fully on the gas, that was the best sight and sound I have witnessed of my race bikes in the last 4 years
and there is more to come, we have the front forks adjusted back to the stops trying to lighten them and same with the rear shock, made more suspension changes on the weekend than we ever did with our last rider in over 3 years of racing and still not there

cannot wait for the next round but before then need lighter springs in the front forks and rear shocks and new tacho's as given up on the Speed Hut tacho on the spare race bike and also the Race Technology dash on the Mule which failed, again
and one other modification that Matt suggested that makes so much sense but will leave that one under cover until we fit them

awesome weekend, thanks to everyone but special thanks to Brett for his support once again, only person I trust to work on my race bikes
been so long since Maxene could come to the race track so fantastic that she could be there this weekend to experience everything again
and everyone else but especially Paul and Cosi and all the other Laverda owners that visited our pit area and even decided to come out to the track to see the action, very much appreciated

next race is Hidden Valley in Darwin end of July, first of the power tracks having the longest straight of any of the tracks that we run at
have the bug again now after that weekend

 

[GregT]

A good weekend will get the juices flowing again every time. Well done.

Spring rates - when we got the gazi shocks for the GS1000, I ordered the lightest springs available for them. Was told I was the only person to have ordered them so far. Are all the post classic racers in Oz fat buggers ?

 

[mauricejota7604]

what a fantastic weekend, great pit crew, great friends, superb weather and seeing my race bikes being ridden like they have never been ridden before, just awesome
watching Matt drift the Mule through turn 12 coming onto the straight, both wheels sliding and fully on the gas, that was the best sight and sound I have witnessed of my race bikes in the last 4 years
and there is more to come, we have the front forks adjusted back to the stops trying to lighten them and same with the rear shock, made more suspension changes on the weekend than we ever did with our last rider in over 3 years of racing and still not there

cannot wait for the next round but before then need lighter springs in the front forks and rear shocks and new tacho's as given up on the Speed Hut tacho on the spare race bike and also the Race Technology dash on the Mule which failed, again
and one other modification that Matt suggested that makes so much sense but will leave that one under cover until we fit them

awesome weekend, thanks to everyone but special thanks to Brett for his support once again, only person I trust to work on my race bikes
been so long since Maxene could come to the race track so fantastic that she could be there this weekend to experience everything again
and everyone else but especially Paul and Cosi and all the other Laverda owners that visited our pit area and even decided to come out to the track to see the action, very much appreciated

next race is Hidden Valley in Darwin end of July, first of the power tracks having the longest straight of any of the tracks that we run at
have the bug again now after that weekend

Great stuff Red!!!!!

 

[Vince]

Making changes that work is so good, you blokes must be really tickled. Still making them go faster, fantastic.

 

[Diablo Loco]

what a fantastic weekend, great pit crew, great friends, superb weather and seeing my race bikes being ridden like they have never been ridden before, just awesome
watching Matt drift the Mule through turn 12 coming onto the straight, both wheels sliding and fully on the gas, that was the best sight and sound I have witnessed of my race bikes in the last 4 years
and there is more to come, we have the front forks adjusted back to the stops trying to lighten them and same with the rear shock, made more suspension changes on the weekend than we ever did with our last rider in over 3 years of racing and still not there

cannot wait for the next round but before then need lighter springs in the front forks and rear shocks and new tacho's as given up on the Speed Hut tacho on the spare race bike and also the Race Technology dash on the Mule which failed, again
and one other modification that Matt suggested that makes so much sense but will leave that one under cover until we fit them

awesome weekend, thanks to everyone but special thanks to Brett for his support once again, only person I trust to work on my race bikes
been so long since Maxene could come to the race track so fantastic that she could be there this weekend to experience everything again
and everyone else but especially Paul and Cosi and all the other Laverda owners that visited our pit area and even decided to come out to the track to see the action, very much appreciated

next race is Hidden Valley in Darwin end of July, first of the power tracks having the longest straight of any of the tracks that we run at
have the bug again now after that weekend

Great news.

End of July at Hidden Valley? Might have to do a reoffence on the muddies if your team has time.

 

[Vince]

Sea food and Laverda racing, Mmm

 

[chrisk]

Great news.

End of July at Hidden Valley? Might have to do a reoffence on the muddies if your team has time.

Hidden Valley is 26th July - 1st August, and Marty and entourage pass through Darwin on the 16th July, bad timing.

 

[martymoose]

Great report Red, that's an expensive bug you've caught! Brett is an awesome mechanic, well done to all.

 

[breganzane]

Well done everyone! Have to get to a meeting...

Hidden Valley as mentioned
Phillip Island September 4-5
Eastern Creek October 9-10
Broadford October 16-17

 

[martymoose]

Planning on leaving darwin on the 19th, might have to tweak the trip.

 

[piranha-bro2]

Not 'might' Marty!! We're only talking a week, aren't we?

 

[martymoose]

Yep, got to be back in sydney for the vintage race meeting, but leaving sydney a week later will work i think.

 

[martymoose]

So the 26th is a monday, 1st is the sunday. What day are the redax team turning up? Assuming the racing is saturday 31st, sunday 1st august? Not sure i can put the trip back 2 weeks.