RACELINES CHATTER MOTORCYCLE RACING CLUB OF WA INC OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER MAIL TO: PO BOX 116 WANNEROO WA 6946 OFFICE : U5/ 51 BERRIMAN DRIVE WANGARA Bhrs Ph:9409 1002 Fax: 9309 3574 Issue OCTOBER 2016 Email admin@mcrcwa.com.au www.mcrcwa.com.au Ray Tschorn over 300cc Production, Jonah Sita up to 300cc Production, Ben Stronach Superbike, Keith Harrison Superbike C Grade Series, Sam Clarke Supersport, Scott Pettit 125 GP 2016 ASBK VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR PAUL HINDS 2016 Flag Marshal of the Year DARRYL POPPERWELL 2016 Runner Up Flag Marshal of the Year MICHELLE GAPES
Round 5 was held on Sunday 18th September and saw another great days racing to end the season. Thank you once again to all our Officials, Volunteers and Flaggies who give up their time not only to make this event such a success, but throughout the season. What a season! I can t remember a season like it where it rained, rained and then, yep you guessed it, it rained some more. Congratulations to all the championship winners, Ben Stronach raced his heart out to win the last race of the season and the championship. Sam Clarke borrowed bikes for most of the year as his Kawasaki s where based on the east coast, won the title with a round to spare. Sam came second in the Australian Supersport Championship 8 points behind the leader Troy Gunther. At his first attempt with the series, it came down to the last few laps of the championship. What a fantastic effort Sam, congratulations. Scott Pettit got the chocolates with a standout year on the 125GP and a stellar 4 th place championship finish in the Superbikes as well. A big pat on the back to C Grade Series winners too - Keith Harrison in Superbike C Grade and a bit of a gun in the wet,. New comer to road racing, Jake Pruiti in Supersport and the Proddies and Ray Tschorn winning the over 300cc Category. Young Johan Sita raced beyond his youth to win the up to 300cc category. This 15 year old is on the move and one to watch for the future no doubt. I d also like to take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome all the new racers for 2016. A special mention to the travellers who made the mammoth effort to track across the county for the ASBK series. Adam Senior and his Family, Sam Clarke and the Banhams team, Tony and Lachlan Keogh at the beginning of the season, Jonah Sita, Matt Price (finished 16th O/A), Jake Pruiti (finished 19th O/A) and the Flashpoint Motorsport team for the final round. Round the Houses in Collie makes a return with a 20 year anniversary of the last time the Solo s and Sidecars raced the iconic town road circuit. Again, all the info you ll require is on our website. Check it out!! Saturday November 12th the final round of the Sidecar State Championship Series will run in conjunction with the Kings of Wanneroo and is all tied in with the Australian Sidecar championship, The racing will be intense and exciting and with Murray Stronach and Jero Joyce locked into battle, it s going to be an eye opener. The Woman's Production WA Championship event is here for the first time as well as P5 and P6 solos. The MCRC awards night is fast approaching. Head to mcrcwa.com.au to book online or our Facebook page for more details :- November 19 th 2016.. Save the date. Paul Hinds effort this year locally and interstate hadn t gone unnoticed this season and he s been awarded ASBK Volunteer of the year, can t say I m surprised. Congratulations Paul, well deserved. Soon to be a Level 4 Official. Closing off, I just want to touch on the passing of our great mate, up and coming future champ Daniel Chadbund. Our racing community is richer having Bunga s or Chaddy as he was known touch the lives of everyone he came into contact with. Losing Daniel is a tragedy that none of us will ever forget. His memory lives with all of us that had the privilege to have shared the track and known him. Godspeed Bungas #113% Colin Cameron #34 Vice President SPONSORS FOR 2016 RACE SEASON we thank them for their support
OFFICE BEARERS 2016 HUGHES LIMOUSINES RACE REPORT FOR ROUND 5 President Vice Presidents Patron Treasurer Executive Club Captain Education Officer Competitions Committee Stand By members Glenn Lowe Leigh Boujos Delegate MWA Emergency Del. Publicity Com. Bar Manager Social Committee Chief Machine Examiner Chief Marshal Assistant CFM Trustees Administrator / Event Coordinator Paul Castling Peter Senior Colin Cameron The Right Honourable Mayor Tracey Roberts Michele Hammond Tim Simmons Paul Hinds Frank GIbbins Paul Fildes Frank Gibbins Chairman Tim Simmons Adam Senior Ben Stronach Steve Chittendon Karen Dore David Doughty Tim Boujos Paul Hinds Mark Gill John Innes Karen Dore Peter Girling Trevor Adams Naomi Cameron Sarah Gibbins Caitlin Hickey Gino Coyle Peter Girling (provisional) John Bockxmeer Peter Senior Trevor Adams Peter Smith Denise Stronach The weather played its part in the day s proceedings but not to the extent of the previous rounds. With all of the Championships with the exception of the Supersport, which was settled at round four, up for grabs all of the contenders were set to battle it out for the final prize. In the Hughes Limousines State Superbike Championship there were only three contenders for the 2016 title and each of them gave it their very best over the three races. Each of them won a race on the day but early season leader Ben Stronach finally prevailed. In the first race Ben Stronach (Swift Windscreens Kawasaki ZX-10) did all the hard work at the front only to be beaten in the final 300metres by the fast finishing Adam Chambers (AARK Suspension Kawasaki ZX-10) who won the race by just.235 seconds with Adam Senior (Consent 2 Go Yamaha YZF-R1). Fourth was Scott Pettit (Pro- Twin Yamaha YZF-R1) with Tony Keogh (Chain Reaction Motorcycles Kawasaki ZX-10) rounding out the top five. The second race saw the same four riders at the front of the race but come the chequered flag it was Senior who was first across the line in another nail biter just.260 seconds ahead of Chambers with Stronach in third place, Pettit was once again fourth with Joel Beard (Kawasaki ZX-10) in fifth place. By the time the final race came around everyone in contention for the title knew exactly what they had to do, when the lights went out for the final eight laps it was Stronach who peeled off a succession of low 57 second and high 56 second laps to take the 2016 title to go with the one he won in 2006. Chambers was second with Senior third, Pettit was fourth with Beard rounding out the top five. Chambers won the day with 65 points Stronach was second with 63 and Senior was third on 61 points. In respect to the Championship Stronach won with 305 points from Chambers on 294, Senior on 285, Pettit on 235 and the Superbike C Grade Series winner Keith Harrison was fifth overall with 217 points. The Hydroquip Supersport Championships were run without Sam Clarke (Banhams WA Kawasaki ZX-6), who having wrapped up the championship after round four, decided to sit out the final round with his bikes still over on the east coast awaiting the final round of the ASBK to be held at Winton. The field was somewhat depleted with only 11 starters on the grid. The first race got underway and it was immediately obvious that Tim Boujos (JB Racing Kawasaki ZX-6) who pushed Sam Clarke all the way was struggling, I found out later that he was trying to race with some broken bones in his foot as a result of his crash in the Supermoto Championships in Newcastle. All the attention was on the minor championship placings. Jake Pruiti-Ciarello (Flashpoint Motosport Triumph Daytona 675) took a hard fought win from Asst Administrator Admin Support/ RidedaysWA Michele Hammond Anita Fellowes Tommy King (Yamaha YZF R6) with Leigh Boujos (JB Racing Yamaha YZF R6) in third place. The second race and the sight of Tim Boujos pulling into the pits at the end of the warm-up lap ended any hope he had of a top three placing in the 2016 championship. Cont..
HUGHES LIMOUSINES RACE REPORT FOR ROUND 5 Cont... The second race and once again it was Pruiti-Ciarello who showed the field the way to the chequered flag this time Leigh Boujos was second with Rhys Clay (CGS Tyres Kawasaki ZX- 6) in third place. Tommy King crashed out of the race on the fifth lap. Race three and Tommy King back from his crash in the second race won the race from Rhys Clay and Joshua Mathers (JS Mathers Construction Suzuki GSX-R 600) in third place. Leigh Boujos was fourth. Pruiti-Ciarello won the round with 62 points from Leigh Boujos on 55 and Rhys Clay on 54 points. As far as the championship was concerned as previously mentioned Sam Clarke won the championship with 284 points second was Leigh Boujos on 262 and third was Jake Pruiti-Ciarello on 235 points. Pruiti-Ciarello also won the C Grade Supersport Series with 310 points second was Aaron Linham on 258 and third was Matt Price on 211 points. The Fastline GP Racing 125 GP Championship was just about settled going into this final round. Scott Pettit (Fastline GP Racing Honda RS125GP) had established a substantial lead after four rounds but there was still work to be done before he could claim the 2016 title. The first race got underway with Pettit defending champion David Doughty (Fastline GP Racing Honda RS 125GP) and David Manson (Fastline GP Racing Honda RS 125GP) going straight to the front of the pack. Tom Hatton (Hatton Racing Honda RS 125GP) crashed out of the race and as it turned out the round at the lefthander on the second lap and Manson and Scott Topping both crashed at T7 on the sixth lap. Pettit went on to win the race from Doughty with Graham Jeanes (Colonial Freightlines Yamaha TZ 125GP) took third. The second race saw Doughty take the win from Pettit with Manson who started from the rear of the grid riding though the field to take third place. The final race saw the defending champion bow out of the championship on the third lap and Pettit made no mistake in winning the final race and taking the championship Colin Boujos (JB Racing Aprilia RS 125 GP) stormed home to finish the race in second place and Manson was again third. Pettit won the round with 70 points, Jeanes was second with 50 and Adam Haines was third on 49 points. Pettit secured the championship with 350 points, Doughty was second with 283 and Manson was third with 265 points. The Helmet House Production Series saw two different winners on the day Jonah Sita (Chain Reaction Motorcycles Kawasaki 300) took the overall win in the first race from Krystal Biffen (Race Shield Industries Kawasaki 300) with Jake Hancock (MDH Tuning Kawasaki 300). First of the over 300cc riders came home in eleventh place and that was James Smith (ECUWEST KTM RC390). In the second race on a damp but drying track Ray Tschorn (KTM WEST KTM RC 390) took the win from Krystal Biffen and Jonah Sita. In the final race again on a damp but drying track Sita took his second win of the day from Biffen and Tschorn. That win secured the round win in the up to 300cc class with 70 points Biffen was second with 65 and third was Jake Hancock on 53 points. Ray Tschorn with 70 points secured the round win in the over 300cc division ahead of James Smith on 65 and Lauren Boyd (Cully s Yamaha YZF R3) with 54 points in third place. As far as the Series points Sita won with 242 points a solitary point ahead of Biffen on 241 and Lachlan Keogh (Trakdayz Kawasaki 300) in third place with 233 points. Ray Tschorn with 320 points took out the over 300cc division ahead of James Smith on 261 an Lauren Boyd on 210 points The Chain Reaction Clubman 1000 provided some exciting racing and produced three different winners. In the first race James Smith (ECUWEST Honda CBR 1000RR) took the honours by just under 3 seconds from John Quinn (Flashpoint Motosport Suzuki GSX-R1000) with Kristo Raam (Outkast Racing Honda CBR 1000RR) in third place. The second race and John Quin took the win from Kristo Raam by 1.4 second s with Jason Lockyer (Sassy Creative Design BMW S 1000RR) coming home in third place. The final race saw Raam take the win by.3 second from Smith with Quinn in third place. Kristo Raam won the day with 63 points on a count back from Quinn also on 63 with Smith third on 61 points. The Cully s Clubman 600 saw just 12 riders front the starter for the three races with at least two of them having their maiden ride in the category. Rod Shepheard and Louise Cave both moved up from the Production Series. The same three riders figured at the front of the field in all three races it was just the order that differed. In the first race Nick Favazzo (Velocity Race Team Yamaha YZF R6) took the win ahead of Melanie Crockford (Kawasaki ZX-6) and Jakob Kelsall (Suzuki GSX-R 600) with just under 2 seconds separating the top three. In the second race it was Kelsall who greeted the chequered flag ahead of Crockford with Favazzo in third place. In the final race it was again Kelsall who took the chequered flag with Favazzo in second place with Crockford coming home in third place. Kelsall won the day with 68 points, second was Favazzo on 63 and third was Crockford on 58 points.
2016 WA ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Sponsored by Hughes Limousines, Chauffeured Cars & Coaches Congratulations to the following; WA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by HUGHES LIMOUSINES 1st Ben Stronach 309 pts 2nd Adam Chambers 294 pts 3rd Adam Senior 285 pts SUPERSPORT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by HYDROQUIP 1st Sam Clarke 284 pts 2nd Leigh Boujos 262 pts 3rd Jake Pruiti 235 pts 125 GP STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by Fastline GP Racing 1st Scott Pettit 350 pts 2nd David Doughty 283 pts 3rd David Manson 265 pts SIDECAR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 1st, 2nd 3rd tba Final Round November 5-6 Kings of Wanneroo SERIES (NON CHAMPIONSHIP) SUPERSPORT C GRADE SERIES sponsored by Hydroquip 1st Jake Pruiti 310pts 2nd Aaron Linham 258pts 3rd Matt Price 211pts SUPERBIKE C GRADE SOLO SERIES Sponsored by Hughes Limousines 1st Keith Harrison 355 pts 2nd Tim De Bruyn 265 pts 3rd Raj Sarin 242 pts Up to 300cc PRODUCTION SERIES sponsored by Helmet House 1st Jonah Sita 242 pts 2nd Krystal Biffen 241 pts 3rd Lachlan Keogh 234 pts Over 300cc PRODUCTION SERIES sponsored by Helmet House 1st Ray Tschorn 320pts, 2nd James Smith 261 pts, 3rd Lauren Boyd 210 pts WOMENS PRODUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Round Nov 5-6 B GRADE SIDECAR Highest placed tba
DATES TO REMEMBER KINGS OF WANNEROO 5th & 6th NOVEMBER ENTRIES CLOSE OCTOBER 21ST Entry form & Sup Regulations have been posted and are available on club website KINGS OF WANNEROO SWAP MEET A swap meet will be held on the Sunday 13th at Kings of Wanneroo. There is no limit to what you can sell as long as it is anything to do with motorcycles and parts etc. A club volunteer will look after your items and sell them for you. Details posted on club website Wednesday 9th November Club Meeting at the Club Rooms Wangara. Bar open from 6.30pm Meeting 7.30pm Sharp. All welcome. November 12th Collie Round the Houses 20th Anniversary Details & booking form for Parade laps of last street track races are online at www.mcrcwa.com.au.sunday 13th HCMC Race Day Motorplex 19th November 2016 End of Season Presentation Dinner Tickets $130pp BOOK By 31st October (bookings online) November 25th (Friday night)mwa Shannons Night of Champions at the Esplanade Fremantle is the evening where Motorcycling Western Australia State Champions across all disciplines receive their official championship medallion, it is also the evening that they recognise the tireless efforts of our officials and volunteers. State Championship placegetters will receive an invitation to attend from MWA. Please make the effort to attend. December 7th MCRCWA AGM Clubrooms Wangara 7.30pm start. Bar open 6.30pm. All welcome The MCRCWA 2016 Annual Aw ards Presentation & Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday 19 th November at the Duxton Hotel 1 St Georges Terrace Perth Start time 6.30pm. Tickets $130 pp. 10 People to a table. NO DOOR SALES Please submit attached form to admin@mcrcwa.com.au or fax 9309 3574 or online booking @ www.mcrcwa.com.au Hughes Limousine are offering all club members a chauffeured car at taxi rates for the night of the awards. To avoid missing out BOOK NOW @ www.hugheslimousineswa.com.au or www.ezy-car.com.au A big thanks to John Innes from Innesphotografix for all his Race Reports and photos that he provides each round. Thanks also goes to Graeme Howie Sport Pixx Sport Photography, Steve Oswald SJO Photography Corina Michelle The Lady Photographer for their contribution. MCRC Clubroom Bar open every Friday from 5.30pm
A big hello. Sadly, I did not bring the ASBK Supersport title back with me to WA this year. The entire build up and race weekend was not what we anticipated or hoped for to say the least. Pre testing day 1 - With challenging weather and a very wet track, I had a fast off in lap 3. I was fine apart from a bit gutted. However the bike needed a bit of work from Banhams WA racing pit crew to get me back on track for the third session. I finished on a high with the 2nd fastest lap time of the day. Day 2 - The sun finally decided to show up and I had a great set up thank you to Raceworks. I went under the current race lap record for Winton by 6 tenths of a second and felt ready heading into race weekend. Race Weekend Friday Practise - Looking like we were in for another wet weekend I went out on the saturated track. Sliding off faster than last week I was once again lucky to escape unharmed. However my once Kawasaki green bike was now a shade of brown and caked in mud! Qualifying - 1st session transponder was not reading while on track in the wet. Thank you to a quick pit stop and transponder swap, I was at the top of the time sheet. However finished 2nd quickest overall when I was pipped at the post. 2nd session - The weather was indecisive and now dry! 5 minutes into the 25 minute session my back wheel swung out. Unable to stop or regain control I ran off track. The bike restarted but I felt like the pit lap limiter was engaged. I pulled into the pits. My team worked so hard and in a mad rush swapped wheels to my wet bike so I could go back out. While they worked I watched myself drop from first row of the grid down to 10th place!. My team had the bike ready with only 7 minutes of the session remaining I knew I had to give it everything I had. I managed to pull myself back to 6th on a bike that was mainly set for wet conditions; so it was the best of a bad situation. Race 1 - I had a good start and the bike was fine for the first two laps. But then I felt vibration from the rear. I finished the race but after was informed the tyre had spun 180 degrees on the rim and had been out of balance. I was dropping 1.3 sec of my race pace and as we know at the front of any national race that is massive. I finished 5th after a hard battle in the middle of the pack. Race 2 - We changed rear rim & fitted new tyre dry. So now I entered this last race of the championship 1 point behind and it came down to the last lap. Trust me when I say I gave it 110%. What a fight & Into the last turn I asked just too much of the front and had the softest off ever as the front tyre said no more and slipped away from me. I'm still very proud to finish the year in 2nd place. Top effort all round for our 1st year CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COMPETITORS, CREW, FAMILY AND SUPPORT STAFF ON AN OUTSTANDING EFFORT IN 2016 TO ALL OUR MARSHALS & RACE OFFICIALS YOUR CAPABILITY & COMMITMENT IS INCREDIBLE. MANY THANKS TO THESE SPONSORS WHO SUPPORTED THE LOCAL COMPETITORS AT ASBK WA. Peter & Daniel Rignall CARPET LIQUIDATORS THE BIKE SHED TRADE DISPLAYS Carlo Bertozzi LONGTAIL KAREN DORE FACEBOOK POSTS