Round 3 Formula Xtreme Winton
Friday Practice.
For the past 2 weeks we have been working hard on the
engine in an effort to bring it up to speed. Therefore the day was spent
setting up the fuel injection with the help of a data logger. As the day
progressed this proved to be critical in achieving a smooth delivery of
power driving off the turns.
We fitted a new set of Pirelli tyres for last session
of the day and posted a best time of 1.24:80. The current lap record was
1.24:6.
Saturday Qualifying and Race 1 of 4
We qualified 4th in the first session putting the R1
on the front row of the grid.
In the 2nd session Cameron maintained his position splitting
the 3 factory Yamahas with a best time of 1.24:99.
Cameron got a great start to be in second through turn
one and put it up the inside of Kevin Curtain at turn 3
but was unable to hold the lead. Cameron, riding very
aggressively broke the lap record on lap 2 with a time of 1.24:20. On lap
5 of 7 Curtain broke it again and started to pull a lead while Cameron
had dropped back to third place. By the last lap the 3rd Factory R1 of
Brendan Clark had managed to pull Cameron in, and in a drag across the
finish line was able to relegate Cameron to 4th by 4000th’s of a second.
Sunday Race 2
We made some minor adjustment for this race and Cameron
was determined not to be beaten over line for 3rd. He started well, sitting
in third after lap one. Unfortunately we were not able to stay with the
leaders and dropped off the back maintaining a 2 second margin over fourth
crossing the finish line for third place.
Race 3
For race 3 and 4 we were using the tyres from race 1
and 2 as we can only use 2 sets of tyres for 4 races.
Cameron got another good start but just couldn’t quite
stay with the leaders. The 3rd of the Factory Yamahas was closing in fast
and he was unable to hold them off finishing 4th.
Race 4
Probably the best race of day, Cameron once again had
a great start to be in 3rd place by the end of lap one.
By mid race distance Tozer, on another privateer R1,
was pushing hard to get past Cameron. The superior drive off the turns
gave Cameron a clear advantage and Tozer was not able to pass. Riding defensively
for the last lap Cameron secured 3rd place and 3rd overall for this round.
Summary
We have now closed the gap between ourselves and the
factory teams, though we still are a little shy in top end speed. The bike
handled like it was on rails and the Wilbers suspension didn’t need adjusting
all weekend. With a little more work on the dyno and some more testing
with Pirelli tyres we are sure to improve on these results before the season
is over.
Formula Extreme Racing
Formula Extreme
- Round 2
Winton Victorian Championships
2003 |
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