RND 5 ASBK Queensland Raceway 3-5 June

[crazymofo]

whos going to this one? anyone planning on riding out to this? if so, got a planned route?

im gridding up in prostock for the first time in ASBK. just wondering who from here is heading out to spectate the racing?
based my PB QR lap times (1:15's) againts last years lap times i stand a good chance of being competetive in my class (D grade), but of course the other guys would have no doubt stepped up their game this year.
just got my senior national MA licence last week, ive paid my entry into the event, and have received a follow up call to confirm my entry, ive got a pt bitch, so im good to go!!

a quick thank you must go to the following:
www.A1racepaint.com.au
phils finishing off the repair work from my last crash at Morgan Park earlier in the year.
www.pmlubricants.com.au
picking up 2 sets of the dunlop control race slicks tomorrow, which have been generously supplied by pm lubricants, with out this i wouldnt have been able to compete, due to the tyre bill being 1200 bucks! :o.
www.superbikesupply.com.au
has chipped in with a new chain and rear sprocket and use of their generator and portable fridge (mmmm cold drinks :D).
www.mcdyno.com.au
are giving the bike a once over before the race weekend
please take the time to check these local business' out, with out their support, i wouldnt make it to the grid at all.

so, keep an eye out for the older yellow/black gixxer if your out there.

im both excited and nervous all the same.

cheers.joe.

[Big Dan]

Good luck with it Joe[8D]

[craig]

All the best mate. Kick ass and have fun doing it. If l can get out to support you l will.:D

[El_Hefty]

im going to try get out there one day at least

[BANDITROD]

Good luck Joe

[JDinOZ]

Good luck mate, awesome. Me and the missus will come and check it out and cheer ya on lol

[Gix11]

I'll be overseas, but best of luck mate. I'll try and make the next event you have up there.

[Bob]

Im over seas too. Best of luck mate.

[Mr Hyosung]

Hi Joe, do you have any races on Sat?

[crazymofo]

2 qualifiers and a race on saturday i think terry.

thanks to all for the best wishes.

cheers.joe.

[crazymofo]

well

finished the bike prep last night, you cant miss it :P.... one more sleep to go!


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cheers.joe.

[Big Dan]

Sleep? you wont sleep good luck mate:)

[JDinOZ]

Hey Joe best wishes mate hope you do well! Me and my gf will come down Saturday to watch ya!

[DCRacing]

good luck Joe.......
I swear i will get back out racing one year....

[JDinOZ]

So had an awesome day at the track today, met Joe /Crazymofo and his racing outfit :) and it was all around impressive.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe.jpg

[JDinOZ]

Oh and I saw this around the track, pictures don't do the amazing purple paint justice.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe6.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe5.jpg

Here she is from a different angle:

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Joe seemed happy after the race.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/photo11.jpg

And went too fast for the camera (or my gf) so caused many empty shots apart from this 1 :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe3.jpg

There was also some stuntin going on, not as good as the stuff Ive seen from Sammo tho..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/PaPa12345/joe4.jpg

Got some video's but ill put that together some other time.

[ALBI]

ummm soooo joe where dis the ASF logo hmmmmmmmm
so howd ya go ??

[suxukifreak]

I must of missed Joes race....

http://i56.tinypic.com/rwq882.jpg

[crazymofo]

well, the weekend is all said and done, while i didnt set the track on fire,
but i had an absolute ball and am so glad to have entered, i learned a lot at this event, and ive come away with more confidence in my bike,
a greater understanding of the dunlop tyres which have proven to be so much more different to the pirelli's im used to running with.
i finally feel im getting back to my pace i was setting last year. practice was a casual affair, no pressure, no officials being nazi's or anything,
it was so laid back i thought i was back in the sporties pits haha!

quickest time i managed to set was a 1:19.2 for the day,

saturday brought in the qualifying, while i went ok, i wasnt totally happy with my efforts nor with how the bike felt, it was chewing rear tyres badly,
giving me no exit grip and carrying the front for to long down the straights, i didnt have the luxury of time to keep fiddling with the bike, so i enlisted the help of teknik racing
to help me narrow down my handling woes, very quickly we established the shock is set up to soft for me, and overloading the rear tyre.

adjustments ensued, and i got down to a mid 18 by the time qualifying was done. and came in 22nd fastest

1st race was for me, a learning experience, didnt know who done what and just spent the 10 laps feeling everything out.
i must of found some speed resulting in a 1:17.4. i think i finished a place higher then i started

race 2 had a couple bikes come together at turn 3 and a yellow flag was brought out, everyone slowed just that bit more, i had trouble pulling up, and almost hit the rider in front,
soon after we settled down and i was able to get into a groove, unfortunately, i had made a suspension change prior to this race and it made the bike handle worse,
chewing its rear tyre harder again. i couldnt do much and ended up posting a best time of 1:18 and didnt gain any position.

race 3, was a cracker, i went back to the previous susp settings and fitted some new rubber, i got a good start and circulated for the first 3 laps,
getting a feel for it all again, the bike felt good, i had decent grip for a change,
and felt i could trust the front tyre more, so i started to brake deeper and wind on the throttle sooner,
before long i caught up with a rider on an 09 r1 we had a good last 2 laps swapping positions in the end i got his measure and beat him to the line.
i finished the last race on the last lap, posting my best time of the weekend a 1:17.29

the bike ran well, never missing a beat.

and i can confidently say i'll be back for more!!

thanks to the guys (JD, terry, mark) who come and found me in my pit and wished me well, it was much appreciated. sorry i wasnt more talkative with you all :(

thanks must go to those who have been supporting me so far this year. please consider these guys for your future bike needs
there isnt much cash floating round to support racers these days,
so these guys deserve some support back from the riding community, in order to keep it going

steve from www.pmlubricants.com.au who generously supplied my tyres for the weekend and fluids for the year.
tim from www.superbikesuppply.com.au for his support all this year
ricky from www.mcdyno.com.au for getting the bike so sweetly tuned and getting the quickshifter working perfectly
phil from www.a1racepaint.com.au for painting the bike, and getting it back to me with bugger all notice.

my wife, deb snapped some great shots for me.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254052_190989224285169_100001222770204_572941_6283 616_n.jpg

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cheers.joe.

[BANDITROD]

Good stuff Joe I was at the island for the hartwell round and I was watching your times on computime live timing you were doing great mate keep it up

[JDinOZ]

ey joe u racing again at the upcoming event at QR?

[crazymofo]

nope, cant afford it/ dont want to spend the money the v8 snorercars want for my entry fee ($440 entry....for 2 races? pfft)
keeping my cash and efforts for the QLD champs at the end of the month

cheers.joe.

[JDinOZ]

yeh at Lakeside? I am going to that too, few guys from AMA as well, apparently they'll have the new Tuono V4R at the track and reveal it or something.

[DCRacing]

Hey Joe,
You going to go out to Morgan Park this weekend?
Just a Track day tho, i might be there sunday, would like to try out a few minor mods to the bike......
will probably be the only chance i get to ride it this year :(

[crazymofo]

i'll be out on saturday,

why no racing this year mate?

cheers.joe.

[DCRacing]

Bought a business and have no life......

But on the upside, i get a bit more cash to spend on the bikes :) ........... which i won't get to ride :(

Looking at putting a few people on when i finish developing the new business site so i might have a bit more time then, but that might be 2 years away....

[crazymofo]

shit eh...

good luck with it, just remember to live some life sometimes too ;)

cheers.joe.