March 2012 part 1 - NZ Post Classic Racing Association

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Pukekohe AMCC rounds 12th & 13th December. Day 1 Saturday 12th December The Saturday dawned overcast with intermittent showers but the signs were that the weather may clear. The rain held off for scrutineering but as soon as the first practice session started the showers began so it was a matter of waiting for your practice session to see if you needed to fit wets or not. The first race was for all in Seniors and the track was dry but overcast. Phil Duxbury (Pre 89 GSXR 7/11) edged away from Russell Barker (Pre 82 GSX1100) and Graham Moorhead (Pre 82 GS1000) with Brian Deadman and Randall Dixon battling it out behind them. The speed difference between the Pre 82 and Pre 89 bikes was not that great with both Graham and Russell running within 1 second of Phil and ahead of the rest of the Pre 89 bikes. Graham managed to get past Russell 3 laps into the race and then pulled away while Phil built up a good lead over everyone. Randal pushed into 4th place and Phil Clarke moved into 5th by the end of the race. The first three in each class were: Pre 82 1st Graham Moorhead, 2nd Russell Barker, 3rd Phil Clarke Pre 89 1st Phil Duxbury, 2nd Randall Dixon, 3rd Peter Smith The weather had settled down by the time we were ready to run out the Juniors so everyone was prepared to push things a little more than in practice although it didn’t make the result different as right from the start Trevor Taylor on his Yamaha TZ350F ran away and hid from the opposition. Trevor Discombe riding a Yamaha TZ350C was the only one who was on the same straight by the end of the race. Again the Pre 82 bikes seemed to be that much quicker than their younger cousins the Pre 89 class with 3 of the first 4 bikes home being Pre 82.The man to split the pre 82 bikes was Scott Findlay who finished third on his Kawasaki ZXR400 The first three home in each class were: Pre 72 1st Terry Waite, 2nd Eric Bone, 3rd Ashley Rouse. Pre 82 1st Trevor Taylor, 2nd Phil Bagshaw, 3rdPhil Duxbury. Pre 89 1st David O’Halloran, 2nd Rory Garvey, 3rd David Smith. Trevor Taylor heading for the win with Phil Bagshaw giving chase. Photo courtesy of Highside photography Page 4 The Post Classic January 2010
Race two for the Seniors saw the weather clear up and the racing increase in intensity. The man at the front again was Phil Duxbury who by now was getting down to 1.05 laps, but the opposition were also on the same lap times with the first three riders home finishing within 2 seconds of each other. This time Peter Smith was able to get his GSXR1100 up to second place right behind Phil, and Russell Barker was swapping spots with them both coming home in third spot. The pace of Russell’s bike down the back straight was a thing to behold. Finishing positions were: Pre 82 1st Russell Barker, 2nd Graham Moorhead, 3rd Phil Clarke. Pre 89 1st Phil Duxbury, 2nd Peter Smith, 3rd Randall Dixon. Race two for the Juniors was a lot closer as everyone started to get the feel for the track but it was still Trevor Taylor who finished in first with Trevor Discombe in second only 4 seconds behind and Scott Findlay under 1 second away in third place. The race for 4th and 5th was really close with Randy Scott just beating Phil Bagshaw on the last lap by 0.41 seconds. Pre 72 1st Eric Bone Pre 82 1st Trevor Taylor, 2nd Phil Bagshaw, 3rdPhil Duxbury. Pre 89 1st Randy Scott, 2nd Rory Garvey , 3rd David Smith. The last race for the day was a real epic with Phil Duxbury, Russell Barker and Peter Smith nose to tail. The day ended badly for Phil on lap 4 as his engine decided to throw a conrod through the cases and expire as he went over the start finish line, this left every one wondering how much oil was on the racing line going into Jenian. Luckily Phil had known what was happening pretty much as it occurred and pulled over to the edge of the circuit, way off the racing line. This left Russell Barker to take first with Peter Smith in second and Graham Moorhead in third and Patrick Hansell on his GSXR1100 who came from 8th on the grid to finish in 4th on the track. Pre 82 1st Russell Barker, 2nd Graham Moorhead, 3rd Brian Deadman. Pre 89 1st Peter Smith, 2nd Patrick Hansell, 3rd Randall Dixon. Race three for the Juniors was with a smaller field as none of the Pre 72 bikes and a few of the others decided to save themselves for the next day and sat out this race. The result was the same as had been all day with the current NO 1 Plate holder Trevor Taylor leading from start to finish with Trevor Discombe sitting in second and Phil Bagshaw in third. The first Pre 89 bike home was Randy Scott on his CBR600 and second was David O’Halloran on his TZR 250 with Rory Garvey in third on another TZR250. Pre 82 1st Trevor Taylor, 2nd Phil Bagshaw, 3rd Phil Duxbury. Pre 89 1st Randy Scott, 2nd David O’Halloran 3rd Rory Garvey. Day two Sunday 13th December The day was beautiful, if a little on the windy side but really a great day to go racing. All those who had survived the previous day were out again looking forward to more close racing. The race format was the same as for Saturday so it was up to the Seniors to start off the day’s competition. Phil Duxbury and his crew had done a tremendous job getting another motor fitted overnight and for a while it looked like normal service had resumed with Phil at the head of the pack for the first few laps only to have his back up motor stop on him. This left Russell Barker to bring home the field with Peter Smith in second and Phil Clarke in third. The results per class were: Pre 82: 1st Russell Barker, 2nd Phil Clarke, 3rd Brian Deadman. Pre 89: 1st Peter Smith, 2nd Randall Dixon, 3rd Patrick Hansell. Race one for the Juniors was more competitive than day 1 with Trevor Taylor again leading from the start but this time Trevor Discombe was working harder and ended up only 0.16 seconds behind at the finish and Scott Findley a further 0.17 seconds behind in third. The race result really showed how competitive the racing can be. The class results saw Trevor Taylor in first, Trevor Discombe in second and Carl Hanna on his Ducati TT2 600 in third. The Pre 89 class was won by Scott Findley with Steve Groom on his FZR600 Yamaha in second and David Scott on his CBR600 Honda in third. Phil Duxbury on the charge with Russell Barker and Peter Smith in close company Photo courtesy of Highside photography Russell and Peter battle it out again. Photo courtesy of Highside photography The Post Classic January 2010 Page 5
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