Motor Trader Dec 18 / Jan 19

MTAQ RACING TEAM
THANKS
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MAJOR PARTNER
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“THAT CAPPED OFF WHAT
HAS BEEN A BIT OF A
HORROR YEAR FOR US, BUT
NOT ONCE HAS OUR TEAM
GIVEN UP OR LOST SPIRIT,
AND THAT JUST MAKES US ALL
THE HUNGRIER FOR SUCCESS,
AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO
DELIVERING IN 2019.”
returned with a vengeance.
“Halfway round the first lap, the
abhorrent luck that has plagued our year
struck again and the gearbox failed, putting
us out for the remainder of the weekend,”
said David. “It was another bitter blow,
especially after Saturday’s huge effort.
“The component that failed – the gear
selector fork - is a common weakness
with the Excel gearbox, and everybody
is running the 'gearbox gauntlet'. In fact,
2017 champion Brock Giblin broke the
same component on the same lap. At every
race meeting someone has this issue, and
there is an update coming in the 2019 rules
that will allow us to custom-make our
own replacement part. We haven’t had a
problem with our transmission in the time
we have been in the
class, and we carefully
service the gearbox
periodically . . . it’s just
one of those things.
“That capped off
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what has been a bit of a
horror year for us, but
not once has our team
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given up or lost spirit,
and that just makes
us all the hungrier for
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success, and we are
committed to delivering
in 2019.
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“One interesting fact
from this year was that
Frank Mammarella,
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who won the
championship, didn't
win a race, didn't get a
pole position, and never
took out a fastest lap.
“He was, however, a model of consistency
– he finished every race and was always
around the front pack somewhere. It was a
textbook way of winning a title.
“Had it not been for our issues, I wonder
what might have been!”
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