Ten more day to Cape Town

Ten more days until BikeFin Honda boys are going full out for the 7th round of the SA Supersport championship in Cape Town, home territory of Lance ‘aka’ Sir Lancelot. As the championship, with nine rounds in total is coming to a close, all three BikeFin Honda racers have a shot at the title and each of the team members will start in Cape Town with their own agenda. SA’s 2011 Pole Position King Cl...int Seller, currently leading the championship will be looking ahead to retain his lead. Lance Isaacs has shown in the last two rounds that he has the ability to be the champion. The huge home crowd will expect nothing less from Lance and he is confident that he can take mix it with the best. Young gun Brent Harran is only focussed on getting that first win and he is extremely motivated to claim victory on one of his favourite tracks of the year. Brent has showed his team mates already that he is a tough competitor and he will go to the end to get his win. Team principle Brad Anassis is convinced that the Honda’s are almost optimally prepared and will be right in front of the field, Anassis said to watch this space as he is keeping the best ever prepped BikeFin CBR600 for the last two rounds at Zwartkops!

Zwartkops to replace the last round at Kyalami

MSA has announced that the final round of the SA Supersport Championship will not take place at Kyalami but at Zwartkops Raceway. (Saturday 26th November) This will mean that the last two races will take place at the home track of Anassis Racing / BikeFin Honda team in Pretoria East! Although the team was looking forward to go out on the historic racetrack of Kyalami, it supports the decision and is eager to see two races taking place in front of the home crowd

Updated Points

After East London, a new point leader has emerged in the SA Supersport Championship the one and only BikeFin’s Honda rider Mr Clint Seller. His first heat win and consistency in heat two gave him the lead in the championship. Brent solid in third place with Lance Isaacs climbing rapidly up the leader board. With 150 points still for grabs in this seasons championship chase all three BikeFin Honda riders have a shot at the 2011 title. The question is if Clint Seller is going to allow anyone to take away his top step. Without any team orders, Brent and Lance know what to do and will prepare themselves in the best possible way for the 7th Round in 3 weeks time in Cape Town.

Press Release - East London

Another 1-2-3 for BikeFin Honda Racing Team in East London!

The BikeFin Honda Racing Team impressed everyone yet again with their second of the season overall result 1-2-3 at the 6th Round of the South African Supersport Championship held over the weekend at the ultra fast Grand Prix Circuit in East London.

Whoever thought that the Honda CBR600RR couldn’t win in East London was WRONG, Anassis racing had other ideas and have made history with their second consecutive full house podium invasion. Also rocketing Lance Isaacs to now hold both 600cc and 1000cc outright lap records around the extremely fast East London GP circuit on Honda CBR’s!

Race 1: Clint Seller claimed victory after an intense hard on track battle with his team mate Isaacs. It all came down to the last corner where Clint claimed the most wanted spot on the track ‘inside’ of the last corner to give him the advantage run to the line. Lance showed his true speed by shattering the lap record by .4 second. Brent Harran completed the success by taking fourth position.

Race 2: The second heat was a dog fight and it’s no secret that the BikeFin riders had to push extra hard and box cleaver to achieve this brilliant result to achieve an overall 1-2-3, the team’s second podium clean sweep of the season. Race day overall result: 1st Clint Seller, 2nd Lance Isaacs, 3rd Brent Harran. Clint Seller did exactly what he planned to do at the EL Grand Prix track and that was to depart EL as the leader in the SA championship. Brad Anassis is extremely happy with the performance of the bikes & team “this accomplished seemed to be almost an impossible task at this super fast circuit, but we did it proving the Honda has the pace to win at SA’s fastest track”

The dominating style must be giving the competition something to think about by now. Brad Anassis is confident that with the team’s improvement, the last three races could see a repeat of the last two events. With Clint in the lead of the championship and with both Lance and Brent backing him up, the competition is the chasing party. Brad makes it clear that it is an accomplishment of the whole team whom has been working extremely hard and found that extra bit to win races.

With the championship lead now intact, the BikeFin Honda Team has no intention to let go of the leading position and that is exactly what they are going to do at the next round in Cape Town, the hometown of Lance Isaacs.

THE Winning Team!

Race 2 : Another 1-2-3

The BikeFin Honda team did it again! Another 1-2-3 overall .! Clint Seller 1st, Lance Isaacs 2nd,and Brent Harran in 3rd. Clint Seller did exactly what he planned to do at the EL Grand Prix track and that was to depart EL as the leader in the SA championship. The second heat was a dog fight and it’s no secret that the BikeFin riders had to push extra hard and box cleaver to achieve this brilliant ...result with an overall 1-2-3, the team’s second podium clean sweep of the season. Brad Anassis is extremely happy with the performance of the bikes & team “this accomplished seemed to be almost an impossible task at this super fast circuit, but we did it proving the Honda has the pace to win at SA’s fastest track”

Race 1

Whoever thought that the Honda CBR600RR couldn’t win in East London was WRONG, Anassis racing had other ideas and have made history by rocketing Lance Isaacs to now hold both 600cc and 1000cc outright lap records around the extremely fast East London GP circuit! Race 1: Clint Seller claimed victory after an intense hard on track battle with his team mate Isaacs. It all came down to the last corner... where Clint claimed the most wanted spot on the track ‘inside’ of the last corner to give him the advantage run to the line. Lance showed his true speed by shattering the lap record by .4 second. Brent Harran completed the success by taking fourth position. Next race is at 14h25 when Clint will start from pole position.

Qualifying East London

Qualifying has just ended and the success continues for the BikeFin Honda Racing Team. Lance Isaacs claimed his second pole position for the season for race 1 with Clint Seller in 2nd place. However the roles are reversed for the 2nd race when Clint starts in P1 and Lance in P2. Brent Harran completes the front row in P4. The windy conditions remain a challenge while the track is warming the wind factor makes it feel like the middle of winter and not a fine spring day. First race starts at 11h20 when the front row will be filled with BikeFin Hondas (yet again) ..!

East London : Day 1

It’s always easy to write when the team is doing well & topping the time charts…! BikeFin Honda team again outclassed the rest of the field today with the fastest lap time of the day set by none other than Sir Lance Isaacs. Clint Seller ended P1 in the 3rd session only .3 of a second slower than lance, great news is that Brent Harran found the pace after team boss Brad Anassis identified the problem rocketing him to P2 in that last session. The show makers of the Supersports are confident to continue their leading role tomorrow, qualifying at 8-30am! The team is ready to own East London

First Practice - East London

Today BikeFin Honda Racing Team topped the tables during first two official practice sessions at the extremely fast East London Grand Prix track, BikeFin Honda of Lance Isaacs showed yet again he is in top form by going P1 at a time of 1min 22.1 with Clint Seller following closely in P3. Brent Harran fighting a set up to suit is currently running in P13. The team is working hard to optimize the bikes to set even quicker times, with one more session for the day.

Current lap record 1min 21.8 Lance is only .3 of a second off it in practice..!

Four days to go!

Four days to go before the first practice takes place for the 6th Round of the South African Supersport Championship in East London. The race takes place at the 3,9km long Prince George circuit aka The Grand Prix Track. Situated next to the coast outside East London in the Western Cape, the ultra fast circuit is best known for its gazing winds and the famous Potters pass bend! The BikeFin Honda Team is ready to RACE!

Pre-Race Report : East London

The BikeFin Honda Racing Team is warming up for the 6^th Round of the South African Supersport Championship in East London at the ultra fast Grand Prix track. After the victorious 1-2-3 of the team in Port Elizabeth, the team has no lesser intention than to replicate the same result in East London. Team owner Anassis “it’s going to be tough to get the same result as in PE as this track is very fast with front straight being 1.5km long, we know the other bikes have power over us and handling does not play as big enough role when all you need to do is hang on the cable 80% of the time around this track”

Lance Isaacs had a massive boost with his double victory and to him; East London will be "Flat Out, Head Down, Bum Up" race to the line! Brent Harran has been enjoying a Holiday in Cape Town after concluding his exams and had ample of time to “focus on his training and racing.” Brent has been waiting for his maiden victory the entire season and he will do whatever it takes to fight for the win. Clint Seller, currently second in the championship standing, has a clear shot for the lead with just 3 points behind the leader. “Coming home from East London with the lead in the championship” is his simple target. The boys are renowned for their extreme late breaking at the very fast Grand Prix Track. Angolan champion Sandro Carvalho had a solid recovery of his shoulder injury and is “thrilled to go out on the fastest track of the year.” Although it is his first time out on the track, Sandro has shown that he has the speed to master it. With four races to go in the Supersport Championship. First practice is Friday 2^nd August and the team will report live from the track with all the inside action... Bring it on!

GoPro Pictures PE

A spectacular set of pictures of the 5th Round at Aldo Scribante. All pictures taken with GoPro's during race 1 and 2. (The pictures of the GoPro.)

Updated Points: PE

Updated Points: It was impossible to bring any more points home for the BikeFin Honda Trio from PE, Lance Isaacs, Clint Seller and Brent Harran. The fantastic result shows also in the championship standing where all our guys closed the gap with the championship leader and Lance Isaacs is running in on the leaders. Without any team orders, all the boys have a clear shot for the title with four races to go! Next up is East London in less than three weeks!

Press Release: Port Elizabeth

Bikefin Honda Racing strikes again. 1-2-3 for Round 5 in Port Elizabeth at the 6^th Round of the SA National Championships

Amidst all the controversy and politics surrounding the Bikefin Honda Race team, it is safe to say that perseverance, effort and team spirit paid off in the end.

Torrential rain and extreme cold made the Friday practice session a challenge to say the least.  Riders had to be careful as the weather conditions made the track treacherous to ride on. Bikefin Honda riders went out once to get a feel for the track and to literally “Test the waters”

Saturday morning delivered a still wet track and the race was declared a “wet – race” Rain stayed away and racing could continue as per usual.

Clinton Seller claimed pole position for race 1 and showed through skill and talent that he is the master of qualifier. Clinton Seller has maintained pole position every race this year. Lance Isaacs followed in third while Brent Harran struggled with his visor in clearing up conditions.  The glare made it impossible to put a decent lap-time on and time was running out after he had to change the visor during the session. He ended up in 12^th position on the grid for both races.

Race 1  - BikeFin Honda team took off and left all competition behind. The hard work and talent of the whole team started to show. While Lance Isaacs and Clinton Seller fought over the lead, it was Brent Harran who needed only three laps to join his team mates in third position.

Half way through the race saw Lance Isaacs kick things up a notch and had a solid 5,2second lead off Seller and Harran on the first checkered flag of the day. Lance was thrilled with his first victory of the year and he was happy to put an end to his battle with the CBR600RR.

Race 2  -At the line-up of the second race the team had a clear understanding of what was expected. Repeat the result of race one! That is exactly what happened and in the early stages of the race it was again Lance Isaacs and Clinton Seller who left the rest of the field behind in a display nothing short of masterful. Brent Harran, still frustrated over his bad qualifying, claimed seven positions in the first lap and by lap four he had the two leading Honda CBR600RR’s in sight. Because of his hard work in the first race, he had to settle for third when his tires started to deteriorate. Lance Isaacs and Clint Seller finished in first and second position as in the first race, with the only difference that the gap to number four was now over 10 seconds.

Total domination of the BikeFin Honda Racing Team was long coming and half way through the season the team left Port Elizabeth with maximum points and renewed motivation and drive. It is clear that all three riders are now in contention for the championship.

“The best race ever for the BikeFin Honda Racing team and it is a long time coming” said Brad Anassis, team principle, after the 5^thround of the Supersport Championship in Port Elizabeth at the Aldo Scribante Racetrack. The team dominated the race weekend in all aspects and on all fronts, leaving the competition numb.  Anassis went on to say  – “this is the reward you get when you put SA’s best riders on the finest bike, backed by the most enthusiastic people in the motorcycle industry ‘BikeFin’ you made a dream come true..! but BB this one’s for you, thank you”

SandroCarvalho, the team’s Angolan counterpart, surprised everyone to race with his badly injured shoulder and bringing home another four points.

In three weeks time the team goes to East London to the ultra fast Grand Prix track, where the lead in the championship is for grabs!

Grid Girls

It's Friday after the Race, so time to post our Famous and Fabulous Grid Girls of Port Elizabeth! (The pictures of the Girls.)

Impressions Round 5

(The pictures of the Weekend.)

Updated Points -

Updated Points: The Bikefin Honda Racing Team brought home a bucket full of valuable points from Phakisa last weekend. With just four of the nine races under the belt, all three Honda CBR600RR riders are still very much in contention for the South African Supersport Championship crown. The last races have shown that Clinton Seller, Lance Isaacs and Brent Harran are definitely the ones to beat and are without a doubt the show makers of the Championship! Sandro Carvalho is finding his pace as well by scoring consistently points

Press Release : Phakisa

Press Release: BikeFin Honda a perfect start with 1-2-3 on FRONT ROW!

Phakisa Raceway welcomed a very enthusiastic BikeFin Honda Race Team. Many hours were spent rebuilding & and setting up the CBR 600RR’s for Round 4 of the South African Supersport Championship. Since the last showdown in Port Elizabeth where Clinton Seller won, the five week break could not end soon enough. Confidence remained the buzzword throughout the weekend especially after the perfect free practice sessions on Friday.

Phakisa guaranteed an action packed weekend in very cold conditions and got off to a flying start on Friday with fantastic practise sessions for all BikeFin team members. The hard work of the engineers paid off immediately

when there was space only for the BikeFin Honda Team in the top three. Clinton Seller dominated every session with Lance Isaacs and Brent Harran hot on his heels.

Qualifying: Brent Harran showing his eagerness on his Honda CBR600RR’s as the youngest member of the squad, had no problem challenging the other two riders. His real potential was shown during Saturdays’ early morning qualifier when he took his maiden pole position for the team with team veteran Lance Isaacs claiming second and Clinton Seller making it a full front row for the BikeFin Honda Racing team split only by two hundreds of a second from 1st to 3rd .

Race 1: The hopes were high for the team as they headed for the first heat. Brent Harran and Clint Seller both had a blistering start, leading the field for the first couple of laps. Lance Isaacs missed his start with a clutch grabbing off the line but he quickly worked his way up the field to chase the leading BikeFin Honda Racing team members. Due to a quickly degrading front tire, Brent Harran, who lead the race, lost the front end in the slowest apex of the track. He managed to climb back on the damaged bike to join the rest of the field. Clint Seller put all his talent on the line and finished second. Lance fought hard to take 4th place on the final turn. Sandro Carvalho coming home in 14th after some suspension problems plagued hm.

Race 2: 4 positive riders lined up for the second heat and had a much more consistent start for all the team members. Young gun Brent Harran had a tough battle out in the front and in the end finished in a solid second only one hundreds of a second to first. Clinton Seller in fourth and Lance Isaacs came home in seventh. The tyre rule played against the team for the weekend as riders manipulated the tyre rule system BUT the next event this will be changed to be just as it was initially intended to read. Overall results places BikeFin Honda’s Clinton Seller 2nd, missing first by only 1 second, Lance Isaacs 6th and due to the unfortunate mishap in race 1, Brent Harran 17th.

Although we would’ve wanted the same results on race day as practise, the team is in good spirit and are looking forward to the next race in August at the Aldo Scribante raceway in Port Elizabeth

Race 2: Phakisa

Race2 is a done deal! A more consistent start for all the Bikefin Honda riders saw all three the riders battle it out for the top spot. Young gun Brent Harran had a tough battle out in the front and in the end finished in a solid second. Clinton Seller finished in fourth and Lance Isaacs came home in seventh. The tyre rule was agains...t the team in this race but at the next event will be changed to be just as it was initially intended to read. Overall results places Bikefin Honda’s Clinton Seller 2nd, missing first by 1 second, Lance Isaacs 6th and due to the unfortunate mishap in race 1, Brent Harran 17th. Although we would’ve wanted the same results on race day as practise, the team is in good spirit and are looking forward to the next race in August at the Aldo Scribante raceway in Port Elizabeth

Race 1 : Phakisa

Race 1 complete! In a flying start, Lance Isaacs lost some pace but made up the lost position to finish in fourth. Clinton Seller and Brent Harran hung onto second and third before Brent Harran lost the front end in the hairpin. He managed to pick up the CBR 600RR and continued for another 2 laps before calling it a day. Team champion, Clinton Seller finished in a strong second. Sandro Carvalho, with some initial suspension problems managed to complete the race and finished 14th!

Brent Harran Claims Pole Postion!

Bikefin Honda’s young gun, Brent Harran, 17 years old, just claimed his first pole position for the Bikefin Honda Team! Lance Isaacs and Clinton Seller completed the success with second and third position. A packed front row for the ecstatic team. Race 1 promises to exhilarate and excite!!

Good morning from Phakisa

Bikefin Honda Dominates!

There was no room for anyone else but the 3 Bikefin Honda Team riders today. A perfect start of the 4th Round of the South African Supersport Championship in Welkom at the Phakisa Freeway. Clinton Seller fastest in all sessions with Brent Harran and Lance Isaacs swopping places amongst each other. The team is motivated and confident going into tomorrows’ qualifying and then the two races are on the agenda! Follow us with ‘The Power of Dreams – BikeFin Honda Racing Team’

Pre-Race Report : Phakisa - Round 4

Finally the five week break is over when the Bikefin Honda Racing team hits the track next week for the 4^th round of the South African Supersport Championship in Welkom at the Phakisa Freeway. The team took advantage from the longer break to update the Honda CBR600RR’s and spend a lot of time on the Dyno to fine tune all the findings of the first three rounds. Lance Isaacs is confident that his weapon of choice is well prepared and that his feedback to the team will reflect in his performance. Brent Harran reckons that the extra work by the team was necessary to face the high rev characteristics of the track. Sandro travels down to the Freestate with a lot of confidence since he’s been out on this racetrack before. It is the first time that he is going to a South African track with experience. This will enable him to focus immediately on the bike set-up instead of learning the bends and curves. The winner of last race Clint Seller targets for the lead in the championship and has be training as hard as possible. Clint is making sure that fitness is the least of his concerns. Team principle Brad Anassis is making sure that the Bikefin Honda team is focussed and prepared on the coldness at Welkom during this time of the year. Riders are ready to RACE!

Grid Girls

The Bikefin Honda Team is best known for it's racing! But most of the fans also know that the team brings along the best Grid Girls of the Championship! (The pictures of the girls)

Two week until the next race!

Two weeks to go until the 4^th round of the South African Supersport Championship in Welkom at the Phakisa Freeway. After the pole position and the double win in Port Elizabeth – Aldo Scribante, the team is amped up to repeat the same in the Freestate. The Phakisa racetrack is well suited for the Honda CBR600RR’s of the Bikefin Honda Racing Team and a previous test has shown great potential for the team. A big challenge for everyone is the big temperature difference between the cold mornings and the hot afternoons. The big question is “will the team be able to score its first 1-2-3?”

Latest Video - Clint Seller

The latest video of the Bikefin Honda Racing team is now available to watch. It is the one-on-one interview with Clint Seller, #4. The interview was done during the superb racing weekend in Port Elizabeth at Aldo Scribante, where Clint claimed pole position and a double (overal) win. The show was broadcasted on Supersport in South Africa. Since many of our fans are abroad, we will post all video's of the team online in a seperate video section soon. Keep Watching. (The Interview)

Press Release : 3 May 2011

Post Race Report: Round 3

Brad Anassis, principle BikeFin Honda Racing team predicted a favourable result at the 3rd round of the South African Supersport Championship at the Aldo Scribante racetrack in Port Elizabeth. And that is was in a nut shell the BikeFin Honda team ended the weekend with a pole position (third in a row for Seller), Overall first and third.

Friday’s practice sessions saw Clint Seller again set the pace with Lance Isaacs constantly in the top five, whilst Brent Harran battled with a dud front tyre. Then throw in the Eastern Cape Gale force winds to make it extremely difficult during Friday’s sessions. All changed for the better on Saturday during qualifying when Brad & Martin Paetzold from MP suspension came up with a qualifying strategy that saw the main opposition drop way down the order with only two minutes remaining. Clint Seller P1 - Lance Isaacs P2 with Brent Harran P4 able to find the pace with a new front tyre and take up the final front row position, making it three BikeFin CBR600RR on the front row.

Race 1
Lance Isaacs had a blistering start with Clint Seller following closely. Only a marginal gear changing error by Lance on lap 9 out of 12 handed the lead to Clint which made it a perfect run for victory, with Brent coming home in third. The first victory of the year was a fact and it was the first victory for the Honda CBR600RR in four years!

Race2
The 600 Super Sport class voted best race of the day by event organisers, it was all about the BikeFin Honda Racing team that gave the crowd a mind blowing show. From the start it was Lance who again showed he has what it takes to win but an error saw him run wide and drop back down the order to 6th. It was all about Clint Seller who fought with Mcfadden for the lead passing him into the turns several times during the race, as the chequered flag dropped it was Clint who secured another first place with a courageous out braking move on the final lap going into the fast turn one, Brent Harran dug deep and tagged along watching closely as Mcfadden made an error with only two turns to go allowing Brent to pounce on the opportunity and claim second place over the line. BikeFin Honda one - two over the line.

Sandro Carvalho again impressed on his first outing at PE with constant improving laptimes and consistent finishes in the top 15!

The sublime racing of the team was witnessed by the executives of both Honda SA and Bikefin. It is without a doubt the great, endless energy of the whole team that made these impressive results possible. The team is looking forward to the next outing on the 21st of May when the team will compete in the Supersport race at Phakisa, two weeks prior to the next National Championship round at Phakisa as well! GO BIKEFIN HONDA! (The pictures of the weekend.)

Race Quotes

After a mind blowing race for the Bikefin Honda Racing Team at Aldo Scribante, let’s hear what the team have to say!
Brent Harran: “I didn’t win...!” and he adds “But I am very happy after yesterday, coming from 11th on the grid to second on the final heat.”
Lance Isaacs: “Bad day at the office..” (end of quote)
Clint: “An awesome day, pole position and a double win... That’s how we do things at the Bikefin Honda Racing Team.”
Sandro: “Very good weekend and it felt really comfortable after my suspension engineer Martin changed the set-up. I love these technical challenging tracks a lot.”
Brad Anassis: “I’m really proud of my whole team, from riders to technicians, they all add value to making the day a huge success – then thank you to the sponsors BikeFin & Honda, Barry & Deon for sharing these occasions with us..!”

Time to hit the road!

Tomorrow the Bikefin Honda Racing team is leaving the head quarters in Pretoria for the race in Port Elizabeth. The team has been working hard to have the Honda CBR600RR’s ready and during some low profile testing on the track the team and bikes are good to go. After  a road trip of 1300km the team should arrive early Thursday morning to set up the paddock and VIP facilities for the weekend.

Pre-Race Report : Port Elizabet (Aldo Scribante)

With five days to go until the Port Elizabeth race at the Aldo Scribante racetrack, the team is highly motivated to show what they are capable of. Brent, Clint and Lance are unanimous about the great chances for victory they have on the Honda CBR600RR. First of all it is a riders’ circuit and the track will not allow sheer horsepower domination. With only one main straight and it’s mainly tight turns and twists, it requires a bit of grunt and the low torque of the Honda CBR600RR will prove it’s strength. With the combination of great management (Brad Anassis), sponsorship (Honda and Bikefin) and talent (Brent, Clint, Lance and Sandro) the Bikefin Honda Racing Team is ready to put up a great show at the coastal track. Let’s RACE!

Happy Birthday Lance!

Preparations

Mental and physical strength is important to be part of the Bikefin Honda Racing Team. Where Clint Seller completed a half marathon yesterday, Brent Harran focused on short uphill sprints to build up stamina and managed to do an 11km run almost under three minutes. Patron Lance in the mean time was picking up his Yoga lessons to get in to the right mind set.

Meet the Riders!

In order to “meet” our racers, we have added their profiles, pictures / album and a small questionnaire to our blog. During every race we will update each album and add more details to each profile. You can now find out everything about, Brent, Clint, Lance and Sandro. We would appreciate your feedback and you can send us your questions for each rider and we will be more than happy to get an answer from them!

Next up: Port Elizabeth

Ten days to go until the next round in Port Elizabeth - Aldo Scribante!!!

New Trailer in the Making!

The strive for perfection never stops at the Bikefin Honda Racing Team. Brad Anassis, team principle knows that constant improvement is necessary to stay on top of the game. In order to facilitate and accommodate the team in a better way, the team is building a new, high tech trailer since a couple of weeks. The trailer will hold a separate pit box for each bike, six(!) in total. Each bike will have it’s own toolbox, tires and spares compartment. The trailer also has a designated team quarters inside to hold meetings and analyze all the data. The trailer is tailor made, specific for the requirement of the Bikefin Honda Racing Team and build on years of experience. Once in operation it will provide the whole team with excellent benefits that will have a huge impact on the team’s performance.  The trailer will be pulled by an Iveco Truck, which is a proud and official sponsor of the Bikefin Honda Racing Team. The truck and trailer will be used for the first time at the East London track later in May.

Championship Standings

With the first two SA Championship race events under the belt, the Bikefin Honda Racing Team has shown that they are a team with serious intentions for the SA Super Sport title. Although McFadden has the lead in the championship, the BikeFin Hondas have showed they have the pace to run at the front and break lap records, Clint Seller currently second and Brent Harran third in the championship are the ones to watch however don’t rule out Lance Isaacs who after having some bad luck in the first couple of heats is not just an outsider and he will be aiming for the top podium spot in PE as well.  Angolan Champion Sandro Carvalho, only in his first season in South Africa, managed to score already points in a highly competitive field. It is needless to say that all four of the riders are aiming to take home maximum points home for the Bikefin Honda Racing Team at the next race in Port Elizabeth. Event 2^nd May.

Behind the scenes: Road Trip

A superbike away race especially in Cape Town is a huge task for the Pretoria based Anassis Bikefin Honda Racing Team.  Not only a 3600 kilometer round trip, but it requires thourough planning of what to load for the race event. The Bikefin Honda Racing Team takes a complete VIP village to facilitate all the 100 guests during the race weekend, from catering equipment to tables chairs Portable Shade units to keep all out the sun and rain, never mind a  minimum of 10 bikes then add the team golf cart, Brad’s motto has always been to look good that exactly what the team does. While the practice is on Friday and the races on Saturday, the Bikefin Honda Racing team needs to leave the headquarters on Tuesday morning in order to have the “VIP village & Pit set up” ready when the red lights go off on Friday morning. This album gives an impression on what it takes to bring the team to Killarney Raceway and back to Pretoria..(The pictures of the road trip.)

Impressions of Round 2

The pictures of of the weekend.

Honda SA : Press Release 06/04/2011

Cape Town Killarney ‘Lap Record’ gets smashed by the BikeFin Honda CBR600RR

The BikeFin Honda Racing team competed at the 2nd round of the SA Supersport Championships held in Cape Town at the tricky yet fast Killarney race circuit Saturday 2nd April. From the outset of the first official practice on Friday it was all about the CBR600RR. Team rider #4 Clinton Seller who ended the day overall fastest with a blistering lap half a second under the lap record. Brent Harran #6 finished in second and Lance Isaacs #38 came home in 4th position. All the riders showed that the 2011 Honda CB600RR had the power and top speed to win races.

Qualification on Saturday got off to a brilliant start for the BikeFin Honda team with #4 Clinton Seller on Pole position P1, #6 Brent Harran in P2 and #38 Lance Isaacs P4. The team’s international rider, Sandro Carvalho #23 qualified in 17th position with his first ride at the circuit. Anassis team’s great sportsmanship and camaraderie gave Bjorn Estment a ride for the day on a spare Honda CBR600RR after a mishap in Friday’s testing which saw the youngster crash and write off his own bike. He planted himself on the second row showing how adaptable the CBR motorcycle is.!  

The first race saw Clinton Sellar lead for nine out of ten laps and at one stage the BikeFin team ran one, two three on the track giving the Honda fans and crowds something to cheers about. But it was not to be till the end as on the final straight and with a big slip stream maneuver Mcfadden passed Seller on the final straight. Seller – Harran and Mcfadden crossed the line in 100^th of a second apart showing how close the race ended. Isaacs in 4^th putting three BikeFin CBR600RR Honda’s in the top four positions.

Second heat - Another nail biter as the team ran 1st and 2nd for most of the heat; in the end it was team young gun Brent Harran, that climbed up a spot and finished second with ‘Local boy’ Lance Isaacs coming third! Clint Sellar, definitely team rider of the day had a “smashing” weekend leading every practice – qualified first – broke the lap record but while leading the second heat crashed on the final turn with the finish line in sight but still managed to pick up his broken bike and limp home to finish 6th overall. A very satisfying weekend for the Bikefin Honda team. Well done to all the riders, we anticipate more excellent racing in PE!!

Cape Town : Day 1

The Bikefin Honda Racing Team has arrived in a rainy Cape Town yesterday. Today the team will set up it's camp and prepare the bikes for the weekend. The weather forecast isn’t looking too good. But the team spirit is good and everyone is devoted to make it a success. The Killarney racetrack is a challenge in itself and it’s even a greater challenge when it’s wet! More to follow soon!

Ready to Roll!

The Anassis Racing team engineers have worked around the clock to finish the two new BikeFin Honda CBR600RR’s for this weekend’s race in Cape Town. The team hits the road tomorrow for the long trip to Killarney 1800 km’s. Talking to the team, everyone is exited to go racing again, after a break of almost four weeks. Sandro Carvalho is flying in directly from Luanda – Angola to Cape Town and is eager to put his gained experience of the bike into practice and is looking forward to learn another new track.  Lance Isaacs is happy that everyone is now on the same specification Honda CBR600RR and is very pleased with the team efforts to have them ready for his hometown race. Brent Harran, after his victorious regional race in Cape Town is amped up to repeat the same at the Wesbank Super Series. The team can’t wait for the gates to drop on Friday first practice, follow this space!

Pre Race Report : Cape Town

With only six days to go until the first practice session for the second round of the WSS SA Superbike series in Cape Town, the team principle of the BikeFin Honda Racing Team, Brad Anassis, calls it a very interesting development that has been going on. The sole focus of the team is now on racing the Honda CBR600RR in the Supersport class. Ever since the last race in Kyalami the team has been working hard understanding the chassis of the 600cc CBR and the setting up. Having all three riders, Clint, Lance and Brent on the same bike has delivered awesome data to compare. At his home track, Lance Isaacs should be strong as ever but he can’t rule out the highly competitiveness of both Brent and Clint. During last weekend’s test at the regional event in Cape Town, Clint was very fast and only being plagued by an electrical gremlin that kept him of the top step of the podium. In order to avoid any problems, the BikeFin Honda Racing Team with crew chief Alf Swanepoel has build two new bikes for Clint and Lance. Lance was still competing on an old 2010 bike till now. Brent Harran is looking very strong too and showed his potential during the regional races with an overall win. Brad Anassis predicts that all three BikeFin Honda’s are going to be in the top five and is silently hoping for a one-two-three but with the closeness and eagerness, it is hard to say in which order Lance, Clint and Brent will finish. You can only imagine what will happen at the Anassis Red Bull party after the chequered flag drops.

Race Report: Killarney 19/03/2011

The BikeFin Honda Racing team competed last weekend at Killarney (Cape Town) at the Regional Superbike event in preparation for the nationals next week. The team dazzled with impressive results during Saturday qualifying and races. Clint Seller, was the fastest in the 600 class on his BikeFin Honda CBR600RR and very interesting he was only 0,9 second slower than the 1000cc BMW of Gildenhuys,  Lance Isaacs claiming second position in the 600 Class. The races saw a surprise domination of Brent Harran on the BikeFin CBR600RR claiming a second place in the first race and a win in the second race. Brent then took the overall win of the day with Lance winning the WP club members and a fine finishing third in the overall standings. Clint Seller had a few electrical issues to contend with so instead he focussed on the bike set-up during the race day and in doing so brought home some very valuable and important bike data. With these results in the pocket, the BikeFin Honda Racing team is ready to take on the competition in 9 days time at Killarney during the Wesbank Super Series.

A view at Corporate Headquarters

While the team perpares for the next race in Cape Town at the Killarney Raceway, we wanted to give you a glimpse of our corporate head quarters. The Bikefin Honda Racing team is based at the Portable Shade factory in Pretoria – Gauteng. The team is very proud to have a full time staff working around the clock optimizing the bikes before the coming event in less than 10 days time. Optimally equiped with a Dyno, separate workshops for the bikes and metal preparations. In a highly secure environment, the highly skilled engineers try to find that little extra to make it a winning weekend. The headquarters houses a board room where most of the awards are on display.

(The pictures of our Headquarters.)

Honda SA : Press Release

Honda South Africa makes this press release following the findings of Motorsport South Africa (MSA) National Court of Appeal No. 150 handed down on 4 March 2011.

Allegations have been made that Honda South Africa has been found guilty of, inter alia, “Cheating” in the South African Superbike 2010 Championship.
Insofar as this may be the perception:

At no stage has Honda South Africa of the Bikefin Honda Racing Team been found guilty of “cheating” in the 2010 South African Superbike championship. To the contrary, MSA National Court of Appeal No. 150 found that there was no basis upon which MSA Court of Appeal No. 377 (the previous court of appeal seized with this matter) could have made any reliable findings or that there was any collusion between the any of the appellants.

MSA National Court of Appeal No. 150 found that the homologation process that had been followed by Honda South Africa to homologate the “Evo Honda” had been incorrectly interpreted and applied.

Honda South Africa and the Bikefin Honda Racing Team have, at all times, acted transparently with relevant officials of MSA in the process that was followed to homologate the “Evo Honda”.

At no stage did Honda South Africa and/or Bikefin Honda Team mislead any officials of MSA, competitors or members of the general public. The “Evo Honda” Was used in the latter part of last year with the approval and endorsement of MSA officials.

The fact that MSA National Court of Appeal No. 150 has found that the process followed by Honda South Africa to homologate the “Evo Honda) was incorrectly interpreted and applied, does not allow for any inference that Honda South Africa and/ or the Bikefin Honda Racing Team “cheated” in the South African Superbike 2010 Championship.

To the extent that any allegations are published that Honda South Africa and /or the Bikefin Honda Team “cheated” or mislead anybody in the 2010 South African Superbike Championship, Honda South Africa and/or Bikefin Honda Team will take such steps as are deemed necessary as a result of these completely untrue and unfounded allegations. (Click on image to enlarge)

Race 1: Post race report

Midrand – South Africa, Kyalami Grand Prix Race Track 5th March 2011.

Round 1 delivered an extremely satisfying weekend for the BikeFin Honda team, regardless of the withdrawal from the Superbike class due to the MSA ruling on the CBR1000RR. Team BikeFin Honda will be competing in the 2011 SA Super Sport 600 championship. The squad displayed their talent by qualifying first and second on the grid as well as showing the potential of the CBR600RR Honda. Clint Sellers, freshly back from the USA put his Honda CBR600RR on pole position with team mate Brent Harran in P2 making it a historical 600 qualifying for the BikeFin Honda team. For team rider Lance Isaacs, qualifying was a little more challenging as it was the first time he was able to mount his machine as he had not had a chance to ride the 600 in the Friday practice with all his focus still on the large one litre machine. However, talent shone through as he was short only point one of a second to make it onto the front row, his lap time saw him slot into the second row in P8. Sandro Carvalho, the team’s international rider from Angola was still learning the difficult Kyalami track in P17.
Race 1 saw the crowd on their feet for the duration as seven riders banged and bashed their way around the extremely fast Kyalami Grand Prix circuit. The lead changed several times during the ten lap race seeing Sellers in second place, less than a second off victory with Brent coming home in fifth.  Lance Isaacs was not able to complete the first lap as an odd mechanical failure on the gear linkage mechanism forced him to make an unplanned pit stop and in doing so missing the first two laps.
Race 2 - history was made when Brent Harran claimed his first ever pole position, leading the race from the start. This was the first time the team’s young gun has ever lead a SA championship race. Clint Sellers took the lead from Brent to fight for the win throughout the race, in the end coming home in third position, again less than a second between three riders across the line. Lance Isaacs, starting from 7th on the grid, worked his way up to finish in sixth with Brent in seventh.

In a turn of events the Kawasaki rider, David Mcfadden, who won the days races was caught cheating. MSA gave him a R3000 fine and a three race suspended sentence. Sandro Carvalho didn't finish the second race, however he showed his potential by putting down some solid laps times in race one. The BikeFin Honda team left the first round of the Wesbank Super series with a lot of confidence and is well geared up for the next round at Cape Town, the home ground of Lance Isaacs.(The pictures of the day)