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!!