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.)