Avalon wins New Zealand TT! – Race Report Round 3 2015 NZ championships

Hi everyone,
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This weekend was round 3 of the NZSBK New Zealand Superbike Championships held by Auckland Motorcycle Club at my ‘home’ track Hampton Downs.
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It was an action packed weekend right from the beginning with 170 entries meaning lots of bikes and riders and also the unpredictable weather mixing things up right throughout the weekend. We kicked off on Friday with free practise which went well despite not getting in much track time. Greg and I had been here testing with the R450 two weeks ago and we found a set up which I liked then, making things much more effortless throughout this weekend. On Friday night we also fitted a new Accossato master cylinder thanks to Connor London and Race Supplies NZ – it made an instant difference to the consistency of the brakes so we were really prepared for the races ahead.
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Saturday qualifying went as planned and I managed to qualify on pole by 0.8 seconds. The 8 lap race on Saturday was held in windy, stormy conditions but the track was mostly dry and I managed to make a pass on the last lap that gave me the win! It really was a great feeling and got the ball rolling for the rest of the weekend.
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Sunday saw two more races, the one in the afternoon being the New Zealand TT title. I was determined to keep up the winning and I stormed to a 6 second lead in the morning race. The afternoon’s race was a lot closer as south Island rider Zayne Agate and I battled it out right to the finish line. We both broke my lap record from Saturday and I managed to set a new one at 1.09.6. On the final lap we caught a lapped rider coming up the hill to the line and I was able to take a good line (learnt from the close racing in the Hyosung cup!) and come away with my second New Zealand TT title.
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I was elated to do it in front of my family and friends who were there to support me and also my long time supporters Phil and Cheryl from WIL Sport. I really enjoyed being in the new WIL Sport pit set-up with Connor London over the weekend – we even had Sky Sport and Hayley Holt there filming us for a Sky Speed segment coming up soon. Its a real positive to see and be involved in the extra media coverage our sport is getting recently.
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Massive thanks to Greg Percival and his wife Jane of No Hair Racing because without them I wouldn’t even be racing in New Zealand this season. Also thanks to our sponsors Rex and Charles Investment Group, WIL Sport,  AMCC (who also ran a great race meeting), Formula Fit, Race Supplies, NGK, Sidi boots, Motul, Pirelli, Arai, Bike Rider magazine and Blue Wing Honda.
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The three wins over the weekend extended my lead in the overall standings to 58 points so the championship is looking good but we cant let up with 75 points still up for grabs this weekend at Taupo Motorsport Park.
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Hope to see you there! If not, stay tuned for the final 2015 NZ championships report next week.

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