07/09/2026
Auckland Motorcycle Club – Round 1 – Race Report
Photos – Ninja Photography
Finally, no longer winter, days aren’t 70% darkness and we get to race motorcycles without needing thermal layers!
Despite some major setbacks less than a week ago, the entire team pulled together to make sure we had a bike to test this weekend. Massive thanks especially to Harriet for shipping fairings from her South Island bike for me to use, Mitch and Tony for preparing the bike and Wayne for running around like a headless chicken to organize everything.
The Auckland Motorcycle Club series really important for us as it’s the only testing opportunities we’ll get leading up to the very important Suzuki Serries and New Zealand Superbike Series. With a brand new bike, getting it dialed efficiently is paramount as we need the package working well in order to take it to the competition.
Our day was delayed and set back by a rather serious oil spill that affected the entire race track. Qualifying and the first few races was incredibly sketchy, lap times weren’t reflective of the pace we had, and having to miss every single apex made dialing in the bike rather difficult.
Regardless, we made solid improvements as each race went on. I’m super happy with the direction we progressed in and how the bike was at the end of the day vs the start of the day.
We started off about 3 seconds a lap off ideal race pace and ended the day within a second of the ideal time. Taking into account optimal track conditions and increased development, I’m really excited and confident to see the results I believe we can achieve.
We’ll see what the future holds, thanks to Honda for this opportunity!
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