ANASSIS RACING PS HONDA ‘MAGIC IN EAST LONDON'

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Qualifying, was cancelled with the track being worked on the new tar that was laid not yet dry in the morning, so the grid was determined by championship standings. This was not at all bad news for the PS Honda squad as they are all up top in the champion hunt, except Moodley this was his first race event in the '09 SA champs. Superbike saw Isaacs #38 in third but Moodley way back in 26th Position right at the back of the grid. Supersport had the team PS riders of Peskens #89 in third and Egan #81 in fifth. Anassis racing was also assisting Wayne Waterson in the Superbike Masters class.

Superbike Race #1

A moment of magic as #38 Lance Isaacs on the Anassis Racing prepared CBR 1000RR escape the pack from lap one, he never looked back and in lap two he shattered the lap record by more than half a second. The gap just stretched bigger and bigger as the race progressed with Lance ending two seconds ahead over reigning champ Morais on his Kawasaki. When the moment came it was very impressive to watch. From back of the field Moodley began passing riders one by one, his determination obvious to all, he had to work hard to bridge the gaps between packs on the long 1.6km front straight. The previous SA champion showed his strength in a competitive field by crossing the finish line in a very respectable 6th But it was tears of joy for the Portable Shade Honda team as they brought home Hondas first heat win in three years..!!

Superbike Race #2

Another demon start for the PS riders as Isaacs shot like a bullet out a gun to lead a chasing pack into the first corner, who slotted into second place into turn one but none other than new team mate Arushen Moodley on the second of the PS Honda CBR 1000's. The two team mates pulled out 10 bike lengths on the chasing pack at the end of lap one, the chasing pack could only stair as the two Anassis Racing prepared bikes disappeared into the distance. Moodley chasing hard to keep up to Isaacs in sight who was laying down some blistering fast laps but entering turn 8

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1000 Superbike Race 1 & Race 2

1st Lance Isaacs – PS Honda CBR1000RR
2nd Morais – Kawasaki ZX10
3rd Sellar – Yamaha R1

Overall

1. Isaacs – PS Honda CBR1000RR
2. Morais – Kawasaki
3. Sellar – Yamaha
4. Gildenhuis – Honda
5. Whyte – Yamaha
6. Portman – Kawasaki
7. Leeson – Yamaha

Supersport Race #1

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Supersport Race #2

With the young PS guns now even more pumped to bring home the trophies #81 Peskens and #89 Egan too the fight to the blistering fast Kawasaki of Sheridan Morais, Peskens lead the way for two laps when again the slipstreaming played against him, the fight for first place became a three way affair of Morais, Peskens and Alberts. The next bunch and only two seconds back was a dog fight with Egan in the mix for 4th. On lap 8 of 10 Peskens tried to go for the lead and lost front crashing out of heat two. This was a pity as he was most definitely in with a shout for victory as he set the second fastest lap time for the heat. Egan crossed the line in an extremely hard fought 4th place.

600 SuperSport Race #1

1st Morais – Kawasaki ZX6
2nd Peskens – PS Honda CBR600RR
3rd Alberts – Honda CBR600RR

Overall

1. Morais – Kawasaki ZX6
2. Alberts – PS Honda CBR600RR
3. Whyte – Yamaha R6
4. Odendaal– Suzuki GSXR600
5. James Egan – PS Honda CBR600RR

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"Our CBR1000's handled the fast East London circuit absolutely perfectly, and showed awesome speed down that long fast straight. It was awesome to see Lance take his first double Superbike win. I can't say enough about this team of people at Anassis Racing"