Portable Shade

Rd #6 Zwartkops - PS Honda Racing wins @ Zwartkops

PS Honda Win SA superbike round six. 1st Lance Isaacs PS Honda CBR1000RR & 3rd Arushen Moodley PS Honda CBR1000RR. The Interfile South African Superbike Championship is passing the halfway point for 2009 and Portable Shade Honda Racing is showing they have what it takes to challenge for the championship, now only a few points behind the current leader and in striking distance. Round six was hosted by Zwartkops Raceway 5 km outside. PS Honda is based only a 15 min from the track so it’s the teams home race. Many local supporters turned up to support the Pretoria based Anassis Racing squad. The track is the shortest on the national calendar at only 2.1km long, with not many turns it is extremely hard to pass and a front row start is crucial.

Superbike

Practice went to plan with the team leading the time sheets. Martin Paetzold from MP supplied the team with all new suspension parts and it was working. Qualifying was cut ‘Short’ and excuse the pun when Michael Short crashed on the tracks fastest turn and leaving his bike in a dangerous place so the COC cut the practice BUT only five min had been run and the PS Honda boys were only on their second flying lap of a planned five, leaving Lance and Arushen with very poor times for starting positions. The team has offered to assist young Michael Short a new comer to superbike racing on the national scene. Unfortunately the crash in qualifying left him with a broken bike and he could not continue for the day. In only his first SA national superbike event Michael put his CBR1000RR onto the second row.

Race 1, Lance had a poor start determined to make up for the qualifying being cut short he dumped the clutch and the bike wheelied off the line leaving him 7th into turn one, his job was now going to be tough, but he put his head down and picked them off one by one until he hit second position with 5 laps to go. Breaking the lap record in the process he came within one second of challenging Morais for first place. Arushen had to fight just as hard from the second row and forced his CBR 1000RR into a fine 5th place for heat one.

Race 2, and both the PS Honda riders had to start from the second row, but it was Isaacs day as he quickly made mince meat of the field carving his way to the front. He only challenge came from Clinton Sellars who had only completed one lap in heat one thus having a fresh new tire, he made the going tough for Isaacs as the two pulled 5 seconds clear of third place and again Isaacs being the fastest man on the track and the only rider for the weekend to dip into the 1.01 second barrier. Morais crashed on lap seven and all Isaacs had to do was bring it home to take overall 1st for the day but he wanted the win badly and the two race side by side across the line. Arushen Moodley rounded off the podium with a fine 3rd for the day, giving PS Honda racing an almost perfect podium. Greg Gidlenhuis on the Race Nation CBR 1000RR Honda gave Honda the perfect day by taking 2nd position, making history for Honda and a clean sweep of the superbike podium.

Superbike Results

1st Lance Isaacs - PS Honda CBR 1000RR
2nd Greg Gidenhuis - CBR 1000RR
3rd Arushen Moodley - PS Honda CBR 1000RR

Spectators were treated to an awesome display of racing with a very competitive field. The pressure is definitely on at this point in the championship... as it showed with current SA champion ‘Morais’ #32 crashing out of heat two while trying to catch the fast CBR1000RR.

Supersport

A tough weekend for the PS young guns, but in the end Peskens brought home the first Honda clamming valuable points in the manufacturers championship. MP tried new front suspension components and the riders could just not get the bikes to steer. Practice saw the Egan & Peskens at the lower end of the time sheet. Friday eve some serious work was done and on Sat morning Peskens put his PS CBR600RR onto the front row with Egan on the second row. Janine Mitchell put in some blistering laps bettering her fastest Friday lap by two seconds.

Race 1, Morais again ran away and the fight was on for second place, Peskens worked hard from a poor start passing four riders banging his way into second position on the short and tight track, he lead the chasing pack for nine laps, but two laps from the end his boot broke and kept hooking the gear lever, his lap times dropped by 2 seconds per lap slipping him back to 4th for the heat. Egan was on the losing end as young Brent Harren crash behind him taking him out in the fall. Janine had her race face and again put in some fast laps making her the fastest lady racer on the track.

Race 2, Again Peskens showed he has what it takes to become a future champion with a hard fought third place for the heat and overall 4th for the day. Egan recovering from a crash in heat one finished in a tough 10th place. Mitchell came home first lady rider for the day.

Brad Anassis “We are only half way there and there isn’t much in it going into the 7th round. By no means can anyone afford to relax. However, the team is stronger than ever and everyone knows what is needed going forward. I have every confidence in my team and we will arrive in Phakisa as focused as ever on our objective; being number 1.”











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14 August 2010

2010 Interfile Rd #5 - BikeFin Honda Racing at Phakisa

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2010 Interfile Rd #3 - A rewarding weekend for BikeFin Honda Racing at Aldo Scribante

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13 March 2010

2010 Interfile Rd #2 - Lance thrills the home fans with a double win at Killarney

Local hero Lance Isaacs #2 scored a double win in the Interfile Superbike races at Killarney on Saturday to firmly announce his title ambitions this year. The Capetonian was in rampant mood from the first lap of heat 1 on board his CBR1000RR , passing pole sitter Greg Gildenhuys and then controlling the race. read more

2 February 2010

2010 Interfile Rd #1 - BHR serve notice of intent at Kyalami

The BikeFin Honda Racing Team served notice of intent at Kyalami on Saturday, when Lance Isaacs put his CBR1000RR on pole for the first Interfile Superbike race of the season, and then led heat 1 from the lights to win in excellent style from Morais's Aprilia. The two were nose to tail for most of the race until Lance pulled out a massive lead at the end, to win by more than 2 secs. read more

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23 November 2009

Kyalami Final SA Round & 2009 Season wrap up

Friday practice session PS Honda is right on the button with Lance leading into the Saturday event with the overall fastest time lap time. Isaacs wanted to show he had what it took to win the SA Championship and go for the double on the day. Saturday and the weather ... read more

30 September 2009

ANASSIS & PS HONDA RACING – Total Domination!

Lance Isaacs wins both Super Bike heats, sets a new lap record, pole position, and closes within twenty points of the 2009 SA Superbike championship title. Jacques Peskens wins his first SA 600 Super Sport heat and takes the overall win! It was just a matter of time when this was going to happen as the Portable Shade Honda team became one of the first to win in both 1000 Superbike and 600 Supersport at the same event, that’s what you call total domination..! read more

15 September 2009

Race Report Rd #7 Pakisa GP Raceway

It’s amazing how we rely on computers in the modern age, we get complacent that they will always perform.... not true and a hard lesson learned. Practice saw all the PS Honda’s running around not knowing why they were way off the pace, to cut a long story short we had a laptop failure... read more

24 August 2009

Race Report Rd #6 Zwartkops

9 July 2009

Race Report Rd #5 Kyalami

PS Honda Racing team were looking forward the 5th round of the SA Interfile Superbike Series that was held at Kyalami. The previous round saw Lance Isaacs #38 regain his consistency with a double win for the day and the team arrived at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit full of confidence. read more

6 June 2009

Race Report Rd #4 East London

This is what it's all about!! Round 4 of the SA Interfile South African Superbike Championship at the super fast East London Raceway had everything for the spectators. Double the racing with both 1000 and 600cc motorcycles tearing up the tar around the super fast East London Race Circuit. read more

21 May 2009

Race Report Rd #3 Killarney

1000cc, Practice started with a bang and Isaacs slotted himself solid third fastest at the end of Friday’s practice sessions and in doing so put down some blistering fast laps well under his personal best time ever around his home circuit and the new chicane, Grobler placed in 9th on the second 1000 PS Honda. read more

30 March 2009

Race Report Rd #2 Kayalami

The 2nd round of the Wesbank Super Series Interfile SA Superbike race took place at Kyalami race track over the past weekend. This was the first time the bikes had been exposed to the new layout of the track where there has been major changes in turn 10, in time for the WSBK on the 17 May. read more

7 March 2009

Race Report Rd #1 P.E.

The team had very little time to prepare the bikes prior to P.E. and with conditions very difficult and blustery windy on Friday it was difficult for them to find an ideal set up for the qualifying on Saturday morning. read more

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