Skipton Round 5 - KP09e takes top 2 slots in Superbike Class plus 3rd and 5th in SuperStock
Superbike
1st Colin McCabe
2nd Roki Read
SuperStock
3rd Steve Newey
5th James Crunden
Summary of the World Championships 2009 - Leipzig
Report by Keith Plested
The World Championships at Leipzig turned out to be a slight disappointment. Partly our own fault as we did not get there in time for sufficient practice and setting up. Result was our drivers were still experimenting with set ups all through the qualifying and the finals.
Also there was none or poor quality refereeing controlling the races, and most of our problems came from back markers blocking or taking out over taking bikes. Having said all that, our two top drivers both made the main final in Superbike but again suffered with bikes being put out by the marshals right in front of a fast moving bike. Finishing order was Roki 5th and Colin 6th. All of the rest of the team were well satisfied with their results.
In the Nitro class where Shaun Caulfield was running his KP09n he easily qualified through to the Main final but suffered a plug failure on one of his refuelling stops, which cost a number of laps, thus finishing 8th. It was also rather disappointing that we had a completely set up KP09n ready to run, and although we found several good drivers that wanted to run the bike the organisers would not let them change bikes despite it still being during practice.
Halifax Round 4 - KP09e takes top 3 slots in Superbike Class plus 1st and 2nd in Nitro with KP09n prototype
Superbike
1st Colin McCabe
2nd Roki Read
3rd Simon Lancaster
Nitro
1st Shaun Caulfield
2nd John Veal
Cotswolds Round 2 - KP09e takes top 3 slots again in
Superbike Class and 1st in Superstock
Darren Johnson keeps the results rolling in by winning the Superbike A final at the challenging Cotswold track. Roki Read finishes literally just ahead of Colin McCabe (left). A returning James Crunden takes the overall first position in the Superstock class with Steve Newey taking overall third.
Colin seen smiling in the extremely hot conditions we endured all weekend - a change from the usual rain.
Colins bike seen below left is pretty much a standard KP09e using the MTroniks Genride G2 speedo and small can motor. Hopefully at the next BRCA round at Mendip we will be taking some more detailed photos of the Team bikes as they are currently being raced.
Sneak Peak - Nitro bike nearing completion
Mr KP himself showing the new nitro bike which is pretty nearly ready for production. This particular model below will be run at the Worlds in Germany this July.
Above: Close up of the Worlds nitro bike
Above: The ever helpful Colin McCabe
Above: Colins bike
Above: Keith holding the new nitro bike
Mendip Round 3 - KP09e takes top 2 slots again in
Superbike Class and 2nd in Superstock
Darren and Roki take 1st and 2nd in the Overall Final results at the Round 3 Mendip meeting. Steve Newey taking 2nd place in the Superstock class.
Above: Darren Johnson (left), Roki Read (right))
Some more photos courtesy of Dez Chand Radio Race Car International of the new KP Nitro bike soon to be released.
KP Nitro Bike
KP09e takes first 3 places at BRCA Brooklands National
Congratulations go to Darren Johnson, Roki Read and Colin McCabe for taking first, second and third in the Superbike class.
Also running at Brooklands was the prototype KP09n driven by Neville Smith. We were very pleased with how this ran, with Nev finishing second in Final 1 and first in Final 2.
Above: Darren Johnson (left), Roki Read (right) and Colin McCabe (inset)
Brooklands Round 1 - KP09e takes top 3 slots in
Superbike Class
RACING NEWS...
07 Mar, 2010
