Archive for February, 2007

Machine Preparation

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

25/02/07 - Work Begins To Prepare Race Bikes

With a little over six weeks to go before the first round at Donington Park we have finally received the first of the bikes for the season. Matt and I helped unload seven GSXR1000K7s, including ours, at Steve Jordan Motorcycles the week before the public launch.

The suspension parts are on order, there is no bodywork available and we only have a vague idea when the exhausts are due to arrive. Needless to say we are in a similar position as we were last year! I hope things start moving quickly as Matt has a big learning curve ahead of him to get up to speed on the bike.

In case you were wondering, the lovely black and orange coloured bike is ours. You won’t see them on the roads as Suzuki are only selling those bikes to racers for the moment. So anyone that wants that colour will have to find a racer willing to sell the body kit that they will be removing.

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Photos copyright @ MIST Suzuki Racing 2007

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Six Weeks To Go

Monday, February 19th, 2007

19/02/07 - First Race Rapidly Approaching

It hasn’t been an easy off season for MIST Suzuki Racing. The ongoing search for sponsorship has been slow although with one or two notable successes. Steve Jordan Motorcycles are supporting us again which will be a great help. We are waiting to speak with S&B Commercials about our transport needs. They were a big help last season and we are hoping to work with them again in 2007. Teng Tools also look likely to be coming on board giving us a range of their excellent products which should make things a lot easier, both in the workshop, the paddock and the pit lane.

As a rider update, Matt Bond is now fully signed up although there has been some delay with Daniel Brill due to issues with his personal sponsors. We are still hoping to resolve the situation but are also keeping an eye out for another SuperStock 600 rider in case things don’t work out.

On the positive side we received the first of the new Suzuki GSXR1000K7 bikes for Matt. The official UK launch isn’t until the 24th February so we aren’t allowed to publish any pictures just yet. Needless to say we were very happy to have it early and have already run it in on the dyno and are busy sourcing parts for it. Steve Jordan Motorcycles have a Dyna Pro dyno that measured our stock Suzuki GSXR600K6 last year at 100 hp and in full race trim at 110 hp. The GSXR1000K7 makes 163 hp at the rear wheel out of the box!

Matt even came down to help unpack the bike and we can’t wait to get him out on track so he can start getting up to speed with it. Just need to find somewhere with some race bodywork now.

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