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Photo courtesy of Kailah Eglington, MM
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Moores Moto
finishes 3rd in Class
KRC Endurance Championship
Round 1 - Brands Hatch - April 17
Riders:
Mike Eglington, Tony Jimenez, Nick Davey
Pit Crew:
Phill Haynes, James Haynes, Martin Childs, Dave Peach,
Nick Davey, Stefan Tass, Andy Od, Roy Hood, Nick Hurrell
Timekeepers:
Karen Tass, Debbie Childs, Candice Haynes, Emma Jimenez
Team Manager:
Roger Walton
Bike:
2006 Yamaha R6
Well the season is upon us again and what a a venue to
start at, the world famous Brands Hatch. Not the full
circuit this time but the Indy circuit enough to make
you dizzy!
Practice / Qualifying Sun 17th April 2006
Practice and qualifying went well with the R6 having a
few "new" bike issues in 18th position. Mike was elected
to make the LeMans start on the R6.
Race Start 12:00 Mike got away well on the R6 He put in
a good solid stint and ended the first hour 3rd in
class.
13:00 Tony was next out on the R6 and was able to put in
some good consistent laps to keep the 3rd in class at
the end of the 2nd hour.
14:00 Nick back in the saddle after 2 yrs in
semi-retirement surprised us all by putting some
cracking times but could only stay out for approx.
30mins due to rear tyre wear.
14:30 Mike now out for his 2nd session indicated that he
needed to come in just before the 3hr mark for an
unscheduled stop. Mike said the bike had suddenly lost
power as if it was starving of fuel even though it still
had a least 10 litres. The bike was not overheating and
with a quick visual check we decided to just refuel and
send Tony out for his 2nd session. This unscheduled stop
had lost us a couple of laps but we were still 3rd in
class.
15:35 After about the same amount of time Tony indicated
that he needed to come in with the same mysterious power
loss. It had a to be a fuel starvation issue and without
taking the pump apart we would just have to refuel and
keep going as long as possible.
This problem carried on until the end of the race with
the team having to re-fuel six times in the last two
hours. As expected we lost a great deal of time but
still managed 3rd in class.
Not the best start to the season but things can only get
better. The R6 fuelling issue was traced to a blockage
in the tank / pump but we still finished 3rd in class.
Many thanks to KRC and the Marshals
Report by Roger Walton
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