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XS650 at
Phillip
Island
Classic
The
picture
that
appeared
in the
Motorcycle
News with
the
following
text.
They
got our
name wrong
but at
least we
made the
magazine.
Club
Racer at
the Island
Classic
2016
Stacey
Heaney
rode the
club racer
to a very
successful
weekend
with Ivan
as a
fellow
competitor
they both
managed to
lower
their lap
times in
each
subsequent
qualifier
and race.
On Friday
which was
very wet
for the
first
qualifier
and both
riders
were wary
of the
track
conditions
with Ivan
posting a
best time
of
2.25.697
and a
fastest
top speed
of 171 kph
and Stacey
posting
her best
lap time
of
2.36.987
and a
fastest
speed of
157 kph.
The
second
qualifier
was still
wet with
Ivan
posting
his best
lap time
of
2.22.119
and his
fastest
speed of
188 kph
and Stacey
posting
her best
lap time
of
2.35.831
and a
fastest
speed of
172 kph
Club
members
Des and
Stacey
Heaney,
father and
daughter.
Saturday
and now
it's race
day and
both bikes
did
another
impressive
showing
with
improved
lap times
and speeds
with Ivan
again
leading in
race 1
with a
2.03.097 @
181 kph
and Stacey
with a
2.15.621
@174 kph.
Race
1 Video
Race
2 and
again both
riders
improving
their lap
times with
Ivan doing
a 2.02.534
@ 181 kph
and Stacey
a 2.13.023
@ 181 kph
matching
Ivan's
speed.
Sunday
and the
last day
of racing
sees Ivan
again
leading
Stacey in
the first
race which
is race 3
on the
program
with a
best lap
time of
2.03.482
@185 kph
and Stacey
following
with a
2.11.475
@182 kph
The
final race
for the
weekend
saw Ivan
again do a
better lap
time of
2.01.958
@182 kph
but Stacey
surprised
us all by
doing a
2.10.450 @
183 kph 1
kph faster
than Ivan.
All
in all a
very
successful
weekend of
racing and
congratulations
to all
involved
including
the pit
crew of
Daryl
Hutcheon
and John
Chambers
who kept
the club
racer on
the track
in spite
of a
couple of
small
problems.
To
Ivan and
Stacey,
well done
guys, you
rock!!!
Stacey
did manage
to get a
trophy but
not riding
our bike,
she also
rode a
125cc bike
and got a
first
place
trophy in
Post
Classic
125cc
class,
well done
Stacey
Here
she is
with her
dad Des at
the
presentation
ceremony
post race.
