Glenn Allerton and the motoridedays.com, Pirelli, BMW team
has dominated round 5 of the FX series held at Winton raceway on
October 6-7.
In a true case of Ride on Monday, Race on Sunday, The Hepburn
Motorsports team converted their display road bike' in two days
from road to race and in the process turned it into a race winning,
record breaking machine.
The FX superbike class is very restrictive in its rules and only
allows for a basic road bike with limited modifications to compete,
rather than Glenn's full superbike's used for most of the year.
In terrible wintery conditions on Saturday, Glenn Allerton
proved he is the master of wet weather riding, winning all the
races in the pouring rain. The BMW S1000RR confirmed that its
advanced electronics can turn a race track, even in extremely wet,
flooded conditions, into a racers playground.
On Sunday a much finer day greeted the team and Glenn started it
off in perfect fashion by breaking the FX superbike qualifying lap
record.
In race one Glenn dominated from start to finish and set another
lap record in the process.
Race two set Glenn more of a challenge with the Ducati of Chris
Seaton dicing with Glenn for a few laps. This only served to
inspire Glenn on to smash his earlier lap record by another half a
second and pull away for a clear win.
Race 3 once again saw Glenn lead from start to finish topping
off a perfect weekend.
The Hepburn Motorsports team also entered the Formula Oz class
as well with the team aiming to work on their development of the
Pirelli shod superbikes for the upcoming Phillip Island 8 Hour
Endurance Race. To get the most from the weekend, the team also
entered the new Prostock champion Linden Magee and guest rider
Daniel Stauffer.
To keep the theme going the team once again dominated winning
every race and setting new qualifying and race lap records.
The Pirelli shod superbikes gave a great display in both wet and
dry conditions with both Glenn and Daniel under the old lap
record.
Team principle Wayne Hepburn:
"What can I say; we were all witness to a masterful display of
riding in all conditions by Glenn Allerton. Glenn showed me why the
team at Hepburn Motorsports put everything into giving him the
opportunity to dominate when we can equip him with the right tools.
He is a tough bastard, crashing his head into a steel bar in the
truck a minute before getting onto the bike and splitting his head
open. With blood streaming through his already reddish locks, he
shoved his helmet on and pushed even harder".
"Dan Stauffer was the newest addition to our growing list of
riders. Although Dan hasn't raced full time for a few years, he
showed that as he got more familiar with the S1000RR, that he can
still run with the best, crossing the line right on Glenn's back
wheel.
"A huge thank you must go to Leo Cash from Pirelli for his
efforts over the weekend.
"The riders did the work on the track which left us celebrating
their results; however it's the efforts of Shane Kinderis owner of
"Alpine Performance" that we owe it all to". "Shane has put a lot
of things to the side to give our riders the best chance against
the might of the factory teams and I'm happy for him that the boys
could pay him back with a dominant display of riding. A special
thanks to Meagan for keeping our bunch fed "Your meals were well
loved".
Crew Chief Shane Kinderis:
"I am so proud of what we achieved this weekend, the conditions on
Saturday were atrocious, but to his credit Glenn gave all comers a
lesson in wet weather riding in both the FX and Oz classes. His
skill and seamless riding in such tricky conditions is something to
behold that's for sure".
"The whole team worked so well together this weekend with such a
big workload, three riders and four bikes to keep on track, the
boys had to be on their feet at all times and did a fantastic job.
I look forward to working with such a good crew at the 8 hour".
"The testing of the Pirelli tyres was far beyond our
expectations. The tyre life is fantastic and with so much grip we
have had to develop a new suspension setup. Thankfully our main
man, David Kresvan from DVS suspension did the job once again and
the bikes were just fantastic".
Glenn Allerton "The best way to describe Saturday is atrocious
as the conditions were the worst I've seen in years. The great
results on Saturday enabled the team to further develop our wet set
up which we haven't had much of a chance to do all year. We're
hoping that we get another wet race in before the end of the year
as I feel we have the best wet set up we've had in years. It's been
no secret that I've struggled getting the bike off the line which
has jeopardized my competitiveness at times. This weekend we made
some updates with the clutch and the bike really gets off the line
well now."
"Sunday the conditions had improved dramatically and we were in
for a good day of racing. I felt like I got pushed in every race
and it was certainly no walk in the park as the rest of the field
were also riding exceptionally well. I'm not happy about smashing
my head in the back of the truck, I had blood going everywhere, the
boys quickly padded my head, but my helmet filled up with blood
which wasn't very good. Overall though, I was really happy with the
results on Sunday achieving six race wins and breaking five lap
records. I couldn't have asked for a better day."
Hepburn Motorsports BMW would like to thank all their sponsors
for their continued support and assistance. These results would not
be possible without them and we look forward to their future
support. The team look forward to their next challenge at MotoGP in
three weeks time in Phillip Island, Victoria.
For further press / media information contact:
Scott Croaker
Product Communications Manager
783 Springvale Road
Mulgrave VIC 3170
Australia
Tel: +61 (3) 9264 4150
mailto: scott.croaker@bmw.com.au
Miles Davis
Marketing Manager Motorrad
783 Springvale Road
Mulgrave VIC 3170
Australia
Tel: +61 (3) 9264 4021
mailto: miles.davis@bmw.com.au