Another Aussie Championship, This One Decided By This Weekend’s Results Alone

Another Aussie Championship, This One Decided By This Weekend’s Results Alone

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From a press release issued by Australian-based Radar’s Team Yamaha:

The single round New South Wales Road Racing Championships take place at Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway this weekend, with the trio of Radar’s Team Yamaha riders well in contention to take victory in both the Formula X Unlimited and Supersport Championship events.

Recently crowned 2001 Formula Xtreme Champion Robbie Baird will be joined by teammates Jamie Stauffer and Craig Coxhell who will line up aboard their Yamaha YZF-R1s to compete in the 2001 Yamaha NSW Formula X Unlimited Championship that will be held over four legs over the weekend. Baird and Stauffer will also be competing in the NSW Supersport Championship aboard their Yamaha YZF-R6s.

Added importance has been placed on the NSW Championship meeting as it is being held just one week prior to the Australian Championship round at the same circuit. While chasing the NSW titles, the majority of the competitors will be preparing themselves and their bikes for the following week’s meeting.

Having both the R1 and the R6 to race on the weekend, Baird will be working overtime to capture the results he is after. “It will be hard competing on both bikes over the weekend, but I’m sure that we will benefit from it,” said Baird. “The plan will be to get the bikes set up as quickly as possible during qualifying and score the best results that we can.”

For Stauffer, he has just returned from attending the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and will be hoping to take that enthusiasm with him into the weekend. “I’ve spent the past three days at the AIS in Canberra learning about fitness and various training programs,” said Stauffer. “It was a great opportunity. Motorcycling Australia nominated 15 motorcycle racers from all disciplines to attend and it was definitely worth it. As for the weekend, I did well at the Formula Xtreme round there earlier in the year and would like to repeat some of those race wins. “

For 18-year-old Coxhell, he will be able to concentrate his efforts on the premier Formula X Unlimited class. “The team has been working hard on the R1 and they expect the bike to perform well at Oran Park,” said Coxhell. “I had a somewhat disappointing meeting there last time at the Formula Xtreme round and would like to turn those results around. We’ll be using a lot of what we learn on the weekend for the following week’s meeting, but I will still be out there trying to win a title. It should be a close race and I’m looking forward to it.”

Qualifying for this weekend’s NSW Championship meeting gets underway at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, with six races scheduled for the afternoon, including one each for the Formula X Unlimited and Supersport classes.

Sunday’s action gets underway at 9:00 a.m. with a further 13 races scheduled, including the remaining three Formula X Unlimited races and two Supersport races.

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