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DTR Sports Management’s Jimmy Johnsen signs with Compressports for 2010 season.

DTR Sports Management’s Mitch Levy starts his racing season with some strong results.

Enjoy his personal race report:

Our first event of the year was held at the Victorian State Motorcycle Complex at Broadford which is a demanding and undulating 2.2klm circuit. We entered 2 classes for the weekend (125GP and the Pre-Modern Thunderbikes class on our older 125GP bike) to get as much track time as possible before the start of the upcoming national series.

Greeted by perfect weather we arrived on Friday morning for private practice. This practice opportunity was going to be critical to our performance over the weekend as we are new to this class and only recently purchased a second bike which we have had limited testing time. The 125GP bikes are highly strung rockets that can produce in excess of 50bhp, weigh around 60kg and can reach speeds in excess of 230kph. To get the best performance from these machines requires a great deal of knowledge and experience and we spent Friday sorting out various issues and setting both bikes up for this circuit.

Saturday morning we had two qualifying sessions for each class and I was happy to be able to improve my times in each session. I was content with our qualifying results given my limited experience at this level and managed to qualify 6^th outright in the 125/250GP combined class with a time of 103.7 and 17^th outright and 2^nd in class in the Pre-Modern Thunderbikes class with a time of 106.3 on my older standard bike. To be racing in the Thunderbikes class against machines like the awesome  1198 Ducati and R1 Yamahas was an eye opening experience watching them fly past me down the straights and then trying to catch them under braking and through the corners.

125 GP class

Race 1   I made a good start off the second row of the grid and moved up to 3^rd position by the first corner and held that position for a few laps. To my surprise and delight I was able to keep pace with the leaders from the outset. Heading in corner 3 known as “crash corner” on lap 3, I left my breaking a fraction too late and ending having to run off the circuit to avoid high siding. This left me near the rear of the field however I was able to recover and pass several riders to finish in 6^th position by the chequered flag.

Race 2   I made another good start and headed into turn 1 in 5^th position hot on the heels of the leading pack of riders. I was able to take 4^th position at “crash corner” learning from my mistake in the previous race and set my sights on improving my position further. It wasn’t until the last lap that I was able to pass the rider in front to take 3^rd position and by this time the leading 2 riders had cleared out. I did manage to set my fastest lap of the weekend in pursuit of leaders recording a time of 102.7. I was ecstatic with both the result and lap time but felt I could still improve on a couple of corners and reduce my time further.

Race 3   I made a carbon copy flying start to race one entering turn 1 in 3^rd position. I was determined to hold this position which I did for a few laps until the bike became very loose at the rear wheel and I was unable to keep pushing as hard as I wanted and slipped back to 5^th position by the chequered flag. On returning to the pits we found a rear sprocket bolt had come undone which had damaged the chain tensioner and rollers causing sideways movement in the rear wheel. I was disappointed with the result as I felt the bike was capable of quicker lap times but it was fortunate that the problem had not caused further damage or an accident.

Final results

125GP                                                   6^th, 3^rd, 5^th for 5^{th overall}

Pre-Modern Thunderbikes         3^rd, 4^th, 4^th for Equal 3^rd in class

Overall it was a great weekend of racing and I would like to thank the Preston Motorcycle Club for running an excellent event and for those people and teams that assisted me with advice over the weekend.

I would also like to thank the following companies who without their support I would not be able to race.

·         Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse (MAW.com.au)

·         Motul Oils

·         RK Chains

·         Racers Edge

Mitch Levy #68

Its that time of year and i cant believe I’m sitting here writing this.
One side of me says “is the season really over?” and the other side says to me “this has been going for ages!”
I suppose i feel like it has been going for ages because i started training in May last year for the worlds and the only break i had was for one week after I crashed in the worlds. In the time from May till now i have done over twenty races with only one of them a “BIG” race which i wanted to achieve a lot at but didn’t due to my crash.
Because of this i have found it hard to get through the season but to my own surprise i have hardly missed a session. Which I think is pretty good considering I average 12 sessions per week.
The continuous racing over the short distance i believe has helped me to be better at racing the longer stuff which is now my main goal. On paper this year doesn’t look as if I have had a great season but I believe I have made good improvements and with the help of everyone around me I will continue that rise into next season.
My favourite or best race that i have done this year would have to be Shepparton Half Ironman. I was confident leading into the race as i knew what times I could achieve but its another thing to make it happen on race day. I have done three Half ironmans in my life and went under four hours at Shep last year. For me that was a good sign that I should have a bit more of a crack at racing over that distance.
As of next season ill be racing mainly the Half Ironman distance but still will be doing the shorter stuff as it is a great way to get better.
The most exciting part for me is the trip I have planned to go to the USA for some 70.3 races. Ill be leaving in June and returning in August with the plan of racing 3 70.3 (half ironman) races and maybe a few others which I will decide on once i get there.
I’d like to thank everyone who sponsors me and also helps me in any way. There are many of you out there who are helping me of achieving my goals and without your support it most definitely would not happen.
I look forward to working hard on not only keeping all my sponsors but building a bigger and better relationship with everyone that is currently helping me.
Once again, Thanks for your support this year and look forward to the next.
 
Paul Attard

DTR Sports Management’s Paul Attard races strong at the end of a long season.

Here is my last race report for my season!
Race 6 of the Gatorade series was held at St Kilda on the weekend. As it turns out i have raced all 6 races of the series. I didn’t intend on doing this at the start of the season but as it turned out this wasn’t too bad of an idea.
I went into the race feeling pretty good as I had a race the week before and was well rested throughout the week.
The field was pretty good as normal and the weather was kind to us who started early in the day. Not much wind and a reasonably calm bay.
The gun went and we were off for our 750 swim. As usual I just try to hang in as long as I can. This would be about the 200m mark for me. From there i found pretty good rhythm and just held in as long as i could.
I exited the water about 50 seconds down on the superfish and about 40-30 down on the good swimmers. For me this was a good swim.
Out of T1 and onto the bike we formed a group of about 8 on the bike but only about three of us were pulling turns.
By the end of lap one we had lost a little ground but not too much. On the second lap we managed to pull that lead back a little but due to our poor work together we could not close the gap completely.
We entered T2 about 50 seconds down on the lead pack which had about 8 guys in it.
As I was feeling really good pre race I was pumped for a fast run off the bike. Unfortunately this didn’t exactly occur. I was feeling pretty heavy in the legs and found it hard to get them going. I gained a couple of place on the run but i also lost a couple to some of the guys from our pack.
I came across the line in 9th place and I still ran a 16.47 which i was pretty happy with considering how the legs felt. The top ten guys were all within one minute of each other which goes to show the depth and quality of filed that get to these races.
Hopefully next year i can get myself on the podium a few more times as I ended up 4th in the series.
My next serious race report will be from the US so until then i may only be doing a few low key races in Melbourne.
See ya soon.

DTR Sports Management’s Daniel Clarke takes out the Victorian Open Men’s Mile Championships in fine form.
 
Please enjoy his report below.
 
18/03/2010
Victorian Open Men’s Mile Championships – Olympic Park
 
Conditions were great leading into the race.  Weather was perfect and not a breathe of wind to be felt.  800m runners before us were setting personal best times all over the place.  15 starters for our race.  I was ranked as the favourite which was as good for the confidence as it was for the nerves.  I knew there were one or two guys that could take the title from me if I wasn’t on my A-game.  The gun went off of the 4laps plus 10m race. Mile is 1610m.  The first lap was set at 72seconds which noted by the commentator as as slow as the women’s race.  The pace did not bother me at all as I was used to running around a 60second in a 1500m race.  I tucked in nicely in second just watching everyone move around me.  I had a feeling a few of the better guys were watching me as well waiting for my jump.  The next lap came in a little quicker in a 68.  Still very slow which I knew meant there would be a mammoth kick home.  I moved to the front with around 700m to go and slowly myself and another runner – who came 2nd picked up the pace.  Each 100m seemed to get quicker and quicker.  We hit the bell and that lap had been brought down to a 62 so we were definitely speeding up.  With 400m to go the field erupted with two boys shooting off in front of me.  I watched and made sure I was keeping my distance.  As we approached 200m to go I started to open up and waited for 130m-140m were I really head for home.  140m to go and I launched around the bend moving up into 2nd.  With 80m to go I put in all I had and really pushed for first.  I caught 1st with around 20m to go and he was not giving up easily.  As I close towards the line I managed to just get him on the line.  Winning the race by .1 of a second and finishing the last lap in a 54 which resulted in a 1.56-1.57 second last 800 which I was pleased with.  All up it was a great race which I was very pleased with.

Hey Folks,

1 week to go and counting before Ironman Oz again, I am really looking forward to this race especially after a good commanding win at MurrayMan last weekend. I have had a huge week training and am feeling great. A big taper usually does not work for me leaving me flat and lacking of energy so I generally try and keep things simple with an easier week leading into the event with the mindset of treating it like another race.

This year I have consulted a nutritionist with the direction of race nutrition and pre race week diet, so I am looking forward to seeing how this works in an ironman event.

Overall my MERIDA TT bike is dialled in and am getting used to the DI2 componentry. I have also resigned with LIGHTWEIGHT wheels in Germany which is really exciting as they have some new technology in the wings which I will be racing and training on next season. I really do not know how they can make these wheels lighter (disc weighs 850g) or stiffer so I am interested to see what they can produce, I have complete faith in German engineering as they are absolute perfectionists, so stay tuned.

I am Bib number 5 for Ironman OZ this year so keep an eye out on ironmanlive.com for the coverage, the field looks great so should be a hot race lets just hope the weather produces the goods in Port Mac this year as it is never fun racing in the rain!

Seeya out there
Matty

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DTR Sports Management’s Charlotte McShane is learning the ins and outs of ITU racing.

With great improvements and more to come please enjoy her race report below:

The 2010 Oceania ITU Triathlon Oceania Championships took place in Wellington, NZ. This was to be my first ITU Draft Legal Olympic Distance race of my career since changing from Long Course racing.For the past 4 months I have been focussing on my swimming, as it was necessary to get it up to a standard to be competitive and ‘in the game’ in this type of racing. My swimming has really improved, and after a few good swims in shorter races, I went into it confident I could exit the water in a good position.

The 1500m swim was choppy and a cool 16 degrees, so wetsuits were necessary. It was a pontoon dive start, and within the first 200m I had managed to get myself into a good pack at the front. After 1200m, I made my first mistake. I was swimming comfortably at the back of the front pack, however lost concentration for a second and began to drift away from the swimmer in front of me. This meant I exited the water within the 2

nd pack. Into transition and mistake No.2 occurred – I ran past my bike, losing valuable seconds. I am very annoyed at myself for this, as it is such a rookie error! This meant I then missed out on 2

nd pack, and I rode the first lap on my own. I decided to hold back slightly towards the end of the first lap as I knew there were a couple of strong riders behind me, and together we could work to catch up on the pack ahead. This turned out to be a good decision, as by the 4

th (out of 5) lap, we caught them, making the last couple of laps much easier.The first pack had made up a good few minutes on us in the ride, and had a strong lead going into the run. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to pull together a great run, and I am very disappointed with how I went. To be honest I’m not sure what went wrong with my run, as I had been running quite well in the lead up.

This race was a very valuable learning experience, particularly experiencing first hand that every second counts. I am going from a sport where it’s OK to take my time in decision making, to a sport where you can win or lose a race in a matter of seconds, and therefore there is no room to make mistakes. I will continue to work on improving this, and I won’t stop until I’ve perfected everything!

My next race will be in Mooloolaba in a couple of weeks and I hope to improve on what I have learnt.

Thank you to everyone for their continued support,

Charlotte McShane