Robracer's New Toy

great news on the 10 mate... i hope its going to a good home!!!

cant wait to see it at the next trackday/raceday

Is that a New Era 1 or 2 bike Rob? i.e. do I get to take you on at the track or not

NE1 as its a 91 mod

Nup, its NE2... 90 to 95 (and then some.. ).. so you and Paul are in the same Class NE2 formula 2 - 250 to 600...
even if its the same as the 89 model (which it may be) its still NE2 as upside downs forks are not allowed in NE1..

and congrats Rob, thats a tidy bit of kit...

and a side note, flatslides on the 400's are not allowed in NSW RR champs but as thats T O'neal it shouldn't bother ya..
Cause yep I did consider it myself... finances aren't what they use to be atm..

Cheers Dave Im couldnt get my head around the dates let alone the individual rulings & as for T.O.N I dont give a rats in a big way it will be PCRA & St George RR series.

Just got a call from the transporter & he wants to drop off tonight, so its back to work we go

He handed me back an engine in as many bits as the engine could be in. Every part of the crank was pulled apart, every part of the gearbox and I got a big bag full of screws and bolts. Should be an amusing night.....

You see the same mechanics Tape did for his 9 Aardy?

Awesome news Rob, you must be stoked. I know you've wanted one of these for ages so it's good to see you've got a good one. Sorry to hear the 10 has gone, but I suppose there's only so many spots in the garage, hey.

Yay its arrived in one piece, more work required than first thought, but no time to do anything to her untill Wednsday arvo

Congrats on the new addition to the family!

Bastard re: the 10... A small part of me was hoping you'd still have it when I was ready to buy it. Do I at least get my layby deposit back???

Well done, mate!

Congrats Rob,

Happy to hear that everything worked out great

Now go get em !

that looks like a weapon Rob ! nice pickup. Hope it goes well in NE2.....

we'll see you on the Track girlfriend !!

Gotta be happy bout that . . . . . great stuff ! ! Very noice Rob.

Congrats on the new purchase (ah-hem, toy) hey.

so this is your sercret i was goin to see on saturday at ec ay hehe nice ride i was tempted at getting this to ay untill i heard bout the flatside carbs not being allowed, how u getting around this or is it b/s?
wish i had the vfr400 ready give me another 3 weeks and i will be booking a track day will see you on saturday rob hope ya get eveything done in time see ya satuday
cheers Tim

You see the same mechanics Tape did for his 9 Aardy?

Hahaha... no. It's all together and back in. Just got to find the reed cages and reeds. They must be around here somewhere!

hehe nice ride i was tempted at getting this to ay untill i heard bout the flatside carbs not being allowed, how u getting around this or is it b/s?

Arr Tim that is only Terry's series & he sux big hairy balls so it does not matter.
Here are the current rules for the formula 400 series:

Carburetion
“If it comes with it, it goes with it”. If you have an SP engine that is fitted as standard with flat slides, then you may run flat slides. If you have an engine that comes as standard with CV carburetors, you must run CV carburetors.

& what is available race wise not including PCRA rounds:

Formula 400’s, have a record 17 race meetings on offer from 4 different Promoters. With a newly re-surfaced Wakefield Park and the introduction of Broadford in Victoria and Warwick in Queensland, the hugely contested Tri-State Series will be again up for grabs. St George MCC will be running a clubman series consisting of 3 sprint rounds and 1 endurance round.

Mate have you checked out http://www.400racing.com Australian racing Info is available there including the current rules

The Madness has begun... & there is less work than expected

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Nice work Rob . The 400 should be a heap of fun.