2012 arrangements will see Avalon based in Italy for the next 6 months. Avalon will be racing a  CBR600RR  in a 5 round series run by Honda Italy. All the motorcycles in this class are exactly the same and therefore the series produces fantastic close racing and has a good following.

”I’m over the moon about this opportunity. Having raced the  Honda CBR600 machine this summer should give me some familiarity with the bikes in this series, however it won’t have as much power or a slipper clutch like the Wolf Pack Racing bike I have been on here at home.
Having a female and the son of a world superbike champion, in the form of Travis and myself, as a New Zealand contingent has already drawn media attention over there. I hope we can do a good job representing NZ, WIL sports management and my other sponsors.”

Avalon’s first race will be at Vallelunga on the 13/14/15th April.

The full series dates are as follows:

Further updates will be found on www.wilsportsmanagement.com. Some fundraisers to help cover costs will also be coming up so stay tuned!

Hi everyone

This last weekend was the 4^th round of the NZ championships at Hampton Downs. Wolf Pack racing was sporting new red Total Oil livery which really stood out along with my new Axo leathers and the whole team was looking forward to getting back on track.

Up until Saturday afternoon I had been chasing suspension set up and hadn’t got any fast, consistent laps down so I knew I needed to get my act together for qualifying. I followed one of the top riders around and was on the front row for most the session but just got pipped by 0.001 right at the end and ended up in 5^th place. Still, what an improvement!!

Sunday race 1 got terrible start, the red mist soon came down and I was pushing hard. I did a 1.06.8 on the 2^nd lap which is a fast lap time, but the pace didn’t last long unfortunately as I low-sided out of the race at turn 4. There was just a bit of minor damage that meant I couldn’t finish the race but thanks to the hard work of the Wolf Pack crew the bike and I were ready to go again by race 2.

During the first few laps of the TT I knew my set up still wasn’t right so was just focusing on finding a rhythm and settling into a pace I was comfortable with. By lap 9 I was sitting in around 8^th position but as I turned into turn 3 the front washed out again unexpectedly. So the conclusion to the weekend was I managed to ruin new paint job on both sides and wiped out the onboard camera.. oops.. but as they say without the lows you dont get the highs.

On a positive note my new Axo leathers held up extremely well to the thorough crash testing!

Huge thanks to Jamie, Wes and the team for all the hard work this weekend, and to my sponsors and supporters Uncle Geoff and Aunty Gay, Blue Wing Honda, Race Pace Trainers, Deep Web – Web Design, HJC helmets, Sidi boots, NGK spark plugs, Tridon Toledo Tools, Carcolors, Bearing Wholesale, Metzeler tyres, Total Oil and Axo.

It was a tough weekend to handle but I know certain areas I need to work on for this weekend and will give 100% effort to finish the championship with a race report filled with exciting results…

Thanks for reading,

Avalon.