Countless hours has been put in by Brian Stockman and myself for my new kart in 2006. Too many nights to recall well past 2am in my workshop to ensure it's ready for Phillip Island testing on May 06 2006. Round 1 of the Australian National Titles is just 2 weeks later at Phillip Island. A brave move (or stupid move) to go to the National Titles with something so completely new.
Stockman Superkarts next in sequence chassis serial number is MR2-90, so naturally I asked Brian to ensure it always has over 90 RWHP on his dyno. When I registered for a single digit race number for the 2006 National Titles, 9 was the only number available, is this an Omen??
For MR2-90 comes the latest spec/generation Honda RS250 engine.
My now previous chassis still has the 2000 model RS250 engine which remains totally complete and untouched. Nothing was taken for the new machine except the front and rear number plates plus the seat. This is a superstition of mine, I always keep the number plates, be it for the next kart or just for hanging in the workshop. That chassis remains very close to my heart, having only done a total of 7 race meetings, it has won every meeting except for Laguna Seca 2004 and 2005 where it still performed exceptionally well. Currently someone has placed a deposit to purchase it, so it's going to be a very sad day when the time comes to see it go.
Moving forward, with the new kart comes a new datalogger from AIM, the MXL. All the analogue channels are filled with sensors, now I wonder if it can also do the driving for me?
Obviously I'm hoping for on going improvement with MR2-90, it is a slightly different frame and the engine is yet to be developed to it's full potential. Only time will tell..........
