SETRA Harescramble, Abbeville, SC
Race Report: SETRA Harescramble, Abbeville, SC
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: Am-Pro Yamaha
Bike: Yamaha WR 450
Result: 2nd
Arriving at the Am-Pro base just days before and with an incredible spell of wet and cold weather for this time of year meant the event was going to be more testing than racing for me.
Lining up ready for the wave of the flag I was still unsure of the best technique required to start the WR fast. As a result I got a bad start and had a lot of work to do. Charlie Mullins got to the front quickly and took off. The track was tight and passing was tough. It wasn't until about half way through the first lap that I was able to move into 2nd and by that time Charlie was out of sight. With one lap completed in just over 30 minutes I got a pit board saying to gas on the next lap. We were told at the briefing that it would be a 5 lap race so race time was going to be just over 2.5 hrs. As the race progressed I became more familiar with the bike and was able to increase my speed and reduce my lap times, although there was no catching Charlie. The track was cutting up and I was enjoying being back in some tough woods after being home in NZ over the off season. With the last lap completed Charlie took the win. I was happy with the progress we had made and satisfied with the result.
Dale, my new mechanic, had done a great job of prepping the bike and things are looking good for the coming season.
Viewing lap times after the race showed I got more comfortable as the event progressed and even put in the fastest lap of the race on the last lap.
Results:
1st: Charlie Mullins
2nd: Paul Whibley
3rd: Corey Macdonald
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: Am-Pro Yamaha
Bike: Yamaha WR 450
Result: 2nd
Arriving at the Am-Pro base just days before and with an incredible spell of wet and cold weather for this time of year meant the event was going to be more testing than racing for me.
Lining up ready for the wave of the flag I was still unsure of the best technique required to start the WR fast. As a result I got a bad start and had a lot of work to do. Charlie Mullins got to the front quickly and took off. The track was tight and passing was tough. It wasn't until about half way through the first lap that I was able to move into 2nd and by that time Charlie was out of sight. With one lap completed in just over 30 minutes I got a pit board saying to gas on the next lap. We were told at the briefing that it would be a 5 lap race so race time was going to be just over 2.5 hrs. As the race progressed I became more familiar with the bike and was able to increase my speed and reduce my lap times, although there was no catching Charlie. The track was cutting up and I was enjoying being back in some tough woods after being home in NZ over the off season. With the last lap completed Charlie took the win. I was happy with the progress we had made and satisfied with the result.
Dale, my new mechanic, had done a great job of prepping the bike and things are looking good for the coming season.
Viewing lap times after the race showed I got more comfortable as the event progressed and even put in the fastest lap of the race on the last lap.
Results:
1st: Charlie Mullins
2nd: Paul Whibley
3rd: Corey Macdonald
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Whibbs10 Sep : 00:23 Anyone wants this years t shirt back in NZ? I have nearly sold out, only a couple M and L left. If you want one, let me know and I will send over or put aside. Thanks.
Whibbs10 Sep : 00:19 Thanks Gordy. These next two months will fly by as we have big races every weekend. Soon will be time for me to be lining up on your new EX track. Getting nervous about that and have done a couple laps of Randys EX track in preparation. See you all soon.
Gordy09 Sep : 09:46 Summer Break over. Have a good ride this weekend at New York. Hope the YZ goes well. Good luck from Carol and I and all your Bush Rider supportors
Gordy30 Aug : 10:48 Shit, Katerine. I see you got the no. 1 plate already on your bike. The bush riders need to keep practing before you get home.
Whibbs18 Aug : 06:50 Hi "Other Paul" We had a great time in MN. The track was great, I was having a lot of fun and was pretty disappointed when my day ended early. One of my favorite tracks this year! Will have to come back sometime and try win it. We have to thank the Debel family for letting us stay and showing us around.
Range Riders12 Aug : 14:03 Paul, what did you think of the Hill City race. No B/S, straight up comments. It was great to see you their and would love to see you come back, minus the chain guide breaking. Matt Stavish had the same thing happen to him. Look forward to hearing your comments good or bad. The other Paul
Neil Mercer04 Aug : 18:12 Paul, Congratulations on your recent OMA wins and being back in the lead. Keep up the good work. Hope to see you in the US this month. Cheers, Neil.
Whibbs27 Jul : 05:40 Im still working on finding that perfect mapping. I have tried smoother maps but I also keep coming back to the std map for the power it produces. I have used the G2 throttle cams to mellow it out. Also Im now testing the Q4 FMF silencer. This takes that initial surge away. Now I may be able to go back to a more aggressive throttle cam and mapping. With more testing I hope to have a better idea. I will let you know what I come up with.
eazrider27 Jul : 02:52 Paul, good on ya' and your Yammy..I also have a 2010 450f, and am curious if you would share MAP settings you typically might use for different types of terrain. I find the stock mapping a bit abrupt for off road, tight terrain, but stock seems to work well for motocross. I can adjust timing/fuel mixture to take the 'surge" off initial throttle, but it also takes the 'snap" away that I like to use to steer with the rear wheel...any thoughts..? Wuld like to hearr recommendations...
yzfan15 Jul : 23:13 Go the YZ!It must be a hoot to finally be riding the grown-ups bike now. Wonderful result at the OMA last weekend. Good work.
Whibbs08 Jul : 12:03 Thanks for the info on the race in MN. Will look into it and see if we can stick around for the race. Paul.
Range Riders26 Jun : 12:54 Paul, the weekend after the OMA in MN there is a National Harescramble race in Hill City, MN. You should stick around and hit it then the following weekend is the OMA in Mo. All real close. You can check it out at rangeridersmc.org. Love to see ya their.
rossco14 Jun : 13:51 Congratulations on the Oma win over the weekend. It must be nice to see the view from the top step again.
Gordy09 Jun : 09:25 Another podium finish Paul. Well done. One more race then you can enjoy a summer break. certainaly not summer here with 3 degrees this morning. View all posts (176) | |
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