Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) claimed two class victories in the headline FX 600cc and FX 1000cc at round two of the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Formula Extreme Road Racing Championships held at Winton, Victoria over the weekend.
Warm and sunny conditions had the Winton circuit in perfect shape and the YRT riders of Kevin Curtain, Rick Olson and Pat Medcalf were keen to continue on their good form from the opening round and consolidate their positions in the championship points‰Ûª ladder.
The ageless Curtain picked up right where he left off at round one, taking six wins from six starts during the course of the weekend. Curtain dominated the FX1000cc class with controlled aggression and smart racing to first create, and then maintain a comfortable margin over his nearest rivals.
But victory in the FX600cc class was far from easy and took all his years of experience and race craft to gain the upper hand on young gun and teammate, Rick Olson. Again, Curtain won all three legs, but with the pair being split by less than one second in the first leg, Curtain needed to be on his A-Game to keep his win streak intact. The pair battled long and hard in races two and three, with Curtain taking the honours and able to maintain his perfect record in the championship so far.
‰ÛÏRick took it right up to me today on the 600cc and he was riding exceptionally well, so a big pat on the back to him. But for me, I feel right at home on the Yamaha- both the R1 and R6- and enjoy racing them. Kev and Geoff again had the bikes in flawless condition and the results show how hard these guys work,‰Û
