Madaz Motorsport Race Results

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2009 Season Final Results

For the 2009 racing season, even with a much reduce attendance, the Madaz Motorsport team secured the 2000cc-3000cc IPRAWA Class championship.

2009 Championship Season Results

The Madaz Motorsport Team, thanks to the continued support and assistance from Rotomotion Engineers has used the 2009
season to do development and testing on improvements to the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 race car. With new long circuit PB (personal best) times recorded this year (64.8) the development of the car is on course to produce some spectatular results. The teams target is a top 5 result in the 2010 IPRA Nationals which are to be held in Perth at the Barbagallo Raceway.

The 2009 results have been somewhat subdued compared to previous years due to the concentration on development reather than race results but the team have had a number of race wins and won the July 2009 (Clem Dwyer) race meeting outright.

The Improved Production one-off Nationals race meeting is scheduled to be held at Barbagallo raceway in Oct 2010. With this great news for Improved Production racing in WA the Madaz Motorsport team are going to concentrate their development efforts on the 2010 Nationals event. Which will mean again a reduced number of race meeting attendances for the 2010 racing season.

The Madaz Motorsport team are looking forward to an exciting 2010 IPRA Nationals in WA and hope that all our supporters and followers will attend this fantastic event in Perth,WA.

2008 Championship Season Results

2008 Season Final Results

The Madaz Motorsport Team, thanks to the fantastic support and assistance from Rotomotion Engineers and our panel beaters J & I Auto Body Repairs, are the 2008 Improved Production Outright State Champions, the IPRAWA Outright Club Champions and the 2000cc-3000cc class champions!

2008 WA SmokeFree State Championships

After some engine reliability problems plaguing the teams efforts over the past two race meetings, the WA SmokeFree State Championships was to be a major turning point. A freshly prepared engine had been built by Rotomotion Engineers in an attempt to curb the reliability problems and had been run-in at the previous weekends "tuning" day.
The day started out very wet and with 4WD cars to compete against the racing was going to be tough for the 2WD Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7. Qualifying saw the teams Mazda RX7 on pole position for Improved Production cars in the wet which was very encouraging for the rest of the days racing potentially being wet.

Race one was again very wet and as expected the 4WD cars were very strong. The Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 ran faultlessly throughout the entire race finishing a solid 2nd to the 4WD Damage Control EVO but still scoring some very valuable state championship points.

Race two was a different story. The rain had cleared and the previous categories racing had dried out the track nicely. This suited the teams Mazda RX7 much better than a wet track. Race two being a reverse grid saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 starting from near the rear of grid. With a good start the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 quickly made its way through the field to finish the race in first place.

Race three was again dry with the weather finally clearing up. A dry track again meant the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 was again in its preferred element. Starting race three from pole for Improved Production cars gave the team a great starting position. Unfortunately though a bogged started resulted in the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 being overtaken before the first corner by the Damage Control EVO. However the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 was able to re-take that position and work its way through to the front for Improved Production finishing again in the top spot for the day.

These results mean the the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 won the WA SmokeFree State Championship race meeting overall for Improved Production cars. Another fine accumulation of points for the State Championship which had only two more race meetings to go.

2008 SuperTrucks and GT Tander Trophy - State Championship Round 4

As only the 3rd year running for the annual GT Tander Trophy for Improved Production cars, plenty of competitors were keen to win their respective classes trophy for 2008. This saw a bumper entry of Improved Production cars for this round of the state championship including the return of the current 2007 State Champion, Dave McShane in his Mazda RX7 and the inaugural winner of the Tander Trophy in 2006 - Kevin Ledger in his WRX STI.

Race one saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 qualify second on the grid. With a bumper grid of combined WA Street Cars and Improved Production cars a lot of josseling for the first corner was expected. The Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 managed to get a good start and was the first Improved Production car into the first corner. Fortunately for the entire 10 laps of the first race, the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 was never headed and claimed a win for the first race.

Race two, a reverse grid race, saw the Madaz Motorsport teams RX7 starting near rear of grid with only a few DNFs from race one starting behind. It was a tough race with a lot of work to do to get back up the front to gain valuable points for both the state championship and for the GT Tander Trophy. The Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 run faultlessly for the entire 10 laps and managed to pass all but one other Improved Production car to secure a second place finish in the second race. An in-car video of this race can be seen here :

Race three, the final 15lap event of the meeting, saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 starting from pole position with the WRX STI of Kevin Ledger right beside in the second grid position. The Madaz Motorsport's team RX7 managed to get an excellent start but with only 2WD was no match for the 4WD WRX STI into the first corner. The first two laps saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 hanging on very close to the WRX but unfortunately after the 2nd lap an engine problem caused a serious reduction in power. Even in this state the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 manage to consitantly lap in the 67s area (normally 65s) for the rest of the race. A safety car incident meant all the hard word at the start of the race to build a gap over the other Improved Production competitors was erased and with much less than normal power meant a second place finish was under threat. Fortunately though the 67s lap times the Madaz Motorsport teams RX7 was able to continue to put in solidified an excellent second place finish even in with the much reduced lap times.

These results, a race win for race one and two second place finishes in races two and three resulted in the Madaz Motorsport team securing the 2008 Over 2000cc GT Tander Trophy!
Natsoft Results Link

2008 AutoTrader Trophy - State Championship Round 2

Our second event of the year saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 qualify on pole for the Improved Production class. Race one was finished behind the safety car after a couple of incidents that required the removal of a number of cars. The final result though saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 finish the first race of the event in first place.
In-car video of the first race can be seen here :


The second race saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 starting incorrectly (due to a grid allocation error) at the rear of the grid. Though a tough race the Madaz Motorsport team managed to catch and over take all the Improved Production competitors to finally finish the second race in first position.

The third race was more of struggle for the Madaz Motorsport team as the exhaust muffler on the car had been slowly collapsing internally throughout the event with a resulting noticable loss of power. By the third race the exhaust opening at the rear of the car had shrunk to around the size of a 50c coin. The Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 continued on with the substantial loss of power and slower than normal lap times to finish the final race in the top spot. Ensuring the very important 90 state championship points for the events three races.

2008 NightMasters Round 1 - State Championship Round 1

Our first event of the year and a fantastic result for the Madaz Motorsport team! Three races and three wins including setting the fastest Improved Production qualifying time for the event. On top of all that the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 was over 1/2 second a lap faster than it had ever been before on the Barbagallo raceway short circuit.
The first race saw the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 pass and keep pace with one of the unrestricted WA StreetCar turbo Mazda RX7s and in the process reset the Improved Production short circuit lap record.
From 0:55.6465 Set On 20/03/2004 By Kevin Ledger In A Impreza WRX STi to 0:55.3961. Ref Natsoft Results Link
Such was the improvement in the cars performance from last season.

Race number two was the first of two races in the dark and under lights. There was an incident involving a few WA StreetCar Mazda RX7s that unfortunately the Madaz Motorsport RX7 also got caught up in resulting in the need to temporarily leave the racing circuit. After a quick but safe re-join of the race the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 managed to catch up to and pass all other IPRAWA competitors and even a few WA StreetCar competitors as well finally finishing in first place.

Race number 3 was uneventful with the Madaz Motorsport team electing to not stress the car anymore than was required to win the third and final race of the meeting. So after a few quick laps to ensure a safe first position the pace was slowed just enough the ensure the completion of the meeting and the gaining of the invaluable 90 State Championship points for the events three races.

2007 IPRAWA Season Results

2007 Season Final Results

Thanks to the fantastic support and assistance from Rotomotion Engineers, the Madaz Motorsport team are the 2007 IPRAWA Outright ClubChampions! Along with winning the 2000cc-3000cc class championship!

Also the Madaz Motorsport team where awarded the WASCC Improved Production Goldstar Championship as well as the Over 2000cc WASCC Improved Production Club championship!

NightMasters Finale (November)

MADAZ Motorsport has had a great end to the 2007 season by winning the Improved Production Racing category. Times were not as fast as hoped at this November NightMasters meeting using the Barbagallo short circuit. But finishing 1st place in race one and three to take out the maximum points for for the event makes up for it.

Bio-Diesel Supertruck Round - State Championship Round 3 (August)

IPRAWA's second biggest meeting of the calendar, only to the V8 Supercar Round, was a great event with a large crowd of spectators with the two annual Over and Under 2000cc Tander Trophies up for grabs. This is a long race event with the first two races of the meeting 10 laps each with a final race of 15 laps. A total of 35 laps compared to a regular race event of only 24 laps.
 
The SuperTruck round was not the best for the Madaz Motorsport team unfortunately. Qualifying was a bit on the slow side and the reason for this was not discovered until all the cars were lined up on the dummy grid ready for race number one. The left-hand rear shock absorber mounting bolt had either broken or come loose resulting in the shock absorber hanging down under the car and touching the road. The warm-up lap was attempted to try and see if it would be at all possible to run the race even with the loose shock absorber but unfortunately there was too much possibility of permanent damage to the shock absorber so the race was aborted. This meant that the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 had to start the second race on the following Sunday at the very rear of the grid. With a bumper entry list for the event this meant around grid position 27. The Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 ran at an exceptional pace during this race with the repaired shock absorber mounting and even with a saftey car interventation of over two laps finally managed to get to 10th position before the end of the race. But unfortunately the bad luck of the event was not over yet. During the time between race two and race three the team decided to bleed the front brakes in preparation for the long 15 lap final race event. During the warm-up lap for the final race of the day the steering was very shakey and prompted a re-entry into pit lane for a quick check over. The team found both the front wheels bolts where not at their correct tension so they were prompty tightened. Unfortunately this had cost the team two laps of the final event but it was decided to run the car anyway just to verify everything was ok and to have some fun! Even though the team finished last due to the lost two laps there was plenty of over-taking practice gained and the Madaz Motorsport Mazda RX7 ran faultlessly for the rest of the race event. In both races entered the teams Mazda RX7 was lapping as fast as or faster than the pace of the front running IPRA competitors.  What could have been!


Spices Catering Cup - State Championship Round 2 (July)

This event started with rather inclement weather and the race track suffered a number of "oil downs" from earlier qualifying and events prior to the Improved Production races. This resulted in all IPRA competitiors lap times being somewhat slower than expected and a bit of a 4WD advantage for those competitors. Even with this situation the Madaz Motorsport RX7 managed to qualify in pole position and then lead a substantial amount of the first race. Unfortunately due to running a bit wide on the exit from the first corner while giving fellow competitors from another category "racing room" the Madaz Motorsport RX7 drifted into the "marbles" on the edge of the corner and lost a substantial amount of time all on the last lap of the first race. Even with this misfortune, the team managed to finish in second place outright and gain some valuable state championship and club points.
With rain showers still failing thoughout the day the second race was a bit of a repeat of the first with the Madaz Motorsport RX7 managing to finish a respectable second place to "Top Racing"s EVO 3 4WD turbo.
The third and final race was cancelled due to a previous categories accident which resulted in the doctor having to leave the circuit with an injured competitor and head to the Royal Perth Hospital.

Autumn Cup - Club Championship Meeting (May)