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Following on previous successes at Club level (winner of
George Carrick Trophy 07, Superlight Class Hartwell MCC '06
& '07), LACHLAN HILL has now won the 2009 Victorian
125cc championship. The very next weekend, he then took out yet
another trophy first in the Master of Mac Park/Formula Mac Park
for 2009. |
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THURSDAY, September 24, 2009 The Standard
Sport |
Macarthur biker wins Victorian
125cc championship
Hill claims state title |
MOTORSPORT
By
ANDREW THOMSON
DRIVING for a living and overcome
difficulties on the run has helped Macarthur
agricultural contractor Lachlan Hill claim the Victorian
125cc motorcycle title at Broadford.
After a slow start to the four round series, the
35-year-old stormed home in the final three races at
Broadford last weekend to win the title by just one
point.
Hill said that the first couple of rounds at
Broadford and Winton were tough as he wrestled with his
bike's set-up during the three races in each round.
He said that in the third round at Phillip Island |
last month he
was much more competitive, taking on some of Australia's
best 125cc racers.
"A lot of the grand prix 125cc
racers used that Victorian title round as a bit of a hit
out at Phillip Island," he said.
"But despite the competition, things went much
better. There were five wildcards racing and I finished
the weekend fourth overall which was very pleasing.
"Those blokes have a lot more money and horsepower
than I have." Hill said that going into the final three
races at Broadford he needed to qualify well. |
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Motorcyclist Lachlan Hill stormed home to be Vicoria's best |
| "We only got in one fast lap before I crashed on
saturday. On the second lap I went into a turn at about
100kmph, the front let go and down the road it all
went," he said. |
challengers he was
delighted to finish up qualifying second on the grid for
the three races.
"We patched up the bike and got it going. We
had to bend a |
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few things back into shape and lost a little
straight line speed," he said.
"Heading into the last round we worked out I had to
finish second. Finishing even wouldn't have been enough
as I would have been beaten on a countback. It finished
up being a bit stressful but we finished second to win
the title by a point"
Hill has been racing motorbikes for ten years.
"I've always raced grand prix races bikes, but this
125cc is the best bike I've ever ridden. I raced 350cc
classics and modern 250cc, but this 125cc bike is as
fast as the 250cc bike I had," he said.
"It's amazing what you can get out of the little
motors. The bikes only weigh 75kg and |
just fly round corners. There's a lot of passing in this grade because of slipstreaming."
Hill said he contested the
state title this year after racing in club events and
would consider dropping back to club events and
contesting a couple of national series rounds next year.
"It's a lot more money and you just about need
factory backing. I work for myself with my father. You
can't just go to Brisbane for the weekend and then turn
around in a fortnight and head off again." he said
"Last weekend DM Truck centre gave me some oil which
helped out and Peter from Promecha Suspensions in
Melbourne has helped me get an advantage through the
corners." |
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