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Mel Bristow PowerHouse CBX Racing

The 'BEAST'

Team Manager/Owner Rol Skate

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'BEAST' DVD Video

Produced 2009

Buy or View Preview

 

 

Bob Schatz is managing the 'BEAST' racing campaign

 for the next 12 months (from May 2011) in Queensland

 

Schedule Race or Event

Rider Daniel Youl

 

19th Island Classic - Australia's premier historic motorbike event

Phillip Island  27-29 Jan 2012

Unlimited Forgotten Era Class overall result  - 1st  Scott Webster  Bike 76

 2nd  Daniel Youl  Bike 66 (666)

 3rd Laurie Fyffe  Bike 23

Photos & further information at www.mcnews.com.au

 

CBX 6 Racing Australia - L-R Scott Thornton (Pit Crew), Peter Cohen (Assistant Team Manager)

Daniel Youl (Rider), Lindsay Donai (Mechanic), Bob Schatz (Team Manager)

 

 

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The 'Beast' with rider Daniel Youl at Queensland Raceway for an Open Track Day on 18 Sept 2011.

Video by Tony Stolz

 

 

Testing/development ride by Mick Dibb, May 2011 at Broadford Motorcycle Complex Victoria

 after an engine build.  Rol and Karen finished this build at 5:30 am.

Getting ready for shipping for a race campaign managed from Queensland.

 

 

April 2011 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza

Rol Skate with rider Robbie Phillis who is about to test ride the 'Beast'.  Phillis has won the Australian Superbike Championship six times and racers against the 'Beast' rider Mick Dibb in the Forgotten Era Class.

  

Rob Blackbourne from Motorcycle Trader magazine was lucky enough to take the 'Beast' for a test ride.

 

'Australian Motorcycle News' magazine

has an article on Allan Cathcart

test riding the 'BEAST' - 5 pages.

Issue 13-26 April 2011, Vol 60, No 20

 

UK 'Sport Rider' magazine has a

similar article on Allan's test ride.

Click here to read article

(If link won't work copy and paste into browser window)

Or 'Sport Rider Features' webpage

 and scroll to article link.

 

April 2010 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza

 World renowned motorcycle journalist Alan Cathcart is ready to test ride the 'BEAST'

with Rol Skate and Mick Dibb giving a few pointers.

Photo Stephen Piper

The 'Beast' owners Rol & Karen Skate

 

Superbike World Championship, Phillip Island,  26 - 28 Feb 2010

Historic Racing Overall Results  (21 bikes competing)

1st  32   Robbie Phillis (Vic) 1980 Suzuki GSX 1166  Fastest lap time 1.44.285

2nd  28  Karl Corpe (Vic) Kawasaki Z1R 1100

3rd 666  Mick Dibb (Vic) Honda CBX 1147  Fastest lap time 1.45.478

Results are available on  http://www.computime.com.au/Index.htm

 

17th Island Classic - Australia's premier historic motorbike event

Phillip Island  22-24 Jan 2010

 

International Island Classic Events

Bike 666, rider Mick Dibb

Overall rider position - 5th out of around 40 bikes.

Race 1 - 6th,  Race 2 - 7th,  Race 3 - 9th,  Race 4 - 7th

Qualified 7th on the grid.

Unlimited Forgotten Era Events.

Competed only in Race 2 - 2nd place

International Island Classic Overall Placings

Australia won the challenge again.

Results

Photos of Fridays racing at http://www.mcnews.com.au

1st  99   Steve Martin (Vic) 1980 Suzuki GSX 1294

2nd  7    Lea Gourlay (UK) 1980 Suzuki XR69 1000

3rd  20   David Johnson (SA) 1980 Suz. Harris GSX 1100

4th  32   Robbie Phillis (Vic) 1980 Suzuki GSX 1166

5th  666 Michael Dibb (Vic) 1978 Honda CBX 1147

 

2nd bike without the motor

 

 

 

 

 

The International Challenge is between UK, New Zealand and Australia in the Forgotten Era class. 

Reigning World Endurance Champion Steve Martin and British Superbike star David Johnson will be joined on the grid for the International Challenge feature races with two-time Australian Superbike champion Malcolm Campbell (1980 Suzuki RG500), World SBK number three Robbie Phillis (1980 Suzuki GSX1100), multiple Australian Pro-Twin champion Craig McMartin (1978 Vincent), Formula Xtreme top gun Michael Dibb (1978 Honda CBX1000/6), 2009 Australian Superstock 1000 number three Beau Beaton (1978 Vincent) and Australian Historic champions Peter Guest (1978 Kawasaki Z1R), Karl Corpe (1978 Kawasaki Z1R), Laurie Fyffe (1980 Suzuki GSX1100) and Stu Loly (1980 Suzuki GSX1100).   The overseas challengers are headed by multiple British champion Lea Gourlay (Suzuki XR69 F1), with IoM TT winner Stan Woods (1980 Suzuki RG500) making his second trip to the Island Classic. 

Other classes include Vintage, Classic & Post Classic and Side Cars all with big fields.  Riders from Australia, UK, New Zealand, France and USA have entered the Island Classic.  From www.mcnews.com.au

 

Video Preview

Featuring on board race footage

 of rider Mick Dibb

with added commentary

and still photos.

The video footage is from the

Australian Historic Road Race Championship

held at Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick, Queensland

on 4-6 Sept 2009.  Video by Tony Stolz

AU Price $17.50 includes postage to anywhere in Australia.

US Price $20.00 includes postage to anywhere in the World.

or more details and payment.

Viewing time approx 60 minutes.

 

MotoGP, Phillip Island, Historic Racing 16-17 Oct 2009

16th Oct    Bike 666  rider Mick Dibb,  Qualified 9th place,  1st Race - 5th,  2nd Race - DNS

Watch on You Tube footage from the super screens of the 'BEAST' racing in Race 1 Part 1 and Race 1 Part 2.

 

The 'BEAST' with other competitors bikes in the Historic Class

 

 

Australian Historic Road Racing Championship 4-6 Sept 2009    Results of all Classes

Period 5 Unlimited Outright Placings

1st  Bike 23  Laurie Fyffe

2nd Bike 666  Mick Dibb -  riding 'standby' bike with the 'standard' motor. 

3rd  Bike 7  Leo Cash

5 Sept - 3rd Bike 666 Mick Dibbs

Mick was racing the 'standby' bike with the 'standard' motor.

4 Sept - Mick qualified 3rd with Robbie Phillis qualifying 1st.

Unfortunately the motor spun a bearing.

Standby bike with standard motor.

 

Final championship race on Sunday.  Mick was pipped on the finish line by .002sec by Laurie Fyffe to place him second in the championship.

 

Clutch changing

Photos YoshTrathen

 

The 'Beast' has a 4 page spread in the July 2009 issue of

Rapid Bike magazine

 

 

33rd Historic Winton 4x2, Winton Motor Raceway 30 & 31 May 2009

2nd place overall.

 

666 Mick Dibb, 76 Scott Webster

Photo Steve Duggan www.sdpics.com

 

 

Historic Event, SuperBike World Championship, Phillip Island Feb 2009

Race 1 - DNS change of motor  Race 2 - 4th,  Race 3  - 5th

Approximately 30 Historic racers.

666 Mick Dibb

32 Robbie Phillis

Photo Herbert Wuersh

 

 

Videos on You Tube of the BEAST and rider Mick Dibb  -  Years 2009 & 2008

 

 

Rider Mick Dibb profile

from the Australia Motorcycle News magazine.

 

Right

Rider Mick Dibb at Island Classic Jan 2009

(3rd overall 2007 Formula Xtreme Championship)

(4th overall 2008 Formula Xtreme Championship)

Photo Tony Herd

 

18th International Island Classic

 held in January 2011

View Mick Dibb dicing with Ryan Farquar on the Onboard Video link 'Sun - Full Race 3'

Mick came 3rd overall and was riding

a 'T Rex' 1980 Honda CBR 1100 (Bike No 1).

 

16th Island Classic - Australia's premier historic motorbike event

Phillip Island  23-25 Jan 2009

 

Overall results for the International Island Challenge

Bike 666 the 'Beast'  rider Mick Dibb came 5th overall out of a field of approximately 40

of the Worlds Best Period 5 Historic racers.

Australia won the challenge again.

 

Photo Steve Duggan www.sdpics.com

  

Photo Tony Herd

 

Photo 24 January 2009

Bike No.   3 - Malcolm Campbell,  35 - Paul Brown NZ,  76 - Scott Webster,  666 - Mick Dibb,

34 - Peter Guest,  32 - Robbie Phillis,  1 - Wayne Gardner

At the end of the day it is all about keeping the 'Forgotten Era' bikes running for the motorcycle enthusiasts.

 

2009 Island Classic

TOP 10 FASTEST LAPTIMES

POS     RIDER            NAT    BIKE                           LAPTIME

1          M Campbell     AUS    Suzuki RG500             1:41.953

2          W Gardner      AUS    Honda CB1100R           1:42.610

3          S Webster       AUS    Moto Martin Kawa        1:42:785

4          R Phillis          AUS    Suzuki GSX1100          1:43.328

5          D Johnson       AUS    McIntosh Kawasaki      1:43.603

6          K Corpe           AUS    Kawasaki Z1R             1:43.841

7          P Guest           AUS    Kawasaki Z1R             1:44.776

8          M Dibb            AUS    Honda CBX1000/6         1:45.597

9          L Fyffe             AUS    Suzuki GSX1100          1:45.916

10        K Higgs            UK      P&M Kawasaki            1:46.129

 

AMCN Sixteenth Annual Island Classic

Two CBX bikes will be competing.

Bike No 666 - The 'Beast' Rider Mick Dibb competing in the Period 5 Class.   Mick has been selected in the top 13 from Australia to compete in the International Challenge.

Bike No 6  - Rider Trefor Lenegan from Western Australia, competing in the Unlimited Forgotten Era Class.

 

From the www.mcnews.com.au - Island Classic, International Challenge

The International Challenge, a team event for the fastest 45 riders from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, is dominated by large-capacity 1980s-vintage four-stroke Superbikes and F1 machines. However, five Yamaha TZ750s and four Suzuki RG500 GP two-strokes will ensure a competitive mix of machines for the four International Challenge races.

The visitors will have their work cut out against the strongest Australian team yet assembled for the event, with Gardner (1980 Honda CB1100R), Campbell (1980 Suzuki RG500), Phillis (1980 Suzuki GSX1100), multiple Australian Historic champions Peter Guest and Karl Corpe (both 1978 Kawasaki Z1Rs), multiple Pro-Twin champion Craig McMartin (1978 Irving Vincent) and Formula Xtreme front-runner Michael Dibb (1978 Honda CBX1000/6) heading the local challenge.

Rider Trefor Lenegan

 

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