MaxPower is proud to be looking after the Carr Brothers Race bikes.
Steve will be preparing there 4 bikes for each race, with Dyno tuning,
Engine rebuilding and Race preparation.
The bikes will be on display in our show room when they aren’t Racing so come and get behind the boys.

    BRAYDEN CARR
 – Formula Extreme (GSXR1000)

* DOB: 14/03/1984
* Age: 23 years
* Height: 173cm
* Weight: 76kg
* Ambitions: To continue with the success of the 2007 ASC series and race internationally either in Europe or the USA.

MITCHELL (Middy) CARR
- Supersport (GSXR600)

RACE ONE EASTERN CREEK
The Mat Mladin Development Team consisting of Mitchell Carr, Brayden Carr and Tom Roche had a very successful second round at Mallala. The three bikes had been prepared by MaxPower Performance Cycles and were all in spot on condition for the challenges of the weekend.

Mitchell Carr – Supersport – Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award Recipient

Mitchell had his most successful results in Supersport so far qualifying in eighth position. This had been his goal for this season and he then went on to achieve seventh place in Race 1 and eighth place in Race 2. He competed on his 2007 GSXR600 as his 2008 model will arrive in the coming week. The new bike will be prepared for the next round at Winton and Mitchell is expecting to build on his success at Mallala.

Brayden Carr – Formula Extreme.

Brayden was disappointed with his final qualifying position of fifth as he had earlier in the day qualified second. After some work on suspension and setup the bike felt a lot better and this was reflected in better lap times. Many thanks to Phil Tainton for his assistance/advice and thanks to Alan from Taylor Racing. After qualifying second row on the grid, Brayden made the most of the situation and in all three races had a top three position by the end of the first lap. He was really happy with how the GSXR1000 got him off the line and before long he was dicing for a podium finish in all three races.

Race 1 – second place

Race 2 – third place

Race 3 – second place

Brayden achieved second place overall on the weekend and is now in second place in the series.

Tom Roche – Formula Extreme

Tom had his first outing on the GSXR1000 after having previously competed on the GSXR600 Superstock in Round 1 at Eastern Creek. He is thrilled to have made the step up and he took no time at all to adjust to the more powerful bike which really suits his riding style. He achieved second place in the combined C & D Grade results over the weekend and is hopeful of improving his overall series position in the next round at Winton.

Tom’s success rounded off a pleasing weekend for all three riders. They all give special thanks to Mat Mladin Imports, Joe Rocket, TSA Metals, Maxpower Performance Cycles, Racers Edge, Procycles, Motul, RK Chains, Yoshimura, Galfer Braking Systems, Vortex, Pazzo Levers, Learning Systems Australia, Shark, AXO, Townsends Signs, Dutchys Paint and RG Photography for their continued support and assistance.

Mitchell, Brayden and Tom would like to thank Greg from Racers Edge for his great support and mentoring over the weekend.

Mitchell Carr would like to give special thanks to the sponsors of the Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award.

RACE TWO MALLALA SA
The Mat Mladin Development Team consisting of Mitchell Carr, Brayden Carr and Tom Roche had a very successful second round at Mallala. The three bikes had been prepared by MaxPower Performance Cycles and were all in spot on condition for the challenges of the weekend.

Mitchell Carr – Supersport – Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award Recipient

Mitchell had his most successful results in Supersport so far qualifying in eighth position. This had been his goal for this season and he then went on to achieve seventh place in Race 1 and eighth place in Race 2. He competed on his 2007 GSX-R600 as his 2008 model will arrive in the coming week. The new bike will be prepared for the next round at Winton and Mitchell is expecting to build on his success at Mallala.

Brayden Carr – Formula Extreme.

Brayden was disappointed with his final qualifying position of fifth as he had earlier in the day qualified second. After some work on suspension and setup the bike felt a lot better and this was reflected in better lap times. Many thanks to Phil Tainton for his assistance/advice and thanks to Alan from Taylor Racing. After qualifying second row on the grid, Brayden made the most of the situation and in all three races had a top three position by the end of the first lap. He was really happy with how the GSX-R1000 got him off the line and before long he was dicing for a podium finish in all three races.

Race 1 – second place

Race 2 – third place

Race 3 – second place

Brayden achieved second place overall on the weekend and is now in second place in the series.

Tom Roche – Formula Extreme

Tom had his first outing on the GSX-R1000 after having previously competed on the GSX-R600 Superstock in Round 1 at Eastern Creek. He is thrilled to have made the step up and he took no time at all to adjust to the more powerful bike which really suits his riding style. He achieved second place in the combined C & D Grade results over the weekend and is hopeful of improving his overall series position in the next round at Winton.

Tom’s success rounded off a pleasing weekend for all three riders. They all give special thanks to Mat Mladin Imports, Joe Rocket, Suzuki Australia, TSA Metals, Maxpower Performance Cycles, Racers Edge, Procycles, Motul, RK Chains, Yoshimura, Galfer Braking Systems, Vortex, Pazzo Levers, Learning Systems Australia, Shark, AXO, Townsends Signs, Dutchys Paint and RG Photography for their continued support and assistance.

Mitchell, Brayden and Tom would like to thank Greg from Racers Edge for his great support and mentoring over the weekend.

Mitchell Carr would like to give special thanks to the sponsors of the Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award.

The team would also like to thank Suzuki Australia for their great support (both. financially and technically).

The Mat Mladin Development Team consisting of Mitchell Carr, Brayden Carr and Tom Roche had a very successful second round at Queensland Raceway. The three bikes had been prepared by MaxPower Performance Cycles and were all in spot on condition for the challenges of the weekend.

Mitchell Carr – Supersport – Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award Recipient

Middy was pleased to qualify well in this important double header round. He qualified on second row giving him a good opportunity off the start. On Saturday, he followed that up with seventh place in race 1 and eighth place in race 2.

On Sunday Middy gained 8^th place in race 1. In the afternoon he had to start from the rear of the grid with three other riders, as he slept in after lunch and was late getting to pit lane. By the end of the first lap he was back in tenth place and finished in seventh place. He was determined to ride the wheels off the bike if he had to after such a disappointing start.

Middy is pleased to be up there with the more experienced riders and is gaining more confidence and better results with each round. Middy’s goal for the 2008 ASC was to finish in the top ten for Supersport and he has achieved this at most of the rounds.

Middy would also like to thank Ian Andrews for lending him an engine case for the last race.

Brayden Carr – Formula Extreme.

Brayden qualified second on the grid and was a bit disappointed after having had pole position at Winton. However on Saturday it was clear that the racing up front was going to be close and eventful with his main adversaries Chas Hern and Ben Henry. Brayden finished in 3^rd place in race 1 and second place in race 2, putting him second overall on the day.

The Sunday was more successful after some minor setup changes and once again the racing was so close you could throw a blanket over the top three. The track conditions were difficult however lap times for the top three were all under previous lap record times.

Brayden finished 2^nd in race 1 to Ben Henry after Chas Hern had a fall putting him out of contention for that race. In race 2 Brayden finished 1^st after Ben Henry took a fall. These results gave him first place for Round 5 and he now has a 11.5 point lead in the series coming into round 6 at Symmonds Plains.

Tom Roche – Formula Extreme

Tom is seriously contending the C/D Grade division in the Formula Extreme Class. After a disappointing qualifying position, Tom took full advantage and had a clean sweep for the weekend winning the C/D grade in all four races.

Tom had missed the first round at Eastern Creek in this division as he competed in the first round in the Superstock class. He is now leading the C/D Grade division so this is an excellent achievement to make up the points in four of the five rounds.

Tom is also placing well in the overall point score and improving his lap times and finishing position at each round. He is looking forward to the Symmonds Plains round as he feels the challenging circuit will be suited to his riding style.

The bike handled really well and Tom would like to thank James from Zenodamper for the suspension work and Maxpower Performance Cycles for the performance of the bike.

Mitchell, Brayden and Tom would like to thank Greg from Racers Edge for his great support and mentoring over the weekend.

The Mat Mladin Imports Development Team would like to thank Mat Mladin Imports, Joe Rocket, TSA Metals, Maxpower Performance Cycles, Racers Edge, Procycles, Motul, RK Chains, Yoshimura, Galfer, Vortex, Pazzo Levers, Learning Systems Australia, Shark, Townsends Signs and RG Photography for their continued support and assistance.

Mitchell would like to personally thank the Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award sponsors Allen and Margaret McCarthy, Dunlop, Phil Tainton Racing, Monza Imports, Darred Body Works, Bandit Tyre Warmers and Jason Kelly from MA for his support.

The team would also like to thank Suzuki Australia for their great support throughout the ASC series.

RACE THREE WINTON VIC
The Matt Mladin Imports Development Team/Maxpower had a very successful weekend at the Winton Round 3 of the ASC. The team was pleased to receive the Best Presented Team Award from AMCN.

Tom Roche – Formula Extreme - C & D Grade

Tom was able to achieve his best times and results in Formula Extreme this year at the Winton Round.

Having missed the first round points due to competing in the Superstock class, Tom is thrilled with his decision to make the step up to the Suzuki GSX-R1000. He continued to improve throughout the weekend with an overall tenth place in Race 1 and eighth place in Race 2 as he gained confidence on the challenging circuit.

The weekend’s results placed Tom in first position for the Winton Round in the C & D Grade points. He is currently running fifth in the overall series points after only two rounds. He has his sights firmly set on improving his overall position at each of the following rounds with the goal of taking out first place in the C & D Grade division. With his times improving at each round and his commitment this goal is certainly achievable.

Tom would like to give special thanks to James Gunn from Zenodamper who travelled to Winton with him two weeks prior to the round to set up his suspension. Tom was really happy with the way his bike handled the difficult circuit.

Brayden Carr – Formula Extreme

Brayden had a great start to the weekend achieving pole position. He took good advantage of this and got a great start in Race 1 on the Saturday afternoon. He led the field for most of the race to finish 1^st coming across the line seven seconds in front of second place. The MaxPower prepared bike was again very strong and was the main driving force for Brayden’s success over the weekend.

In race 2 Brayden was leading when he was passed by another rider who then crashed right in front of him. Brayden braked hard to avoid running over the rider. Ben Henry who was hot on Brayden’s heels was unable to avoid hitting Brayden’s bike causing severe damage to his exhaust system. Brayden’s foot was stuck in between the bent exhaust and the foot peg. Brayden slowly dropped from first place to fourth and was pleased to see the race end. A very pleasing result considering the circumstances! Brayden commented “that the AXO Lancer boot saved him from severe burns through the remaining seven laps after the incident”.

Brayden came back in Race 3, once again getting a good start and managing to hold the lead till the finish whilst under considerable pressure from his usual sparring partners, Ben Henry and Chas Hern.

Brayden was excited about the results from the weekend with a round win, pole position, a new lap record for the FX class and closing the points on 1^st place series leader to a small margin.

Brayden would like to give special thanks to Graham McMillan for his assistance over the weekend.

Mitchell Carr – Supersport (GSX-R600) Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award Recipient

Mitchell had his first weekend out on the new 2008 GSX-R600 Suzuki which MaxPower had been working overtime to have ready for this weekend. It was all worthwhile in the first qualifying session when he came in with the fastest time for the morning on a cold track. By the afternoon session, the team riders had joined the field and by the end Mitchell had qualified sixth, his best qualifying position so far this year.

He went on to cross the line in fourth position of the second part of the first race which had to be restarted after being red flagged, which on merged times put him in fifth place, an excellent result. He then went on to cross the line in sixth place in the second race of the day after duelling with three other top class riders throughout the race. Mitchell and his team are thrilled with the results!

Mitchell would like to give special thanks to the sponsors of the Kirk McCarthy Memorial Award and Graham McMillan for his a specialised assistance over the weekend.

They all give special thanks to Mat Mladin Imports, Joe Rocket, Suzuki Australia, TSA Metals, Maxpower Performance Cycles, Racers Edge, Procycles, Motul, RK Chains, Yoshimura, Galfer Braking Systems, Vortex, Pazzo Levers, Learning Systems Australia, Shark, AXO, Townsends Signs, GM Egan & Co, Dutchys Paint and RG Photography for their continued support and assistance.

The team would also like to thank Suzuki Australia for their great support throughout the ASC series.