Malibu Porsche + Winton Raceway + Lockie Marshall

While most teenagers were heading down to the beach in the week between Christmas and New Year,  Lockie has been busy preparing for his first test in Porsche Carrera Cup car at Winton Raceway.  Thanks to the generous support of  Xavier West,  from Malibu Motor Sport,  Lockie was able to familiarise himself with the operation of the left hand drive Porsche racer that Xavier has been campaigning in the Porsche GT3 Challenge during 2012.   With Xavier’s guidance,  Lockie was able to come to grips with the potent Porsche machine and by the end of the day was laying down some very respectable lap times.   

Xavier runs through the start procedure with Lockie 

 

Very different to the F3 car

 

On the throttle out of Turn 2

 

Lockie’s first impressions of the Porsche were that it was a very well balanced car and had tons of grip and fantastic stopping  power.     As it was Lockie’s first drive in a closed car he was amazed at how hot the cabin got even with the engine being in the rear.    During the day the Porsche was all but the fastest car on the track with the exception of a Lamborghini racer being prepared for next years Australian GT Championship.    

With Lockie’s sights firmly set on racing in the Carrera Cup in 2013 he is working hard on attracting sponsors who would like to be part to the Porsche series and take advantage of the extensive television coverage the series gets on the 7 Network as the prestige category  supporting the V8 Supercar Series.

Lockie would like to acknowledge Xavier and Scott and the rest of the team from Malibu Motor Sport for their support organising the test day.  

Malibu Motor Sport is supported by Malibu Boats  Australia,  a company famous for their range of high quality ski boats and wakeboarding boats.   Check them out at www.malibuboats.com.au

Race Winner for Sale

For Sale:  Dallara F302/4   Renault Sodemo       

                           

Competition History                                                                                                      

This car is a Dallara F302/4 with the chassis number 059.  Its an ex Hi-Tech car out of England, which was the factory Renault team at the time.  In Australia it was raced by Aaron Caratti in 2005 and it won the AF3 championship that year.  In 2006 the car was purchased by Maher Algadri and over the next 2 years was only used a handful of times.  In 2009 Tim Macrow purchased and rebuilt the car and did 4 races resulting in an outright win and a third at Sandown and  Hidden Valley respectively.

We purchased the car off Tim towards the end of last year with the intention of doing the Australian F3 2012 Forpark Scholarship series although a broken wrist a week before Clipsal meant Lockie had to sit out the first three rounds.  In the remaining 4 rounds Lockie scored two round wins and two seconds in the Forpark National class.   During 2012 the car has been very reliable with no mechanical or driver DNF's.

Vehicle Description

The Dallara F302/4 has a FIA homologated  carbon fibre tub and is fitted with a very potent Renault Sodemo F3 fuel injected 2 litre engine driving through a Hewland's 6 speed sequential (plus flat shift ignition cut) dog box.   The car is fitted with a control FIA wiring loom and Bosch Motronic ECU and logging system.   Safety features include the FIA crash test certification of the tub, plumbed-in electric trigger fire system,  Premier FT3 fuel cell and Sabelt 6 point harness.    The aero package comprises adjustable front and rear wings and powerful underfloor rear diffuser.   All body work is carbon fibre composite. 

The vehicle is now offered for sale with a current  CAMS logbook and manufactures setup documentation.

The vehicle will be supplied with two sets of wheels with a set of slicks and a set of wets fitted.   The wets are near new having done only 7 laps at Phillip Island in race two of the September round.   The slicks  are also near new having done the qualifying session and race one and the final race at PI .    The wheel sets were imported new from EvoCorse in Italy earlier in the year and are in mint condition.

New brake pads were installed for the last round (at PI)  and are a PFC 05 compound which Lockie much preferred compared to the standard PFC 01 compound.   The pads exhibit minimal wear.  New rotors were fitted prior to round 6 at Queensland raceway.

A large range of gear ratios (18 ratio sets) come with the car to suit all tracks included in the AF3 Championship Series.  

A Bosch timing beacon is supplied with the car.  

The car will be supplied in a race prepared condition and will have a new Jabroc skid guard fitted (middle section) and new clutch friction plates installed.  The gearbox input shaft, drive shafts and front and rear stub axles will be crack tested prior to sale.   Engine has approximately 1550 km logged. 

Chassis Set-up  and Data Engineering

All set-up information as supplied by Tim Macrow and the data files and post race engineering analysis reports from Queensland Raceway and Phillip Island will be supplied with the car.  

Spares Package

A large range of spares will be available to the purchaser subject to negotiation including:

Two additional sets of wheels (1 x slicks and 1 x wets)

Rear wing upper plane (new)

Rear wing flap (new)

Low, medium and high downforce front flaps. (Second Hand)

Splitter (new)

Left and right barge boards (S/H)

Brake balance adjuster cable (new)

Radio loom (S/H)

Steering rods x 4 (new)

Front pushrod x 2 (new)

Rear pushrod (new)

Rear toe rod with rose joints x 2 (new)

Push rod / toe rod adjusters x 4 (new)

Assorted new rose joints inc hi-misalignment type for the front pushrod

Front wishbone lower (new)

Front wishbone upper (S/H)

Wishbone and push rod fabrication jigs

Front wing mounts (CNC 7075 Al) x 4 (new)

Assorted camber shims (S/H)

Champion coil pack

9 Ryco Oil Filters

20 Litres of Mobil 1  full synthetic oil

 

Pit Equipment

2 x ICOM  radios and McCall headset plus charger

Front and rear quick-lifts

Chassis stands (low and high)

Mobile gantry and chain block

Aluminium garage dolly

Set-up bars and string lines

Digital corner weight scales and levelling cradles

Adjustable front and rear ride height  gauges

Hewlands main shaft locknut tool

Refuelling rig accurate to 0.005 kg

Half a drum of Elf WRF fuel (25lt)

Trailer

A purpose built electric tilt enclosed tandem trailer is also available and includes electric brakes (on all 4 wheels), electric winch and door lift and built in 240V inverter.   This trailer is designed to accommodate a low ground clearance F3 car and has a zero degree angle between the ramp and floor.   Aluminium body and rocker suspension makes it a breeze to tow.

Purchase Options

This car has been rigorously maintained and has a proven competition record.   In the right hands this car will be a National Class winner in the 2013 Australian F3 Championship.

The car, spares,  pit equipment and trailer are all available separately or, as a complete package.   This package represents all the infrastructure required for a team to compete at either the Australian F3 Championship level or in the NSW State Championship series.   Driver coaching, data engineering, mechanical preparation and track support will also be available through 2013 on a round by round basis if required.  

This vehicle represents an opportunity to compete at the highest level of Australian open wheel racing and is an ideal step up from Formula Ford prior to heading overseas or moving into Carrera Cup or DVS.  
(F3 is a development category and is reconised worldwide as an important training ground for drivers as they have to develop the ability to work with their engineer to understand what the car is doing and then make small changes to optimise its performance.)       

   

2012  Australian F3 Championship, National Class Results

RD 4.  Hidden Valley Raceway     1st

RD 5.  Eastern Creek                  2nd

RD 6.  Queensland Raceway        2nd

RD 7.  Phillip Island                    1st

For more information visit www.lockiemarshall.com or contact John Marshall at marshall.motorsport@bigpond.com or call 0418 334 408.

Surprise Youth Award

In a most pleasant surprise last week Woodend teenager Lockie Marshall discovered that he had been nominated in the Alternative Sport category of the Macedon Ranges Shire Youth Awards for 2012.  In recognition of  Lockies success in his motorsport activities he was judged as the winner in the category that included many high standard nominees.  Lockie was delighted to receive his award at a presentation evening that showcased the achievements of  many of  the young individuals and youth cultural and sporting groups from across the shire.  Lockie was especially pleased to receive his award given he has several very supportive local sponsors including Kyneton Toyota,  Autopro Kyneton, Kyneton Bridgestone and Unique Marine and RV Accessories in Woodend. 

    For more information go to : http://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=4201#BM11649

Marshall at Home on the Island

Phillip Island GP Circuit,  Australia's fastest  track was the perfect venue for the final round of the Australian Formula 3 Championship over the weekend.  Friday practice saw Lockie top the time sheets for the national class although his main rival Queenslander Hayden Cooper was snapping at his heels just 0.3 second off  Lockie's pace.   Qualifying on Saturday was a nail biting affair with Cooper just piping Lockie by a mere 0.02 second, literally the blink of an eye.    

Race 1 on Saturday afternoon saw Cooper capitalize on his advantageous starting position and ended up leading Lockie to the cheque red flag.   Again each driver's best lap times were separated by just 0.03 second.   Race 2 on Sunday morning started in atrocious conditions with wind squalls and heavy rain blowing across the track from Bass Straight.  Cooper got a flying start and was never headed.  Lockie, in a game of catch up had a couple of spins and was never really in a position to put pressure on his Queensland rival.

The all important final race saw Lockie starting from a midfield grid spot two rows behind Cooper.  In a dramatic start two cars stalled when the lights went green and as Cooper got away his Dallara broke a drive shaft and was forced to retire early.   With his main rival sidelined Lockie proceeded to build a comfortable gap on the second placed national car and finished off the 14 lapper without challenge.   Lockie also came home in front of two of the faster Championship cars (which have improved aerodynamics better suited to fast circuits like Phillip Island).  In a post race interview Lockie said it was "great to take the win but it was bad luck for Hayden,  I was really looking forward to racing him in the final" 

The Phillip Island round capped off a successful debut season for Lockie in the Australian Formula 3 Championship.  Over the last four rounds of the season Lockie scored 2 wins and 2 second places in the National class which was enough to earn him 3rd place in the Forpark National Class Championship despite missing the first three rounds due to a broken arm.  

Lockie would like to thank his sponsors LORD Chemicals, Hare & Forbes Machinery House, Ontime Distribution, Forensic Consulting,  A1 Signs,  Elf Racefuels,  Connexus,  Campbellfield Truck Services,  Kyneton Autopro, Kyneton Toyota,  Bridgestone Kyneton, Body Corp Highpoint Accident Repair Centre, Point Precision Engineering, Race Recall and Unique Marine for their support through the year.   

You can watch in-car videos from Phillip island and follow Lockie’s progress on his website, Facebook and Twitter 

www.lockiemarshall.com  

www.facebook.com/LockieMarshall.racing

https://twitter.com/LockieMarshall

The latest videos are at : 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwQ2P2i7lSA&feature=g-upl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUEw0Pno71U&feature=g-upl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBW6mPE8lZ0&feature=context-gau

Marshall Motorsport teams up with EVOCorse

As part of an expansion of its motorsport activities, Marshall Motorsport is pleased to announce it has been appointed the Australian distributor for the EVOCorse range of competition wheels and accessories.   This arrangement followed our initial import of Formula 3 centre lock wheels which were snapped up by a number of F3 teams competing in the State and Australian Championships.   

With a longstanding involvement in Italian Motorsport EVOCorse have forged a reputation for supplying wheels of the highest quality for open wheeler, GT and touring car categories.   Building on its track success EC is now a highly regarded supplier to a number of European rally teams including the WRC entrant Prodrive.   Innovations such as the the patented EVOCorse QPS (Quick Pit Stop) captive wheel nuts are gaining wide acceptance in European gravel and tarmac rally circles offering up to a 30 second advantage when doing in-stage wheel changes.

EVOCorse has also had success in the unforgiving off road racing environment where it has become the wheel of choice for many teams and private entries in the Dakar rally, the Pharohs rally and most recently the Australasian Safari.   Marshall Motorsport has recently supplied several sets of the highly regarded Dakar Corse Zero off road competition wheel to the Melbourne base Grunt Global rally team who are putting together an impressive VW Amarok entry to tackle the Production 4WD class in this years Safari.   Grunt Global's lead driver Sam Beck has worked closely with Marshall Motorsport to ensure the wheels supplied are capable of taking on some of the toughest terrain Western Australia has to offer.  We have been able to draw on the experience the factory has had in supplying teams in the Dakar in Africa and South Americal over the past few years.

We are looking forward to following Sam's progress in the Safari  which will get underway on the 21st of September in Geraldton.

For more information on the Grunt Global rally team and their  Australasian Safari preparations  go to www.gruntglobal.com

Other EVOCorse products include their quick action lightweight rally jack as used by several WRC teams and the PDef brake caliper insulators that limit heat transfer into the brake caliper and reduce the occurrence of brake fluid fade.    For more information contact  John Marshall on 0418 334 408 or email marshall.motorsport@bigpond.com

AF3 Championship Round 6 Ipswich - Action Packed

 

Formula 3 rookie Lockie Marshall returned his third podium result in as many outings with a 2nd in the National class of the 2012 AF3 Championship at Ipswich on the weekend.  Following his win in Darwin and a second place at Eastern Creek, his strong showing in Queensland  puts lockie into third place in the Forpark National class championship despite missing the first three races due to a broken wrist.

In the adrenalin charged atmosphere of the V8 Supercar meeting, the official practice on Friday saw Lockie top the timesheets by the smallest of margins a mere 0.01 sec from hometown favorite Hayden Cooper.   Qualifying on Saturday morning was very tight with Cooper several tenths up on Lockie who ended the session as second fastest of the national class competitors.   A moments confusion during the closing seconds of the qualifying session saw Lockie take an extra lap much to the displeasure of the CAMS Clerk of Course, the resulting penalty being demotion to the rear of the grid and a $250 fine.   

Starting from the back of the grid,  Race 1 was a bruising affair which saw Lockie on the receiving end of several aggressive blocking moves as he challenged for the lead.   Several heart stopping touches at 200+ kph resulted in wheel rubs on the side pods of Lockie's car.  Things came to a head with Lockie's front wing being knocked askew which greatly affected the handling of his car and he was quickly overtaken by Cooper.  Despite the damage,  Lockie was able to adapt to the under-steer and hold onto 3rd place at  the close of the 16 lap race.

Race 2 was again a spirited affair with close wheel to wheel racing around the 3.1km circuit.  Mid way through the race Lockie was very lucky to miss a spinning car as it speared  back onto the track in front of him causing Lockie to himself run wide and spin at speed along the back straight of the circuit.  Fortunately Lockie was able to gather up the car performing  a high speed pirouette and continuing along the straight undeterred.   Crossing the line in second place in the national class was a great relief especially after his high speed moment on the back straight.

 Race 3, the main event, was uneventful compared to the earlier two races with Lockie starting a row behind his main rival Cooper.  The 24 lap race unfolded as a chase from the start with Lockie pressing the Queenslander although was never in a position to make a safe passing attempt  so he had to settle for 2nd in the race which gave him an overall second for the meeting in the National class.   The win secured the Forpark National class championship for Cooper with a round to spare.    Lockie was very happy with the result and commented "racing with Hayden has been close, he's a very good driver and I'm sure it would have been a ripper championship if I'd been in for the first few  rounds".  

Joining Lockie for the first time was Formula 3 engineer Chris Doumbos who's input was very helpful.  Chris worked closely with Lockie on data analysis and also provided valuable input on changes to car setup through the course of the weekend.   We would also like to thank Brad Jones Racing for their help on the weekend.      

Lockie would like to thank his sponsors LORD Chemicals, Hare & Forbes Machinery House, Ontime Distribution, Forensic Consulting,  A1 Signs,  Elf Racefuels,  Connexus,  Campbellfield Truck Services,  Kyneton Autopro, Kyneton Toyota,  Bridgestone Kyneton, Body Corp Highpoint Accident Repair Centre, Point Precision Engineering, Race Recall and Unique Marine for their support through the year.   

You can watch in-car videos from Ipswich and follow Lockie’s progress on his website www.lockiemarshall.com  or on Facebook  or via twitter at  @lockiemarshall

The latest videos are at : www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3qg2AAMAyw&feature=plcp

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INSPIRED BY ZAIDEE

Lockie Marshall is pleased to announce the he has been appointed as a "Young Ambassador" for the Zaidees's Rainbow Foundation, an organization

inspired by young  Zaidee Turner, who suffered a rare fatal brain annurism at 7 years of age.    In accordance with Zadiee's wishes her family ensured that Zaidee's tragic passing bought new hope to 12 other children who were awaiting critical organ and tissue transplants.    So from the tradegy of Zaidee's death, the Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation was born and has now grown to an Australia wide organization which promotes organ donation awareness and education programs.   In working with the Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation Lockie joins the ranks of many well know sporting identities and teams that offer their own support in promoting the goals of the Foundation.  "Its so important for Australian families to have a discussion about organ donation" said Allan Turner the Foundation's CEO, "so many families are first asked to consider the donation of a loved ones organ or tissue whilst  coming to terms with an unexpected death due to trauma or sudden illness".  "For many this is overwhelming and has contributed to a less than 0.0015%  percent donation rate in Australia".  This figure is very low compared to other countries and is the main reason for the long waiting lists for organ transplants in Australia.   Sometimes sadly, the waiting lists are too long for thoes awaiting a life saving organ transplant.

Eyecatching rainbow coulored shoelaces are the trademark of the the Zaidee's foundation  and can be seen on the  boots of ALF greats like Luke Hodge,  and his fellow Hawthorn teammates as well as may other NRL, Netball and mens and womens basketball teams.

The symbol of a rainbow is representative of hope. After every storm, the sun shines and a rainbow appears.  For those people on the transplant waiting list, the rainbow symbol offers them hope.  At the end of their rainbow is an organ or tissue to improve their life, or in most cases, save their life.

Lockie will be helping the Foundation by displaying some Zaidee's Rainbow foundation Logos on the rear wing of his Formula 3 racer and will be helping with a  presentation on organ donation awareness at his school Breamar College.   Lockie has also wear rainbow laces in this racing boots and will be encouraging his fellow F3 competirors to do likewise.

To find out more or to get your own pair of Zaidee’s Rainbow Shoelaces, visit zaidee.org
or call into your local Rebel sports store.