Colin retained the Road Racing Sidecar NZ Championship from 1998 to 2001, competed at the legendary Isle of Man TT races from 1996-1998 finishing in a 28th, 20,19 and 16th places, and also finished 1st at the famous Australian Bathurst circuit in 2000 and fourth at the Australian Nationals in 2001. Robbie Shorter started off racing 250 2 stroke production bikes and then moved into passengering for a 1000cc sidecar.
After years of racing against each other, in 2015 Colin and Robbie were paired up under the international branding of Carl Cox Motorsport, and competed across the UK and Europe- achieving 10th in the World FIM F1 sidecar championship, 8th in the World FIM F2 (600cc) sidecar trophy and were 2015/16 New Zealand champions(also becoming the current lap record holders at all of NZ’s South Island circuits). They even finished 2nd in the Australian F1 Sidecar Championship in the same year after entering one round and setting a new lap record at Eastern Creek
At the gruelling 2015 Isle of Man on a Carl Cox Motorsport 600cc F2 bike, they finished 16th for the first race and 11th in race two, and became the fastest team ever from the Southern Hemisphere, lapping the TT Mountain Course at 108.79MPH average. The 2016 TT then bought the team a DNF with electrical faults in the first race and another strong 11th place finish in race 2.
Colin Buckley - 2008 F1 Kawasaki ZX10 Sidecar
Colin retained the Road Racing Sidecar NZ Championship from 1998 to 2001, competed at the legendary Isle of Man TT races from 1996-1998 finishing in a 28th, 20,19 and 16th places, and also finished 1st at the famous Australian Bathurst circuit in 2000 and fourth at the Australian Nationals in 2001. Robbie Shorter started off racing 250 2 stroke production bikes and then moved into passengering for a 1000cc sidecar.
After years of racing against each other, in 2015 Colin and Robbie were paired up under the international branding of Carl Cox Motorsport, and competed across the UK and Europe- achieving 10th in the World FIM F1 sidecar championship, 8th in the World FIM F2 (600cc) sidecar trophy and were 2015/16 New Zealand champions(also becoming the current lap record holders at all of NZ’s South Island circuits). They even finished 2nd in the Australian F1 Sidecar Championship in the same year after entering one round and setting a new lap record at Eastern Creek
At the gruelling 2015 Isle of Man on a Carl Cox Motorsport 600cc F2 bike, they finished 16th for the first race and 11th in race two, and became the fastest team ever from the Southern Hemisphere, lapping the TT Mountain Course at 108.79MPH average. The 2016 TT then bought the team a DNF with electrical faults in the first race and another strong 11th place finish in race 2.
2008 F1 Kawasaki ZX10 Sidecar:
This 2008 LCR Sidecar (aluminium monocoque chassis) was made in Switzerland by Louie Christian Racing. It has linked three-wheel braking,adjustable front and rear wheel suspension, features a 2014 Kawasaki ZX10 (1000cc) motorcycle engine producing nearly 200 horsepower, weighs in at 240kg(without riders)and has a top speed of 270 Kmph. This bike has previously placed second in the 2015 World Sidecar Championships and won 10 out of 12 races in New Zealand in the 2015/16 season.