from Troy Brown | 11 May 2016 |
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Coffs Harbour Kart club hosted the second round of the Bartercard Northern Zone Series last weekend and it was great to see a good roll up of competitors.
Above: Ricky Bobby would be impressed with the placement of this sponsor's logo!
The track was presented immaculate as usual and the weather was even better, which proved to be perfect for track times as lap records were busted left right and center.
Competitors travelled from all regions and even a few Queenslanders made an appearance, but all left commenting on how great the place looks and how good is it to go to a race meeting and be treated like a guest for the sole purpose of having fun.
Lap Records Set
Cadet 12 Lewis McCartney 48.908
Cadet 9 Scott Jakob 50.822
Cadet 9 Comer Seth Brown 51.902
KA3 Senior Heavy Phillip Curran 46.234
KA3 Senior Light Blair Smith 47.489
KA4 Jnr Heavy Lachlan Mineeff 46.819
KA4 Jnr Light Zakiah Varley 46.088
KA4 Snr Heavy Meryn Wales 51.440
KA4 Snr Light Kurt Nommensen 49.874
TAG100 Darren Coombes 48.097
Tag 125 Heavy Troy Brown 45.290
Tag 125 Light Tim Aebi 44.491
Tag 125 Res Heavy Bailey Beresford 46.479
Tag 125 Res Light Daniel Ferry 45.614
Above: TaG125 Res Heavy had close racing all weekend
Cadet 12
Qual
Final Result
The Cadet 12s show amazing pace and great skills in a competitive field. Many lead changes and some great passing created a great race to watch.
Cadet 9
Qual
Final Result
The Cadet 9s had a great battle mixing it with the older Cadet12. There were some huge smiles as the race was fun and enjoyable. Jakob set some amazing times right through the day and deserved the win. A big mention to Seth Brown competing in his first ever race with a Comer motor was able to put in fast smooth laps to match the Mini ROK speed and in turn making some beautiful passes throughout the day and setting a lap record for the Comer.
Above: Seth Brown, Cadet 9 Comer - one to watch in the future, first race and setting lap records
KA4 Junior Heavy
Qual
Final Result
Lachlan had a great day clean sweeping the junior class, however the rest of the field decided to mix it up and create some interesting racing and a couple of unfortunate accidents made for some good racing.
KA3 Senior Light/Heavy
Qual
Final Result
With the Over 40s Titles just over a month away there were a few familiar faces turn up for a bit of early practice. The KA3 class was going to be a tight affair with the whole field within 8 tenths of each other. With wins each for the top 3 contenders through the heats, the final was going to be interesting and they didn’t let us down, with Mitchell taking out the win. Blair Smith took out the win in Light class with his first time to Coffs.
TaG 100
Qual
Final Result
As usual the TaG100 competitors were out there pushing hard but still having fun. To see a stock Yamaha Sec producing these sort of times was just an eye opener to a lot of people.
Above: Cadet 9 charge at the start
TaG 125 Restricted Heavy
Qual:
Final Result
With a large field of 17 Restricted Heavy guys you know this was going to be a category to watch. Sure enough 5 competitors decided to take a closer look at the beautiful manicured grass at the end of the main straight on the first lap. DNFs were going to prove costly in this class and, with all points counting, consistency was going to make the difference.
Bailey and Jake swapped results all day and John showed consistent times and staying out of trouble got him on the podium. A few of the Coffs members decided to have a bit of a coming together which required a fair few spare parts thrown at the karts to get back on the grid. The onboard videos made for some good viewing.
Above: TaG 125 Res Heavy always having fun
TaG 125 Restricted Light
Qual:
Final Result
Another large field of 17 had turned up and for this class racing got a little more serious as times were smashed. Not much could separate this field as the top 6 drivers all were in the hunt. Daniel took out the heats but Derek was able to put it together for the final.
Above: Daniel Ferry leads the TAG Restricted Light pack
KA4 Junior Light
Qual:
Final Result
A good size field of Juniors was going to make for some good racing. The heats proved it was going to be a tough call to pick the winner with the top 8 competitors all getting a top 3 finish throughout the heats. Once again consistency and great speed proved the winning combination for Zachary.
Above: Juniors showing great sportsmanship and getting ready to race
TaG 125 Light
Qual:
Final Result
Not a lot could separate the whole TaG Light field. Results were shared throughout the heats but Jake was just too quick in the end. The local Coffs boys couldn’t be separated and maybe Luke may want his old kart back from Tim.
TaG 125 Heavy
Qual:
Final Result:
The local wasn’t going to give the other guys a chance in this class. Backing up his win from last years Over 40s, Troy wasn’t touched taking a clean sweep. Troy was on the run all day with the organizing of the meeting, official duties, racing himself and getting his son ready for his first race, but in the end he was pleased with the result and happy the club could put on such a great race meeting - thanks to Bartercard and the members that helped - and that competitors and spectators would leave Coffs with a high regard for what they do.