In The Pits At Pro Tour
| 28 May 2013 |
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Some further info and photos from Geelong on the weekend:
Above: Shiny new KartSportNews sticker is looking good there Jake! (stickers available HERE)
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
Above & Below: Daniel Rochford was running an unpainted development Top Kart in Rotax Light. Kart1 Racing's Fergus Symes told KartSportNews the chassis was the same layout as the existing model, but that Top Kart were playing around with different tube specs. Rochford ran towards the pointy end of the field all meeting, taking third in the Final.
pics - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
Above: Pro Photographers taking a break... or are they trying to figure out where the film goes in? Gordon Cooper (left) and Ash Budd in between shots
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
Above: Side-mounted starter button on Russell 'Rusty' Whittaker's Jnr MAX kart
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
Above & Below: Graham Powles was mechanic for Bryce Fullwood at Pro Tour, but he also picked up this old gem on the trip south: his self-built 1973 AKA Nationals winning kart. Having finally tracked it down, Powles found much of it was still original, including the double-stacked steering columns(!) and twin-caliper rear brake. The kart's racing background, the search, how he found it and a full photo diary of its upcoming restoration will appear in a future issue of KartX Magazine
pics - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
Above: An arched brake rod solves a tie-rod clearance issue (caused by the pedals having to be adjusted a long way back in the kart) on Joseph Burton-Harris' RK machine.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
Above: Junior MAX Lockups at turn 1 of the opening heat
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews.com
