Country Series, Round 4
| by Bradley Anderson | 22 July 2014 |
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The Hamilton Kart Club hosted Round 4 of the 2014 Austrans Victorian Country Series on July 13 with around 150 entries received. The Buckley Park Raceway met drivers with damp and slippery conditions for the Saturday practice sessions with many trying to get a good setup for what may have been a damp Sunday of racing. As it turned out the skies cleared on Sunday which made for some close and fast racing. The meeting moved along well with racing finishing nice and early.
- LOTS more photos from the round, courtesy of Paul Feely, can be found HERE
Above: Lots of opposite lock in Clubman Light. Kyle Rethus (43) would win the day
pic - Paul Feely
TAG 125 Light was the first class out and the win went to local driver Harley Benson with the always competitive Kyle Rethus in second. Third place went to Jordan Nicolaou after series front runners Ash Lear and Luke Bergens came to halt on the last corner
In Restricted 125 Super Heavy it was yet another Hamilton member crossing the line first. This time it went Andrew Hayes who split the heat wins with Billy Askew who would eventually finish second. Frank Ferraro rounded out the top three.
Once again it was Dylan Hollis who would take a clean sweep of wins in Junior National Light. Second place went to Cory Arnett who finished behind Hollis in all three races. Jordan Rae crossed the line for third in the final just behind Arnett.
Aaron Jackson took home his first win of the 2014 series in Junior National Heavy. The battle for second was close between Nicholas Carroll and Kirby Hillyer. Hillyer came out on top with Carroll shadowing him across the line in third.
Above: Kirby Hillyer, 2nd in JNL
pic - Paul Feely
Restricted 125 Light saw Matthew Forbes-Wilson and Tim McCarthy split the heat wins. By the end of the final it was Forbes-Wilson who took the win ahead of Joseph Clough in second and McCarthy finishing in third.
The Millard Memorial race for Clubman Over 40s gave the Hamilton club its third win of the day. Matthew Crane became the first local member to win the Memorial in his first meeting in the class. The battle for second was close with Andrew Stubbs leading Leon Forrest home for second.
Above: Matthew Crane became the first local to win the Millard Memorial
pic - Paul Feely
A comfortable win was had by Jay Coul in Rookies. Tyler O’Leary and Courtney Prince battled for second with Prince taking the honours. Nathan Williams finished in third.
Clubman Light saw Kyle Rethus take home yet another strong result for the day and the series with a clean sweep of wins. Jordan Nicolaou crossed the line for second with Matt Keiller having a strong result for third after two heat DNF’s.
Scott King made up for the absence of Corey McCullagh in TAG 125 Heavy by taking a clean sweep of wins. Daniel Rethus finished a consistent second for the day with Michael Angwin coming home in third.
Above: Jay Coul (42) won Rookies, here dicing with Tyler O'Leary (65)
pic - Paul Feely
A strong performance for the day enabled Taylor Gore finish first in Restricted 125 Heavy. Anthony Warner featured in the results again for the series, this time in second. Third place went to David Arnold.
Again it was the Cadet class that had the most entries with 17 drivers facing the starter. Kacey Mann had a consistent run through the heats which helped the young driver to take the win in an exciting final. Second place went to Blake Purdie with Kai Allen rounding out the top three.
Dylan Hollis made it two wins from two classes in Junior Clubman. Aaron Jackson continued his good form with second, while Nicholas Carroll rounded out the top three.
Above: Aaron Jackson, 2nd in Junior Clubman and winner of JNH
pic - Paul Feely
Clubman Heavy was the final class of the day and it was Chris Thomas who took a clean sweep of wins. In the final Thomas was pressured all the way to the flag by John Dankowski who had to settle for second ahead of Josh Fielding in third.
- Full results on CMS HERE
The fifth round of the series moves to Portland on September the 7th.
Above: Jaidyn Job leads TaG Light
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Bucking Bronco Bronson Boult (71) in Cadets, with Daniel Malcolm (19) and Blake Purdie (48) who ended up second for the round
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Kyle Rethus leads Luke Bergens, TaG Light
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Clubman Heavy winner Christopher Thomas
pic - Paul Feely
Above: The traditional way of starting races :)
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Dylan Hollis took a clean sweep of Juniors Clubman and National Light
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Kerb-clearer Bradley Marsh bagged two 3rds in the heats of Clubman Light, but DNF the final
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Cadet rollups, Will Harper (66) and Matthew Domaschenz (92) on the front.
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Jordan Nicolaou, 2nd all day in Clubman Heavy
pic - Paul Feely
Above: Callum Beveridge, Restricted 125 Super Heavy
pic - Paul Feely
Above: TaG Light winner Harley Benson
pic - Paul Feely
