Gippsland’s June Race Day

Race karts returned to the track in Morwell last weekend with the Gippsland Go Kart Cub’s June race day.

Having missed running an event in May due to Victorian Covid restrictions, there was an encouraging influx of competitors. Of the 30-plus strong entry, 10 were p-platers.

Cadets form up, most of whom are p-plate drivers (pic – Steve Dansie)

Nowhere was this more noticeable than the Cadet classes, a couple of newcomers bringing the tally of p-platers to six of the eight youngsters across the two age divisions. In fact, all four of the Cadet 9s were p-platers, Jordan Bantick taking the win over Jett O’Leary, while the more experienced Aston Hill beat Cody Boys in Cadet 12.

TaG 125 Light winner Zane Bright leads Troy Alger and Jamie Rowe (pic – Steve Dansie)

At the other end of the spectrum, experienced racers won all the senior categories. Robbie Reid was undefeated all day in KA3 Senior Light, seasoned veteran Mark Wicks won KA3 Senior Heavy, while Zane Bright and Geoff Wyhoon took honours in their respective divisions of TaG 125 Light and Heavy.

Ryan Wyhoon makes a splash while battling Isabel Rowe for the lead in KA4 Junior Light (pic – Steve Dansie)

The next race meeting at the Tramway Park circuit in Morwell is the July club day on Sunday, July 11. From August, regular club race dates will return to the last Sunday of each month.

KA4 Junior Light
1 Isabel Rowe
2 Ryan Wyhoon
3 Levi Fisher