Photo Gallery: Pro Tour On-Track Action


  9 February 2015
 

The 2015 Rotax Pro Tour fired into action in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. It was huge. In fact, it was the biggest Pro Tour round on record with two over-subscribed classes, plus the Australian debut of the Mini MAX category.

The official reports from the organisers have already been published (HERE for Saturday's and HERE for Sunday). Round 2 is at Dubbo on March 20 to 22.

Lots of images from the on-track action in Melbourne are below (these will also be on KartSportNews' Facebook page to tag and share).

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: There's never spare room at the start of Junior MAX races
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Dylan Hollis, here ahead of the National Champ Zane Morse, qualified P2 and won a Junior MAX heat on his debut with Praga. He was 6th in the final
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Cody Brewczynski
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Jye Hopkins
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Kyle Rethus put together an impressive weekend. The privateer qualified 10th, had solid heat results and was rewarded with 4th in the Rotax Light final
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Birel's Mitchell Maddren was 4th in the Rotax Light pre-fnal but DNF'd the final. Here Mitch leads Pierce Lehane and Nathan Tigani
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: This photo almost made it into the Off-Track gallery! Joshua Car recovered from being shoved wide to race win in Junior MAX
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Rotax Light, Thomas MacDonald leads Liam Bellamy, Brendan Nelson and Matthew Smith. MacDonald would take 5th in the final
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Pierce Lehane ahead of Nicholas Andrews and Daniel Rochford
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Cody Gillis qualified 3rd in Rotax Light
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Rotax Heavy, Lane Moore in the high speed back kink. Note the gouges in the track surface
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Kerbrider's Aaron Rintoul ahead of Scott Simpson (check the slide!) and Brad Wyatt, Rotax Heavy. Rintoul DNF'd the final when a tyre valve screwed out. The kart had only arrived on Friday by Toll air freight!
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews


Above: First victory on home soil since claiming the World #3 in DD2 for Jordan Boys
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Rotax Heavy, Chris Farkas, Regan Payne, Rick Pringle
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: After strong qualifying and heats, Sunday was just not a good one for Mini MAXer Gabriel Gasperak
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Narrow rear rims and red numbers on the Mini MAX karts. Nathan Williams leads Bayley Douglas, Jaiden Pope (obscured) and Sean Larkin (4)
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Former National Champion Jason Hryniuk was loyal to CRG on his return to the seat. The NSW veteran was 9th in the DD2 Masters final. He reckons he'll get another year of racing in before his next kid arrives!
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: DD2 Masters, Christopher Board (43) and Aaron Cunningham (72)
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Regan Payne was fast in Rotax Heavy and won the final but was DQ'd post race for a tech issue
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Joshua Car
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Fifth in the DD2 Masters pre-final, Ryan Rannard leads Tony Bregonje and Daniel Richert
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Crossed up and over the kerbs for Steve Ellery! Scott Howard (39) and Ryan Rannard (18), DD2 Masters
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Joshua Willett qualifed fastest in DD2 Masters but didn't finish the final
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: National Champ Zane Morse was 2nd after winning the pre-final
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: William Brown was a revelation in DD2, the 2-speed rookie taking pole for the heats. After 7th in the pre-final, Brown charged up to the tail of winner Jordan Boys in the final
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

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Above: Jack Woodfall, Rotax Heavy
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: DD2 Master winner Adam Hunter leads runner-up Daniel Richert
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: It wasn't all smooth sailing for Will Brown, DD2!
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Turn 1 DD2 pre-final, Jace Lindstrom gets air on Jordan Boys. Ryan Kennedy (65), Chris Bregonje (14) and Travis Millar (93) get away from the carnage
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews


Above: Turn one of the Rotax Light pre-final was a mess. Spencer Ackermann (#90, having his 1st meeting in Seniors) bites the air-bag after Dalton Ellery climbs on top. Andrew Dang #26 sneaks through on the inside
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: Brad Jenner was undefeated in Rotax Light all weekend. Beaten off the start more than once, the National Champ was always quick to re-assert his place at the front of the field. Here the BirelART driver leads Redspeed's Pierce Lehane.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

2015 rotax pro tour melbourne
Above: The photo is blurry, but check it out - Liam ford (64) and Jack Winter (50) have locked bumpers!
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews


Above: Junior Trophy winner, NZ's Matthew Payne
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews

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