City of Melbourne Titles
| 12 August 2013 |
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The 2013 City of Melbourne Titles concluded with a great day of pre-finals and finals on Sunday. This followed a qualifying sessions and two heat races on Saturday.
- Full results can be found on AKA CMS HERE
While entry numbers were down on previous years, the quality sure wasn't with top drivers across all classes and a very strong interstate contingent. In fact, there were multiple entries from every state in the nation, including the Northern Territory.
Not all classes that were on offer formed a field. This was a blessing is disguise as it freed up the schedule and freed up the pit area, allowing competitors to work out of their trailers.
Above: The Clubman Heavy final was a cracker, Jordan Sanderson (95), Kip Foster (20) and David Sera (1) all having a go in the lead. Sera started pole but dropped to 4th in the opening lap as Foster and Sanderson established a small gap. Sera bridged the deficit but couldnt hold the lead. Sanderson led into the final lap, but it was Foster who was able to grab the win. Nick Rowe wasn't far behind in a solid run to 4th.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Results of Finals:
TaG Restricted Light: 1 William Hopkinson, 2 Brock Rae, 3 Julien Palamara
TaG Restricted Heavy: 1 Chris Rodda, 2 Paul McBeth, 3 Andrew Light
Junior Clubman: 1 William Hawkes, 2 Damon Strongman, 3 Jake Klein
Clubman Heavy: 1 Kip Foster, 2 David Sera, 3 Jordan Sanderson
Cadets: 1 Damon Papasergio, 2 Valentino Astuti, 3 Benito Montalbano
TaG 125 Over 40s: 1 Phill Smith, 2 Ian Branson, 3 Darren Day
Junior National Light: 1 Cooper Murray, 2 Dylan Hollis, 3 Shaun Costello
TaG 125 Light: 1 Bradley Jenner, 2 Kyle Rethus, 3 Michael Carless
Rookies: 1 Jordan Caruso, 2 Jai Sparey, 3 Cody Brewcznski
TaG 125 Heavy: 1 Lee Mitchener, 2 Rick Pringle, 3 Aaron Hindle
Junior National Heavy: 1 Braydon North, 2 Jordan Boys, 3 Luis Leeds
Open/KZ2: 1 Joey Hanssen, 2 Matt Wall, 3 Lee Mitchener
Clubman Light: 1 James Sera, 2 Nicholas Lowe, 3 Dimitri Agathos
Above: AKA board member Phil Smith (4) edged out a comfortable gap for the TaG Over 40s win, here ahead of Darren Day (7) in the roll ups.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: William Hopkinson had an impressive run and was undefeated all weekend in TaG R Light. The two TaG classes ran on track at the same time, but were scored as separate categories. Chris Rodda won Heavy.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Dylan Hollis leads Shaun Costello, Junior National Light. Hollis qualified fastest and won all the heats and the pre-final, but was second to Cooper Murray in the main race.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Lee Mitchener put in another faultless performance in TaG 125 Heavy
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Daniel Rochford was running a development Monaco in Clubman Light. As such, there are regular setup changes. He ran 2nds and 3rds all meeting, until the final where he DNFd after contact while running 3rd. "We made a couple of changes for the final to see how it would react and probably lost a little bit of pace, but we know where it's at now" he informed KartSportNews.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: KZ2 ready for their final, the Shamick team drivers (Hanssen, Wall and Ford) locking out the top three grids
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
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Above: William Hawkes (94) held on to win Junior Clubman. Pre-final winner Damon Strongman would end up second (here running 3rd) ahead of Jake Klein (#6) and Braydon North (hidden)
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Kip Foster ventured over from WA and had Remo Luciani as mechanic. Result: another win.
pic - Cooper's Photography
Above & Below: How many devices do you need? Vern Kranz's TaG Heavy Kosmic
pics - Andrew Daley, AKD Photos
Above: Johnathon Cassar (75) and Samuel Downing, Cadets
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Will Hawkes leads Brayden North in Junior National Heavy. North wound up the winner after a frantic last lap saw Hawkes dropped to 5th
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Joey Hanssen in KZ2. The Dutchman qualified fastest and ran second to Matt Wall in Saturday's heats. But the shackles were let off for Sunday, Joey taking two straightforward wins.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: The front five Rookies had a great scrap in the final. Harrison Hoey (97) took out the pre-final.
pic - Andrew Daley, AKD Photos
Above: Cooper Murray (16) has graduated from Rookies, and first time out in Junior National, picked up the City of Melbourne Title in the Light class. He came through from grid 6 in the final to beat Dylan Hollis (71)
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Brad Jenner winning TaG 125 Light aboard his RK. This is the same kart he uses in Rotax Pro Tour on Mojos, Jenner saying they only loosen the chassis a little for the Dunlops. Kyle Rethus was a solid second with his X30.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Valentino Astuti's Erebus Academy kart in parc ferme after taking second in the Cadet final. The gold heat reflective foil on the fuel tank is rather fancy. Damon Papasergio won the class.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: Jason Pringle DNFd the KZ2 final when the chain broke. The local was running third at the time.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: 4th in Clubman Heavy, Nicholas Rowe did even better with 2nd in Clubman Light
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: James Sera + FA Kart = perfect score across the weekend in Clubman Light
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: Scott Andrews, TaG 125 Light
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Andrew Mercuri put in another strong run in Clubman Light, starting P2 for the final, but just missing a podium result
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: Jack Doohan ahead of Declan Fraser, Rookies. The final was entertaining as the top 5 raced nose to tail, although things got a bit messy for the last two laps. Jordan Caruso won the class with a last lap move.
pic - Matthew Gould, Mid Corner Photography
Above: Despite qualifying 12th and DNFing a heat race, Dimitri Agathos grabbed third in Clubman Light
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: Unfortunately, this is how Oscar Piastri's final ended in Rookies
pic - Andrew Daley, AKD Photos
Above: Exhaust stack on Jordie Ford's KZ2.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: Team Nicolaou: Tommy's pre-race chat with Jordan before the Clubman Light final.
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
