by Geoff Salmon – Sportsvoice | 14 July 2014 |
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28th June 2014
183 Drivers with spanner men, families and friends turned out for the fifth round of the Club’s Championship for 2014. The added attraction was the third round of the very popular DD2 and DD2 Masters that have excited audiences throughout the 2014 programme, a top field; particularly for the Masters group was sure to provide some scintillating competition throughout the day. The classes to run were as follows; great field of Cadets 29; Rookies 17; Junior National Light 20; Junior Max 19; Tag 125 Heavy 14; Tag 125 Light 20; Tag 125 Restricted Light 28; Tag 125 Restricted Heavy 24.
The racing got under way under a cloudy but cold day with the Cadets, the format of racing as follows; Cadets and Rookies; 2 x 8 lap Heats; 1 x 8 lap Prefinal and the final over 10 laps, Seniors and Juniors 2 x8 lap Heats; 1 x 8 lap prefinal and a final over 12 laps, again drop your worst.
Cadets Heat 1
What can I say but what an absolutely spectacular sight it was to watch the 29 youngsters rolling around in the pre- race start at Ipswich Kart Club the home of Future Champions, lap one and we were to watch Jai Brown (#9) a youngster with a definite future in motor sport, do exactly as he has done on a number of occasions and from the third row of the grid move forward into fourth on the second lap before taking point on the third lap and holding that position throughout the remainder of the heat, Jacinta Hoey (#97) a young lady leading on the first lap dropping back into third behind Luke Pink (#49) on the second lap, Declan Mathews holding onto second on the first lap before moving past Luke Pink on lap two, holding the point position, but only for a lap, with Jai Brown passing both he and Luke Pink to move into the lead, Hoey back to fourth, Daniel Wells (#88) fourth on the first lap, dropping back to fifth on lap two, Austin Wells (#89) holding sixth, Jac Preston(#43) seventh, eighth Rusty Ross (#58); ninth Tyler Collins (#16) and the top ten rounded out by Jack Grambaeuer (#72), further back both Jack Westbury (#29) and Thomas Cooper (#55) getting the free pass up to twelfth and thirteenth respectively with Charlie Ploetz (#3) in fourteenth and Chris Christensen (#53) and Jett Johnson (#17) also moving into fifteenth and sixteenth respectively with Brady Mitchell (#32) dropping back to seventeenth, our first P Platter Luke Huntly (#21) holding onto position twenty, lap three and Jai Brown moves into the point position with Declan Matthews back one position, third now Luke Pink, fourth Jacinta Hoey; fifth Austin Wells, sixth Jac Preston, seventh Daniel Wells; eighth Rusty Ross, ninth Tyler Collins and tenth Jack Grambauer; lap four half distance and we see no change in the first eight positions, ninth now Thomas Cooper with Tyler Collins back into tenth, lap five the only change in the top ten Jac Preston moves to fifth relegating Austin Wells back to sixth; lap six and we see Jacinta Hoey back two positions into sixth with Jac Preston and Austin Wells moving into fourth and fifth respectively, Charlie Ploetz up into tenth with Tyler Collins dropping back just out of the top ten into eleventh, lap seven and Luke Pink moves forward into second relegates Declan Matthews to third, no change fourth through eighth, with Charlie Ploetz into ninth and Thomas Cooper back to tenth, the final lap and Brown wins from Pink then Matthews from Preston with Austin Wells making up the top five, fastest lap recorded by Jai Brown with a time of 58.265 on lap seven, the next best going to Marcus Flack with a time of 58.304 on lap eight, Marcus finishing in twelfth position.
Cadets Heat 2
With the second heat a complete reversal of grid position over the first heat, we were to see some great performances from drivers, who are usually further back than in this instance, a great start from Marcus Flack (#11), who was to hold the number one position throughout and take a very gratifying win in the second heat, Charlie Ploetz (#3) finishing in second after a third row start, well done, Oscar Comley (#80) from sixth on the first lap up into third by the end of the eight laps of racing, Kai Walker (#35) from eighth on the first lap up into fourth, the drive of the heat certainly goes to Jai Brown from twenty fourth on lap one up into fifth at the completion of eight laps, Wow, a great second heat of racing to be sure, the fastest lap recorded by Jai Brown a time of 58.139 on lap three.
Cadets Prefinal
With points calculated the prefinal got under way, the race was a great spectacle with Jai Brown taking the win with a margin of 4.661 seconds over second placed Jac Preston, third going to Luke Pink a further 2.9945 seconds back, fourth was Oscar Comley from eighth on lap one, fifth going to Austin Wells who had been consistent throughout the day, the fastest lap recorded by Jai Brown with a time of 58.323 seconds on the sixth lap of the eight.
Cadets Final
Jai Brown took the final by an amazing 8.564 seconds over Jac Preston, who started off the front row of the grid, but dropped back as far as fifth for a number of laps before finally securing the second spot on the last lap with a pass on Oscar Comley, fourth going to Austin Wells, who will pick up valuable points towards the Club Championship, Austin currently sitting in third position overall after four rounds, and a good finish from Charlie Ploetz in fifth, the fastest lap in the final being recorded by Marcus Flack with a time of 58.485 on lap nine.
After points were totalled the podium was as follows first Jai Brown, second Jac Preston and third Oscar Comley, the Club Championship for Cadets looks like this after five rounds; first Jai Brown with 708 points, second Thomas Cooper with 531 points, third Austin Wells with 510 points, fourth Jac Preston with 435 points and fifth Bayley Douglas with 390 points.
Above: Cadet winner, Jai Brown
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Rookies Heat 1
Broc Feeney (#42) jumped away well and got to the point by the end of the first lap, running in second Gabriel Gasperak (#15) just .648 of a second back, then third early Jayden Wilcox (#2), fourth Max Wilcox (#98) and fifth Nathan Herne (#29), lap two we saw a number of free passes with Max Wilcox dropping to eighth, thus now up into fourth Nathan Herne and fifth Benjamin Deissler (#78), lap three and no movement in the first seven, Kade Vink (#22) running seventh with Zayd Tones (#97) one better in sixth, Harrison Stock (#20) up to eighth with Wilcox ninth and Tristyn Martin (#85) up to tenth, lap four saw little movement with no change in the first eight, ninth now Tristyn Martin and tenth Max Wilcox going backwards, lap five saw Nathan Herne move into third with Benjamin Deissler following up to fourth, Jayden Wilcox back two places into fifth, no change the rest of the ten, lap six Benjamin Deissler passes Nathan Herne for third, Herne now back one into fourth, no change the rest, lap seven the penultimate lap and we see no change in the first nine, Bailey Sagaidak (#55) moves into tenth, last lap and Broc Feeney takes the win by a margin of .357 of a second over Gabriel Gasperak second, third to Benjamin Deissler, fourth Nathan Herne and fifth going to Jayden Wilcox, the fastest lap recorded by Gabriel Gasperak with a time of 56.311 on lap seven.
Rookies Heat 2
As racing format depicts the second heat witnessed a complete reversal of the first heat grid, Broc Feeney, Nathan Herne and Benjamin Deissler were quick to establish the first three places, with Kade Vink fourth and Zayd Tones running fifth, lap two and we see movement at the rear of the top ten with Jayden Wilcox up to eighth, Ethan Gray (#76) back to ninth and Bailey Sagaidak into tenth, lap three no change the first three with Bailey Sagaidak up to fourth, Tones holding fifth, Jayden Wilcox now seventh with Max Wilcox dropping to eighth (brotherly love, who needs it, particularly when racing) ninth and tenth still Gray and Sagaidak respectively, lap four, half way and there is no movement in the first eight, Sagaidak moves up to ninth with Stock following into tenth, Gray drops out of the top ten back to eleventh, lap five and only one change in the top ten, Sagaidak to eighth with Max Wilcox dropping to tenth, lap six and still no change in the first eight, but Stock up to ninth and Wilcox drops back to tenth, lap seven sees no change throughout the entire field, the last lap and still no change, Feeney takes the win, the margin 4.689 seconds over Herne then Deissler just .126 further back, fourth Gabriel Gasperak and fifth going to Zayd Tones, the fastest lap recorded by Broc Feeney with a time of 56.254 seconds on the final lap of the heat.
Rookies Prefinal
With Broc Feeney and Nathan Herne off the front row and Gabriel Gasperak and Benjamin Deissler of row two we were in for some spectacular racing, Broc Feeney jumped away and led by .504 of a second over Nathan Herne in second and Gabriel Gasperak in third, fourth Benjamin Desslier and fifth Zayd Tones, Bailey Sagaidak in sixth, lap three and we saw changes in the rear of the top ten, no change the top six, Kade Vink drops from seventh back to ninth with Jayden Wilcox and Harrison Stock up to seventh and eighth respectively, tenth Tristyn Martin, half way through the prefinal and there is still no change in the first five, the lead has blown out to 2.00 seconds Feeney over Herne, Jayden Wilcox up to sixth, Sagaidak now seventh, Kade Vink now eighth with Harrison Stock dropping to ninth, lap five Gasperak moves to second, Herne now third, fourth through seventh no change, Harrison Stock fighting back now into eighth with Vink back to ninth and Martin still tenth, lap six no change throughout, lap seven, margin at the front now 3.795 seconds advantage to Feeney over Gasperak, Vink up to eighth and Stock back to ninth, lap eight and Broc Feeney takes a convincing win by a margin of 4.381 seconds over Gabriel Gasperak second and Nathan Herne a further .312 of a second back in third, fourth Benjamin Deissler and fifth Zayd Tones, the fastest lap recorded by Broc Feeney with a time of 56.346 seconds on lap six.
Rookies Final
Ten laps the distance for the final and with the same four drivers as the prefinal sharing the first two rows of the grid, the question has to be, which spanner man or woman has made the correct adjustments to calculate in the additional two laps of racing, we all watched with the intrigue about to explode in front of us. Feeney and Gasperak off the front row with Herne and Deissler off row two, Tones and Jayden Wilcox of the next row, the first two laps saw no change in the entire field except for Sam McCarthy (#91) moving to fifteenth and Joshua Lawrance (#12P) back to sixteenth, lap three and we see Gasperak up to second, Herne back to third, the gap at the front now 1.241 seconds Feeney over Gasperak, no movement the rest, lap four and Sam McCarthy up one more spot with Declan Arkadieff (#5P) back to fifteenth, lap five no change, lap six Herne back to second relegates Gasperak back to third, Jayden Wilcox up to fifth Zayd Tones drops to sixth, further back Dale Zimmerman (#74) moves to twelfth followed by Sam McCarthy up to thirteenth with Cyrus Mann (#92) dropping back two spots into fourteenth, lap seven sees Tones to fifth with Jayden Wilcox back to sixth, no change the rest, lap eight and Tones and Jayden Wilcox exchange positions, Zimmerman up into eleventh with Max Wilcox (#98) back to twelfth no change the rest, lap nine the penultimate lap and Tones and Jayden Wilcox continue their battle over fifth, Tones now fifth, Sam McCarthy continues his stellar drive and moves up into eleventh, just one outside the top ten, Dale Zimmerman drops to thirteenth, the final lap sees another victory to Broc Feeney this time by a margin of 5.466 seconds over second place Nathan Herne, third going to Benjamin Deissler, fourth Gabriel Gasperak and fifth Bailey Sagaidak, the fastest lap recorded by the winner Broc Feeney with a time of 56.395 on lap eight.
Points are tallied and the podium looks thus; first Broc Feeney, second Nathan Herne and third going to Benjamin Deissler, a fitting rehearsal for the Cadets and Rookies Titles to be held on the 2nd August. The Club Championship after five rounds is as follows; Benjamin Deissler 723 points, Gabriel Gasperak 486 points, Harrison Stock 450 points, Lachlan Hughes 438 points and Jarad Costello with 426 points, Deissler and Stock the only two so far to have the extra 75 points added for duties performed.
Above: Rookies winner, Broc Feeney
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Tag 125 Heavy Heat 1
A field of fourteen took to the track for the first heat, Daniel Creed (#9) and Kel Farrell (#7) off the front row, at the completion of the first lap Creed led with Pat Maher (#76) in second and Trent Usher (#85) quickly up into third, Kel Farrell dropping back into fourth, fifth came Ashley Lester (#27), lap two and Steve Wrigley (#3) moved into fifth with Matt Brunt (#43) (back after a long break from karting) following the number three kart into sixth, Ashley Lester dropping two positions back to seventh, further back Clem O’Mara (#8) moving forward into ninth, with Jarad Neinert (#18) holding eighth, next came Sam Houston (#47) dropping back one into tenth, Wrigley continues his move towards the front moving past Farrell into fourth, Neinert and O’Mara moving up to seventh and eighth respectively with Lester dropping back to ninth, Lane Moore (#71) up into the top ten (long time since we have seen Lane at Ipswich, nice to see him back), further back and free passes going to Steve Vidler (#4), Tom Pomroy (#11) and Craig Holmwood (#5) with Sam Houston dropping all the way back to fourteenth, lap four, half way distance, Matt Brunt and Clem O’Mara also continue their move forward now up to fifth and sixth respectively, Neinert still eighth with Farrell dropping to ninth, tenth still Lane Moore, Moore and Vidler up a spot each with Farrell continuing to drop, now tenth, lap six, just two to go and we see no change in the first four placing’s, fifth now Neinert, sixth Brunt with O’Mara back to seventh, eight, nine and ten no change, lap seven, the penultimate lap, if a move was going to be made it had to be in this lap or the last, no change the first four, Neinert up to fifth, Brunt drops to sixth, Clem O’Mara now back to eighth, Sam Houston moves up to twelfth, the next lap and no change at the front, Pomroy up into the top ten, Sam Houston following now eleventh, Farrell drops even further now twelfth, last lap and Creed takes the win by a margin of .951 seconds over Mather then comes Wrigley from Neinert and Clem O’Mara takes the fifth position, the fastest lap recorded by Clem O’Mara with a time of 50.532 on lap five.
Tag 125 Heavy Heat 2.
Reverse grid sees a completely different start, with O’Mara in second place chasing Pomroy for the first three laps before taking over the point, with Wrigley third throughout, fourth also throughout the length of the heat was Neinert, then came Steve Vidler , eighth on the first lap moving forward over the eight laps to finish fifth, the win going to O’Mara with a margin of 1.242 seconds back to Pomroy second, third to Wrigley and fourth Neinert and making the top five Steve Vidler, fastest lap recorded by the winner Clem O’Mara with a time of 50.647 on lap six.
Tag 125 Heavy Prefinal
Points allocated and the front row for the prefinal sees Clem O’Mara next to Steve Wrigley, second row Neinert and Creed, no movement on the first lap, lap two Daniel Creed out, sees all but O’Mara move forwards one position, also Lane Moore out on lap one, now, second Mather, back in fifth at the completion of lap one, from Neinert then Pomroy and Houston, lap three sees Neinert, Mather and Pomroy up into second, third and fourth with Wrigley dropping to fifth, no change the rest, half way through the prefinal and Mather moves to second, Neinert now third no change the rest, lap five no change throughout, lap six and Sam Houston replaces Wrigley for fifth, again no change the rest, lap seven no change, we come to the final lap and positions remain as was in lap seven, O’Mara takes the win from Mather the gap 3.783 seconds, third to Neinert, fourth Pomroy and fifth Sam Houston, the fastest lap recorded by our winner Clem O’Mara with a time of 50.823 on lap four.
Tag 125 Heavy Final
The final sees Clem O’Mara take an emphatic win by 2.329 seconds over Patrick Mather second throughout and Sam Houston fighting his way from fifth on lap one to finish in third from Thomas Pomroy who dropped as low as seventh mid-race to take position four, Lane Moore the drive of the final with a nine position movement into fifth at the end, the fastest lap of the final recorded by Clem O’Mara with a time of 50.720 seconds on the tenth lap.
Points tallied and the podium finished as follows; Clem O’Mara taking the overall win with Patrick Mather second, good drive from Thomas Pomroy for third, fourth Jarad Neinert (with a D.N.F. in the final) and fifth going to Steve Wrigley (also a D.N.F. in the final).
The Club Championship ladder looks as follows after five rounds, Top five, Daniel Creed five rounds and points 705 (including duty done) Patrick Mather five rounds and points 675 (including duty done), Clem O’Mara five rounds and points 591 (no points for duty) Jarad Neinert five rounds and points 573 (including duty done) and Steve Vidler five rounds and points 444 (duty done).
Above: Clem O’Mara, TaG 125 Heavy winner
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Junior National Light Heat 1
A field of nineteen Junior Lights rolled out onto the circuit for the first heat of racing, Ryan Suhle (#7) jumped positively and led for the first three laps before Cameron Shields (#73) passed and took over the point, Ryan Suhle held onto second for the next four laps before throwing a challenge at Shields on the last lap and making it pay, a first in the first heat to Suhle, at good start to the day, Cameron Shields a fighter finishing in second just 42 one hundreds back, William Brown (#99) fifth on lap one able to improve up into third by the third lap and maintain that position until the finish, but 1.000 second back, with Damon Ash (#58) finishing in fourth 2.479 seconds back and Ryan Jordan (#27) eighth on the first lap moving forward up into fifth at the end finishing a further 2.479 seconds back, the fastest lap recorded by Ryan Suhle with a time of 55.295 seconds on lap seven of eight.
Junior National Light Heat 2
Again as per the format of racing for the day, a complete reversal of the grid positions took place in the second heat, William Brown and Ryan Jordan rolled through the eight laps of the second heat with just .522 of a second separating Jordan from Brown, the win going to Brown at the conclusion, third was a different story with Ryan Suhle seventh on the first lap having to fight his way firstly past Samuel Poulsen (#9) into sixth then past Jace Matthews (#6) into fifth, again a move forward past Harrison Hoey (#97) and into third overall at the completion of the heat, Suhle finishing a further 3.879 seconds back, the drive of the heat going to Cameron Shields starting from sixteenth on the first lap to finish in seventh after the eight laps were done, fastest time recorded by (you guessed it) Cameron Shields with a time of 55.467 seconds on the eighth lap.
Junior National Light Prefinal.
After points were tallied the grid saw William Brown and Ryan Suhle off the front row, with Ryan Jordan and Cameron Shields off row two, no movement after the completion of the first lap, lap two Harrison Hoey up into fourth, Damon Ash back to fifth, Tomas Gasperak into the top ten with Natasha Herne (#29) dropping to eleventh, lap three no change up front but Luke Chivers (#22P) moves forward into seventeenth, Daniel Hughes (#75) now eighteenth, lap four half way distance and Ryan Suhle moves past Cameron Shields into second, Ryan Jordan up to sixth, with Jace Matthews back to seventh, no change the rest, lap five no change the first fourteen, Skaife Ward (#91P) up into fifteenth, Johann Bell (#10) back to sixteenth, Daley Martin (#48) up one into eighteenth and Daniel Hughes back to nineteenth, Andrew Walker (#21) took no further part in the heat after a D.N.F. on lap one, lap six Cameron Shields passes Ryan Suhle into second to continue his career long battle with William Brown, Samuel Poulsen (#9) now seventh, Jace Matthews drops to eighth, ninth Jasper Winnett (#55) and tenth Tomas Gasperak (#5), one lap from the end and there is no change in the first four, the gap between first and second .357 of a second, Hoey still fourth with Jordan up to fifth and Damon Ash dropping to sixth, no change elsewhere, the final lap sees a win to Brown from Suhle second by just .119 of a second then Shields third a further 82 one hundreds back, Hoey in fourth and Ryan Jordan fifth, the fastest lap recorded by Cameron Shields with a time of 55.316 seconds on lap seven.
Junior National Light Final
The final saw one of the best races of the day, the first three drivers, Brown, Suhle and Shields always within striking distance throughout the twelve laps of the final, Brown leading for the first eleven laps with the gap between Brown and Shields as follows; these laps the laps where Shields was running second to Brown, .084, .076, .072, Suhle jumped up past Shields on lap three and the times blew out to a maximum of .333 of a second before Shields retook second on lap four for four laps and the gap for those four laps were .143, .071, .078,.071, Shields waiting for the last lap to take the lead and the win from Brown with Suhle (who must have been watching on with nothing but determination on his mind) running home in third, fourth going to Harrison Hoey and fifth to Jace Matthews, the fastest lap recorded by Cameron Shields with a time of 55.577 seconds on lap eight.
After points were tallied the podium looked like this; first William Brown; second Ryan Suhle and third Cameron Shields.
The Club Championship position after the completion of the fifth round stands as follows; Ryan Jordan five rounds and points 618 (with duty done) Samuel Poulsen five rounds with points 543 (duty done), Harrison Oddie three rounds with points 474 (duty done), Ryan Suhle three rounds with points 429 (no duty done).Damon Ash four rounds with points 387 (no duty done) you add an extra 75 points to the total when a duty (working bee) is performed.
Above: Junior National Light winner, William Brown
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Junior National Heavy
There being only one in the Heavy class that being Daniel Hughes (#75P) he obviously agreed to run with the Lights and did not start in the Heat two and the prefinal, but a good effort for the P Platter, well done.
Above: Sole Junior National Heavy runner Daniel Hughes
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Junior Max Heat 1
Nineteen drivers strapped up their helmets and proceeded onto the track for the first heat, with the 2014 South East Queensland J Max Series encouraging the juniors to step straight from Junior Lights up into this class we have seen some great fields, thus great competition for this the second year of J Max here in the South East of Queensland.
The Heat got under way and after the completion of the first lap Blake Brooks (#14) led by just 49 one hundreds over Ben Wilcox (#86) in second, third Jaxon Reihana (#57) in third, fourth early Sebastian Blindell (#36) and fifth Cameron Shields, lap two six Brookes forward again into saw the retirement of Reihana, Blindell and Kevin Sinclair (#3) and a change of leader, Wilcox now commanding point from Brooks then Max Adams (#7) up into third, Shields now fourth followed by William Brown in fifth, Zane Goddard (#93) also now sixth, seventh Brock Lannoy (#66) eighth Joshua Davey (#83), ninth Thomas Steele (#10) and Zak Hudson (#18) into the first ten, lap three and Max Wilcox and Brown move up to second and third respectively, Shields still fourth with Zane Goddard moving into fifth position, Brock Lannoy now sixth, Brooks falls back into seventh, Hudson to eighth, Jamie Gillan (#29) up to ninth and Joshua Davey (#83) dropping to tenth, lap four no change the first six, Hudson now seventh, Brooks back to eighth, nine and ten as they were the last lap, further back Jack Smith (#43) up to thirteenth with Karla Curtis (#25) now fourteenth, lap five the front runners start to make their moves, Brown up to second followed by Goddard now third, Shields maintains fourth with Lannoy up to fifth and Max Adams dropping to sixth, Jack Smith continues his march forward now eleventh, with Jackson Gray (#43) and Sheridan Vroegop (#8) back to twelfth and thirteenth respectively, lap six sees little movement with Joshua Davey into eighth, Brooks back to ninth and Gillan now tenth, lap seven sees Lannoy replace Shields for fourth, further back Brooks drops to fourteenth and gives Gillan, Smith and Gray a move up the ladder, no change the rest, the final lap and Ben Wilcox takes the win by 3.787 seconds over second place Brown and third going to Goddard, best performance has to go to Brock Lannoy starting from eleventh on lap one to finish fourth, fastest lap recorded by Brock Lannoy with a time of 50.437 on lap seven.
Junior Max Heat 2.
The old reverse of positions from the first heat for the second heat has Zane Goddard and Karla Curtis starting from the first row with Jack Smith and Jamie Gillan off row two, row three Jackson Gray and Kevin Sinclair, Lannoy off P8 and Brown P9, Wilcox off P 16 and Shields off P seventeen, we were in for some interesting racing, at the completion of the first lap we had already lost three drivers, Wilcox, Shields and Brookes all to record a D.N.F. meanwhile Goddard held the lead from Smith by a margin of .461 of a second with Brown moving to third and Gray back one spot, Lannoy up to seventh, Max Adams holding ninth, Sheridan Vroegop dropping to tenth, Reihana up to twelfth, Blindell now thirteenth, Zane Goddard goes on to win the second heat from William Brown, the margin 1.831 seconds, after a great struggle with Jack Smith, who finally finishes in third, fourth Lannoy, fifth Jackson Gray, the best performance again to Brock Lannoy from ninth on lap one to finish in fourth, the fastest lap recorded by William Brown with a time of 50.269 on lap four.
Junior Max Prefinal
With William Brown and Zane Goddard off the front row and Jack Smith and Brock Lannoy off the second row, we were in for a gritty prefinal, the first lap was completed with no changes in the order, lap two and Thomas Steele moved into eleventh, dropping Sheridan Vroegop back to twelfth, further back Kevin Sinclair moved up one spot into fifteenth with Sebastian Blindell and Lachlan Maher back to sixteenth and seventeenth respectively, Max Adams recording a D.N.F. early with Cameron Shields failing to appear for the prefinal, still Brown from Goddard then Smith with Lannoy in fourth, fifth early Jackson Gray, the gap at the front already 1.177 seconds advantage Brown over Goddard, Blake Brooks up into ninth, Jaxon Reihana back to twelfth, no change the rest, lap four no change the top four, Davey to fifth with Gray now sixth, Sinclair up to fourteenth, Sebastian Blindell following, Karla Curtis back to sixteenth, lap five no change the first six, Brookes continuing his way forward now seventh, Gillan and Wilcox back one spot each now eighth and ninth respectively, lap six Brookes continues moving forward now sixth, this time followed by Ben Wilcox seventh, Gillan holds eighth and Steele now ninth, Reihana in tenth, Vroegop fighting back to eleventh, lap seven no change the first nine Sheridan Vroegop now into the top ten, Zane Goddard has reduced the lead down to .917 seconds back from Brown, last lap and Brown wins by just .685 of a second, Goddard next home, third Smith, fourth Lannoy and fifth Brooks, the best performance going to Blake Brooks from tenth to finish fifth, the fastest time recorded by Zane Goddard with a time of 50.499 on lap six.
Junior Max Final.
Who would win the final was on every ones lips as they crowded the fence line before the start, Goddard and Brown off the front row with Wilcox and Brookes row two then Davey and Smith row three, the distance twelve laps ( 12.960 Klms) lap one no change throughout, Brown on point followed by Goddard .327 of a second back, third early Brock Lannoy (Brock to record a D.N.F. on lap four and take no further part in the final) lap two, Goddard moves past Brown with Lannoy still third, lap three Brown back in front with Goddard second the gap .236 of a second, third still Brock Lannoy, fourth Jack Smith up one position, Blake Brooks drops to fifth, Gillan now eighth, Steele back into ninth, no change position ten through nineteen, lap four Brock Lannoy drops out of the running giving everyone a free pass, still Brown from Goddard gap now just .241 seconds, third Brookes then Smith from Joshua Davey, lap five Goddard regains the lead Brown back to second but by only 51 hundredth of a second across the line, third still Brooks then Ben Wilcox up to fourth with Joshua Davey still fifth, Jack Smith drops to sixth, no change the rest, lap six, Brown and Goddard exchanging positions on a lap by lap basis, Goddard back to second the gap just .212 of a second, Wilcox up to third with Brookes dropping to fourth, no change positions five through ten, Cameron Shields moves to eleventh, Sinclair back into twelfth, lap seven, this lap no change throughout the field, lap eight no change, but for Max Adams up to fourteenth and Karla Curtis back to fifteenth, still Brown from Goddard gap now .245 of a second, lap nine no change but for Blindell up into sixteenth and Jaxon Reihana dropping back into seventeenth, lap ten no change throughout, gap between Brown and Goddard now down to .205 of a second, second last lap and we see no change again, the lead still just .211 of a second Brown over Goddard with Wilcox a further 2.398 seconds back, last lap Goddard lunges on Brown and takes the win by .130 of a second, Brown finishes second with Wilcox third the gap second to third reduced on the last lap down to 1.997 seconds, fourth going to Blake Brookes, fifth to Josh Davey, best drive from Ben Wilcox eighth to third, fastest lap recorded by William Brown with a time of 50.112 on lap eleven, Zane Goddard time, his best also on the eleventh lap a 50.118, Cameron Shields, who ran eleventh with a 50.136 on lap ten. After points were tallied the podium looked like this; first Zane Goddard, second William Brown and third going to Ben Wilcox.
The Club Championship points for J Max as follows; Joshua Davey, five rounds, 705 points (duty done) second Brock Lannoy five rounds,639 points (no duty done), third Blake Brookes five rounds, 489 points (no duty done) fourth Ben Wilcox three rounds, 417 points and fifth Jack Smith three rounds, 333 points.
Above: Junior Max winner Zane Goddard leads Cameron Shields and Brock Lannoy
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Restricted 125 Light Heat 1
Twenty eight drivers (which included seven Provisional Licences) took to the track for the first heat, Dean Weigman (#76) jumped away well and led for the first three laps before Alex Houston (#47) moved into point on the fourth lap, Matthew Weatherley (#64) was to drop back one position on the first lap and went on to retain third throughout the heat, Chris Orders (#13) who started from the third row of the grid, moving forward also to finish fourth, Ryan Mussell (#46) was to finish fifth, Trent Cossor (#50) gets the gong for the best drive, from fifteenth on the first lap to finish sixth, Ryan O’Sullivan from twelfth to finish seventh, eighth going to Daniel Meek (#12) fourteenth through into eighth at the finish, Lachlan Campbell (#37) ninth and rounding out the first ten, Blair Hislop (#11), the fastest lap recorded by Alex Houston with a time of 51.193 seconds on lap three.
Restricted 125 Light Heat 2
Reverse grid for the second and Trent Cossor second at the completion of lap one led through until lap six before being passed by both Daniel Meek and Ryan O’Sullivan after a nasty kick, which almost spun him around completely coming out of Howards Concreting Corner, Cossor finishing in third, following Meek and O’Sullivan to the line, fourth in heat two going to Chris Orders then Ryan Mussell from Tim Ovens (#43) in fifth, James Evans (#44P) and Todd Black (#93) failing to finish recording a D.N.F. on lap five, the fastest lap recorded by Dean Weigman (#76) with a time of 51.653 on lap two, Dean finished in sixth in the second heat.
Restricted 125 Light Prefinal.
Points tallied and the front row saw O’Sullivan and Orders with Cossor and Weigman off the second row, lap one at we were to see no change in the order, O’Sullivan from Orders then Cossor, Weigman and Alex Houston (#47) holding on to fifth, lap two no change the first sixteen, Franc Aspinall (#71) up to seventeenth with Alex Ransom (#17) following, Kevin Johnston (#49) back to nineteenth, further back James Evans (#44P) up into twenty third with Antoine Vidal (#7P) back into twenty fourth, lap three no change the first fourteen, Donnelle Waldon (#83) up to fifteenth with David Gurney (#22) back into sixteenth, lap four no change the first nine, Greg Gallagher (#92) up into the first ten, lap five and the order is still O’Sullivan, Orders then Cossor from Weigman then Houston and next Ryan Mussell, Meek moves to seventh relegating Weatherley back into eighth, Ovens still holding ninth with Hislop now into tenth, Gallagher back to eleventh, lap six the gap between O’Sullivan and Orders just .670 seconds, no further movement until we get back to Alex Ransom now twenty second with Jeff AH Quay now twenty third, lap seven and the lead has blown out to .868 seconds O’Sullivan and Orders, still third a further .215 seconds back Trent Cossor then Dean Weigman just .253 seconds back in fourth with Alex Houston only .153 behind the first four, the final lap arrives with a flurry and Ryan O’Sullivan snatches pole for the final with a great win in this the prefinal, second going to Chris Orders, third Trent Cossor, fourth Dean Weigman and fifth Alex Houston, Scott Geary and Lee Sadler both recording a D.N.F. on the first lap, the fastest lap recorded by Dean Weigman with a time of 51.687 seconds on lap four.
Restricted 125 Light Final.
The final sees the starters gridded up in the finishing order from the prefinal, O’Sullivan and Orders then Cossor with Weigman on row two, Houston and Mussell on the third row, lap one and the entire field just feeling their way, no movement, lap two tyre pressures still not right, so still no change, O’Sullivan past Cossor for the point but by only 80 one hundreds from then Houston .213 seconds back in third, fourth Chris Orders a further .302 seconds back, Meek moves into sixth followed by Weatherley now seventh, Mussell drops to eighth, Ovens and Gallagher still ninth and tenth, no change the rest, lap three Ryan O’Sullivan still leads from Cossor then Houston, Weigman up into fourth with Orders back one spot, no change sixth through to tenth, lap four Cossor drops back into fifth giving Houston, Weigman and Orders a free pass up into second third and fourth respectively, still.629 seconds in front is O’Sullivan, lap five no change the top ten, lap six Houston makes his move now to point with O’Sullivan back into second, gap just .298, still third Weigman, fourth no change Chris Orders and fifth Trent Cossor, lap seven, this time no change the first twelve, Donnelle Waldon still holding onto twelfth, lap eight and the field takes a breather no change, lap nine, still taking a breather no change, lap ten, and Weigman starts his challenge moving past O’Sullivan into second the gap .655 seconds , the question can he make up this gap in the final two laps? Lap eleven and Orders moves back into third with O’Sullivan now back to fourth, Frac Aspinall moves into tenth, the gap between Houston and Weigman now .738 seconds, last lap and we see Alex Houston take the win by .633 seconds over Dean Weigman then Chris Orders in third, Evangeline Blindell recorded a D.N.F on lap six, Mark Vroegop completes just one lap and Antoine Vidal does not record a time in the final, the fastest lap recorded by Alex Houston with a time of 51.529 seconds in lap five.
The Club Championship for this class stands as; Daniel Meek five rounds 645 points(duty done) Chris Orders five rounds 600 points, Ryan O’Sullivan five rounds 537 points, Trent Cossor five rounds 510 points, Donnelle Waldon five rounds 468 points (duty done).
Above: Restricted 125 Light Winner, Ryan O’Sullivan ahead of Lachlan Campbell
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Restricted 125 Heavy Heat 1
Twenty four drivers moved out under perfect racing conditions to contest the first heat, the first two rows made up of Elwyn Garrard (#90), James Christensen (#15), second row, Nicole Brown (#8) and Perry Evans (#51) for the eight lap heat, lap one no change all drivers just adjusting themselves and waiting for tyres to come up to pressure, Perry Evans moving forward early to take point from James Christensen then Aiden Schultz (#22) followed by Troy Ward (#3) then Nicole Brown in fifth, Elwyn Garrard now fifteenth, lap two no change the first four with Jamie Page(#12) up into fifth followed by Ben Rodgers (#11) now sixth, Mark Keilar (#73) seventh and Nicole Brown back to eighth, further back Tony Knight (#28) moves up to eighteenth, followed by Michael Fritz (#48), Benjamin Jenkinson (#17) now twentieth, also Luke Garrard (#13) up to tenth followed by Phil Watkins (#4) up to eleventh, Chris Were (#47) (the Kiwi Man) holding twelfth with Stephen Wilkinson (#64) back into thirteenth, lap three no change the first twelve, Paul Buchanan (#31) now thirteenth, Stephen Wilkinson back to fourteenth, Tony Knight moving forward now fifteenth followed by Rick Franzolini (#9) into sixteenth, both Aaron Baldry (#46) and Elwyn Garrard back one spot each, the half- way point of the first heat and we see all but Justin Jeffs (#62P) moving past Warren Neinert (#18) take a breather before the second half begins, lap five Tim Wagner (#7) moves into eighth, Nicole Brown now ninth, Justin Jeffs moves forward again this time into twenty first past Trevor Godley (#38), lap six, still no change in the first five, the gap from Evans to Christensen now 1.440 seconds, Keilar up to sixth, Rodgers back one, Luke Garrard moves up into ninth, Nicole Brown back to tenth, The Kiwi Man Chris Were up to eleventh dropping Watkins back to twelfth, further back Jeffs continuing his move forward, now twentieth, lap seven the penultimate lap and we see no movement in the first nine placing’s, Chris Were into the top ten, followed by Watkins and Buchanan relegating Nicole Brown back two positions into thirteenth, Tony Knight one position better now fourteenth with Wilkinson back one, the last lap and we applaud Perry Evans (his first win back since his return to the scene) winning by 1.706 seconds over James Christensen with Aiden Schultz a further .373 seconds back in third, Chris Meek (#77) the only driver not to record a time in the first heat, fastest lap recorded by Tony Knight with a time of 52.441 seconds on the last lap, Tony running home in twelfth overall.
Tag 125 Heavy Heat 2.
Reverse of the first as far as starting positions are concerned sees a completely different scenario played out, Tony Knight leads from start to finish, the gap back to second, Tim Wagner 5.582 seconds, third overall in the second heat going to Luke Garrard, the gap, a further 2.375 seconds, fourth going to Stephen Wilkinson and Fifth Ben Rodgers, Nicole Brown and Trevor Godley completing only one lap before recording a D.N.F. Ben Jenkinson just three laps,Warren Neinert, Aiden Schultz and Chris Meek not recording a time in the second heat, the fastest lap recorded by Tony Knight with a time of 52.389 seconds on lap eighth of the designated eight.
Tag 125 Heavy Prefinal
The prefinal was shaping up to be a beauty, Tim Wagner led the first lap before being passed by Tony Knight for the point position, second Perry Evans and third now, Wagner, fourth James Christensen, who ran this position throughout the eight laps, Tony Knight took over point position on the second lap led the remainder of the prefinal to take the win by a margin of just3.746 seconds over a another encouraging drive from Perry Evans, third going to Tim Wagner, Chris Christensen a further 2.491 seconds back in fourth, Mark Keilar gaining two positions throughout to finish the prefinal in fifth position, both Aiden Schultz and Chris Meek not recording a time in the prefinal, the fastest lap recorded by Tony Knight with another best time of 52.459 seconds this time recorded on the eighth and final lap of the race.
Tag 125 Heavy Final
The final had all the ingredients required to ensure a thrilling race over the distance and Perry Evans jumped away well and led the first eight laps being closely followed by Tim Wagner up until the seventh lap before Tony Knight snatched the position to move forward into second and determine just when and where was the best place to make the pass on Evans to secure the final, Knight passed Evans on the ninth lap and went on to take the win by a margin of 1.565 seconds over again another encouraging drive from Perry Evans, with Tim Wagner just .109 seconds back in third, Mark Keilar a further 3.018 seconds back in fourth, James Christensen fifth and in sixth Luke Garrard then seventh going to Jamie Page, eighth Paul Buchanan, ninth Chris Were (the Kiwi Man) and the top ten rounded out by Stephen Wilkinson, the fastest lap recorded by the eventual winner Tony Knight recording a time of 52.402 seconds on the penultimate lap.
After points were tallied the podium looked thus; first Tony Knight, second Perry Evans and third Tim Wagner.
The Club Championship after five rounds is as follows; Daniel Meek five rounds 645 points (duty done); Chris Orders five rounds 600 points (no duty); Ryan O’Sullivan five rounds 537 points (no duty) Trent Cossor five rounds 510 points (no duty) Donnelle Waldon five rounds 468 points (duty done).
Above: Restricted 125 Heavy winner, Tony Knight
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Tag 125 Light Heat 1
This is without a doubt, the unofficial feature class at every Ipswich Kart Club meeting, and has been for a number of years now, to win in this class you are driving against a field that you would expect at a National Championship, that’s how good this class is month by month, this meeting was no exception, and the fields remain at a constant twenty plus every month, so, this month and we see twenty drivers take to the track with the expectation of doing well, let’s face it, that’s why drivers of this calibre continue to back up every month, with Daniel Burley (#46) and Regan Payne (#12) off the front row it was expected to be fierce, Tyler Greenbury (#85) off the second row next to Cian Fothergill (#20); Ryan McKnight (#18) and Jamie Quinn (#90) next with Kris Walton (#68) and Troy Morrissey (#10) off the next row of the grid, we were certainly looking for action, lap one no change, lap two, Payne leading, Walton up into second, Greenbury holding third with Fothergill and Morrissey up into fourth and fifth respectively, Daniel Burley back down to sixth, Bolton Ellery (#42) holding seventh, Nicholas Dalton (#9) now eighth, Mitch Griffin (#83) in ninth and Jamie Quinn now tenth Chris Burley (#8) up into thirteenth with Bradley Trivett (#7) back one spot, lap three and we see young Regan Payne 1.965 seconds in front of Walton with Greenbury just .341 seconds further back, Fothergill still fourth with Morrissey fifth, half-way point and Payne has blown the lead out to 2.055 seconds over Walton, no change the first eleven, Nicholas Andrews (#67)( his first hit out in Seniors) sitting back in twelfth with Jamie Quinn now thirteenth, lap five not a lot of movement, Dalton up one into fifth, Ellery still holding sixth, Morrissey drops to eighth, James Wilkins, Chris Burley and Nicholas Andrews up to ninth, tenth and eleventh respectively with Daniel Burley dropping to twelfth, Martin Swindells (#65) up to fourteenth followed by Adam Mercer (#41) with Trivett dropping to sixteenth, lap six no change the first nine with Andrews up one into tenth, Adam Mercer continuing his push forward now fourteenth with Swindells dropping to fifteenth, lap seven the gap at the front now 2.816 seconds advantage Payne over Walton with no change back to eighth, Andrews to ninth with Wilkins now tenth, the last lap Regan Payne takes the win by a margin of 3.821 seconds , Tyler Greenbury with a last lap pass over Kris Walton to finish second, Nicholas Dalton third, fourth going to Dalton Ellery, fifth Nicholas Andrews, the most impressive drive going to Nicholas Andrews from fifteenth to fifth in eight laps, the fastest lap was recorded by Regan Payne with a lap time of 49.475 seconds, all but three drivers recording times in the forty nine second bracket, Tim Farrell suffered a D.S.Q. for a misdemeanour during the heat both Daniel Sirvent (#21) and Jordan Conder (#34) recording D.N.F.’s and not completing one lap.
Tag 125 Light Heat 2
Complete reverse of grid for heat two, Jordan Conder led from start to finish to take the win by 1.783 seconds over Nicholas Dalton a further 1.352 seconds back to Dalton Ellery then Adam Mercer with the gap just .142 of a second back in fourth, fifth going to Wilkins over Chris Burley then Tyler Greenbury and Regan Payne next, the drive of the heat going to Cain Fothergill from fifteenth to ninth in just eight laps, the fastest lap was recorded by Dalton Ellery with a time of 49.670 seconds on lap seven .
Tag 125 Light Prefinal
After the points were tallied the stage was set to watch the best twenty drivers in the South East of Queensland do battle over eight laps to determine grid positions for the final still to come later in the afternoon or early evening, Payne jumped well as did Dalton, who lead the first lap, before Payne passed and took over the point, but for just one lap before Dalton come back to the front, again for just one lap, Regan Payne showing his full credentials with an awesome display of driving talents to take the win of the prefinal and secure pole position for the final, Tyler G reenbury struggling with Nicholas Dalton before finally taking control of second on the seventh lap, Cain Fothergill also in this little mix, Fothergill following Greenbury through into third relegating Dalton back to fourth, fifth after an enjoyable prefinal came Dalton Ellery then Nicholas Andrews another driver caught up in this little battle finishing in sixth, deposing James Wilkins on the last lap back to seventh, eighth going to Adam Mercer, ninth Chris Burley and tenth to Jordan Conder, Cain Fothergill showing his grit and determination, up four positions throughout the eight lap prefinal, the fastest lap recorded by Chris Burley with a time of 49.757 seconds, Chris finishing in ninth position.
Tag 125 Light Final.
Regan Payne showed once more that this young man has talent to burn with a performance straight out of the book, led from start to finish and was never headed, Nicholas Dalton likewise a young man looking to go places, if his performance on the day is any indication, second all the way, with a margin of .851 seconds at the end of a very enjoyable final, Cain fothergill and Dalton Ellery had a dussy of a final swopping positions continuously throughout the race, with Fothergill finally securing third by a margin of just .890 seconds after a great battle, Nicholas Andrews should be satisfied with his first day in the class and also his first day in Seniors with a fifth place finish, we can keep our eyes on this young man for future wins I believe, James Wilkins finished in sixth, seventh going to Jordan Conder, eighth Martin Swindells, ninth Mitch Griffin and tenth Tim Farrell, Greenbury, Mercer, both Chris and Daniel Burley and Ryan McKnight recorded D.N.F.’s in the final, Kris Walton did not start the final, the fastest lap recorded in the final going to Regan Payne with a time of 49.518 seconds in lap eleven.
After the points were tallied the podium looked thus; first Regan Payne, second Nicholas Dalton, third going to Tyler Greenbury.
The Club Championship points are as follows after five rounds of racing; Adam Mercer (done duty) and Tyler Greenbury (duty not done) both contested five rounds equal points 699; Nicholas Dalton (duty done) five rounds 576 points; Regan Payne five rounds (no duty) 483 points.
Above: Regan Payne led the entire TaG 125 Light final
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
DD2 and DD2 Masters Qualifying.
The format for the class was as follows; one heat, twelve laps, one prefinal, fifteen laps and a final only to count, of twenty laps.
A total of twelve drivers including one from New Zealand moved onto the track for the qualifying session, at the completion the grid for the first heat looked as follows; Pole Mitch Griffin (#83) 49.153 seconds; P2 Scott Howard (#39) 49.224 seconds; P3 Klinton Hancey (#21) 49.300 seconds; P4 Lane Moore (#28) 49.363 seconds; P5 Tristan Ellery (#14) 49.428 seconds; P6 Peter Virgulti (#20) 49.986 seconds; P7 Stephen Ellery (#99) 49.995 seconds; these first seven drivers separated by just .842 of a second.
DD2 and DD2 Masters Final
Steve Ellery and David Johnston did not start the final, after the completion of the first lap Griffin led Moore by .256 of a second with Howard a further .625 seconds back in third, followed by Ellery and Hancey making up the top five, Lap two saw no change in the order, lap three no change the first seven, but movement further back with Ed Wilkins (#50) up into eighth followed by Jeremy Murphy (#10) now ninth, Brendan Hart (#69NZ) dropping back into tenth, lap four and we saw no change throughout the field, action with the first two (Griffin on Moore) separated by just .067 of a second, lap five Lane Moore moved into the point followed by Mitch Griffin now .245 of a second back, third still Scott Howard, fourth now Klinton Hancey with Tristan Ellery dropping to fifth, lap six no change, lap seven still no change the gap .248 seconds between Moore and Griffin, lap eight , Mitch Griffin snatches the lead and is in front by just .105 of a second crossing the line, lap nine no change throughout the field, lap ten still no change, Griffin from Moore then Howard, Hancey and Ellery the top five, lap eleven Lane Moore snatches the lead back relegates Griffin back by .174 of a second at the line, no change the next three, lap twelve no change again, lap thirteen the gap at the front now .352 seconds no change the rest, lap fourteen Griffin closes the gap down to .135 seconds with Howard a further .327 seconds back, lap fifteen just five to go, gap between Griffin and Moore blown out to .292 seconds, Howard closing now just .189 seconds back, lap sixteen no change the first five, Klinton Hancey closes the gap on Howard and has picked up two tenths of a second on the previous lap, now just .286 back, lap seventeen and Moore continues to drive aggressively the gap now .508 seconds back to Griffin with a further .221 seconds back to Howard still third, lap eighteen both Griffin and Howard close their respective gaps, Ed Wilkins takes no further part and records a D.N.F. on eighteen, lap nineteen the penultimate lap sees Lane Moore continue to dominate a very classy field with just one lap left to run, Scott Howard leaves it to the last lap to make his move and passes both Moore and Griffin within sight of the finish and wins by .309 seconds over Lane Moore followed by Klinton Hancey then Mitch Griffin in fourth with Tristan Ellery finishing in the top five. Only post-race technical inspection to follow and after the inspection the final result of the Feature class of the meeting is as follows; Scott Howard (DD2 Masters) first; Lane Moore (DD2) first in his class, Klinton Hancey second (DD2 Masters); Mitch Griffin second (DD2); third Tristan Ellery (DD2) third Peter Virgulti (DD2 Masters) a though ally enjoyable days racing in these two classes and there is a third round still to come.
Above: DD2 Winner, Lane Moore
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
Above: DD2 Masters winner, Scott Howard
pic - Bill Bryant, BBASC, 0402 848 116
The whole day was a great success with all classes showing grit and determination, next meeting 2nd August and we will see the battle continue, this time in particular with the Cadets and Rookies Titles, an event that brings together the very best in both classes, I have my favourites, I am sure you have yours, until then take care and drive safely.