KA3 Junior
Benjamin Bargwanna had a 12 point lead heading into the final round, in front of Angelo Mouzouris, Taine Venables, Dylan Hollis and Christian Pancione all within 20 points of the leader and all still with a chance of championship victory.
|
1 |
71 |
Dylan HOLLIS |
00:44.715 |
GEEL |
APH motorsport H.karting |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
97 |
Benjamin BARGWANNA |
0.061 |
00:44.776 |
GIPP |
Red Rooster |
VIC |
|
3 |
76 |
Christian PANCIONE |
0.124 |
00:44.839 |
OAK |
VCM Performance |
VIC |
|
4 |
85 |
Angelo MOUZOURIS |
0.144 |
00:44.859 |
OAK |
Penrite, J&A Engines, MKC |
VIC |
|
5 |
5 |
Jordyn SINNI |
0.177 |
00:44.892 |
GKCV |
Shamick racing J&AEBS. |
VIC |
|
6 |
12 |
Domenic ROMEO |
0.191 |
00:44.906 |
GKCV |
MELBOURNEPOOLS KINGKARNAGE |
VIC |
|
7 |
43 |
Taine VENABLES |
0.389 |
00:45.104 |
GKCV |
MasterKarting |
VIC |
|
8 |
29 |
Jaylyn ROBOTHAM |
0.453 |
00:45.168 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
9 |
96 |
Samuel DOWNING |
0.522 |
00:45.237 |
GIPP |
VFS Roadhouse CCRacing LKI |
VIC |
|
10 |
95 |
Nathan WILLIAMS |
0.667 |
00:45.382 |
GKCV |
J&A Shamic Racing |
VIC |
|
11 |
24 |
Marcus FRASER |
1.249 |
00:45.964 |
BAIR, GIPP |
East Gippsland doors |
VIC |
Heat 1
Dylan Hollis qualified on pole ahead of Bargwanna and converted his pole to a win in heat 1 while championship contender Taine Venables had a bad heat coming home in 10th.
The KA3 Junior field head into turn 1 of heat 1 with #85 Angelo Mouzouris getting shuffled to the back of the pack
#29 Jaylyn Robotham in action during heat 1 of KA3 Junior
#71 Dylan Hollis leads the field down the main straight in heat 1 of KA3 Junior
#85 Angelo Mouzouris fights his way back through the field after the bad start
#96 Samuel Downing and #24 Marcus Fraser head into turn 1 during KA3 Junior
#76 Christian Pancione and #43 Taine Venables race hard into turn 1 in KA3 Junior
Heat 2
In heat 2 Bargwanna had a bad start and dropped back to 5th by turn 2, while #5 Jordyn Sinni, Pancione, Mouzouris, Bargwanna and Romeo battled throughout the heat. Hollis staying steady to take the win.
The KA3 Junior field steam into turn 1 during heat 2
#12 Domenic Romeo took 5th place in KA3 Junior heat 2
#5 Jordyn Sinni took 2nd place in KA3 Junior heat 2
#96 Samuel Downing in action during heat 2 of KA3 Junior before suffering a DNF
#71 Dylan Hollis made it 2 from 2 winning heat 2 of KA3 Junior
Pre Final
Dylan Hollis got clear of the field in the pre final going on to take the win by 4.6 seconds leaving the rest of the field to fight nose to tail with only 2 seconds covering positions 2 to 11 at the finish line.
The KA3 Junior field head into turn 1 at the start of the pre final
#85 Angelo Mouzouris took 2nd place in the KA3 Junior pre final
Final
Angelo Mouzouris was able to apply great pressure to Hollis in the final and on lap 9 looked to pass Hollis around the outside of turn 1 only to have Pancione and Sinni get by him. Mouzouris was then able to fight his way back to 2nd and again got to the bumper of Hollis getting to
the lead with 4 laps to go. In the closing laps Hollis fought back and over took Mouzouris at the chicane with Mouzouris getting a bit off line and getting out onto the loose stuff and having to cut his way through the sand trap and rejoining the track in 4th position. Hollis going on to make it 4 wins from 4 starts and going from 4th in the championship at the start of the weekend to claim first overall in the championship.
It was a great fight for the lead between #85 Angelo Mouzouris and #71 Dylan Hollis throughout the final of KA3 Junior
The top 3 placegetters for Round 4 of the Victorian Kart Championship at the Eastern Lions Kart Club, from left 2nd place Jordyn Sinni, 1st place Dylan Hollis, 3rd place Christian Pancione.
KA3 Junior Final
|
1 |
71 |
Dylan HOLLIS |
18 |
12:45.997 |
00:44.644 |
12 |
GEEL |
APH motorsport H.karting |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
5 |
Jordyn SINNI |
18 |
12:46.670 |
0.673 |
00:44.650 |
14 |
GKCV |
Shamick racing J&AEBS. |
VIC |
|
3 |
76 |
Christian PANCIONE |
18 |
12:46.791 |
0.794 |
00:44.706 |
14 |
OAK |
VCM Performance |
VIC |
|
4 |
85 |
Angelo MOUZOURIS |
18 |
12:47.133 |
1.136 |
00:44.576 |
6 |
OAK |
Penrite, J&A Engines, MKC |
VIC |
|
5 |
24 |
Marcus FRASER |
18 |
12:51.038 |
5.041 |
00:44.967 |
7 |
BAIR, GIPP |
East Gippsland doors |
VIC |
|
6 |
97 |
Benjamin BARGWANNA |
18 |
12:51.177 |
5.180 |
00:44.733 |
4 |
GIPP |
Red Rooster |
VIC |
|
7 |
95 |
Nathan WILLIAMS |
18 |
12:51.473 |
5.476 |
00:44.923 |
13 |
GKCV |
J&A Shamic Racing |
VIC |
|
8 |
29 |
Jaylyn ROBOTHAM |
18 |
12:51.995 |
5.998 |
00:44.992 |
8 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
9 |
96 |
Samuel DOWNING |
18 |
12:54.026 |
8.029 |
00:44.944 |
7 |
GIPP |
VFS Roadhouse CCRacing LKI |
VIC |
|
DNF |
43 |
Taine VENABLES |
15 |
10:35.225 |
00:44.900 |
7 |
GKCV |
MasterKarting |
VIC |
|
|
DNF |
12 |
Domenic ROMEO |
2 |
0:45.912 |
00:45.195 |
2 |
GKCV |
MELBOURNEPOOLS KINGKARNAGE |
VIC |
KA3 Junior Class Championship Trophy Presentation
The top 3 placegetters in the KA3 Junior class of the 2016 Victorian Kart Championship, from left 2nd place Benjamin Bargwanna, 1st place Dylan Hollis, 3rd place Christian Pancione
Celebrations under way in in the KA3 Junior class with Benjamin Bargwanna, Dylan Hollis and Christian Pancione
Celebrations under way in in the KA3 Junior class with Benjamin Bargwanna, Dylan Hollis and Christian Pancione
Celebrations under way in in the KA3 Junior class with Dylan Hollis, Benjamin Bargwanna and Christian Pancione
KA3 Junior Final Championship Standings
1 Dylan HOLLIS 225
2 Benjamin BARGWANNA 209
3 Christian PANCIONE 204
4 Angelo MOUZOURIS 203
5 Jordyn SINNI 178
6 Taine VENABLES 161
7 Marcus FRASER 155
8 Domenic ROMEO 144
9 Nathan WILLIAMS 141
10 Jay COUL 82
11 David H
UEZO 57
12 Jaylyn ROBOTHAM 43
13 Thomas SMITH 42
14 Nicholas SCHEMBRI 41
15 Jack HAVERLAND 33
15 Jordan DUDFIELD 33
17 Samuel DOWNING 26
18 Henry JOHNSTONE 24
19 Benjamin D’ALIA 20
20 Nicholas MATTHEWS 17
21 Tyler O’LEARY 14
22 Elijah D’CRUZ 8
23 Alex BAKER 4
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