TaG 125 Light Class
The biggest field of the weekend with 30 drivers was the TAG 125 Light class with a star line up including multiple state and Australian champions racing in the field. Pictured here heading into turn 1 of heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
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Qualifying
#94 Bradley Jenner (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) was the quickest driver in qualifying in the ultra competitive TAG 125 Light class posting a lap time of 43.486, 1 tenth ahead of defending state champion #36 Morgan Feast (MGKC) , #13 Justin Francis (OAK/GKCV) only .129 tenths of a second behind and #58 Nikolaj Thomas (ELKC) also within 2 tenths of a second of pole. To show how close this class was only 5 tenths of a second separated the top 22 drivers with 1 second covering the entire field. (pic by Tim Francis)
|
Pos |
Kart | Driver |
Diff |
Best |
Club |
State |
|
1 |
94 |
Bradley JENNER |
00:43.486 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
36 |
Morgan FEAST |
0.104 |
00:43.590 |
MGKC |
SA |
|
3 |
13 |
Justin FRANCIS |
0.129 |
00:43.615 |
OAK, GKCV |
VIC |
|
4 |
58 |
Nikolaj THOMAS |
0.160 |
00:43.646 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
5 |
96 |
David SERA |
0.205 |
00:43.691 |
GEEL |
VIC |
|
6 |
5 |
Troy ALGER |
0.233 |
00:43.719 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
7 |
56 |
Thomas MCCULLOCH |
0.268 |
00:43.754 |
ALB |
VIC |
|
8 |
54 |
Aaron HINDLE |
0.304 |
00:43.790 |
GEEL |
VIC |
|
9 |
14 |
Leigh NICOLAOU |
0.310 |
00:43.796 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
10 |
52 |
Matthew BENINCA |
0.322 |
00:43.808 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
11 |
39 |
Alastair LEE |
0.360 |
00:43.846 |
LKC |
TAS |
|
12 |
67 |
Jarrod SPENCER-HARPER |
0.407 |
00:43.893 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
13 |
70 |
Jack SCANLAN |
0.409 |
00:43.895 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
14 |
82 |
Connor FARR |
0.410 |
00:43.896 |
MILD |
VIC |
|
15 |
32 |
Olivia DALLA-ZUANNA |
0.429 |
00:43.915 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
16 |
33 |
Brody APPLEBY |
0.430 |
00:43.916 |
NWKC |
TAS |
|
17 |
17 |
Max CARTER |
0.443 |
00:43.929 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
18 |
72 |
Jarrod DOWTHWAITE |
0.522 |
00:44.008 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
19 |
35 |
Ray-Yu WANG |
0.537 |
00:44.023 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
20 |
40 |
Cory ARNETT |
0.537 |
00:44.023 |
BEN |
VIC |
|
21 |
53 |
Samantha MILLAR |
0.538 |
00:44.024 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
22 |
66 |
Jesse FENECH |
0.540 |
00:44.026 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
23 |
20 |
Daniel GRIFFIN |
0.705 |
00:44.191 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
24 |
84 |
Mark COVALEA |
0.969 |
00:44.455 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
25 |
22 |
Ray-Hong WANG |
0.990 |
00:44.476 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
26 |
12 |
George EL-SHEIKH |
1.120 |
00:44.606 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
27 |
95 |
Kyle KING |
1.182 |
00:44.668 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
DNS |
26 |
Garth LUCIETTO |
GEEL |
VIC |
||
|
DNS |
59 |
Aidan O’CONNOR |
ALB |
VIC |
||
|
DNS |
7 |
Bradley STEWART |
GKCV |
VIC |
Heat 1
Into turn 1 for the first time of the weekend for the TAG 125 class and there is an accident right at the start with #14 Leigh Nicolaou getting up onto 2 wheels and #5 Victorian Senior Karter of the year Troy Alger stranded at the edge of the race line leaving #20 Daniel Griffin unsighted and no where to go colliding with Alger with both karts out of th
e first race with damage. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Bradley Jenner leads the TAG 125 Light class down the main straight and onto lap 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
On lap 3 local Eastern Lions driver #84 Mark Covalea had a major rollover and was very lucky to be able to spring straight back up onto his feet, turn the kart back over and walk away during heat 1 of the TAG 125 Light class. (pic by Tim Francis)
On lap 3 local Eastern Lions driver #84 Mark Covalea had a major rollover and was very lucky to be able to spring straight back up onto his feet, turn the kart back over and walk away during heat 1 of the TAG 125 Light class. (pic by Tim Francis)
On lap 3 local Eastern Lions driver #84 Mark Covalea had a major rollover and was very lucky to be able to spring straight back up onto his feet, turn the kart back over and walk away during heat 1 of the TAG 125 Light class. (pic by Tim Francis)
#84 Mark Covalea dusting himself off and talking about his lucky escape with race officials during heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
It was close racing throughout the field in the TAG 125 Light class across the weekend. (pic by Tim Francis)
#13 Justin Francis ahead of #36 Morgan Feast during heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
David Sera (GEEL) qualified in 5th position in TAG 125 Light and would finish heat 1 in 5th after some close racing with #56 Thomas McCulloch (ALB), #54 Aaron Hindle (GEEL) and #58 Nikolaj Thomas (ELKC). (pic by Tim Francis)
#36 Morgan Feast heads down the main straightaway on his way to 3rd in heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#13 Justin Francis worked his way onto the back of Bradley Jenners tail to take 2nd only 3 tenths of a second behind #94 Bradley Jenner in heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#40 Corey Arnett (Bendigo Kart Club) heads down the main straightaway during heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#54 Aaron Hindle ahead of #82 Connor Farr, #52 Matthew Beninca and #70 Jack Scanlan as they fight for 7th position in heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Bradley Jenner takes out heat 1 of TAG 125 Light ahead of #13 Justin Francis and #36 Morgan Feast. (pic by Tim Francis)
A rare moment where Ben from Pace Images is not behind a camera giving a hand to the Alger pit crew after the turn 2 accident in heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. Checkout Pace Images for great photos from the race weekend. (pic by Tim Francis)
Troy Alger and his pit crew heads back to the pits after an unlucky turn 2 accident on lap 1 during heat 1 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
Heat 2
The TAG 125 Light class head into turn 1 for heat 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
#36 Morgan Feast followed up his good result in heat 1 of 3rd with another 3rd place finish in heat 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
After running on the edge of the top 10 #39 Alastair Lee (LKC) was unlucky and was forced to retire after 3 laps during heat 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
#58 Nikolaj Thomas (ELKC) was on the pace all weekend qualifying and finish heats 1, 2 and 3 in 4th position and backing that up with a great drive in the final to finish 2nd. (pic by Tim Francis)
#96 David Sera (Geelong Kart Club) heads into turn 3 during heat 2 of TAG 125 Light where he was to come home in 6th position and had a better run in the wet during heat 3 finishing 2nd. (pic by Tim Francis)
#70 Jack Scanlan (OAK) was running inside the top 10 all weekend but had a DNS in the final. (pic by Tim Francis)
#14 Leigh Nicolaou (GKCV) had an up an down weekend in TAG 125 Light qualifying in 9th, finishing 19th in heat 1 after a opening lap incident at turn 2, finished 7th in heat 2, 13th in heat 3 and had a DNF in the final. (pic by Tim Francis)
Heat 3
#36 Morgan Feast (MGKC) concentrating on the grid before heading out in the wet for heat 3 of TAG 125 Light on Sunday morning. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Bradley Jenner (GKCV) with the clear visor on the helmet gets ready for the wet conditions before heat 3 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#14 Leigh Nicolaou, #5 Troy Alger, #72 Jarrod Dowthwaite and #32 Olivia Dalla-Zuanna get ready to face the tough track conditions in the wet on Sunday mornings heat 3 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#96 David Sera getting ready to head out for heat 3 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Bradley Jenner getting ready to head out for heat 3 of TAG 125 Light starting from pole. (pic by Tim Francis)
The TAG 125 Light class is unleashed for the start of heat 3 in the wet, but the class got some dry conditions for the final. (pic by Tim Francis)
#36 Morgan Feast had a DNF in heat 3 of TAG 125 Light but would come back strong in the final to finish 4th.
#13 Justin Francis and #58 Nikolaj Thomas come through the bus stop in the tricky conditions during heat 3 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
It was fairly bucketing down during heat 3 of TAG 125 Light as #13 Justin Francis heads down the hill on his way to taking 5th. (pic by Tim Francis)
#40 Corey Arnett lifts an inside front wheel as he looks for grip ahead of #53 Samantha Millar in the wet during heat 3 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Bradley Jenner makes it 3 from 3 after winning heat 3 of TAG 125 Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Bradley Jenner (Go Kart Club of Victoria) took a clean sweep of the weekend in the TAG 125 Light class taking pole position, winning all 3 heats and the 18 lap final by 1.6 seconds ahead of #58 Nikolaj Thomas and #13 Justin Francis. (pic by Tim Francis)
Final Video Highlights
Presentations for the top 3 placegetters in the TAG 125 Light class from Round 1 of the 2017 Victorian Kart Championship at the Eastern Lions Kart Club on the 7th, 8th and 9th of April.
1st #94 Bradley Jenner (GKCV, MKC DPE, Cycon)
2nd #58 Nikolaj Thomas (ELINS)
3rd #13 Justin Francis (OAK, GKCV, Yarra Wealth, Powerwrap)
Random Tyre Draw
The lucky random draw tyre winner for this class was Aaron Hindle!
Presentations Video
Final results
|
Pos |
Kart |
Driver |
Laps |
Total |
Diff |
Best |
In Lap |
Club |
State |
|
1 |
94 |
Bradley JENNER |
18 |
12:29.436 |
00:43.878 |
18 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
58 |
Nikolaj THOMAS |
18 |
12:31.077 |
1.641 |
00:43.982 |
12 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
3 |
13 |
Justin FRANCIS |
18 |
12:33.423 |
3.987 |
00:44.019 |
17 |
OAK, GKCV |
VIC |
|
4 |
36 |
Morgan FEAST |
18 |
12:36.830 |
7.394 |
00:43.970 |
18 |
MGKC |
SA |
|
5 |
54 |
Aaron HINDLE |
18 |
12:39.447 |
10.011 |
00:44.250 |
14 |
GEEL |
VIC |
|
6 |
96 |
David SERA |
18 |
12:40.398 |
10.962 |
00:44.180 |
17 |
GEEL |
VIC |
|
7 |
82 |
18 |
12:40.526 |
11.090 |
00:44.242 |
14 |
MILD |
VIC |
|
|
8 |
5 |
Troy ALGER |
18 |
12:40.715 |
11.279 |
00:44.276 |
14 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
9 |
52 |
Matthew BENINCA |
18 |
12:40.906 |
11.470 |
00:44.359 |
5 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
10 |
66 |
Jesse FENECH |
18 |
12:43.223 |
13.787 |
00:44.411 |
15 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
11 |
35 |
Ray-Yu WANG |
18 |
12:43.984 |
14.548 |
00:44.404 |
15 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
12 |
72 |
Jarrod DOWTHWAITE |
18 |
12:52.634 |
23.198 |
00:44.748 |
17 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
13 |
32 |
Olivia DALLA-ZUANNA |
18 |
12:54.441 |
25.005 |
00:44.895 |
9 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
14 |
53 |
Samantha MILLAR |
18 |
12:57.576 |
28.140 |
00:45.042 |
3 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
15 |
22 |
Ray-Hong WANG |
18 |
12:57.726 |
28.290 |
00:45.033 |
13 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
16 |
20 |
Daniel GRIFFIN |
18 |
13:15.119 |
45.683 |
00:46.083 |
9 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
DNF |
33 |
Brody APPLEBY |
13 |
9:03.524 |
00:44.756 |
6 |
NWKC |
TAS |
|
|
DNF |
14 |
Leigh NICOLAOU |
11 |
7:32.487 |
00:44.546 |
5 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
|
DNF |
39 |
Alastair LEE |
9 |
6:01.584 |
00:44.553 |
6 |
LKC |
TAS |
|
|
DNF |
95 |
Kyle KING |
8 |
5:29.841 |
00:45.729 |
6 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
|
DNF |
84 |
Mark COVALEA |
4 |
2:21.352 |
00:45.192 |
4 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
DNF |
67 |
Jarrod SPENCER-HARPER |
2 |
0:47.975 |
00:45.821 |
2 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
|
DNS |
70 |
Jack SCANLAN |
0 |
OAK |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
56 |
Thomas MCCULLOCH |
0 |
ALB |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
40 |
Cory ARNETT |
0 |
BEN |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
12 |
George EL-SHEIKH |
0 |
GKCV |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
17 |
Max CARTER |
0 |
GKCV |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
26 |
Garth LUCIETTO |
0 |
GEEL |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
59 |
Aidan O’CONNOR |
0 |
ALB |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
7 |
Bradley STEWART |
0 |
GKCV |
VIC |
Full size original un-watermarked photos are available to purchase from Tim Francis (KA Pink Vest 11) via email at info@tfdesign.com.au
Also be sure to checkout the other photographers who attended the meeting Coopers Photography and Pace Images for more awesome images from the race meeting.
