KA4 Junior Heavy Class
17 KA4 Junior Heavy drivers head into turn 1 for their first 12 lap heat 1 of the weekend and it’s a close 3 way squeeze at the front. (pic by Tim Francis)
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Qualifying
Number 9 Nathan Williams (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) was the fastest qualifier in KA4 Junior Heavy securing pole position with a time of 47.283 only .271 of a second ahead of #95 Daniel Hookway (South West Kart Club) and .337 ahead of #16 Thomas Smith (Go-Kart Club of Victoria / Geelong Kart Club )with 1 second covering the top 10 drivers. (pic by Tim Francis)
|
Pos |
Kart | Driver |
Diff |
Best |
Club |
Sponsor |
State |
|
1 |
9 |
Nathan WILLIAMS |
00:47.283 |
GKCV |
J&A Shamic Racing |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
95 |
Daniel HOOKWAY |
0.271 |
00:47.554 |
STHW |
Hookway Excavations |
VIC |
|
3 |
16 |
Thomas SMITH |
0.337 |
00:47.620 |
GKCV, GEEL |
SCT Logistics & PFG |
VIC |
|
4 |
48 |
Nathan SKELTON |
0.469 |
00:47.752 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
|
5 |
35 |
Jordan MALCOLM |
0.491 |
00:47.774 |
BALL |
VIC |
|
|
6 |
70 |
Aaron OLIVER |
0.551 |
00:47.834 |
SGKC |
Joe M & TASSO Developments |
SA |
|
7 |
5 |
Jordyn SINNI |
0.685 |
00:47.968 |
GKCV |
Shamick J&A Excel building |
VIC |
|
8 |
78 |
Jordan PEGG |
0.957 |
00:48.240 |
E/LIONS |
GDM Truck Spares |
VIC |
|
9 |
37 |
Jackson RICE |
1.011 |
00:48.294 |
ALB |
Rice Graphic Images |
VIC |
|
10 |
49 |
Liam HALL |
1.066 |
00:48.349 |
GOUL |
DJM/HJM RACE Engines |
VIC |
|
11 |
8 |
Zane BRIGHT |
1.820 |
00:49.103 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
|
12 |
20 |
Kade GIBSON |
1.834 |
00:49.117 |
SWAH |
Advanced Floors,TREX |
VIC |
|
13 |
21 |
Billy BISHOP |
2.524 |
00:49.807 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
|
14 |
12 |
Regan SOMERS |
E/LIONS |
Hi-Tech Field Services |
VIC |
||
|
15 |
11 |
Benjamin MOSS |
GIPP , OAK |
VIC |
|||
|
DSQ |
71 |
Conor SOMERS |
E/LIONS |
Hi-Tech Field Services |
VIC |
||
|
DSQ |
22 |
Declan SOMERS |
E/LIONS |
Hi-Tech Field Services |
VIC |
Heat 1
The KA4 Junior Heavy field heads into turn 2 for the first time for the weekend for heat 1 and pole sitter #9 Nathan Williams gets all out of shape at the front. (pic by Tim Francis)
#9 Nathan Williams is lucky to have the entire KA4 Junior Heavy field squeeze by him without contact and rejoins at the back of the pack. (pic by Tim Francis)
#35 Jordan Malcom (Ballarat Kart Club) showed some great speed during the weekend and took 3rd in heat 1 of KA4 Junior Heavy ahead of #95 Daniel Hookway (South West Kart Club) while #48 Nathan Skelton (Go Kart Club of Victoria) came through to finish 2nd. (pic by Tim Francis)
#12 Regan Somers (Eastern Lions Kart Club) battles with #8 Zane Bright (Gippsland Go-Kart Club) entering turn 1 in heat 1 of KA4 Junior Heavy. (pic by Tim Francis)
Saturday presented a beautiful sunny warm day in the morning for the heats and a huge storm approached in the background late in the afternoon.
Gordon from Coopers photography capturing some great moments from the weekend at the bus stop in front of a packed canteen with everyone enjoying watching the close racing in the KA4 Junior Heavy heats. Checkout Coopers Photography for great photos from the race weekend. (pic by Tim Francis)
#20 Kade Gibson (Swan Hill Kart Club) powers down the main straight on his way to 8th in heat 1 of KA4 Junior Heavy. (pic by Tim Francis)
#16 Thomas Smith (Go Kart Club of Victoria / Geelong Kart Club) had a great qualifying run qualifying 3rd but dropped back to finish 9th in heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
#48 Nathan Skelton (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) heading down the main straight on his way to 2nd after starting 4th. (pic by Tim Francis)
#9 Nathan Williams (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) made a brilliant comeback after his early trouble at turn 2 in heat 1 of KA4 Junior Heavy driving his way through the field from last and making up 14 positions to finish 5th. (pic by Tim Francis)
Heat 2
The KA4 Junior field powers into turn 1 for their heat 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
After winning heat 1 by 9 seconds #5 Jordyn Sinni (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) had a great battle with #9 Nathan Williams in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Heavy, Sinni making it 2 wins in a row by winning 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
#37 Jackson Rice (Albury-Wodonga Kart Club) powers out of turn 2 on his way to 5th position in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Heavy. (pic by Tim Francis)
Local Eastern Lions driver #12 Regan Somers comes out of turn 2 during heat 2 and put in a great drive in the final to finish inside the top 10 in 8th. (pic by Tim Francis)
#49 Liam Hall (Goulburn Valley Kart Club) going through the bus stop to finish 6th in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Heavy and drove well to finish 7th in the final. (pic by Tim Francis)
#16 Thomas Smith (GKCV/GEEL) gets back on track and finishes 4th in heat 2 after dropping to 9th in heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
#11 Benjamin Moss comes out of turn 2 during heat 2 of KA4 Junior Heavy. (pic by Tim Francis)
#5 Jordyn Sinni (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) on his way to victory during heat 2 of KA4 Junior Heavy. (pic by Tim Francis)
Heat 3
The KA4 Junior Heavy field gets ready to roll out for their heat 3 on Sunday. (pic by Tim Francis)
All of the race officials did some great work across the weekend to keep the meeting running smoothly in some tough conditions
The KA4 Junior Heavy field gets ready to roll out for their heat 3 on Sunday. (pic by Tim Francis)
It was a Go-Kart Club of Victoria clean sweep for the top 3 placings of the wet KA4 Junior Heavy 18 lap final with #9 Nathan Williams putting in a great performance in the final to take out round 1 4 seconds ahead of #54 Jordyn Sinni and #48 Nathan Skelton a further 2 seconds behind. (pic by Tim Francis)
Final Video Highlights
Presentations for the top 3 placegetters in the KA4 Junior Heavy class from Round 1 of the Victorian Kart Championship at the Eastern Lions Kart Club on the 7th, 8th and 9th of April.
1st #9 Nathan Williams (GKCV, J&A, Shamick Racing),
2nd #5 Jordyn Sinni (GKCV, Shamick, J&A, Excel Building),
3rd #48 Nathan Skelton (GKCV, Norwest Excavations)
Random Tyre Draw
The lucky random draw tyre winner for this class was Liam Hall!
Presentations Video
Final results
|
Pos |
Kart |
Driver |
Laps |
Total |
Diff |
Best |
In Lap |
Club |
Sponosr |
State |
|
1 |
9 |
Nathan WILLIAMS |
18 |
15:39.127 |
00:55.045 |
13 |
GKCV |
J&A Shamic Racing |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
5 |
Jordyn SINNI |
18 |
15:43.607 |
4.480 |
00:55.185 |
14 |
GKCV |
Shamick J&A Excel building |
VIC |
|
3 |
48 |
Nathan SKELTON |
18 |
15:45.712 |
6.585 |
00:55.173 |
13 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
|
4 |
71 |
Conor SOMERS |
18 |
15:50.944 |
11.817 |
00:55.096 |
17 |
E/LIONS |
Hi-Tech Field Services |
VIC |
|
5 |
37 |
Jackson RICE |
18 |
16:02.615 |
23.488 |
00:56.005 |
4 |
ALB |
Rice Graphic Images |
VIC |
|
6 |
95 |
Daniel HOOKWAY |
18 |
16:03.092 |
23.965 |
00:55.335 |
16 |
STHW |
Hookway Excavations |
VIC |
|
7 |
49 |
Liam HALL |
18 |
16:05.853 |
26.726 |
00:55.616 |
12 |
GOUL |
DJM/HJM RACE Engines |
VIC |
|
8 |
12 |
Regan SOMERS |
18 |
16:10.843 |
31.716 |
00:55.435 |
11 |
E/LIONS |
Hi-Tech Field Services |
VIC |
|
9 |
70 |
Aaron OLIVER |
18 |
16:12.100 |
32.973 |
00:55.635 |
15 |
SGKC |
Joe M & TASSO Developments |
SA |
|
10 |
21 |
Billy BISHOP |
18 |
16:12.751 |
33.624 |
00:56.320 |
17 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
|
11 |
35 |
Jordan MALCOLM |
18 |
16:16.952 |
37.825 |
00:55.958 |
11 |
BALL |
VIC |
|
|
12 |
8 |
Zane BRIGHT |
18 |
16:23.483 |
44.356 |
00:55.585 |
12 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
|
13 |
78 |
Jordan PEGG |
18 |
16:32.761 |
53.634 |
00:56.472 |
9 |
E/LIONS |
GDM Truck Spares |
VIC |
|
DNF |
11 |
Benjamin MOSS |
16 |
15:26.040 |
00:59.126 |
4 |
GIPP , OAK |
VIC |
||
|
DNF |
20 |
Kade GIBSON |
6 |
4:46.555 |
00:56.110 |
3 |
SWAH |
Advanced Floors,TREX |
VIC |
|
|
DNS |
16 |
Thomas SMITH |
0 |
GKCV, GEEL |
SCT Logistics & PFG |
VIC |
||||
|
DNS |
22 |
Declan SOMERS |
0 |
E/LIONS |
Hi-Tech Field Services |
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.
