Septembers club day this year was probably one of my most enjoyable race meetings this year. It it also my first club day on c grade, which is cool.
There was qualifying this time, and I qualified 2nd of 3, one tenth ahead of Jakob.
For heat 1, I got a good start and got passed by Jakob on turn 1, but got him right back into turn 2. Almost every lap he got me on turn 13 (page bros) and every time I got him on 2. Ended second.
For heat 2 I once again started 2nd and once again got passed by Jakob on turn 1 and once again got him back on turn 2. Once again, he kept getting by me on 13 and I kept getting him back on 2. At one point he got way past me and stayed ahead. Ended third.
For heat 3, I started second and didn't get passed off the start. I got a new line through 13 and he couldn't get passed me. At one point he looked at 5 but i thought he went back behind me, because he tried to pass me on 6 and hit the grass on the inside and spun. Ended second.
For the final, I started... SECOND! What a surprise, huh? Anyway, I got a cracking start and got by Lotem into 1st! He bumped my wide and got by on 5, but I wasn't bothered because he is faster and would have got me later anyway. I continued to take the inside on 13 and that was fine. One lap, I got held up by some Light drivers, therefore I went really slow through 4 and the gap that I had formed between myself and Jakob had vanished in a split second. Right near the end, one of the lights ran wide on 5 and i got by, but Jakob didn't! That got me the race done.
Fun weekend and leading the championship by ~2000 points. May add more videos.
We
left at 7pm on Friday after school for the single longest drive (excluding year
6 camp) I’ve ever been on. We arrived at Pierrepoint wines at 11pm, greeted by
2 friendly cats. Pierrepoint wines is a bed and breakfast place south of
Hamilton.
Saturday,
Practice
We
drove down to Buckley swamp for practice day. The track itself is really fun. I
got used to it really quick, I even made a pass on my first flying lap! My best
time over the weekend was achieved early in the day, with a 34:00.
Sunday,
Qualifying and Racing
We
arrived at the track for Qualifying at 8am. My carby unfortunately had issues,
which pissed me off because I felt like I could of gotten into the 33's. We
then went over to anarchy kart sport, and he fixed up our carby for the races.
Some how, For Heat 1 I wasn't starting last!
I
started 18th of 20. I drove around quite nicely, warming up the tyres well. I
was unable to pass the kart in front as I didn't have amazing straight-line
speed. Ended 18th.
For
heat 2 I was starting 18th. I got a much better start this time, and got myself
up to 17th. Ben Moss (Kart #11) unfortunately ran wide on 4, which elevated me
to 16th. Then Whoever Kart #3 was came off at 8 (the corner after the back
straight), which put me in 15th. I ended up in 15th. Heat 2 start video.
For
the final, I started 17th. I got a good start and got into 16th, in front of
Ryan Cook (Kart #28). He decided that he wanted to help me get around the track
fast, so he did. Eventually I got wide (I wonder how) and he got by. Really
wasn't happy with him. I ended up 17th.
After
the race we went over to Ben's pits, and had a bit of a chat. He gave us a
starting trick, which is holding the fuel line off the start. Ben and his
father are very nice people, and they are also from the Oakleigh track.
Before
we left, we saw that the Tony kart trailer was bogged. It had Ben's motor in it
as well. Eventually, a futon Ute pulled them out, which is some sort of cheap
Toyota Hilux. I’m pretty sure David Bell (Oakleigh president) was there with Tony
kart.
The
drive home, I always find is shorter than on the way. We had chips and stopped
for a hot chocolate, and coffee for dad.
