Friday
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.
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.
