It was time for the state titles! It was my first state event and I was really looking forward to it. This weekend I was in Ka4 Junior Heavy and there were 21 other drivers in the class. The format for this weekend was Qualifying (8min) 4 heats (15 laps) and 1 final (26 laps).
Drivers:
Coady GORRINGE #16
Joel JOHNSON #5
Dylan MULLER #32
Joshua HOCKING #2
James WHARTON #13
Riley JABKE #44
Billy BISHOP #12
Benjamin MOSS #11
Bastian MULLAN #23
Bodhi BRIGHT #14
Johnny HILL #88
Braden CLARK #18 (Me)
Ben TAYLOR #22
Winston SMITH #28
Nicholas RYAN #7
Campbell LOGAN #10
Liam HALL #49
Hamish ALLAN #21
Jackson RICE #37
Coby DUNLOP #46
Daniel HOOKWAY#95
FRIDAY
Friday was all about practice. There were 5 practice sessions throughout the day for testing different setup, driving, you name it. The 4th and 5th practices were timed. Unfortunatley, in the 4th session my motor seized but was fortunately rebuilt overnight thanks to dad and Mark from Anarchy kartsport.
SATURDAY
Saturday consisted of Qualifying and 3 heats. I had a bad setup for qualifying and came 17th.
HEAT 1
In heat 1 I got to 15th off the start but then passed by Coby on lap 3 and stayed 16th until lap 8 when Riley passed me.
HEAT 2
I got from 16th to 9th on the first lap (dont ask me how) but then passed by Coby on lap 2 and stayed there until Riley passed me on lap 4 and I battled with him until lap 9 when I got up then inside of him at turn 1 but then he decided to turn in on me and launch over my nasa panel putting us both out of the race. I also got a warning for crossing the CIK line off the start. Not happy Jan.
HEAT 3
For heat 3 I started last but was in 18th by lap 3 and stayed there until lap 9 where I made 2 spots into 16th. I then stayed there until the last lap where I passed Logan for 15th.
SUNDAY
Sunday was finals day, there was Heat 4 and the final.
HEAT 4
In heat 4 I started 20th and made it to 15th off the start and stayed there until lap 6 where I got into 14th and stayed there until the last lap where Ben made an excellent pass for 14th.
FINAL
For the final I started 20th and made it to 13th on the start and had a great battle with Bohdi for 13th and 12th (Liam coming off on lap 17) all the way to the end where the finishing margin was less than 2 hundredths.
Overall this was a fun weekend for me and I look forward to racing again soon.
BRADEN CLARK, KART #18.
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