Monday, 23 July 2018

Victorian Country Series Round 4 (Warrnambool)

It was time for the fourth round of the vcs 2018. This round was at warrnambool.
We stayed with out cousins at tower hill.

Qualifying
I Qualified 13th but could of been 10th if I did the time I did on old tyres.

Heat 1
Got into 7th off the start due to Winston getting involved in a big crash. I stayed there until lap 4 when Ben (#22) Passed me and Max (#71) passed me on lap 9. Ended 9th.

Heat 2
Made 1 spot at the start but then I lost 2 after the first lap, making me 10th. I was in a battle and got into 9th but then pushed off the track making me drop to 13th. I ended 12th.

Final
Started 10th but I got swamped and held up which put me into 16th. Got to 14th on lap 3, 12th on lap 5 and I battled with multiple people for 12th. Finished 12th, was such a good race, will put on youtube.

Great track, Looking forward to Hamilton. I know the track and could get top 5.

Victorian Kart Championship Round 2

It was time for the second round of the 2018 vkc. We had David Huezo with us to help and I got a new best 44:84 the week before in practice with him.

Qualifying (results and competitors https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Sessions/4957754 )
I Qualified 15th out of 20 with a 55:945 (wet).

Heat 1
Made a spot and into 12th at the start but lost 2 spots on lap 4 and another on lap 6 but made it back when someone came off on lap 9. Ended 14th.

Heat 2
Gained a spot at the start but lost one later. Got passed on lap 3 and 5, but made on lap 9. Finished 16th.

Heat 3
Started 15th, lost a spot but made it back on lap 2 and stayed there till the end.

Sunday
Heat 4
Started 16th, made 4 spots off the start putting me 12th  and made another spot on lap 2. Went up 1 because someone came off and then a nice move on Joel (#5) and stayed there. Finished 8th, someone got a penalty.

Final
Started 16th, Made a spot on lap 2 and stayed there until lap 5 where I got taken out by GUESS WHO! Race red flagged, he went on top of me and I hurt my neck, hand, shoulder and leg. $700 damage.

Overall good but I wish I wasn't taken out by the same guy all the time

GKCV June Club Day

It was time for the june club day at todd road.
We used this club day for testing and setup in preparation for the state round 2 so the results weren't great.

Qualifying
I Qualified 12th out of 19 (4th out of 8 in heavy)
Qualifying order:
1. Josh Horder #66
2. Ben Taylor #22
3. Josh Hocking #2
4. Braden Clark #8
5. Jackson Rice #37
6. Coby Dunlop #46
7. Bastian Mullan #23
8. Campbell Logan #10

Heat 1
I got ran off the track at the start and back to 16th (7th) but then I got back to 13th (6th) after lap 2. Made a spot at lap 6 but passed the next lap. Ended 13th (6th).

Heat 2
I got ran off again on turn 1 and went back to 18th (7th) but then went up a spot on lap 2 and down one on lap 4. Ended 18th (8th).

Heat 3
I started 16th and stayed there until lap 7 where a quick junior light diver who got taken out passed me. Ended 17th (7th)

Final
Started 13th and moved to 11th (4th) on lap 2 but back to 13th (6th) on lap 3 and stayed there until lap 5 where two junior light drivers passed me and I was back to 15th (still 6th) until lap 15 when ben passed me. Ended 16th (7th)

Overall a good learning weekend about the kart, state soon