It was time for one of the biggest events of the year! This was the biggest ive ever done, it even had people from Tasmania racing with me! With 300+ Entrants, I was super exited for this and couldnt wait to race. My competitors were:
Joshua Hocking (#2)
Bodhi Bright (#4)
Campbell Logan (#10)
Ethan Wyllie (#14)
Coady Gorringe (#16)
Braden Clark (#18) [Me]
Ben Taylor (#22)
Bastian Mullan (#23)
Seth Burton (#25)
Winston Smith (#26)
Ryan Cook (#28)
Dylan Muller (#32)
Jackson Rice (#37)
Riley Jabke (#44)
Coby Dunlop (#46)
Logan Dixon (#64)
Maximus Fahey (#71)
Johnny Hill (#88)
Daniel Hookway (#95)
Friday
Practice
I missed Friday practice at Todd Road but did do a session at Oakleigh before going to Todd Road.
Saturday
Qualifying, 6 minutes.
I Qualified 13th in the damp with a 46:561, but felt I could of got 10th.
Heat 1, 10 laps.
I got a nice start and got to 6th at the end of lap 1. I got to 5th on lap 2 and stayed there until lap 5 where Ethan passed me. Stayed 6th until dunny corner on the last lap where I got taken out. Ended 14th.
Heat 2, 10 laps.
I started 13th and got to 12th at the start but lost the spot and went to 13th pretty quick. Got to 11th by lap 6 and shot up to 6th at the end of that lap. Stayed there until dunny corner on the last lap where I got punted wide. Ended 10th.
Heat 3, 10 laps.
I started 11th but dropped to 12th at the start and stayed there until lap 6 where I went up 1 spot and stayed there until the last lap where I went up a spot. Finished 10th.
Sunday
Heat 4, 14 laps.
Starting 10th, I dropped a spot on lap 1 and stayed there until lap 4 where I went up a spot but then got hit wide at the dog leg after passing that person. I dropped to 12th, then went to 13th for 1 lap and then went up to 11th by lap 9. Stayed there until lap 12 where I made a spot, and another on the last lap. Finished 9th.
FINAL, 17 laps.
Starting 9th, I made it to 6th by then end of lap 1. On lap 3 I made 2 spots and got into 4th! Stayed there until lap 7 where Daniel passed me. The kart turned on on about lap 10, and I had pace to battle for the lead! Stayed 5th though.
Conclusion.
This was an awesome weekend, and I dont care if I came 4th or 5th, just to finally be up where I should is good enough for me. I am really looking forward to Hamilton (VCS R5) and the Australasian Titles (Red Plate). Thank you to everyone who supported me!
-Braden Clark, #18.
