Finally time for racing again, hoping for some improvement from Warrnambool. We pitted with Liam Pollard again as we have all year. We really wanted a consistent front-runner result.
Qualifying
I Qualified 6th out of 19, which I was pretty happy with.
Quali Results:
1. #95 38.762 Josh D'Ambrosio
2. #88 38.781 Johnny Hill
3. #16 38.911 Charlee Richardson
4. #84 38.990 Toby Waghorn
5. #44 39.013 Riley Jabke
6. #18 39.028 Braden Clark
7. #5 39.046 Seth Burton
8. #71 39.142 Max Fahey
9. #10 39.212 Sam Davies
10. #99 39.212 Jay Racovalis
11. #4 39.274 Liam Pollard
12. #3 39.321 Max Chudasko
13. #46 39.896 Daniel Golightly
14. #50P 40.062 Grace Dunmore
15. #62 40.147 Laura Fahey
16. #61P 40.172 Josh Clay
17. #11P 40.292 Ella Dunmore
18. #63P 40.353 Adam Henriksen
19. #76P 40.656 Lachlan Clark
Heat 1.
It began raining on the grid and we didn't have enough time to change to wets. I dropped to 12th off the start, followed by a synchronised spin with Liam. We both rejoined, and I let him through on the next straight as he was on wets. I was 5 tenths a lap faster than anyone else on slicks, and another 2.9 seconds a lap quicker than the third fastest on slicks. Finished 11th.
Heat 2.
Starting 11th, I moved to 9th off the start. Made a move on Riley on lap 4, followed by a really fun battle with Sam on lap 5, and passed back by Riley on lap 6. Finished 7th.
Final.
Starting 11th I got a fouled plug on the roll around laps. I moved to 5th on the first lap, which was really good, but there was a full course yellow making my plug even worse. I tried tuning the carby but was unable to get it right. When we went back to racing, I dropped 1 position every lap for 3 laps, and stayed in 8th for the rest of the race. Got a 3 sec penalty for crossing the line at the start when I was trying to tune my carby.
Overall the most fun weekend of racing so far, but I am looking to be much more consistently at the front. I was having fun now through, unlike Top Guns. I will hopefully be much quicker at VKS Blue Plate at Puckapunyal.
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
VCS Round 1 - Warrnambool.
After Top Guns, which was now behind me, I looked forward to a good weekend of racing.
I Qualified 8th, but with motor issues, we used this weekend as testing to not make to motor blow up again.
Quali Results:
1. #95 Josh D'Ambrosio 35.668
2. #88 Johnny Hill 35.765
3. #84 Toby Waghorn 35.888
4. #99 Jay Racovalis 35.916
5. #44 Riley Jabke 35.935
6. #66 Josh Horder 35.952
7. #25 Seth Burton 35.953
8. #18 Braden Clark 35.982
9. #16 Charlee Richardson 35.989
10. #12 Samuel Davies 36.101
11. #71 Max Fahey 36.109
12. #3 Max Chudasko 36.148
13. #4 Liam Pollard 36.465
14. #46 Daniel Golightly 36.806
15. #61P Josh Clay 37.520
16. #92 Cooper Fletcher 38.030
17. #10P Grace Dunmore 38.212
18. #11P Ella Dunmore 39.169
19. #62 Laura Fahey 39.340
20. #76P Lachlan Clark 40.111 (No we are not related!)
Heat 1.
Taken Out
Heat 2.
Starting last (20th), I made it all the way to 11th by the end but got a penalty and put back to 12th.
Final.
Starting 16th, I made it to 10th by the end of lap 1. Made it to 9th when one racer had a spin and tie rod snap. On the last lap there was chaos at the double left. Jay Racovalis got run back, and I had no where to go but on to his left rear tyre and side pod. Managed to drop off and pass him. Really bad luck for him, especially since he was running in 4th.
Video of the weekend here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UMWCE-TPts
Next race in Portland in 4 weeks.
I Qualified 8th, but with motor issues, we used this weekend as testing to not make to motor blow up again.
Quali Results:
1. #95 Josh D'Ambrosio 35.668
2. #88 Johnny Hill 35.765
3. #84 Toby Waghorn 35.888
4. #99 Jay Racovalis 35.916
5. #44 Riley Jabke 35.935
6. #66 Josh Horder 35.952
7. #25 Seth Burton 35.953
8. #18 Braden Clark 35.982
9. #16 Charlee Richardson 35.989
10. #12 Samuel Davies 36.101
11. #71 Max Fahey 36.109
12. #3 Max Chudasko 36.148
13. #4 Liam Pollard 36.465
14. #46 Daniel Golightly 36.806
15. #61P Josh Clay 37.520
16. #92 Cooper Fletcher 38.030
17. #10P Grace Dunmore 38.212
18. #11P Ella Dunmore 39.169
19. #62 Laura Fahey 39.340
20. #76P Lachlan Clark 40.111 (No we are not related!)
Heat 1.
Taken Out
Heat 2.
Starting last (20th), I made it all the way to 11th by the end but got a penalty and put back to 12th.
Final.
Starting 16th, I made it to 10th by the end of lap 1. Made it to 9th when one racer had a spin and tie rod snap. On the last lap there was chaos at the double left. Jay Racovalis got run back, and I had no where to go but on to his left rear tyre and side pod. Managed to drop off and pass him. Really bad luck for him, especially since he was running in 4th.
Video of the weekend here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UMWCE-TPts
Next race in Portland in 4 weeks.
OGKRC Junior Top Guns 2019
For the first race of 2019, we had blown up 5 motors trying to get as fast as possible. This was extremely tedious and frustrated me a lot. I was exited though, finally racing again.
Round 1
Qualifying
I Qualified 4th with a 42:754. 0.387 off pole.
Results:
1. Joel Johnson #5 - 42.367
2. Josh D'Ambrosio #95 - 42.377
3. Riley Jabke #44 - 42.710
4. Braden Clark #18 - 42.754
5. Tyler Knowles #31 - 42.925
6. Josh Hocking #2 - 42.977
7. Brayden Stewart #75 - 43.153
8. Billy Bishop #12 - 43.256
9. Charlee Richardson #16 - 43.410
10. Ryan Cook #28 - 43.492
Heat 1.
I got taken out at turn 2.
Heat 2.
Starting 4th again, I got to 3rd off the start and stayed there until lap 6 of 14 where I got passed and was 4th again.
Final
Starting what was now last, 9th, I got to 4th by not even a full lap. I was going strong until lap 5 where the motor seized. I couldn't believe it. I was in tears and could hardly think straight.
Overnight, I had a lot of thinking to do. I didn't really want to race the next day and was pretty fed up with Karting, the fact that I get taken out 60% of all races and blowing up an engine every time I went to the track. I was amazed I even completed Qualifying considering we blew up the motor the day before. I decided I would race the next day, but I discussed with dad that if I blow up another engine or get taken out, I would no longer be a Karter.
Round 2
Qualifying
We used Jai's motor today, and only managed 6th in Qualifying with a 42.775. I was 0.592 off pole, which is a lot.
Heat 1.
Stayed 6th the whole time. Happy that I finished.
Heat 2.
Starting 6th again, I got to 2nd and stayed there until lap 2 where I was passed and then twice on lap 3. Now 5th, I climbed back and passed on lap 11 for 4th. I was so happy that I was able to finish in a decent position. I had hope in Karting again.
Final
Starting 5th, I got to 4th until lap 4, where I was back to 5th. Managed to finish there for the rest of the 18 lap race.
Overall
I finished 5th for the second day, and finsihed 9th overall. I felt that I deserved to be 5th place overall.
I want to forget this weekend that was Top Guns 2019, and now I was to look forward to Warrnambool for round 1 of the VCS.
Round 1
Qualifying
I Qualified 4th with a 42:754. 0.387 off pole.
Results:
1. Joel Johnson #5 - 42.367
2. Josh D'Ambrosio #95 - 42.377
3. Riley Jabke #44 - 42.710
4. Braden Clark #18 - 42.754
5. Tyler Knowles #31 - 42.925
6. Josh Hocking #2 - 42.977
7. Brayden Stewart #75 - 43.153
8. Billy Bishop #12 - 43.256
9. Charlee Richardson #16 - 43.410
10. Ryan Cook #28 - 43.492
Heat 1.
I got taken out at turn 2.
Heat 2.
Starting 4th again, I got to 3rd off the start and stayed there until lap 6 of 14 where I got passed and was 4th again.
Final
Starting what was now last, 9th, I got to 4th by not even a full lap. I was going strong until lap 5 where the motor seized. I couldn't believe it. I was in tears and could hardly think straight.
Overnight, I had a lot of thinking to do. I didn't really want to race the next day and was pretty fed up with Karting, the fact that I get taken out 60% of all races and blowing up an engine every time I went to the track. I was amazed I even completed Qualifying considering we blew up the motor the day before. I decided I would race the next day, but I discussed with dad that if I blow up another engine or get taken out, I would no longer be a Karter.
Round 2
Qualifying
We used Jai's motor today, and only managed 6th in Qualifying with a 42.775. I was 0.592 off pole, which is a lot.
Heat 1.
Stayed 6th the whole time. Happy that I finished.
Heat 2.
Starting 6th again, I got to 2nd and stayed there until lap 2 where I was passed and then twice on lap 3. Now 5th, I climbed back and passed on lap 11 for 4th. I was so happy that I was able to finish in a decent position. I had hope in Karting again.
Final
Starting 5th, I got to 4th until lap 4, where I was back to 5th. Managed to finish there for the rest of the 18 lap race.
Overall
I finished 5th for the second day, and finsihed 9th overall. I felt that I deserved to be 5th place overall.
I want to forget this weekend that was Top Guns 2019, and now I was to look forward to Warrnambool for round 1 of the VCS.
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