This track is my favourite.
We stayed with Liam Pollard at Josh Clay's place for the weekend, so thanks to Josh and his family.
We really hoped to finally be at the front this weekend.
We were quick in practice, but hoped to be a bit faster for Quali.
Qualifying
In Qualifying I but in a good lap and came P3 with a 32.957. 1.3 tenths of 1st and 0.1 tenths of 2nd.
Heat 1
In Heat 1 I got to 2nd instantly and got to the lead not long after but then Johnny got me back and I finished there. Johnny and I were half a second quicker than anyone else. P2.
Heat 2.
Heat 2 was a wet race this time, I started and finished in P2. Not much happened.
Final.
Starting P2 again for the final I got to the lead after a few laps and pulled a gap until I caught lap traffic. Under blue flags, the crashed into eachother and I was sent to the grass all the way down the back straight, which means I was going about 90km/h down muddy, wet grass. Johnny got back infront, but I passed him 2 corners later. This time, my gap was gone and I kept getting lap traffic. I lead until he got me at the start of the last lap. P2 with the fastest lap.
Should of been my win this weekend, but great job to Johnny. Thanks to Bob from Australian Go Kart Spares, Dean from DSI, Dad, and Liam and Cam Pollard.
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
VCS Round 3 - Cobden
I hoped to continue my strong performance from States here.
In Qualifying I came P6. Nice.
In Heat 1 we were on the wrong tyres and cooked the wets. Finished P14.
Heat 2 was wet but since the wets became slicks we were really slow. Was dead last at one point but finished P14.
The Final was really bad, I got beaten my P platers. Once again it was the wet with practically slick tyres so no pace, but somehow finished P11.
Rubbish weekend, hopefully better in Hamilton.
In Qualifying I came P6. Nice.
In Heat 1 we were on the wrong tyres and cooked the wets. Finished P14.
Heat 2 was wet but since the wets became slicks we were really slow. Was dead last at one point but finished P14.
The Final was really bad, I got beaten my P platers. Once again it was the wet with practically slick tyres so no pace, but somehow finished P11.
Rubbish weekend, hopefully better in Hamilton.
Victorian Kart Championships 2019 (Blue Plate)
The big event was here. The State Championships. This was the weekend where I thought that I would finally be right up there on pace. We were staying at the track in our caravan.
There was 5 practices, the last to determine your position to start on the grid for qualifying. I started on P9. Qualifying was good, I did a 47.76 according to speedhive, but a 47.44 according to the mychron. That would of been P5 but I was P8. We also had a problem with the motor and made us use the practice motor until the final.
Heat 1 was disappointing, I had a small stack at the start and somehow bent an axle. Headache race. I still got to 7th by the end of the first lap. Slowly dropped back to P9.
Heat 2 was the best finishing position of the weekend in P6, with great battles with Josh Hocking and Zack Thompson.
Heat 3 Had a big crash at the start, resulting in me backwards for turn 2, and then T-boned by another driver. Still managed to finish, but way down the order in P11.
Heat 4 was a pretty good start where I held P6, but then dropped a spot to P7 and then run off the track by another driver put me to P9, and then a collision at bus stop resulted in my dropping all the way back to P13 and finished there.
The final was the best race of the weekend, 20 laps so therefore 20kms. I got to P7 at the start and held it there for the entire race, just behind P5 and 6. 5th fastest lap.
A really fun weekend, but could of been better.
There was 5 practices, the last to determine your position to start on the grid for qualifying. I started on P9. Qualifying was good, I did a 47.76 according to speedhive, but a 47.44 according to the mychron. That would of been P5 but I was P8. We also had a problem with the motor and made us use the practice motor until the final.
Heat 1 was disappointing, I had a small stack at the start and somehow bent an axle. Headache race. I still got to 7th by the end of the first lap. Slowly dropped back to P9.
Heat 2 was the best finishing position of the weekend in P6, with great battles with Josh Hocking and Zack Thompson.
Heat 3 Had a big crash at the start, resulting in me backwards for turn 2, and then T-boned by another driver. Still managed to finish, but way down the order in P11.
Heat 4 was a pretty good start where I held P6, but then dropped a spot to P7 and then run off the track by another driver put me to P9, and then a collision at bus stop resulted in my dropping all the way back to P13 and finished there.
The final was the best race of the weekend, 20 laps so therefore 20kms. I got to P7 at the start and held it there for the entire race, just behind P5 and 6. 5th fastest lap.
A really fun weekend, but could of been better.
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