Friday, test day.
It was quite warm and dry and testing went well, on the 4th session it rained so I came in and we quickly changed the tyres to wets.
Saturday, Race day
After the test sessions we had qualifying and I was out in the first group, it was going well untill on my best lap which was 3 tenths faster by the second split someone turned in on me at the end of the straight and it cost me a lot of time and speed, but for this I could have made pole if i could have kept the 3 tenths till the end of the lap, but i ended up 18th.
Heat 1.
It was nice and sunny and dry, I started 12th and had a bad start losing a lot of places, during the race I battled back through the field to finish 7th.
Sunday.
Heat 2.
It was wet so we had to use new tyres and scrub them in during the race, i started 12th again and had another bad start, my carb went down half way through and i ended up 13th.
Final 1.
It had dryed and i had qualified 14th, I had another bad start and dropped to 21st by the end of the first lap, i battled my way back up to finish 12th.
Final 2.
I started 12 and had a good start and soon made my way to 8th and set about closing down the leading pack, it took about 8 laps to catch them, 2 laps from the end i made my move on Nathan Aston and at the next corner I passed James Kellett, but left the door open at the next one and lost the places back, in the end i finished 8th.
I am now in 8th place in the championship.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
GYG April 2010
Saturday, test day.
It was a bit cold at first but nice and sunny and it soon warmed up, I had a really good test day and in 2 sessions I broke the lap record and was looking foward to a good race day.
Sunday, Race day.
It was cold in the morning and a bit cloudy, the sun only came out every now and then so the track was slower than Saturday.
Qualifying.
I qualified 3rd with my teamates Johnny in 2nd and Cameron Roberts on his first day with the team on Pole.
Heat 1
I started 2nd and went straight to first place at the start and went on to win the race, but when we weighed in i was slightly under the weight limit so I was excluded, oops!
Heat 2
I started 2nd again and held my position at the start, I had a good battle with Johnny & Ross Martin and on the last lap I was second and as I planned to do a switchback on Johnny I left the door open for Ross to sneak up my inside, so I ended up 3rd.
Final
After the exclusion I was on P23 right at the back. On the start I made up about 10 places by the second corner and a few more by the end of the first lap, I then worked my way through the field and made a couple of mistakes letting people back past me which cost me valuable time, I got clear of the pack and started to chase down Ross Martin, I was nearly 1/2 a second a lap quicker but there were not enough laps left to catch him, I finished 4th.
It was a bit cold at first but nice and sunny and it soon warmed up, I had a really good test day and in 2 sessions I broke the lap record and was looking foward to a good race day.
Sunday, Race day.
It was cold in the morning and a bit cloudy, the sun only came out every now and then so the track was slower than Saturday.
Qualifying.
I qualified 3rd with my teamates Johnny in 2nd and Cameron Roberts on his first day with the team on Pole.
Heat 1
I started 2nd and went straight to first place at the start and went on to win the race, but when we weighed in i was slightly under the weight limit so I was excluded, oops!
Heat 2
I started 2nd again and held my position at the start, I had a good battle with Johnny & Ross Martin and on the last lap I was second and as I planned to do a switchback on Johnny I left the door open for Ross to sneak up my inside, so I ended up 3rd.
Final
After the exclusion I was on P23 right at the back. On the start I made up about 10 places by the second corner and a few more by the end of the first lap, I then worked my way through the field and made a couple of mistakes letting people back past me which cost me valuable time, I got clear of the pack and started to chase down Ross Martin, I was nearly 1/2 a second a lap quicker but there were not enough laps left to catch him, I finished 4th.
Monday, 12 April 2010
GYG test day April 2010
I went to GYG to run some engines in, test some carbs and put some time on the new chassis which was still a bit stiff.
By dinner the chassis had started to work with a few changes and i was lapping consistentley at a tenth above the lap record.
By dinner the chassis had started to work with a few changes and i was lapping consistentley at a tenth above the lap record.
Hooton test day April 2010
I went to Hooton park, the circuit I started karting at, to try to get my new chassis to work, I was trading fastest times all day with my team mate Johnny, except the last session when my carb went down.
FKS Round 1 & 2 Rowrah, April 2010
Friday, Test day.
It was quite cold and a bit damp but I tested on slicks with my brand new chassis, we tried all day to get the chassis to work but I was a bit off the pace all day so I decided to go back to my old chassis for Saturday.
Saturday, Race day round 1
I hadn't used my old chassis on friday so it was a gamble, we had a lot of data from earlier meetings and our base set up worked really well and I qualified 8th in my group.
Heat 1
I started P7 and made a place up on the start and made my way up to 5th, my best result in a national championship.
Heat 2
The kart wouldnt start on the grid so i ended up 3/4 of a lap down at the start and managed to get a couple of places back.
B final
I Started P2 and at the start moved straight into the lead and stayed there till the end
A final
I started P27 and at the start I had to avoid a spinning kart, losing me time and spoiling my chance to make up some places on the first lap, I worked my way up to 18th by the chequered flag, not as good as i had hoped but at least i scored some good points.
Sunday Round 2
I qualified a bit better and i was looking forward to the heats
Heat 1
I had a good start from P7 making up 2 places at the start, but lost one of them soon after, I maintained 6th place untill the finish.
Heat 2
I started P7 again and gained 3 places on the first lap but during the race i dropped to 8th
A final
I started P12 and was aiming for a top 10 finish but at the chicane i was rammed from behind, putting me on the grass and a kart ran over my nose cone and foot, i ended up almost last and a long way off the leaders, I managed to work my way through the field and the kart felt really good untill someone tried to fire me at hairpin 2, it cost me a few places and a lot of time and I now had problems with the handling because it had knocked the steering out of line and put a twist in the chassis, I ended up finishing 19th, not as good as I had hoped but the best I could do after being fired. My fastest time was 2 hundredths faster than Tom Harvey who won the race.
It was quite cold and a bit damp but I tested on slicks with my brand new chassis, we tried all day to get the chassis to work but I was a bit off the pace all day so I decided to go back to my old chassis for Saturday.
Saturday, Race day round 1
I hadn't used my old chassis on friday so it was a gamble, we had a lot of data from earlier meetings and our base set up worked really well and I qualified 8th in my group.
Heat 1
I started P7 and made a place up on the start and made my way up to 5th, my best result in a national championship.
Heat 2
The kart wouldnt start on the grid so i ended up 3/4 of a lap down at the start and managed to get a couple of places back.
B final
I Started P2 and at the start moved straight into the lead and stayed there till the end
A final
I started P27 and at the start I had to avoid a spinning kart, losing me time and spoiling my chance to make up some places on the first lap, I worked my way up to 18th by the chequered flag, not as good as i had hoped but at least i scored some good points.
Sunday Round 2
I qualified a bit better and i was looking forward to the heats
Heat 1
I had a good start from P7 making up 2 places at the start, but lost one of them soon after, I maintained 6th place untill the finish.
Heat 2
I started P7 again and gained 3 places on the first lap but during the race i dropped to 8th
A final
I started P12 and was aiming for a top 10 finish but at the chicane i was rammed from behind, putting me on the grass and a kart ran over my nose cone and foot, i ended up almost last and a long way off the leaders, I managed to work my way through the field and the kart felt really good untill someone tried to fire me at hairpin 2, it cost me a few places and a lot of time and I now had problems with the handling because it had knocked the steering out of line and put a twist in the chassis, I ended up finishing 19th, not as good as I had hoped but the best I could do after being fired. My fastest time was 2 hundredths faster than Tom Harvey who won the race.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Wigan March 2010
Saturday
The track was wet in places but dry in the rest and i had a really good test day, setting up carbs for my team mates to use.
Sunday
Heat 1
I started 6th and by lap 2 I had got up to 3rd place but i couldnt get past Johnny & Lando.
Heat 2
I started 18th but at the start there was a crash and i had to run wide over the grass losing places and a lot of time, I made my way up to 11th.
Heat 3
I started 6th and went straight to 3rd on the start, on lap 3 i took the lead for 2 laps when Lando binned me at the start of the straight, dropping me to 6th, I fought may way back to 3rd by the chequered flag.
Final
I started 3rd and went up to second, i then made a mistake and dropped a few places but fought back to 3rd, but my carb started to dump half way through and i couldnt accelerate out of the corners properly and it cost me a lot of time. I choked the carb and adjusted the jets but it didnt improve, but i still managed to hang on to finish 4th behind my team mate Johnny.
The track was wet in places but dry in the rest and i had a really good test day, setting up carbs for my team mates to use.
Sunday
Heat 1
I started 6th and by lap 2 I had got up to 3rd place but i couldnt get past Johnny & Lando.
Heat 2
I started 18th but at the start there was a crash and i had to run wide over the grass losing places and a lot of time, I made my way up to 11th.
Heat 3
I started 6th and went straight to 3rd on the start, on lap 3 i took the lead for 2 laps when Lando binned me at the start of the straight, dropping me to 6th, I fought may way back to 3rd by the chequered flag.
Final
I started 3rd and went up to second, i then made a mistake and dropped a few places but fought back to 3rd, but my carb started to dump half way through and i couldnt accelerate out of the corners properly and it cost me a lot of time. I choked the carb and adjusted the jets but it didnt improve, but i still managed to hang on to finish 4th behind my team mate Johnny.
Monday, 22 March 2010
GYG March 2010
Saturday test day
It was cold and very wet due to the rain on Friday night. During the Course of the day we tested loads of different setups and i went quicker and quicker and set some really good laptimes.
Sunday raceday.
It was dry enougth in the morning to go on slicks.
Qualifying
It was cold and very wet due to the rain on Friday night. During the Course of the day we tested loads of different setups and i went quicker and quicker and set some really good laptimes.
Sunday raceday.
It was dry enougth in the morning to go on slicks.
Qualifying
I only managed to qualify 6th because just as my tyres came on i started to catch other karts up which cost me time, but i knew i was fast enough to be fighting for a win.
Heat 1
I started sixth and on the first lap i moved straight into 3rd. A few laps later I moved into second and started to work with Ross martin but i accidentally nudged him wide when he got a slow exit from the last turn and I took the lead (i got a telling off by the clerk of the course) on the last lap Ross got back past me at the spoon but coming down to the carousel I spotted my chance to re-take the lead and went up his inside, i went through to win the race.
Heat 2
I started pole and by the first lap i got a second lead over 2nd place, number 8 Connor Jupp started to catch me up but in the last 3 laps I matched his times and kept the gap of a second and another win.
Final
I lined up on pole and I had a good start, during the race i set some good laptimes working with Connor, I was quicker on the tight part of the circuit but Connor was quicker down the straight. When the last lap board came out Connor Jupp was just behind me! down the straight we went, Connor had the speed and he passed me round the outside. Connor defended well in the last half of the lap and i couldnt quite manage to get him back, so i finished 2nd, setting fastest lap on the way, just 1 hundredth of a second off the lap record...
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