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.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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...
Monday, 15 March 2010
Super 1 Shenington March 2010
Friday, test day.
It was a cold and wet start again, the first session i was a bit off the pace because my carb was dumping, the track started to dry out and I set some competetive lap times and tested my engines to see which would be the best for race day.
Saturday, race day.
It was cold and a bit damp but I tested on slicks in the warm up to double check the set up.
Qualifying
I had a bad qualifying session because i was in traffic and didnt find enough clear track to put in a good lap and i ended up qualifying 17th.
Heat 1
I started 12 and had a good start making up a few places on the first lap and worked my way to 8th place but i was starting to grip up and it slowed me down a bit, on the last lap i got knocked wide at Wilkins and lost 4 places to finish 12th.
Heat 2
I started 11th and had another great start and worked my way through the field to finish 6th, which is my best result in a national championship.
Sunday, Finals day
Final 1
I had qualified 9th so was looking forward to a good race but at the first hairpin on the first lap I got shunted off the track by James Manning and ended up dead last, the length of the straight behind everyone, it took me 10 laps to catch the back of the pack, but when I did I didnt waste any time passing them, overtaking 2 or 3 karts every lap and I managed to overtake James and finished 17th.
Final 2
I started 17 and made up a few places on the first lap, I then started to work with S13 so we could catch up the karts in front, we slowly worked our way through the field with s13 in 7th and me 8th, on the last lap I made a move for 7th but caught the bumper of s13 and it made me run wide and i ended up losing 2 places to finish 10th.
I am now 13th in the championship
It was a cold and wet start again, the first session i was a bit off the pace because my carb was dumping, the track started to dry out and I set some competetive lap times and tested my engines to see which would be the best for race day.
Saturday, race day.
It was cold and a bit damp but I tested on slicks in the warm up to double check the set up.
Qualifying
I had a bad qualifying session because i was in traffic and didnt find enough clear track to put in a good lap and i ended up qualifying 17th.
Heat 1
I started 12 and had a good start making up a few places on the first lap and worked my way to 8th place but i was starting to grip up and it slowed me down a bit, on the last lap i got knocked wide at Wilkins and lost 4 places to finish 12th.
Heat 2
I started 11th and had another great start and worked my way through the field to finish 6th, which is my best result in a national championship.
Sunday, Finals day
Final 1
I had qualified 9th so was looking forward to a good race but at the first hairpin on the first lap I got shunted off the track by James Manning and ended up dead last, the length of the straight behind everyone, it took me 10 laps to catch the back of the pack, but when I did I didnt waste any time passing them, overtaking 2 or 3 karts every lap and I managed to overtake James and finished 17th.
Final 2
I started 17 and made up a few places on the first lap, I then started to work with S13 so we could catch up the karts in front, we slowly worked our way through the field with s13 in 7th and me 8th, on the last lap I made a move for 7th but caught the bumper of s13 and it made me run wide and i ended up losing 2 places to finish 10th.
I am now 13th in the championship
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
PFi March 2010
Saturday Test day
It was cold and wet but dried up after dinner. In the first session I had no grip but it was red flagged because of an accident, in the second session i scrubbed in some new wet tyres ready for race day but we didnt use them because it was dry. After dinner we got to test on slicks and fine tuned the handling ready for race day.
Sunday, race day
It was cold but dry for once, 3 lap practice went well and i was 3rd quickest
Heat 1
I started 12th and i made up 6 places on the first lap and during the race I managed to pass a couple more to finish 4th .
Heat 2
In started 17th and had a good start again and worked my way through the field to finish 7th
A Final
I qualified 8th and at the start I had to go on the grass to avoid a spinning kart and it dropped me to the back of the field, luckily for me the race was red flagged and we had a re-start which was a lot better, i moved into 5th by turn 2 but at turn 3 i was hit from behind and pushed wide and lost a few places, a few laps later the same thing happened at the same turn and i lost a few more. On the last lap I overtook Callum Lott at the end of the straight but at turn 2 he got a run on me up to turn 3 and got back past me, at the chicane i made another move on Callum but gave him too much room for him to hold his line and I ran wide on the rumble strip on the exit which slowed me down and i lost 2 more places to finish 13th which was dissapointing because I had been going really well over the weekend and was aiming to finish in the top 5.
It was cold and wet but dried up after dinner. In the first session I had no grip but it was red flagged because of an accident, in the second session i scrubbed in some new wet tyres ready for race day but we didnt use them because it was dry. After dinner we got to test on slicks and fine tuned the handling ready for race day.
Sunday, race day
It was cold but dry for once, 3 lap practice went well and i was 3rd quickest
Heat 1
I started 12th and i made up 6 places on the first lap and during the race I managed to pass a couple more to finish 4th .
Heat 2
In started 17th and had a good start again and worked my way through the field to finish 7th
A Final
I qualified 8th and at the start I had to go on the grass to avoid a spinning kart and it dropped me to the back of the field, luckily for me the race was red flagged and we had a re-start which was a lot better, i moved into 5th by turn 2 but at turn 3 i was hit from behind and pushed wide and lost a few places, a few laps later the same thing happened at the same turn and i lost a few more. On the last lap I overtook Callum Lott at the end of the straight but at turn 2 he got a run on me up to turn 3 and got back past me, at the chicane i made another move on Callum but gave him too much room for him to hold his line and I ran wide on the rumble strip on the exit which slowed me down and i lost 2 more places to finish 13th which was dissapointing because I had been going really well over the weekend and was aiming to finish in the top 5.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
3 Sisters Feb 2010
Saturday, Test day
Another cold and wet start to a race weekend.
My first session ended early when my chain broke coming down the valley so didnt get many laps in. The next session I was right on the pace and I kept up the good pace all day with my lap times improving as the track dried out and we eventually ended up on slicks.
Sunday, Race day.
Heat 1.
I started from grid 12 and soon made up some places but the leaders had got too far away to catch them and I finished 4th.
Heat 2.
I started on grid 2 and went straight into the lead at the first corner, a few laps later Connor Jupp and Tom Harvey caught me by working together and got past me, I stayed behind them planning my attack on the last lap, as the last lap board came out I made my move and re-took the lead which I held till the finish.
Heat 3.
I started grid 24 and was up to 15th in a couple of laps when i was hit from behind, causing me to spin and lose a load of places, I got back up to 15th.
Final
I qualified 6th and at the start i went straight into 3rd position, as the race settled in I worked with Jake Walker and Nathon Aston to pull a lead over the main pack, Halfway through the race Jake went on his carb to cool his engine so I made my move and settled into 2nd place behind Nathan and worked with him to pull a 3 second lead over Jake. A few laps later i felt i was being held up and took the lead to try to get away but Nathan managed to keep with me in my slipstream, on the last lap I defended well and was heading for victory but on the last corner Nathan made a lunge up my inside, over the kerb, hitting my back wheel and I got spun off, by the time i had got going again i had dropped to 8th place. I set the fastest lap of the weekend in the final but was very annoyed that the win had been taken away from me through no fault of my own.
Another cold and wet start to a race weekend.
My first session ended early when my chain broke coming down the valley so didnt get many laps in. The next session I was right on the pace and I kept up the good pace all day with my lap times improving as the track dried out and we eventually ended up on slicks.
Sunday, Race day.
Heat 1.
I started from grid 12 and soon made up some places but the leaders had got too far away to catch them and I finished 4th.
Heat 2.
I started on grid 2 and went straight into the lead at the first corner, a few laps later Connor Jupp and Tom Harvey caught me by working together and got past me, I stayed behind them planning my attack on the last lap, as the last lap board came out I made my move and re-took the lead which I held till the finish.
Heat 3.
I started grid 24 and was up to 15th in a couple of laps when i was hit from behind, causing me to spin and lose a load of places, I got back up to 15th.
Final
I qualified 6th and at the start i went straight into 3rd position, as the race settled in I worked with Jake Walker and Nathon Aston to pull a lead over the main pack, Halfway through the race Jake went on his carb to cool his engine so I made my move and settled into 2nd place behind Nathan and worked with him to pull a 3 second lead over Jake. A few laps later i felt i was being held up and took the lead to try to get away but Nathan managed to keep with me in my slipstream, on the last lap I defended well and was heading for victory but on the last corner Nathan made a lunge up my inside, over the kerb, hitting my back wheel and I got spun off, by the time i had got going again i had dropped to 8th place. I set the fastest lap of the weekend in the final but was very annoyed that the win had been taken away from me through no fault of my own.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Rowrah Feb 2010
Saturday.
Cold and damp, as usual for Rowrah. I was off the pace slightly in the first session because of a problem with my brakes, so we changed the brake pads and as soon as they had bedded in I was able to push harder and get on the pace of the front runners.
As the track dried later on in the day we managed to go onto slicks for the last session.
Sunday.
Very cold, wet and icy in places
Heat 1.
After grip problems in the 3 lap practice we changed setup and the tyres and we went from 8th on the grid to finish 2nd and setting the fastest lap of the race on the way. I had been following the leader Max Vaughn all the way through the race and planned to pass him on the last lap going in to the Stewart esses as I was much quicker there but a novice driver was aslo in the corner as we arrived so it cocked me up and i had to settle for 2nd place.
Heat 2
I started 6th and was soon up to 2nd place with a small lead over the 3rd place kart, unfortunately as I came to lap a novice driver i got held up in the chicane which allowed the 3rd place kart to close the gap, as i started to turn in to St Johns the 3rd place kart (Darius Karbaley) rammed me from behind and put me off the track into the kitty litter, ending my race with 300 metres to go.
Heat 3
I only managed to do 100 metres because i was rammed so hard from behind by number 44 that it took my chain off.
Final
I started 23rd even though i didnt finish 2 heats, I had a great start making up 8 places on the first lap and then made my way through the field, I was pushing really hard and was given a warning flag for contact with Chad Little (sorry Chad) on the last lap I overtook James Manning
at the pond as we were coming up to a lapped driver and James ran into the back of him and nearly flipped. In the end I finished 9th which wasnt too bad.
Cold and damp, as usual for Rowrah. I was off the pace slightly in the first session because of a problem with my brakes, so we changed the brake pads and as soon as they had bedded in I was able to push harder and get on the pace of the front runners.
As the track dried later on in the day we managed to go onto slicks for the last session.
Sunday.
Very cold, wet and icy in places
Heat 1.
After grip problems in the 3 lap practice we changed setup and the tyres and we went from 8th on the grid to finish 2nd and setting the fastest lap of the race on the way. I had been following the leader Max Vaughn all the way through the race and planned to pass him on the last lap going in to the Stewart esses as I was much quicker there but a novice driver was aslo in the corner as we arrived so it cocked me up and i had to settle for 2nd place.
Heat 2
I started 6th and was soon up to 2nd place with a small lead over the 3rd place kart, unfortunately as I came to lap a novice driver i got held up in the chicane which allowed the 3rd place kart to close the gap, as i started to turn in to St Johns the 3rd place kart (Darius Karbaley) rammed me from behind and put me off the track into the kitty litter, ending my race with 300 metres to go.
Heat 3
I only managed to do 100 metres because i was rammed so hard from behind by number 44 that it took my chain off.
Final
I started 23rd even though i didnt finish 2 heats, I had a great start making up 8 places on the first lap and then made my way through the field, I was pushing really hard and was given a warning flag for contact with Chad Little (sorry Chad) on the last lap I overtook James Manning
at the pond as we were coming up to a lapped driver and James ran into the back of him and nearly flipped. In the end I finished 9th which wasnt too bad.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
PFi Feb 2010
Saturday, test day
It was cold, wet and foggy and the track didnt dry all day. In the first session i soon settled in and put in some really quick lap times even though the track was very slippy. through the day the track dried slightly but was still wet so we couldnt test on slicks.
Sunday, Race day
Heat 1
I had a good start and moved to 4th on the first lap, but during the race I struggled for enough grip and slowly dropped some places, on the last lap i went into the 2nd hairpin tight to defend my position,which caused me to run wide on the exit over the rumble strip and lose some more places.
Heat 2
I had a brilliant start from 25th on the grid, I gained about 8 places on the first lap and through the race the kart was really good and I picked off the other drivers one by one to finish 10th
Final
From a grid slot of 17 I had another good start and gained about 5 places on the first corner, but at the hairpin a kart spun in front of me so i had to slow down to avoid it but someone hit me from behind causing me to spin and lose loads of places. During the race i battled past the other drivers to finish 13th.
It was cold, wet and foggy and the track didnt dry all day. In the first session i soon settled in and put in some really quick lap times even though the track was very slippy. through the day the track dried slightly but was still wet so we couldnt test on slicks.
Sunday, Race day
Heat 1
I had a good start and moved to 4th on the first lap, but during the race I struggled for enough grip and slowly dropped some places, on the last lap i went into the 2nd hairpin tight to defend my position,which caused me to run wide on the exit over the rumble strip and lose some more places.
Heat 2
I had a brilliant start from 25th on the grid, I gained about 8 places on the first lap and through the race the kart was really good and I picked off the other drivers one by one to finish 10th
Final
From a grid slot of 17 I had another good start and gained about 5 places on the first corner, but at the hairpin a kart spun in front of me so i had to slow down to avoid it but someone hit me from behind causing me to spin and lose loads of places. During the race i battled past the other drivers to finish 13th.
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