MSA British Kart Championship
Rounds 5 & 6, Rowrah, 15th June 2008

Mark Litchfield dominated at the twisty Rowrah circuit in Cumbria, with a total clean sweep from timed qualifying, through the two heats and taking wins in both finals.  Although Jonathan Walker led the first for a short while, Litchfield was soon into his stride to take a one second margin over the line from Walker, with Chris Rogers a further two seconds in arrears.  The second final was slightly closer, and this time it was Richard Bradley who got the better of Rogers for third, but some four seconds down the road from second placed Walker.  Jordon Lennox-Lamb was close to Litchfield's pace in the heats but seemed to take too much out of his tyres and had to settle for two sevenths in the finals.

Above: Mark Litchfield
pic - Chris Walker, www.kartpix.net  

Results Final 1
1 Mark Litchfield (Maranello/Parilla) 18 laps in 13.53.55 (49.75mph)
2 Jonathan Walker (Gillard/TM) 
3 Chris Rogers (Octane/TM)
4 Richard Bradley (Wright/Parilla)
5 Nicholas Yelloly (Kosmic/Vortex)
6 Lee Bell (Wright/Parilla)
7 Jordon Lennox-Lamb (Topkart/Parilla)
8 Elliot Burton (Tony/Vortex)
9 Dennis Gorman (Wright/Parilla)
10 Mike Slein (Alonso/Vortex)

Results Final 2
1 Litchfield 18 laps in 13.52.87 (49.79mph)
2 Walker +0.60secs
3 Bradley
4 Rogers
5 Burton
6 Bell
7 Lennox-Lamb
8 Sam Tordoff (Alonso/Vortex)
9 Slein
10 Yelloly

MSA British Junior Kart Championship
Rounds 5 & 6, Rowrah, 15th June 2008

The main protagonists hadn't quite got into their stride for timed qualifying with John Norris a fraction ahead of Alex Lynn with Sam Jenkins in third spot.  Lynn's heat exclusion put him into the repechage, where he came third to Max Robinson and Ashley Sutton.  Four heats were needed to sort out the grids for the large contingent of KF3 competitors, Carl Stirling, Mackenzie Taylor, John Norris and Thomas Balmer being the winners, putting Taylor and Balmer on the front row for the first final.  Eventually Stirling came to the fore in the race, from sixth on the grid, after a terrific duel with Russell Danzey, Taylor and Dennis right behind.  Balmer had to be content with sixth, behind Alex Walker.  In the second final, Danzey found that the Racing Steps Foundation supported Jake Dennis was his main rival, as they fought hard for supremacy along with Stirling.  The three karts flashed over the line separated by only two tenths of a second.  Alexander Albon's first final incident had lost him a lap, forcing him to start the second in 29th place, beginning a remarkable recovery to fourth, setting fastest lap on the way, and only seven tenths down on the winner.

Above: Carl Sterling
pic - Chris Walker, www.kartpix.net  

Results Final 1
1 Carl Stirling (Tony/TM) 18 Laps in 14.11.74 (48.69mph)
2 Russell Danzey (Maranello/TM)  + 0.22secs
3 Mackenzie Taylor (Alonso/TM)
4 Jake Dennis (Topkart/TM)
5 Alex Walker (Maranello/TM)
6 Thomas Balmer (Kosmic/Vortex)

Results Final 2
1 Russell Danzey 18 Laps in 14.17.28 (48.38mph)
2 Jake Dennis + 0.11 secs
3 Carl Stirling
4 Alexander Albon (Tony/TM)
5 Rikki Gordon (Tony/TM)
6 Mackenzie Taylor

Above: Carl Sterling
pic - Chris Walker, www.kartpix.net