New Faces In Victory Lane

press release

The ‘Ipswich 9 Hour’ race on Saturday (May 9) at the Ipswich Kart track resulted in the #86 Adrenalin Rush Karting team recording their maiden victory of the year in the Powered by Honda ProKart Australia Queensland Endurance Kart Championship during the running of the fourth round.

Playing second fiddle to their #98 Adrenalin Rush Karting teammates so far this year who have dominated the past two rounds of the Queensland Championship, the #86 Adrenalin Rush Karting team (above) were amongst the front runners throughout the ‘Ipswich 9 Hour’. After qualifying on pole position, they managed to take out victory by a comfortable three lap margin over their nearest rivals, the #5 Climatrol Racing team.

In what was their very first appearance in their new BRM chassis, the #5 Climatrol Racing team kept their noses clean during the race and took out a very rewarding and deserved result. The #5 Climatrol Racing team not only showed strong pace during the race but also in qualifying where they were the second fastest team, starting from the front row and establishing the foundation for a very competitive result.

Above: Climatrol Racing was on the podium with the debut of their BRM chassis

After winning the past two rounds of the Queensland Championship, the #98 Adrenalin Rush Karting team didn’t have it all their own way and finished third on the podium at the completion of the ‘Ipswich 9 Hour’, a total of 8 laps down on the winning kart. Qualifying in fourth for the race they were in contention and challenging for the lead on numerous stages during the race although technical issues resulted in extended pit delays and at fall of the chequered flag the best they could manage was third.

Finishing just outside the podium finishers were #19 SAM Racing, a fourth place in their very first Queensland Champion round which was a well deserved and hard earned result. They were followed by the #22 kart of BF Racing, the #27 www.resisales.com.au team and the #16 kart of DQ International making a welcome return to the series. The #169 kart of Viper Racing finished 8th with the #84 RPM Motorsport team in ninth and an ‘arrive and drive’ entry of the “Hire Kart Racing Team” finished in a creditable 10th. It was a big effort by the latter team as they showed great pace in qualifying to record the 13th fastest time and they backed it up with a 10th place finish in the race itself; an outstanding first-time effort.

Above: SAM Racing just missed the podium

Not having the best of runs were both the #50 and #51 karts from Team5150R. The #50 kart qualified strongly in third and they were right up there mixing it with the leaders only to encounter dramas on lap 217 and drop well down the order to 12th. Things didn’t get any better for them as mechanical issues eventuated in their retirement on lap 311. The #51 Team 5150R finished the race in 14th place with a number of failures capping off what was a forgettable round for the entire Team5150R squad. Both the #3 Wollongong City Raceway Jets and the #661 PDS Grand Prix had no luck either and finished well down the order in 13th and 15th place respectively.

With their third place finish on the podium, the #98 Adrenalin Rush Karting team managed to maintain their solid lead in the current overall point standings over the #86 Adrenalin Rush Karting team and the #50 kart of Team5150R.

The fifth round of the Queensland Championship is to be fought out at over the June Long Weekend (6th and 7th) at Raleigh International Raceway, near Coffs Harbour in NSW, for the ‘Raleigh 24 Hour’ event. It is also the signature event for the ProKart Australia Endurance Kart Championship, with both the Queensland and New South Wales rounds being combined to form Round two of the National Championship.

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