Central Coast Speedway, Round 4

press release

Around 60 drivers turned out for Round 4 of the Central Coast Speedway Kart Club championship at Gosford Kart Speedway on Sunday 14 June, and with the track fully re-graded, we were in for some great racing. The weather also played its totally unpredictable hand again with sunshine, light rain during the finals, and overcast and cold conditions generally prevailing.

We still have loads of new drivers on their P's, and it's great to see the new Ladies Clubman class continue to grow each round. 

It didn't take long for the action to heat up, especially in Clubman Light, where quite a few starting and first corner incidents took out large numbers of competitors.

In the Midget class, Kyle Angel won the day again, followed very closely by John Gillespie, who managed to successfully hold off Kyle and win heat 3. David Blanch managed his first podium for third, after some consistent finishes.

The Rookies had Kristopher Johnson leading all day, but Levi Moir managed to sneak in a win in the feature race. Congratulations to Amy Shute who also came in third.
 
In the Juniors, Nikki Briton took out the days honours, just managing to beat Reagan Angel, followed closely by her sister Ashleigh, rounding out some great finishes by the girls !

As mentioned, the Clubman Light class had many non-finishers in the heats. Mitch Brien managed a great first podium win as a senior, followed by Greg Martin and Sharon Gillespie (still on her P's). Nathan Bailey managed to take out the feature race, after having kart troubles all day.

Clubman Heavies had some great racing with Matt Bond, Grant Lahiff, Ross Turnbull and Mart Watson battling it out for the trophies. Grant Lahiff eventually won the day, followed by Matt Bond and Ross Turnbull.

In the Clubman Over 40 class, Stuart Bond's form returned to take the days honours, followed closely by Matt Bond and Mick Lahiff. Congratulations to Gary Slarke who held on to win the Feature race in slippery conditions.

In our new Ladies Clubman class, Cassandra Genner won the day, followed by the big improver of late, Sharon Gillespie ! Kate Johnson took out third place and is enjoying her comeback. Congrats also to our newcomers Rebecca Powell and Karlie Moller who continue to improve immensely.

Our KT modified class had 3 P drivers and was the largest class of the day. Luke Storey finally had things go all his way giving him the win for the day. Rod Sievwright wasn't far behind followed by Les Green who managed to hang to third, after a DNF in heat 1.

Final Results
Midgets - 1st-Kyle Angel, 2nd-John Gillespie, 3rd-David Blanch, Feature-Kyle Angel
Rookies - 1st-Kristopher Johnson, 2nd-Levi Moir, 3rd-Amy Shute, Feature-Levi Moir
Juniors - 1st-Nikki Briton, 2nd-Reagan Angel, 3rd-Ashleigh Briton, Feature-Reagan Angel
Clubman Light - 1st-Mitch Brien, 2nd-Greg Martin, 3rd-Sharon Gillespie, Feature-Nathan Bailey
Clubman Heavy - 1st-Grant Lahiff, 2nd-Matthew Bond, 3rd-Ross Turnbull, Feature-Ross Turnbull
Clubman Over 40 - 1st-Stuart Bond, 2nd-Matthew Bond, 3rd-Mick Lahiff, Feature-Gary Slarke
Clubman Ladies - 1st-Cassandra Genner, 2nd-Sharon Gillespie, 3rd-Kate Johnson, Feature-Sharon Gillespie
KT Modified - 1st-Luke Storey, 2nd-Rodney Sievwright, 3rd-Les Green, Feature-Les Green

Bad/Hard Luck award recipient - Scott  Graham (Clubman Light) - Just bad luck throughout the day! Sponsored by the Bailey family.

We would like wish the Genner family better luck, after three unfortunate incidents on the day. Everybody is well.
Also, congratulations to all our Australian Title trophy holders, who ventured down to Sydney over the long weekend.

Special thanks go to our regular track crew, and also to all our officials and volunteers over the race day. It is very encouraging to see more people helping out, thereby making an easier day for everybody concerned.

Thanks again to all our club & race day sponsors, whose generous donations make our race days possible- Angels Roofing Accessories Building and Waterproofing Consultants Bleeding Edge Computers Central Coast Driver Training Chittaway Erina Auto Wreckers Coastal Skips Davistown RSL Club EWT Auto Dismantlers Precision Motorsport

See you all at our next race meeting on 26th July.

Regards,
Vic Maastricht
President
Central Coast Speedway Kart Club

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