Klarich Makes Triumphant Return To The Top

AKA press release

Perth youngster Jake Klarich made a triumphant return to karting with victory at the KTEQ Rentals Western Australian State Karting Championships in Karratha on the weekend.

Klarich, who has spent the past three months on the sidelines due to a broken wrist sustained while riding a BMX, claimed the title in two categories – Junior National Light and Junior Clubman.

During the qualifying races it was Klarich’s fellow Perth driver Adam Marjoram who appeared to be the pacesetter in all three of the junior categories. However, Klarich showed superior pace when it mattered most to take over the front running of the Junior Clumban class in the early running of the final before going on to claim the win.

Marjoram finished second behind Klarich in both that class and the Junior National Light category.

Local driver Eric Smith was another competitor to ‘double up’ over the weekend with victory in the Clubman Super Heavy and Leopard Heavy categories.

Throughout the qualifying races Smith was a consistent third place in the Leopard Heavy class behind Tim Barnes and Stephen Arscott, but when the front row combatants came together in turn one of the final Smith was there to take full advantage. He took out the championship ahead of Lindsay Park.

In one of the upsets of the day Simon Gwilliam got the better of karting veteran Kip Foster to take the win in the Clubman Heavy category. Gwilliam had shadowed Foster throughout the qualifying races but in the final he found his way to the front and drove away with the win.

Gwilliam also won the Rotax Heavy division ahead of Nick Cooper and Ben Hardinge.

Overall, the championships were heralded a huge success by the Karratha Club, who was hosting the Championships for the first time in it’s history, with all of the visitors to the region enjoying their stay.

2009 KTEQ Rentals Western Australian State Karting Championships
Karratha, Western Australia

FINAL – Top Five

Midgets
1. #30 Josh Wood
2. #16 Bryce Fullwood
3. #45 Jonathon Bradshaw
4. #5 Thomas Schou
5. #96 Nikola Mitic

Rookies
1. #85 Brodie Green
2. #21 Thomas Sparkes
3. #62 Nicholas Merritt
4. #54 Jayden Meckenstock
5. #16 Nicholas Rowe

Junior National Light
1. #95 Jake Klarich
2. #5 Adam Marjoram
3. #4 Scott Foster
4. #80 Jason LeCocq
5. #7 Jesse Elliot

Junior National Heavy
*Results under appeal
1. #5 Adam Marjoram
2. #16 James French
3. #61 Jason Hounsfield
4. #93 Matthew Smith
5. #79 Siobhan Sutherland

Junior Clubman
1. #95 Jake Klarich
2. #5 Adam Marjoram
3. #61 Jason Hounsfield
4. #93 Kevin Norman
5. #2 Ryan Brown

Senior National Light
1. #93 Jake Dudley
2. #95 Stephen Summerfield
3. #8 Boe Beauglehole
4. #4 Rebbecca Ridden
5. #85 Timothy Zapantis

Clubman Light
1. #76 Lewis Sutherland
2. #36 Nathan Davis
3. #22 Brendon Hope
4. #15 Rebecca Taylor
5. #95 Steven Summerfield

Clubman Heavy
1. #21 Simon Gwilliam
2. #63 Kip Foster
3. #27 Tim Barnes
4. #26 Stephen Arscott
5. #29 Lloyd Nicholson

Clubman Super Heavy
1. #63 Eric Smith
2. #25 Anthony Blaker
3. #5 Michael Baumgarton
4. #4 Craig Bebensee
5. #30 Tyson Butterworth

Clubman Over 40s
1. #56 Rob Landsmeer
2. #14 Dave Green
3. #33 Gary Brown
4. #5 Peter Tarbotton
5. #16 Bruce Skyring

Leopard Light
1. #99 Andrew Prince
2. #30 Royce Nott
3. #4 Rebecca Ridden
4. #94 Chris Smith
5. #8 Alan Waddingham

Leopard Heavy
1. #63 Eric Smith
2. #13 Lindsay Park
3. #31 Mark Polkinghorne
4. #11 Kent Simon

Rotax Light
1. #36 Nathan Davis
2. #76 Lewis Sutherland
3. #99 Andrew Price
4. #86 Michael Dav
5. #74 Filipe Lino

Rotax Heavy
1. #21 Simon Gwilliam
2. #7 Nick Cooper
3. #28 Ben Hardinge
4. #26 Matt Davis
5. #25 Anthony Baker

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