King of Sydney, Round 3
press release
There were 22 Over 40 'J starters at Eastern Creek last Sunday. It was shaping up to be a great day of racing.
Heat 1 – John Horsburgh & Gerald Chait pulled away from the rest of the field. Chait gained the lead on the last lap to take the win from Horsburgh then Brian Sciberras.
Heat 2 – Anthony Borg lead early. Iain Thornton took the lead on lap 2 and drove away from the field to take the win. Andrew Goodall put in a great drive to finish second, Sciberras finished third.
Pre Final – Chait & Sciberras made an early break. They had a great battle all race. Chait left the door open on the last corner to let Sciberras take the lead & win. Thornton passed Goodall on the last lap to get third.
The Final was shaping up to be a great race. Sciberras, Thornton gapped the field early. Chait was coming through the field after a bad start but unfortunately he received the meat ball flag for a missing nose cone. The lead changed throughout the race with Thornton taking command with 4 laps remaining until the last corner when Sciberras pushed Thornton wide to take the win.
1st Sciberras, 2nd Thornton, 3rd Borg.
This round was sponsored by NSKC & KART 1. The series is also supported by Yamaha, Dunlop Kartsports, DTO, Pamspix, Parramatta Kart Warehouse & CRG Kart Centre.
Points after Round 3.
I.Thornton |
64.50 |
A.Borg |
61.00 |
J.Horsburgh |
54.00 |
N.Riches |
48.00 |
E.Agathos |
38.25 |
A.Goodall |
23.75 |
G.Heath |
19.50 |
S.Silvestro |
19.50 |
W.Bradwell |
19.25 |
R.Banyia |
18.25 |
S.Morrison |
16.50 |
J.Cassar |
11.50 |
G.Chait |
11.25 |
W.Hodder |
11.25 |
P.Pritchard |
11.00 |
J.Taylor |
9.25 |
Next round is at Eastern Creek on 21st August.
