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AUSSIES STRONG IN SUPERNATIONALS PRACTICE (from karting.net.au)
Australia’s contingent of drivers are looking strong following final practice at the 14th Annual SuperNationals in Las Vegas today.
With 491 drivers in attendance, including a record nine Australians, the event has attracted many of the best drivers from across the world including Marco Ardigo, Gary Carlton and Alex Speed.
After two days of practice around the 1062 metre temporary street circuit adjacent to the Rio Hotel and Casino it is David Sera and Joseph Mawson who are leading the way for the ‘Down Under’ drivers.
Sera, competing in both the TaG Senior and S1 (Pro Stock Moto), has posted times inside the top three throughout the day in his IAME-powered Arrow kart and the top six in the gearbox entry.
Mawson, who is making his overseas debut, led the way for the junior drivers in TaG Junior with fellow Australian Adrian Lazzarro also inside the top ten. Western Australian youngster Scott Foster also posted some respectable times throughout the day.
In the elite KZ2 category CIK Stars of Karting Series Champion Matthew Wall and runner-up Kel Treseder posted times inside the top 15 throughout the day. Former World Champion Ardigo set the pace ahead of Beitske Visser with the top 20 drivers covered by four-tenths of a second.
Australia has three representatives in the TaG Masters category with Kip Foster among the pacesetters all throughout the day with Foster’s Kartforce team-mates Craig Willis and Eric Smith also posting times in the top half of the field.
Qualifying will be contested ahead of the opening heat race tomorrow.
Results from all the sessions in Las Vegas are going on mylaps.com HERE.
Above: (almost) all the Australians racing in Vegas this weekend (Kris Wall missed the photo shoot) - go get 'em guys!
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: The Yanks sure know how to make things look good.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Higgsy working on Foster's machine
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Arrow's Adam Klunyk checking on the Lazzarro's
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Vegas.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: The Wall-e-mobile gets some TLC.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Huuuge AGA Racing awning
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Jon Targett works on Kel's Kart in the PSL pit.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: PSL / CRG tent.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Foster / KartForce pit.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Australian Champion Shayne Piper is mechanic for Joseph Mawson
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: Flashy...
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au
Above: JT still working on Kel's kart.
pic - Ash Budd, photowagon.com.au