Aussie a Favourite For NZ Superkart Championship
Melbourne Superkarter Gary Pegoraro is one of the favourites at this weekends New Zealand SuperKart Championship meeting at Manfield.
One of the strongest fields in recent years has been assembled for the event and top local driver Wayne Sproston from Wellington shares the favourite status with Pegoraro.
Set to challenge them are Robin Wooldridge from Whangarei, Ryan Urban from Auckland and Karl Wilson from Wellington.
Above: 2009 New Zealand SuperKart champion Shane Price
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Fast Company/Brian Hopping
Supporting the International class is the National Superkart one with eight entries and two Rotax Max-based classes, Light and Heavy with 13 entries.
The Rotax classes cater for drivers from the Sprint classes - like reigning North Island 125cc Rotax Max Heavy champion Zack Zaloum from the Hawke's Bay - who want to race on a full-size circuit like Manfeild.
Drivers use the same karts and Rotax engines as they do at Sprint meetings but change the gearing and - if they want to - add larger, more aerodynamically effective nose cones and front fairings.
Zaloum is one of a number of well known names from the country's Sprint kart ranks set to contest a Rotax class at Sunday's meetings; others including former New Zealand 100cc Yamaha Light champion Alex Geary from New Plymouth, and Gen-i Kartstars Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand series regulars Teddy Bassick from Taupo and Daryl Currie from Palmerston North.
Action at the Manfeild circuit starts at 10.00am.
