Kings of KZ Round 4, Geelong
Lee Mitchener won the Final at the fourth round of the Kings of KZ series that was held at Geelong on the weekend (in conjunction with the All Star round). Mitchener (DR Kart) led home Matthew Wall (BRM), Christopher Hays (Tony Kart) and Jason Pringle (CRG) in the 19 lap final.
Wall walked away from the meeting as highest point scorer and extended his series lead. Matt qualified fastest ahead of Andrew Budge, then won both heats and the pre-final with Hays second each time.
Mitchener was very fast in the final and shadowed Wall-e all the way before executing a last lap pass for the win. Full results on mylaps.com HERE.
Above: Mitchener took his first Kings of KZ win
pic - Cooper's Photography
| 2011 King of KZ2 Series Point Standings | ||||||||
| Pos | Driver | No. | R.1 | R.2 | R.3 | R.4 | TOTAL | TOTAL (DWR) |
| 1 | Matthew Wall | 15 | 1524 | 1127 | 840 | 1564 | 5055 | 4215 |
| 2 | Jason Pringle | 35 | 1304 | 0 | 1524 | 586 | 3414 | 3414 |
| 3 | Lee Mitchener | 90 | 1175 | 0 | 407 | 1344 | 2926 | 2926 |
| 4 | Giovanni Fasone | 21 | 556 | 1344 | 886 | 390 | 3176 | 2786 |
| 5 | Andrew Budge | 25 | 670 | 1114 | 702 | 955 | 3441 | 2771 |
| 6 | Ben Walter | 7 | 1146 | 0 | 1076 | 527 | 2749 | 2749 |
| 7 | Jordie Lindstrom | 49 | 1163 | 625 | 0 | 934 | 2722 | 2722 |
| 8 | Chris Hays | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1127 | 1408 | 2535 | 2535 |
| 9 | Hamish Leighton | 19 | 495 | 978 | 437 | 458 | 2368 | 1931 |
| 10 | Mathew Mills | 12 | 869 | 0 | 476 | 518 | 1863 | 1863 |
| 11 | James Mills | 11 | 690 | 0 | 552 | 588 | 1830 | 1830 |
| 12 | Ricky Capo | 92 | 0 | 1380 | 448 | 0 | 1828 | 1828 |
| 13 | Gary Pegoraro | 5 | 637 | 1175 | 0 | 0 | 1812 | 1812 |
| 14 | Daniel Richert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 607 | 1146 | 1753 | 1753 |
| 15 | Macauley Jones | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1207 | 0 | 1207 | 1207 |
| 16 | Ewyn Carter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 710 | 710 |
| 17 | Ashley Pollard | 88 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 213 | 692 | 692 |
| 18 | Jason Bright | 8 | 0 | 0 | 657 | 0 | 657 | 657 |
| 19 | Mark Domaschenz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 409 | 654 | 654 |
| 20 | Shane Wharton | 13 | 271 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 516 | 516 |
| 21 | Kayne Hughes | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 493 | 493 |
| 22 | Brad Wyatt | 78 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 117 | 436 | 436 |
| 23 | Chris Pratt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 0 | 413 | 413 |
| 24 | Matthew Hunt | 71 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 0 | 351 | 351 |
| 25 | Matthew Chambers | 48 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 316 |
| *Note: DWR (Drop Worst Round) rule is in force for final series placings. | ||||||||
Above: Matt Wall leads the way at Geelong
pic - Cooper's Photography
Above: Local driver Daniel Richert switched to BRM and was a competitive 5th in the final
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Above: Andrew Budge qualified on the front row
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Above: Kayne Hughes made his gearbox debut, here leading Mathew Mills
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Above: Wall showing the other 16 entrants how it's done. The KZ class is becoming more and more competitive as experience is gained across the field.
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Above: DR running 1-2-3, Mitchener with his front wheels off the deck
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Above: Tyre management was a key factor throughout the event. Here, Wall cranks in the opposite lock ahead of Mitchener and Hays.
pic - Cooper's Photography
Above: Jordie Lindstrom had a solid weekend testing new parts for the DR team ahead of the Newcastle CIK round.
pic - Cooper's Photography
