Hot Weather & Even Hotter Racing At Nepean
from Wayne Baines
Sunday, 16 October, was a hot spring day and for drivers in the New South Wales Speedway Kart 2011 Championship the racing heated up as they all tried to achieve maximum points with only two Rounds to go.
It was the annual Nepean Nationals meeting (which is Round 7 of the Club championship) and over 70 drivers were in attendance for what turned out to be an exciting day of speedway action.
The first class to use the superbly prepared Nepean circuit was the Clubman Light class and, whilst a little lighter on numbers than normal, the racing was as hard and fast as it has been all year. Jason Woodward had found some form in Round 6 and continued that into this Round. He was able to lead the field home in Heats 1 and 3. Wingless sprintcar driver, Sean Mayo, took the win in Heat 2 whilst speedcar pilot, Jonathon Bright, was successful in the Feature race.
Clubman Light sponsored by Wescranes
Heat 1 – 1st Jason Woodward , 2nd Daniel Morris , 3rd Louie Callega.
Heat 2 – 1st Sean Mayo , 2nd Jonathon Bright , 3rd Matt Pescod.
Heat 3 – 1st Jason Woodward , 2nd Sean Mayo , 3rd Jonathon Bright.
Feature – 1st Jonathon Bright , 2nd Jason Woodward , Alana Onley.
Overall points winners- 1st Jason Woodward , 2nd Jonathon Bright , 3rd Sean Mayo.
Next on track was the mighty Midget class and another big field turned out to have some fun. The racing all day was nothing short of fantastic by these children aged between 7 and 10.
The only incident of the day came in the Feature when kart 21, Brandon Moore, and kart 20, James Forth, got together in turn 1, and, whilst both drivers were at the time winded, they were fine by day’s end. Heat 1 was taken out by Kaidon Brown with Jake Donaldson picking up wins in Heats 2 and 3.
The Feature race saw Ethan Rietdyk lead all 15 laps in a great drive - he was under pressure from the pack chasing but kept his nerve and drove good lines to secure his first feature win.
Midgets sponsored by Coghlan Oval Track Racing Team
Heat 1 – 1st Kaidon Brown , 2nd Liam Walker , 3rd Jake Donaldson.
Heat 2 – 1st Jake Donaldson , 2nd Brandon Moore ,3rd Kaidon Brown.
Heat 3 – 1st Jake Donaldson , 2nd Kaidon Brown , 3rd Liam Walker.
Feature – 1st Ethan Rietdyk , 2nd Connor Moreau , 3rd Liam Camilleri.
Overall points winners – tied on top points 1st on count back Kaidon Brown ,2nd Jake Donaldson,
3rd Liam Walker.
A 12 kart KT Light field fronted up to compete in the Nationals and they didn’t let the crowd down. Very spirited driving was witnessed as the drivers battled hard to gain the all important Championship points. Daniel Gow who won Round 6 continued his form into this meeting and was the stand-out of the field throughout the day, winning Heats 1 and 3 and taking out the Feature victory. Daniel’s perfect day was spoiled by Rotax Pro driver, Brent Coghlan. Brent used to race speedway and has been away racing on the Rotax tour but showed everyone on Sunday he hasn’t forgotten how to race a speedway kart winning Heat 2.
KT Light sponsored by Hopping’s Mowers
Heat 1 – 1st Daniel Gow , 2nd Gary Morris , 3rd Brent Coghlan.
Heat 2 – 1st Brent Coghlan , 2nd Daniel Gow , 3rd Nicole Callega.
Heat 3 – 1st Daniel Gow , Nicole Callega , 3rd Brent Coghlan.
Feature – 1st Daneil Gow , 2nd Peter Bourke , 3rd gary Morris.
Overall points winners – 1st Daneil Gow , 2nd Gary Morris , 3rd Brent Coghlan.
The Juniors were eager to get on track and had their chance next. As has been the case all year it was a battle of the sexes with 7 boys versus 5 girls in the field. However, on this day, the boys would have the upper hand with Katelyn Hickey the best of the girls. Such is the strength of the Junior class, four different drivers took race victories on the day, Jake Baines was first winning Heat 1, current Club Champion, Nathan Camilleri, taking Heat 2, rookie driver, Jordan Binskin, won Heat 3 and current State Champion, Daniel Sayre, victorious in the Feature. The feature race saw a spectacular crash involving Jordan Brazier who got loose in turn 1, Amy Shute who did very well to throw the kart sideways to miss Brazier but, with nowhere to go in a big field, Ashleigh Jack collided with Amy and flipped her kart. After some precautionary checks from the medical staff all drivers were thankfully fine.
Junior Class Sponsored by Fire Service Plus
Heat 1 – 1st Jake Baines , 2nd Jordan Binskin , 3rd Ayden Elliott.
Heat 2 – 1st Nathan Camilleri , 2nd Lindsay Jones , 3rd Jordyn Brazier.
Heat 3 – 1st Jordan Binskin , 2nd Nathan Camilleri , 3rd Jake Baines.
Feature – 1st Daneil Sayre , 2nd Jordan Binskin , 3rd Jake Baines.
Overall points winners – 1st Jordan Binskin , 2nd Nathan Camilleri , 3rd Jake Baines.
The “big” boys of the Club, the Clubman Heavy class, were next to tear the track up and the racing was the closest it has been all year with plenty of position changes in the heats and a great drive by Anthony Selmes from the back of the pack in the feature. Heats 1 and 3 were won by Anthony while Heat 2 was taken out by Gary Slarke. The Feature was won by Tim Baker.
The Clubman Heavy Class is sponsored by Carline Automotive Caringbah
Heat 1 – 1st Anthony Selmes , 2nd Shannon Bree , 3rd Tim Baker.
Heat 2 – 1st Gary Slarke , 2nd Joel Rhind , 3rd David Cochran.
Heat 3 – 1st Anthony Selmes , 2nd Gary Slarke , 3rd Joel Rhind.
Feature – 1st Tim Baker , 2nd David Cochran , 3rd Anthony Selmes.
Overall points winners – 1st Anthony Selmes , 2nd Tim Baker , 3rd David Cochran.
The last class to face the starter’s flag on the day was the Rookie class and, as has been the case all year, a very talented 7 kart field was on deck to provide some memorable racing. The race wins were shared between Luke Sayre wining Heat 1 and the Feature and Andrew Beattie winning Heats 2 and 3. The minor placing were shared between the rest of the field with both young lady racers, Taylor Coghlan and Taylor Reitdyk, taking it up to the boys.
The Rookie class is sponsored by Karting World and Sayre Racing
Heat 1 – 1st Luke Sayre , 2nd Andrew Beattie , 3rd Taylor Rietdyk.
Heat 2 – 1st Andrew Beattie , 2nd Luke Sayre , 3rd Taylor Coghlan.
Heat 3 – 1st Andrew Beattie , 2nd Luke Sayre , 3rd Taylor Reitdyk.
Feature – 1st Luke Sayre , 2nd Lachlan McDougall , 3rd Andrew Beattie.
Overall points winners – 1st Luke Sayre , 2nd Andrew Beattie , 3rd Lachlan Caunt.
It was a great day’s racing and even though the conditions were a little hot, the drivers put on another impressive display of speedway racing showing that the sport is very healthy at the moment with some very talented up-and- coming racers on the way.
Other club awards on the day were
The Stillshots Art Of Speedway Racing – Katelyn Hickey
The Speedsport Media High Points award – Daneil Gow
The On Track Automotive Hard Luck Award – Payton Coghlan
At presentation Cameron Coghlan presented the winners of the club footy tipping competition which he has run all year for the members
1st place was Craig Onley
Lucky Draw was Halle Boyd
Last place was Marie Bright
The next meeting for the NSWSKC is on 6 November at The Nepean Motorsport Complex for the running of the Speedway Kart grand Prix.
The NSWSKC would like to acknowledge and thank all their corporate partners for their continued support throughout 2011.
Hopping’s Mowers, Karting World, On Track Automotive,
Coghlan Oval Track Racing, Stillshots.com.au, Fire Service Plus, Wescranes, Sayre Racing,
ST Signs & Designs, Mulgoa Quarries,
Pass Powder Coating, Carline Automotive Caringbah
Club matters, from Wayne:
- Don't forget our next meeting is on the 6th November and will be on the short track with the Rookie class to volunteer.
- Please start to think about presentation numbers and notify Keryn as soon as you can for planning purposes. This year it is at St Marys Leagues starting at 2:30 on Sunday the 11th december. After a lot of requests we are having a buffet this year. Pprice will be $65 adults and $20 children .
- Also if anyone is considering running the committee remember the president position will not be contested from the existing committee
and 2 committee positions are also not being contested so the club needs someone to step into these roles to keep running.
If you want to discuss the role please call and I will answer your questions.
