Qualifying Report - Tasmanian Championship

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from Rebecca Wyatt

Qualifying day at the 2011 Hunters Products Tasmanian Sprint Kart Championships has been run and won, with local and interstate drivers both triumphing and struggling with the changing conditions.

Round 1 of qualifying was run in relatively dry conditions, but shortly after commencing round 2 the rain started to fall, meaning many of the grid positions for the first two heats were determined by the first runs.

Junior National Heavy National Champion Anton De Pasquale had a successful day, qualifying fastest in Junior National Heavy and winning the first heat of both Junior National Heavy and Junior Clubman.  He emerged relatively unscathed from the opening day of competition, as did Senior National Light National Champion Nicholas Ellen, qualifying fastest and taking out heat 1 of his pet event.

Other drivers were not so lucky, with a high attrition rate once the rain started to fall more heavily, and a number of karts having unlucky mechanical issues, including a number of three-wheeled karts across the opening round.

The best performances from local drivers include heat wins from Aiden Shelton in Clubman Heavy, Jamie Bricknell in Senior National Heavy, Peter Rogers in Over 40’s Pro, Chris Walpole in Tag 125 Light, and a ten-second margin of victory for Kristopher Hen in Clubman Super Heavy.

Action Saturday and Sunday from 9am, at the Archerville Southern Cross Kartway, Pipers River Road, Turners Marsh.

Results

Clubman Heavy
Fastest Qualifier:  Mitchel Evans
Heat 1:
1.   Aiden Shelton
2.   Zane Wyatt
3.   Mitchel Evans
4.   Steven Wrigley
5.   Troy Stone

Junior National Light
Fastest Qualifier: Damon Strongman
Heat 1:

1. Damon Strongman
2. Justin Francis
3. Morgan Jakobovski
4. Justin Ford
5. Keenan Slater
   

Senior National Light
Fastest Qualifier: Nicholas Ellen

Heat 1:

1. Nicholas Ellen
2. Jay Baily
3. Thomas Allen
4. Kelsey Sapwell
5. Naomi Wrigley

Midgets
Fastest Qualifier:  Jordan Caruso

Heat 1:

1. Alec Morse
2. Cooper Murray
3. Jordan Caruso
4. Harrison Hoey
5. Jordyn Sinni

Junior Clubman
Fastest Qualifier: Lachlan McHugh

Heat 1:

1. Anton De Pasquale
2. Jake Klein
3. Justin Francis
4. Gus Robbins
5. Nicky Richards
   

Clubman Super Heavy
Fastest Qualifier: Phill Straughen

Heat 1:

1. Kristopher Hen
2. Phill Straughen
3. Shane Wharton
4. Simon England
5. Joshua Muskett

Senior National Heavy
Fastest Qualifier: Zane Wyatt

Heat 1:

1. Jamie Bricknell
2. Zane Wyatt
3. Mitchel Evans
4. Ashley Quiddington
5. Simon Bingley

Rookies
Fastest Qualifier: Nicholas Cardamone

Heat 1:

1. Reece Sidebottom
2. Alexander Peroni
3. Zane Morse
4. Nicholas Cardamone
5. Jacob Prestipino
   

Over 40’s Pro
Fastest Qualifier: Peter O’Neill

Heat 1:

1. Peter Rogers
2. Dale Madden
3. Neville Young
4. Fred Cocca
5. Tim Hinds
   

Tag 125 Light
Fastest Qualifier: Dion Wyllie

Heat 1:

1. Chris Walpole
2. Waylon Sims
3. Alexander Hughes
4. Ben Walter
5. Jake Rice
   

Junior National Heavy
Fastest Qualifier: Anton De Pasquale

Heat 1:

1. Anton De Pasquale
2. Damon Strongman
3. Jake Klein
4. Gus Robbins
5. Jeremiah Sheehan

Clubman Light
Fastest Qualifier: Jordan Ford

 Heat 1:

1. Jordan Ford
2. Jack Wynack
3. Thomas Allan
4. Nathan Zuj
5. Brody Appleby

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