TaG Super Series, Round 4

press release

Rounds 4 of the 2011 TaG Super Series was held last Sunday at Lithgow. Once again the TaG boys put on a great show with excellent racing.

Series points as at the conclusion of round 4 are HERE (Excel format).

Many Thanks to the North Shore Kart Club for putting on the event..

 

 

TaG Restricted Light
In Qualifying Michael Sieders was first to hit the front followed by Hellyer. Robin and San­dona jumped to second and third on the next lap. Robin then went quicker again to take a great pole. Sandona qualified second. Sieders dropped to third while Hellyer and Joshua Craig finished fourth and fifth.
Heat 1
Sandona hit the lead and pulled a two kart lead over Robin. Sieders was close behind in third. Henry Smith made a good start  ahead of Hellyer. Hellyer started to pressure Henry Smith. By mid race Sieders had moved to second. Hellyer pushed passed Henry Smith com­ing onto the straight. Craig benefitted from the move taking Henry Smith as well. Sandona took a strong win ahead of Sieders and Robin.
Heat 2
Sandona won the start again ahead of Robin and Hellyer.  Sieders struck early on Hellyer to take third. Mark Robin was jumping out of his seat trying everything to keep up with Sandona who still held the lead. By the last lap Sieders had caught Sandona and Robin but was un­able to make the move. Sandona took the win ahead of Robin and Sieders. Hellyer held out Henry Smith for fourth.
Pre-Final
Robin hit the lead as the skies started to sprinkle. Hellyer had moved to second ahead of Sieders and Sandona. With three laps to go the rain had really started to fall and several kar­ters were falling off the track. With two laps to go Sieders passes Robin for the lead. San­dona follows him through. Simon Van Es was the big mover in the rain coming from ninth to fourth. Sandona made a move on Sieders with two laps to go to take a good win ahead of Robin & Sieders. Van Es took a great fourth ahead of Craig.
Final
Sandona cleared out a 20m lead on lap one ahead of Josh Craig. Sieders moved to third with a worse for wear sidepod. Hellyer and Bennet were having a big dice with Motohashi who was showing good speed in the wet. As the top three settled into a groove the race was on for fourth place. Hellyer made the move and passed Baldock. Then Motohashi made the move on Baldock to take fifth. Motohashi was really starting to make some ground passing Hellyer next and moving to fourth. Sandona took a strong and well deserved win.  Josh Craig was second. Sieders third ahead of Motohashi and Robin.

TaG Restricted Heavy
In qualifying Benjamin Ritchie was quick straight out the gate setting the pole time on lap one. Casuccio was also fast in second. Tony Walls showed he is not only fast at Eastern Creek by putting in a great time for third. While Kris Matich and Phil Warder came in fourth and fifth.
Heat 1
Ritchie hit the lead followed by Wall. Casuccio was in third but adding pressure to Wall. Osmond managed to move past Matich. Osmond was now catching fourth placed Warder and bringing Matich with him. Out front Casuccio passed Walls at the end of the front straight to move to second. Walls tried to challenge back but dropped a wheel in the dirt. Ritchie took a strong win ahead of Casuccio and Walls. Warder held off Osmond for fourth.
Heat 2
The first corner of heat two was spectacular.  Ritchie missed the start handing the lead to Casuccio. Matich looked up the inside of Richie into turn one but the window was closing. Karts went everywhere and Gardiner got stuck in the gravel while everyone else survived. Casuccio & Ritchie were leading Osmond who benefited the most from turn one.  Robert­son and Warders were dicing hard for fourth place. Ritchie managed to chase down Casuccio and take the win. Osmond drove well for third while Warder beat Robertson for fifth.
Pre-Final
Ritchie won the start again ahead of Osmond & Casuccio. These three had been dicing hard together all day. On lap three Osmond slid it down the inside of Ritchie. Ritchie tried to pass back around the outside coming up the hill. Casuccio was sitting ready to pounce as Warder began to close on the leaders. By mid race Robertson and Wall had begun closing on  Warder. With three laps to go Osmond had pulled a three kart lead over Ritchie. With two laps to go Wall passed Robertson going up the hill to take fifth spot. Ritchie pushed past Osmond coming onto the straight. Osmond also fell victim to Casuc­cio who threw it in at the end of the straight on the last lap. Ritchie took the win ahead of Casuccio. Osmond was third. Warder fended off Wall for fourth and fifth respectively.
Final
Ritchie got another good start from pole. Warder made a great start to move to second.  Casuccio slotted into third ahead of Robertson. As Ritchie was clearing away from Warder. Casuccio and Robertson came together at the end of the back straight. Robert­son managed to keep going while Casuccio spun. Kris Matich found some great speed in the final passing Warder for second down the hill. However Osmond was also fast pass­ing Warder and then Matich for second.  Matich continued to push hard throwing every­thing at Osmond. On the last lap Matich tried a tight line down the hill under Osmond but Osmond had too much momentum driving around the outside and holding second. Ritchie took a great win from Osmond & Matich. Warder was fourth and Robertson fifth. Jason Chaffer had a career best sixth.

TaG Restricted Super Heavy
In qualifying Justin Bayliff was hungry taking pole and setting a time that would place him seventh in the restricted heavy field. Gardiner was also quick taking second ahead of Charnock.
Heat 1
Bayliff took the lead ahead of Gardiner and Charnock. Gardiner and Charnock diced while Bayliff negotiated the Heavy traffic. Bayliff took the win while Gardiner took the fastest lap.
Heat 2
Justin Bayliff got another good start managing to miss the carnage in the Heavy class ahead. Gardiner was less lucky finishing in the gravel pit at turn one. Charnock did well moving to 8th outright in the opening laps, but it was Bayliff who would take a strong win in Supers and 6th outright in Heavy. Charnock finished second and tenth outright.
Pre-Final
Gardiner got the start in the Pre final leading Bayliff and Charnock. On lap two Bayliff moved to the lead and Charnock made it through to second. However it was not long be­fore Gardiner made it back to second. Bayliff continued to exchange stickers on track with the heavy drivers. He still got the win ahead of Gardiner and Charnock.
Final
When the heavens opened up a smile appeared on Justin Bayliffs face. The big fella loves it wet. After a strong opening lap and some negotiations with the Heavy field Bayliff clean swept the weekend winning his class and finishing sixth outright. Gardiner also had a good run beating many of the heavy drivers finishing second ahead of Charnock.
 

Sportsman Light
In qualifying Anthony Hulm hit the top of the time sheets. Ahead of Suter, Hussey and Hewitt. Suter then moved to pole ahead of Hulm while Attard jumped to third. Hussey was fourth while Hewitt went back to fifth.
Heat 1
Suter hit the lead. Hulm tried to challenge the lead going down the hill but lost a spot to Attard in the process.  Amri moved up to fourth as Suter picked up a two kart lead. By mid race Attard had closed the gap on Suter. Attard took the lead coming up the hill but Suter struck back at the end of the straight. This allowed Hulm to close in. Attard struck at Suter again and Hulm followed him through for second. David Jolly made the move on Amri for fourth. Amri got hung out to dry and was pushed back to ninth. Attard took the win ahead of Hulm & Suter. Hussey passed Jolly on the last lap for fourth.
Heat 2
Ryan Suter won the start and pulled a 15 kart lead on lap one. Hewitt moved to second ahead of Hulm & Hussey. Rannard and Griffiths were having a big dice for fifth and sixth. Jolly had an unlucky spin costing him several places. Third placed Hulm was under pres­sure from Hussey. Attard and Ferraro failed to negotiate the same piece of road at the end of the straight and both went out. Suter took another strong win ahead of Hewitt, Hulm, Hussey & Rannard.
Pre-Final
The rain started to fall during the roll up laps. As everyone was on slicks the racing looked like it would get real interesting. Hewitt got out in front first however it was Gordon Wilson who was on a charge moving from sixteenth to fifth in the first corner. By the second lap Wilson had moved to second and was chasing down the Hewitt. However a stuck throttle caused him to run off the track on lap three moving him back to second last. Hewitt was still holding down the lead ahead of Suter and Rannard. Rannard moved to third ahead of Hulm. Wilson & Nipperess were continuing their challenge on who could pass and then be passed by the most amount of karts... Suter now moved to the lead ahead of Hewitt. Hew­itt tried to get him back on several occasions but Suter was too fast taking the win from Hewitt. Hulm edged out Rannard while Jolly was fifth.
Final
Ryan Suter had had a strong days racing but the final would not go all his own way. The rain had eased but the track was still wet. Suter turned the first corner in the lead but it was Hewitt that would steal the lead on turn two.  Gordon Wilson spun first corner knock­ing him back to last. Suter had a look a Hewitt around the outside, this gave Rannard the chance to dive into second giving Nipperess the opportunity to move to third. Rannard caught leader Hewitt and made a pass at the end of the straight. Suter tried to follow around the outside but got pushed into the gravel. Nipperess also moved passed Hewitt going into turn two. Nipperess was on fire moving passed Rannard at the end of the back straight to take the lead. While Nipperess cleared out a large lead the drivers from second to fifth were nose to tail and dicing hard. Gordon Wilson had made his way back from last to seventh and was catching the leaders. With five laps to go Ryan Suter’s pace had picked up as he passed Hewitt and Rannard and moved to second. Rannard looped at the end of the straight after going to deep and locking the brakes. The spin cost him ten spots. Gordon Wilson had now moved to fourth behind Hewitt. Nipperess still had a de­cent lead but Suter was starting to put in some hot times. With two laps to go Suter had halved the gap to Nipperess who had held a large lead. By the last lap Suter had caught Nipperess and dived in coming onto the straight . Nipperess crossed back to take the lead back at the end of the straight.  Suter threw it back in on the run down the hill. He man­aged to get in front but then ran wide almost running off the track. However the grip off line gave him the drive to clear Nipperess out of the turn. Suter took a well deserved win from Nipperess. Gordon Wilson did well to recover to third. Bergman piped Hewitt on the last lap for fourth and fifth respectively. 

Sportsman Heavy
In qualifying David Colton was impressive moving straight to the top of the time sheets. Todd Davey was second. David Endres was head down while moving up to third. Kris Bail put in a hot one to pip Endres for third. Jason Hryniuk rounded out the top five.
Heat 1
Todd Davey won the start from second ahead of Colton & Endres. Davey continued to hold out Colton as Endres edged away from Piper. Davey took the win ahead of Colton, Endres, Piper & Ballantyne.
Heat 2
David Colton hit the lead ahead of Bail who made a great start. Bail got passed up the hill by Davey who slipped to fourth. Ballantyne then attached Bail down the hill but Bail held him out. Todd Davey moved to the lead mid race while Piper held down third. Davey held on to win ahead of Colton and Piper. Ballantyne was fourth while David Endres moved up to fifth.
Pre-Final
Colton hit the lead ahead of Piper. Hazelton moved to third followed by Davey and Hryniuk. Hazelton started to loose positions as Davey and Hryniuk moved up the order. By mid race Colton still held the lead  from Piper as Hryniuk moved to third ahead of Davey. With two laps to go Hryniuk made a move on Piper. Davey capitalised moving to second. Colton took the win ahead of Davey, Piper and Hryniuk. Mathew Endres piped brother David for fifth.
Final
Colton got the jump and Hryniuk moved to second. Hryniuk moved to the lead in turn two but the wheels fell off in turn three..literally.  Colton resumed the lead while David Endres moved to second ahead of Todd Davey.  Ballantyne spun at the end of the straight but managed to avoid the gravel. Davey got passed Endres to move to second. Alex Taylor was having the drive of his life moving to fourth ahead of Hazelton and driving away. Colton had now pulled a eight kart length lead over Davey who was being pressured by David Endres. Taylor had now caught Endres and was having a look. With three laps to go  David Endres pulled a super tight line down the hill and managed to get passed Todd Davey. With two laps to go Endres was looking racy closing the gap on Colton. Taylor had converted the move on Davey for third place. On the last lap Endres was all over Colton. Colton covered the last corner while Endres went wide. Endres crossed back onto the straight beating Colton to the line. Alex Taylor took a career best third ahead of Todd Davey and Mathew Endres.

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