The final round of the TaG Super Series was held at Newcastle. While the day started off with stunning weather some rain in the mid afternoon mixed things up for most classes.

Sportsman Heavy
In qualifying David Endres put in a stunning lap time to take the pole from David Colton and Lindsay Bunt.

Heat 1 - David Endres took the lead but Lindsay Bunt was quick to attack passing En­dres into turn two. Colton sat close behind. Endres & Colton continued to chase Bunt but Bunt held them both out to win the first race. Mathew Endres finished a lonely fourth ahead Ballantyne.

Heat 2 - David Endres won the start and held out a challenge from Bunt into turn two. Colton was not as lucky spinning in turn two and going back to last. Chris Aoun made a great start to get to fourth. However he dropped a wheel in the dirt coming onto the back straight knocking him back to eighth. Hryniuk recovered from a bad start passing Bail for third at the bottom of the circuit. By lap three Endres had extended his lead over Bunt and Hryniuk while Bail and Haswell battled for fourth. However it was Mathew Endres who was on the move taking Haswell and Bail in the last two laps. David Endres took a good win ahead of Bail & Hryniuk.

Pre Final - The conditions in the pre final were less predictable. Some light rain fell as the drivers hit the track meaning everyone was on slicks. At the start Bunt used the grip of the outside line to take the lead ahead of David Endres. There was no brotherly love going into turn two as Mathew Endres hit David Endres. Mathew came out worst going back to eighth. Hryniuk moved up to third as Bunt and David Endres battled for the lead. Hryniuk attacked Endres at the end of the straight moving to second. Hryniuk then passed Bunt for the lead coming up the hill. Colton was next to attack David Endres go­ing into turn one however he went in too hot and the two made contact. This caused En­dres to spin relegating him back to tenth. Colton made the move to third and was starting to catch Bunt however he went a bit wide going onto the straight and spun. This moved him back to last. Aoun and Bail were now third and fourth. However Aoun also became unstuck coming off the track and dropping back to last. Jason Hryniuk took the win by the length of the straight. Bunt was second ahead of Bail, Mathew Endres and David Endres.

Final - Going into the final the rain suddenly got heavy. Lindsay Bunt won the start but Hryniuk passed him back going into turn two. Ballantyne moved to third as Bail and Mathew Endres engaged in some argy bargy as they fought for fourth. Colton was on the move next going from sixth to third by lap two. As Hryniuk cleared out in the lead, Bunt was coming under pressure from Colton and Ballantyne. Colton shifted race lines as he searched for better grip in the rain. Once he found a better line he managed to pass Bunt and move to second. With seven laps to go Ballantyne was now on the back of Bunt and looking to take third. Fourth and fifth was a battle of the white helmets between Aoun and Mathew Endres. By mid race Hryniuk was in the lead by the length of the straight but today would not be his day dropping a chain and ending his race. Colton moved to the lead and took a superb win. Ballantyne drove well to finish second ahead of Bunt, Mathew Endres & Kris Bail.

Sportsman Light
In qualifying Nipperess was quick out the gate with Taylor and Farrell close behind. Then Hulm jumped to the front & Erdmann moved to third. However Mitchell Hewitt jumped them all to secure pole ahead of Hulm and Taylor. Erdmann and Farrell were fourth and fifth.

Heat 1 - Hulm got a good start to lead Hewitt & Erdmann. Taylor was close behind as well. Kozlinski was holding out Wilson & Nipperess for a top five position while Cogger retired with a seized engine. With two laps to go Hewitt made the move on Hulm and went on to win. Erdmann held off Taylor and Kozlinski held onto fifth.

Heat 2 - The boys up front were serious for the start of heat two. Hewitt won the start as Hulm and Erdmann banged wheels going into turn one. Taylor tried to take advantage and made a move going into turn two however the hole closed and he ended up going over the top of Erdmann. All survived and continued. As Hewitt pulled a six kart lead Hulm, Erdmann and Taylor continued to dice. Taylor look Erdmann for third while Sy­monds and Wilson battled for fifth. With two laps to go Wilson passed Symonds into the bottom corner. Hewitt took a strong win ahead of Hulm. Erdmann piped Taylor on the last lap for third. Wilson finished fifth.

Pre Final - Hewitt hit the lead however Erdmann threw it up the inside of him going into turn two. Hulm sat close ready to strike. By lap three Hewitt was looking to attack Erd­mann & Chris Bleakley was catching Hulm. As the rain continued to fall Erdmann had opted for the tight line while Hewitt was trying to get the run around the outside. Bleakley made the move to third passing Hulm at the bottom of the circuit but Hulm passed him back over the ski jump. Hewitt tried his outside line on Erdmann coming onto the straight. The extra momentum secured the lead for him. The dicing between Hulm and Bleakley was allowing Taylor to close the gap on the two. When Bleakley threw it in going into turn two Hulm had no answer. Hewitt won another race ahead of Erdmann. Bleakley was third ahead of Hulm and Taylor.

Final - Going into turn one Hewitt was in front. Erdmann took a wide line on entry and crossed back to take the lead on the exit of turn one. However going into turn two Erd­mann went in too hard and overshot the corner. Hewitt moved back to the lead as Erd­mann only just stayed on the track. Bleakley was in third but the man on the move was pretty boy Wilson. Wilson moved from seventeenth to fifth in three corners. He then moved onto fourth before the end of the first lap. Matt O'Toole also had a sensational start moving up to fifth in the first lap. Taylor & Hulm who had dropped back at the start were now making their way back through the field and battling with Nipperess and O'Toole. By mid race Hewitt was beginning to clear out in the lead while Erdmann was under pressure from third placed Bleakley. Taylor slipped off the track costing him his fifth place position and going back to seventh. Bleakley made a move on Erdmann for second coming onto the straight but Erdmann struck back at the end of the straight up the inside. However Bleakley was not finished making a big big move going into turn two. Erdmann tried to cross back on the exit but Bleakley had the line and held second. Hewitt clean swept the day with a good win. Chris Bleakley was second. Erdmann was third ahead of Wilson and Nipperess.

TaG Restricted Heavy
Qualifying - Robertson was the first to hit the front ahead of Young and Taylor. Ritchie was next to go fastest then Wilson jumped to the front and Casuccio moved to third. Ritchie went fastest again and took the pole ahead of Wilson. Taylor moved to third on the last lap. Casuccio was fourth and Warder fifth.

Heat 1 - Wilson got the best start taking the lead ahead of Taylor. Ritchie dropped to third. Cassuccio was in fourth but he had Warder hot on his tail. Ritchie made a move on Taylor to take second. However Taylor struck back to take Ritchie. He then immedi­ately made a move on Wilson for the lead. Wilson dropped back to fourth behind Casuccio. On the last lap Ritchie passed Taylor up the hill and took the win. Wilson fin­ished third while Lawrence made a late race charge to fourth ahead of Casuccio.

Heat 2 - Wilson got another good start over Ritchie. Casuccio moved up to third ahead of Warder. By lap two Ritchie had made the move on Wilson. Lawrence and Robertson both looked quick as they tried to move up the order. Ritchie took the win ahead of Casuccio & Lawrence. Robertson finished fourth ahead of Cross.

Pre Final - Ritchie took the lead ahead of Wilson however Wilson ran wide on turn one allowing Robertson to move into second. Wilson passed him straight back however this allowed Ritchie to pull a large lead almost the length of the straight. Warder moved to third as Robertson spun coming onto the start finish straight. Sam Taylor was the big mover of the pre final moving from fifteenth to fourth by mid race. On the last lap Taylor chased down and passed Wilson to finish second behind Ritchie. Wilson was third ahead of Casuccio and Young.

Final - Sam Taylor got the jump at the start to take the lead from Ritchie however he ran wide in turn two handing the lead to Ritchie. The action did not end there as Wilson stuck it up the inside of Ritchie in turn three. Richie crossed back to take the lead up the back straight. Wilson then lost it going over ski jump, spinning and almost getting cleaned up by the field. This pushed him back to fifth. Ritchie continued to lead over Taylor and Casuccio. With six laps to go Taylor had closed all the lead that Ritchie had pulled in the opening laps. Ritchie responded putting in some hot times but it was not enough. Cassuccio was also inching closer to the top two trying to get a sniff. With six laps to go Cassuccio threw it under both Taylor and Ritchie going over ski jump to take the lead but they both got him back going up the hill. Taylor was now right on the tail of Ritchie but was holding off making his move. Eventually Taylor took the lead coming onto the back straight. Ritchie now had to look out for Cassuccio who was ready to strike as well. With two laps to go Cassuccio took Ritchie for second. Taylor took a well deserved win from Cassuccio. Ritchie was third. Bakota was fourth ahead of Robert­son.   

TaG Restricted Super Heavy
Qualifying - There was a great field of Super Heavy drivers for the final round of the series. It was good to see a few new super heavy drivers join the series. Steve Lalas did another outstanding job in qualifying to take the pole. Lee Gardiner was also fast in qualifying finishing second ahead of Justin Bayliff. Peter Drain was fourth and Darren Charnock fifth.

Heat 1 - Steve Lalas took the lead ahead of Gardiner and Bayliff. Peter Drain was fourth right on the tail of Bayliff. Charnock, Stewart and Dalton-Kirby were not far be­hind but got caught dicing with some heavies. Lalas pulled a gap as Drain looked quick. Drain quickly passed Bayliff and then Gardiner to move to second. Lalas took the win ahead of Drain, Gardiner, Bayliff and Charnock.

Heat 2 - Lalas and Gardiner both made great starts to take first and second. Bayliff & Stewart were not so lucky as the two got caught in a crash with some heavy drivers causing them to DNF. Dalton Kirby also suffered a blow going out in lap two. Lalas con­tinued to extend his lead. He took the win and finished well up in the heavy field as well. Gardiner had a good run to take second ahead of Drain and Charnock.

Pre Final - The Pre Final was bliss for the big boys in super heavy. As the heavens opened up the big boys decided it was time to play with the heavy drivers out front. La­las jumped to the lead and fourth outright on the first lap. Gardiner jumped to second and Peter Drain was third. Gardiner worked his way through the heavy drivers moving up to fifth outright. Drain eventually caught Gardiner to take second in the supers. With three laps to go Justin Bayliff worked his way through the field to pass Gardiner for third. Charnock completed the top five.

Final - As the rain continued to fall the final was getting serious. With series honours on the line the final was set to be a cracker. Series leader Justin Bayliff made his best start of the year to take the lead in supers and fourth outright in heavy. Lalas was in second followed by Drain but they were half the straight behind Bayliff. As Bayliff was powering along comfortably out front, Lalas was working his way past some heavies and trying to chase Bayliff down. With five laps to go Lalas had caught Bayliff. Bayliff had to finish to ensure he would take out the championship so when Lalas caught him Bayliff moved over and let Lalas passed. Lalas took another impressive win ahead of Bayliff and Gar­diner.