Junior Top Guns, Round 2

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The second round of Junior Top Guns saw Damon Strongman as the standout performer, and a pile of prizes given away on a warm Saturday night at Oakleigh.

Results from the round are at the bottom of the page. Photo essay of the event below.

• Full results from both nights on AKA CM:S
• Further race reportage from the finals of both nights is on the Oakleigh club website HERE
• Series placings HERE

Above: Rookie driver Rheece Zacharis (flanked by Arrow Marketing Manager Steve Johnson and Oakleigh club President Adam Bourke) was the lucky winner of the new Arrow chassis that was randomly drawn at the end of the night. There were prizes galore handed out at presentation. Leonardo Lobianco won a Yamaha engine, Thomas Randle, Jai Sparey, Jack Bentley, Justin Carless and Leigh Johnson-Crowley all won sets of tyres while Tristan Gledhill (Sparco Helmet) and Matthew Steel (Alfano) were also major product winners.
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Above: Bryce Fullwood trekked all the way down from the Northern Territory and gave the local hot-shots a run for their money. Fullwood qualified pole on night 2 but, despite getting into the lead on each of the last two laps, had to settle for third behind Liam McLellan and Damon Strongman
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Above: Mark Winterbottom popped in to Oakleigh for a look on Saturday night, here talking with Craig and Josh (who raced in Rookies) Denton
pic - KartSportNews/Wicks

Above: Damon Strongman was the standout performer at Junior Top Guns 2012, winning the series in two classes (Junior Clubman, above, and Junior National Heavy) and taking third in another (Junior National Light). He and Thomas Randle drove well clear of the field for a convincing win in the Junior Clubman final. National champ Jesse Elliot was lucky not to roll when he got up on two wheels from the canteen left-hander all the way to pit corner!
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Above: McMac Attack - Formula Vee test drive winners Matthew McLean (left) and Liam McLellan with Junior Racing Development's Brett MacLennan
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Above: Benito Montalbano grabbed second in the Cadet final behind Jordyn Sinni, thus taking series honours. Pre-final winner Jai Sparey was racing in the front group but pulled in one lap early, thus registering a DNF after a strong meeting.
pic - AF Images

Above: Rookie podium, round 2 - 1st Reece Sidebottom, 2nd Jordan Caruso, 3rd Liam Ford. After fairly mundane opening laps, the Rookie final spiced up half way through, at one point six karts battling for the win.
pic - KartSportNews/Wicks

Above: Despite qualifying 13th in the 21-kart Junior Rotax field, Reece Bloomfield grabbed 4th in the pre-final, then went on to win the final ahead of a fast finishing Thomas Randle with Jordan Boys (after a shocking opening night) a rapid 3rd
pic - AF Images

Above: In his first event as a junior, Troy Alger grabbed the win in Junior National Light C&P. Todd Sparey (2nd) and Daniel Zandt filled the podium for round 2
pic - KartSportNews/Wicks

Above: Having got into the lead, Thomas Bennett was bumped wide in the closing laps of the Rookie final, but still finished 6th
pic - AF Images

Above: Junior Top Guns was the 'retirement' meeting for long-time Oakleigh workers Wayne and Sharon Harper
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Above: Dylan O'Keeffe's first ever kart race meeting was somewhat remarkable. Competing in Junior National Heavy C&P, and having only done a handful of practice days, O'Keeffe qualified fastest in the 14-kart field (with a time that would have put him 2nd in JNH!). Of course, being a p-plater, he had to start up the back. A transponder issue meant no qualifying time for night 2, but he still pulled a 5th and 8th from the two races. James Sera, who was helping the newbie on the night, said Dylan is super calm and doesnt get fussed about the whole deal. One to watch for the future?
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Above: A strong run in Rookies for Jordan Caruso netted second on the night and 1st for the series
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Above: Yet another interstater at Top Guns, Queenslander Dalton Ellery finished 4th (after qualifying mid -field) in the Jnr MAX final on a circuit his dad Steve used to race on when he was a junior.
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Above: Cadets podium - 1 Jordyn Sinni, 2 Benito Montalbano, 3 Connor Callanan, 4 Thomas Sargent, 5 Justin Dixon.
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Above: Matthew McLean, Junior Clubman
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Above: Junior Rotax series placings - 1 Reece Broomfield, 2 Thomas Randle, 3 Blaine Densley, 4 Matthew McLellan, 5 Liam McLellan
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Above: NSW's Caitlin Wood, Junior Clubman
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Above: In-grid under lights
pic - Vern Kranz, OGKRC

Above: JNH series placings - 1 Damon Strongman, 2 Matthew Lane, 3 Robert Titherington, 4 Jesse Elliot, 5 Zachary Phillips
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Results from Round 2:

Jnr Clubman: 1 Damon Strongman (Arrow), 2 Thomas Randle (FA Kart), 3 Luke Marquis (Arrow), 4 Reece Bloomfield (Arrow), 5 Nicholas Rowe (Arrow)

Jnr National Heavy C&P: 1 Robert Titherington (Arrow), 2 Edward Brown (Arrow), 3 Ryan Blakis (Arrow), 4 Jordan Poxon (Arrow), 5 James Mastorakos (Arrow)

Jnr Rotax:1 Reece Bloomfield (Arrow), 2 Thomas Randle (FA Kart), 3 Jordan Boys (Arrow), 4 Dalton Ellery (Exprit), 5 Matthew Smith (Intrepid)

Jnr National Light: 1 Liam McLellan (Arrow), 2 Damon Strongman (Arrow), 3 Bryce Fullwood (Arrow), 4 Braydon North (Arrow), 5 Jayden Sharred (Arrow)

Rookies: 1 Reece Sidebottom (Monaco), 2 Jordan Caruso (Wright), 3 Liam Ford (Kosmic), 4 Jack Bell (Tony Kart), 5 Dylan Hollis (Arrow)

Jnr National Light C&P: 1 Troy Alger (Arrow), 2 Todd Sparey (FA Kart), 3 Daniel Zandt (Arrow), 4 Nicholas Steel (FA Kart), 5 Ashton Andaloro (Tony Kart)

Jnr National Heavy: 1 Damon Strongman (Arrow), 2 Zachary Phillips (Arrow), 3 Matthew Lane (Monaco), 4 Nicholas Rowe (Arrow), 5 Robert Titherington (Arrow)

Cadets: 1 Jordyn Sinni (Wright), 2 Benito Montalbano (Wright), 3 Connor Callanan (Monaco), 4 Thomas Sargent (Monaco), 5 Justin Dixon (Arrow).

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