Vic Country Series, Round 3
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A crystal clear Autumn sky and a fast tight track greeted karter’s for round 3 of the Victorian Country Series at Horsham on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May. In the first 2 rounds of the series competitors had to race in trying weather conditions. It was great to see competitors race hard and fast and demonstrate great skills on a friendly country track.
Horsham continues to bring in the numbers year after year, with the largest entries received for the rounds this year - 137. Thank you to the competitors for your support. Remember to visit the official Series facebook page www.facebook.com/victoriancountryseries for all the news and photo's from the rounds.
Above: Jordan Nicolaou (34) and Samantha Miller (53) on the front row of Clubman Light
pic - WKC
It was great to see this event so well supported. Many Melbourne, interstate and country drivers travel long distances to compete in the Country Circuit Series. The Wimmera club has done it tough with the track being flooded in January last year.
EXPANDING: The club has currently commenced a re-building stage after receiving funding for track expansion and other projects. The club has also enjoyed a substantial increase in members, including 6 Juniors, which is encouraging for the long-term future of our relatively small club.
Above: Zac Soutar was second in the Junior National Heavy final
pic - WKC
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE:
Thanks to all Club members who assisted in pulling the weekend together. A special thanks to all our volunteers, flaggies, stewards and the wonderful ladies in the canteen, thanks to our scale marshals and an extra big thank you to John, our grounds keeper and everybody that helped make the event so successful.
On behalf of the Wimmera Kart Racing Club I would like to say thank you for coming to our race meeting. We hope you had fun and if you did please tell your karting mates and we will see you next year!
MAV COTTRELL
WKRC President
Above: Remo Luciani shows his form with the flag in his capacity as Grid Marshall for the meeting
pic - WKC
SPORTSMAN RESTRICTED LIGHT
The first class for the weekend was Sportsman Restricted Light. James McDonald, the Full Throttle sponsored kart dominated the weekend, taking a clean sweep winning each heat as well as the final. Second was Brock Rae from Geelong Kart Club, followed by Travis Shanaughan in third place. It was a great effort with Travis still on his P plates to take place on the podium for the first time. He had a great battle all weekend with Craig Scanlon and Phillip Strangio.
1 James Mcdonald
2 Brock Rae
3 Travis Shanaughan
JUNIOR NATIONAL LIGHT
Junior National Light was one of the largest classes for the weekend. It was great to see drivers of all abilities competing in this class. The final was a wide open affair – Jacob Prestipino started in pole, recorded two heat wins as well as a fourth place. Morgan Feast came in second and Joshua Denton followed in third place. The big mover in the field was William Hawkes coming from ninth to third in the final. Morgan Feast went on to win, with Jacob finishing second and William third. Wimmera members Sophie Heard and Paige Sanders competed in their first open race this weekend.
1 MORGAN FEAST
2 JACOB PRESTIPINO
3 WILLIAM HAWKES
SPORTSMAN RESTRICTED HEAVY
Chris Crawley proved the class of the field in Sportsman Restricted Heavy taking home two heat wins and the final. Court Griffiths chased hard all weekend and was delighted with a well fought out second place. In third was Peter McDonald from Warrnambool. Mark Bodger from Geelong provided spectators with a spectacular aerial display, flipping his kart over the top of Peter McDonald. Both drivers were OK. A big thank you to Tracksafe, and we wish Mark all the best as he escaped relatively unhurt.
1 CHRIS CRAWLEY
2 COURT GRIFFITHS
3 PETER MCDONALD
Above: Mark Bodger crash landed after flying over the top of Peter McDonald in Sportsman Restricted Heavy. Further sequence of pics on the Wimmer Mail-Times site HERE
pic - WKC
SPORTSMAN RESTRICTED SUPER HEAVY
Sportsman Restricted Super Heavy was a fun class to watch with Frank Ferraro from Geelong very consistent all weekend and taking home the win. Billy Askew from Warrnambool had a great battle with Marty Golledge to gain second and third places respectively.
1 FRANK FERRARO
2 BILLY ASKEW
3 MARTIN GOLLEDGE
SPORTSMAN HEAVY
Chad Sullivan showed what it takes to take a clean sweep, winning all heats and the final in Sportsman Heavy. Daniel Rethus from Portland, another karter with heaps of experience was second, with Scott Bobstchinksi following in third.
1 CHAD SULLIVAN
2 DANIEL RETHUS
3 SCOTT BOBSTCHINSKI
ROOKIES
Rookies proved to be another very popular class with 14 entries. Dylan Hollis and Thomas Hughes were having a great battle all weekend. In the final, both drives didn’t finish, and this allowed Jordan Rae to come through for a win. Horsham local Brayden Souter finished 2nd after putting in a great drive in the final and Kirby Hillyer was third. Another Horsham local Alex Baker finishing 4th in his first race meeting after moving from Cadets.
1 JORDAN RAE
2 BRAYDEN SOUTER
3 KIRBY HILLYER
Above: Dylan Hollis (71) and Thomas Hughes (48) share the front row in Rookies, but neither finsihed the final which went to the #9 of Jordan Rae
pic - WKC
CLUBMAN HEAVY
Christopher Thomas is proving to be hard to beat, taking a clean sweep of three heats and the final in Clubman Heavy. He is building a big points-lead for the series. Alex Mcivor who is a newcomer to the Country Series, worked hard to keep Christopher honest taking 2nd position. Jake Jelbart from the Bendigo club got third after having bad luck in the heats. Horsham local member Jacob heard's new chassis is finding him up towards the front in Clubman heavy finishing 4th.
1 CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
2 ALEX MCIVOR
3 JACK JELBART
CLUBMAN SUPER HEAVY
John Dankowski proved his placing as the series leader in Clubman Super Heavy by winning the final. Martin Golledge was second, with Barry Pech from Hamilton coming in third. Michael Angwin from Ballarat was the hard luck story for the weekend when after racing well all weekend his kart failed to start for the final.
1 JOHN DANKOWSKI
2 MARTIN GOLLEDGE
3 BARRY PECH
CLUBMAN LIGHT
The Clubman Light field was full of top class drivers. Jordan Nicolaou took a clean sweep winning three heats and the final. The rest of the field had great racing on the tight Horsham track. Horsham member Ash Lear had a hard fought battle fighting his way through the field after poor grid positions finishing 7th. Ben Kilsby from Mt Gambier drove well to finish in 2nd, with Reece Bloomfield finishing 3rd. There were many battles right through the field to claim the points.
1 JORDAN NICOLAOU
2 BEN KILSBY
3 REECE BLOOMFIELD
Above: Ashley Lear, Clubman Light
pic - WKC
CADETS
Cadets had a large field of 17 drivers who came from right across the state. There was a good mix of up and coming and highly experienced youngsters. Nathan Williams, the J&A Tuning supported driver took a clean sweep of the weekend taking 3 heat wins and the final. Tyler O’Leary from Oakleigh, and Michael Clemente from Geelong chased hard finishing 2nd and 3rd for the weekend. Wimmera club members Corey Marshall and Trent Sanders competed in their first open kart race taking their friendship from school yard to the track putting in a great effort for the weekend.
1 NATHAN WILLIAMS
2 TYLER O'LEARY
3 MICHAEL CLEMENTE
Above: Cadets form up, Nathan Williams (95) and Tyler O'Leary on the front row
pic - WKC
CLUBMAN OVER 40'S
The Clubman Over 40’s always provides great spectator entertainment. This weekend was no exception. Leon Forrest took the win after working hard during the heat races. Glenn Henley, fighting both illness and other drivers, drove well to gain second. Horsham President Mav Cottrell fought hard to gain the last spot on the podium it was a great effort as he was often distracted with having to attend to running the meeting as well.
1 LEON FORREST
2 GLENN HENLEY
3 MARK COTTRELL
Above: Clubman Over 40s winner Leon Forrest (11) and Mark Cottrell head Glen Henley (23)
pic - WKC
JUNIOR NATIONAL HEAVY
Junior National Heavy was a great event to watch with the largest field of 21 drivers on a small track and great duels all the way throughout the field. Jake Klein won the final ahead of Wimmera member Zac Souter followed by Kyle Rethus in 3rd. Any one of a number of drivers could have won the final. It was the first open race meeting for one of Wimmera's newest members Tyler Newcombe.
1 JAKE KLEIN
2 ZAC SOUTAR
3 KYLE RETHUS
Above: Junior National Heavy, Keegan King (32) and Carly Walsh (22) ahead of Brayden Cooley (48)
pic - WKC
SPORTSMAN LIGHT
Jordan Nicolaou again proved the class of the field, winning the final in Sportsman Light from Corey McCullagh. The rest of the field had great racing, with Callum Clissold gaining a hard fought third place.
1 JORDAN NICOLAOU
2 COREY MCCULLAGH
3 CALLUM CLISSOLD
Above: Anthony Burke leads Reece Bloomfield, Sportsman Light
pic - WKC
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Above: Grid cover
pic - WKC
Above: Cadet Camaraderie (Jonathon Cassar #75)
pic - WKC
Above: P-plater Travis Shanaughan was 3rd in Sportsman Restricted Light
pic - WKC
