Photo Gallery - Stars of Karting, Final Round
TweetA selection of images from the final round of the 2012 CIK Stars of Karting series held in Melbourne a week ago.
Above: Thumbs up from new junior champion Cameron Hill
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Lee Mitchener's Formula K leads Pro Gearbox title protagonists Kyle Ensbey and Tyler Greenbury, followed by Jordan Ford (20), Leigh Nicolaou (10), John Grother, (42), Anthony Martin (8) and Daniel Price (12).
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Dunlop's Luke May does the barcode check on all tyres, in this case, Kel Treseder's
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Chad Neylon interviews Junior National Light winner Damon Strongman for SPEED TV
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: In KF1, Joey Mawson was the only driver to take it to the Kosmics, winning the second final aboard his Top Kart.
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above & Below: A number of the Energy and BRM Gearbox karts ran offset alloy axle bearing mounts, effectively changing both the flexing of the axle and geometry of the chassis
pics - Mark Wicks
Above: Thomas Randle pays respect to Ash Budd's birthday on the Sunday
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Leopard Challenge blast off, Adam Willison (98) and James Sera on the front row
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Rain was forecast, and threatened, on Sunday, but didn't happen
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Angled flange on the back of the radiator prevents the bits of rubber flicking up off the tyre from damaging the cooling fins
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Daniel Paronetto hitches a ride in Leopard Challenge
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Leopard Challenge 'Heavy' podium - L to R, Hamish Leighton, Michael Griffiths, Matthew Boylan
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Some of the damage to Ricky Capo's Maranello after he rolled in KZ2
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Wallie, the local legend, even has his own Director's chair!
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Liam McLellan (here leading Lachlan McHugh and Jake Klein) was on the podium in his debut in KF3. Expect to see him on the CIK grid in 2013.
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Long, lonely walk back for Kyle Ensbey, title lost
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: A regular and successful Over 40s racer himself, Lucas Burt was starter for the weekend
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Top 5 juniors for the last KF3 final (L to R) James Golding, Liam McLellan, Cameron Hill, Thomas Randle and Lachlan McHugh
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Pro Light drivers Spencer, Mawson and Fothergill await the green light for champagne spraying
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Ben Edwards in KF1
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Ben Walter DNF'd the first KZ2 final when his engine seized a bearing
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Interesting design for the Vemme Kart magnesium rim
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Harrington Doyle Racing pit area is always impressive. So much so, they won Best Presented Team at the awards night
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Justin Ford was 3rd in JNL, then picked up the Yamaha/Japan drive at the awards night. Here Juzzy leads Bradley Stewart.
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Who says the weather is always crap in Melbourne?
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: KF1 goes on tape
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: After winning the Final, newly crowned Pro Gearbox champion Chris Hays is interviewed by circuit commentator for the round, Ian Salvestrin
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Salvestrin called KF1 the Galactic Grid - and with five Kosmic drivers starting in the top five for the final race, who could argue? (L to R, Daniel Rochford, Cian Fothergill, Adam Hughes, Jake Spencer, Matthew Waters)
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Unique stiffening blade on the Formula Ks, the shaped cutouts giving different flex properties when the bar is rotated in its housing
pic - Mark Wicks
Above & Below: With all of the equipment teams bring to the big events these days, packing up can be a long and tedious task
pics - Mark Wicks
Above: Kyle Ensbey leads Johnny Grother, Pro Gearbox
pic - Matthew Gould, Midcorner Photography
Above: Outgoing Pro Light champion Jake Spencer applies the green and gold Aussie #1 to Adam Hughes' title winning machine
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: Leopard Challenge (Light) champagne, James Sera gets doused by Adam Willison and Jedd Stojakovic
pic - Mark Wicks
Above: The KZ drivers soaked AKA media man Lee Hanatschek!
pic - Mark Wicks
