Boys Blasts To Front In Changing Weather At Warwick
| press release | 21 June 2014 |
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Albury’s Jordan Boys has continued his impressive form from Pro Tour Geelong and secured consistent heat results handing the Praga driver pole position in Rotax Light and second in DD2 for Sunday’s 18 lap pre-finals, while a rain shower during Rotax Light’s final heat ensured competitors experienced some tricky conditions in a string of close heat races at Pro Tour Warwick.
Above: Albury’s Jordan Boys will start from pole position in the Rotax Light pre-final
pic - Coopers Photography
DD2 Masters
Sydney’s Adam Hunter continued his dominance of the DD2 Masters category as he looks to extend his lead in the Rotax rankings, with the Karting World driver taking pole position with a 43.306, just 0.06 ahead of Jason Richards Memorial award winner Steve Ellery who would start alongside Hunter in the heat races.
Queensland’s Klinton Hancey used his home state advantage to secure third in the eight minute qualifying session in his return to the Pro Tour with Hamish Leighton in fourth and Tony Bregonje in fifth.
Two victories from three heat races for Hunter helped him to secure pole position for Sunday’s pre-final; Hunter shared the race victories with Steve Ellery, together locking out the front of the grid for the 18 lap event. Victorian Hamish Leighton took a string of third place finishes with the Tony Kart driver switching grid places for the pre-final from his heat starts with Klinton Hancey who will now start fourth after two fourth place finishes and a fifth in the heat races. Tony Bregonje and Lee Adams both shared consistent top five race results throughout the day handing them a third row start for the pre-final.
Above: Adam Hunter showed strong form by taking two wins from three races in DD2 Masters
pic - Coopers Photography
Junior Trophy Class
Toowoomba driver Cameron Shields secured pole position in the Sodi Junior Max Trophy Class on his return to the category with a 45.355. Geelong round winner Glen Ormerod managed to grab second for a start alongside Shields in the three 12 lap heat races. Rankings points leader Brooke Redden qualified third to share the second row with Chris Bregonje with Jye Hopkins and category debutant Reuben Goslby starting from the third row.
After his dominant performance in Geelong, Glen Ormerod took advantage of strong race starts to secure three heat race victories in the Sodi Junior Max Trophy Class, with West Australian Brooke Redden holding on to take second in all of Saturday’s events. The pair will share the front row in the pre-final, while heat race polesitter Cameron Shields experienced two third place finishes and a fourth and will start on the second row alongside Chris Bregonje who recorded a trio of top results. Jye Hopkins and Hudson Heath both showed strong elements in the races with the pair set to start from fifth and sixth.
Above: Glen Ormerod was able to secure a clean sweep of wins in the Sodi Junior Max Trophy Class
pic - Coopers Photography
Rotax Light
On his return to the Rotax Pro Tour, Queensland’s Tyler Greenbury stepped up to take pole position in Rotax Light with a 43.330, ahead of Victorian Brad Jenner who leads the Rotax Ranking Points. New Zealand’s Daniel Kinsman impressed in the qualifying session to take third with Albury's Jack Richardson qualifying fourth to share the second row. On his senior Karting debut, Nicholas Andrews qualified fifth with Jordan Boys taking sixth.
Jordan Boys took full advantage of a range of changing circumstances throughout the heat races to eventually secure two second place finishes with the 16 year old set to start from pole position for the pre-final. Boys will be joined on the front row by 2013 Team Australia Junior Max driver Liam McLellan who used his heat race consistency to help him lock away a second place start in the 18 lap race. Nicholas Andrews’ two fourth place finishes in heat one and two helped him secure third for the start of the pre-final, with Andrew Carey fighting back in the races to take two eighth place results and a sixth for start on the second row alongside Andrews. After his heat race pole position, Tyler Greenbury went on to take the win in the opening two heats before a brief rain shower in the final heat saw drivers struggle in the slippery conditions with Greenbury finishing 24th, hampering his grid position as he will start fifth ahead of Reece Davidson in sixth.
Above: On return to the Pro Tour, Tyler Greenbury took pole position in Rotax Light for the heat races
pic - Coopers Photography
Junior Max
Local track knowledge helped Toowoomba’s William Brown take pole position in Junior Max with a 43.749 - just 0.05 seconds ahead of Victorian Reece Sidebottom. Warwick pair Daniel Plant and Nicholas Lane showed their Sandy Creek Raceway experience by taking third and fourth in qualifying while Darwin’s Bryce Fullwood secured fifth and rankings points leader Jayden Ojeda in sixth.
Two victories for Darwin’s Bryce Fullwood in races two and three have helped him move to pole position for the start of the pre-final, set to start alongside Callum Walker who also took heat race victories under the split grid heat race system. Jayden Ojeda’s consistency throughout the heat races incorporating a victory in his first race will see the Sydney teenager start from third alongside outright pole sitter, William Brown who managed a heat race win along with two fourth place finishes in his second and third races of the day. Isaac Vaccarella and Reece Sidebottom have both been rewarded from their top five results in their respective heat races with the pair set to share the third row in the pre-final.
Above: Darwin’s Bryce Fullwood will start from pole in the Junior Max pre-final after success in the 3 heat races
pic - Coopers Photography
DD2
Praga’s Jordan Boy s continued his strong Saturday form, taking pole position in DD2 with a 42.540, locking out the front row with fellow Praga driver Troy Woolston. Gold Coast’s James Macken secured third, with the Birel driver sharing the second row with Exprit’s Michael Fabri in fourth and Formula K’s Adam Lindstrom in fifth.
Troy Woolston took advantage of strong starts in the heat races to secure a third and two wins in the heats of DD2, with the Victorian set to start the pre-final from pole position. Adam Lindstrom improved from his qualifying position and will start third in the pre-final following a string of top six results in the heat races, with fellow Victorian and rankings points leader Jason Pringle sharing the second row in fourth. In his return to the Pro Tour, Joshua Crossingham will start from fifth in the pre-final after taking seventh, eighth and sixth in his respective heat races while Nathan Taylor will start from sixth.
Above: Troy Woolston used his strong race starts to help him secure two heat race victories in DD2
pic - Coopers Photography
Sunday’s program features an 18 lap pre-final and 22 lap final for all classes.
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