Power Halts Gippsland's September Race Meet
| 1 October 2014 |
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The Gippsland Go Kart Club's September race meeting on Sunday was interrupted by scheduled work on the overhead high-voltage power lines that span the facility.
The company responsible for the works would not allow karts to circulate on the track below while the works were underway, so the club planned for an extra long lunch break and reverted to the trusty two-heats-and-a-final format. Racing is likely to return to four races per class next month.
The club also had to plan for power cuts in the middle of the day (ironically, unrelated to the overhead works), hiring portable generators to ensure the canteen and lap scorers were able to continue to function.
Above: Junior MAX ran at a Gippsland club day for the first time. Rotax regular Troy Alger took the win ahead of James Fyfe (5) and Ben Bargwanna, battling above
pic - Steve Dansie
Results:
Junior National Light: 1 James Fyfe, 2 Benjamin Bargwanna, 3 Brock Watchorn
Sportsman Restricted Heavy: 1 Todd Blackney, 2 Matthew Bink, 3 Simon Pooley
TaG Medium: 1 Ryan Aitkin, 2 Neville Watt, 3 Matthew Fraser
Sportsman Restricted Light: 1 Steve Gorman, 2 Lachlan Crampton, 3 Paul Clough
Junior National Heavy: 1 Troy Alger, 2 Chad Densley, 3 Lachlan Clough
Rookies: 1 Marcus Fraser, 2 Adam Watchorn, 3 Rhys Kemp
Cadets: 1 Bailey Collins, 2 Jett Blumeris
Clubman Heavy: 1 Ryan Aitkin, 2 Grant Wicks, 3 James Dean
Junior MAX: 1 Troy Alger, 2 James Fyfe, 3 Benjamin Bargwanna
Clubman Over 40s: 1 Grant Wicks, 2 Frank Schena, 3 Brian Milkins
Sportsman Restricted Medium: 1 Lachlan Crampton, 2 Steve Gorman, 3 Todd Blackney
Clubman Light: 1 Curt Sera, 2 Trevor Correa, 3 Cameron Correa
Above: Lochie Crampton (44) and Steve Gorman (43) had some great races in the Sportsman Restricted classes, each enjoying a victory over the other
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Side-by-side precision - Bailey Collins (Cadet #96) and Rhys Kemp (Rookies #97)
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: This guy would have had a great view!
Above: Race day officials enjoy the break
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: 'The Ned' - Neville Watt hustles through the esses on the way to 2nd in TaG Medium
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Curt Sera (98) enjoyed another victory in Clubman Light
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: A couple of guys here have won more than just a couple of Bathurst 1000s...
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Matthew Fraser (51) made the podium with 3rd overall in TaG 125 Medium. Here, Fraser leads Matthew Bumpstead, Ross Miller, Dean Watchorn and Geoff Wyhoon
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Jarrod Castle (41) and William Jacobson (12), JNH
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Another son of a former kart racer in action at Morwell - Cadet racer, Jett Blumeris
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Close running in Clubman Heavy, Brian Milkins ahead of Grant Wicks (22), class winner Ryan Aitkin and James Dean (8)
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Sportsman Restricted Light, Damien Scurlock leading Steve Gorman, Lachlan Crampton and Steve Clough
pic - Steve Dansie
Above: Turn 1, TaG 125
pic - Steve Dansie