Junior Top Guns Finally Underway
It was a week later than scheduled, but Oakleigh’s Junior Top Guns 2011 finally got underway (in perfect weather conditions!) with the first of two rounds last night.
A few drivers had pulled out due to the rescheduling, but with the change from two events one week apart, the club actually gained more (mostly interstaters) than what they lost. Maybe a two-nights-in-a-row show is the way for the future?
Above: The latest trend for night time racing - Glowstick Juice!
Amazingly, with a race car test up for grabs, only 6 karters faced the starter in Junior Clubman. Thomas Randle qualified pole ahead of Anton DePasquale, but Anton got up to win the Pre-Final. In the Final, Randle shadowed De Pasquale the entire 12 laps but was unable to get by.
Justin Francis and Blaine Densley (both Intrepid) locked out the front row of Junior MAX in qualifying before Matthew McLellan took out the Pre-Final. McLellan lead the opening laps of the final before Syndey’s Cameron Hill got through and opened a 1 second gap.
Round 2 is tonight. Qualifying commences at 5pm. The club will accept entries for tonight’s racing (except for Rookies which is full) but interested competitors need to contact the race secretary – www.ogkrc.com.au
Full results are on mylaps.com HERE.
Junior Clubman
1 Anton DePasquale (Arrow/ARC)
2 Thomas Randle (Arrow/ARC)
3 James Hughes (Tony Kart/ARC)
Above: Jnr Clubman winner Anton De Pasquale
Junior MAX
1 Cameron Hill (Top Kart)
2 Matthew McLellan (Arrow)
3 Reece Bloomfield (Arrow)
Above: Junior Rotax winner Cameron Hill
Midgets
1 Dylan Hollis (Arrow/Comer)
2 Thomas Bennett (Arrow/Comer)
3 Chase Wooley (Arrow/Comer)
Above: Midget winner Dylan Hollis
Jnr National Light
1 Damon Strongman (Arrow)
2 Justin Francis (Kosmic)
3 Justin Black (Top Kart)
Above: Jnr National Light winner Damon Strongman
Jnr National Light (C & P)
1 Braydon North (Arrow)
2 Justin Ford (Arrow)
3 Michael Nichols (Arrow)
Above: Jnr National Light C & P winner Braydon North
Jnr National Heavy
1 Anton De Pasquale (Arrow)
2 Matthew McLellan (Arrow)
3 Nicholas Rowe (Monaco)
Above: Junior National Heavy winner Anton De Pasquale
Jnr National Heavy (C &P)
1 Edward Brown (Arrow)
2 Dale Cornfoot (Arrow)
3 James Mastorakos (Arrow)
Above: Junior National Heavy C & P winner Edward Brown, here lined up ahead of Justin Carless (42) and Jamie Macdonald.
Rookies
1 Reece Sidebottom (Monaco)
2 Jarrod Dwyer (Arrow)
3 Thomas Prascevic (Arrow)
Above: 1st in Rookies, Reece Sidebottom
