New Zealand Karting Nationals - Sunday Report
press release
YAMAHA CLASS WINS EARNS KINSMAN TRIP TO JAPAN
Auckland's Daniel Kinsman will be winging his way to Japan later this year thanks to victory in the 100cc Yamaha Light class at the 2011 Speedy Signs KartSport New Zealand National Sprint championships meeting in Invercargill on Sunday.
Above: Daniel Kinsman on the way to winning the Senior 100cc Yamaha Light KartSport title at the New Zealand Karting Nationals in Invercargill over the weekend. The win sees him off to Japan later in the year.
Kinsman, who won the New Zealand 100cc Junior Yamaha title at the Nationals in Hamilton in 2009 and the North Island Senior 100cc Yamaha title in Auckland over Labour Weekend last year, was the stand-out driver at this year's National Sprint Championship meeting in Invercargill, qualifying quickest and completing a clean sweep of the Senior 100cc Yamaha Light races on Sunday and finishing a close second - after qualifying quickest and winning three of the four races - in the 125cc Rotax Max Light class on Saturday.
The trip to Japan is courtesy Yamaha Motor New Zealand, who have been providing the winner of the New Zealand 100cc Yamaha Light class title at the Sprint Nationals a trip to the annual Toyota All-Japan SL Kart meeting for the past six years.
Above: With Gerry Brookes in his corner, Kiwi-born but Gold Coast-based driver Lane Moore took out the 125cc Rotax Max Heavy title after leading home Tokoroa's Bradley Tyrrell and Christchurch's Summon Hunter in the Final on Sunday.
As well as being one of 10 class champions crowned over the weekend Kinsman was one of five drivers to enjoy podium finishes in more than one class.
Three of the other four, Aucklanders Ryan Urban and Daniel Bray and Christchurch driver Simon Hunter claimed a class win and a third apiece while the fourth, Tokoroa's Bradley Tyrrell, claimed a second and a third.
Kinsman and older brother Mathew were also one of two sibling pairs to do well over the weekend, Mathew supplementing Daniel's win and second place with a second place of his own in the KZ2 class.
The other brothers to do well were Thomas and Campbell Joyes from Hamilton who finished first and second respectively in the 100cc Junior Restricted Yamaha class on Sunday.
Of the ten titles earned over the weekend only one went to a defending champion, 100cc Junior Yamaha class title holder James Penrose from Rangiroa.
The others went to a fairly even mix of established stars and new faces.
Flying the flag for the established stars were Daniel Kinsman (100cc Yamaha Light), Ryan Urban (KZ2), Simon Hunter (100cc Yamaha Heavy) and Daniel Bray (Open), and for the new faces, Auckland's Daniel Connor (125cc Rotax Max Light), Christchurch's Marcus Armstrong (Cadet), Gold Coast-based Kiwi Lane Moore (125cc Rotax Max Heavy), Christchurch's Alex Webb (KF3) and Hamilton's Thomas Joyes (100cc Junior Restricted Yamaha)
Local honour, meanwhile, was preserved by kart and single-seater car racer Damon Leitch from Invercargill who ended up a close second to Aucklander Daniel Bray in the Open class on Sunday after qualifying quickest, winning the two heats and Pre-Final and leading the first 11 laps of the Final.
Over 170 karters plus family members and supporters made the trip south for the 52nd National Sprint Championship meeting which is being televised by Southland TV channel Cue TV with two one hour shows (Sky digital channel 110 and Freeview satellite channel 23).
The 2011 Speedy Signs KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championship meeting was run with the assistance of class sponsors, Invercargill Oil Shop, Kiwi Karts, Macaulay Ford, Mainland Karting, SBS Bank, Southland Brakes and Driveline, The Southland Times, The Rock and Transport Engineering Southland.
2011 Speedy Signs KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships Macaulay Ford Kart Raceway Sandy Point Domain Invercargill Southland Easter weekend April 22-24
KZ2
1. Ryan Urban 15:00.667
2. Mathew Kinsman +0.576
3. Daniel Bray +5.061
4. Jody Vincent +17.345
5. Daniel Picard +18.569
6. Andy Knight +21.815
7. Karl Wilson +37.347
8. Peter Dickson +46.873
9. Dyson Freeman +1 Lap
10. Sam Gillam 23 +1 lap
Fastest Lap: Daniel Bray 31.111
125cc Rotax Max Light
1. Daniel Connor 13:17.129
2. Daniel Kinsman +0.104
3. Matthew Hamilton +3.129
4. Andrew Hoare +3.175
5. Andy Schofield +3.227
6. David Meszaros +3.525
7. Matthew Straker +11.482
8. Matt Williams +17.254
9. Tom Alexander +17.925
10. Chris Cox +17.933
Fastest Lap: Mathew Hamilton 32.935
Senior 100cc Yamaha Heavy
1. Simon Hunter 14:11.157
2. Michael Kiser +0.087
3. Bradley Tyrrell 24 +0.289
4. Shaun Reay +0.682
5. Scott Waters +2.004
6. Tony Kinsman +4.629
7. Lane Moore +6.033
8. Aaron de Ridder +6.764
9. Daniel Harvey +8.638
10. Chris Dixon +11.552
Fastest Lap: Shaun Reay 34.940
Junior 100cc Yamaha
1. James Penrose 13:41.674
2. Rhys Tinney +3.849
3. Jordan McDonnell +6.065
4. Scott Manson +6.270
5. Brook Reeve +9.584
6. Josh Drysdale +11.179
7. Alexander Webb +11.605
8. Reid Harker +14.635 3
9. Shaun Grocock +15.691
10. Oliver Shearer +19.022
Fastest Lap: James Penrose 33.963
Cadet
1. Marcus Armstrong 15:08.969
2. Caleb Cross +18.405
3. Jack Oliver +18.560
4. Dylan Smith +20.889
5. Nicholas Wiltshire +26.242
6. Nicholas Third +26.537
7. Hamish Buchanan-Keast +29.464
8. Jacob Mitchell +33.098
9. Lewis Ball +35.058 +35.058
10. Sebastian Bainbridge +1 Lap
Fastest lap: Marcus Armstrong 37.341
Open
1. Daniel Bray 13:12.183
2. Damon Leitch +4.093
3. Matthew Hamilton +21.573
4. Regan Carter +1 Lap
5. Michael Kiser +1 lap
6. Peter Dickson +1 lap
7. Dyson Freeman +1 lap
8. Matthew Straker +1 lap
9. Chris Sharp +2 laps
10. Kieran Roberts +4 Laps
Fastest lap: Daniel Bray 30.978
125cc Rotax Max Heavy
1. Lane Moore 13:27.680
2. Bradley Tyrrell +0.412
3. Simon Hunter +2.590
4. Paul Booth +8.513
5. Matthew Pluck +8.676
6. Aarron Cunningham +8.780
7. Zach Zaloum +10.946
8. Andrew Broughton +12.137
9. David Waldmeyer +13.389
10. Hayden Sarcich +19.788
Fastest lap (and new class track record Lane Moore 33.351
KF3
1. Alex Webb 13:13.086
2. Aaron Marr +4.662
3. Reid Harker +4.031
4. Josh Drysdale +9.467
5. Mitchell Turner +9.670
6. Luke Dobbs +12.988
7. Liam Lotter +16.797
8. Brent Neill 10 Laps
Fastest lap (and new track lap record) Alex Webb 32.718
Senior 100cc Yamaha Light
1. Daniel Kinsman 13:42.337
2. Andrew Hoare +1.075
3. Ryan Urban +7.033
4. Jamie Conroy +7.228
5. Cody McMaster +7.995
6. Jaden Hardy +8.374
7. Andy Schofield +10.007
8. David Meszaros +10.947
9. Vaughan Marshall +12.503
10. Chris Cox 24 +15.021
Fastest lap: Daniel Kinsman 34.005
100cc Junior Restricted Yamaha
1. Thomas Joyes 14:16.296
2. Campbell Joyes +2.745
3. Ryan McPherson +3.077
4. Thomas Pooley +3.154
5. James Webb +4.988
6. Thomas Ingram +6.192
7. Matthew Podjursky + 7.191
8. Ryan Yardley +7.293
9. Thomas Batt +7.411
10. Kieran Woods +10.356
Fastest lap: Kieran Woods 35.147
