Lehane, Spencer & Greenbury Crowned Stars of Karting Champions

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Pierce Lehane (Castle Hill, NSW), Jake Spencer (Wantirna South, Vic) and Tyler Greenbury (Toowoomba, QLD) joined illustrious company when they were crowned Champions in the CIK Stars of Karting Series presented by Castrol EDGE at Newcastle, NSW on Sunday.

Lehane’s title was his second consecutive in the Pro Light (KF3) division and in claiming the win becomes only the third driver in series history to complete the feat.  The other two being IndyCar star Ryan Briscoe (1995/1996) and Kristian Lindbom (2003/2004).

Above: Pierce Lehane on his way to securing back-to-back Pro Junior (KF3) titles
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Above: Joseph Mawson enjoying the spoils of victory on top of the podium
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Second place in Sunday’s final 25-lap final was enough for the CRG driver to claim the Jon Targett trophy ahead of round winner Joseph Mawson.  Jake Coleman finished third for the round.

“To put my name on the trophy two times in a row is something that I’ll never forget in my career, especially when you look at the calibre of drivers that have won this title over the years,” said Lehane.

“The racing has been really intense this year, even today when I knew that all I had to do was finish the second final and I was the champion again I felt some of that pressure.

“It was pretty close racing all weekend, the younger guys have really been stepping it up in the second half of the series and with a few of the older drivers moving into seniors next year I think they will really shine next year.”

In Pro Light (KF1) Matthew Waters (Horsley Park, NSW) and Aidan Wright (Cairns, QLD) shared the spoils in the two 25-lap main events.  However, a third and a fourth place finish in the second race was enough for Jake Spencer to etch his name on the James Courtney trophy.

Above: Aidan Wright on his victory lap at Newcastle.
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Following his domination of the previous round at Newcastle, Cian Fothergill (Gladstone, QLD) was the favourite to snare the title this weekend from Spencer’s grasp.  Entering the final race today the pair were separated by a mere seven points.

Unfortunately for Fothergill, he was unable to defeat Spencer in the final encounter and had to settle for the runner-up placing.

“It really hasn’t sunk in that I’ve joined the likes of Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup who have won this trophy before, it’s an amazing feeling,” said Spencer.

“Honestly, I didn’t think I could do it – I thought Cian was going to win the race and if he won I had to finish second to get the championship.

“The main tactic entering the final race was to keep Cian in sight.  I followed him for about the first ten laps and then when I passed him I was making sure that didn’t hit any bumps or kerbs that could have ended my race, I was being extra cautious.

“it was probably the longest ten laps I’ve done in my life and I was relived to have got across the line.”

Third place in the title chase went to Waters ahead of Grant Smith (Patterson Lakes, QLD).

The battle for the Pro Gearbox (KZ2) title went down to the wire with Greenbury winning the championship by a mere six points over Kel Treseder.  The pair finished on the podium in the last race, however, it was Jason Pringle who broke through for his maiden round win.

Above: Jason Pringle won the round in the Pro Gearbox (KZ2) ranks.
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Above: Tyler Greenbury snared the championship victory in Pro Gearbox (KZ2)
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There was drama all throughout Sunday’s Pro Gearbox action with front row combatants Dave Sera (Narre Warren, Vic) and Kel Treseder (Bundaberg, QLD) given a ten-second penalty for a starting infringement in the opening race of the day.

Further drama was still to come for Sera when he arrived too late to the pre-grid for the final race and therefore wasn’t eligible to compete – a fate also felt by John Grother (Gladstone, QLD).

Greenbury led the majority of the final race before being passed by both Pringle and Treseder in the closing stages.  Third place was enough for the Intrepid driver to secure the title and leave Treseder ruing the jumped start in the opening race of the day.

“At the start of the race I felt I had a bit on the guys behind me, then they caught me up when I started to struggle with the set-up of the kart,” said Greenbury.

“I thought it was Kel behind me but then Pringle surprised me first.  I knew to win the championship I had to finish one or two places behind Kel, so I made sure I did that.”

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As a part of their prize for winning the championship in their respective categories, each driver will also receive $10,000 for them to compete in an overseas CIK-FIA accredited event. *Conditions apply.

In the Yamaha Challenge categories Lydon Dodge, Aaron Borg and Brett Robinson all went into the final race with a shot at the title.  While Harrington Doyle Racing’s James Greenwood won the race ahead of Robinson, fourth place ensured Borg won the title by a mere two points and also the top prize of a trip to Japan to compete in the All Japan Yamaha Championship next month.

Above: Harrington Doyle Racing's James Greenwood took out the final Clubman race
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Above: Third place was enough to ensure Stefan Stankovic won the Junior National Yamaha Challenge.
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A calculated drive by Stefan Stankovic in the Junior National ranks across the weekend secured him the Junior National crown in the Yamaha Challenge.

In the Tag Restricted support category it was Evan Brannock who won the Light division and Wayne Bower TaG Restricted Heavy.

CIK STARS OF KARTING SERIES
Presented by Castrol EDGE
Round 5 of 5

Hosted by the North Shore Kart Club at Newcastle

RESULTS: Top Five
Pro Light (KF1)
1. Aidan Wright (Cairns, QLD)
2. Jason Hryniuk (Castle Hill, NSW)
3. Adam Hughes (Mentone, Vic)
4. Grant Smith (Patterson Lakes, Vic)
5. Jake Spencer (Wantirna, Vic)

Pro Gearbox (KZ2)
1. Jason Pringle (Essendon, Vic)
2. Kel Treseder (Bundaberg, QLD)
3. Tyler Greenbury (Tooowoomba, QLD)
4. Kyle Ensbey (Sunshine Coast, QLD)
5. Scott Taylor (Athelstone, SA)

Pro Junior (KF3)
1. Joseph Mawson (Hinchenbrook, NSW)
2. Pierce Lehane (Castle Hill, NSW)
3. Jake Coleman (Glenmore Park, NSW)
4. Brock Plumb (Forrest Lake, QLD)
5. Joseph Burton-Harris (Rouse Hill, NSW)

YAMAHA CHALLENGE
Clubman
1. James Greenwood
2. Brett Robinson
3. Bryce Davisdon
4 Aaron Borg
5. Nathan Tigani

Junior National
1. James Abela
2. James Duckworth
3. Stefan Stankovic
4. Reece Davidson
5. Gus Flynn

TaG Restricted Light
1. Evan Brannock
2. Dimitri Kozlinski
3. Mitchell Bennett

TaG Restricted Heavy
1. Wayne Bower
2. Steven Lalas
3. Clem O’Mara

To view the full resultes please click here followed by selecting NSW and the North Shore Kart Club.

Above: Pro Gearbox podium at Newcastle
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2011 CIK STARS OF KARTING SERIES
presented by Castrol EDGE
PRO LIGHT (KF1)
1 Jake Spencer 329
2 Cian Fothergill 318
3 Matthew Waters 284
4 Grant Smith 279
5 Adam Hughes 261
6 George Geranis 251
7 Joel Smith 235
8 Jason Hryniuk 232
9 Aidan Wright 206
10 Jacob Parsons 203
11 Ben Edwards 200
12 Daniel Rochford 199
13 Peter Hollings 188
14 Matthew Erdmann 164
15 Elle Brydon 162
16 James Macken 160
17 Daniel Holihan 159
18 Scott May 133
19 Daniel Baker 131
20 Kris Trotter 118
21 Cameron Macqueen 103
22 Anthony Vince 88
23 Arie Hutton 82
24 Damien Radosevic 70
25 Shay Mayes 41
26 Matthew Hayes 37
27 John Martin 20

PRO GEARBOX (KZ2
1 Tyler Greenbury 302
2 Kel Treseder 296
3 Jason Pringle 295
4 Matthew Wall 277
5 Scott Taylor 270
6 Macauley Jones 261
7 David Sera 259
8 Christopher Hays 237
9 Daniel Currey 232
10 Kyle Ensbey 224
11 John Grother 184
12 Troy Woolston 184
13 Lee Mitchener 183
14 Jordie Lindstrom 177
15 Scott Auld 162
16 Matthew Hunt 154
17 Justin Ruggier 145
18 Jason Faint 141
19 Troy Bretherton 115
20 Hayden Patrizi 93
21 William Yarwood 93
22 Andrew Budge 91
23 Chris Pratt 89
24 Ricky Capo 68
25 Ben Walter 58
26 Matt Chambers 55
27 Brendan Nelson 54
28 Ben Van Ryt 45
29 James Sera 41
30 Karl Wilson 39
31 Zeke Edwards 38
32 Hayden Jackson 35
33 Michael Hazelton 31
34 Dean Starling 30
35 Daniel Orsini 30
36 Rowan Booth 30
37 Daniel Richert 28
38 Giovanni Fasone 25
39 Josh Tynan 25
40 Shaun Stevens 25
41 Bradley Wyatt 25
42 Craig Stauner 25
43 David Brewer 20
44 Ryan Gallagher 20
45 Tobia Kipper 16
46 Paul Pittam 15

PRO JUNIOR (KF3)
1 Pierce Lehane 372
2 Joseph Mawson 354
3 Jake Klarich 319
4 Jake Coleman 306
5 Brock Plumb 299
6 Cameron Hill 233
7 Aaron Marr 233
8 Thomas Randle 211
9 Anthony Martin 211
10 Joshua Smith 200
11 Joseph Burton-Harris 200
12 Dimitri Agathos 196
13 Mitchell Gee 158
14 George Gutierrez 154
15 Troy Loeskow 149
16 Philip Munnerley 132
17 Lachlan O’Reilly 131
18 Jaxon Evans 127
19 Renee Gracie 101
20 Dalton Ellery 88
21 Jake Dixon 84
22 Holly Patrizi 62
23 Jesse Elliott 46
24 Callum Walker 42
25 Mason Barbera 21

YAMAHA CHALLENGE
Clubman

1 Aaron Borg 297
2 Lydon Dodge 295
3 Brett Robinson 293
4 James Greenwood 258
5 Nathan Tigani 246
6 Brenton Simonds 214
7 Brooke Topp 213
8 Andrew Roffey 183
9 Daniel Nolan 179
10 Ben Stewart 129
11 Julian Lunetta 123
12 Robert James 114
13 Bryce Davidson 96
14 Rocco Ventra 94
15 Sam Lumsden 88
16 Alex Baker 83
17 Matthew Goddard 80
18 Leigh Nicolaou 75
19 Leon Mramor 73
20 Samantha Millar 73
21 Jordan Ford 70
22 Jaie Robson 69
23 Daniel Price 68
24 Nicholas Holmes-Karavas 68
25 Jordan Nicolaou 64
26 Sarron Caddy 64
27 Chris Farkas 62
28 Ashley Arora 49
29 Benjamin Hancock 46
30 Andy Simpson 43
31 Glenn Rheinberger 42
32 Wayne Bourke 42
33 Jason Taylor 42
34 Nick Agland 41
35 Mitch Hudson 40
36 Sam Taylor 38
37 Craig Butler 37
38 Wayne Bourke 37
39 William Rowe 37
40 Matthew Panella 36
41 Adam Mercer 36
42 Steeley Noda-Barnes 34
43 Kayne Hughes 34
44 Stuart Bruckner 34
45 Ryan Eldridge 34
46 Liam Ferry 33
47 David Kermond 31
48 Sparky Marquis 31
49 Ethan Bentley 30
50 Terry Cobb 30
51 Denis Butler 30
52 Stuart Bruckner 20

Junior National
1 Stefan Stankovic 320
2 James Abela 314
3 James Duckworth 287
4 Mitchell Kennedy 228
5 Thomas Chitty 196
6 Callum Walker 190
7 Torey Blanch 146
8 Luke Marquis 140
9 Reece Davidson 115
10 Jayden Sharrad 112
11 Anthony Gamouf 105
12 Stephanie Stones 101
13 Jimmy Croul 99
14 Michael Fabri 89
15 Damon Schofield 84
16 Damon Strongman 75
17 Jake Klein 75
18 Andrew Kahl 70
19 Nicholas Becker 67
20 Reagan Angel 67
21 Kyle Angel 66
22 Jake Downs 59
23 Gus Flynn 58
24 Scott Matheson 57
25 Jamie Grohman 55
26 Michael Dwyer 55
27 Luke Bergens 52
28 Jake Spokes 50
29 Jordan Zammit 49
30 Jack Wood 48
31 Braydon North 46
32 Justin Ford 45
33 Thomas Pomroy 44
34 Kyle Colosimo 44
35 William Hawkes 44
36 Daniel Milne 41
37 Angus Pulford 40
38 Bailey Cunningham 40
39 James Vernon 39
40 Zac Soutar 39
41 Cooper Middleton 38
42 Adam Hourigan 38
43 Sarah Collins 35
44 Blaine Grills 35
45 Jake Gleeson 34
46 Nicklaus Litchenberger 33
47 Connor Hay 30
48 Cody Halliday 29
49 Jamie Orr 25
50 Thomas Randle 17

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