SA Festival State Cup, Round 1

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from Donna Fleming

• Full results on AKA CM:s HERE

Mount Gambier Karting Club hosted round one of the South Australian Festival State Cup on the 24th and 25th of March.

The weekend was a great success with the event attracting over 130 entries from Adelaide and Victoria.

Local drivers were given a fantastic opportunity to race in the event and with the home ground advantage this produced some good results for The Mount Gambier Karting Club.

Above: Junior National Heavy podium, 1 Scott Matheson, 2 Sam Baker, 3 Conor Williams

The Saturday morning practice was hampered by light rain making the track wet and treacherous for the inexperienced visitors to the Mount Gambier track.

Many drivers struggled to get negotiate the corners spinning out on many occasions but luckily the weather cleared and the track dried out for the commencement of racing. Two heats were raced on the Saturday and two heats on the Sunday.

Cadets saw a field of 11 take to the track.  Jackson Rees, Amee Blair and Jack Hutchins took first, second and third respectively.  Troy Moreland competed in his first big meeting and gained some invaluable experience coming ninth.

Above: Cadets podium

Thirteen Rookies entertained the crowd with some very close racing throughout the two days.  Mount Gambier Karting Club Member Shane Moreland dramatically improved from last season and after some fine racing took out first place with another local driver Kirby Hillyer putting in a solid day taking out second and Adelaide driver Brodie Cook came in at third place.

Above: Rookies podium

Clubman Heavy was won by Leigh Cocker, second place went to Jesse Batson and third place was Daniel Wallis.
Sportsman Restricted Heavy had only one entrant and Dale Compton was undefeated. Sportsman 100ccSA was won by Micah Montgomery; second place went to Christpher Provan and third was Anthony Williams.

Conor Williams won the Junior Sportsman with Joshua Angus winning second place and third place was Blaine Grills.  Local driver Jacob Witherow came in at fourth after strong driving all day.

Sportsmen 125 Heavy was won by Paul Pittan, second place went to Scott King and third place Andrew Cash.  Kelvin Moreland from the Mount Gambier Karting Club came in at sixth place.

Clubman Light was won by Rocco Ventra, second place was Daimon Goode and Alex Baker took out third.  Ashley Lear from Horsham finished fourth.

Mount Gambier’s John Dankoswki won Clubman Super Heavy comfortably in strong racing throughout the weekend.  John Ellis won second placed and Nick Scudds came in at third.

Above: Clubman Super Heavy podium

Good racing in the Junior National Heavy saw Scott Matheson in first place narrowly beating local driver Sam Baker who came in second with Conor Williams taking third place.  Local driver Brad Saffin came in at sixth place.

Clubman Over 40’s produced some spectacular driving throughout the weekend with plenty of spills to entertain the crowd.  Thirteen racers took the track in the third heat with only six drivers making it past the first corner and the excitement didn’t end there. Glen Henley, one of Mount Gambier’s seasoned drivers, took out first place ahead of Keith Bartlett in Second and Simon Layne in third position.

Above: Clubman Over 40s podium

A big field of 14 took the track for the Sportsmen 125 Light, Alex Baker won first place, Paul Pittam second and Harley Benson won third.

Junior National Light had some strong competition over the weekend with local driver Morgan Feast once again putting in a solid effort making his family proud of his racing achievements winning first place, Tyler Morrison taking out second and another local driver Joel Robinson winning third place. Mount Gambier Karting Club Callan Belmonte finished in fourth place with another local driver Joshua Munn finished sixth place.

Next Club day will be held on the 15th of April.

Above: Junior National Light podium

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