Gippsland's July Races


  3 August 2016

With an influx of drivers from the Bairnsdale club, the Gippsland Go Kart Club enjoyed one of its largest club race days for some time, 40 drivers facing the starter. Each class got four races and plenty of laps - 15 in the pre-final and 20 in the final.

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: James Fyfe (5), Ross Stubbs (37) and Billy Jacobson (12) all took wins in TaG R Light, but it was Fyfe who got the job done, winning the final by nearly 7 seconds
pic - Steve Dansie

Results of the day (all points count):

KA4 Junior Light: 1 Marty Wright, 2 Rhys Kemp, 3 Nigel Laity
Cadet 12: Bailey Collins, 2 Owen Kemp, 3 Harrison Ludlow
Cadet 9: 1 Brodie Radford
KA3 Senior Light: 1 Christian Viggiano
KA3 Senior Heavy: 1 Ryan Aitken, 2 Grant Wicks, 3 Mark Wicks
KA4 Junior Heavy: 1 Zane Bright, 2 Layne Siekman, 3 Nathan Higginson
TaG 125 Restricted Light: 1 James Fyfe, 2 William Jacobson, 3 Ross Stubbs
TaG 125 Restricted Heavy: 1 Paul Clogh, 2 Frank Schena, 3 Ty Hinchliffe
TaG 125 Light: 1 Troy Alger, 2 Nikola Alger, 3 Phillip Radford
TaG 125 Heavy: 1 Ryan Aitken, 2 Geoff Wyhoon

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Look out Sis! Nikola Alger under fire from Troy, TaG Light
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Decent field of KA4 Junior Light - Cade Steenholdt (24), Zane Bright (8), Nigel Laity (20), Zara Steenholdt (4), Bodhi Bright (14), Rhys Kemp (97)
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Have a look who can't stay away from a race track... Yep, Jeanette Monds was trackside for a few hours on Sunday, having recently undergone surgery for an aggressive cancer. Graeme was the Scales Marshal for the day - complete with a list of class weights and lollies, all prepared for him by Jenny.
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Marty Wright (28) and Cade Steenholdt get together, KA4 Junior Light
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above & Below: When TaG is not quite TaG - Cameron Correa tries for an external start
pic - Steve Dansie
gippsland kart races july 2016

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Three wide TaG R Heavy - Frank Schena (12), Ashlly Watt (21) and eventual winner Paul Clough (58)
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Cadets - Brodie Radford (55) and Owen Kemp
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Little fella - "I reckon you need to dial in a bit more camber mate"
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Ross Stubbs, 3rd in TaG R Light
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Troy Alger
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Early laps of the KA3/Clubman final, Grant Wicks ahead of Ryan Aitken, Mark Wicks and Christian Viggiano
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: David Cray (91) and David Bishop (5) off the front row for a TaG Restricted Heavy heat. ty Hinchliffe (9), Ashlly Watt (21), Frank Schena (12) follow.
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Rhys Kemp (97) won every race he finished in Junior Light, but a DNF in the opening heat handed the win to a consistent Marty Wright
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Bairnsdale's Nigel Laity was 3rd in Junior Light
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: Phillip Radford ahead of Ryan Aitken and Geoff Wyhoon, TaG 125
pic - Steve Dansie

gippsland kart races july 2016
Above: David Bishop came down from Bairnsdale to run TaG R Heavy
pic - Steve Dansie

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