TaG Restricted Titles at Ipswich Round 7
| by Geoff Salmon - Sportsvoice | 21 September 2016 |
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IPSWICH KART CLUB – 17TH SEPTEMBER 2016
IKC Round 7 – TaG 125 Restricted Light/Heavy/ Over 40 & Super Heavy Titles.
A smaller than normal number of competitors, along with spannermen and families arriving for the seventh round of the Club Championship for 2016, did not defuse the emotional enthusiasm of 127 drivers to provide a day of competition to remember, even though it promised precipitation later in the afternoon.
Cadet 9, Cadet 12, KA4 Junior Light, KA3 Junior and JMAX along with TaG 125 Light and Heavy, KA3 Senior Heavy and Light and the Title classes of TaG Restricted Light, Heavy, Masters Over 40 and Super Heavy were to provide an excellent combination of classes to excite the large crowd of spectators present.
The Club to run its normal racing format that has proven so popular, qualifying over 6 minutes, 1 Heat, a Pre-Final and the Final only to count, with additional laps for the Title classes.
Cadet 9 Qualifying and Final Results
A field of 20 youngsters drove onto the track, the enthusiasm to achieve Pole undeniable, after the six minute session we were to see on Pole: Jakob Scott (#84) with a time of 56.461 seconds; P2 Beau Bromhead (#71) 56.635; (both these boys visitors from Lismore), P3 Lachlan Platten (#56) 56.663; P4 Jordan Ensbey (#22) with a time of 57.237 seconds.
The Final was run over a distance of 13 laps (14.04 Klms) Jakob Scott, after qualifying fastest, a win in the Heat and the Prefinal was to take the win from fellow Lismore Club member Beau Bromhead, the margin 7.196 seconds, a decisive win indeed, running third was Bryce Powell, Bromhead was not to have it all his own way throughout the Final, second for the first three laps before Powell moved forward, firstly on lap four and then again to take the advantage on lap eight for four laps before being sent back to third with Bromhead holding second for the final two laps, the fastest lap recorded in the Final going to Jakob Scott with a time of 56.275 seconds recorded on his fourth lap of the journey.
Cadet 12 Qualifying and Final Results
A field of 18 young drivers drove out onto the racing surface to determine who would start from Pole; after 6 minutes the Pole position went to Oscar Targett (#22) with a time of 54.402 seconds (just 0.047 of a second outside the class lap record set by Tristan Griffin on the 25th June 2016); P2 Jack Hotter (#33) 54.433; P3 Ethan Feather (#96) 54.719; P4 to Oscar Comley (#88) with a time of 54.728 seconds.
The Final, held over the same distance as the Cadet 9 class was to see an intense battle for the podium positions, Oscar Comley led lap one, before Jack Hotter moved past and took over the lead, holding the position for six laps before Oscar Comley regained the first spot, but, only for one lap, Jack Hotter moving back into the lead on the very next lap, Comley to take back control on lap ten and was to survive the next three laps to take the win from the fast finishing Jack Hotter, the margin just .556 of a second, meanwhile Ethan Feather fifth at the completion of the first lap was to move forward to fourth on the same lap as Marcus Watson moved to third, lap five, these positions reversed on the following lap with Feather up to third and Watson relegated to fourth, Ethan Feather to finish just .310 of a second behind Hotter, in third, the fastest lap recorded by Ethan Feather with a time of 54.880 seconds on his ninth lap of the thirteen.
KA4 Junior Light Qualifying and Final Results
A red hot field of 16 drivers (which included two young ladies)rolled onto the track to determine Pole position for the days’ racing to come, after the mandatory 6 minutes Thomas Cooper (#55) was to record a time of 51.426 seconds to start from Pole; (this time setting a new Lap track record for the class, previous record 51.558 seconds set by Jai Brown on the 30th July 2016) P2 going to Seth Mathie (#42) 51.742; P3 Jai Brown (#22) 51.811 (these three drivers all involved in podium positions the previous Meeting) and P4 going to Brady Mitchell (#2) with a time of 51.882 seconds.
The Final, held over a distance of 15 laps (16.2 Klms) was to see plenty of action, Jai Brown was not to start in the Final due to an altercation with a competitor in the Pre final, Seth Mathie took control early and led the first twelve laps, Thomas Cooper working his way forward from fifth on the first lap, taking the win from Seth Mathie, the margin .724 of a second, great drive from Liam Moyse (#7) holding down third for the first three laps, Zoe Walker (#59) driving with great enthusiasm was to hold second place for the first four laps before going back to third on lap five, holding that position up until the penultimate lap, when, negotiating Blondie Haulage hairpin had a coming together with Liam Moyse (#7) which resulted in this young lady being assisted by the Medical Staff and taking no further part in, what was a spectacular drive throughout the day by the number 59 kart, an inspiring drive by Brady Mitchell (#2) also, to finish fourth on the day, achieving his fastest time on the final lap, with a time of 52.521, the fastest lap overall going to Thomas Cooper with a time of 51.541 seconds on his twelfth lap of the required fifteen, Jacinta Hoey (#97) the second of the young ladies competing finishing fifth.
KA3 Junior and Junior Max Combined Qualifying and Final Results
With just two entries for the KA3 Junior class they were combined with Junior Max for the day, after the 6 minute qualifying session Pole went to Kade Vink (#22) with a time of 50.825 seconds, (Junior Max) P2 Bailey Sagaidak (#26) 50.944: (Junior Max) P3 Eryn Osborne (#31) 51.079; (Junior Max) P4 the first KA3 Junior Skaife Ward (#36) 51.344 seconds.
The Final run over the same distance as the KA4 Junior Light class, (16.2 Klms) was won by Kade Vink with the margin back to Ben Deissler just .647 of a second with Eryn Osborne finishing in third, fastest lap in the Final went to Kade Vink with a time of 50.968 seconds recorded on his twelfth lap of fifteen, the first KA3 Junior home finishing fifth outright was Skaife Ward with a best time of 51.141 seconds on his eighth lap (.204 of a second better than his qualifying time)
TaG 125 Heavy, KA3 Senior Light Qualifying and Final Results
Two classes combined due to entry sizes, after qualifying Pole for the TaG 125 Heavy class went to Ryan O’Sullivan (#31) 50.850 seconds; P2 Trent Usher (#33) 50.857; P3 Paul Bryan (#42) 51.043 and P4 to Ashley Lester (#76) 51.121; P5 Daley Martin (#48) 51.367 (KA3 Senior Light).
The Final was to see Trent Usher record his first event win at Ipswich after his return to karting, Trent also recorded the fastest lap with a time of 51.336 seconds on his twelfth lap, congrats on a masterful drive, margin back to second placed Ryan O’Sullivan .335 of a second with Paul Bryan just .227 seconds away in third, Daley Martin finishing seventh overall for KA3 Senior Light with a best time of 51.550 on his thirteenth lap.
TaG 125 Light Qualifying and Final Result
A top line field of fifteen drivers were to contest over 6 minutes the opportunity to start from Pole position, Marc Tulloch (#88) was the stand out with a time of 49.340 seconds, on a day that keen race followers will long remember, P2 Brendan Nelson (#70) 49.691; P3 Ben Jurczak (#76) 49.870; and P4 Adam Mercer (#41) with a time of 49.998 seconds, we were in for something special.
We had the best of the best for the Final, Brendan Nelson after his win in the Prefinal starting from Pole, (current lap track record holder with a time of 48.958) beside him Adam Mercer (winner of the Graham Acreman Trophy earlier in the year), row two Luke Collett with Joshua Amundsen (into Lights after a win in the Heavy class earlier in the year) and Marc Tulloch off P5, after starting from P14 in the Prefinal, it was a joy to watch, Nelson leading out as we have come to expect over the years with Adam Mercer in close company, Marc Tulloch up into third by the completion of the second lap, just .379 behind Mercer, lap three and the margin second to third just five one hundreds of a second, lap four and Tulloch into second, margin .774 to Nelson, it was on the eighth lap that we were to watch this young man move past Brendan Nelson and go onto win the Final, a day to remember, the introduction of Marc Tulloch into the ranks of TaG 125 Light at Ipswich, the margin at the end was 2.427 seconds, with Brendan Nelson finishing second on the day, a further 3.487 seconds away in third Adam Mercer. I am sure that these three drivers will have many opportunities in the future to test their skills against each other, and we certainly look forward to the next time, the fastest lap going to Marc Tulloch with a time of 49.774 seconds on his seventh lap, the lap track record is possibly his next challenge, just 0.382 of a second to match the time, or 0.381 to better the time set by Brendan Nelson.
2016 TaG 125 Restricted Light Title Qualifying and Final Results
A field of sixteen drivers moved onto the racing surface to determine who would start from Pole for this class, 6 minutes later we were to see the Pole time set by Sebastian Blindell (#36) with a time of 50.741 seconds, (lowering his previous best lap record time by 0.027 of a second, set on the 28th May); P2 Rhys Willemse (#26) 51.152; P3 Ryan Mussell (#46) 51.208; P4 Kevin Johnston (#49) 51.288; P4 seconds.
The Final was, to see, as expected Sebastian Blindell driving with a style all of his own, take the win, Sebastian also recorded the fastest lap with a time of 51.183 seconds on his seventh lap, the margin back to second placed Ryan Mussell 4.433 seconds and third just .770 of a second away going to Kevin Johnston, don’t worry boys I have got it from a very reliable source that Sebastian will be moving into the main game in 2017. Congratulations to the Ipswich Kart Club for providing a set of tyres to Sebastian and some great trophies for the podium positions.
2016 TaG 125 Restricted Heavy Title Qualifying and Final Results
The qualifying session was to see the Nathan Waldon (#44) start from Pole with a time of 52.455 seconds; P2 Ian Everest (#29) 52.665: P3 Kel Farrell (#7) 52.710 and P4 to Lee Sadler (#66) 53.154 seconds.
The Final was to see Kel Farrell take a fine win over Nathan Waldon with a margin of just .262 of a second separating these two drivers, one of the drives of the day going to Lee Sadler, who started from eleventh and slowly worked his way forward to finish a very creditable third, the fastest lap going to the second placed driver Nathan Waldon with a time of 52.524 recorded on his tenth lap of the journey. Again thanks to the Club for providing a set of tyres for the winner along with some wonderful mementoes of the day.
TaG 125 Restricted Masters Over 40 and Qld Sportsman Super Heavy Results
A total of eight entries for these combined classes, Richard D’Elia (#36) looking to make it six from seven recorded the Pole time of 53.221 seconds; P2 Tim McDonald (#69) 53.344; P3 Peter Greenwood (#64) 54.030 seconds with the Super Heavy Pole time going to Ben Jenkinson, his time 54.326 seconds and Trevor Pronk recording a time of 54.649.
The Final was to go to Richard D’Elia and did it comfortably, that makes it six from seven an enviable record for Richard, Congratulations, second on the day going to Tim McDonald and third Peter Greenwood the best of the Super Heavies was Trevor Pronk from Ben Jenkinson, overall fastest time to Richard D’Elia with a time of 53.474 on his fifth lap, Trevor Pronk with a time of 54.966 on his eighth lap.
It is great to see Bill Bryant back on deck after a serious neck injury, which saw him away from the track for the best part of the year, so glad to see you back Bill and with a smile on your face.
Well that’s my report of the seventh round of the Club Championship at Ipswich Kart Club in 2016, see you all again on the 29th October for Round 8, in the meantime drive carefully and with consideration to all.
Geoff Salmon
Sportsvoice
