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Pro-Kart Series – Round 4 Bay of Plenty

Our Auckland members contesting the 2011 Pro-Kart Series headed south once again for round 4 being hosted by Bay of Plenty.

KZ2 .  Following on from the previous round at their home track our Auckland reps headed out of town for the next battle.  Pipped at the post for qualifying top spot Ryan Grant & Graeme Smyth were both on missions to improve their overall standings.  Scott Reddish, with a missed round & out of the top running as a result, was out to mix it up & unfortunately Jody Vincent was unable to contest this round.

All our drivers experienced issues throughout the weekend.  In the case of Ryan, his came from an outside source; being taken out in one of the early heats by an ‘’over zealous’’ competitor.  As always this class provided hard & fast racing.  Ryan won the final & finished 4^th overall for the round with Graeme finishing 5^th in the final & 2^nd (by just 1 point) for the round.  Scott DNS’d the final.

The Masters class saw our Auckland team continue with their consistent performances; Mark Lane & Brett Hollander battling it out with the front runners with Todd Wheeler not far behind.  These three finishing 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th for the round & consolidating their overall positions.

The juniors in KF3 also continued their campaign with Connor Westbury achieving 7^th place for the round & now sitting 6^th overall in the series.

The final round is to be contested at the Hamilton Club in September; we wish our Auckland drivers well.

Pro-Kart Series – Round 3 Auckland

Our Auckland members contesting the 2011 Pro-Kart Series returned to their home track for round 3 with mixed results.

In KF3 the “Two Connors”, despite racing hard, had no answer to the front runners.  Both of our Auckland reps holding their overall positions.

KZ2 Masters saw the Lane/Hollander torpedo assisted by Todd Wheeler in the Auckland charge for front running spots.  Hawkes Bay’s Tom Curran still holds sway in this area but the Aucklanders did themselves proud & kept on coming. 

KZ2 .  Two of the best drivers in the country in this class reside at Auckland Club & this weekend were on their home track.  After losing an engine & then a gearbox at the Tokoroa round Graeme Smyth had a bit of catch up on his agenda.  Club & team-mate, Ryan Grant had had issues at Tokoroa also & was champing at the bit on his home track.  Scott Reddish, after missing an earlier round had returned to the fray & Jody Vincent was just THERE!

T’was hard & fast racing in this class over the weekend with Ryan winning the Final & Graeme right behind in 2^nd – just how it should be for these drivers ‘’at home’’.  Ryan making further inroads on the series leaders points & Graeme just having a far better round than Tokoroa.  Scott finished top six for the day & Jody held his overall position.

Break out the kart for the annual interclub challenge this weekend.  Auckland vs Mt Wellington

Who will take home the trophy this time.  Mt Wellington have it so we need to win it back!

Round up your mates and represent your club

Gates open 9.30 for practice from 12pm on Saturday.

Security Saturday night

Gates open 7am Sunday with racing starting at 10am

Info Sheet Here InterClub Challenge Info Sheet

Check out the video of the 2011 Auckland Schools created by Taupaki Productions.

Click HERE!