Results of the 2011 All Star Series Round 2 held at Go-Kart Club of Victoria, VIC.

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

• Midgets – Cooper Murray, Dylan Hollis, Jordyn Sinni
• Junior National Light – Chelsea Angelo, Jake Klein, James Golding
• Clubman Heavy – Lee Mitchener, Leigh Nicolaou, Lucas Price
• Rotax Light – Daniel Rochford, Darren Anderson, Samuel Breen
• Junior National Heavy – Anton De Pasquale, Damon Strongman, Nicholas Rowe
• Leopard Heavy – Michael Griffiths, Daniel Stein, Remo Luciani
• Rookies – Zane Morse, Dylan Adams, Luke Guillou
• Clubman Over 40 – Christopher Sanderson, Peter Gooch, Phillip Smith
• Leopard Light – James Sera, Adam Hughes, Adam Willison
• Junior Max – Liam Morey, Mitchell Griffin, Reece Bloomfield
• TaG 125 Restricted Pro – Jake Meyland, Michael Ambelas, Stelios Triantafillidis
• Rotax Heavy – Rick Pringle, Daniel Stein, Paul Rodgers
• Junior Clubman – Anton De Pasquale, Kyle Rethus, Luke Walker
• Clubman Light – James Sera, Jordan Ford, Jack Wyack
• KZ2 – Jason Pringle, Benjamin Walter, Macauley Jones

OGKRC Life Member Paul Griffiths recently attended the 2011 Australian Karting Nationals in WA. Paul has provided us with this report from the Australia’s biggest race meeting.

I have been asked to put together a quick summary of the recent 49th AKA Nationals held at the Cockburn International Raceway just south of Fremantle in WA.

Given the distance, time and expense involved in getting there, Oakleigh was well represented and the results of our members who finished on the podium have been listed previously on this site. The track was a real challenge with lots of flowing corners and some large changes in elevation once you walked around it. Hardly any stop start corners reminded you of Puckapunyal, yet we ran the same gearing as Todd Rd – mainly because of the undulations. Situated fifteen minutes drive from Fremantle where we stayed, the location was perfect. Weather was fine for the most part – 26 / 28 degrees every day, very agreeable.

To flesh out the published results can I say that Josh Brooker was very hard done by in a sensational attempt to retain his title in Clubman Super Heavy. After leading for all of the final, an ambitious passing attempt by a local driver running second on the last lap left Josh limping to the finish line after the local ended up in the dirt and the third placed runner swooped for the win. Not such a great start for the first of the finals.

No Nationals would be complete without the name Sera appearing in the results – James finishing third in Leopard Light and after leading early in Clubman Light he settled for second in the end, handing his green plate to Queensland’s Cian Fothergill. The drive of the meeting would have to be Dave Sera’s run in the Leopard Light final. Having lost his nosecone in the Pre Final, he started rear of grid and a number of us watched in awe as he sliced through the field, picking off a couple of karts each lap. Just when we thought he would have to settle for sixth as he began the last lap, the two karts in fourth and fifth tangled and Dave sailed onto the podium – a great drive from surely one of the best drivers to come out of Oakleigh.

I didn’t see any of the race, but Damon Strongman did well to come 5th in a very competitive Junior National Light field having been thereabouts all weekend. In Leopard Heavy Michael Griffiths finished third, following home the only karter to retain his National Title from 2010 in Lee Mitchener, and previous National title holder, WA’s Brad Fitch in second. We were pleased with this result given a Heat 2 DNF with a badly damaged kart and a driver in the first aid room for some time.

I know I’ll miss someone, but other Oakleigh members who competed included the McLellan’s, Josh King, Thomas Randle, Grant and Joel Smith, Travis and Samantha Millar, Shane Price and Justin Francis – well done to all.

I can recommend attending any State or National Title, no matter where you think you will finish. You will come away better for the experience and a better racer at the next meeting you step out at. It’s a challenge to learn a new track, but rewarding. You’ll meet some new people, make some new friends and turn it into a holiday of sorts if you’re smart.

If Perth seemed too far this year, give some thought to Darwin in 2012!!

Cheers,
Paul Griffiths

Results of the 2011 Golden Power Series Round 2 held at Gippsland Kart Club, VIC.

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

• Clubman Light – Robert Moore, Mitchell Wilmot, Michael Bantick
• Clubman Over 40 – Grant Wicks, Adam Bourke, Ross Harrod
• Junior National Heavy – Dale Cornfoot, Jack Richardson, Nicholas Rowe
• Midgets – Jordan Caruso, Cooper Murray, Thomas Bennett
• Leopard Light – Richard Muscat, Matthew Bumpstead, Jamie Schena
• Junior National Light – Damon Strongman, Jordan Boys, Benjamin Schena
• Clubman Heavy – Grant Wicks, Hayden Dodman, Ian Murray
• Junior Max – Liam McLellan, Blaine Densley, Chelsea Angelo
• Rotax Over 40 – David Bishoff, Steve Lowerson, Andrew Jackson
• Leopard Heavy – Aron Lawrence, Richard Camilleri, Geoff Wyhoon
• Tag Restricted Light – Neville Watt, Jamie Harrington, Mitchell Anderson
• Tag Restricted Heavy – Jordan Cullis, Daniel Velloff, Scott Cole
• Clubman Super Heavy – Craig Arnett, Michael Angwin, Keith Hamann
• Rotax Pro – Matthew Chahda, Corey James, James Reynolds
• Rookies – Troy Alger, Jacob Prestipino, Jack Bell

Results of the 2011 Rotax Pro Tour Round 3 held at Gunnedah Kart Club, NSW.

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

Here are the place getters:

• Formula JMA Heavy – Mitchell Kennedy, Michael Saller, Alex Griffiths
• Rotax Super Heavy – Bruce Otter, Sean Reeves, Paul Rolls
• Rotax Over 35 – Michael Robson, John Bailey, Cameron Harch
• Rotax Heavy – Brendan Nelson, Lane Moore, Paul Rodgers
• Formula JMA Light – Joseph Mawson, Pierce Lehance, Michael Stewart
• Open DD2 – Jason Pringle, Damien Ward, Mark Flood
• Rotax Light – Josh De Maio, Macauley Jones, David Whitmore

Results of the 2011 Country Series Round 3 held at Warrnambool Kart Club, VIC.

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

• Junior Clubman – Anton De Pasquale, Cameron Reynolds, Luke Marquis
• Clubman Super Heavy – Nathan Van Hulst, Andrew Hayes, Robert Panzarino
• Clubman Over 40 – Leon Forrest, Ian Branson, Andrew Stubbs
• Junior National Light – Damon Strongman, Luke Marquis, Jake Dixon
• Clubman Heavy – Scott King, Rhys Harrod, Christopher Thomas
• Senior National Pro – Ashley Quiddington, Joshua Tapscott, Bradley Anderson
• Midgets – Dylan Hollis, Chase Wooley, Jack Nolan
• Rotax Pro – Corey McCullagh, Broe Shiells, Rhys Harrod
• Junior National Heavy – Anton De Pasquale, Cameron Reynolds, Andrew Hollis
• TAG 125 Restricted – Anthony Warner, Brett North, Chris Crawley
• Leopard Pro – Harley Benson, Andrew Rae, Alexis Stavrou
• Rookies – Rhys Wooley, Thomas Prascevic, Jordan Rae
• Clubman Light – Tyler McDonald, Hayden Renshaw, Ashley Lear

Results of the 2011 Bairnsdale Open held at Bairnsdale Kart Club, VIC.

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

• Midgets – Jordan Caruso, Tyler O’Leary, Samuel Downing
• Senior National Pro – Robert Reid, Michael Clarke, Gavin Owens
• Clubman Over 40’s – Geoffrey Sharp, Adam Bourke, Grant Wicks
• Rookies – Luke Guillou, Troy Alger, James Fyfe
• Tag 125 Pro -Jayden Borg, Geoff Wyhoon, Matthew Fraser
• Junior National Pro – Jake Dixon, Brayden North, Matthew Lane
• Clubman Pro -Mark Appleby, Jordan Nicolaou, Michael Bantick
• Sportsman 125R Pro – Neville Watt, Brett North, Terry Steel