The track will be open to competitors all morning for free practice and racing is scheduled to start around 2pm.

Many have been asking for a Sportsman 125 Super Heavy class and also a class to race your high performance engines with sticky tyres. Both are being catered for at this event with the running of the Open Performance Class which will be using MG Yellow Tyres, and Sportsman 125 Super Heavy on MG Red tyres.

Don’t forget to bring your clear visors, as they must be used once the track lights are switched on.

If you’re not able to race at this event, but have some time available, can help out the club for part of the day, please come along. We are always needing helpers to be flag marshals, or to help in the canteen.

For further information, please click on the Race Entry page.

Please come along, lend a hand, and help out your club.

To ensure this class runs at the February club day, please pre-enter by Wednesday February 22nd.

The club is therefore looking for someone to fill the role of race secretary. Michelle is willing to help the successful applicant with taking over the role of race secretary, until after the All Stars meeting in April.

In brief, the role of the race secretary is to co-ordinate entries and key them into the CMS software. Also after each race meeting, the stewards paperwork needs to be processed and sent to the VKA secretary.

Please e-mail the Club President, Adam Bourke, if you are interested in taking on the role of race secretary.

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

• Clubman Super Heavy – John Dankowski, Martin Golledge, Andrew Hayes
• Clubman Light – Damien Stevens, Phillip Munnerley, Ashley Lear
• Midgets – Jordyn Sinni, Michael Clemente, Nathan Williams
• Clubman Over 40 – Glenn Henley, Craig Widgery, Andrew Stubbs
• Junior National Heavy – Zac Soutar, Edward Brown, William Hawkes
• Sportsman Light – Corey McCullagh, Harley BENSON, Adam Lindstrom
• Sportsman Restricted Light – James Macdonald, Brock Rae, Cameron Phillips
• Junior National Light – William Hawkes, Thomas Prascevic, Braydon North
• Sportsman Restricted Heavy – Chris Crawley, Mark Bodger, Peter McDonald
• Junior Clubman – Kyle Rethus, Leonardo Lo Bianco, Jacob Witherow
• Junior Max – Jarrod Dwyer, Mitchell Quiddington
• Sportsman Restricted Super Heavy – Joe Romeo, Billy Askew, Philip Muscari
• Rookies – Dylan Hollis, Kirby Hillyer, Brodie Cook
• Clubma Heavy – Christopher Thomas, Jarryd Balcombe, Matthew Cranne

Hi to all members,
First of all I would like to thank all those members that helped at Top Guns. They made the meeting run smoothly and the 2 nights were a success. We will make it bigger and better next year.

On to club day. Our first club day of 2012 will be a day night meeting on the 25^th of February 2012. Racing will start at around 2pm. Entries will be taken on the day but it is preferred if you enter via the CMS system.

The classes for this year are the usual but we have introduced a new senior class, open performance. This is a class where you can use any motor and you will be able to run on a high performance tyre. We are looking at making this tyre MG yellow.

We will still offer Sportsman. The 2 classes will be looked at for entries over three months and the stronger class will survive.

At this stage we will offer both light and heavy, but will also depend on numbers. We may go a mid-weight (pro) or we may run the two classes on the track together.

If you have any opinions on this or other suggestions our first General meeting is February the 14^th at 7-30pm at the OGKRC Clubroom, look forward to seeing you all there.

Also to those who have put their hand up for the stewards or technical course we really appreciate it.

Our next major meeting is All-Stars in March/April. Watch the web site for more info.

Till next time

Yours in karting
Adam Bourke
President OGKRC

Liam McLellan

Full results have been posted on the AKA Results Site.

• Rotax Light – Daniel Rochford, Pierce Lehane, David Sera
• Rotax Heavy – Troy Woolston, Aaron Rintoul, Daniel Richert
• Junior MAX – Liam McLellan, Luke Marquis, Jaxon Evans
• Rotax Over 40 – Shane Karandrews, Steven Johnson, Mark Poole
• DD2 Masters – Hamish Leighton, Tony Prendergast, Brent Coghlan
• DD2 – Tyler Greenbury, Jason Pringle, Kyle Ensbey

Well, what a great two nights of racing.

I would like to thank you all for the efforts that were put in to get the meeting up and running. A big thank you to those that helped put on the two nights to make the meetings run as smooth as possible.

To all our sponsors that helped us at one of the biggest Top Guns since its inception, I thank you for your help and I look forward to working with you all again in 2013 to make these 2 meetings even bigger.

Junior Racing Development – juniorracing.com.au
DPE – dpeng.com.au
Tony Kart Australia – tonykartaustralia.com.au
MKC – mkcracing.com.au
Master Karting – masterkarting.com.au
Yamaha – yamaha-motor.com.au
J&A Tuning – jatuning.com.au
International Karting Distributors – internationalkarting.com.au
Gas Imports (Omega) – gasimports.com.au
James Sera’s Karting Centre kartingcentre.com.au
REMO Racing – remoracing.com.au

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To our members who helped in the working bees to make the whole place look fantastic for the meeting, to those that helped out on the night with tyre marking, flagging and general running around, thank you. This is what being a member of the club means.

I have to admit the presentation was great fun, although as I write this I am nearly falling asleep on the keyboard.

The canteen apparently never stopped, so to those ladies that helped run this, I thank you for your fantastic efforts. Sam, who was up early Friday, stayed till late, then was up at 6.30am Saturday, and we left the club at 2.30am Sunday. You did a great job.

To Michelle and Regina on the grid, a great job. David and Guy for doing the technical side. Vern, the trophies were awesome. Steve G for organising the helpers, thank you. To the Stewards, while we had a few tense moments, it all went well in the end. The boys in the lap box, David, Jack and Mark, great job. Ian (Doc) had a busy 2 nights, but all were ok.

Paul, some fantastic starts, and to the stewards, what a top effort, and on the whole, a quiet meeting for hearings, considering the numbers. That was great.

I wish Sharon and Wayne all the best for the future and thank them for the 7 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours, 10 minutes and 26 seconds that they put into the club. We will miss you.

Adam Bourke
President OGKRC

Saturday was sunny and warmer than the preceding Friday and karters had a chance to practice through the afternoon before we got down to the serious business of Saturday night’s racing.

Saturday Night Top Guns – Race Report

Cadets – Final starting order was Jai Sparey, Jordyn Sinni, Benito Montalbano, and then Connor Callanan. Sinni shot to the lead at the start with Sparey back to 4th, between them Montalbano and Callanan. Sparey soon into second with Sargent in 5th followed by a trio of Justin Dixon, Jordan Dudfield and George Gower. By halfway Sparey was onto the lead pair and passed Sinni into Coffey Ford then applied pressure to Montalbano. Four laps to go and Sparey into the lead, second Sinni, then Montalbano. Two to go and Sinni back in front – what a great race. Sparey and Montalbano dicing gave Sinni a break. Then on the last lap Sparey appeared to throw a chain and rolled into the in grid, giving Montalbano 2nd , and Callanan 3rd , both behind the victorious Sinni.

Junior National Heavy – The Pre Final finished with Damon Strongman first then Jesse Elliott, Zachary Phillips and Matthew Lane. Strongman started well but with Zachary Phillips right on his tail, then Matt Lane, Michael Potter, Jesse Elliott and Jordan Poxon. A Pre Final DNF saw Nicholas Rowe off 17th but in four laps he had moved up to 9th. Meanwhile back at the front Strongman was pulling away from Phillips with Lane a lonely 3rd . Elliott then led Edward Brown while Robert Titherington had worked his way into 6th. Eventually both Titherington and Brown got past Elliott but Brown was passed back with 3 to go and Rowe now right behind them in 7th. Strongman and Phillips were very close at the front and looked to be set for a great battle to the line. At Arrow corner starting the last lap Phillips got past, but Strongman charged back under him at Tony Kart Turn and pulled a gap that he held to the line to win, Phillips then Lane and Nicholas Rowe a great job to get into 4th .

Junior National Light C&P – Final Starting order Troy Alger, Jack Bentley, Todd Sparey then Brayden Flood. At the green it was Bentley into the lead followed by Alger, Flood, and then Daniel Zandt. After 4 laps Sparey joined the group at the lead and going into the Dipper Alger passed Bentley for the lead. Two laps later Bentley went over the back of another kart, again in Oakleigh’s famous Dipper and was left to watch the rest of the race from the sidelines. Meanwhile Zandt was working his way forward, taking the lead with 5 to go, followed by Alger, Flood, Sparey and Nicholas Steel joining the battle at the back of this group. Flood DNF’d going into the Dipper with 3 to go and after a number of lead changes and some good dicing Alger took the lead and held it to the finish, followed by Sparey, Zandt and Steel.

Junior Max – Final Starting order was Thomas Randle, Joseph Burton-Harris, Callum Walker then Reece Bloomfield with Bloomfield the only one from the top 4 of Friday night. The field was sent in twice before they got a start in the finals, both times because of karts crashing out in the roll arounds and mayhem that ensued. Eventually they got a go and Bloomfield shot to the lead from 4th , with Randle, Boys and Burton-Harris close behind. After 4 laps Boys moved into second passing Randle but at the front Bloomfield had checked out and pulled a big lead. At the chequered flag Bloomfield still held a commanding lead and Randle and Boys followed him home.

Rookies – Final starting was order Dylan Hollis, Thomas Bennet, Liam Ford then Jordan Caruso. In what was to prove an action packed race, the first lap saw Hollis lead, then Caruso, local Jack Bell, Bennett then another local Mathew Steel in 5th . By lap 5 Reece Sidebottom had joined the rear of this group with Liam Ford who had dropped back after starting 3rd. With 4 to go Friday’s second place getter Bennet was in the lead, then Caruso, Hollis, Bell, Ford and Sidebottom in 6th. A three wide bump and grind into the Dipper (that corner again!) saw a six kart freight train emerge and with 2 to go Bennet had pulled a lead, but the race was not run yet. With half a lap to go Hollis and Bennett came together in the Carousel in front of the Canteen allowing the karts behind to pounce. Best of the pouncers was Sidebottom who came from the clouds to win, followed by Friday’s winner Caruso, then Ford, Bell and a recovering Hollis.

Junior National Light – Final starting order Darwin’s Bryce Fullwood, Liam McLellan, Braydon North then Matthew McLean 4th after qualifying 8th, with fastest qualifier Damon Strongman in 5th . After a lap the first three were McLellan, Fullwood and North, then Strongman, Jayden Sharrad and McLean who dropped to 6th at the go. At halfway it was still McLellan but a lap or two later Fullwood was rubbing on his crashbar while North was still in 3rd but a way back. By Lap 9 though these three were bunched right up and Damon Strongman had joined them in 4th. As the last lap began this was the order, then Fullwood went to the lead into the Dipper, but McLellan straight back at him into the Carousel then Strongman went past Fullwood into Grid Corner putting Friday’s winner back to third – so we had the winner McLellan, Strongman then Fullwood and North home in 4th.

Junior National Heavy C&P – Final starting order Adam Capek, Edward Brown, then James Mastorakis and Ryan Blakis. Friday’s big winner Robert Titherington was an unlucky first corner dnf in the Pre Final so started the Final from 9th. After 2 laps of the final it was Brown then Mastorakis, Blakis and guess who – Robert Titherington who had made his way to 4th in two circuits of the track. On Lap 4 Titherington made a pass for the lead at Coffey Ford corner and was never headed for the rest of the race. A great dice developed for positions 2 to 6 between Brown, Blakis, local Jordan Poxon, Adam Capek and Mastorakis. In the end it was Titherington the winner, then a tangle of karts in the Carousel saw Brown home 2nd, followed by Blakis and the improving Poxon.

Junior Clubman – After one lap it was last night’s winner Strongman in the lead followed again by Thomas Randle then Luke Marquis, National Champion Jesse Elliott who seemed to be getting the hang of the demanding Oakleigh circuit, and local rising star Matthew McLean. Mclean got past Elliott by mid race but then these two were involved in a spectacular coming together at Canteen corner. Elliott had a look up the inside of McLean going into the left hander – the two karts appeared to come together and Elliott went up on two wheels seemingly stuck to McLean’s kart and hung at a 45 degree angle on two wheels until the right hander at Grid Corner where he returned to earth and the two continued racing, both unfortunately losing a number of places in the meantime. Long time Oakleigh members said they had never seen anything like it – Top Guns serves up the action yet again!! Meanwhile at the front Strongman and Randle had driven away and finished in that order, with Marquis, Bloomfield and Rowe behind them.

Oakleigh looks forward to hosting this season opening meeting again in 2013 and welcoming back the familiar faces and some new ones for yet another Top Guns – mark it in your diary now!!