Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club – Australia’s premier go kart racing club in conjunction with the Australian Karting Association is pleased to announce its official naming rights sponsor for its up and coming junior go kart racing drivers event to be held from the 17th – 18th January 2014. The event will be known as the “Akebono Brakes Junior Top Guns”.
Akebono Brakes is a world wide distributor of ceramic brake pads for original equipment and application specific motor vehicles offering numerous benefits such as:
- Clean wheels no squeals!
- Ceramic technology
- Rotor friendly for longer disc life
- European braking performance with enhanced pedal feel
- Ultimate upgrade for OE semi-metallic and low-metallic brake pads
- Friction formulas specifically designed for your vehicle
- Long lasting brake pad formula
- 0% pedal pulsation
- Unrivalled stopping power
- Perfect upgrade for all braking systems
- Ultra quiet
- Provides the ultimate braking experience and restores each vehicle to brand new performance levels or better
- Designed for: Japanese, Australian, European, American and Korean made vehicles. Available from your local Pedders Suspension outlet
Pedders Suspension Group Marketing Manager – Adam Gillick said:
I’m proud to announce that Akebono Brakes will sponsor the January Junior Top Guns event at the Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club. Akebono ceramic brakes are an amazing new product developed for the Australian Automotive Aftermarket sector. Consumers can benefit greatly from clean wheels and tremendous braking performance which is just a few of the major benefits when fitting the new brake pads to your vehicle. On track at the event Pedders will be promoting a special offer to all which will enable you to buy Akebono Brake Pads from your local Pedders Suspension outlet.
Junior Racing Development are pleased to announce that we will again be sponsoring Australia’s leading junior karting event, Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club’s – Akebono Brakes Junior Top Guns. The 2014 event marks the fifth year of JRD’s support which has seen kart racers of significant calibre including Pierce Lehane, Matthew McLean, Liam McLellan and Damon Strongman, amongst others, selected to experience the step into formula racing cars. In 2014 the team will be providing one driver the chance to join these drivers on the list of previous winners and experience for themselves a test day with JRD at either the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit or Winton Motor Raceway. Because of licencing restrictions, only drivers aged 14 and over are eligible for selection, with the winner selected by the JRD team who will be at the circuit on both nights. Entrants are required to register in order to be eligible and can do so by going to JRD’s website – juniorracing.com.au and selecting the Akebono Brakes Junior Top Guns section and completing their details, registrations close at 5pm Thursday 16 January 2014.
JRD’s Daniel Reinhardt commented:
We are really excited to once again be supporting the Junior Top Guns event, it is a first class race meeting. The calibre of driver we have seen win the prize over the past five years has been very high and whilst they have not found it easy, every driver who has tested with us so far has shown the aptitude to progress successfully to circuit racing.
President of the Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club – Adam Bourke praised the support of Junior Racing Development:
The continued support of Junior Racing Development is extremely welcome by the Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club. Our association with JRD now dates five years which is a remarkable investment by the JRD team and one we hope can continue in the future. I ask all junior drivers interested in furthering their careers in motorsport to support Junior Racing Development and their development program when they are ready to make the transition to cars.
The Akebono Brakes Junior Top Guns event will be held from January 17th-18th 2014 at the Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club located in Deals Rd Reserve, Deals Rd Clayton. Parents and drivers are encouraged to log onto the clubs official website for further information and pre entry/supplementary regulations. With lots of prizes up for grabs such as Yamaha race gear, Yamaha Junior Clubman Engine, tyre sets, a Dave Sera “Deadly Junior” Kart Featuring Custom Suit and Driver Training plus a host of other giveaways this event is not to be missed!
Please support our event sponsors:
- Akebono Brakes
- Baron Engines
- James Sera’s Karting Centre
- Arrows Go Karts
- Yamaha
- Melbourne Karting Centre
- Deadly Driver Training
- Junior Racing Development
- J & A Kart Tuning
- Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club
- Australian Karting Association