Brilliant racing at PE kart
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01.05.2007
Round one of the Engen Supa Kart national
championship took place in awful conditions in Port Elizabeth
on Saturday (28 April).
Despite the cold and wet conditions,
there were very few incidents and the racing was as hard
and almost as fast as it would have been on a dry track.
Morgan McColl |
Morgan McColl gave the Toyota Castrol
Development team a big boost when he emerged victorious
in the 60cc GP Junior class. After qualifying sixth he
won the opening race and took his first ever overall win
at national level from Aston Hare by four points after
the latter had problems in the last race. Third went to
Capetonian Marco Busi followed by Luke Herring and Tiaan
Erasmus.
Axcil Jeffries |
Toyota celebrated again as the ever-consistent
Axcil Jefferies (Birel) won the hotly contested Rotax
powered Mini-Max class from fellow Birel driver Sean Frost.
Like McColl, it was Jefferies first win at National level.
TonyKart’s Jason Georgiou took third from Charl
Smalberger (PCR) and Jordan Pepper (Birel), the youngest
driver in the class.
Richard
Napier |
There was an amazing finish in the Junior
Max class as the top three drivers emerged with equal
points. In the end James Temple became another driver
to score his first big win as he took the win ahead of
fellow CRG driver Richard Napier as Andrew Middleton got
third.
Ralph Odendaal |
Ralph Odendaal (CRG) emerged with the
Rotax Max Challenge win after a faultless performance,
but his task was made easier when first heat winner David
Perel (Sodikart) suffered problems. Second went to Kevin
de Wit (CRG) as Mathew Hodges was third in his Birel followed
by Devin Robertson (CRG), Perel and Eugene Britz (Birel).
The twin speed Rotax DD2 win was another
Odendaal victory but he was pushed all the way by Kyle
Lawrence (Birel) while third went to Sodi mounted Gavin
Frost. Justin Allison (CRG) grabbed fourth from Jennifer
Murray (CRG) as Craig Allan rounded off the top six in
his Sodi.
In the Vortex engined Junior Rok class
victory went to local heroine Vicky Kemp (Birel) with
PCR Red Bull driver Caleb Williams taking the runner-up
slot and local ace Daniel Rowe (PCR) snatched third after
favourite Trent Williams (PCR) retired from the final
race. Adrian Wood (Birel) was fourth with Trent Williams
hanging on for fifth ahead of Peter Daley (TonyKart).
Super Rok was a thriller, but at the
end of the day Simon Moss (Tonykart) took a convincing
win ahead of Gennaro Bonafede in the Asiawing Birel while
Michael Stephen (Engen TonyKart) was third. Nicholas Toner
(Birel) put in a good performance to take fourth with
the minor placings going to Chassen Bright (PCR) and Robert
Briggs (TonyKart) who surprised many with his pace.
Round two of the Engen Supa Kart championship
takes place at Vereeniging on June 30th.
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