KA3 Senior Light
James Sera entered the last round with a 29 point lead in the championship over Justin Francis, with Jordan Nicolaou, Spencer Ackermann and Cody Donald all seperated by 2 points.
Qualifying
|
1 |
34 |
Jordan NICOLAOU |
00:45.042 |
GKCV |
J & A Tuning&Shamick |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
1 |
James SERA |
0.070 |
00:45.112 |
OAK, GKCV |
JSKC Racing |
VIC |
|
3 |
89 |
Wayne BOURKE |
0.091 |
00:45.133 |
OAK |
Ozcool, Tonykart Aus |
VIC |
|
4 |
21 |
Benjamin MOURITZ |
0.164 |
00:45.206 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
|
5 |
37 |
Jack BELL |
0.219 |
00:45.261 |
OAK |
Baron Engines-TonyKart Aus |
VIC |
|
6 |
60 |
Cody DONALD |
0.231 |
00:45.273 |
E/LIONS |
DPEKT RKC |
VIC |
|
7 |
19 |
Spencer ACKERMANN |
0.414 |
00:45.456 |
GEEL |
VIC |
|
|
8 |
17 |
Jake CONGDON |
0.511 |
00:45.553 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
9 |
41 |
Michael CARLESS |
0.563 |
00:45.605 |
OAK |
colda refrigeration |
VIC |
|
10 |
23 |
Jackson MOORE |
0.909 |
00:45.951 |
E/LIONS |
Blastrite Services |
VIC |
|
11 |
46 |
Elijah D’CRUZ |
1.065 |
00:46.107 |
E/LIONS |
D’Cruz Con/Pulse Tuning |
VIC |
|
12 |
14 |
Clayton RICHARDS |
1.090 |
00:46.132 |
GIPP |
Steve Richards Motorsport |
VIC |
|
13 |
59 |
Cameron MCLEAN |
1.314 |
00:46.356 |
E/LIONS |
Ringwood Kart Centre |
VIC |
|
14 |
31 |
James DI VENERE |
1.579 |
00:46.621 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
|
15 |
83 |
Cooper HUDSON |
2.336 |
00:47.378 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
DNS |
3 |
Justin FRANCIS |
OAK, GKCV |
Koda Capital |
VIC |
Heat 1
Heat 1 would see Jordan Nicolaou convert his pole position into a victory, ahead of Sera, Jack Bell and Donald.
The KA3 Senior Light field head into turn 1 for the first time for their heat 1
#34 Jordan Nicolaou leads #37 Jack Bell ahead of the rest of the field in KA3 Senior Light heat 1
#19 Spencer Ackermann ahead of #1 James Sera and #37 Jack Bell in the early running of KA3 Senior Light heat 1
#59 Cameron McLean ahead of #17 Jake Congdon in heat of KA3 Senior Light
#46 Elijah D’Cruz races with #23 Jackson Moore in heat 1 of KA3 Senior Light
Heat 2
In heat 2 Jack Bell showed great pace duking it out with Nicolaou throughout the race and going on to take the win with Ackermann in 3rd position ahead of Sera.
The KA3 Senior Light field head into turn 1 for the start of heat 2
#89 Wayne Bourke ahead of #60 Cody Donald and #21 Benjamin Mouritz in heat 2 of KA3 Senior Light
#37 Jack Bell leads #34 Jordan Nicolaou, #1 James Sera and #19 Spencer Ackermann in heat 2 of KA3 Senior Light
Pre Final
In the pre final Sera was able to stick to the back of Nicolaou in the opening laps and went on to take the lead mid race. Bell again showing great speed was able to join the front two runners and passed Sera ont he inside into turn 1, with Ackermann also getting by Sera to take third position.
The start of the pre final for the KA3 Senior Light class
#59 Cameron McLean takes a top 10 finish in the pre final of KA3 Senior Light
#23 Jackson Moore in action during the pre final of KA3 Senior Light
#83 Cooper Hudson in action during heat 2 of the KA3 Senior Light class
#37 Jack Bell on his way to 2nd spot in the KA3 Senior Light pre final
Final
The start of the Senior Light final had to be restarted due to both lights being stuck on in the starters lights. On the restart #60 Cody Donald showed his best speed of the weekend working his way up to 2nd position with Sera dropping back to 5th. Donald briefly took the lead from Nicolaou on lap 12 only to then have Spencer Ackermann take the lead the following lap, holding on to take out a great victory ahead of Nicolaou with Sera getting back to take 3rd and secure 1st overall in the championship.
#19 Spencer Ackermann leads the field at the start of the final for the KA3 Seniuor Light class
#1 James Sera came home in 3rd position in the final of KA3 Senior Light which secured him 1st place overall in this years championship
The top 3 placegetters for Round 4 of the Victorian Kart Championship at Eastern Lions Kart Club, from left 2nd place Jordan Nicolaou, 1st place Spencer Ackermann, 3rd place James Sera.
KA3 Senior Light Final
|
1 |
19 |
Spencer ACKERMANN |
18 |
12:47.044 |
00:44.802 |
8 |
GEEL |
VIC |
||
|
2 |
34 |
Jordan NICOLAOU |
18 |
12:48.553 |
1.509 |
00:44.608 |
17 |
GKCV |
J & A Tuning&Shamick |
VIC |
|
3 |
1 |
James SERA |
18 |
12:48.729 |
1.685 |
00:44.840 |
9 |
OAK, GKCV |
JSKC Racing |
VIC |
|
4 |
37 |
Jack BELL |
18 |
12:48.821 |
1.777 |
00:44.780 |
8 |
OAK |
Baron Engines-TonyKart Aus |
VIC |
|
5 |
60 |
Cody DONALD |
18 |
12:48.821 |
1.777 |
00:44.716 |
4 |
E/LIONS |
DPEKT RKC |
VIC |
|
6 |
21 |
Benjamin MOURITZ |
18 |
12:49.070 |
2.026 |
00:44.826 |
13 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
|
7 |
89 |
Wayne BOURKE |
18 |
12:52.277 |
5.233 |
00:45.076 |
13 |
OAK |
Ozcool, Tonykart Aus |
VIC |
|
8 |
59 |
Cameron MCLEAN |
18 |
12:54.595 |
7.551 |
00:45.232 |
5 |
E/LIONS |
Ringwood Kart Centre |
VIC |
|
9 |
41 |
Michael CARLESS |
18 |
12:57.563 |
10.519 |
00:45.260 |
14 |
OAK |
colda refrigeration |
VIC |
|
10 |
17 |
Jake CONGDON |
18 |
13:01.707 |
14.663 |
00:45.316 |
7 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
11 |
23 |
Jackson MOORE |
18 |
13:05.351 |
18.307 |
00:45.370 |
9 |
E/LIONS |
Blastrite Services |
VIC |
|
12 |
83 |
Cooper HUDSON |
18 |
13:05.439 |
18.395 |
00:45.458 |
11 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
|
13 |
46 |
Elijah D’CRUZ |
18 |
13:09.843 |
22.799 |
00:45.643 |
14 |
E/LIONS |
D’Cruz Con/Pulse Tuning |
VIC |
|
14 |
31 |
James DI VENERE |
18 |
13:09.913 |
22.869 |
00:45.550 |
7 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
|
15 |
14 |
Clayton RICHARDS |
18 |
13:13.343 |
26.299 |
00:45.690 |
13 |
GIPP |
Steve Richards Motorsport |
VIC |
|
DNS |
3 |
Justin FRANCIS |
0 |
OAK, GKCV |
Koda Capital |
VIC |
KA3 Senior Light Class Championship Trophy Presentation
James Sera is presented with his 1st place championship trophy in the KA3 Senior light class
The top 3 placegetters in the 2016 KA3 Senior Light class of the Victorian Kart Championship, from left 2nd place Jordan Nicolaou, 1st James Sera, 3rd place Spencer Ackermann.
Celebrations underway in the KA3 Senior Light class with Jordan Nicolaou, James Sera and Spencer Ackermann
James Sera celebrates with Spencer Ackermann on the podium for the KA3 Senior Light class
KA3 Senior Light Final Championship Standings
1 James SERA 240
2 Jordan NICOLAOU 212
3 Spencer ACKERMANN 207
4 Cody DONALD 179
5 Justin FRANCIS 153
6 Jack BELL 147
7 Benjamin MOURITZ 136
8 Michael CARLESS 130
9 Harrison CARR 110
10 Cameron MCLEAN 87
11 Matthew MCLEAN 77
12 Elijah D’CRUZ 73
13 Andy SIMPSON 73
14 Jake CONGDON 69
15 Simon FALLON 54
16 Wayne BOURKE 34
17 James DI VENERE 32
18 Clayton RICHARDS 29
19 Jackson MOORE 22
20 Chris BURKE 20
21 Adam PASEK 18
22 Cooper HUDSON 11
23 Angelo D’ETTORRE 8
24 Adam DAVIES 5
25 Mark APPLEBY 5
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