KA4 Junior Light
14 drivers lined up for the final round of the KA4 Junior Light class, with Joshua Smith holding a commanding 70 point lead in the championship ahead of Cooper Webster and Beau Harris.
Qualifying
|
1 |
34 |
Cooper WEBSTER |
00:46.244 |
GKCV |
CC Racing, Martini Heads |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
12 |
Joshua SMITH |
0.037 |
00:46.281 |
E/LIONS |
DPE Shamick Racing |
VIC |
|
3 |
18 |
Jay HANSON |
0.052 |
00:46.296 |
E/LIONS |
Pana Group, AA Holdings |
VIC |
|
4 |
76 |
Emerson HARVEY |
0.391 |
00:46.635 |
GKCV |
Shannons Dutton Garage |
VIC |
|
5 |
23 |
Jai STEPHENSON |
0.395 |
00:46.639 |
GKCV |
HJM race engines |
VIC |
|
6 |
88 |
Nicholas TREBILCOCK |
0.477 |
00:46.721 |
ROCH |
WesTreb Racing |
VIC |
|
7 |
45 |
Nicholas SCHEMBRI |
0.759 |
00:47.003 |
GKCV |
PENRITE & PRESTON HIRE |
VIC |
|
8 |
25 |
Beau HARRIS |
0.955 |
00:47.199 |
ROCH |
SNAP TEST & TAG |
VIC |
|
9 |
11 |
Hamish ALLAN |
1.181 |
00:47.425 |
OAK |
E-AUTOPARTS |
VIC |
|
10 |
22 |
Callum POTTER |
1.227 |
00:47.471 |
OAK |
KARTSTARS |
VIC |
|
11 |
16 |
Coady GORRINGE |
1.388 |
00:47.632 |
SWAH, GEEL, MILD |
Valvoline |
VIC |
|
12 |
5 |
Corey HERBERTSON |
1.408 |
00:47.652 |
PORT |
chambers line boring |
VIC |
|
13 |
97 |
Rhys KEMP |
1.519 |
00:47.763 |
GKCV |
Manpak / A1 Engines |
VIC |
|
14 |
28 |
Matthew HILLYER |
OAK |
Betta mulch |
VIC |
Heat 1
#12 Joshua Smith took the win after qualifying 2nd on the grid ahead of #34 Cooper Webster and #76 Emerson Harvey.
Heat 2
Would see a great 5 kart battle for the lead between Cooper Webster, Joshua Smith, Jay Hanson, Jai Stephenson and Emerson Harvey all racing close, eventually Webster taking the win by 8 tenths of a second from Hanson and Smith.
KA4 Junior Light class take the start for heat 2
#34 Cooper Webster racing hard with #12 Joshua Smith in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light
#97 Rhys Kemp in action in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light
#45 Nicholas Schembri out of turn 1 in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light
#76 Emerson Harvey drove to 5th position in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light
#25 Beau Harris leads #11 Hamish Allan ahead of a pack of drivers heading into turn 1 in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light
Pre Final
The pre final would see a cracking race between Smith, Hanson and Webster, with Hanson taking over the lead mid race. Webster sat on the tail of Hanson followed by Smith until the last lap when Webster got buy at turn 2 with Hanson immediately trying to come back, Smith then went for a pass down the inside of Hanson at the last right hand turn making a small amount of contact with Hanson which forced the chain to come off Hansons kart forcing him out with a DNF two corners from the end of the 15 lap race.
#12 Joshua Smith, #18 Jay Hanson and #34 Cooper Webster had a great battle in the pre final with Hanson dropping a chain after fighting for the lead only 2 corners from the finish
Unlucky #18 Jay Hanson heads back to the pits after dropping a chain 2 corners from the finish in the pre final of KA4 Junior Light
Final
Like the pre final again it would be Smith, Hanson and Webster battling hard out front clear of the pack. With some fantastic racing throughout the race the drivers were nose to tail coming onto the last straight, with Smith and Webster using the draft and getting a good run on Hanson on the run to the finishing line with the 3 drivers 3 wide crossing the line, it was Smith pulling off one of the smallest margins of victory and closest wins ever seen in any motor race in any category winning by .001 of a second over Hanson who was .072 seconds ahead of Webster at the line in what was an amazing finish.
The top 3 KA4 Junior Light place getters for Round 4 of the Victorian Kart Championship at Eastern Lions Kart Club, from left 2nd place Jay Hanson, 1st place Joshua Smith, 3rd place Cooper Webster.
KA4 Junior Light Final
|
1 |
12 |
Joshua SMITH |
18 |
13:01.808 |
00:45.623 |
14 |
E/LIONS |
DPE Shamick Racing |
VIC |
|
|
2 |
18 |
Jay HANSON |
18 |
13:01.809 |
0.001 |
00:45.669 |
12 |
E/LIONS |
Pana Group, AA Holdings |
VIC |
|
3 |
34 |
Cooper WEBSTER |
18 |
13:01.881 |
0.073 |
00:45.674 |
12 |
GKCV |
CC Racing, Martini Heads |
VIC |
|
4 |
97 |
Rhys KEMP |
18 |
13:11.770 |
9.962 |
00:46.061 |
10 |
GKCV |
Manpak / A1 Engines |
VIC |
|
5 |
25 |
Beau HARRIS |
18 |
13:11.985 |
10.177 |
00:46.258 |
9 |
ROCH |
SNAP TEST & TAG |
VIC |
|
6 |
23 |
Jai STEPHENSON |
18 |
13:12.057 |
10.249 |
00:45.988 |
7 |
GKCV |
HJM race engines |
VIC |
|
7 |
45 |
Nicholas SCHEMBRI |
18 |
13:17.465 |
15.657 |
00:46.550 |
4 |
GKCV |
PENRITE & PRESTON HIRE |
VIC |
|
8 |
88 |
Nicholas TREBILCOCK |
18 |
13:18.948 |
17.140 |
00:46.197 |
10 |
ROCH |
WesTreb Racing |
VIC |
|
9 |
16 |
Coady GORRINGE |
18 |
13:24.334 |
22.526 |
00:46.534 |
11 |
SWAH, GEEL, MILD |
Valvoline |
VIC |
|
10 |
22 |
Callum POTTER |
18 |
13:24.435 |
22.627 |
00:46.715 |
7 |
OAK |
KARTSTARS |
VIC |
|
11 |
76 |
Emerson HARVEY |
18 |
13:24.609 |
22.801 |
00:46.127 |
10 |
GKCV |
Shannons Dutton Garage |
VIC |
|
12 |
5 |
Corey HERBERTSON |
18 |
13:25.178 |
23.370 |
00:46.886 |
8 |
PORT |
chambers line boring |
VIC |
|
13 |
11 |
Hamish ALLAN |
18 |
13:28.514 |
26.706 |
00:47.011 |
7 |
OAK |
E-AUTOPARTS |
VIC |
|
DNS |
28 |
Matthew HILLYER |
0 |
OAK |
Betta mulch |
VIC |
KA4 Junior Light Class Championship Trophy Presentation
The top 3 place getters in the 2016 KA4 Junior Light Victorian Kart Championship, from left 2nd place Cooper Webster, 1st place Joshua Smith, 3rd place Beau Harris
2016 KA4 Junior Light Victorian State Champion Joshua Smith celebrates his championship victory alongside Cooper Webster
2016 KA4 Junior Light Victorian State Champion Joshua Smith celebrates his championship victory
2016 KA4 Junior Light Victorian State Champion Joshua Smith celebrates his championship victory
KA4 Junior Light Final Championship Standings
1 Joshua SMITH 271
2 Cooper WEBSTER 206
3 Beau HARRIS 172
4 Jay HANSON 155
5 Rhys KEMP 127
6 Nicholas SCHEMBRI 119
7 Nicholas TREBILCOCK 112
8 Samuel DOWNING 109
9 Jai STEPHENSON 107
10 Emerson HARVEY 101
11 Jaxson COX 99
12 Finn CASSIDY 98
13 Angelo MOUZOURIS 69
14 Kacey MANN 60
15 Callum POTTER 51
16 Jack PENNACCHIA 45
17 Coady GORRINGE 43
18 Corey HERBERTSON 36
19 Matthew HILLYER 36
20 Kai UPITER 34
21 Hamish ALLAN 27
22 Jai SPAREY 18
23 Sean LARKIN 16
24 Kristian MASTROIANNI 8
25 Oliver MCNAUGHT 8
26 Tiana PATERSON 3
27 Cameron HUTCHISON 0
28 Max GREEN 0
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