TAG 125 Light
Heading into the final round Morgan Feast held a 27 point lead over Leigh Nicolou, with Zac Soutar a further 3 points behind with Troy Alger also in with the chance to finish in the top 3.
Qualifying
1 |
4 |
Leigh NICOLAOU |
00:44.763 |
GKCV |
Shamick/J&A tuning |
VIC |
|
2 |
72 |
Toby POPE |
0.080 |
00:44.843 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
3 |
13 |
Troy ALGER |
0.196 |
00:44.959 |
GIPP |
Ciloms Lodge HPC CC |
VIC |
4 |
52 |
Matthew BENINCA |
0.237 |
00:45.000 |
GKCV |
Beninca Racing |
VIC |
5 |
39 |
Morgan FEAST |
0.279 |
00:45.042 |
MGKC |
JSKC,J&A,C&G,Macs Hotel |
SA |
6 |
98 |
Rohan KINENS |
0.364 |
00:45.127 |
GEEL |
HINDLE KARTING |
VIC |
7 |
11 |
Zac SOUTAR |
0.376 |
00:45.139 |
GEEL |
Adams Print/Master Karting |
VIC |
8 |
32 |
Olivia DALLA-ZUANNA |
0.505 |
00:45.268 |
GKCV |
Paint and Custom Workshop |
VIC |
9 |
67 |
Jarrod SPENCER-HARPER |
0.524 |
00:45.287 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
10 |
37 |
Aaron IVERS |
0.598 |
00:45.361 |
GEEL |
Ivers Waste Hindle Karting |
VIC |
11 |
56 |
Thomas MCCULLOCH |
0.601 |
00:45.364 |
ALB |
SMITHS ICE AND ARNOLDS |
VIC |
12 |
20 |
Daniel GRIFFIN |
0.705 |
00:45.468 |
OAK |
Page Bros RV |
VIC |
13 |
84 |
Mark COVALEA |
0.933 |
00:45.696 |
E/LIONS |
Covalea Carpets |
VIC |
14 |
66 |
Joshua THOMAS |
1.160 |
00:45.923 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
15 |
46 |
Nathan GROVER |
1.252 |
00:46.015 |
OAK |
Lilydale Brake & Clutch |
VIC |
16 |
35 |
Ray-Yu WANG |
1.434 |
00:46.197 |
KA |
Shin Zong Motorsport |
AUSTRALIA |
17 |
15 |
Rory SPENCER |
2.069 |
00:46.832 |
OAK |
VIC | |
18 |
21 |
Kieran CORRIGAN |
6.395 |
00:51.158 |
GKCV |
VIC | |
19 |
14 |
Bar |
|
GKCV |
B & A Concrete Pumping | VIC | |
20 |
22 |
Anthony CICCONE |
GKCV |
VIC |
Heat 1
Championship leader #39 Morgan Feast charged through from 5th position to take the victory in heat 1 by .3 of a second over #72 Toby Pope and #13 Troy Alger 3rd, with a DNF to championship contender Nicolaou.
Heat 2
Into turn 1 for heat 2 and contact was made between #52 Matthew Beninca and #98 Rohan Kinens both ending up in the sand trap with a DNF. It was a close nose to tail battle between Alger, Soutar, Feast, McCulloch and Nicolaou until Feast was able to get clear in the final stages going on to win by 1.9 seconds from Soutar with McCulloch 3rd.
The TaG 125 Light class head into turn 1 for the first time in heat 2
#20 Daniel Griffin and #84 Mark Covalea race hard at the start of heat 2 in the TaG 125 Light class
#13 Troy Alger leads #4 Leigh Nicolaou and #39 Morgan Feast during heat 2 of TaG 125 Light
#4 Leigh Nicolaou takes over the lead in heat 2 of TaG 125 Light
#4 Nicolaou goes down the inside to take back the lead only to run a fraction wide allowing Feast to retake the lead followed by Soutar
#72 Toby Pope overtakes up the inside of #13 Troy Alger under brakes at turn 2 and makes slight contact
Pre Final
In the pre final Morgan Feast made it 3 wins from 3 starts winning by .4 of a second from Toby Pope and Troy Alger.
The Tag 125 Light class head into turn 1 for the first time in the pre final
#35 Ray-Yu Wang in action during heat 3 of TaG 125 Light
#39 Morgan Feast went on to make it 3 wins from 3 starts at Round 4 still with the final to come
#39 Morgan Feast secures victory in the pre final of TaG 125 Light
Final
There was carnage at the start of the TaG 125 Light final with the field really tight and bunching up multiple incidents occurred in turns 1 and 2 which would see championship leader Morgan Feast shuffled to the mid pack but that didn’t stop him from working his way to the front of the field. Out front it was a great fight between Nicolaou, Alger, Pope and Beninca. On the second last lap Beninca made a move up the inside of Nicolaou into the last right hander and there was contact made which Nicolaou was not happy about. Beninca going on to take the victory from Nicolaou, Pope in 3rd and Feast putting in a excellent recovery drive to reach the front after being mid pack at the start to clinch the championship in what was one of the best races of the day you would not see any better racing in any other form of motorsport.
One of the best races of the weekend was the final of TaG 125 Light with a huge scrap for first place between at least 6 drivers throughout the race
#52 Matthew Beninca made a pass on the second last lap and took victory in the final of TaG 125 Light making a great come back after a DNF in heat 2
The top 3 placegetters for Round 4 of the Victorian Kart Championship at the Eastern Lions Kart Club, TaG 125 Light class from left 2nd place Leigh Nicolaou, 1st place Matthew Beninca, 3rd place Toby Pope.
TaG 125 Light Final
1 |
52 |
Matthew BENINCA |
18 |
12:42.953 |
00:44.488 |
9 |
GKCV |
Beninca Racing |
VIC |
|
2 |
4 |
Leigh NICOLAOU |
18 |
12:43.327 |
0.374 |
00:44.640 |
7 |
GKCV |
Shamick/J&A tuning |
VIC |
3 |
72 |
Toby POPE |
18 |
12:43.482 |
0.529 |
00:44.415 |
10 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
4 |
39 |
Morgan FEAST |
18 |
12:43.653 |
0.700 |
00:44.160 |
16 |
MGKC |
JSKC,J&A,C&G,Macs Hotel |
SA |
5 |
13 |
Troy ALGER |
18 |
12:44.212 |
1.259 |
00:44.213 |
9 |
GIPP |
Ciloms Lodge HPC CC |
VIC |
6 |
56 |
Thomas MCCULLOCH |
18 |
12:46.223 |
3.270 |
00:44.529 |
9 |
ALB |
SMITHS ICE AND ARNOLDS |
VIC |
7 |
11 |
Zac SOUTAR |
18 |
12:46.927 |
3.974 |
00:44.482 |
6 |
GEEL |
Adams Print/Master Karting |
VIC |
8 |
32 |
Olivia DALLA-ZUANNA |
18 |
12:47.201 |
4.248 |
00:44.731 |
8 |
GKCV |
Paint and Custom Workshop |
VIC |
9 |
98 |
Rohan KINENS |
18 |
12:47.371 |
4.418 |
00:44.396 |
6 |
GEEL |
HINDLE KARTING |
VIC |
10 |
20 |
Daniel GRIFFIN |
18 |
12:48.667 |
5.714 |
00:44.647 |
16 |
OAK |
Page Bros RV |
VIC |
11 |
67 |
Jarrod SPENCER-HARPER |
18 |
12:49.529 |
6.576 |
00:44.661 |
10 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
12 |
37 |
Aaron IVERS |
18 |
12:49.769 |
6.816 |
00:44.681 |
10 |
GEEL |
Ivers Waste Hindle Karting |
VIC |
13 |
84 |
Mark COVALEA |
18 |
13:01.212 |
18.259 |
00:45.320 |
8 |
E/LIONS |
Covalea Carpets |
VIC |
14 |
46 |
Nathan GROVER |
18 |
13:05.076 |
22.123 |
00:45.538 |
13 |
OAK |
Lilydale Brake & Clutch |
VIC |
15 |
21 |
Kieran CORRIGAN |
18 |
13:05.721 |
22.768 |
00:45.444 |
12 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
16 |
15 |
Rory SPENCER |
18 |
13:06.383 |
23.430 |
00:45.317 |
10 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
DNF |
35 |
Ray-Yu WANG |
3 |
1:51.663 |
00:49.071 |
2 |
KA |
Shin Zong Motorsport |
AUST RALIA |
|
DNF |
66 |
Joshua THOMAS |
1 |
0:15.728 |
GKCV |
VIC |
||||
DNS |
14 |
Barbara ANAGNOSTIADIS |
0 |
GKCV |
B & A Concrete Pumping |
VIC |
||||
DNS |
22 |
Anthony CICCONE |
0 |
GKCV |
VIC |
TaG 125 Light Championship Trophy Presentation
The top 3 placegetters in the 2016 TaG 125 Light Victorian Kart Championship, from left 2nd place Leigh Nicolaou, 1st place Morgan Feast, 3rd place Zac Soutar.
Leigh Nicolaou celebrates 2nd place in the championship in the TaG 125 Light class
Celebrations in the TaG 125 Light class at the Victorian Kart Championship
Celebrations in the TaG 125 Light class at the Victorian Kart Championship, 1st place overall Morgan Feast and 3rd place Zac Soutar
TaG 125 Light Championship Standings
1 Morgan FEAST 253
2 Leigh NICOLAOU 219
3 Zac SOUTAR 215
4 Troy ALGER 187
5 Matthew BENINCA 129
6 Thomas MCCULLOCH 114
7 Bradley JENNER 85
8 Daniel GRIFFIN 75
9 Wayne BOURKE 73
10 Olivia DALLA-ZUANNA 62
11 Rohan KINENS 60
12 Toby POPE 59
13 Adam LINDSTROM 57
14 Bradley STEWART 56
15 Aaron IVERS 47
16 Nikolaj THOMAS 46
17 Nathan GROVER 44
18 Jarrod SPENCER-HARPER 41
19 Bradley MARSH-STEPNEY 38
20 Cory ARNETT 36
21 Michael AMBELAS 33
22 Daniel ROCHFORD 28
23 Jordan RAE 28
24 Joshua THOMAS 25
25 Rory SPENCER 19
26 Matthew WALL 17
27 Ray-Yu WANG 16
28 Mark COVALEA 12
28 Jack SCANLAN 12
28 Paul GLOWACKI 12
31 Elly MORROW 9
31 Matthew IREDALE 9
33 Aaron JACKSON 8
34 Kieran CORRIGAN 4
34 James CORNFOOT 4
36 Barbara ANAGNOSTIADIS 3
37 Jarryd VEALE 2
37 Mark HATTON 2
39 Anthony CICCONE 0
39 Aaron HINDLE 0
39 Alan HAYNES 0
39 Andrew SOTIROPOULOS 0
39 Ayrton CREAGH 0
39 Brock RAE 0
39 Jamie WESTAWAY 0
39 Jaymi MACKAY 0
39 Matthew HOLGATE 0
39 Mitchell SUTEJ 0
39 Steve RYAN 0
39 William HAWKES 0
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