KA4 Junior Light Class
A big field of 21 drivers were competing in the KA4 Junior Light class including Australian champion #1 Cooper Webster and state champion #18 Jay Hanson, pictured here heading into turn 1 for the start of heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
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Qualifying
#1 Cooper Webster (Go-Kart Club of Victoria) set the pace in qualifying edging out #5 Corey Herbertson (Portland District Kart Club) by .142 tenths of a second and #18 Jay Hanson (Eastern Lions / Geelong Kart Club) only .155 tenths of a second off pole with 5 tenths of a second separating the top 7 and 1 second separating the top 13 drivers
Pos |
Kart | Driver |
Diff |
Best |
Club |
Sponsor |
State |
1 |
1 |
Cooper WEBSTER |
00:45.920 |
GKCV |
DPE Kart Technology |
VIC |
|
2 |
5 |
Corey HERBERTSON |
0.142 |
00:46.062 |
PORT |
chambers line boring |
VIC |
3 |
18 |
Jay HANSON |
0.155 |
00:46.075 |
E/LIONS, GEEL |
Ingal Civil Pana Group |
VIC |
4 |
26 |
Kai ALLEN |
0.297 |
00:46.217 |
PORT |
A1 Engines |
VIC |
5 |
94 |
Kobi WILLIAMS |
0.459 |
00:46.379 |
OAK |
A1Engines SICLIDS |
VIC |
6 |
96 |
Bailey COLLINS |
0.533 |
00:46.453 |
GIPP |
VFS, 2WO 7EVEN Graphics |
VIC |
7 |
76 | Emerson HARVEY | 0.567 | 00:46.487 | GKCV | Shannons Dutton Garage | VIC |
8 |
30 | Jobe STEWART | 0.660 | 00:46.580 | PORT | MMCR, Erebus Academy | VIC |
9 |
48 |
Jake CUSCHIERI |
0.712 |
00:46.632 |
E/LIONS |
Shamrock Racing |
VIC |
10 |
64 |
Kacey MANN |
0.729 |
00:46.649 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
11 |
67 |
Cooper JOHNSTONE |
0.787 |
00:46.707 |
GKCV |
CBJ Stainless Installation |
VIC |
12 |
8 |
Bradley JAMES |
0.802 |
00:46.722 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
13 |
61 |
Reef MCCARTHY |
1.033 |
00:46.953 |
GKCV |
Soumah |
VIC |
14 |
66 |
Tiana PATERSON |
1.044 |
00:46.964 |
GKCV |
DALE PATERSON MOTORSPORTS |
VIC |
15 |
44 |
Jack PENNACCHIA |
1.120 |
00:47.040 |
GKCV |
EXTREME KARTS |
VIC |
16 |
95 |
Joshua D’AMBROSIO |
1.470 |
00:47.390 |
OAK |
Zuruch Australia |
VIC |
17 |
14 |
Bodhi BRIGHT |
1.623 |
00:47.543 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
18 |
46 |
Coby DUNLOP |
1.817 |
00:47.737 |
BEN |
RMG/Vereker Stone |
VIC |
19 |
88 |
Johnny HILL |
1.966 |
00:47.886 |
GKCV |
RIJ Racing |
VIC |
20 |
6 |
Jackson LEE |
2.277 |
00:48.197 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
21 |
23 |
Jai STEPHENSON |
GKCV |
RJS Plumbing Services, HJM |
VIC |
Heat 1
#1 Cooper Webster and #94 Kobi Williams (who stated 5th) get away to a good start in the early stages of KA4 Junior Light heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
After qualifying 4th #26 Kai Allen (PORT) dropped back to 7th in heat 1 of KA4 Junior Light pictured here heading into turn 1 racing with #76 Emerson Harvey. (pic by Tim Francis)
#67 Cooper Johnstone leads #8 Bradley James and the trailing pack into turn 1 during heat 1 of KA4 Junior Light
#1 Cooper Webster out in the lead of KA4 Junior Light heat 1 going on to take the victory by only 7 tenths of a second from #18 Jay Hanson. (pic by Tim Francis)
#95 Joshua D’Ambrosio heads into turn 1 with #14 Bodhi Bright right on his tale. (pic by Tim Francis)
#96 Bailey Collins (Gippsland Go-Kart Club) showed some good pace all weekend just on the edge of the top 5 qualifying in 6th and finishing heat 1 in 5th. (pic by Tim Francis)
#44 Jack Pennacchia with the trailing pack heads into turn 1, with Pennacchia putting in a good drive in the final to scrape into the top 10 finishing 10th.
#30 Jobe Stewart (Portland District Kart Club) heads into turn 1 during heat 1 of KA4 Junior Light on his way to 6th after qualifying 8th. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Kobi Williams (OAK) and #5 Corey Herbertson (PORT) had a great scrap for 3rd spot during heat 1 of KA4 Junior Light heat 1. (pic by Tim Francis)
#48 Jake Cuschieri races with #64 Kacey Mann and #67 Cooper Johnstone during heat 1 of KA4 Junior Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
Heat 2
The big field of 21 KA4 Junior Light drivers head into turn 1 for the start of heat 2 with #5 Corey Herbertson not getting a good launch at the start and goes from the front row to 5th by turn 2. (pic by Tim Francis)
#1 Cooper Webster and #18 Jay Hanson lead the field out of turn 2 for the first time. (pic by Tim Francis)
#96 Bailey Collins ahead of #5 Corey Herbertson out of turn 2 with Herbertson recovering from his slow start to fight back to 3rd spot and Collins finishing in 5th in heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#18 Jay Hanson goes very late on the brakes to sneak up the inside of #1 Cooper Webster for the lead heading into the turn 2 right hander during heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#66 Tiana Paterson (GKCV) powers out of turn 2 during heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light and was knocking on the door of a good top 10 result throughout the weekend. (pic by Tim Francis)
After qualifying 13th #61 Reef McCarthy (GKCV) had a great final drive going on to finish inside the top 10 in 8th, pictured here during heat 2 of KA4 Junior Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
After qualifying in 7th Emerson Harvey (GKCV) would finish where he qualified in 7th pictured here during heat 2 KA4 Junior Light. (pic by Tim Francis)
#94 Kobi Williams (Oakleigh Go-Kart Racing Club) had a good weekend inside the top 5 in the KA4 Junior Light class taking 2nd in heat 3 and finishing the final in 6th. (pic by Tim Francis)
After qualifying and finishing heat 1 in 10th Kacey Mann (GKCV) then showed a great turn of speed picking up 8th in heat 2, having a great drive in the wet and winning heat 3 and taking the final step of the podium in the final finishing 3rd. (pic by Tim Francis)
Heat 3
The KA4 Junior Light class gets ready to heat out in the wet conditions on Sunday morning for heat 3. (pic by Tim Francis)
The KA4 Junior Light class heads into turn 1 for the first time of the weekend in the slippery conditions on full wets. (pic by Tim Francis)
#18 Jay Hanson leads the KA4 Junior Light class up the hill during heat 3. (pic by Tim Francis)
It was a great 6 way battle for the lead during heat 3 in the wet for the KA4 Junior Light class with #64 Kacey Mann, #18 Jay Hanson and #26 Kai Allen going 3 wide up the hill. (pic by Tim Francis)
#64 Kacey Mann leads the KA4 Junior Light class through the bus stop during heat 3. (pic by Tim Francis)
#18 Jay Hanson grabs the lead of the KA4 Junior Light heat 3 race and would go on to finish 3rd behind #64 Kacey Mann and #94 Kobi Williams. (pic by Tim Francis)
In o
ne of the best races of the weekend #18 Jay Hanson (Eastern Lions Kart Club / Geelong Kart Club) after getting a slow start would take out the 18 lap final of KA4 Junior Light ahead of #26 Kai Allen (PORT) and #64 Kacey Mann (GKCV) after a great battle for the lead with #1 Cooper Webster (GKCV). (pic by Tim Francis)
Final Video Highlights
Presentations for the top 3 placegetters in the KA4 Junior Light class from Round 1 of the 2017 Victorian Kart Championship at the Eastern Lions Kart Club on the 7th, 8th and 9th of April.
1st #18 Jay Hanson (Eastern Lions, Geelong, Ingal Civil Pana Group)
2nd #26 Kai Allen (PORT, A1 Engines)
3rd #64 Kacey Mann (GKCV)
Random Tyre Draw
The lucky random draw tyre winner for this class was Cooper Johnstone!
Presentations Video
Final results
Pos |
Kart |
Driver |
Laps |
Total |
Diff |
Best |
In Lap |
Club |
Sponosr |
State |
1 |
18 |
Jay HANSON |
18 |
13:23.377 |
|
00:46.443 |
14 |
E/LIONS, GEEL |
Ingal Civil Pana Group |
VIC |
2 |
26 |
Kai ALLEN |
18 |
13:24.972 |
1.595 |
00:46.652 |
9 |
PORT |
A1 Engines |
VIC |
3 |
64 |
Kacey MANN |
18 |
13:25.011 |
1.634 |
00:46.754 |
13 |
GKCV |
VIC |
|
4 |
1 |
Cooper WEBSTER |
18 |
13:25.843 |
2.466 |
00:46.308 |
13 |
GKCV |
DPE Kart Technology |
VIC |
5 |
5 |
Corey HERBERTSON |
18 |
13:25.969 |
2.592 |
00:46.872 |
7 |
PORT |
chambers line boring |
VIC |
6 |
94 |
Kobi WILLIAMS |
18 |
13:31.335 |
7.958 |
00:47.251 |
7 |
OAK |
A1Engines SICLIDS |
VIC |
7 |
76 |
Emerson HARVEY |
18 |
13:31.688 |
8.311 |
00:47.073 |
7 |
GKCV |
Shannons Dutton Garage |
VIC |
8 |
61 |
Reef MCCARTHY |
18 |
13:31.950 |
8.573 |
00:47.103 |
14 |
GKCV |
Soumah |
VIC |
9 |
96 |
Bailey COLLINS |
18 |
13:32.217 |
8.840 |
00:46.538 |
7 |
GIPP |
VFS, 2WO 7EVEN Graphics |
VIC |
10 |
44 |
Jack PENNACCHIA |
18 |
13:33.087 |
9.710 |
00:46.976 |
14 |
GKCV |
EXTREME KARTS |
VIC |
11 |
23 |
Jai STEPHENSON |
18 |
13:42.177 |
18.800 |
00:47.083 |
14 |
GKCV |
RJS Plumbing Services, HJM |
VIC |
12 |
8 |
Bradley JAMES |
18 |
13:42.832 |
19.455 |
00 :47.581 |
16 |
OAK |
VIC |
|
13 |
48 |
Jake CUSCHIERI |
18 |
13:43.060 |
19.683 |
00:47.595 |
6 |
E/LIONS |
Shamrock Racing |
VIC |
14 |
30 |
Jobe STEWART |
18 |
13:44.336 |
20.959 |
00:47.254 |
11 |
PORT |
MMCR, Erebus Academy |
VIC |
15 |
6 |
Jackson LEE |
18 |
13:53.798 |
30.421 |
00:48.113 |
11 |
E/LIONS |
VIC |
|
DNF |
46 |
Coby DUNLOP |
13 |
10:09.646 |
|
00:49.230 |
12 |
BEN |
RMG/Vereker Stone |
VIC |
DNF |
14 |
Bodhi BRIGHT |
11 |
8:11.555 |
|
00:48.275 |
11 |
GIPP |
VIC |
|
DNF |
88 |
Johnny HILL |
3 |
1:44.924 |
|
00:49.896 |
3 |
GKCV |
RIJ Racing |
VIC |
DNF |
66 |
Tiana PATERSON |
0 |
GKCV |
DALE PATERSON MOTORSPORTS |
VIC |
||||
DNS |
95 |
Joshua D’AMBROSIO |
0 |
OAK |
Zuruch Australia |
VIC |
||||
DNS |
67 |
Cooper JOHNSTONE |
0 |
GKCV |
CBJ Stainless Installation |
VIC |
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Also be sure to checkout the other photographers who attended the meeting Coopers Photography and Pace Images for more awesome images from the race meeting.