Just under 250 drivers ventured to the Eastern Lions Kart Club, Puckapunyal for the 2019 Victorian Kart Championship which was held across 3 glorious days of competition that included qualifying, 4 heats and a winner take all final.
With this year’s championship going back to its traditional 1 meeting only, the pressure on the drivers and the intensity of the racing would be high but would also provide all drivers with the opportunity to get that coveted state championship win and blue number plate.
50 interstate drivers that included some big names of the sport from NSW, SA, WA, TAS and QLD made the trip to the Hume International Raceway for the event to take on the local Victorians which would add even extra spice to the racing.
X30 Light class
In qualifying #52 Matthew Beninca (GKCV) would put it on pole by the narrowest margin possible by .001 ahead of fellow (GKCV) driver #49 Bradley Jenner with NSW driver #24 Jaiden Pope also under a tenth off pole.
In the heats a few young drivers put in some great performances after stepping up from the junior ranks including Kai Allen (MGKC, SA) and Samuel Downing (GIPP) but it was Jaiden Pope that took the first 3 heat wins, with Bradley Jenner fighting back to win heat 4.
In the final starting from the 3rd row Matthew Beninca got a great start at the lights and tried to go down the middle but got caught in a sandwich and was unlucky to be launched high into the air and to the back of the pack.
Jaiden Pope and Bradley Jenner were able to break away from the rest of the field going nose to tail in the early stages with Jenner making his move just after half distance. At the end of the 2nd last lap Pope would put it down the inside to recapture the lead, on the last lap heading back up the hill Jenner had momentum and tried to get up the inside of Pope but could not complete the pass with Pope going on to take victory, Jenner 2nd, South Australian #39 Morgan Feast coming through to finish in 3rd and WA’s #20 Kip Foster putting in a great drive to come in 4th. Matthew Beninca would rue his unlucky start setting the fastest lap and coming back to finish in 9th.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 24 | Jaiden POPE | 14:12.0 | 0 | 20 | 43.799 | 18 |
| 2 | 49 | Bradley JENNER | 14:12.7 | 0.615 | 20 | 43.796 | 17 |
| 3 | 36 | Morgan FEAST | 14:14.0 | 1.993 | 20 | 43.901 | 19 |
| 4 | 20 | KIP FOSTER | 14:16.8 | 4.715 | 20 | 43.815 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | Kai ALLEN | 14:16.9 | 4.814 | 20 | 43.905 | 12 |
| 6 | 7 | Angus WALLACE | 14:19.6 | 7.582 | 20 | 43.902 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | Olivia DALLA-ZUANNA | 14:19.7 | 7.644 | 20 | 43.834 | 9 |
| 8 | 14 | Leigh NICOLAOU | 14:20.5 | 8.424 | 20 | 43.992 | 12 |
| 9 | 52 | Matthew BENINCA | 14:20.5 | 8.453 | 20 | 43.391 | 10 |
| 10 | 8 | Jacob DOWSON | 14:22.0 | 9.969 | 20 | 43.823 | 9 |
| 11 | 59 | Ray-Yu WANG | 14:23.1 | 11.081 | 20 | 44.132 | 11 |
| 12 | 96 | Samuel DOWNING | 14:23.4 | 11.312 | 20 | 44.151 | 10 |
| 13 | 82 | Connor FARR | 14:23.7 | 11.683 | 20 | 43.964 | 10 |
| 14 | 32 | Benjamen DELANEY | 14:24.1 | 12.106 | 20 | 44.178 | 11 |
| 15 | 50 | Antonio MOLLUSO | 14:24.9 | 12.906 | 20 | 44.228 | 15 |
| 16 | 77 | Lucas O’BRIEN | 14:26.3 | 14.219 | 20 | 44.281 | 9 |
| DNF | 10 | Benjamin BIZZARRI | 08:41.7 | 0 | 12 | 45.242 | 6 |
| DNF | 29 | William CARROLL | 01:48.6 | 0 | 3 | 44.769 | 3 |
| DNS | 97 | Rhys KEMP | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
KA4 Junior Light class
A big field of 25 drivers lined up for the KA4 Junior Light class and it was GKCV driver #68 Hugh Barter that would take pole with a lap of 46.405 just edging out #80 Nicholas Sacco and #325 Marcus Pisani by under a tenth of a second.
In the heats NSW driver #13 Cody Maynes-Rutty would show some great speed winning the first 3 heats with Barter, Sacco and Kobi Williams on his tail, Barter fighting back to take victory in heat 4.
In the 20 lap final Barter and Maynes-Rutty would break away from the pack that was having a big scrap for 3rd until a crashing involving #9 Elliot Bellars would force a full course caution and regroup of the entire pack while officials fixed the tyre barrier at the end fo turn 1.
With the whole pack nose to tail the front 2 drivers of Barter and Maynes-Rutty were able to again break free with Maynes-Rutty having a few looks around the outside on the last lap but Barter held his nerve and went on to take victory from Maynes-Rutty with Kobi Williams coming home in 3rd spot.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 68 | Hugh BARTER | 16:29.2 | 0 | 20 | 45.974 | 13 |
| 2 | 13 | Cody MAYNES-RUTTY | 16:29.3 | 0.058 | 20 | 45.971 | 13 |
| 3 | 94 | Kobi WILLIAMS | 16:39.4 | 10.162 | 20 | 46.502 | 3 |
| 4 | 54 | Nathan BRIEN | 16:41.1 | 11.944 | 20 | 46.684 | 12 |
| 5 | 19 | Jake SANTALUCIA | 16:41.2 | 12.014 | 20 | 46.69 | 15 |
| 6 | 23 | Joe FAWCETT | 16:42.3 | 13.05 | 20 | 46.444 | 11 |
| 7 | 7 | MASON KELLY | 16:42.5 | 13.288 | 20 | 46.391 | 20 |
| 8 | 83 | Harrison CAMPBELL | 16:44.4 | 15.184 | 20 | 46.667 | 4 |
| 9 | 44 | Jarred FARRELL | 16:44.4 | 15.248 | 20 | 46.671 | 15 |
| 10 | 50 | Cameron MCLEOD | 16:44.7 | 15.492 | 20 | 46.693 | 17 |
| 11 | 80 | Nicholas SACCO | 16:44.8 | 15.636 | 20 | 46.38 | 3 |
| 12 | 72 | Jaylen PARAGREEN | 16:45.4 | 16.198 | 20 | 46.616 | 4 |
| 13 | 49 | Toby CALLOW | 16:49.3 | 20.138 | 20 | 46.673 | 5 |
| 14 | 75 | Jake KRASNA | 16:50.5 | 21.325 | 20 | 46.969 | 11 |
| 15 | 21 | James CEVERI | 16:50.7 | 21.53 | 20 | 47.126 | 5 |
| 16 | 55 | Nicolas MENDEZ | 16:51.0 | 21.79 | 20 | 46.812 | 15 |
| 17 | 24 | Aleksandar STEFANOVICH | 16:52.1 | 22.911 | 20 | 47.09 | 4 |
| 18 | 91 | Xavier KOKAI | 16:52.4 | 23.156 | 20 | 46.856 | 4 |
| 19 | 92 | Matthew DOMASCHENZ | 16:53.6 | 24.413 | 20 | 46.481 | 3 |
| 20 | 99 | Jorja EDWARDS | 16:54.4 | 25.177 | 20 | 47.346 | 20 |
| DNF | 82 | Corbin BAILEY | 14:38.3 | 0 | 17 | 46.579 | 3 |
| DNF | 25 | Marcus PISANI | 12:44.2 | 0 | 15 | 46.242 | 2 |
| DNF | 22 | Oscar TARGETT | 08:07.9 | 0 | 9 | 46.569 | 2 |
| DNF | 9 | Elliot BELLARS | 03:07.2 | 0 | 4 | 46.995 | 4 |
| DQ | 96 | Brodie THOMSON | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Cadet 9 class
19 drivers lined up in the Cadet 9 class and in qualifying there was nothing in it with 6 drivers separated by under a tenth of a second, with QLD driver #68 Jenson Burns taking pole with a lap of 50.112 ahead of Tasmania’s #24 Oliver Wickham and NSW driver #14 Riley Blaxell.
Queenlands #81 Ky Burke would take victory in heat 1, Jenson Burns the victor in heat 2 but then Victorian GKCV driver #9 James Anagnostiadis was able to show his speed putting in some great drives to claim victory in heat 3 and 4.
In the final Anagnostiadis was able to break free by 10 kart lengths in the early stages while #15 Samuel March, #66 Cooper Stapleton, #23 Jaxson Burns and #68 Jenson Burns all fought it out for 3rd spot. The group finally settling down and working together as they reeled in Anagnostiadis with a few laps to go but Anagnostiadis held strong and went on to claim the victory by 3 tenths of a second ahead of #23 Jaxson Burns second and #68 Jenson Burns in 3rd.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 9 | James ANAGNOSTIADIS | 16:37.5 | 0 | 20 | 50.026 | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Jaxson BURNS | 16:37.9 | 0.387 | 20 | 49.995 | 11 |
| 3 | 68 | Jenson BURNS | 16:38.1 | 0.613 | 20 | 49.993 | 11 |
| 4 | 15 | Samuel MARCH | 16:38.2 | 0.694 | 20 | 49.869 | 14 |
| 5 | 14 | Riley BLAXELL | 16:41.9 | 4.34 | 20 | 50.07 | 11 |
| 6 | 24 | Oliver WICKHAM | 16:47.0 | 9.454 | 20 | 50.152 | 5 |
| 7 | 66 | Cooper STAPLETON | 16:38.3 | 0.775 | 20 | 49.869 | 14 |
| 8 | 96 | William CALLEJA | 16:47.0 | 9.461 | 20 | 50.172 | 6 |
| 9 | 18 | Mathew BASSO | 16:47.2 | 9.652 | 20 | 50.283 | 19 |
| 10 | 28 | Chelsea HUMPHREY | 16:57.0 | 19.467 | 20 | 50.667 | 13 |
| 11 | 5 | Jett TAORMINA | 17:17.6 | 40.127 | 20 | 51.693 | 5 |
| 12 | 88 | Mitchell BURGEMEISTER | 17:17.8 | 40.313 | 20 | 51.539 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 | Cadel TAYLOR | 17:30.2 | 52.677 | 20 | 51.807 | 12 |
| 14 | 47 | Jackson PINCZUK | 16:37.5 | 1 lap | 19 | 51.748 | 10 |
| DNF | 81 | Ky BURKE | 43.674 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| DNF | 31 | Jensen MAROLD | 44.057 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| DNF | 42 | Jordan WICKHAM | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DNF | 99 | Bodhi BOLAND | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DNF | 29 | William BRINSLEY | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
KA3 Senior Medium class
A good field of 19 drivers were competing in the KA3 Senior Medium class and it was NSW driver #73 Matthew Waters setting the fastest time in qualifying with a 45.947 a tenth of a second ahead of Gippslands #92 Ryan Aitken and reigning Victorian champion #20 Remo Luciani.
In heat 1 Waters would go on to claim victory from pole but it was Victorian driver #43 Taine Venables who would be making all of the moves storming his way into 2nd position after qualifying in 11th.
#73 Matthew Waters would continue his dominance of the heats winning heat 2, 3 and 4 with the combination of #99 Mitchell Mackay, Venables, Aitken and Luciani right behind him in the mix.
In the 20 lap final #73 Matthew Waters and #43 Taine Venables were able to break free of the pack with Venables sitting on Waters bumper until 5 to go when Venbles took over the lead down the inside at the last right hander only to have Waters fight straight back down the inside of turn 2. With 2 laps to go Venables made his move down the inside into the left hander at the bottom of the hill and was able to get 5 kart break and went on to claim victory ahead of Waters with Remo Luciani coming home in 3rd after a good battle with Ryan Aitken and Mitchell Mackay.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 43 | Taine VENABLES | 15:19.0 | 0 | 20 | 46.013 | 8 |
| 2 | 73 | Matthew WATERS | 15:19.6 | 0.596 | 20 | 46.068 | 11 |
| 3 | 20 | Remo LUCIANI | 15:21.5 | 2.517 | 20 | 46.207 | 17 |
| 4 | 92 | Ryan AITKEN | 15:21.8 | 2.804 | 20 | 46.282 | 8 |
| 5 | 99 | Mitchell MACKAY | 15:22.0 | 2.982 | 20 | 46.256 | 6 |
| 6 | 95 | Daniel HOOKWAY | 15:23.8 | 4.793 | 20 | 46.209 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Brody APPLEBY | 15:26.1 | 7.084 | 20 | 46.339 | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | Christopher THOMAS | 15:26.1 | 7.139 | 20 | 46.423 | 15 |
| 9 | 39 | Alastair LEE | 15:28.3 | 9.333 | 20 | 46.399 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | Brayden FLOOD | 15:36.6 | 17.596 | 20 | 46.259 | 11 |
| 11 | 25 | Jason MCKAY | 15:37.6 | 18.616 | 20 | 46.832 | 4 |
| 12 | 42 | Todd CHAMBERS | 15:39.8 | 20.779 | 20 | 46.644 | 17 |
| 13 | 4 | Justin BONACCI | 15:40.2 | 21.166 | 20 | 46.559 | 20 |
| 14 | 28 | Ryan COOK | 15:40.6 | 21.594 | 20 | 46.441 | 7 |
| 15 | 5 | Alex RYAN | 15:41.6 | 22.616 | 20 | 46.789 | 16 |
| 16 | 29 | Jackson HODGETTS | 15:42.2 | 23.176 | 20 | 46.766 | 7 |
| 17 | 23 | Bastian MULLAN | 15:44.7 | 25.695 | 20 | 46.836 | 3 |
| 18 | 13 | Aaron JACKSON | 15:50.3 | 31.267 | 20 | 46.751 | 11 |
| DNS | 64 | Glenn RIDDELL | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
KA3 Junior class
A big field of 24 karts were competing in the KA3 Junior final and it was Oakleigh’s #28 Matthew Hillyer leading the way in qualifying with a laptime of 44.833 ahead of fellow Oakleigh driver #47 Steven Tsesmelis and local Eastern Lions driver #80 Nicholas Sacco.
Hillyer going on to win heat 1, Tsesmelis winning heat 2 and 3 Sacco winning heat 4.
In the final in was tight at the front with the majority of the pack going bumper to bumper fighting for positions in the early stages until about half way where Sacco, #68 Hugh Barter, #96 Baily Collins, #28 Matthew Hillyer and #14 Bodhi Bright were able to get out on their own.
With 3 laps to go there was a big accident involving #83 Tristian Griffin and #88 Ethan Smead that brought out the red flag and brought the final to an abrupt finish with the victory going to #80 Nicholas Sacco, #68 Hugh Barter 2nd and #96 Bailey Collins in 3rd with #28 Matthew Hillyer and #14 Bodhi Bright unlucky in 4th and 5th missing out on their chance at have a crack at a podium over the final 3 laps.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 80 | Nicholas SACCO | 12:45.7 | 0 | 17 | 45.267 | 11 |
| 2 | 68 | Hugh BARTER | 12:45.8 | 0.131 | 17 | 45.173 | 10 |
| 3 | 96 | Bailey COLLINS | 12:46.5 | 0.833 | 17 | 45.212 | 10 |
| 4 | 28 | Matthew HILLYER | 12:46.6 | 0.954 | 17 | 45.212 | 15 |
| 5 | 14 | Bodhi BRIGHT | 12:46.7 | 1.018 | 17 | 45.252 | 10 |
| 6 | 18 | Jarrod HUGHES | 12:48.5 | 2.822 | 17 | 45.113 | 15 |
| 7 | 39 | James LODGE | 12:50.6 | 4.951 | 17 | 45.286 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | Joshua HOCKING | 12:51.9 | 6.284 | 17 | 45.125 | 14 |
| 9 | 55 | Fletcher HARRIS | 12:51.5 | 5.801 | 17 | 45.337 | 14 |
| 10 | 47 | Steven TSESMELIS | 12:51.7 | 6.028 | 17 | 45.007 | 15 |
| 11 | 88 | Ethan SMEAD | 12:11.2 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.476 | 11 |
| 12 | 38 | Jaxon JOHNSTONE | 12:11.3 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.817 | 5 |
| 13 | 17 | Hugo SIMPSON | 12:11.4 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.161 | 14 |
| 14 | 21 | Luke SAWYER | 12:12.7 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.398 | 14 |
| 15 | 44 | Fletcher BELLARS | 12:12.9 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.426 | 13 |
| 16 | 26 | Isaac WOODHOUSE | 12:14.6 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.209 | 13 |
| 17 | 83 | Tristan GRIFFIN | 12:14.8 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.392 | 11 |
| 18 | 56 | Damon WOODS | 12:15.1 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.405 | 10 |
| 19 | 72 | Samuel GIBSON | 12:15.2 | 1 lap | 16 | 45.384 | 11 |
| DNF | 8 | Lotem BEN YOSEF | 05:29.4 | 10 laps | 7 | 45.946 | 2 |
| DNF | 86 | Patrick SHORT | 03:17.6 | 13 laps | 4 | 46.132 | 3 |
| DNF | 31 | Ethan BRAY | 39.772 | 16 laps | 1 | 0 | – |
| DNS | 4 | Rustyn WILLETT | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DQ | 75 | Brayden STEWART | 07:39.6 | 0 | 10 | 45.358 | 10 |
KA3 Senior Light class
One of the biggest fields of the weekend was the KA3 Senior Light class with 31 drivers competing and it was the #25 kart of Corey Herbertson (PORT) who would claim pole ahead of NSW driver #69 Benito Montalbano.
It was extremely close at the front across the heats with Herbertson taking heat 1, Oakeligh’s #40 Bryce Wollard heat 2, Oakelighs #42 Joel Macpherson heat 3 and not long back from his Australian Grand Prix debut in Formula 4, GKCV driver #76 Emerson Harvey winning heat 4.
In the final #69 Benito Montalbano and #42 Joel Macpherson were able to get a small break early on and were soon joined by #76 Emerson Harvey, after falling back as far as 12th on lap 1 Corey Herberston had been steadily coming through the field and got to the front at the half race distance thanks to the duel between Macpherson, Montalbano, and Harvey with Herberston going on to claim victory with a a great drive ahead of MacPherson and Wollard.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 25 | Corey HERBERTSON | 15:09.6 | 0 | 20 | 45.025 | 17 |
| 2 | 42 | Joel MACPHERSON | 15:10.7 | 1.099 | 20 | 45.004 | 18 |
| 3 | 40 | Bryce WOOLLARD | 15:11.6 | 1.992 | 20 | 45.169 | 18 |
| 4 | 76 | Emerson HARVEY | 15:12.8 | 3.16 | 20 | 45.077 | 17 |
| 5 | 30 | Jobe STEWART | 15:12.9 | 3.25 | 20 | 45.185 | 18 |
| 6 | 41 | Michael CARLESS | 15:13.0 | 3.414 | 20 | 45.223 | 18 |
| 7 | 86 | Nicholas TREBILCOCK | 15:13.1 | 3.513 | 20 | 45.113 | 18 |
| 8 | 69 | Benito MONTALBANO | 15:13.3 | 3.69 | 20 | 45.187 | 17 |
| 9 | 11 | Hamish ALLAN | 15:14.5 | 4.903 | 20 | 45.26 | 18 |
| 10 | 95 | Nathan WILLIAMS | 15:15.9 | 6.285 | 20 | 45.453 | 18 |
| 11 | 96 | Jake SAWYER | 15:17.4 | 7.742 | 20 | 45.395 | 17 |
| 12 | 64 | Kacey MANN | 15:19.0 | 9.405 | 20 | 45.464 | 18 |
| 13 | 44 | Jack PENNACCHIA | 15:19.3 | 9.716 | 20 | 45.601 | 14 |
| 14 | 50 | Thomas DIXON | 15:19.6 | 9.961 | 20 | 45.295 | 18 |
| 15 | 97 | Jake CONGDON | 15:20.6 | 10.976 | 20 | 45.461 | 13 |
| 16 | 67 | Cooper JOHNSTONE | 15:21.0 | 11.362 | 20 | 45.526 | 17 |
| 17 | 28 | Winston SMITH | 15:23.5 | 13.881 | 20 | 45.836 | 18 |
| 18 | 43 | Jonty DARCY | 15:36.5 | 26.88 | 20 | 46.36 | 17 |
| 19 | 56 | Jensen SHEARER | 15:37.4 | 27.735 | 20 | 46.216 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Alex KILLEEN | 15:54.8 | 45.168 | 20 | 46.962 | 2 |
| DNF | 29 | Natasha EMMINS | 14:55.6 | 0 | 19 | 46.368 | 14 |
| DNF | 6 | Jackson LEE | 13:23.7 | 0 | 17 | 46.303 | 17 |
| DNF | 58 | Zane BRIGHT | 09:23.1 | 0 | 12 | 45.986 | 8 |
| DNF | 7 | Nicholas RYAN | 07:41.8 | 0 | 10 | 45.692 | 9 |
| DNF | 8 | Ben TAYLOR | 07:57.7 | 0 | 10 | 45.847 | 6 |
| DNF | 39 | Jack MICALLEF | 03:09.8 | 0 | 4 | 46.954 | 4 |
| DNF | 33 | Bailey SWEENY | 02:17.5 | 0 | 3 | 46.227 | 3 |
| DNS | 26 | Tylah HAYWOOD | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DNS | 21 | Benjamin MOURITZ | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DNS | 18 | Evan FERENTINOS | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DNS | 27 | Jai STEPHENSON | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Cadet 12 class
Like usual the biggest field of the weekend was the Cadet 12 class with 40 drivers lining up for their shot at state championship glory.
Victoria’s #46 Peter Bouzinelos would take pole position just edging out fellow Victorian’s #94 Cadel Ambrose and #40 Harry Arnett by under a tenth.
#3 Lewis Francis put in a great drive in heat 1 to claim victory with #16 Jesse Lacey winning heat 2 and Bendigo’s #40 Harry Arnett fighting back to claim victory in heat 3 and 4.
In the final Arnett was able to get a small break ahead of #8 Kristian Janev in the early stages while #60 Cart Mobbs, #16 Jesse Lacey, #94 Cadel Ambrose, #4 Toby Dvorak, #86 Angus Hall and #55 Xavier Avramides were fighting it out for positions. As the race wore on Arnett was continually able to build on his lead while the other battled it out with Arnett winning by 8 seconds from #16 Jesse Lacey and #86 Angus Hall.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 40 | Harry ARNETT | 16:13.7 | 0 | 20 | 48.934 | 13 |
| 2 | 16 | Jesse LACEY | 16:21.7 | 7.945 | 20 | 49.142 | 3 |
| 3 | 86 | Angus HALL | 16:22.1 | 8.365 | 20 | 49.004 | 9 |
| 4 | 55 | Xavier AVRAMIDES | 16:22.2 | 8.496 | 20 | 49.158 | 10 |
| 5 | 94 | Cadel AMBROSE | 16:22.3 | 8.566 | 20 | 49.156 | 3 |
| 6 | 71 | Miley MILLER | 16:28.2 | 14.473 | 20 | 49.25 | 4 |
| 7 | 8 | Kristian JANEV | 16:28.7 | 14.951 | 20 | 48.842 | 9 |
| 8 | 60 | Carter MOBBS | 16:29.4 | 15.609 | 20 | 48.803 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | Leo IANNELLA | 16:30.5 | 16.77 | 20 | 49.189 | 3 |
| 10 | 76 | Fraser CARR | 16:31.8 | 18.069 | 20 | 49.172 | 3 |
| 11 | 68 | Max WALTON | 16:31.9 | 18.136 | 20 | 49.251 | 19 |
| 12 | 73 | Noah LISLE | 16:32.4 | 18.612 | 20 | 49.279 | 19 |
| 13 | 81 | Levi DAUNCEY | 16:34.5 | 20.758 | 20 | 49.709 | 13 |
| 14 | 27 | Jedd PHILLIPS | 16:34.6 | 20.809 | 20 | 49.382 | 8 |
| 15 | 66 | Benjamin MUNRO | 16:35.7 | 21.965 | 20 | 49.216 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | Brocklan PARKER | 16:36.2 | 22.437 | 20 | 49.146 | 14 |
| 17 | 20 | Michael JANUSZ | 16:39.0 | 25.233 | 20 | 49.615 | 12 |
| 18 | 10 | Joanne CICONTE | 16:39.7 | 25.975 | 20 | 49.35 | 4 |
| 19 | 33 | Lochlan FARRELL | 16:41.5 | 27.763 | 20 | 49.548 | 5 |
| 20 | 96 | Domenic KUCINA | 16:42.5 | 28.799 | 20 | 49.597 | 11 |
| 21 | 87 | Francisco MORALES | 16:43.2 | 29.452 | 20 | 49.415 | 12 |
| 22 | 85 | Bodhi STEVENS | 16:43.3 | 29.508 | 20 | 49.416 | 12 |
| 23 | 17 | Stefan KARAJCIC | 16:43.5 | 29.753 | 20 | 49.474 | 17 |
| 24 | 14 | William THOMPSON | 16:44.1 | 30.313 | 20 | 49.508 | 6 |
| 25 | 9 | Jack WEBSTER | 16:44.6 | 30.877 | 20 | 49.733 | 19 |
| 26 | 11 | Alexander YOANNIDIS | 16:44.8 | 31.024 | 20 | 49.571 | 15 |
| 27 | 4 | Toby DVORAK | 16:46.0 | 32.303 | 20 | 49.133 | 9 |
| 28 | 15 | Matthew BOYLETT | 16:47.4 | 33.65 | 20 | 49.901 | 15 |
| 29 | 2 | Ethan BRIGGS | 16:49.0 | 35.257 | 20 | 50.042 | 15 |
| 30 | 19 | Pip CASABENE | 16:49.2 | 35.439 | 20 | 49.973 | 18 |
| 31 | 53 | Aris KYRIAKOU | 16:49.5 | 35.791 | 20 | 49.956 | 6 |
| DNF | 95 | Bradley MAJMAN | 13:23.1 | 0 | 16 | 49.917 | 3 |
| DNF | 72 | Cooper LISLE | 06:34.4 | 0 | 8 | 49.412 | 4 |
| DNF | 74 | Caleb SPENCE | 03:22.0 | 0 | 4 | 49.892 | 3 |
| DNF | 5 | Ashton ARDLEY | 02:32.6 | 0 | 3 | 51.304 | 3 |
| DNF | 84 | Tyce HODGE | 01:39.1 | 0 | 2 | 51.067 | 2 |
| DNF | 3 | Lewis FRANCIS | 42.974 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| DNF | 46 | Peter BOUZINELOS | 43.218 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| DNS | 54 | Alexander CIRONE | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| DNS | 24 | Zach FINDLAY | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Tag 125 Heavy class
17 drivers were competing in the Tag 125 Heavy class and GKCV driver #10 Paul Rodgers would take pole position by a tenth with a lap time of 44.845 ahead of Rick Pringle (GKCV) and Scott King (PORT).
In heat 1 local Eastern Lions driver #28 Beau Humphrey stormed through to take the win, with Rodgers fighting back for victory in heat 2, heat 3 would go to #15 Matthew Wall and in heat 4 Rick Pringle would take the win.
In the final #33 Rick Pringle and #10 Paul Rodgers were able to break free of the fighting pack with #35 Jason Pringle #4 Scott King and #17 Max Carter grouped together fighting it out for the final step of the podium.
At half race distance Rodgers went up the inside of Pringle and took over the lead with Pringle glued right to his bumper for the rest of the race Rodgers stayed strong and went on to take the victory, Pringle in 2nd and #35 Jason Pringle claiming 3rd.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 10 | Paul RODGERS | 15:01.5 | 0 | 20 | 45.574 | 15 |
| 2 | 33 | Rick PRINGLE | 15:01.7 | 0.149 | 20 | 45.564 | 16 |
| 3 | 35 | Jason PRINGLE | 15:02.3 | 0.809 | 20 | 45.359 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Scott KING | 15:02.9 | 1.361 | 20 | 45.402 | 6 |
| 5 | 17 | Max CARTER | 15:03.1 | 1.59 | 20 | 45.437 | 16 |
| 6 | 37 | Dylan COLLETT | 15:06.3 | 4.743 | 20 | 45.634 | 17 |
| 7 | 12 | Trent HARRISON | 15:06.6 | 5.112 | 20 | 45.643 | 12 |
| 8 | 15 | Matthew WALL | 15:06.8 | 5.289 | 20 | 45.652 | 12 |
| 9 | 76 | Jonathan MCDONALD | 15:08.7 | 7.148 | 20 | 45.595 | 17 |
| 10 | 80 | Bjorn SCHULTHEISS | 15:11.8 | 10.233 | 20 | 45.695 | 6 |
| 11 | 58 | Mikhali TRIANTAFILLIDIS | 15:14.0 | 12.426 | 20 | 45.912 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Jackson GRIFFITH | 15:14.3 | 12.755 | 20 | 45.917 | 18 |
| 13 | 28 | Beau HUMPHREY | 15:14.5 | 12.941 | 20 | 45.667 | 17 |
| 14 | 46 | Pieter FAULKNER | 15:17.9 | 16.361 | 20 | 45.869 | 12 |
| 15 | 22 | Anthony CICCONE | 15:18.2 | 16.624 | 20 | 45.911 | 18 |
| 16 | 2 | Aaron JACKSON | 15:20.1 | 18.549 | 20 | 46.156 | 16 |
KA4 Junior Heavy class
16 drivers lined up for the KA4 Junior class and it was local Eastern Lions driver #95 Joshua D’Ambrosio setting the fastest time with a lap of 47.243 half a tenth ahead of fellow Eastern Lions member #84 Toby Waghorn.
It was close racing at the front in the heats between Waghorn, #88 Johnny Hill (GEE), D’Ambrosio, #14 Ethan Wyllie (TAS), #5 Joel Johnson (MILD) and #2 Joshua Hocking (OAK) with Toby Waghorn winning heat 1 and 2, D’Ambrosio heat 3 and Waghorn again winning heat 4.
In the final it was close in the early stages with a train of karts battling it out and running nose to tail that included Waghorn, D’Ambrosio, Johnson, Hill, Wyllie, Hocking and #16 Charlee Richardson.
Toby Waghorn lead a group of karts that were able to break free and for over half the race ran nose to tail, D’Ambrosio, Hill and Johnson all applied great pressure onto the back of Waghorn but Waghorn held his nerve and went on to claim victory by under a second ahead of Johnny Hill and Joshua D’Ambrosio.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 84 | Toby WAGHORN | 15:45.4 | 0 | 20 | 47.137 | 19 |
| 2 | 88 | Johnny HILL | 15:46.3 | 0.877 | 20 | 47.1 | 18 |
| 3 | 95 | Joshua D’AMBROSIO | 15:46.4 | 1.001 | 20 | 47.1 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | Joel JOHNSON | 15:46.5 | 1.105 | 20 | 47.024 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | Joshua HOCKING | 15:49.4 | 4.018 | 20 | 47.36 | 16 |
| 6 | 14 | Ethan WYLLIE | 15:49.5 | 4.127 | 20 | 47.425 | 16 |
| 7 | 18 | Braden CLARK | 15:49.7 | 4.299 | 20 | 47.334 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Charlee RICHARDSON | 15:52.9 | 7.482 | 20 | 47.268 | 6 |
| 9 | 45 | Zackary THOMPSON | 15:57.7 | 12.335 | 20 | 47.775 | 5 |
| 10 | 68 | Noah CROUCH | 16:00.4 | 14.988 | 20 | 47.608 | 7 |
| 11 | 32 | Dylan MULLER | 16:00.5 | 15.088 | 20 | 47.458 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | Liam POLLARD | 16:20.7 | 35.329 | 20 | 48.619 | 7 |
| 13 | 37 | Nathan POZO | 16:28.5 | 43.117 | 20 | 48.816 | 11 |
| DNF | 71 | Maximus FAHEY | 10:23.4 | 0 | 13 | 47.664 | 9 |
| DNF | 44 | Riley JABKE | 04:46.0 | 0 | 6 | 47.393 | 6 |
| DNF | 28 | Ashton CATTACH-PIZZUTI | 47.807 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
TAG 125 Light class
Local Eastern Lions driver #58 Nikolaj Thomas secured pole position in the 17 driver TAG 125 Light class under a tenth of a second ahead of GKCV driver #14 Leigh Nicolaou.
In the heats the racing would be close between Thomas. Nicolaou, #49 Adam Lindstrom (GKCV), #55 Brodie Whitemore (NSW), #26 Toby Webb (NSW), #25 Elly Morrow (GIPP) and #48 Zachary Heard (NSW) with Lindstrom winning heat 1, Thomas winning heat 2, Whitemore winning heat 3 and Thomas again winning in heat 4.
In the final Lindstrom was able to get to the lead but was closely followed by a train of karts including Heard, Whitemore, Nicolaou and Thomas and at 3rd race distance Heard and Whitemore made their move relegating Lindstrom to 3rd. Lindstrom then fought back passing Whitemore and then a lap later Heard to recapture the lead. Lindstrom then withheld huge pressure from the trailing karts for another 3rd of the race until Whitemore and Elly Morrow came together in the final stages dropping down the field. Lindstrom going on to take the win by 1.7 seconds ahead of Nikolaj Thomas and #14 Leigh Nicolaou.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Total Time | Diff | Laps | Best Lap | Best Lap No. |
| 1 | 49 | Adam LINDSTROM | 14:56.5 | 0 | 20 | 44.766 | 10 |
| 2 | 58 | Nikolaj THOMAS | 14:58.3 | 1.736 | 20 | 44.688 | 12 |
| 3 | 14 | Leigh NICOLAOU | 14:58.5 | 1.951 | 20 | 44.727 | 11 |
| 4 | 48 | Zachary HEARD | 14:58.7 | 2.141 | 20 | 44.756 | 9 |
| 5 | 26 | Toby WEBB | 14:59.0 | 2.446 | 20 | 44.702 | 11 |
| 6 | 64 | Liam FORD | 15:00.7 | 4.134 | 20 | 44.856 | 12 |
| 7 | 55 | Brodie WHITMORE | 15:03.3 | 6.762 | 20 | 44.705 | 15 |
| 8 | 25 | Elly MORROW | 15:03.6 | 7.036 | 20 | 44.73 | 12 |
| 9 | 11 | Glen WOOD | 15:04.2 | 7.677 | 20 | 44.935 | 10 |
| 10 | 67 | Jarrod SPENCER-HARPER | 15:04.4 | 7.929 | 20 | 44.906 | 12 |
| 11 | 78 | Calvin BROAD | 15:06.1 | 9.539 | 20 | 44.719 | 17 |
| 12 | 24 | Alexander CASABENE | 15:07.8 | 11.317 | 20 | 45.085 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Ben TAYLOR | 15:09.5 | 13.02 | 20 | 45.245 | 11 |
| 14 | 74 | Nathan ZUJ | 15:09.8 | 13.299 | 20 | 45.169 | 6 |
| 15 | 53 | Benjamin MOSS | 15:11.9 | 15.357 | 20 | 45.342 | 7 |
| DNF | 3 | Nathan WILLIAMS | 06:49.0 | 0 | 9 | 45.178 | 6 |
| DNF | 12 | Jaymi MACKAY | 01:39.1 | 0 | 2 | 56.286 | 2 |
Vic Combined Masters class
11 drivers lined up in the Vic Combined Masters class and it was Oakleigh driver #28 Mark Appleby taking pole position by 2 hundredths of a second from #4 Phil Smith (GKCV) and #99 Peter Gigis (OAK).
The heats would be closely contested between Appleby, Smith, #26 Garry Haywood, local Eastern Lions driver #64 Glenn Riddell and Bendigos #14 Heath Jelbart.
Appleby winning heat 1, Smith winning heat 2 and Riddell taking heat 3 and 4.
In the final #64 Glenn Riddell and #4 Phil Smith were able to break away from the field with #28 Mark Appleby in 3rd. From the half way mark Riddell lap by lap started to increase his lead over Smith with Riddell going on to take victory by 1.7 seconds, Smith in 2nd and Appleby in 3rd.
|
Pos |
Number |
Competitor |
Total Time |
Diff |
Laps |
Best Lap |
Best Lap No. |
|
1 |
64 |
Glenn RIDDELL |
15:25.6 |
0 |
20 |
46.155 |
17 |
|
2 |
4 |
Phil SMITH |
15:27.4 |
1.729 |
20 |
46.187 |
7 |
|
3 |
28 |
Mark APPLEBY |
15:29.6 |
3.917 |
20 |
46.39 |
7 |
|
4 |
99 |
Peter GIGIS |
15:30.9 |
5.294 |
20 |
46.37 |
18 |
|
5 |
14 |
Heath JELBART |
15:31.1 |
5.427 |
20 |
46.397 |
17 |
|
6 |
15 |
David GALLEY |
15:40.0 |
14.32 |
20 |
46.666 |
7 |
|
7 |
26 |
Garry HAYWOOD |
15:41.2 |
15.561 |
20 |
46.679 |
7 |
|
8 |
58 |
Theo ROUSSOS |
15:41.8 |
16.181 |
20 |
46.719 |
14 |
|
9 |
27 |
Nicholas MAGELAKIS |
16:12.9 |
47.313 |
20 |
48.261 |
2 |
|
DNF |
17 |
Matt PARKER |
06:14.7 |
0 |
8 |
46.672 |
5 |
|
DQ |
73 |
Herman VAN REE |
15:39.5 |
0 |
20 |
46.302 |
7 |
Karting Victoria and the Eastern Lions Kart Club would like to thank all drivers and teams who contested the state championship and a big thankyou as ever to all of the hard working club members, officials, stewards, ambulance staff and volunteers behind the scenes working together to help organise and run the meeting and we look forward to seeing you all at the 2020 edition of the Victorian Kart Championship
Full results available at:
https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/1643663
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