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| June 14, 2011 |
| Ginetta Super One MSA/TKM Series - Round 3 Report |
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Thrills and spills aplenty were on offer at the third round of the Super One series, held at Glan y Gors, the twisty north Wales circuit. Their new half a million pound clubhouse had just opened so at least spectators could shelter from the incessant rain on Sunday and view the whole track. The long uphill straight, conducive to slip-streaming is followed by a fast carousel then some very slow and twisty sections up and down hill, offering severe challenges for the kart set-up. Timed qualifying and the first heats on Saturday were dry, before the rain arrived on Sunday but Racing Steps Foundation supported Ben Barnicoat lifted himself three places up the standings with two well placed KF3 wins.
The next round of this series is at Larkhall in Scotland on 2/3rd July.
 | Ben Barnicoat
(Photo: TSR Productions) |
MSA Junior British Kart Championships for KF3
After qualifying fastest in a tight session from Matthew Graham and Roy Johnson, the points leader Callan O’Keeffe settled for second in the first heat behind George Russell, but won the second. Four tenths blanketed the top twenty drivers in the timed qualifying. The rain was pouring down hard for the first final, but Ben Barnicoat put in a stunning first lap, well clear of O’Keeffe who quickly succumbed to Johnson. “The kart was good, I went outside all the way up the first straight, got an advantage then just kept my head down,” said Barnicoat whose Topkart seemed to relish the conditions. Russell was hanging onto Johnson and O’Keeffe, whilst Alex Gill fell away in fifth whilst Matthew Graham was disappointed with seventh, falling to Nathan Aston. “Ben’s just that little bit faster but it’s good to get points back on Callan and George,” said Johnson. The second final was much tighter, although Barnicoat still managed a lights to flag victory, he was pressed hard at the end by Russell. The Intrepid driver took a little while to clear O’Keeffe, who fell five seconds in arrears but still a long way clear of Gill and Johnson. “We were so far off Ben in the first final we tried a few adjustments but it didn’t work,” explained Johnson. Graham was pushed off on the first lap, Jacques Morley later receiving a ten second penalty to put him behind Graham’s eventual thirteenth place. “I was lucky there was a false start first time round as my engine had oiled up,” said Barnicoat who is now third in series behind Russell and O’Keeffe.
Final 1
1 Ben Barnicoat (Zip) 20 laps in 16m 50.66s (50.64mph))
2 Roy Johnson (Topkart) +06.80s
3 Callan O’Keefe (FA Karts)
4 George Russell (Intrepid)
5 Alex Gill (Wright)
6 Nathan Aston (Intrepid)
Fastest lap: Barnicoat 48.02s
Final 2
1 Barnicoat 20 laps in 15m58.38s (51.24mph)
2 Russell +00.35s
3 O’Keefe 4 Gill
5 Johnson
6 Aston
Fastest lap: Russell 0.47.42s
 | Daniel Ticktum
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ABkC Comer Cadet National Championship
Lando Norris, Daniel Ticktum and Jamie Caroline took the heat wins, and it would be these three plus Ryan Anderton contending for the podiums in a somewhat acrimonious pair of finals. Ticktum leapfrogged Shanaka Clay and reeled in Norris to trade the lead. They settled down with Ticktum pushing Norris clear of Harrison Newey, son of the Red Bull F1 designer, who succumbed to Enaam Ahmed and Anderton. Caroline had stopped on the first lap with a thrown chain. As the race wound down, Norris put up a stout defence whilst Ticktum was trying all ways for the win, eventually getting alongside in the twisty part but having to settle for second. “Lando went over the grass so I couldn’t get back in, very annoying,” said Ticktum whilst Norris saw it differently, adding: “I had a lack of grip, but had to stay ahead because he was blocking earlier.” Norris was quickly dumped to fourth in the second final, sometimes ahead of Newey, as this time Anderton and Ticktum vied for the win. Meanwhile Caroline stormed up from the very back to slice through to the front of the third place battle. Anderton started to defend on the last lap, backing Ticktum into the following group, but it was his downfall when Ticktum squeezed into first. “There was definitely a move available, but Ryan turned into me,” said winner Ticktum. Anderton lost out on the run to the line from Caroline, with Andeton and Connor Hall closely following. “I defended to let the others catch up but Daniel just pushed across the grass and that let Jamie through,” said a disappointed and upset Anderton.
Final 1
1 Lando Norris (Tonykart) 18 laps in 16m54.94s (43.54mph)
2 Daniel Ticktum (Zip) +00.24s
3 Ryan Anderton (Zip)
4 Enaam Ahmed (Zip)
5 Harrison Newey (Wright)
6 Shanaka Clay (Zip)
Fastest lap: Ticktum 55.84s
Final 2
1 Ticktum 17 laps in 16m04.29s (43.28mph)
2 Jamie Caroline (Zip)+00.23s
3 Anderton
4 Connor Hall (Wright)
5 Newey
6 Norris
Fastest lap: Caroline 55.98s
Heat winners: Norris; Ticktum; Caroline
Super Cadet
A fantastic set up produced a ten second advantage for Owen Griffiths in the first final, in amongst a somewhat small grid of only seven karts. Billy Monger had to come from the back after his kart threw a chain in a heat, but he soon vaulted into second, albeit unable to catch Griffiths but still going five seconds ahead of Matteo Zanetti. “If Billy had been further up at the start I think we would have gone away together,” opined Griffiths. And indeed the words were almost prophetic, because after a poor start, Monger left Griffiths behind, with Harrison Thomas and Zanetti a further twenty seconds in arrears. “We tried some changes for the first final but it made it worse, so we put the kart back to normal for the second race,” said Thomas.
Final 1
1 Owen Griffiths (Wright) 18 laps in 16m20.03s (45.09mph)
2 Billy Monger (Birel) +09.93s
3 Matteo Zanetti (Wright)
4 Matthew Taylor (BRM)
5 Matthew Round-Garrido (Birel)
6 Harrison Thomas (Birel)
Fastest lap: Griffiths 54.04s
Final 2
1 Monger 18 laps in 16m18.29s (45.17mph)
2 Griffiths +01.37s
3 Zanetti
4 Round-Garrido
5 Taylor
6 Esmee Hawkey (Birel)
 | Jake Walker
(Photo: TSR Productions) |
ABkC Junior TKM National Championships
Jake Campbell-Mills tied with Jake Walker at the top of the timed qualifying sheets, and went onto win the first heat, but slipped to mid-field in the wet finals. Walker’s wet setup seemed good for the second heat and the first final as he leapfrogged Ryan Stronach and took three seconds out of him for the win. “I had a bad start, got on the outside, passed Ollie then got Ryan at the last corner,” he said whilst Stronach complained of a kart that wouldn’t turn in. Stephen Letts and Toby Sowery contested third. Sowery really came on form in the second final, still wet, as he made a move at the last corner on Stronach stick to leave him fighting. “We changed the pressures on the rears,” said Sowery. Letts slipped past Ryan Green when he had to back out of a move on Stronach, then pipped Stronach as well. But Letts and Stronach clashed, the latter given the black flag and explaining his throttle pedal had got stuck in Letts’ rear bumper. That gifted Green second place, with Matt Davies and Danny Keirle next albeit some six seconds in arrears.
Final 1
1 Jake Walker (Wright) 18 laps in 16m36.17s (54.93mph)
2 Ryan Stronach (Jade) + 02.92s
3 Stephen Letts (Tal-Ko)
4 Toby Sowery (Intrepid)
5 Oliver Basey-Fisher (Tonykart)
6 Ryan Green (Tonykart)
Fastest lap: Matt Davies 54.88s
Final 2
1 Sowery 18 laps in 16m43.00s (44.06mph)
2 Green +01.99s
3 Davies
4 Danny Keirle (Jade)
5 Walker
6 Basey-Fisher
Fastest lap: Green 55.03s
 | Joe Porter
(Photo: TSR Productions) |
ABkC TKM Extreme National Championships
Joe Porter pipped Ashley Jones in the dry timed qualifying, each winning a heat, but Jones didn’t go quite so well in the wet, fading to ninth in the first final. Josh Johnson was found to have his ignition timing out of tolerance and was excluded. As Porter roared off, Will van Es jumped past Paul Monks and laid chase. “We suffered with our motor down on power in the qualifying but found a good wet set-up,” said van Es. He ran out of time to catch Porter. Simon Vercoe stormed into third from a grid ten start, Monks having to settle for fourth whilst Charlie Bruce-White surprised Ash Crossey on the last corner for fifth. “I just looked back once a lap and kept the gap constant,” said Porter. It was much tighter in the first half of the second final as Porter lost first place to Vercoe with Monks in close attendance. Van Es was off the track, Joshua Waring and Sam Brown retired, blaming Ryan Cole for loading them all off the track. Cole was black flagged and Jones took a long grassy trip on the opening lap. Vercoe asserted a big lead at the front over Porter and Monks but was later excluded from the meeting when his exhaust port timing was found to be out of tolerance, leaving the win with Porter.
Final 1
1 Joe Porter (Tal-Ko) 18 laps in 16m22.65s (44.97mph)
2 Will Van Es (Tonykart) + 01.22s
3 Simon Vercoe (Storm)
4 Paul Monks (Tal-Ko)
5 Charlie Bruce-White (Tonykart)
6 Ash Crossey (Tal-Ko)
Fastest lap: Vercoe 53.86s
Final 2
1 Porter 18 laps in 16m28.85s (44.69mph)
2 Monks +02.68s
3 Bruce-White
4 Crossey
5 Rob Wallace (Tal-Ko)
6 Sophie Lanc (Tal-Ko)
Fastest lap: Wallace 54.39s
 | Tom Fawcett
(Photo: TSR Productions) |
Marussia Virgin Formula KGP
International KF ace Mark Litchfield was put on the back foot when his starter motor failed in the first heat, but he had only qualified fifth in the TQ. Steven Napier topped the sheets from Phil Smith, John Pike and Tom Fawcett whilst points leader Michael Simpson was only eighth. Napier took the first heat, Simpson the second but it was Smith who sped into the distance in the first final. But not for long as he pulled over to gift the win to Simpson. “I’m doing my job but the kit isn’t,” he quipped explaining the ignition lead had pulled out. Fawcett set about reeling in Simpson, but they were fairly evenly matched, whilst Litchfield reached fourth behind Jason Moore. In the second final the unreliability reared its head again. Simpson had not long relieved Fawcett off the lead when his engine seized. “It gave me plenty of warning before it nipped up even although I was choking it plenty,” he said, now losing the points lead to winner Fawcett. Litchfield hung onto second despite complaining of a terrible handling kart after bending it earlier and Smith stormed to fourth from the back.
Final 1
1 Michael Simpson (Birel) 20 laps in 16m20.84s (50.06mph)
2 Tom Fawcett (Birel) +00.61s
3 Jason Moore (Tonykart)
4 Mark Litchfield (FA)
5 Jake Hughes (Birel)
6 Steven Napier (Tonykart)
Fastest lap: Phil Smith (Tonykart) 48.38s
Final 2
1 Fawcett 20 laps in 16m34.33s (49.38mph)
2 Litchfield +02.12s
3 Moore
4 Smith
5 Robert Gilmour (Wright)
6 Justin Edgar (Tonykart)
Fastest lap: Fawcett 49.00s |
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