Round 2 winner, Zach Walters, was on form once more as he claimed pole in the tricky conditions, proving to be a bit of a ‘rain-meister’. The track was drying for the final however and this brought plenty of other drivers into play with Connor Brown, Sebastian Chodyko and notably, Milo Pilford, all proving to be a match for Walters.

Heat 1 Boudewijn Long led the field

into the slippery turn one from

a standing start, but was

under attack from Mikey

Gleeson and Zach Walters by

the end of lap 1. Walters soon

passed the pair of them to

lead lap 2 as the leading trio

pulled away, with Gleeson

taking 2nd from Long at the

end of the straight. Walters

began to pull out a gap with

Long beginning to be reeled

in by Robin Truswell and Ellis

Bailey as the rain continued

to fall. Gleeson began to

edge towards Walters in the

dying stages of the race, but

Walters held on to take the

win from Gleeson, Long,

Truswell and Bailey.

Heat 2

Otis Smith made a good get

away from the line but a spin

at turn 3 undone his good

work. James Higgins assumed

the lead from Robin Truswell

and Kuba Wozniak with the

leading pair getting away

from the chasing pack at a

rate of knots. Brendan

Sathees worked his way

through the order to take up

3rd as Higgins disappeared up

the road on his way to the

chequered flag. Higgins took

the win from Truswell, Sathees,

Wozniak and Mark Hearn.

Heat 3

Heat 3

Milo Pilford led from pole

with Josef Smillie tucking in

behind. Sebastian Chodyko

was onto the back of Smillie

by the time the field made

their way down the straight

at the end of lap 1 with

Pilford gradually pulling out

a lead. Alex Hamilton had

made his way into 4th having

passed William Forber and

set after the battling pair of

Smillie and Chodyko with

Pilford using this to his

advantage to continue

building his lead. Pilford had

pulled out the length of the

main straight as the race

approached its conclusion

with a spin from Smillie at the

penultimate corner

promoting Chodyko to 2nd.

Pilford took a comfortable

win from Chodyko, Hamilton,

Forber and the recovering

Smillie.

Heat 4

Oliver Hill and Henry Forber

led the pack off the line as

the green lights came on

but Alex Hamilton soon took

over at the front before

but Alex Hamilton soon took over at the front before causing a bit of a pile up as he spun at the end of the straight and led the majority of the pack into following him. Ted Rivett was the beneficiary of this as he took the lead with Thomas Wallace following him in 2nd. Milo Pilford was running in 3rd on his own as he chased after the leading pair, leaving Hill behind him. Matteo Strathmann worked his way up into 4th ahead of Jayden Neil Holder but the spoils were taken by Rivett who headed Wallace, Pilford, Neal-Holder and Hill. Heat 5 Mikey Gleeson grabbed the

lead at the start, reacting

best as the green lights

came on. Behind him the

chasing pack fought for 2nd

with Thomas Wallace

winning the fight by the time

the drivers made their way

onto the main straight, but

threw it away with a spin.

This handed 2nd to Zach

Walters with Ambrose

Witherspoon and Connor

Brown being promoted to 3rd

and 4th respectively. Bailey

Pilford on his way to his maiden win

Pilford Storms To Maiden Win

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By Thomas McMurray

Brown being promoted to 3rd

and 4th respectively. Bailey

Morgan took over from Brown

in 4th and was onto the back

of Witherspoon very quickly as

Gleeson edged away from

Walters at the front. Gleeson

took the win ahead of Walters,

Witherspoon, Brown and

Morgan.

Heat 6

Kuba Wozniak emerged from

the first few turns in the lead

with James Higgins and Ted

Rivett behind. Rivett spun

Higgins before Vale to take 2nd

and then spun on the exit of

Vale before rolling back

across the track in front of the

pack. Rivett picked up a

black flag for the offences as

Wozniak pulled out a lead.

Higgins was making quick

work of those ahead of him to

recover back into 2nd at the

half way stage and set after

Wozniak who was 4 seconds

up the road. Wozniak then

spun on the exit of turn 1 to

allow Higgins to get onto his

rear bumper on the

penultimate lap. Boudewijn

Long was running on his own

in 3rd as he was well clear of

Jack Fernandes in 4th with the

leading pair starting the final

lap separated by half a

second. Higgins was all over

Wozniak through the final

three corners with a lunge at

the penultimate corner setting

him up for a run out of the

final corner. Higgins took it at

the line from Wozniak by 0.005

seconds. Long came home in

3rd ahead of Fernandes and

James Collen.

Heat 7

Sebastian Chodyko held off

William Forber into turn 1 as

Forber attempted a move

around the outside. Chodyko

emerged from behind the

bank at Vale on his own as he

left Brendan Sathees and Jack

Fernandes behind him. Milo

Pilford made contact with

another driver, but allowed

them back through to avoid a

penalty, dropping him down

the order, but was quick to

work his way up into 4th before

passing Fernandes with a run

out of the final corner for 3rd.

He then left the rest of the

pack behind in his pursuit of

Sathees as Chodyko

continued to cruise off into the

distance. Chodyko took the

win from Sathees by 11

seconds with Pilford coming

home in 3rd. Josef Smille

claimed 4th with Forber

completing the top 5.

Heat 8

Zach Walters shot off into an

early lead on lap 1 leaving

Robin Truswell and Mark Hearn

behind him. There was then a

large gap back to Ellis Bailey

and Ted Rivett as the slippery

conditions continued to catch

out drivers. The field then

spread out, leaving gaining

positions difficult. Walters

cruised to another heat win

ahead of Truswell, Hearn,

Rivett and Ambrose

Witherspoon.

Heat 9

Connor Brown led from pole

with Thomas Wallace tucking

in behind him. The pair got a

good run out of the second

corner to pull a few kart

lengths over Sebastian

Chodyko in 3rd, but Chodyko

closed the gap as they started

lap 2. William Forber was

running in 4th with Mark Hearn

and Otis Smith close behind

him as the leading trio

continued to pull away. Brown

had edged out a kart length

or two as the leading three

started the final lap with Brown

holding on to win ahead of

Wallace, Chodyko, Forber

and Hearn.

Heat 10

Jayden Neal-Holder led the

pack from pole but Mikey

Gleeson soon took over at the

front to head Tomas Orjuela

Cortes and Bailey Morgan.

Gleeson got his foot down to

start pulling out a gap over

Morgan, who had passed

Orjuela Cortes for 2nd. Gleeson

was quickly pulling away at

the front, cruising to an

unchallenged win as he beat

Morgan by 11 seconds.

Orjuela Cortes came home in

3rd with Neal-Holder and

Matteo Strathmann rounding

out the top 5.

Heat 11

Ambrose Witherspoon was

followed by Brendan Sathees

and Alex Hamilton through the

opening corners with Sathees

seizing the initiative at the end

of the straight as he passed

Witherspoon for the lead with

a move up the inside. Connor

Brown was now in a close third

but passed Witherspoon

through Vale to take up 2nd.

2nd soon became 1st as he

passed Sathees and began to

pull away, leaving his spray

and Sathees behind.

Witherspoon was still sitting in

3rd but had Josef Smillie

closing on him as the rain

intensified across the track.

Brown claimed the win by

2.457 seconds from Sathees,

Witherspoon, Smillie and

Boudewijn Long.

D Final Ellis Bailey led from pole with

Henry Forber slotting in behind

in 2nd. Jack Fernandes moved

up into 3rd after a spin from

Camron Page at the end of

the straight dropped him

down the order. Forber

repeated Page’s mistake a

lap later to leave Bailey with a

healthy lead and allowed

Fernandes to get within a few

kart lengths of Forber. Bailey

cruised across the line to take

the win ahead of Forber,

Fernandes, Oliver Hill and

James Collen.

C Final

Josef Smillie got off to a good

start from pole and was

followed by William Forber.

Smillie was making good

progress, but went too quick

into turn 1 and spun, handing

the lead to Forber and 2nd to

Mark Hearn. Hearn went for a

spin through the penultimate

corner, giving Smillie back one

of his lost places and a clear

run to try and catch Forber. D

Final winner, Ellis Bailey, was

running in 4th despite starting

at the back, but a spin from

Hearn caught him out and

gave two places to Alex

Hamilton who moved up to

3rd. Forber took the chequered

flag from Smillie, Hamilton,

Hearn and Tomas Orjuela

Cortes.

B Final

Thomas Wallace grabbed the

lead from Robin Truswell at the

start, but Truswell was quick to

regain the lead. As the field

made their way back down

the straight, Wallace was

tucked up behind Truswell and

pulled out from behind to

make a move, but lost the kart

in the slippery conditions,

putting him off to the side of

the track. Kuba Wozniak

picked up a penalty for an

advantage by contact, but

this did not deter him from

having a go at leader Truswell

as he briefly grabbed the lead

before Truswell got it back

once again. Ambrose

Witherspoon was next to

challenge Truswell, passing

him with a run out of the final

corner to take up the lead.

Witherspoon started to edge

away as Bailey Morgan got

onto the back of Truswell and

copied Witherspoon’s move

to take 2nd. Morgan quickly

closed the gap to

Witherspoon to put him under

pressure for the lead but

Witherspoon held on to win

from Morgan by 0.200

seconds. Truswell came home

in 3rd ahead of Boudewijn

Long and Ted Rivett.

A Final

Zach Walters had performed

brilliantly in the tricky

conditions in the heats to give

himself pole as the drivers

lined up on the grid, but

Connor Brown seized the

initiative into turn 1 and took

the lead with Sebastian

Chodyko and James Higgins

slotting in behind. Milo Pilford

had started 6th, but was into

5th on lap one with a move on

Mikey Gleeson through Vale

and set after the four ahead

of him as Chodyko put the

pressure on Walters. A move

up the inside into turn 1 on lap

2 saw Chodyko take 2nd from

Walters and got him onto the

back of Brown and was able

to have a look into turn 2

which nearly paid off. Brown

held him off however as the

battling trio were joined by

Pilford who had quickly

worked his way passed

Higgins. Walters came back at

Chodyko with a run out of the

final corner to give him 2nd

once more but only for a

handful of corners as Chodyko

was back through at turn 4.

Pilford had been watching on

and decided to get involved

as he passed Walters a lap

later into turn 1 to take 3rd and

then passed Chodyko on the

same lap to take 2nd. Brown

was next on Pilford’s hit list, but

proved to be tougher to pass

as he followed in his wheel

tracks. Chodyko and Walters

continued to squabble for 3rd

with contact at the final

corner spinning Walters

around and leading to a

penalty for Chodyko. This

promoted Higgins into 4th on

the road, albeit several

seconds behind Chodyko. All

eyes were on the leading pair

however, as Pilford continued

to apply the pressure. The

penultimate lap saw the

change as Pilford grabbed

the lead with a lap and a half

remaining. It was a lead that

he did not relinquish as he led

Brown home across the finish

line to take his maiden win by

0.223 seconds. Chodyko

crossed the line in 3rd, but

Higgins was given the podium

spot due to Chodyko’s

penalty, with Walters finishing

in 5th on the track (4th when

amended).

Results

D Final

1. Ellis Bailey

2. Henry Forber

3. Jack Fernandes

C Final

1. William Forber

2. Josef Smillie

3. Alex Hamilton

B Final

1. Ambrose Witherspoon

2. Bailey Morgan

3. Robin Truswell

A Final

1. Milo Pilford

2. Connor Brown

3. James Higgins

Wet conditions had provided entertaining racing at the front with Kameron Khan, Jake Gillett, Ben Graham and Harvey McBrien providing most of the grid’s action. These four were at the front for the drying final and did not disappoint as they fought in a hotly contested race.

Heat 1 Harvey McBrien headed the

field as they tip-toed their

way through the wet turn 1,

but soon lost out to Jake

Gillett on lap 2 with Gillett

quickly putting some distance

between himself and McBrien

behind him. Joseph Dimba

was running in 3rd but had

Dan Hudes closing in on him

with Hudes soon sneaking

through. A spin at the end of

the straight meant he lost

another place to Max

Oshaughnessy. The gap at

the front stabilised as McBrien

found a rhythm, but Gillett led

the pair home to win from

McBrien, Hudes,

Oshaughnessy and Dimba.

Heat 2 Kameron Khan shot off the

line to build a gap on lap one

over Ben Graham and Oliver

Tipping. Khan undid his good

work with a spin at turn 3 on

lap 2 handing the lead over

to Graham with a

comfortable gap back to the

recovering Khan. Tipping was

still running in a steady 3rd but

had Connor Hickey close

behind with Hickey snatching

3rd on the penultimate lap as

Khan tried to chase down

Graham ahead of him.

Graham took the chequered

flag ahead of Khan with

Tipping retaking Hickey at the

final corner and Sofia Orjuela Cortes rounding out the top 5. Heat 3 Max Oshaughnessy made

the most of pole to lead

with Harvey McBrien

jumping up into 2nd on lap

1. These two quickly

pulled away from Oliver

Tipping, Dan Hudes and

Connor Hickey as they

squabbled over 3rd place.

Oshaughnessy was getting

away from McBrien at the

front as the rain began to

slowly fall once more, but

this did not deter

Oshaughnessy as he

comfortably continued

to pull away. Tipping and

Hickey were still fighting

over 3rd as they lost Hudes

due to a spin at the end

of the straight.

Oshaughnessy cruised to

the chequered flag,

heading McBrien by 7

seconds. Hickey took 3rd

ahead of Dimba and

Tipping.

Heat 4 Ben Graham flew off the line

to head Kameron Khan and

Jake Gillett as the drivers

disappeared towards the

other end of the track in the

mist. Khan was quick to start

attacking Graham for the

lead with Gillett closing in on

them on lap 2. Khan

attempted a pass around

the outside of the second

cut through before Vale,

but left the door open to

Gillett who passed the pair

of them into Vale as

Graham dropped to 3rd. The

trio arrived at turn 6 together

and contact led to Khan

being spun and a penalty

for Graham. With Gillett and

Graham still fighting, Tom

Nicoll joined them in the

fight for the lead as Khan

quickly caught the three of

them and was intent on

passing Graham. He made

quick work of Nicoll before

passing Graham on the final

lap for 2. Gillett took the win

ahead of Khan, Graham,

Nicoll and Kizzie McDonald.

Khan taking the chequered flag

Khan Wins In Mixed Conditions

Inkart Round 3 – 29th March 2015

By Thomas McMurray

Heat 5

Jake Gillett was away at the

start, building a small lead on

lap 1, heading Tom Nicoll and

Harvey McBrien at the end of

the opening lap. Max

Oshaughnessy was running in

4th and was closing on

McBrien, before passing

McBrien coming out of Vale

and onto the straight. Nicoll

was gradually reeling in Gillett

as Oshaughnessy tried to

close down the pair of them.

The top three started the final

lap separated by 1 and a half

seconds as Oshaughnessy got

onto the back of Nicoll. A pass

at the end of the straight gave

him 2nd as Gillett took the win.

Oshaughnessy took 2nd just

edging out Nicoll with McBrien

and Oliver Tipping rounding

out the top 5.

Heat 6

Connor Hickey led from pole

with Ben Graham taking up

2nd by turn 2 despite starting

on the back-row. Dan Hudes

had taken over at the front

with Kameron Khan joining

Hudes and Graham before

dropping Graham to 3rd. Khan

and Graham made quick

work of Hudes with Khan and

Graham now both dicing for

the lead with Khan driving

very defensively to keep

Graham at bay. Graham set

himself up for a move into

Vale with a cut back on the

final lap to give him the lead

with 4 corners remaining with

Graham taking the win ahead

of Khan, Hudes, Tom Nicoll

and Joseph Dimba.

B Final

Dan Hudes and Oliver Tipping

led the way through a greasy

turn 1 with Hudes quickly

breaking away and Tipping

losing out to Joseph Dimba at

turn 3. Dimba, Tipping and

Connor Hickey were all

squabbling for 2nd place with

their fighting allowing Hudes to

gradually pull away

unchallenged. As the fighting

intensified, contact started to

occur, resulting in a penalty

for Tipping as he was judged

to have gained a place

unfairly. A half spin from

Dimba seemed to put him out

of contention on the

penultimate lap as Hickey

began to gap Tipping behind

him. Tipping responded and

closed the gap in time to

have a lunge at the end of

the straight which he pulled

off cleanly and made stick.

Hudes took the top spot

ahead of Tipping, Hickey,

Dimba and Sofia Orjuela

Cortes.

A Final

Jake Gillett lined up on pole

ahead of Kameron Khan as

the karts lined up on the now

drying grid. Gillett held off

Khan and Graham into turn 1

with Khan quick to start

applying the pressure on

Gillett for the lead. The

leading two initially looked to

be dropping Graham with

Harvey McBrien close behind,

ready to pounce if he were

given the chance. The track

was drying with lap times

getting drastically faster as the

race wore on. Khan had

begun his attack on Gillett but

each time he passed, Gillett

appeared to have a response

and quickly regained with a

lovely example of this through

the final three corners as Khan

got ahead through turns 6

and 7 only to have Gillett strike

back at turn 8. Lap 3 saw the

move that stuck as the pair

exited turn 3 with Gillett ahead

and Khan tucked up behind.

Gillett went deep into the

hairpin right, taking the

traditional wet line with Khan

taking a chance up the inside

on the standard racing line.

Khan’s kart found the grip

allowing him to get around

the corner, with the two

meeting as they exited,

causing light contact and

allowing Graham to get a run

on Gillett into Vale. The

contact was deemed as a

racing incident with Graham

taking over 2nd through Vale.

McBrien was also closing in as

Khan began to get away at

the front with new fastest laps

on each lap as the circuit

dried out with McBrien

sneaking ahead of Gillett in

the final stages. Khan took the

win, his third consecutive win

of the season, beating

Graham by 3.1 seconds with

McBrien completing the

podium and Gillett and Max

Oshaughnessy rounding out

the top 5.

Results

B Final

1. Dan Hudes

2. Oliver Tipping

3. Connor Hickey

A Final

1. Kameron Khan

2. Ben Graham

3. Harvey McBrien

Rain was in the air for most of the day, leading to difficult track conditions. Nevertheless, the racing was close and a handful of drivers appeared to have the pace to take the win in the final.

Heat 1 Sam Hampshire kicked off proceedings, heading the field through the opening corners. A slide at the end of the straight led to him kissing the tyres on the outside and nearly handed the lead to Joe Booker. Silas Woolway was running in 3rd at the end of lap 1 as things began to hot up at the front with contact beginning to occur with George Worledge receiving the ‘penalty board’ and Josh Craft receiving the black flag. The full course yellow was brought out to rebuild the plastic barrier at turn 1 after Woolway had ploughed through it with the green flag shortly being brought out with Worledge grabbing the lead as Worledge and Hampshire slipped their way out of Vale. Worledge pulled away to leave Hampshire with Booker with Scott Van Breda, Josh Lad and Alexander Dorricott closing in. Worledge crossed the line 1st ahead of Hampshire, Booker, Van Breda and Lad. Heat 2 Alexander Dorricott held off

Josh Craft into turn 1 at the

start of heat 2 with Scott Van

Breda quickly making his way

into 3rd as the two up front

began to pull away. Sam

Hampshire was closing on

Van Breda, leaving Tauran

Bellot Jnr to hold off Josh Lad

and George Worledge. A slight slip up from Craft saw him drop back towards Van Breda and allowed Dorricott to start getting away as he pumped in some fast times in the wet conditions. Hampshire slipped passed Van Breda for 3rd with the move allowing Craft to pull out a couple of kart lengths. Dorricott took a comfortable win ahead of Craft, Hampshire, Van Breda and Worledge. Heat 3 The field remained closely

bunched through the

opening corners with

George Worledge emerging

on top ahead of Tauran

Bellot Jnr and Scott Van

Breda. Silas Woolway was

soon into 4th as the top four

slowly edged away from

Ben Gosling, Josh Craft and

Alexander Dorricott.

Worledge got his head

down to try and edge away,

but each time Bellot Jnr

responded to close the gap

back up. Dorricott had

made his way into 4th and

was pushing to get Van

Breda on the final lap with a

last minute lunge at the end

of the straight, not quite

paying off. Worledge held

on to win ahead of Bellot

Jnr, Van Breda, Dorricott

and Craft.

Final

Alexander Dorricott headed

the field as the final got

underway with the wet

weather proving

treacherous once more.

Scott Van Breda got a good

start to take up 2nd behind

Dorricott with Tauran Bellot

Jnr receiving a penalty for

an overly ambitious lunge

into turn 1. Dorricott and

Van Breda were joined by

Sam Hampshire who soon

took up 2nd place from Van

Breda as Dorricott began to

make a break for it in the

tricky conditions. George

Worledge was next to

challenge Van Breda and

was quick to slip past into 3rd

Dorricott making his way through the spray

Dorricott Back On Top

Inkart Round 3 – 29th March 2015

By Thomas McMurray

as a determined Josh Craft

closed in on them. With Craft

picking up a black flag in the

earlier heats, he was out of

position, but was progressing

well through the field and was

soon in the fight for 2nd

between Hampshire and

Worledge. Craft picked off

Worledge first and then

passed Hampshire for 2nd at

the end of the straight as

Hampshire slid wide. Dorricott

had a healthy lead by this

time, but Craft tried to close

him down, setting the fastest

lap of the race in the process.

It was not enough however as

Dorricott claimed the top spot

from Craft, Hampshire,

Worledge and Ben Gosling.

Results

A Final

1. Alexander Dorricott

2. Joshua Craft

3. Sam Hampshire

Josh Craft

Sam Hampshire

Ian Del-Pizzo and Jake Butler were once again the drivers to fight it out for the top spot as the pair of them left the chasing pack behind in the final. Butler finally broke his 2015 duck to head Del-Pizzo home for the first time this season.

Heat 1 Jordan Bowley kicked off proceedings, heading Jake Butler and Jack Reeves at the end of lap 1. Bowley was making a break for it at the start as he built an early lead over the chasing pair of Butler and Reeves who were getting away from Ben Williams and George Dixon. Butler began to take tenths out of Bowley’s advantage at the half way stage and was dragging Reeves with him but Bowley soon responded to put distance between the two of them once more. Ian Del-Pizzo, Daniel Holland and Fergal Ludlow were all fighting over 6th as those ahead made good their escape. Bowley took the first win of the day heading Butler, Reeves, Williams and Del-Pizzo. Heat 2 Ian Del-Pizzo got off to a

quick start in heat 2 to pull

out a lead of 2.7 seconds on

lap 1 with Daniel Holland,

Jack Reeves and Fergal

Ludlow leading the chasing

pack. Jake Butler was on the

move, gaining positions

through the field to take up

3rd with Holland next in his

sights. Reeves was doing his

best to fend off Ludlow and

Ben Williams as they crawled

over his rear bumper allowing

Butler to make an easy break

for it in his pursuit of Holland

with the gap between the

two of them coming down

two of them coming down with each lap. Butler was on Holland as the pair started the final lap with a good run out of Vale leaving him with a chance. Holland defended the inside line leaving Butler with just the outside, which he took and held to give him the inside for turn 7 and with it 2nd place. Del-Pizzo took the win ahead of Butler and Holland with Reeves and Williams completing the top 5. Heat 3 George Dixon held off

Bradley Youngman into turn

1 at the start of heat 3 with

Dixon eager to put some

distance between himself

and those behind. Fergal

Ludlow soon worked his way

up into 2nd ahead of Ian Del-

Pizzo and Jake Butler with

Del-Pizzo and Butler both

passing Ludlow for 2nd and

3rd respectively. Dixon had

built a reasonable lead by

this stage but Del-Pizzo and

Butler were soon beginning

to reel him in as the rain

to reel him in as the rain

started to fall. This played

into Del-Pizzo’s hands as he

made his way past Dixon for

the lead. Butler added to

Dixon’s pain as he passed

him for 2nd and set after Del-

Pizzo. The rain continued to

fall and the leading pair

pulled out a substantial lead

over Dixon who was caught

by Ludlow. Del-Pizzo took

the win ahead of 0.169

seconds from Butler with

Ludlow, Dixon and Jordan

Bowley completing the top

5.

Final

Ian Del-Pizzo and Jake Butler

led the field into turn 1 as

the green lights signalled the

start of the final. Del-Pizzo

kept Butler at bay on the

opening lap as Fergal

Ludlow moved into 3rd. Butler

grabbed the lead on lap 2

with a move through the

final corner and pushed to

try and build a gap over

Butler Claims First Win Of 2015

Inkart Round 3 – 29TH March 2015

By Thomas McMurray

Butler on his way through the rain to his first win of 2015

Del-Pizzo before he had a chance to respond. The pair at the front were setting a blistering pace, leaving Ludlow behind in a rather lonely 3rd as he gapped George Dixon, Jordan Bowley, Ben Williams and Jack Reeves as Williams and Reeves tussled for 6th. Butler was extending his lead, setting the fastest lap of the race as he pulled away, leaving Del-Pizzo to settle for 2nd. Butler took his first win of the 2015 season, heading Del-Pizzo by 2.388 seconds. Ludlow crossed the line 23.5 seconds behind race winner, Butler, to complete the podium with Dixon and Bowley rounding out the top 5.

The Senior Podium

Results

A Final

1. Jake Butler

2. Ian Del-Pizzo

3. Fergal Ludlow

Bobby Trundley was the man to beat at Round 3, winning two of three heats in mixed conditions before leading off of the line and cruising to the chequered flag to claim the win from Adam Christopher and Arnold Macauley.

Heat 1 Donald Macauley made a

clean get away at the start to

head the field with Barry

Beckett behind him. Adam

Christopher and Bobby

Trundley were past Beckett at

the end of the straight to take

up 2nd and 3rd respectively

with Trundley quickly taking

Christopher for 2nd and setting

after Macauley. Lap 3 saw

Trundley nearly take the lead

with a move up the inside at

turn 2, but Trundley could not

make it stick as Macauley

held on around the outside. It

only took a couple of more

corners however for Trundley

to get through as he finally

got his man. Trundley was

then away, leaving

Macauley behind him who

soon lost out to Arnold

Macauley and Christopher.

Chuch Panu and Jake Taylor

were running together in 5th

and 6th and were closing in

on Donald Macauley with

Panu getting ahead on the

final lap. Trundley took the

win ahead of Arnold

Macauley, Christopher, Panu

and Donald Macauley.

Heat 2 George Watson got away

from pole cleanly but was

being chased by Bobby

Trundley who was into 2nd by

the end of lap 1 despite

starting in 10th. Lap 2 saw the

lead swap between the two

of them as Trundley got

ahead with the two of them

breaking away from the

chasing pack. Adam

Christopher was into 3rd by

the end of lap 2 having

started last and was trying to

get back on terms with the

leaders ahead of him and

get away from Donald

Macauley and Arnold

Macauley behind him as

they scrapped for 4th.

Trundley was pulling away

from Watson behind him,

but Christopher was not

making massive in-roads into

Watson’s advantage and

appeared to be being

caught gradually by Arnold

Macauley behind him. Jake

Taylor was edging towards

Donald Macauley but

appeared to be running out

of time to catch him as the

chequered flag was

readied. Trundley took the

win ahead of Watson,

Christopher, Arnold

Macauley and Donald

Macauley.

Heat 3

Adam Christopher got heat

3 underway in the greasy

conditions with Chuch Panu

holding on to 2nd but was

falling behind as Christopher

got away. Bobby Trundley

was closing on Panu and

was soon passed as the rain

intensified with Panu getting

caught out at turn 6 and

allowing Jake Taylor in 4th, to

close in on him. The rain was

falling harder, leading to

some costly mistakes from

some drivers in the field as

they slipped and slid their

way around the circuit.

Christopher coped with the

conditions best however, as

he took the chequered flag

ahead of Trundley, Taylor,

Trundley shoots down the Top Straight

Three From Three For Trundley

Inkart Round 3 – 29th March 2015

By Thomas McMurray

Panu and Arnold Macauley.

Final

The rain had saturated the

track between their third heat

and the final with a trip into

the unknown on the cards at

the start. Bobby Trundley

headed Adam Christopher as

they tip-toed their way around

the first corner with Arnold

Macauley close behind. These

three were quick to pull out a

gap over the chasing pack

which was headed by Jake

Taylor with Chuch Panu and

Leigh Ebanks a couple of kart

lengths behind. Trundley found

his rhythm early on in the wet

conditions and set about

building a lead over

Christopher with Christopher

doing likewise to Macauley

behind him. The closest fight

on track therefore was the

one between Taylor and

Ebanks with Taylor having the

advantage in the earlier

stages. Ebanks gradually got

closer and when the time was

right, passed Taylor under

braking at the end of the main

straight. Trundley continued to

pull away, setting a searing

pace as he took the

chequered flag 8.445 seconds

clear of Christopher.

Macauley completed the

podium ahead of Ebanks and

Taylor.

Results

A Final

1. Bobby Trundley

2. Adam Christopher

3. Arnold Macauley