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NEW OK ENGINES: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK / LEGENDARY KARTS: 1996 TONY KART ESPRIT

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KARTING, EMOTION & PASSION

PHOTOS CHRIS WALKER (KARTPIX.NET)

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A MONTH TO REMEMBER FOR THE YOUNG SCOT. DEAN RULES BOTH AT HOME IN SUPER ONE AND ABROAD AT THE EURO CHALLENGE AGAINST SOME OF THE TOUGHEST OPPOSITION AROUND

MACDONALD ON A ROLL

from the editor NEW OK ENGINES: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK / LEGENDARY KARTS: 1996 TONY KART ESPRIT

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KARTING, EMOTION & PASSION

A MONTH TO REMEMBER FOR YOUNG SCOTTISH DRIVER. DEAN RULES BOTH AT HOME IN SUPER ONE AND ABROAD AT THE EURO CHALLENGE AGAINST SOME OF THE TOUGHEST OPPOSITION AROUND

MACDONALD ON A ROLL

Anxieties and worries that are causing many sleepless nights to the international karting community invade the country. During the 2nd round of the CIKFIA European KF-KFJ Championship held at PFI, everyone – MSA delegation included – could see the great task lying ahead and how it will affect British karting. What remains to be seen is how the motor-sport regulating body is going to deal with it.

WILL THE MSA GET IT RIGHT?

The fact is that the British Karting scene is already well structured, with X30 coming to a new life in the last couple of years, Rotax and TKM holding on to its core base, and non-MSA racing (for exactly the same categories, but with fewer expectations, regulations and minimal costs) picking up momentum. Next, the very strong presence of arrive-and-drive programs such as Club100 and the DMax Championship, as well as the vast range of Indoor racing, seems quite a real obstacle to the future of the new CIK engine in the UK. So the question really boils down to this: are OK engines going to find fertile ground in the UK? Even if it’s being too early to say, one figure can really give the measure of the problem facing the MSA in the next few months. Despite the national economy not doing too bad, stagnant - if not declining – licence numbers do not bode well.

Also, the CIK has certainly not made a good name for itself in the past few years with the introduction of the KF project, tainting its reputation and that of its top directdrive categories, especially in the UK, to the point that the MSA had to cancel (quite reluctantly) already last year the KFJ British Junior Championship…

However, the introduction of the new OK engine might not only suffer for its predecessor’s poor reputation.

Interestingly enough, Paul Fletcher launched some sort of survey during the CIK-FIA European KF-KFJ Championship round at PFI, proposing an engine with no power valve as alternative. Quite astonishingly, over 60 people (among them some high-profile team managers, mechanics, drivers, and parents) signed up to the motion.

What’s going to be of it we do not known, but its value is unquestionable.

Widespread uncertainty was not only expressed by most of the Brits present at PFI. The atmosphere was somewhat surreal, as most of the international operators were openly criticizing the new born OK engine, while the on-track demonstration of OK powered karts was taking place right before their eyes.

One wonders how this project came about if 90% of the paddock (conservatively speaking) is blatantly against it.

At this very delicate moment, when the new OK engine is about to be launched and needs the support of all those involved if it is to have the slightest chance of success; anyway, the palpable feeling is of dissatisfaction, at best.

The feeling (or fear) many share is that the sport will be plunged yet again into the unknown, and by the time the new engine checks all the boxes (reliability, performance, affordability) its reputation will be compromised, further alienating the very base that it’s supposed to attract.

And the base seems indeed alienated! If, since its return on the international calendar we have been used to seeing good crowds of locals at PFI (quite uncommon these days on any other circuit) well, not this time... and the club race next door at Fulbeck - with over 100 drivers on track certainly didn’t help!

Why is it then? Why don’t the people care? After all, we are talking about the fastest, most competitive Junior and Senior (KF) kart drivers in the world, some of which will certainly make it to the highest echelons of motor-sport. Is a European Championship not appealing enough to draw the attention of the many (yes, still many) fans that follow this sport?

In light of this, the task of the MSA seems particularly daunting. Even if it’s not supposed to find remedy to the anxieties expressed by international operators, some of those fears and reluctances are felt also in the UK. And, as the CIK have called to all national ASNs to support the new course with the OK engines, the MSA will be expected to be at the forefront.

Getting the base back and inverting the trend of declining numbers in MSA racing has been on the agenda for quite some time, but having to do this promoting a piece of equipment that carries a hefty legacy (that of CIK troubled KF) seems quite a task.

The MSA must know that to succeed, they will need to put extra effort and gather as much support as possible.

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CONTENTS

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14 MONDOKART - News & Previews 20 YOUR TKM GUIDE Better new or old?

22 INSIDE YOUR TILLOTSON CARB Learning from international success 24 ABKC STEERING GROUP JUNE MEETING 28 NEW CIK ENGINES Is the future of Karting OK? 32 FOCUS Sodi SWS Series World Finals 76 LEGENDAY KARTS Glenn Davidson Replicas 80 2015 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CALENDARS

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34 SUPER ONE SERIES RD.3 40 SUPER ONE SERIES RD.4 46 LGM SERIES & X30 TOUR RD.4 50 ROTAX EURO CHALLENGE RD.2 54 CIK EUROPEAN KF-KFJ CHAMPS RD.2 56 CLUB100 RD.5 60 SHENINGTON KRC CLUB CHAMPS RD.6 62 BUCKMORE PARK KC CHAMPS & KENT CUP RD.4 64 CUMBRIA KRC CHAMPIONSHIP RD.5

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66 TRENT VALLEY KC SUMMER CHAMPS RD.3 68 HODDESDON KC CHAMPIONSHIP RD.5 70 BAYFORD MEADOWS KC CHAMPS & KENT CUP RD.3 72 WHILTON MILL KART CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RD.5 74 RETRORACER RD.3

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ABKC STEERING GROUP JUNE MEETING

CIK ISSUES

ON THE TABLE The major stakeholders met to discuss

some of the most pressing matters, with a close look at the recent developments in international regulations for front fairings and engines.

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Several very welcome guests attended the June Steering Group meeting. Paul Fletcher, the owner of the PF International circuit and race team gave his views of the state of karting at present and the effect on his circuit. Keith Barton and Richard Lock from the National Karting Association reported on recent liaison meetings with the MSA, and offered support to grow even more ties between our organisations. Their circuits have reported a very good year, offering a karting experience to between 4 and 5 million people. He said that with the right co-operation more could be fed up into MSA racing, probably mostly from their outdoor circuit members. He added that the structures are there but some of the links are missing.

Circuit matters Reports were of good meetings for the big championships - the CIK European and Kart Grand Prix at Donington and the Super One at Buckmore Park, which offered a massive welcome to the participants. Some reported an increase in some classes – Max 177 was one such quoted – and a downturn in some others. IKR meetings are getting good entries and the F100 championship was cited as a massive success. However, overall the MSA meetings are down on participants this year compared with last.

The MSA General Secretary Simon Blunt was present for the governing body and he had recently visited Shenington and Forest Edge. He said the MSA needs to take the lead on the initiative to licence teams and mechanics.

Some concerns were raised about the extra cost and complexity at club meetings but this was countered by the need for all involved with racing to be accountable, especially those going on live areas such as the dummy grid. It was said that many ‘mechanics’ are under the age of 18 themselves and therefore minors themselves.

Another issue is the need for professional teams to be properly insured. Apparently the UK is about the only country that does not insist on teams being licenced, and some like France will only allow licenced mechanics on the grid. The ABkC is also working with the BKIA on an update for the Teams’ Charter.

CIK Matters

The new version of the 2015 CIK front fairing was said to be a big improvement but the karts have to be monitored as they come in off the circuit. There will be a trial in the UK soon, and tests against the MSA steel bumper. Proposals for introduction early next year in non-gearbox Junior and Senior classes will be put to Kart Committee for ratification along with appropriate sporting regulations for penalties. Clearly there will be a cost to the competitor in the short term, but in the long term a big saving is anticipated due to less accident and pushing damage to the front fairing. The old non-detachable bracket will be in use until March next year.

The new CIK ‘OK’ engines had a demonstration at the CIK European Championship meeting held at PF International in June. They have no clutch, electric start or battery and need a push with the engine decompressor active to make that an easy task. The proposed CIK technical regulations are available on their website, and the engine will cost €2000 plus vat complete with ancillaries. The CIK have also proposed a new Intermediate class for 11 – 13 year olds using the 950mm Cadet type chassis. That discussion will go the next World Council.

MSA Matters

The MSA’s new Child Safeguarding Policy has been published and is available to download from the MSA

website. Clubs should note the need to have Child Protection as a standing item on their committee agendas in future and the need for the Club’s Child Safeguarding Officer to complete a checklist for every event. Clubs can share a Child Safeguarding Officer or have more than one. There are helpful flow charts available from the MSA and this will be backed up with various explanatory fliers in the near future. The Judicial Trial is on-going and proposals for next year will be put to Kart Committee.

Discussions have been held about arrangements for the new National Championships due for application in 2016 and commencing in 2017. Eligible direct drive Junior and Senior classes are Rotax, TKM and X30. All junior and senior direct drive classes have to re-homologate for 2017, and there is the opportunity for new classes to apply in the same way that X30 was introduced in 2014. If the class is too small or no homologation application is received it will be included in Clubman (for low power) or Libre.

In the very near future the MSA will be issuing a tender for the 2017 Cadet tyre. The successful applicant has to provide tyres to manufacturers of Cadet chassis mid summer next year, so they can use them in trials for the 2017 Cadet chassis homologation.

Discussions are continuing about how to work with various years of homologation for bodywork and the associated steelwork. Proposals will be put to the next Council that the steel front and side bumpers can be interchanged if the manufacturer confirms they are identical even with different homologation numbers, and on an MSA approved list.

A minimum driver weight is proposed for Cadet drivers, probably set at 27kg, and will be coupled with the opportunity for waivers to remain in Bambino if the driver is not big enough.

An application for Max 177 to be eligible for special plates like O and E is being put forward.

All gearbox karts whether long or short circuit will need to have valve caps fitted in 2016 onwards. The ruling on gearbox Nassau panels or ‘Bubbles’ is also being revised as is the gearbox rear bumper regulations. This is because there have been instances of a front fairing going under the rear bumper of a kart and preventing braking, leading to a serious accident.

Bambino karts may have to conform to a minimum weight next year. All new proposed regulations will be published for consultation on the MSA website so clubs and competitors should check regularly.

The Race n’ Respect campaign is proving successful in MSA Bambino and Cadet Championships and could well be rolled out across the board next year. Team managers, mechanics and parents are gradually getting used to not being able to signal to their drivers during races, and there have been some penalties and warnings applied so far.

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NEW CIK ENGINES AT PFI

IS THE FUTURE OF KARTING OK? At the European KF-KFJ Championship round at PFI, we had the opportunity to see and “test” for the first time the new CIK engines that will be introduced as of 2016. They have been named OK and OKJ, they are intented for the base of the sport, and our two test drivers, Davide Pastanella and George Robinson, were behind the wheel…

REPORT M.VOLTINI / PHOTOS C.WALKER

The build up towards the new CIK direct drive engines that will be used in international championships from 2016 (and later on also at national level) continues relentlessly, even if as we go along some problems crop up. The closer we get to the actual debut, the more we realise that doing away with electric starts and centrifugal clutches (with all the elements required, of example battery and harnessing) can only be positive.

This is happening despite the fact that there are still some who continue to create obstacles. According to some in the paddock, the KF “work well as they are”, proving yet again that they haven’t understood that the new class hasn’t been set up simply to take over from KF in international events, but to get more entries (now not existing) in national ones. National events where KF hasn’t been present for a while; and it’s not as if things in international events are going brilliantly either.

On the other hand, it’s not just by chance that if the new OK engines draw criticisms from the “more open minded” drivers, it’s because

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the CIK hasn’t made a strongly decisive move towards simplifying things. For example, they have not done away with the power valve, which is a gadget that hasn’t given any advantage up till now, but only complications.

Our photographer Davide Pastanella, former kart driver back in the days of the 100cc, seemed quite keen. Despite the fact that he hadn’t driven for a long time and he wasn’t perfectly fit, his comment was quite clear. «On the whole I got a positive impression, and similar to the sensation that I used to get with the 100cc.

Therefore as far as performance and ease of use is concerned, I really don’t

understand some of the criticisms. With these 125cc you can actually feel that they pull well, but everything happens between 9,000 and 13,000 revs: there is no real progression, and at low revs opening is quite delayed and not crisp, therefore at this point I don’t understand what the power valve is for. However, the idea of having removed all those “things” (electric start and automatic clutch, etc. author’s note) I think is excellent and in fact, we didn’t have any particular problem during the test.»

According to George Robinson, Karting professional boasting decades of experience, the OK engine is not really, OK…

“I was disappointed by the "OK" engine test. I think it’s impossible to do a proper evaluation of a new product in 3 laps on an unknown chassis with unknown tyres on an unknown circuit. For the CIK to think that this was a valuable exercise for the press surprises me.

Having said that, from a purely technical point of view, the engine that I drove was very rich on the slow speed jet and so did not accelerate from the corners correctly; when the engine cleared it had very good mid-range power and the "Soft" engine limiter was not as harsh as the existing KF. However, the rich jet setting

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SSM SUPER ONE SERIES

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RND.3, LLANDOW 24th MAY 2015

GREAT SUCCESS IN WALES The Series made a hugely successful return to the Welsh circuit after an absence of seven years, as the final hairpin following a long straight produced many an exciting last chance pass.

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Promoter John Hoyle said the return to GYG was due to a request from the club and some sponsors. He added that the move to an unfamiliar track for the majority of the entrants also spiced up the racing. It was also the first outing for the qualifying series for the IAME X30 classes, hoping to earn places in the IAME International Final later in the year.

MSA BRITISH CADET CHAMPIONSHIP

(IAME) With a full grid of 34 karts for the UK’s most prestigious Cadet championship, Georgi Dimitrov topped timed qualifying over Maxwell Dodds with Jonny Edgar languishing in eight place. But Edgar soon recovered putting in two heat wins and going on for a solo breakaway in a damp first final, chased hard by Dexter Patterson and Lorcan Hanafin.

Piers Henderson led Clayton

Ravenscroft over the line for fourth, both rookies. The second final proved much more of a battle for Edgar as he only narrowly beat an inspired Hanafin in a head to head duel. They left Harry Thompson and Patterson some 5” in arrears whilst Ravenscroft lost his sixth place with a one lap penalty for driving standards. Edgar holds a slender lead over Dexter Patterson in the points

Above, rookie Owain Rosser(53) grabs the win in TKM Extreme final 1.

Left, Adam Glear takes one win and one 3rd place in KZ1 senior British Championship to take the round overall winner’s trophy. Below, Harry Platten heads the BRK team thanks to his double win in Junior X30.

After a clean win in final one, Harry inherited the victory in final 2 following the penalty given to Fender.

Opposite page, Josh Collings (11) is Senior X30 king on home soil...

standings after his near perfect score at the weekend.

MSA BRITISH KART CHAMPIONSHIP FOR KZ1 Sam Webster proved the best adapted to the unfamiliar track stopping the best time in qualifying at 42”49 over Henry Easthope but he was then excluded from the first heat for making adjustments on the grid. That left Easthope winning over Scott Allen and

the latter went onto win the second heat over Adam Glear with Webster and Stephen Tyldsley both retiring. So Allen would be on pole for the first final, but dropping to third whilst Webster stormed up to fourth. Glear relieved Easthope of the lead early in the race and held him off to win. But then Glear stalled on the starting line for the second final but still managed

third place whilst Easthope retired. Webster continued his progress to win over Shaun Slavin and Allen fell further back to sixth after being flagged in for a repair but still leads the championship.

HONDA CADET ABKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP In a very close battle Oliver Bearman took pole for the heats with a 50”93 in timed qualifying, the top fifteen blanketed by

a quarter second showing how competitive this class really is. Bearman held his advantage for the first heat but had to settle for second to Nicholas Reeve in the second one. From fourth on the grid Reeve established himself at the front mid race for the first final and held off Gary Cunnington to the flag whilst Bearman was sixth. The second final produced the most thrilling finale with the top four crossing the line together. Oliver Clarke timed his run out of the final turn to perfection to go from fourth to first in the final metres and beat Harry Thompson, Dragan Pinsent and Reeve whilst Bearman went out at the start. Clarke is now leading the championship.

JUNIOR TKM ABKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Matthew Taylor convincingly topped timed qualifying and went onto win every heat and both finals for the first round of their series. Luckily the battling behind was quite frantic with privateer Bradley

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SSM SUPER ONE SERIES

RACE

RND.4, BUCKMORE PARK, 14th JUNE 2015

Above, Junior TKM winner and championship leader Matthew Graham sided by Davidson and Edwards. Right, great weekend for Luke Knott (41) who enjoyed a lights-to-flag victory over Sam Marsh in Senior Max Final 1.

Opposite page, Kiern Jewiss (87) has 37 points in hand over Charpentier in the Mini Max standings after his double win at Buckmore Park.

The IAME Cadet for the MSA British Championship and Rotax ABkC National Championship classes were enjoying their third round of the seven round season with the TKM classes into their second round. The local club made everyone feel very welcome at their circuit which is on two levels with a fast downhill plunge out of the tree lined upper area, round a hairpin and back up to the finish in front of their splendid clubhouse. The start goes into two right hand corners then a series of hairpins all giving great overtaking opportunities. As has become the norm in the clutched classes, there were standing starts, only TKM having rolling starts. Much emphasis was given to ensure that no one

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THE HEAT BUILDS UP AT BUCKMORE Britain’s premier championship travelled to Buckmore Park in Kent for the fourth round of the 2015 series.

REPORT G.SMITH / PHOTOS C.WALKER (KARTPIX.NET)

deliberately overheated their clutches before the standing starts. Unusually every class had a double winner.

MINI MAX Mini Max had been the closest class all weekend with the first eleven in timed qualifying blanketed by only two tenths of a second. Axel Charpentier topped this from Owen Byatt and Zachary Robertson. Charpentier and

Joe Turney took the heat wins, but Turney had a troubled first final, dropping to the back.

Charpentier took up position at the head of the lead train for the first half then the fighting started in earnest with Fin Kenneally, Tom Canning and Tom Wood all taking turns at the front. A few laps to go the trouble came for Turney and Tyler Chesterton in

leading positions, whilst Kiern Jewiss took over at the front for the win over Charpentier and Robertson. Meanwhile Canning, Kenneally and Mark Kimber were all excluded for driving issues or contravention of flag signals. For the second final Charpentier and William Pettitt shared the lead for the first half in what was a 13 kart train before Wood briefly

took charge. However it was Jewiss that sneaked in front to take the flag first by just holding off Wood and Pettitt, with the top 13 covered by just 3 seconds. Robertson’s luck ran out, as did Turney’s once more whilst Canning made it up to sixth place.

Jewiss thus has 37 points in hand over Charpentier in the standings.

JUNIOR MAX Similar to the Mini’s Junior Max found themselves with a titanic battle for the wins in the two finals. At the start of the event Jonathan Hoggard was best in timed qualifying by just three hundredths of a second over Dean MacDonald. Jordan Brown-Nutley and Tom Gamble took the heats with MacDonald very close in both and lining up third on

the grid behind these other two. Gamble, MacDonald, Brown-Nuttley traded the first final lead with Harrison Thomas sneaking ahead for a lap but in the end it was the wily Scot in the shape of MacDonald who won over Oliver York and Zak Fulk, Brown-Nutley demoted to fourth. Ben Davis and Alex Pendlebury both fell foul of the clutch heating rules, whilst Myles Apps had a driving standards penalty. The second final always looked to be between Brown-Nutley and MacDonald after they made a break from the pack late in the race. MacDonald it was who eventually edged it over Brown-Nutley with McCarthy stealing third on the last lap from Tom Gamble who also lost fourth to

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ROTAX MAX EURO CHALLENGE

RACE

RND.2, CASTELLETTO DI BRANDUZZO, 31ST MAY 2015

PERFECT WEEKEND FOR MACDONALD The Scott takes the Junior Max field by storm pulling off a tremendous performance at the second round of the Euro Challenge held on the beautiful track of “7 Laghi” in Italy. REPORT & PHOTO T.DECK For the third consecutive year, Europe’s most popular Rotax series visited the country of La Dolce Vita and motorsport passion, which equally is the sporting and economical home of modern kart racing. The 1,256 metres long track attracted over 130 drivers from about 30 nations with the Italian weather making for sunny and perfect conditions.

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while his fellow countryman Alex Quinn followed in second position by 0”170.

Very unlucky was championship leader Jack McCarthy. The opening round winner only managed position 9 in his group behind his teammate Kiern Jewiss.

But in the overall ranking McCarthy slipped further back to 22nd place, while Jewiss did slightly better by taking 19th position. In the heats MacDonald did not show any weakness collecting

the maximum result in all his three races defending his pole start. Behind him French driver Axel Charpentier established himself in second spot, pushing Fin Kenneally and Perdana Minang to the second row start for the prefinal. Scott Symons improved to fifth place, while Alex Quinn ran short of luck. He finished 1st and 2nd in the first two heats but had to cope with a drop out, too. Finally he ended up in

Above, Senior Max podium with Verschoor (centre) sided by fellow Dutch van Kalmthout and Britain’s LennoxLamb. Top left, Sam Marsh seemed to be in for a podium chance after closing the prefinal in 3rd but was demoted to 13th in the final.

Top, Junior Max podium with MacDonald on the top step flanked by Charpentier and Kenneally for an all-British podium.

Left, Jewiss (20) was protagonist of an outstanding comeback to close 5th in the Junior final, with Scott Symons (46) closing in 7th from 4th on the grid.

Opposite page, Scottish driver Dean MacDonald (3) takes his first win of the Junior Max championship closing down the gap on Charpentier and Jewiss to a handful of points.

9th place on the grid, still in front of Jack McCarthy, who took 11th. In the prefinal MacDonald had the best start, while his teammate Kenneally boosted himself into second place. The British duo from Aim Motorsport pulled away from the group and controlled the lead easily. Although MacDonald was under constant pressure, there was no successful move to come. In the end MacDonald crossed the finish line first by 0�076 ahead of Kenneally. Third position

went to Charpentier ahead of Symons and Quinn. For MacDonald the final did not prove to be as easy. This time Kenneally and Charpentier were ready to fight. The three drivers headed away from the group fighting a breath-taking race, which each of them was able to lead at some point. But no one managed to pull away and the fight went on until the very last lap. MacDonald, who was leading at that point, did not make any mistakes and defended well up to the

finish line with Charpentier and Kenneally in tow. Fourth place went to Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, while Jewiss made his way up to 5th, quite remarkable as the young Brit reached the final phase through the second chance heat. Quinn and Symons followed a few tenths behind. In the championship Charpentier now leads ahead of Jewiss and MacDonald.

SENIOR MAX The qualifying turned into a dominant show of the Dutch delegation.

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RETRORACER

RACE

RND.3, GLAN Y GORS, 7th JUNE

THE BEST PREVAIL AT GYG REPORT J.THURSTON/ PHOTOS JAY J PHOTOGRAPHIC

Glan y Gors is worth the trip, with its sweeps, altitude changes and the long curving straight that goes on seemingly forever. The drivers loved it even if the pushers complained that the top of the circuit was a long way to recover a stricken kart. This being a new circuit to the RetroRacer series - placing old hands and overseas visitors alike on an equal footing - nobody had driven the circuit until the start of practice, which meant that everybody learned together,

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and the best would prevail just as it should be.

CLASS ONE VINTAGE According to the heat form it was down one of the Two Peters, Brinkworth or Adams, the surprise came from Jochen Mullers the german driver claiming a strong 2nd place having got everything sorted after suffering from what appeared to be carburation problems all day.

Class one Historic Lee Cuming is suddenly a force to be reckoned with,

however the pre-race form would have given victory to one of the Father and son, Crankshaw crew. But in the event Son Wes fell by the wayside and Father Frank had to settle for 2nd followed in by vastly experienced driver Toby Sinclair.

CLASS ONE CLASSIC The results from heats pointed in Elliot Newton’s direction for the E plate in this class, but Sleep was in imperious form for the final. Biggest grin had to be awarded to Russell Waller who has found his form this season; cockily predicting a trophy before the meeting… he didn’t disappoint. It’s only

a matter of time until he takes an outright finals victory

FORMULA A Ed Thurston and Toby Sinclair had battled for position all day and it proved to be the same in the final both with leaving the line to be embroiled in a gargantuan battle for the lead.

This gave Eventual winner Cook-Martin the opportunity to sneak up on the pair and with a couple of masterful overtakes grab the lead with a lap to go. Thurston tried to get back but this proved impossible had to be content with 2nd overall and pre95 victory although some consolation for Thurston was his outright historic lap record earlier in the day.

CLASS IV 250 CLASSIC The open sweeps of the GyG circuit suited the gearbox

karts and paid those with plenty of torque for the long drag up the hill. By the time that the drivers had turned into the tight right hander ready for the headlong rush back towards the valley bottom the top three had established their places.

There was some squabbling in the lower orders but the top 4 remained the same from the first lap to the last.

CLASS IV VINTAGE (IRON BARREL) Brian Lawrence… what can

we say? From his four starts at GYG he netted 4 wins. An enviable record in all respects Class IV 210 Alloy Barrel Joe Sander and Derek Ellis hyadi it all their own way at GyG that was until Ellis had mechanical issues, ruling him out for the final. The result was then a forgone conclusion with Sanders driving home for an easy victory.

CLASS IV VETERAN Nobody could have predicted the result in this class let

alone the top three. It could have gone any way as all had had shown strongly during the heats. These early karts provided some class entertainment one of the races of the day.

CLASS IV 125 Although Patteson took the win by default with his major competitor unable to make it, the win was not undeserved, as he had proved to be the quicker driver all day.

BEING A NEW CIRCUIT TO THE RETRORACER SERIES, NOBODY HAD DRIVEN AT GYG UNTIL THE START OF PRACTICE… THIS MEANT THAT THE BEST WOULD PREVAIL VROOM UK

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LEGENDARY KARTS GLENN DAVIDSON REPLICAS

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THIS MONTH, WE FEATURE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING KARTS OF ITS ERA, ONE THAT GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO CEMENT TONY KART’S SURGE TO THE STATUS OF GLOBAL ICON – JOHNNY MISLIJEVIC’S 1996 TONY KART ESPRIT, WINNER OF THE BRAND’S FIRST EVER EUROPEAN AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DOUBLE IN THE TOP DIRECT-DRIVE CLASS THAT SAME YEAR.

Info File Driver: Johnny Mislijevic Kart: Tony Kart Esprit race: 1996 FSA World and European Championship Type kart: Replica

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