Adult Race Series: Round 1 Debrief
We relaunched our Race Series last week on Sunday the 6th of February for a exciting new 6 Round Spring/Summer championship Series. To encourage drivers of all ages to take part in some form of competitive racing, we have split the Race Series into 3 separate classes which consist of: Junior (8-11) and Lightweight Adult (12-15) Series’ being held on the first Friday of each month and then an Adult (16+) Series being held on the following first Sunday of each month. This creates a fair racing dynamic in which factors such as experience and weight are as equally spread as possible.
Race Series Format
The format of the Race Series is the exact same across all 3 age classes. The aim is to give each driver an equal chance to showcase their driving skill by starting from different positions on the grid in each of the 3 heats per Round. The Spring/Summer Race Series format is as follows.
- 5-minute qualifying session for all drivers to get used to their kart and the track conditions whilst attempting to set their fastest lap time.
- The grid for Heat 1 is the order of qualifying (fastest to slowest) and this Heat will consist of 16 laps.
- The grid for Heat 2 is the reversed order of qualifying (slowest to fastest) and this Heat will consist of 16 laps.
- The grid for Heat 3 is the accumulated points that the drivers have won from Heat 1 & 2 (most points to least points) and this Heat will consist of 16 laps.
- The points for Heat 1 & 2 are as follows from 1st place: 24, 22, 20, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.
- The points in Heat 3 are boosted and are as follows from 1st place: 30, 28, 26, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18.
Adult Race Series: Round 2
The Adult Race Series continued on Sunday the 8th of March with a fantastic 11 drivers waiting on the grid for the lights to go out and the racing to commence. The conditions were mostly dry but a covering of mist made the track slightly slippery on places on the day. Similar to Round 1, there was some extremely intense battles across the track, with it all coming down the final Heat to decide our victor. After 3 Heats of racing these are how the results turned out:
- Dale made it two Round victories for the Series after a hard fought battle with Max across all 3 Heats. He claimed two Heat victories as well as a 2nd place finish in Heat 2 to end the Round on 76 points. Great racing Dale.
- Max again took 2nd place in Round 2 after continuing his streak of finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd across the Round. It was looking like he might take Round victory for a while but an unfortunate loss of the rear on a corner left him chasing Dale once again. Unlucky Max, keep fighting and it will come!
- The final spot on the podium was taken by Lewis, he took two 3rd place finishes and a 2nd place finish in Heat 1 along with the fastest lap bonus point. A great return to the Series after a few Rounds away, good to see you Lewis!
That concludes the debrief for Round 2 of the Adult Race Series. A big well done to all those who raced: Dale, Max, Lewis, Cayden, Lewis H, Ben S, Jacob, Dylan, Ben V, Robbie and Brad. We would also like to extend thanks to the spectators who showed up to support their drivers, you really do create a great atmosphere for the drivers!
Round 2 of the Adult Race Series will take place on Sunday the 8th of March and there are still spaces available to book. The booking link is below or you can find it online by going to www.wightkarting.co.uk or give us a call on 01983 565366. Thank you!
