Adult Race Series: Round 4 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 4
The Adult Race Series continued on Sunday the 3rd of May with 7 drivers going bumper to bumper to determine who would come out on the top of the podium. With clear weather for everyone racing, the drivers were ready to take to the track. After 3 Heats of close racing these are how the results turned out:
- Lewis took his first victory of the Series after a great display on Sunday, with two race victories alongside a 3rd place finish. He made his morning even better after adding a fastest lap bonus point to his tally, eventually finishing on 75 points. Top stuff Lewis!
- Dale took his second 2nd place finish in a row in Round 4 after a tough first Heat, he finished Heat 2 with a victory which he followed up with a 2nd place finish in Heat 3 with the fastest lap bonus too. His final points tally was 73, just 2 points off of Lewis. Nice one Dale.
- The last spot on the podium was claimed by Max, who was looking like claiming overall victory after finishing 2nd in Heat 1 and 2, however a late spin in Heat 3 resulted in him finishing the Heat in 5th. An unlucky morning Max, but still a great result!
That concludes the debrief for Round 4 of the Adult Race Series. A big well done to all those who raced, 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 5 of the Adult Race Series will take place on Sunday the 7th of June 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!
