Junior and Lightweight Adult Race Series: Round 2 Debrief
We relaunched our Race Series last week on Friday 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.
Junior Race Series: Round 2
The Junior Series had 6 drivers ready to battle it out with one another on Friday evening, and with a wet track for our younger drivers, it was sure to be a tense affair. Max, Matthew, Mason, Noah, Henry and Ben all did themselves proud with some fantastic driving throughout the 3 Heats.
- Max picked up from where he left off after Round 1 with a dominating performance. It does not get much better than 3 Heat wins accompanied by 3 fastest lap bonuses! Amazing stuff Max.
- Matthew claimed 2nd place again in Round 2! He finished with two 2nd place finishes and 3rd place finish to just beat Mason to 2nd! Nice work Matt!
- Rounding off the podium was Mason with two 3rd place finishes and a 2nd place finish in Heat 2. Only 1 point off of Matt in 2nd place, you had a great Round Mason!
Lightweight Adult Race Series: Round 2
The Lightweight Adult Series had 6 drivers entered in Round 2! Just like the Junior Series, the conditions were tough with a significant amount of water on the track. Similar to Round 1, we were treated to some great bumper to bumper racing throughout the 3 Heats – with it all coming down to the final Heat.
- Ashley took an amazing 1st place in Round 2, with two Heat victories and a 2nd place finish alongside two fastest lap bonus points. A Round win has been a long time in the making but it is thoroughly deserved! We all look forward to watching you push on.
- Dave claimed 2nd place with a Heat win and two 2nd place finishes leaving him on 74 points. He pushed until the very end but unfortunately it wasn’t his day. Keep pushing Dave, you were very close.
- Josh was our final driver on the podium after a consistent showing of three 3rd place finishes in Round 2. Josh also took the fastest lap bonus point in Heat 2, showing everybody on the grid that he means business. Great stuff Josh!
That concludes the debrief for Round 2 of the Junior and Lightweight Adult Race Series. A big well done and thank you to all those who raced. A special shoutout to Noah, Henry, Ben, Rhys, Summer and Jenson across both Series’, you all did yourselves proud and we hope to see you back for Round 3. We would also like to extend thanks to the parents and spectators who showed up to support their drivers, you really do create a great atmosphere for the drivers!
Round 3 of the Race Series will take place on Friday the 3rd of April 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!
