Junior and Lightweight Adult Race Series: Round 3 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 3
The Junior Series had 4 participants this month with Max, Matthew, Mason and Noah all returning to race. With all 4 drivers gaining more and more experience each Round, the races are beginning to get closer as the months go on. For the first time this Series, we thankfully had a dry track for our drivers.
- Once again Max put in a commanding performance following on from his victories in Round 1 & 2. Max won all 3 races as well as achieving 3 bonus points for the fastest lap times, a great performance from the reigning Junior Series champion!
- Matthew extended his run of 2nd place finishes to 3 in a row in Round 3! He impressively finished 2nd in each of the 3 races during Round 3, after some close battles with Mason throughout. Great work Matt!
- Mason completed our Junior Series podium for Round 3 after finishing 3rd in the 3 races. With only 6 points separating Mason and Matthew in the overall standings, the second half of the Series will be very interesting to watch! Nice racing Mason.
Lightweight Adult Race Series: Round 3
The Lightweight Adult Series had 6 drivers entered in Round 3! Again, the conditions were perfect for driving with no wet patches on the track at all. With the points tally at the top of the overall standings getting very close, this is definitely a battle to pay attention to!
- Dave was victorious in Round 3 after securing 2 race victories as well as a 2nd place finish. This tally of points now puts him 1 point ahead at the top of the Race Series standing. Great work Dave!
- Ashley took 2nd spot in Round 3 after 2 2nd place finishes and a 3rd place finish. This result leaves it very tight at the top of the Race Series table, with Ashley only 1 point behind Dave at the halfway point of the Series.
- Jack was our final driver on the podium in the Lightweight Adult Series, after an impressive race victory accompanied by 2 3rd place finishes. A good return after missing the first 2 Rounds. Good stuff Jack.
That concludes the debrief for Round 3 of the Junior and Lightweight Adult Race Series. A big well done and thank you to all those who raced. 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 4 of the Race Series will take place on Friday the 1st of May 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!
