Round 1
The eagerly anticipated, brand new Wight Karting Race Series got underway on Friday the 26th of September. A fresh roster of debut drivers competing under the floodlights, plus challenging wet conditions meant we were looking forward to an evening of exciting racing. The Race Series gives younger drivers the opportunity to take their first steps into competitive karting against drivers of the same calibre, with both Junior and Lightweight Adult Series’ racing on the 26th of September. Due to multiple drivers having other commitments, we had just 2 drivers for the Junior Series complimented by a fantastic 11 drivers for the Lightweight Adult Series.
The drivers start with a 5 minute practice/qualifying session which allows them to get to know their kart as well as acclimatise to the wet conditions of the track. The results of the qualifying also sets the grid order for Heat 1, this grid order is then reversed for Heat 2, with the grid for Heat 3 being the combined total points won by the drivers through Heat 1 & 2.
Results
Results from Heat 1–
Junior Series: 1st – Max Kilby, 2nd – Felix Curtis
Lightweight Adult Series: 1st – Jack Kilby, 2nd – Dave Welsh, 3rd – Angela Martin, 4th – Melissa Etherington, 5th – David Ely, 6th – Alfie Read, 7th – Moth Millard, 8th – Noah Weller, 9th – Thomas Stott-Robins, 10th – Cameron Greenwood, 11th – Harrison Bolan.
Results from Heat 2–
Junior Series: 1st – Max Kilby, 2nd – Felix Curtis
Lightweight Adult Series: 1st – Jack Kilby, 2nd – Melissa Etherington, 3rd – David Ely, 4th – Alfie Read, 5th – Angela Martin, 6th – Dave Welsh, 7th – Harrison Bolan, 8th – Noah Weller, 9th – Noah Millard, 10th – Thomas Stott-Robins, 11th – Cameron Greenwood.
Results from Super Heat–
Junior Series: 1st – Felix Curtis, 2nd – Max Kilby
Lightweight Adult Series: 1st – Melissa Etherongton, 2nd – Jack Kilby, 3rd – David Ely, 4th – Dave Welsh, 5th – Alfie Read, 6th – Angela Martin, 7th – Harrison Bolan, 8th – Noah Millard, 9th – Thomas Stott-Robins, 10th – Cameron Greenwood, 11th – Noah Weller.
Throughout the 3 races in each Series we were treated to some amazing battles, with a couple of unbelievable overtakes on display. The drivers are awarded points based upon their finishing position in each:
Heat: 1st – 24, 2nd – 22, 3rd – 20, 4th – 18, 5th – 17, 6th – 16, 7th – 15, 8th – 14, 9th – 13, 10th – 12, 11th – 11.
Super Heat: 1st – 30, 2nd – 28, 3rd – 26, 4th – 24, 5th – 23, 6th – 22, 7th – 21, 8th – 20, 9th – 19, 10th – 18, 11th – 17.
The links to the Race Series Tables are below:
LIGHTWEIGHT ADULT RACE SERIES TABLE
We would like to extend a massive thank you to all the drivers who competed in Round 1 of the Race Series, we believe it was a great success and look forward to building on it in the Rounds to come! A big well done to all of the new drivers who experienced their first competitive racing as well, it is not easy to take part in your first race and you should all be proud of yourselves. As well as the drivers, we would also like to say thank you to all the parents and spectators who came and watched, you created a great atmosphere for the drivers!
The Race Series will continue on Thursday 30th October with Round 2. The links to book each Series are below!
