Exciting karting

Press, 28 November 1979, Page 23

Exciting karting

Some exciting racing eventu-| a ted when the second round of : the Christchurch Kart Club’s , $6OO 3ZB series was contested at ! Carrs Road on Sunday. The points leaders from the 1 previous series were under i pressure in the 100 cu cm Me- i Culloch class. Phillip Burgess 1 found the pressure too much ; and blew his engine trying to hold his points lead. The re- ’ placement engine seemed to lack power and he finished well down ; i in the 15-kart field. Murray Davies turned out to be the over-all winner of the class though he was beaten in : two of the teams, by Vickie ; Rouse and Gasin Hawker. The gearbox class continued : to be a battle between Paul 1 Crichton and Robin Heron, but the surprise was Derek Wilson who has obtained some very ; ••hot” gear for his Honda. Wilson was right up with the other two. leaving the remaining drivers to fight out the minor : placings. Some great battles marked the < open class. In one heat the lead ; changed 10 times between Doug Sims and John Bell—but it was •. Sims who won the most of the clashes.

| Three midget karts did a numbers of demonstration runs and then had a race over three; laps at the end of the meeting.' It was like watching a normal! kart race in slow motion, but! none of the drivers gave anv quarter. The class is for eight] •to 12-year-olds racing very! restricted karts and engines. | Results of the main events! were:— Wales and Beadle Wed Trophy i Race: D. Kircher 1, J. Hawker 2, I G. Stevens 3. *6OO Series over five heats: | 100 cu cm McCulloch. — M. Davies 1, G. Hawker 2, V. Rouse 3. 40 leu cm open.—D. Sims 1, •I. Bell 2. D. Drake 3. Gearbox.— R. Heron 1, D. Wilson 2, P.' Crichton 3. Other events resulted. — Le I Mans start <8 laps,: C. Goss 1, D. Wilson 2, D. Hora ell 3. Super 8 (8 laps): (Consolation 6 laps;: E. Wood ;1, G. Stevens 2, C. Pascoe 3. All-in *8 laps): P. Crichton 1, G. Hawker 2. All-in (10 laps): Crichton 1, D. Wilson 2. Sims 3. Midgets <3 laps): N. Wilkinson: 1, C. Emms 2, S. Drake 3. 3ZB! All Stars (3 laps): Pat Courteney; 1 1, George Balani 2, Neville Wakeham 3.