Close fnishes in kartingj

Press, 23 July 1980, Page 34

Close fnishes in kartingj

Close' finishes. were the order of the day at the Radio Avon kart race day at the Carrs Road raceway last Sunday. There were ; a number of spectacular collisions. In the 125 c?c. 'gearbox race. Bob McWhtnnie and David Kircher tangled entering the main straight and both karts skidded off the track. in the' next race,; Stephen Jones’s kart touched wheels with another , kart and Jones was thrown in the air, but suffered no major injury. A big tangle occurred in the third heat and a former top speedway rider, Allan Brown, rolled from his kart but wag not injured. ’ A brlliant start enabled Doug Drake to beat 25 other drivers: in the Le Mans race. John Crawford crashed into another kart when in hot pursuit and that allowed -"Roy McLauchlan and John Hamilton to fill the minor I placings. ■ However, Hamilton, made amends by winning the Gee Memorial and Radio Avon] featurerwith ease. 'y Christopher Emms won the

: (midget ; class with- three wins, i being beaten only by Nigel I Wilkinson. This class is for karters between the ages of six r and 12 and there were six com- ! petltors. Results were:— : 100 c.c. Yamaha-McCulloch i (over three heats).—Darryl HorI well 1, John Hawker 2, Graham Tapper 3. i .Open (over three heats).— > Doug Sims 1, Wayne Burgess 2, > Gary Cook 3. . ' ■ | I 125 c.c. gearbox (over three i heats).—Graham Stevens 1, John I Hamilton 2, Paul Crichton 3. ,' Midgets (over five heats). — : Chris Emms 1, Nigel Wilkinson 2, Anthony Emms 3. i ■ Wales and Beadleweld Trophy. I ! ’ —Stevens 1, Avon Hyde 2. Brent Houston 3. Le Mans.—Doug "Drake 1. Roy McLauchlan 2, Hamilton 3. Suzuki . Centred handicap.— Smith 1, Houston 2, Brian j Thomson 3. •; , Radio Avon flying farewell — ■ Hamilton • 1, Crichton 2, Mcr- '-hlan 3.