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Total Karting Zero Summer 2021 Championship Round 2

Hooton Park

Round 2 of the Total Karting Zero 2021 championship comes to the Hooton Park circuit located just outside Liverpool on the North West coast of England. The temperature was very hot and sunny which is good for racing. The track has 8 turns 3 to the left and 5 to the right making a very fast lap with an average speed of 42 mph.

Group 1 Qualifying

Gray puts in a fast lap on lap two to take pole for Heat 1 on Sunday. The pole lap was 69 thousandths of a second faster than his closest competitor of Garrett who did his fastest lap on lap 3. Leach put a third fastest lap 2 laps after 2 tenths off the pole sitter. Collinson and Chapman were 4th and 5th respectively and then quickly followed were Winstanley, Hilton and Mansfield with Matthews rounding off the grid.

Group 2 Qualifying

Wes steals pole with a late fast lap time after a full course yellow for a crash early on so it was a one lap shootout. 2 hundredths back was Coen with Winfield behind just in third. Sparrow got 4th with Parry in 5th. Then came Sansom, Clay and Woodrow with Johnson rounding out the grid.

Group 1 Heat 1

Leach wins with a storming drive through the field from 3rd on the grid to win by 11.8 and seconds over originally Gray but he got a 3-place penalty for contact with a back marker dropping him to fifth and elevating Garrett to 2nd with Chapman up to 3rd. Collinson was 4th with Gray in 5th.  Winstanley was 6th and Hilton was 7th. Matthews was 8th and Mansfield round out the race.

Group 2 Heat 1

Wes wins a chaotic race by 2.3 seconds over Dixon-Coen who got the fastest lap and Winfield only a tenth behind Dixon and 7 seconds in front of Sparrow in 4th Parry and Sansom came next with Clay right on their tail. Woodrow was 8th with Johnson in ninth.

Group 1 Heat 2

Leach makes it 2 from 2 as he wins by 18 seconds with the fastest lap and an average speed 1.6 mph faster over the course of the lap and he led every lap. In second was Chapman and in third was Collinson. Originally 4th was Gray but a five-place penalty dropped him to last with Garrett taking the spot. Winstanley was 5th with Hilton 6th with Matthews and Mansfield following in front of Gray.

Group 2 Heat 2

Wes also makes it two from two with a nail-biting win by 4 tenths over Dixon-Coen who got fastest lap with Winfield 1.6 back in 3rd. Sparrow followed with Parry behind in 5th. Sansom came home in a good result of 6th with Clay a bit behind him. Woodrow was 8th with Johnson just behind in 9th.

Group 1 Final

Chapman get a surprise win after Leach dominating the heats but he got a bad launch and Chapman defended beautifully to win by 3 tenths of a second. Garrett was two tenths back in third with Collinson on his heels 3 tenths back who was being hounded by Gray with the fastest lap. A bit behind this fight came Hilton and Winstanley with Matthews and Mansfield rounding off.

Group 2 Final

Wes clears up and wins by thirteen seconds and the fastest lap over Sparrow in second. Dixon-Coen was third after dropping back with a kart issue but then it resolved and he fought back to third. Parry was fourth with Clay in fifth. Sansom was sixth and Woodrow seventh with Johnson eighth. Winfield was ninth after his chain came off while fighting for the lead and lapping backmarkers.

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Total Karting Zero Summer 2021 Championship Round 1

Clay Pigeon Kart Circuit

Round 1 of the Total Karting Zero championship comes to clay pigeon raceway where drivers like Lando Norris and Jenson Button honed their skills. The track is located near Yeovil in Dorset in the south-west of England. The conditions were bad as the rain came down on the legendry circuit.

Cadet Group 1 Qualifying

Joel Dixon-Coen smashes in a lap good enough for pole position ahead of Cory Chapman and Harrison Leach. Dixon did a lap time of 48.924 to clinch pole by nearly half a second. Max Winfield got a good result in 4th who was closely followed by Mead, Ampofo-Anim, Sparrow, Warner and Hilton.

Cadet Group 2 Qualifying

Ellis Garrett puts it on pole over Coombs and Ampofo-Anim. Garrett was fastest in all sectors and did his fastest lap on lap 6 of 6. In fourth was Gray and fifth was Parry. Clay was 6th closely followed by Sansom and Woodrow.

Cadet Group 1 Heat 1

Dixon Coen wins by 6.2 seconds over Ampofo-Anim and Leach. Next came Warner and Chapman who was leading the race for a long time before spinning off allowing Dixon-Coen to take the win. Then came Mead with the fastest lap and fastest sector one. Chapman had the best sector 2 and Dixon-Coen got the fastest sector 3.

Cadet Group 1 Heat 2

Garrett wins by 15 seconds and the fastest lap with the fastest sectors 2 and 3. Ampofo-Anim came home in second with Parry on third. Fuchsel was 4th backed up by Clay and Sansom. Wes was next after losing a lap off the line because the kart didn’t go but he made a great recovery to 7th with fastest sector 1. Gray and Woodrow rounded off the grid.

Cadet Group 2 Heat 2

Wes wins from 7th on the grid fighting his way through the field and grabbing the fastest lap with the fastest sectors 1 and 3 as well. 8 seconds back in second was Garrett with the fastest sector 2. Another 3 seconds back was Ampofo-Anim with Gray rounding out the top 4. Then came Fuchsel, Parry and Woodrow with Sansom and Clay retiring.

Cadet Group 1 Final

Dixon-Coen makes it a clean sheet with the win but interestingly not the fastest lap or any fastest sectors because they all went to Mead in 5th. Chapman will be delighted to come home in second after a long fight with third placed Winfield who only finished 9 tenths in front of Sparrow in 4th. Then came Mead, Leach, Warner, Hilton and the only non-finisher being Ampofo-Anim.

Cadet Group 2 Final

Garrett wins with fastest sector 2 over Wes who was stone dead last after lap 2 but fought his way back through the field setting 5 fastest laps in 8 laps, he also fastest sectors 1 and 3 on his way through the field. Ampofo-Anim was less than a tenth behind in third and rounding out the top four was Fuchsel. Gray was fifth after late contact with Parry setting him back. Parry came in sixth with Woodrow, Clay and Sansom rounding off the field.

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Total Karting Zero Thunderbolt Round 4 (April 2020)

Thruxton National 900m Circuit

A very cold but dry day at Thruxton Kart Centre sees Round 4 of the Thunderbolt Championship restart after lockdown. Two groups of Cadets fighting for the all important points, only one practice session to learn the track and then straight into timed qualification.

Cadet Group 1 Qualifying

Wes sticks it on pole with a time of 51.3 by .119 of a second from Klimas and Hamilton. Then came Gray, Parry, Morris, Smedley, Herridge.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3787/s/13568/

Cadet Group 2 Qualifying

Leach puts it on pole with a time of 49.523 which was 2 tenths faster than Ampofo-Anim who was followed by Dixon. Then came Warner, Ampofo-Anim, Smedley, Garrett and Winfield.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3788/s/13573/

Cadet Group 1 Heat 1

  Hamilton wins by 3 tenths in front of Klimas who managed to snatch fastest lap on the last lap of the thrilling race which saw the top three covered by a second. Wes was 3rd with parry following him in 4th. Then came Morris, Gray, Herridge and Smedley.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3787/s/13569/

Cadet Group 2 Heat 1

Leach win a race he absolutely dominated winning by 5 second and fastest lap from Ampofo-Anim, Warner, Dixon, Ampofo-Anim, Garrett, Winfield and Smedley.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3788/s/13574/

Cadet Group 1 Heat 2

Klimas wins another close race by just 1 second from Hamilton who got the fastest lap then came Wes another second behind. Then came Morris, Parry, Gray, Smedley and Herridge.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3787/s/13570/

Cadet Group 2 Heat 2

Ampofo-Anim wins by 2 seconds over Warner and Dixon. Then came Ampofo-Anim with the fastest lap of 48.981. Winfield followed with Garrett close on his heals. Then Smedley came 7th with Leach not even starting.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3788/s/13575/

Cadet Group 1 Final

Hamilton wins a dramatic battle which saw him and Klimas collide on the final lap to let Wes into second but Klimas did get fastest lap though. Then came Parry, Herridge, Smedley and Morris unluckily had a dnf from a comfortable p4 and Gray was 8th.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3787/s/13571/

Cadet Group 2 Final

Ampofo-Anim wins a four-way battle between the top 4 drivers which saw Warner who was leading for most of the race tumble down to 4th. Then came Dixon and leach who got the fastest lap of a 48.657. Then was Warner, Garrett, Winfield, Smedley and Ampofo-Anim.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/thruxton/2021/3788/s/13576/

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Mansell Kart Racing Club, Round 1 (February 2020)

Heat 1

Moulton win the first race of the year in style with a 2 second gap to the field. Green came in second with Wherlock in third another 3 seconds back. Clark got the fastest lap and fastest sectors 2 and 3 with Ogrady taking fastest sector 1. Wes was p11.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/mkrc/2020/1/s/2464/

Heat 2

Moulton wins again but not by much just pipping Green to p1 by 0.09 of a second with Bartlett in third. Mc Laughlin got fastest lap and fastest sector 1 with Clark getting fastest sectors 2 and 3. Wes was 9th.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/mkrc/2020/1/s/2465/

Heat 3 

Moulton wins 3 from 3 by 4.8 seconds. Then came Wherlock and Green. Mc Laughlin got the fastest lap and was fastest in every sector. Wes was 6th.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/mkrc/2020/1/s/2466/

Final

Baker denies Moulton the win by 0.01 of a second with Wes in third. The top 7 were covered by less than a second. Mc Laughlin got fastest lap and fastest sector 2. Clark got fastest sector 1 and Minns was fastest sector 3.

Alpha Timing Results: https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/mkrc/2020/1/s/2467/