16/06/2025
AKC rnd 3 at Newcastle kart Club.
What a massive 5 days.
From driving 11hrs Wednesday to setting up on Thursday, practice all day Friday to racing Saturday and Sunday.
This is a tough track. It's like a roller coaster, get 1 corner wrong and your struggling up that hill.
My first time tacing on this track and I was able to get into the rhythm and was in top 4 fastest during practice 4.
Things were looking great for an early start for Qualifying on Saturday. However, with a 7:50am start and a slippery track, my nerves got the better of me and I qualified 19th 😬. This meant I had my work cut out and had to work hard to get back to the top end.
I had a lot of work to do, it wasn't going to be easy, but I stayed focused, kept my goals in sight and raced hard. I thought about each overtake, and slowly I made way up the grid.
In the final, boy was it tough. 12mins to get as close as possible to the top 5. 15 laps was all I had. I worked my way through a train of karts to cross the line in 6th.
Woohoo what a race......such an adrenaline rush.
Thanks to everyone who made my trip to Newcastle possible.
Dad for he late nights getting my new kart ready, Ray for guiding dad on kart set up.
Juzzy for having confidence in me.
Shane for the advice over the weekend.
The other karters in the tent making a stressful weekend fun and enjoyable.
To all my sponsors, behind the scenes, you guys are awesome, with your support interstate races become possible.
To all the officials who have donated their time, Newcastle kart Club for presenting the track in beautiful condition and mother nature for keeping the rain away 😉.
Looking forward to racing on track again soon.
Qualifying: 19th
Heat 1: started 19th finished 14th
Heat 2: started 19th finished 15th, 3rd fastest time on track
Heat 3: started 14th finished 13th.
Heat 4: started 15th finished 5th, with 2nd fastest lap time.
Final: started 12th finished 6th, with 4th fastest lap time.
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