07/09/2026
Glimpses of the speed we know is there at Round 4 of the Australian Kart Championship ๐
Friday practice started strongly, but Saturdayโs wet conditions changed the complexion of the weekend.
Qualifying didnโt go to plan. Mason struggled to find his groove early in the session and, by the time his pace began to build, catching and passing other karts made it difficult to put together a clean lap.
Starting the heats from 20th meant being right in the thick of it. In both of the opening heats, Mason was boxed around and shuffled towards the back through the opening corners.
From there, the speed started to show.
Outright fastest lap in Heat 2 ๐ช
Purple for a large part of Heat 3 while driving back through the field to eighth ๐
Plenty of passes across Heats 2 and 3, followed by another solid drive in Heat 4.
Unfortunately, being caught in the wrong place at the wrong timeโor being pushed into the kart aheadโresulted in three drop-down penalties and a total of 12 positions lost across the heat races.
We were then too conservative with our setup for the final. As the sun properly came out while we were sitting on the grid, we knew we were likely to be in trouble. Mason battled through to finish 26th.
A frustrating weekend on paper, with the final result not reflecting the speed Mason showed along the way. There were still some very encouraging signsโthe outright pace was there; we just couldnโt bring all the pieces together when it mattered.
Thank you to everyone at JND Racing for the continued work and support, Jayden on the tools and all the effors he puts in. Thank you to our partners who make it possible and to all friends and family for their support.
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