30/04/2026
North vs South – 2026 Championship Wrap
What a way to finish the season… this one had everything, and was no different to the back end of our season.
From highs to setbacks, pace to problems, and even a father vs son battle on track the North vs South Championship delivered right to the final lap.
Friday
Both cars rolled off the trailer with solid speed.
Time Trials
Jason: 3rd out of 15
Braith: P1 out of 15
A statement straight away both right in the mix early.
Heat Races
Braith opened from Grid 8 and quickly showed pace, charging into 5th and hunting 4th before a frustrating breather cap issue ended his run early with a DNF.
He bounced back in Heat 2, fighting through from 4th to finish 3rd despite vision issues holding him back.
Jason’s night started steady from 10th, working forward to 6th.
Then in Heat 2, starting from pole, he brought it home 2nd after a strong, controlled run the 23GM finally showing real pace with the gremlins gone.
Friday Night Feature
Jason started 4th, Braith 10th.
Both showed real speed in race conditions:
Jason came home just off the podium in 4th
Braith charged forward to 7th, still battling setup limitations but showing grit all the way
A solid, hard earned night’s work.
Saturday – North vs South Championship
Reset. Refocus. The main event.
Everything on the line not just individual results, but team pride.
Heats
Braith showed his strongest pace of the weekend in Heat 1 up to 4th and looking threatening before tightening conditions dropped him back to 8th, recovering to 6th.
Heat 2 unfortunately ended early due to ongoing issues, putting his weekend in doubt.
Jason answered immediately with a dominant Heat 1 win from Grid 2 perfect momentum.
Heat 2 looked even better… until a throttle linkage failure on lap 1 brought a sudden DNF.
Pole Shuffle
Jason locked in 4th and held his starting spot.
Braith pulled off a strong recovery drive, climbing from 10th to 5th after a car drop-out salvaging valuable track position.
Feature Race – 25 Laps
Both cars lined up ready for the big one.
While Braith’s car was still lacking entry grip, he refused to back down, fighting hard through traffic and even working his way toward podium contention.
A late caution brought it all together… and briefly, fans got a rare but great sight Braith and Jason going head-to-head on track before turning their attention back to the podium fight.
At the flag:
Braith: 4th
Jason: 5th
And with consistent results across the top runners, the North Team were crowned 2026 Champions.
Final Word
An epic weekend to close out a season that’s been anything but simple frustrating at times, rewarding at others, but always fun and always full noise, also a huge thankyou to Craig and pottinger family for the hospitality and the event. We know how much goes into these events to make them as great as what they are.
Big thanks to our little crew again the drivers braith and jason, plus the superstars mum and brax. And everyone else in between the Dykstra’s and Iain mary anne, and dan!
And Scotty for the renta wing.
Plenty learned, plenty to fix, and plenty of motivation heading into next season.
A huge thank you to our partners and every single fan across the country who backs us week in, week out it means more than results ever could. Will get a post out later on thanking our continued support with partners and supporters till then.
See you next season, Team Kalin.
