'Super One' Newsletter
2000 Elf-Hill House Hammond S1 National Kart Championships Clay Pigeon Juniors Round 2 28/5/00 (includes TV Coverage details) What
a drive! From last on the repechage grid to a
win in the final, read on… The day was punctuated by
very heavy rain-showers, the TKM Inters being worst
affected. The changing conditions brought out some great
racing and surprise results. TV transmission
dates continue with the Seniors on June 6 at 19.30 on Sky
2, June 7 10.00 & 15.30 on Sky 3, and 12.00 on Sky 2.
Remember the coverage is being split into various
programmes so there will often be three or even more
sections of coverage from one meeting. ¨¨¨¨¨ Hill House Hammond MSA British Junior
Kart Champs Timed
qualifying: di Resta, Wise, McPhie, Hanley, Brunton,
Tilley. Russell
Parkes excelled, rescuing what looked like being a
disaster into a triumph. He was 15th in qualifying,
the track suddenly becoming quicker half way through
leaving last man out Paul di Resta with pole a quarter
second faster than Jordan Wise and Gary McPhie. Ben
Hanley, fourth in timed practice, won two heats to Gary
McPhie’s one, and Paul di Resta was second twice.
Parkes had a seize in one heat, and was docked a lap for
a short cut after being pushed onto the grass in another.
He was last on the grid for the repechage but stormed
through to win from Jack Willis, Niall Breen and Daniel
Devereaux. Ben
Hanley took an easy lights to flag win in the first (dry)
final. Paul di Resta challenged for the lead in the early
stages but fell behind Russell Love. Parkes had a
stirring drive from the back for seventh. A
drying track for the second final saw everyone but Carl
Bradley on wets. Again Hanley pulled out an enormous lead
over first Love, then di Resta, Kirkpatrick and finally
Parkes as their wets went off to varying degrees on the
drying track. With Parkes closing in fast, Hanley slid
wide and Parkes seized his chance to take an amazing win.
Gary McPhie and Nicky Mitchell fared well in the closing
stages, displacing Love, Kirkpatrick and Gonzalez.
With the track drying fast, Bradley on slicks scythed
through the field from the back to 8th –
another couple of laps and he might well have won. Final 1:
Hanley, Love, di Resta, Wise, Gonzalez, Kirkpatrick. Final
2: Parkes, Hanley, McPhie, Mitchell, Love Kirkpatrick. ABkC Formula Cadet Heat
wins: Martin-Dye, Rosenzweig, Sims, A. Christodoulou. B
Final: Storey. Freddie
Martin-Dye carved through his heats for the Cadet pole,
but after a thrilling battle with Alexander Sims, the
latter took the lead and defended vigorously to the flag.
Jeremy Metcalfe and Adam C. scrapped for third, Metcalfe
just taking the advantage. Sims,
Martin-Dye, Metcalfe, A. Christodoulou, Lancaster, Dolby. ABkC TKM Junior Intermediate Heat
wins: Parsons, Glover, Higham. B Final: Gibson. Micky
Higham became the ‘rain master’ when in a wet
heat on slicks he went from last to first in two laps,
ending up lapping virtually everyone in the race. In the final Stephen Lane took
the lead from Luke Johnson in the early stages, but
despite a good lead he could not hold off the advances of
Ian Parsons, starting 10th on the grid who
flew through the field to take a fine win. Lane held
second with Martin Ellingham snatching third from
Johnson. Result: Parsons Lane, Ellingham,
Johnson, Roe, Cobbing. ABkC Formula Junior TKM
Heat
wins: Hill, McDonald (3), Wilson, Pittingale.B Final:
Robb Daryl
McDonald was dominant throughout but spun away his lead
on a suddenly wet track, leaving Steven Barden and Paul
Wilson to slither to the flag ahead of Onslow-Cole.
Martin Smith’s exclusion from 5th
promoted Oakes and Cruttenden. Result:
Barden, Wilson, Onslow-Cole, Robertson, Oakes,
Cruttenden. Formula Junior Yamaha Heat
Wins: Turvey, Walker-Hansell, Allin. James Bean chose wet tyres on a
dry track and romped away from the battling Oliver Turvey
and Martin Plowman on slicks. Simon Walker-Hansell
had been following Allin and Anderson until his fuel pipe
rubbed through. Result:
Bean, Turvey, Plowman, Allin, Anderson, Ross. Clay Pit Bits… Yet
another driver, in this case Martin Smith, was excluded
from the meeting for forgetting to put down his chassis
number. Competitors are reminded to check and
double-check that their scrutineering card is completed
in full and correctly… Another exclusion from the
meeting was Nikki Wilcox, for giving verbal abuse to
officials. The Stewards gave out the penalty. Chris
Dent escaped with bruises after a check up at hospital
when he was hit by another kart when trying to restart
his own. James Taylor broke his collar bone after rolling
in testing. Get well soon. Webmaster: Graham Smith
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Last Updated: 31st May 2000 |
