September Club Day Report

September Club Day Report
Author: Steve Polak

The club day leading up to the Oakleigh Southern City classic was a ton of fun and many MKC drivers reached the podium in what was a long, but enjoyable, day.

Leopard Light was the feature class this time around. The field was full of talented drivers and a good variety of karts. MKC drivers secured the top three places in the qualifying session, with James Sera taking his Kosmic T11 to its first pole position on its inaugural run at Oakleigh. James was followed by Adam Hughes, also aboard a T11 Kosmic. Young Michael Phillips kept them honest qualifying third and MKC’s Tecno pilot Dave Yuill was also in a very respectable sixth in a field of seventeen. The Leopard Light field then went on to deliver plenty of entertaining racing with lots of passing and busy heats. James managed to clean sweep with field with three wins from three starts. Dave Yuill and Micheal Phillips finished 4th and 5th respectively.

Leopard Light, Kosmic T11 front row for the final!

Leopard Heavy was also very entertaining. MKC’s Josh Brooker did well in his brand new Kosmic T11 too, just being pipped at the post for the win while holding down second place for the day. Tecno P Plater Richard Camillleri was also extremely impressive, scoring third place in his second meeting. Richard’s Tecno V12S07 chassis cut a path through the field, coming from the back of the grid to earn him a spot on the podium. Well done Rich! Imagine what could happen once you get off those Ps and can mix it in with the rest of the class every race! Trevor Garey also did very well to score fourth place. Ironically Trevor was so impressed with Richard’s Tecno he decided to buy one of them himself, so look out for Trev in the near future behind the wheel.

Leopard Heavy

Clubman Light was also well worth watching with MKC Monaco driver Franky Costanzo breaking James Sera’s five year winning streak. Franky did superbly and won the class by forty points. James came in second, following Franky closely. MKC Monaco driver Jason Spencer completed the clean sweep for the Monaco GP5 chassis in the class, taking third place for the day. Jason keeps on improving.

Clubman Light

Clubman Heavy looked like being a second class to the Monaco shaped blur that was Franky. However his kart wasn’t quite set up for the final and so Costanzo settled for a very impressive second. Gavin Brink also showed serious speed, winning one heat and placing well in the final. It was a pity he didn’t finish the first heat, but karting can’t always deliver good luck.

Clubman Heavy

In the over 40s class Peter Gooch could do no wrong, winning all three races in his Monaco GP5 30/32 and tightening his grip on the championship series. Team Black Magic MKC Monaco driver Bruce McLean drove superbly, leading during one of the heats to take second for the day. Russell Miller proved that a Monaco GP3 can still boogie too, scoring 4th place. Russell has improved a great deal and is enjoying his racing more meeting by meeting. Ben Capuano also had a good day in Junior National Light, keeping his club championship podium chances above by finishing fourth for the day.

Over 40s

Finally Clubman Superheavy delivered a great ‘battle of the big blokes’ with MKC 30/32 drivers Steve Polak, Mick Fisher and Chris Heraud all having a share of the lead. Mick and Chris went on to battle it out for ultimate honours with Chris winning on the day. Mick still leads the championship though, so the final club day for championship points could be interesting. MKC’s new superheavy drivers, Mick Grey, David Ashmore and Glenn Cornell all has a good first race day at Oakleigh too, enjoying the racing and looking forward to more battles in the future.

Superheavy, Steve wins the start, but Chris wins the day.

Oakleigh put on a great day and many other MKC drivers had a lot of fun and enjoyed the action. Many thanks to the club for putting on a great day too. See you at the track for the next meeting!