Edgar’s Hyundai Super One MSA/TKM Series: Larkhall – 30thJune/1st July 2012.

July 6th, 2012 by Karting1

An exciting but sometimes acrimonious Super One incorporating the MSA Junior and Senior British Championships was held at the twisty Scottish circuit, blighted by rain showers. Sahara Force India Formula 1 driver Paul Di Resta was on hand to see his brother guesting – and winning – in the Formula KGP class, and to observe the progress of the three ‘One in a Billion’ Academy drivers, one of which topped the KF3 timed qualifying under the mentorship of karting legend Terry Fullerton. Two of the KF2 favourites clashed and were eliminated, George Russell took a maximum score in KF3, whilst local ace Dean MacDonald dominated the Comer Cadets.

George Russell

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Comer Cadet

Dean MacDonald was easily quickest in the first timed qualifying session, and Enaam Ahmed fastest in the other slower session. Both won heats, Josh Smith the other beating MacDonald into third which allowed Ahmed to claim pole for the first final. And although Ahmed took the hole shot, MacDonald was soon through. Ahmed clung on for a few laps but gradually MacDonald eked out a 4s win. Ross Martin and Smith fought over third, joined by Oliver York and Jack Armstrong, until Smith lost many places leaving Martin isolated for third. Cameron Roberts carved through to fourth from the back with fastest lap, York held fifth and Eddie Hack stormed up to sixth. “The kart just got better and better, really good,” opined MacDonald. He was in a class of his own in the second final, achieving a brilliant 5s win over Martin who had slotted into second at the start and held it there, well clear of Ahmed. The latter was struggling, holding up Roberts for several laps before plunging down the order. Smith stopped with a chain off, and Sean Rudge overcame Zak Fulk for fourth on the line but suffered a 5 place penalty later.

Junior TKM

Denholm Smith topped the TQ list but it was rather a lottery as rain started almost straight away and it was Stephen Letts and Jack Partridge who took the heats. Yet again as the karts emerged on slicks, the rain started and soon intensified putting several karts off leading to an all course yellow for a short while. Once cleared Partridge led but Daniel Baybutt starred, coming by and pulling out 10s whilst Partridge fell into the clutches of Sam Randon, Letts and Jordan Irvine after an error. But Randon was excluded from the meeting for an exhaust port not conforming to the fiche. “I’ve done quite a bit of testing in the wet on slicks, and Jack went off on the last lap anyway,” said Baybutt. He was soon overwhelmed in the second dry final though, as Irvine took a large lead then started to fade. Matt Davies leapfrogged Letts at the bottom hairpin and towed Letts past Irvine, Partridge later able to join in the fun. But Davies went off at the hairpin, Letts passing with Partridge tucked in behind, Irvine, Alex Forward and Baybutt in close company.

TKM Extreme

Paul Monks pipped Joshua Waring and Ash Crossey in timed qualifying whilst it was Crossey and Ryan Cole who won the heats. Everyone had time to mount wets for the first final, with Cole taking full advantage of pole to clear off into a 4s victory. Waring and James Bartlett vied for second until Bartlett’s equipment let him down, so Waring had little to fear from the distant Crossey, Paul Monks and Luke Graver train. “To be fair we did hardly anything to the kart settings for the wet, but we’ve always been good here,” said Cole. Out on slicks for the first time in the second final, Cole was dispatched to third then fourth by Crossey, Waring and then Graver. Will van Es was on a charge from 9th, carving through them all to lead, and when Crossey and Graver started trading second he was able to escape to win. Joe Porter, off the track in the first final, stormed up to third, Crossey having regained and holding second with Graver, Waring and Cole behind them. “We’ve got the pace in the dry, we didn’t test on Friday so everyone was a bit ahead of us on the wets,” said a delighted van Es.

KF2 MSA British Championship

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