Round 3 of the IndiKart Championship at Hooton Park took place on 10 March. Samuel qualified in 7th place from a field of 18 drivers and after the first heat he finished in 10th place.
The video below is from heat 1 and you'll see some rather quick reactions from Samuel as he manages to avoid other drivers' interesting driving techniques!
He finished heat 2 in 5th place which gave him an average of a 7th place grid start in the final. He managed to finish 10th overall but still picked up 4 Championship points.
He's currently 4th place overall after 3 rounds.
On-board footage taken with a GoPro Hero 3 Black.
Round 4 is on 14 April.
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Round 2 - IndiKart Championship 2013 - Hooton Park
Round 2 of the IndiKart Championship at Hooton Park was very very wet and cold.
Samuel had a difficult qualifying session and only managed one decent lap, however that was enough to give him 4th place.
He managed to stay in 4th for heat one and heat 2 so started in 4th for the final. And finished 4th!
The top 4 drivers from the field of 16 were podium finishers so he got another trophy!
Footage below from his qualifying session and taken on a GoPro Hero 3 Black fixed to his crash helmet.
And with his trophy:
Round 3 is on 10 March.
Samuel had a difficult qualifying session and only managed one decent lap, however that was enough to give him 4th place.
He managed to stay in 4th for heat one and heat 2 so started in 4th for the final. And finished 4th!
The top 4 drivers from the field of 16 were podium finishers so he got another trophy!
Footage below from his qualifying session and taken on a GoPro Hero 3 Black fixed to his crash helmet.
And with his trophy:
Monday, 4 February 2013
Round 1 - IndiKart Championship 2013 - Hooton Park
Last Sunday saw the first round of 2013 in the Indikart Championship at Hooton Park - a week late due to the snow the previous week.
There were 18 Cadet drivers on the line-up and Samuel qualified in 7th place for heat one. Here are the starts shown as a spectator and also from the GoPro Hero 3 Black camera fitted to his helmet.
Heat One - started in 7th place and by the first corner he was leading the race!
He finished in 6th place so that was his grid start position for heat two:
The final was the average of the two heat finishes so he started in 7th place:
He finished the race in 4th place (top 5 finished on the podium) with Lee and Alex from the Championship Karting team finishing in 2nd and 3rd, it meant that the team were all podium finishers!
And here they are on the podium along with 5th and 1st place drivers:
Round 2 is this weekend!
There were 18 Cadet drivers on the line-up and Samuel qualified in 7th place for heat one. Here are the starts shown as a spectator and also from the GoPro Hero 3 Black camera fitted to his helmet.
Heat One - started in 7th place and by the first corner he was leading the race!
He finished in 6th place so that was his grid start position for heat two:
The final was the average of the two heat finishes so he started in 7th place:
He finished the race in 4th place (top 5 finished on the podium) with Lee and Alex from the Championship Karting team finishing in 2nd and 3rd, it meant that the team were all podium finishers!
And here they are on the podium along with 5th and 1st place drivers:
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Hooton Park Indikart Championship and a Trophy!
Samuel took part in the final round of the IndiKart Championship for 2012 at Hooton Park on Sunday. He had a good solid test day the previous day and enjoys the track when its wet so he was looking forward to the race on the Sunday.
He set the third fastest time from 18 drivers in qualifying which placed him third on the gird for heat 1. The videos of his grid starts are not as spectacular as previous races because he is so near the front and has less overtaking opportunities but he's still quick off the mark!
Heat 1 grid start:
He finished in second place so he started in second for heat 2:
And finished in second place! So he was second on the grid in the final:
And he actually finished the race in third place!
Here he is with his third place trophy:
This is his highest placed finish from the outdoor races he's had this year - all 4 of them! And its fair to say that he is looking forward to the first race of the 2013 IndiKart Championship at Hooton Park on 20 January!
He set the third fastest time from 18 drivers in qualifying which placed him third on the gird for heat 1. The videos of his grid starts are not as spectacular as previous races because he is so near the front and has less overtaking opportunities but he's still quick off the mark!
Heat 1 grid start:
He finished in second place so he started in second for heat 2:
And finished in second place! So he was second on the grid in the final:
And he actually finished the race in third place!
Here he is with his third place trophy:
Monday, 26 November 2012
Third Outdoor Race - Hooton Park
Samuel completed his third outdoor race on Sunday 18 November 2012 at Hooton Park. He'd had a good practice on the day before and the weather was a lot nicer this month than the previous one!
There was a field of 18 Cadets and following the qualifying session, Samuel started in 15th place for heat one:
He didn't have a particularly good start but the lights were already showing green, then turned to red and then back to green, hence his stop-go-stop-go start! Despite this he finished in 12th place, and had a better start in heat two:
He finished in 9th place which gave him a 9th place grid start for the final:
By the first corner he was up into third place but ended up loosing places when he was forced off onto the grass by another driver although Samuel managed to rejoin the race. He finished 11th overall.
Last outdoor race of the year is on 16 December. Apologies for the light sabre effect - I can't help where the sun is place in relation to grid starts!!
There was a field of 18 Cadets and following the qualifying session, Samuel started in 15th place for heat one:
He didn't have a particularly good start but the lights were already showing green, then turned to red and then back to green, hence his stop-go-stop-go start! Despite this he finished in 12th place, and had a better start in heat two:
He finished in 9th place which gave him a 9th place grid start for the final:
By the first corner he was up into third place but ended up loosing places when he was forced off onto the grass by another driver although Samuel managed to rejoin the race. He finished 11th overall.
Last outdoor race of the year is on 16 December. Apologies for the light sabre effect - I can't help where the sun is place in relation to grid starts!!
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Samuel's Second Outdoor Race - Hooton Park
Samuel took part in his second outdoor race on Sunday 21 October at Hooton Park. He'd had a good solid practice day on the Saturday and was prepared for Sunday! It was really heavy fog at the track - so much so that you couldn't see most of the track which was a bit worrying in the morning practice sessions as Samuel has a black suit, black helmet and black visor.....!
By the time qualifying came the dense fog had lifted and it was a glorious (but cold!) sunny day - the kind of sun that is really low in the sky and rather blinding!
He qualified in 21st place from 27 drivers and here is the video of the grid start with Samuel more or less camera centre (I zoomed in a little just in case!) Just watch how many he manages to get past before he's lost in the engine smoke!
From this heat he finished in 17th place which meant he started the second heat in that place on the grid:
And he finished 16th which determined his placing in the final. I didn't actually see his little skirmish with the back wheels of the kart in front as I was struggling to see with the sun right in my eyes and trying to video him but Samuel didn't actually realise what he'd done until we told him afterwards!
He finished overall 20th out of a field of 27 drivers which is not bad although his grid starts were good he just needed to keep the pace around the track.
Next outdoor race is Sunday 18 November and I'm not expecting the weather to be as kind!
By the time qualifying came the dense fog had lifted and it was a glorious (but cold!) sunny day - the kind of sun that is really low in the sky and rather blinding!
He qualified in 21st place from 27 drivers and here is the video of the grid start with Samuel more or less camera centre (I zoomed in a little just in case!) Just watch how many he manages to get past before he's lost in the engine smoke!
From this heat he finished in 17th place which meant he started the second heat in that place on the grid:
And he finished 16th which determined his placing in the final. I didn't actually see his little skirmish with the back wheels of the kart in front as I was struggling to see with the sun right in my eyes and trying to video him but Samuel didn't actually realise what he'd done until we told him afterwards!
He finished overall 20th out of a field of 27 drivers which is not bad although his grid starts were good he just needed to keep the pace around the track.
Next outdoor race is Sunday 18 November and I'm not expecting the weather to be as kind!
Saturday, 22 September 2012
First Outdoor Race - Hooton Park
Samuel completed his first outdoor race in the IndiKart Championship at Hooton Park over the weekend of 15 and 16 September. He had a reasonable day on the Saturday, testing and getting more used to his kart plus a lot more traffic on the track!
We were prepared for a lot of rain on the Sunday and although there were a few showers it was largely fine although windy. Samuel didn't manage to do the two practice sessions due to technical issues with the kart and then trottle was sticking when he did the transponder test, but after that was rectified, the kart was in good shape!
A great grid start on the first heat - starting in 14th place out of 18 drivers - he managed to make up 4 or 5 places before the first corner and was holding his own until lap 5 when he tried to overtake on the outside, got pushed wide and hit the tyre barrier and knocked a marshal over. Samuel and the marshal were fine but this meant he started at the back of the gird for heat two.
Two photos of heat two grid start:
On the photo above, you can just see Samuel (virtually centre of the photo) - the bloke in the centre with the black jacket is obscuring him!
And he can now be seen - all in black, again more or less photo centre.
He finished 11th in the second heat so then was placed 11th on the gird for the final. He actually made up places again on the grid start for the final but because he's not yet got the same pace as the other drivers (this was his first outdoor race!) he lost what he'd gained. But still finished 11th overall, just missing out on the points by a place!
Next round is 21 October.
We were prepared for a lot of rain on the Sunday and although there were a few showers it was largely fine although windy. Samuel didn't manage to do the two practice sessions due to technical issues with the kart and then trottle was sticking when he did the transponder test, but after that was rectified, the kart was in good shape!
A great grid start on the first heat - starting in 14th place out of 18 drivers - he managed to make up 4 or 5 places before the first corner and was holding his own until lap 5 when he tried to overtake on the outside, got pushed wide and hit the tyre barrier and knocked a marshal over. Samuel and the marshal were fine but this meant he started at the back of the gird for heat two.
Two photos of heat two grid start:
He finished 11th in the second heat so then was placed 11th on the gird for the final. He actually made up places again on the grid start for the final but because he's not yet got the same pace as the other drivers (this was his first outdoor race!) he lost what he'd gained. But still finished 11th overall, just missing out on the points by a place!
Next round is 21 October.
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