Round 10 of the Manchester and Buxton Kart Club Championship and it certainly felt like October! Random grid placings meant that Samuel started heat 1 in 5th place for the Honda's and he uncharacteristically finished at the back of the heat for the Honda's.
Heat 2 wasn't much better and he finished 4th for the Honda's and 11th from 14 overall. The weather was not helping the track and it was wet in patches, however it remained that way and heat 3 Samuel finished as 4th Honda again and 12th overall.
He finished marginally better in the final with a 4th place from 6 for the Honda's and 11th overall as the grid was mixed with Comer engines.
Although it wasn't a podium finish, Samuel gained some valuable Championship points and is 2 points adrift from third place and is currently leading the Autumn Series after 2 rounds with one more to go at the end of November.
So its all still to play for!
Next kart time is 1 November when we take a trip to Trent Valley Kart Club and the PFI circuit to have a practice day. Usually lots of Honda's and a new circuit to get to grips with - should be interesting!
Showing posts with label Ryan Carney. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Cheshire Kart Racing Club - Championship Round 9
Another weekend, another race! This time Cheshire Kart Racing Club Championship round 9. Three Hondas racing with six Comers. Samuel's random grid positions behind the Comers meant that he started in 6th place for heat one (finished in 3rd - 2nd for Honda) then 7th for heat two (finished in 5th overall, 2nd for Honda) and then for the final heat he was placed 7th again and finished 6th overall but in first place for the Honda's. He almost took the fastest lap in the third heat of all the Cadets - just 0.01 seconds behind!
Going into the final, he was second on the grid for the Hondas and managed to finish in first place and third overall and set his fastest time of the day - 43.86!
Here he is on the podium with the rather large first place trophy:
And with Ryan from CKS and Troy who took top Novice for the Comers.
His next race is next week - 27 October!
Going into the final, he was second on the grid for the Hondas and managed to finish in first place and third overall and set his fastest time of the day - 43.86!
Here he is on the podium with the rather large first place trophy:
And with Ryan from CKS and Troy who took top Novice for the Comers.
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Cheshire Kart Club - August - Top Novice Again!
Samuel took top Honda Novice again at the Cheshire Kart Club on 18 August. He set a 43.77 lap in the first heat after starting 11th on the grid and finishing 11th out of the Hondas and Comer Cadets. Heat 2 he did a 44.19 and finished 8th overall (3rd from 5 Honda's).
And in the final he went quicker and set a 43.87 finishing 3rd overall in the Honda's and top Novice. Not his best time but still good enough to get on the podium and to take away a trophy!
He now has just one Novice race left before he can race properly and not start from the back each time.
Three of the boys came away with trophies - Garrett in first place for IAME and Alex with top IAME Novice - and they are all with Ryan from CKS.
Next race is 25 August!
And in the final he went quicker and set a 43.87 finishing 3rd overall in the Honda's and top Novice. Not his best time but still good enough to get on the podium and to take away a trophy!
He now has just one Novice race left before he can race properly and not start from the back each time.
Three of the boys came away with trophies - Garrett in first place for IAME and Alex with top IAME Novice - and they are all with Ryan from CKS.
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:
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.
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Samuel's First Kart!
Samuel is now the proud owner of his own cadet kart! It's an Intrepid Maky with a Honda engine. We took him to Hooton Park with Ryan for a test day so that Samuel could get used to the kart and how it handled.
We had a glorious day although not quite as hot and sunny as the last time we were at Hooton and Samuel quickly got to grips with the kart and his racing lines.
At the moment the kart is numbered 8 but Samuel wants it to be 77 - so next time you see it, it should be re-numbered!
And yes Jacob, one day this kart could be yours!
These last two pictures taken when he thought I wasn't looking!
The kart gets its next outing on 15th and 16th September as Samuel is going to see what its like racing outdoors and with a lot more karts on the grid!
We had a glorious day although not quite as hot and sunny as the last time we were at Hooton and Samuel quickly got to grips with the kart and his racing lines.
The kart gets its next outing on 15th and 16th September as Samuel is going to see what its like racing outdoors and with a lot more karts on the grid!
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Samuel's Test Day with CKSUK
Samuel had a test day with Champion Kart Services UK (CKSUK) yesterday and we had glorious weather!
Ryan put Samuel in a Cadet kart and let him on the track to see how he'd get on and rather surprised us with a respectable 50 second lap time. A few tweaks on the kart and he went out again and got the times down to 47 seconds. Few more tweaks and he went out a couple more sessions, each for around 10 minutes, and he managed 45 seconds. All his laps were consistent although he had a few spins in the early stages until he got used to having to use his brake rather than lifting off for corners.
Samuel managed to knock in a high 44 second lap but Ryan wanted to see him get closer to 43 seconds and on his final session of the day, he got a 44.1 second lap which after a very hot and long day (with one shunt from another driver that bent part of the axle) was pretty respectable especially as it was his first time on the track.
We were also joined for the day by Tom Sansbury who added his GoPro Camera to Samuel's crash helment and filmed each of the track sessions (and probably a lot of grass footage and of Ryan talking to Samuel!) Here is the last session of the day with the 44.1 second lap:
Thanks to Ryan, Mike, Tom and Helen for a great day at Hooton Park!
Probably more footage and photos to follow at some point!
Ryan put Samuel in a Cadet kart and let him on the track to see how he'd get on and rather surprised us with a respectable 50 second lap time. A few tweaks on the kart and he went out again and got the times down to 47 seconds. Few more tweaks and he went out a couple more sessions, each for around 10 minutes, and he managed 45 seconds. All his laps were consistent although he had a few spins in the early stages until he got used to having to use his brake rather than lifting off for corners.
Samuel managed to knock in a high 44 second lap but Ryan wanted to see him get closer to 43 seconds and on his final session of the day, he got a 44.1 second lap which after a very hot and long day (with one shunt from another driver that bent part of the axle) was pretty respectable especially as it was his first time on the track.
We were also joined for the day by Tom Sansbury who added his GoPro Camera to Samuel's crash helment and filmed each of the track sessions (and probably a lot of grass footage and of Ryan talking to Samuel!) Here is the last session of the day with the 44.1 second lap:
Thanks to Ryan, Mike, Tom and Helen for a great day at Hooton Park!
Probably more footage and photos to follow at some point!
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