MBKC 2014 - Round 3 - 23 March 2014

Round 3 of Manchester and Buxton Kart Club Championship took place on 23 March and the weather was more spring like than the previous round.

The random grid placings saw Samuel start 4th in the first heat and finish 3rd with a fastest lap on the club circuit of 51.20 seconds. He then finished in 2nd in the second heat with a faster time of 49.70; third heat he again finished second from a start position of third and almost went sub 49 seconds with a 49.13 fastest lap.

In the final he started third due to his heat finishes and retained the place across the finish line but managed to go even faster with a 48.70 second lap.

Photos are taken from the MBKC Facebook page.

MBKC 2014 - Round 2 - 23 February 2014

Round 2 for MBKC Championship and it was wet! Not that it's a problem for Samuel as he enjoys racing in the wet and more so when its on the valley circuit!

He came second in the first two heats and was just 3.3 seconds behind the leader in the second heat. He then went from 4th to first in the third heat with a comfortable 7 second lead.

Here is a photo from the MBKC Facebook page of Samuel leading the Hondas.

He was placed second on the grid for the final and managed to get past the leader to take the chequered flag and the top step on the podium with a 4.5 second lead.

Photos from MBKC Facebook page

MBKC 2014 - Round 1 - 26 January 2014

The first round of the Manchester and Buxton Kart Club 2014 Championship took place on 26 January. There were 6 Honda Cadets racing on the Club circuit. The random grid placings for the heats meant that Samuel started in 3rd for the first heat.

Between lap one and two he dropped to the back of the pack but managed to pull back to 4th by the fifth lap. He finished the heat in 4th place with 54.72 lap as his fastest.

For both heats 2 and 3 he started in second and finished in third with times of 54.78 and 54.16 respectively. In the third heat he was leading the race by the end of the first lap but had fallen back to third by lap three.

In the final he started third and after the first lap he was up to second place but ended up as third by the third lap which is where he finished with his best time of the day - 53.66.

Manchester and Buxton Kart Club Championship Presentation 2013

On Saturday 11 January Manchester and Buxton Kart Club held their Winter Ball and Presentation for the 2013 Championship. Samuel collected two trophies - rather large too!

The first trophy he collected was for the Honda Cadet Autumn Series which he won:

To put it into perspective, the plinth is bigger than his first ever karting trophy!

And then he collected his third place Championship Trophy:

And here he is with both trophies:

Stage photos courtesy of MBKC facebook page.