24 November was the final race of the season at Manchester and Buxton Kart Club, and not sure if it was the cold, but Samuel was not quite his usual racing self.
He was the 4th Honda in heat 1 (11th from 13 overall with Comers) and then third in heat 2 (10th from 13 overall). Heat 3 he set his fastest time of the day with a 48.68 second lap on the Club circuit; he finished third again and again 10th overall.
For the final he started in third place for the Honda's and maintained that position throughout the race. Trophies were awarded only to first and second places so unfortunately he didn't get a trophy but picked up valuable Championship points.
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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
MBKC - Round 10 - 27 October 2013
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!
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!
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Manchester and Buxton Kart Club - September - 2nd Place!
Another weekend, another race! This time, round 8 for Manchester and Buxton Kart Club and the first round of the Autumn Series.
After a disastrous rolling start for heat 1 when the IAME's and Honda's were red flagged and given a stern talking to by the Club, Samuel finished in 2nd place for the Honda's and a fraction of a second 0.03 behind the lead Honda.
Heat 2 he finished 7th overall, right in the mix with the IAME's and again 2nd Honda, matching the time set by the lead Honda. Heat 3 he went across the line as the third Honda - 0.07 seconds behind second place.
The Honda's were split from the IAME's for the final and Samuel started in second place. There was a bit of a scuffle at the first corner and Samuel ended up dropping back to 5th place with what appeared to be a difficult and testing drive ahead to take the lost places back.
By the time he crossed the start finish line for the second lap, he'd got himself into third position. The second place driver seemed to be too far ahead but Samuel just kept going and pushing forward until he caught up. From then until the 15th and final lap, he traded places 4 or 5 times per lap with driver number 43. And despite the very close wheel to wheel driving, neither of them made contact!
Samuel never gave up and pushed and pushed and managed to hold off the other driver and claim second place as they went across the line - Samuel was just 0.1 seconds in front of number 43! And because he was pushing so hard, he set the fastest lap time of 48.35 seconds!
Here he is with his trophy along with his new CKS t-shirt!
And with Ryan from CKS and Garrett who won the IAME class:
Next race 28 September - IKR round 5!
After a disastrous rolling start for heat 1 when the IAME's and Honda's were red flagged and given a stern talking to by the Club, Samuel finished in 2nd place for the Honda's and a fraction of a second 0.03 behind the lead Honda.
Heat 2 he finished 7th overall, right in the mix with the IAME's and again 2nd Honda, matching the time set by the lead Honda. Heat 3 he went across the line as the third Honda - 0.07 seconds behind second place.
The Honda's were split from the IAME's for the final and Samuel started in second place. There was a bit of a scuffle at the first corner and Samuel ended up dropping back to 5th place with what appeared to be a difficult and testing drive ahead to take the lost places back.
By the time he crossed the start finish line for the second lap, he'd got himself into third position. The second place driver seemed to be too far ahead but Samuel just kept going and pushing forward until he caught up. From then until the 15th and final lap, he traded places 4 or 5 times per lap with driver number 43. And despite the very close wheel to wheel driving, neither of them made contact!
Samuel never gave up and pushed and pushed and managed to hold off the other driver and claim second place as they went across the line - Samuel was just 0.1 seconds in front of number 43! And because he was pushing so hard, he set the fastest lap time of 48.35 seconds!
Here he is with his trophy along with his new CKS t-shirt!
Friday, 13 September 2013
Cheshire Karting Club Championship - Round 8
Round 8 of the Cheshire Kart Club Championship took place on 8 September with 13 Honda drivers in total. This was Samuel's first race off his Novice plates and with the random grid positions for the three heats, he was placed on pole position for the first heat! He dropped 7 places and finished 8th just 1.6 seconds behind the heat winner.
Heat 2 and heat 3 were better, starting in 6th place for heat 2, he made up 2 places and then three places in the third and final heat. He was placed 7th on the grid for the final and maintained the place.
So no podium finish but it was a good race and experience starting within the pack rather than at the back as a Novice!
No blog post is complete without a photo so here is one of the stickers we bought from I Say Ding Dong - just so that the other drivers know who he is!
Next race is 22 September at Manchester and Buxton Kart Club!
Heat 2 and heat 3 were better, starting in 6th place for heat 2, he made up 2 places and then three places in the third and final heat. He was placed 7th on the grid for the final and maintained the place.
So no podium finish but it was a good race and experience starting within the pack rather than at the back as a Novice!
No blog post is complete without a photo so here is one of the stickers we bought from I Say Ding Dong - just so that the other drivers know who he is!
Next race is 22 September at Manchester and Buxton Kart Club!
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Manchester and Buxton Kart Club - August - First Place!
Another weekend - another race! This time at Three Sisters, Wigan for the Manchester and Buxton round 8 race. This was to be Samuel's last race as a Novice.
In Heat 1 Samuel finished first for the Honda's and 11th overall (from 17) in all the Cadets, moving up 4 places from his start position. He set a time of 52.93 on the Valley circuit. The heat was red flagged due to an incident at Valley and the driver didn't compete for the rest of the day.
Heat 2 Samuel he gained 3 places and again was the fastest Honda. In Heat 3 he again gained 3 places, was the fastest Honda but the race was red flagged as another Honda driver tangled with Samuel forcing him off, leaving a streak of black rubber across the side of his seat. Samuel was fine and drove back round to scrutineering. Two of the IAME drivers were not so lucky at the same point at Valley and both had to be treated and neither raced in the final.
In the final, Samuel stormed home to take first place for the Honda's (and also Top Novice!) and here he is on the podium:
And if you are keeping tally, that is 3 trophies from his last 3 races and takes his overall total to 22 podiums and trophies in 20 months!
In Heat 1 Samuel finished first for the Honda's and 11th overall (from 17) in all the Cadets, moving up 4 places from his start position. He set a time of 52.93 on the Valley circuit. The heat was red flagged due to an incident at Valley and the driver didn't compete for the rest of the day.
Heat 2 Samuel he gained 3 places and again was the fastest Honda. In Heat 3 he again gained 3 places, was the fastest Honda but the race was red flagged as another Honda driver tangled with Samuel forcing him off, leaving a streak of black rubber across the side of his seat. Samuel was fine and drove back round to scrutineering. Two of the IAME drivers were not so lucky at the same point at Valley and both had to be treated and neither raced in the final.
In the final, Samuel stormed home to take first place for the Honda's (and also Top Novice!) and here he is on the podium:
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, 12 August 2013
Manchester & Buxton Kart Club - Top Novice!
Samuel's second race as a Novice was on Sunday 28 July at the Manchester and Buxton Kart Club round 7 Championship at the Three Sisters Race track at Wigan. This time it was on the Valley circuit and he did much better than the last round! The weather was better too although it alternated between glorious sunshine and torrential rain!
There were 12 Honda Cadets in total and because of his Novice status he started either 11th or 12th on the grid for each of the three heats (pre-set grid positions). Heat 1 he finished in 10th place, heat 2 8th place and heat 3 in 6th place. This meant he started in 8th place on the grid for the final and he did much better with the rolling grid starts too!
He finished in 7th place overall and took the Top Novice trophy!
Next race is 10 August - IKR Championship round 4.
There were 12 Honda Cadets in total and because of his Novice status he started either 11th or 12th on the grid for each of the three heats (pre-set grid positions). Heat 1 he finished in 10th place, heat 2 8th place and heat 3 in 6th place. This meant he started in 8th place on the grid for the final and he did much better with the rolling grid starts too!
He finished in 7th place overall and took the Top Novice trophy!
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Cheshire Kart Club - Top Honda Novice!
Samuel took part in his second MSA race at the weekend at a familiar track - Hooton Park - which is the home for the Cheshire Kart Club. He'd had a good day practicing on the Saturday so was prepared for the race on Sunday.
As a novice he was placed 7th on the grid (at the back) for each of the 3 heats and also the final and the Honda's raced with the Comer engines.
Heat one he finished in 3rd place with a 43.24 second lap, heat 2 he finished in 5th place and did a faster lap with 42.62 seconds (which is his fastest ever at Hooton!) and heat 3 he also finished in 5th but the track was beginning to cool and he did a 43.07.
Despite the reasonable finishes in the heats, because he is a novice, he had to start the final at the back. Samuel made contact on the first corner of the second lap and spun off and although he managed to get going again, he had a huge gap to the next driver. He had a few more uncharacteristic spins before the checkered flag came down and finished overall as fastest Honda Cadet Novice and 6th in the Cadet class.
And here he is with his trophy:
The race results can be found here.
Next race is on 28 July!
As a novice he was placed 7th on the grid (at the back) for each of the 3 heats and also the final and the Honda's raced with the Comer engines.
Heat one he finished in 3rd place with a 43.24 second lap, heat 2 he finished in 5th place and did a faster lap with 42.62 seconds (which is his fastest ever at Hooton!) and heat 3 he also finished in 5th but the track was beginning to cool and he did a 43.07.
Despite the reasonable finishes in the heats, because he is a novice, he had to start the final at the back. Samuel made contact on the first corner of the second lap and spun off and although he managed to get going again, he had a huge gap to the next driver. He had a few more uncharacteristic spins before the checkered flag came down and finished overall as fastest Honda Cadet Novice and 6th in the Cadet class.
And here he is with his trophy:
Next race is on 28 July!
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
First MSA Race
Samuel took part in his first MSA race on 23 June at Three Sisters for the Manchester and Buxton Kart Club Championship round 6.
The weather was rubbish - cold and damp. Samuel qualified as the fastest Honda Novice with a 55.34 fastest lap. Heat 1 was a challenge but he still managed a quicker lap with a 54.83. Second heat he moved up to 17th from 21 drivers overall with a time of 54.38. And the final he finished 7th out of 8 Honda's and 18th from 21 and set a faster time of 54.22.
It was the first time he'd done a rolling start as he is much more familiar with a standing start, so he learnt quite a bit which will, hopefully help him for his next MSA race on 21 July at Cheshire Kart Club at Hooton!
No pictures or videos of Samuel racing, but here is one of Jacob changing a tyre!
The weather was rubbish - cold and damp. Samuel qualified as the fastest Honda Novice with a 55.34 fastest lap. Heat 1 was a challenge but he still managed a quicker lap with a 54.83. Second heat he moved up to 17th from 21 drivers overall with a time of 54.38. And the final he finished 7th out of 8 Honda's and 18th from 21 and set a faster time of 54.22.
It was the first time he'd done a rolling start as he is much more familiar with a standing start, so he learnt quite a bit which will, hopefully help him for his next MSA race on 21 July at Cheshire Kart Club at Hooton!
No pictures or videos of Samuel racing, but here is one of Jacob changing a tyre!
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