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An e-zine highlighting the action from the opening half of the 2014 CIK Stars of Karting Championship presented by Castrol EDGE.
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Three Rounds, Eight winnersEMERGING STARS
Kristian Lindbom leads Daimon Shelton during Round Three (Pic: Coopers)
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AS the 2014 CIK Stars of Karting Championship presented by Castrol EDGE passes the half way mark, the battle for the Championship titles is hotter than ever.
While Joey Hanssen’s consistency has ensured that he is in a commanding position to claim back-to-back KZ2 Championships, the points standings in both the KF2 and KF3 ranks are tighter than.
KZ2It may have taken reigning
champion Joey Hanssen three rounds to find his way to the top step of the podium for a round, it is his consistency during the qualifying heats and opening finals that has led him to being almost untouchable at the top of the standings.
In his first drive aboard a Maranello chassis, Kyle Ensbey stole the spotlight when a Championship round was decided under lights in Ipswich for the first time in March.
Hanssen had won all three of his heat races and then stormed away in the first final to take the win over 15-time Australian Champion, David Sera.
Off the start of Final two, however, it was mayhem during the opening few laps Ensbey emerging at turn two in the lead having started fourth. Hanssen was the big loser being shuffled back to fourth.
The action that ensued
guaranteed this was one of the most memorable KZ2 finals of all time. Ensbey skipped away at the front to the tune of a two second lead, while the swapping and changing behind continued.
“I joined a new team for this year and you can’t ask for a better start to our Championship,” said Ensbey, who competed aboard an Italian-made Maranello chassis.
“In the final I knew that if I was going to have a chance at winning I had to make the moves early in the race. When I got to the front I had a look behind and realised the guys behind me must have been battling hard as I already had a handy buffer.
“I pushed hard for the first half of the race and then towards the end I knew that I still had a good gap and was able to conserve a bit and hold on for the win.”
Sera battled with Gold Coaster Chris Hays, ultimately, that battled ended with Hays taking second place and charging to within 0.9s of Ensbey at the end of the race. Hays finished third, with Hanssen holding off a charging Kel Treseder to
come home in fourth to secure the championship lead ahead of Sera.
During Round Two at Bolivar Raceway in South Australia, a rivalry of epic proportions began to brew with Hanssen and Sera aiming to make their mark on the championship.
The pair battled with intensity throughout the weekend before coming together in the early laps of the opening, which was won by Sera ahead of Treseder.
When the pair came together exiting turn three on the opening lap of the second final it infuriated Sera after he was left to watch on from the sidelines as Hanssen dominated proceedings.
The Dutchman crossed the line first, however, his joy was shortlived after officials handed him a ten-second penalty for the contact with Sera on the opening lap.
Hanssen’s penalty handed Jason Faint a career-first round win and
New and old faces chase the titles
The KZ2 field lined up on the grid under lights in Ipswich (Pic: Af Images/Budd)
Joey Hanssen currently leads the KZ2 standings (Pic: Coopers)
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the South Australian Championship, however, such was Hanssen’s dominance of the race the time penalty only dropped him to second place. After struggling for speed across the majority of the weekend, Hays rounded out the podium.
Hanssen won Round Three in Puckapunyal, Victoria – but not before an epic battle in the KZ2 class.
The win ahead of his two arch rivals, Hays and Sera, was one of the most physical and intense of his career.
After extending his Championship lead in the heat races, he won both finals to win his fourth round from eight starts in Australia’s elite championship. In the first, he got to the front on lap one and then was never headed.
The second final was never going to be so easy with Sera starting on his outside on the front row and nemesis from last year, Hays from position three.
After being headed by both Sera and Hays during the opening segment, Hanssen then marched forward and stalked Hays, eventually getting past late in the race to take one of his most memorable victories.
He now holds a handsome 96 point buffer at the top of the standings with two rounds remaining.
KF2Just as it finished in 2013, the battle for the James
Courtney Perpetual trophy in the KF2 class began in intense fashion.
In his Championship debut, former Ipswich Kart Club Champion Scott Sorensen was the Freem Fastest qualifier and winner all three heats at the opening round in Ipswich. In the first final, the Harrington Doyle Racing Arrow Karts driver had an intense with Bundaberg driver Troy Loeskow, who ended up sneaking home in front to win three Stars of Karting finals in succession.
In the second final though, the Harrington Doyle Racing squad wouldn’t be denied, firing Sorensen home to win by over five seconds from Loeskow and the super impressive Nathan Tigani who staged a dramatic forward surge from deep in the grid during the first 10 laps of the final to finish third in his Scuderia PCR Australia entry.
After receiving a last minute call up to join the Energy Corse Australia team for the second round of 2014, local driver Josh Tynan upstaged his more fancied rivals to win on debut at the Bolivar Raceway in South Australia.
After stunning his opposition with a heat race win and two third placings, the Next Level Media/Quick Shade-backed Energy Corse Australia driver was dominant on
finals day.Starting from pole position in the opening final, Tynan
greeted the chequered flag two-seconds clear of Shamick Racing’s Leigh Nicolaou to claim pole position for the main event. He then took another lights to flag victory in the second 34-lap encounter to become the first South Australian driver to win at the highest level of Australian karting since 2009. He is also only the fifth South Australian driver to have won a round of the championship in its 21-year history.
“Like every racer, I want to win every time I race but I was very realistic about this weekend having not even driven a KF2 kart before,” said Tynan.
“To come away with the win is just unreal.“After qualifying I set my sights of finishing inside the
top five and then when I won the opening heat, my goal for the weekend moved towards making the podium.
“It was simply an unreal weekend, to be able to race in front of my family and friends against the best drivers from around Australia and then to win as well was just unbelievable.”
While he may live only 15 minutes from the Bolivar Raceway, he has only competed at the venue on a handful of occasions over the past few years.
Chris Hays leading Joey Hanssen in the KZ2 final at Round Three (Pic: Coopers)
The Harrington Doyle Racing Arrow Karts pair of Jarryd Ebzery and Scott Sorensen (Pic: AF)
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KZ21. Joey HANSSEN 3502. Chris HAYS 2563. David SERA 2534. Kel TRESEDER 2505. Jordan FORD 2456. Kyle ENSBEY 2357. Jason FAINT 2258. Matthew WALL 2219. Darren BURKE 18710. Adam HUGHES 18111. John GROTHER 15312. Daniel CURREY 11213. Brock PLUMB 10314. Jason PRINGLE 9615. Sam HOUSTON 87
KF21. Troy LOESKOW 3052. Nathan TIGANI 2863. Matthew WATERS 2844. Scott SORENSEN 2715. Jarryd EBZERY 2706. Joshua SMITH 2507. Leigh NICOLAOU 2478. Adam WILLISON 2419. Harry HAYEK 21710. Ben EDWARDS 19311. Joshua TYNAN 18912. Aaron BORG 18713. William HAWKES 13614. Daniel EDMONDS 11115. Zac SOUTAR 74
KF31. Jayden OJEDA 2972. Bryce FULLWOOD 2903. Chris SANDRONE 2584. Zane MORSE 2365. Andrew KAHL 2196. Aaron CAMERON 2187. Joshua ROGERS 2118. Zane GODDARD 2089. Drew RIDGE 20510. Joshua DENTON 20011. Jake KOSTECKI 175=11. Thomas STEELE 17513. Joshua FIFE 15414. Matthew FOYLE 12315. Jordan MCGREGOR 102
2014 CASTROL EDGE CIK STARS OF KARTING CHAMPIONSHIPPOINTS AFTER ROUND THREE OF FIVE
Josh Tynan celebrating his Round Two win in KF2 (Pic: Coopers)
Jason Faint won KZ2 at Round Two (Pic: Coopers)
The KF3 field in action at Round One (Pic: AF Images/Budd)
The KZ2 podium at Round Three (Pic: Coopers)
Zane Morse enjoying his Round Three win (Pic: Coopers)
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KF3 Championship leader Jayden Ojeda (Pic: Coopers)
“It’s my home track but I‘ve only raced there once or twice in the past few years, and realistically only raced a handful of major events over the last 12 months,” said Tynan.
“With this win, I’m hoping to be able to put some deals together to make the most of the opportunity I’ve got with the Energy Corse Australia and build on this weekend’s great result.”
By virtue of a hard charging effort across the weekend Troy Loeskow moved into the championship lead. The Bundaberg driver failed to post a time in qualifying after failing to fit his transponder, he would eventually claw his way into third spot behind reigning champion Matthew Waters in the final.
At Round Three in Puckapunyal, Victoria Loeskow extended his Championship lead in dramatic circumstances after what had otherwise been a difficult weekend by taking victory in the second final. He shared the final wins with Kosmic Racing Australia’s Joshua Smith, who backed up his final one win with third in the second 25-lap encounter.
Nathan Tigani, who was the form man during the qualifying heats, brought his Scuderia PCR Australia machine home second in the second final. Others to impress included Zac Soutar and Leigh Nicoloau, however Nicoloau suffered two technical issues in pursuit of the lead and didn’t finish either final.
KF3Sydney-sider Jayden Ojeda came into the 2014 CIK
Stars of Karting Championship as a relative unknown in the KF3 Junior division, however left the opening round in Ipswich having shown a level of dominance that has not been seen for some years in the elite junior division of Australian karting.
He topped every session from qualifying onwards and put the exclamation mark on the weekend by winning
the final by more than six seconds. He beat home a fellow debutante in Zane Goddard and Exprit team-mate Christopher Sandrone. It looked like a podium full of debutantes until late in the race when Aaron Cameron’s kart expired.
During Round Two Canberra driver Zane Morse fended off numerous challenges from the likes of final one winner Bryce Fullwood, Arrow Karts driver Aaron Cameron and Tony Kart pilot Andrew Kahl.
The quartet enjoyed an intense battle at the front of the field before Morse took over the front running for the final time with ten laps remaining.
Morse’s win is the second by a championship rookie in as many rounds while Fullwood’s win in the opening final, and runner-up in the second, was enough for him to take over the lead in the championship standings.
At the third round of the Championship in Puckapunyal, Victoria the title race really heated up after a pair of immensely exciting finals.
The Juniors are turning it on this season and the Exprit pair of Christopher Sandrone and Jayden Ojeda were once again at the point of it. Sandrone led an Exprit quinella in the first final with Morse third.
In the second final, Sandrone spun early in the race through the notorious Puckapunyal ‘bus stop’ chicane. This opened the race up to Ojeda and round two winner, Morse.
Morse – from the national capital – has taken huge strides forward over recent rounds, particularly since his win at Bolivar and has the potential to bring himself into Championship contention.
He took the final two victory over Ojeda and Fullwood was third.
Another Canberra racer, Joshua Fife had his best CIK Stars of Karting performance by finishing fourth in the opening 25-lap stanza, but was a victim of a small technical failure which cost him a finish in the second.
Zane Morse (Pic: Coopers)
The KF3 field in action at Round One (Pic: AF)
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Tight racing in KF3 during Round Three (Pic: Coopers)
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Getting set for action at Bolivar Raceway (Pic: Coopers)
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TAG 125 Heavy getting set for a start (Pic: Coopers)
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Bryce Fullwood (Pic: Coopers)
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Joshua Smith celebrating his win at Round Two in Rookies (Pic: Coopers)
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David Sera (Pic: Coopers)
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KZ2 all lined up at Bolivar Raceway (Pic: Coopers)
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Jaxon Evans (Pic: AF Images/Budd)
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Adam Mercer and Troy Morrisey (Pic: Coopers)
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Troy Loeskow leading the KF2 pack (Pic: AF Images/Budd)
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Reigning KF2 Champion Matthew Waters (Pic: Coopers)
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Jack Doohan leading the Rookies field (Pic: Coopers)
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Kel Treseder (Pic: AF Images/Budd)
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Joey Hanssen leading David Sera (Pic: Coopers)
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Take off during turn one of TAG 125 Light at Bolivar Raceway (Pic: Coopers)
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Scott Sorensen (Pic: Coopers)
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1 Daniel ROCHFORD 1312 Kris WALTON 1063 Troy MORRISSEY 564 Adam MERCER 525 Luke BERGENS 516 Jayden SHARRAD 457 David WHITMORE 388 Jason BURNS 369 Glenn RIDDELL 3110 Jonathon MANGOS 3011 Nicholas DALTON 2712 Holly PATRIZI 2613 Blaine DENSLEY 25=13 Chris BURLEY 2515 Adam LINDSTROM 2416 Jack RICHARDSON 2117 Daniel WALLIS 2018 Luke BALDRY 1919 Rohan KINENS 1820 Lydon DODGE 17
1 Brendan NELSON 1502 Clem O’MARA 813 Paul RODGERS 724 Aaron HINDLE 665 Rick PRINGLE 646 Gaven WHITMORE 537 Luke MAY 518 Klinton HANCEY 36=8 Paul PITTAM 3610 Jarad NEINERT 3411 Corey MCCULLAGH 3212 Scott HOWARD 3113 Leigh COCKER 2814 Daniel CREED 25=14 Jason PRICE 25=14 Russel PROVAN 2517 Hayden DODMAN 2218 Tony GAGLIARDI 2119 Nickolas ROSS 18=19 Craig STAUNER 18
1 Jack DOOHAN 1332 Joshua SMITH 1263 Tyler O’LEARY 1014 Jordyn SINNI 945 Jake SAWYER 606 L. LICHTENBERGER 457 Joel JAMIESON 408 Courtney PRINCE 369 Broc FEENEY 3410 Benjamin ATKINSON 32=10 Brodie WHITMORE 3212 Benito MONTALBANO 2913 Jack HUTCHINS 2814 Raith SHEERANS 2215 Nikki WATSON 1816 Thomas SMITH 1717 Nathan WILLIAMS 16=17 Nathan HERNE 16=17 Cooper HAY 1620 Callum BISHOP 14
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The KF2 field set for a start during Round One (Pic: AF Images/Budd)
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Leigh Nicolaou (Pic: Coopers)
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Kosmic Racing Australia boss Peter Galvin with Josh Smith (Pic: Coopers)
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BJ Takinson with his father Ben (Pic: Coopers)
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Nathan Tigani leading the KF2 field during Round Three (Pic: Coopers)
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Daimon Shelton leads Energy Corse Australia stablemates Kristian Lindbom and Michael Saller (Pic: Coopers)
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Ben Edwards (Pic: Coopers)
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Harrington Doyle Racing Arrow Karts driver Brenton Simonds enjoying some of his sponsor’s product (Pic: Coopers)
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The Exprit pair of Chris Sandrone and Jayden Ojeda heading the KF3 pack (Pic: Coopers)
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Jack Doohan claiming a narrow victory in Round One at Ipswich (Pic: AF Images/Budd)
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