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SuperChamps, Round Three
Daytona Milton Keynes
A biting cold morning greeted competitors for Round Three of SuperChamps at Daytona Milton Keynes, as a damp circuit and the looming threat of rain promised another unpredictable day of racing. Despite the tricky conditions, all four classes delivered thrilling on-track battles across both the SODI and DMAX categories.
Qualifying got underway in the SODI class on a slick but drying surface, and it was the Heavyweight drivers who immediately adapted best to the damp conditions. Charlie Fenton and Andrew Strike were quickest out of the gate, finding grip where others struggled. As the track began to come to the drivers, the Lightweight contenders joined the fight at the top, with Jacob Kent and Lewis Bowey both showcasing their trademark pace. By the close of the session, Strike stamped his authority on proceedings, taking overall pole position and Heavyweight class pole with a superb lap time. Fenton followed eight-tenths behind in P2, while Ben Paines completed the top three. In the Lightweight field, Kent emerged on top with a comfortable six-tenth margin over Bowey, while Declan Pires impressed to secure P3. A packed 24-kart DMAX grid rolled out next, and the stage was set for a fierce battle. Ashley Mayston-King once again showed his class in the Heavyweights, immediately getting out front and setting a blistering benchmark. His brother, James King, mirrored that dominance by topping the Lightweight timesheets, making it another double pole for the King brothers. The margins behind were razor-thin, Dawid Sniezko came within just six-hundredths of a second of King’s time, with Jacob Csepreghi completing the top three half a second further back. In the Heavyweights, Mayston-King was in a league of his own, lapping nearly two seconds faster than Scott Woosey, who took second. The ever-consistent Antony Wypych edged out Myles Bate in a close fight for P3.
The first SODI race provided an intense 15-minute showdown as drivers jostled for prime grid spots ahead of the final. Bowey and Kent treated spectators to a masterclass in close but clean racing, trading places throughout the race and pushing each other to the limit. At the flag, Bowey prevailed by a narrow margin, with Kent settling for second and Dominic Fleming rounding out the Lightweight podium. In the Heavyweights, Strike and Fenton were locked in their own fierce duel, both carving their way through the Lightweight field as they battled for class honours. Strike ultimately came out on top once again ahead of Fenton, with Paines securing another strong third-place finish. Race One over in the DMAX class mirrored Qualifying form, as the King brothers each converted pole into wins in their respective categories. James King led the Lightweights home by just under two seconds from Sniezko, who pushed hard but couldn’t quite find a way through before the chequered flag fell. Csepreghi completed the podium, 8.5 seconds further back. In the Heavyweights, Ashley Mayston-King once again delivered a clinical performance, finishing 7.5 seconds clear of Bate, while Wypych claimed another solid podium in third. It was a more difficult outing for Woosey, who had to settle for P5. As the weather turned colder, the SODI Final saw Andrew Strike deliver a commanding performance, leading from start to finish and crossing the line a massive 12 seconds clear of Fenton, who once again took P2. Paines maintained his consistency with another third place, though unable to match the front-running pace of the top two. In the Lightweights, the rivalry between Kent and Bowey continued in spectacular fashion. This time, Kent struck back, taking victory after a near race-long duel that saw the pair pull clear of the chasing pack. Fleming and Aston Tempany-McColm fought hard for the final podium spot, with Fleming narrowly hanging on for third, despite finishing more than 40 seconds behind the leading duo.
The day concluded with a dramatic DMAX Final that kept spectators on edge until the very end. James King started from Lightweight pole, but Sniezko got the jump early on, and the two traded the lead in a thrilling back-and-forth battle. In the Heavyweights, Mayston-King controlled the race from the outset, quickly establishing a gap to Bate. Midway through, a stranded kart belonging to Peter Stockwin at the bottom of the circuit triggered a full-course yellow, bunching up the pack. On the restart, the field erupted into action, with close battles unfolding throughout the order. The fight for P3 in the Lightweights came down to Julia Stankowiak and Charlie Csepreghi, with both drivers refusing to yield. At the flag, it was Stankowiak who prevailed, however, a post-race time penalty dropped her out of the podium places and promoted Csepreghi to take P3. Up front, Sniezko held on under intense pressure to take the win ahead of James King, sealing his first victory of the season.
InKart, Round Four
Daytona Sandown Park
InKart returned to Daytona Sandown Park for Round Four, returning to our Alternate layout for the first time this season. After a dramatic set of opening rounds, we looked forward to one of the longest layouts of the season.
The drivers for the opening Heat headed out onto circuit for their practice session. The drivers relearning the track, Heat One saw the likes of George Pitch, Jack Candasamy and Daniel Harman battling it out at the front of the Junior field. Teddy Cogbill lead early on at the front of the Cadets ahead of Thomas Volante and Hadi Chaudry, a fight that came down to the wire. George Pitch took the win in the Juniors by just over a second, Jack Candasamy and Daniel Harman following in 2nd and 3rd. Thomas Volante took the win in the Cadets ahead of Hadi Chaudry 2nd and Teddy Cogbill 3rd.
The second Heat began with another round of practice, the rest of the field getting to grips with the layout. Daniel Marutyak lead from the front early on, building his gap lap by lap. Behind him the battle for 2nd only helped that gap to extend. The likes of Sully Khan, Harry Banks, Sarah Telford and Luka Teneishvili fighting over the final spots on the podium. In the Cadets, Ethan Davis lead the field for the majority of the race with Desmond Bryan close behind. The standout performance of Heat Two was Frank Mehlberg. After starting in 6th, Mehlberg made his way through the field to take the lead with three laps remaining. A dominant display at the front saw Daniel Marutyak take the win in the Juniors by 7.6 seconds. Harry Banks won a drag race to the line, beating Sarah Telford who rounded out the podium. Frank Mehlberg took victory in the Cadets after a fantastic fight through the grid. Desmond Bryan took 2nd with Ethan Davis in 3rd.
Heat Three saw the drivers from the opening Heat head back out onto circuit. This time the starting order reversed from their opening Heat. Atticus Galbraith-Marten lead the field off the line, but the hard charging Daniel Harman took the first opportunity that came his way to snatch the lead. Leo Betts also joined the fight to take 2nd on Lap Three, the gap out front only growing. Milan Pillay and Dexter Roest made their way up the order to join the battle for the final podium spots. Another dominant display saw Daniel Harman take the win in the Juniors by 12.5 seconds. While Roest managed to hold off Pillay for 2nd. Lucio Vaval took victory in the Cadets ahead of Ejay Barrs-James and Hadi Chaudry in 2nd and 3rd.
Heat Four saw the drivers from Heat Two head back out onto circuit, also in reverse order to their opening Heat. Matias Moral lead at the end of the opening lap ahead of Alfie Tallantyre and Kiran Lemacon close behind. Bryan made quick work of the competition in the Cadets, making his way to the front on Lap Four. He was closely followed by Ethan Davis who tracked him through the grid. Daniel Marutyak took victory in the Juniors by just under seven seconds. Kiran Lemacon and Sarah Telford were separated by a tenth at the line. The pair drag racing to settle for 2nd and 3rd respectively. Desmond Bryan completed his drive through the Cadet pack with a comfortable ten second lead over Ethan Davis in 2nd and Alessandro Aiolfi 3rd.
The B-Final kicked off strong. The battle for the lead in the Juniors starting to take shape to be quite the fight. Alfie Tallantyre lead the way early on with Adam Telford pushing his way through to take the lead on Lap Four. In the Cadets, Lorenzo Zarella managed to get to the front early to hold establish a lead. A fantastic drive through the pack saw Leo Betts fighting for the win in the late stages. A mix of great pace and traffic management seeing him up to the front. A frantic Final Lap saw, Telford and Betts in a drag race to the line for the win. The win went the way of Adam Telford who narrowly managed to hold off the fast paced Leo Betts by just a tenth at the line. Ethan Corcoran crossed the line in 3rd, completing the podium. The victory in the Cadets went the way of Lorenzo Zarella, with Vladimir Patapas in 2nd and Harvey Eckett settling for 3rd. Zarella and Telford were promoted into the A-Final by virtue of their speed.
The A-Final saw the top drivers in each class go head-to-head in an action packed finale. The front three quickly broke away from the rest of the pack, setting a blistering pace. Daniel Marutyak started to establish himself out front, the start of what looked to be another brilliant performance. Behind him, Sarah Telford and Daniel Harman were locked into battle. Allowing the gap out front to grow. Desmond Bryan put on a show of how to lead a race early in the Cadets, pulling a gap to those behind. One of the standout performances was from Arno Nurijanyan. After ending lap One in 9th, he made his way through the Junior pack to take a solid 4th place finish. Daniel Marutyak took victory by a comfortable 4.3 seconds to round out a brilliant day of racing. Sarah Telford narrowly got the better of Daniel Harman for 2nd and 3rd. The pair separated by just three tenths at the line. Desmond Bryan took the win in the Cadets, a dominant display from the championship contender. Lucio Vaval limited his points loss in the standings, finishing in 2nd with Ethan Davis behind rounding out the podium.
Yet another fantastic round of InKart here at Daytona Sandown Park. The drivers making their marks on their championship charges as we head into the 2nd half of the season. InKart returns on the 23rd of November for Round Five as we return to the Cup format on the Grand Prix layout.
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Thursday Night League, Round Seven
Daytona Milton Keynes
Round Seven of Thursday Night League saw 12 drivers in the SODI SR5 Category and a grid of 18 DMAX drivers take to the Cliff Drop & Bus Stop variation of the iconic Daytona Milton Keynes Circuit to battle it out for yet another round in their campaigns for championship supremacy.
In the SODI lightweight class, Barry Morris took pole position from Adam Pughe, running just 14-thousandths behind in second. In third just a further 2-tenths behind was Charlie Csepreghi. Michael Bowles took pole in the Heavyweight category by 1.1 seconds over Ben Swabey with Aaron Eldridge behind in third. In the race itself, Csepreghi managed to charge into race victory as he narrowly edged out Pughe in second. Morris was unable to convert his pole position into victory after leading a large portion of the race, coming home in third. Micheal Bowles won in the Heavyweight class, Swabey taking second with Cameron Clarkson rounding off the Heavyweight podium.
In the DMAX class, Dawid Sniezko took pole position in the DMAX category, edging out Adam Hawtin by a tenth, with James King a further tenth behind in third. Ashley Mayston-King picked up pole position with a margin of 3-tenths over his closest rival, James Peace who crossed the line in second with Marcus Moore in third. Sniezko lead from start to finish and won the race on track, however, after controversy in the weigh-ins, he was disqualified after being just 0.5kg underweight. This promoted Hawtin to the race win, King finished in second and Kevin Jubany Ruiz rounded off the Lightweight podium. Mayston-King dominated in the Heavyweights, taking the race win by 10 seconds over Peace who came home in second place with Moore on the final step of the podium.
Another electric round of SuperChamps at Daytona Milton Keynes as the season nears it's midpoint and our drivers begin to dig their heels into their season positioning. Nevertheless, all is still to play for as the coming rounds will prove vital for the title fight.
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