Jack all kitted out

Mini win @ Hooton for Jack

We headed to Hooton with no team or help on the Sat, just the two of us. Sat went o.k. with the new mechanic learning fast. Sunday went well and we had a bit of help from our friend Richard Peek. A small grid and some decent seat time, Jack helped develop the equipment and kart for 2012. And 1st in the final. Nice to race at our first and most local track.

Wigan Jan 2012

Fast on the Sat. Mixed Sunday aftwer the kart continually bogged at the start. A lucky 4th in the final and a fustrating day. Some post race testing I.D. a persistent problem. Hopefully rectified. Harsh the lad was fast and the kart was not behind him.

Lanza 2011 Christmas testing

Next stop testing in Lanzarote over Christmas

Shen Nov - 3rd and another mini trophy

After a hard time in wet heats, due to a seat issue. He started the final mid grid and drove to 3rd.

GYG Shen winter series

A hard weekend. Jack was ill inside his helmet and a virus made him sub par. He tried to carry on with results near the back.

PFI club Nov - First mini max trophy

Jack had good pace all weekend and looked strong. This turned into 5th place and his first trophy in mini max. Thanks to the Velocity guys and Paul.

Grice racing engines - Big power

Thanks to Rick. We have found Rick helpful, responsive. He gives great service and advice. The move to mini max has been easier with Rick's help and we are more than pleased with our power. We would not hesitate to recommend Grice racing engines - keep karting !

Half term testing

Half term - Testing - PFI, GYG

Mini Max Super 1 - Guest at Wigan

Straight in the deep end, at the last round of the Super 1 British Championships being held at Wigan. It seemed worthwhile, in Jack getting some experience in Mini Max at a National level. Qualifying saw Jack.
16th and 19th in the heats. This saw Jack make the Grand Final and the objective of no early bath achieved. 21st in the final and solid experience ready for the spring.

Hooton Oct

We headed to our local track Hooton Park. We arrived and realised it was a race weekend, thus a late entry saw us racing and getting more mini max seat time, in a small field. Heats 1st, 2nd, 2nd and pole for final. 2nd in the final. Next stop Wigan Super 1 as a guest.

Best £15 I have spent for a while....

I saw an advert on karting u.k. Kartcam. £15 quid and great onboard footage - ideal !

PFI - Continental cup

We arrived at the newly redesigned PFI circuit. Jack soon got soon got used to the track and made a great start to his mini max racing by not looking out of place within 20 laps. Solid drives all day and a highlight of 5th in one heat, showed promise. The class is great and should suit Jack far better, it feels good when everyone agrees the right decision was made, even after cadet experts said do not move up! 14th in the final.

Wigan first mini max race - Sept 2011

We went to Wigan for our first mini max race, Jack was quick at times and then we got slower and slower. A faulty coil was only identified after the final, from which he retired. Not the ideal start, although he had done better than we expected when the kart was somewhere near.

Whilton FKS and Rowrah Super 1

With some challenges at both Whilton mill FKS and Rowrah Super 1, we decided to finish cadets early. With Jack lying 13th in FKS and 15th in Super 1, it was a hard decision, although once Jack had tried a minimax he was done with cadets. Jack improved a lot in his first year in nationals with some notable results. Although we felt he will be better suited to faster karts and it will improve him faster. We also wanted a change of class, team and a new challenge for a number of reasons...

Wade Deacon High School

We would like to thank Jack's new school. They are supportive of Jack's racing and will help him stay on track if he has to miss the odd day due to national racing commitments. Thank you.

First mini max test @ Hooton

New mechanic for Jack - Paul Hardy

We have a new mechanic now working with Jack full time. Welcome to Paul Hardy ! Paul will be helping Jack and will bring some good experience from his time in mini max when we move up.

Wigan Gold cup 2011 - 2nd

Due to a full Whilton Mill grid, we decided to stay at home and race at MBKC Gold Cup Meeting. Jack qualified 2nd and then had a 5th and 7th in the heats with temp issues. A carb change for the final saw a good run, in a close race and 2nd was the result. We ran with RL, with Fusion being at Whilton and made good use of the RL / Fusion links. Thanks to Steve Armstrong at RL for doing a great job and thanks to Joe on the spanners at short notice.

Super 1 clay pigeon

A weekend that was hard. Set up was hard to find and a general lack of pace in the kit, made it hard work. 10th overall was good considering and this scored enough points to be back in the top 15th in the championship table.

FKS Genk

Overall an interesting weekend. A weekend where he looked quick and drove well, although iincidents at the starts stopped his potential. Plus side....made A finals after being last after the first corner in a couple of heats. Rd 7 drove from the jack to 7th and knocked off on the final lap DNF. Rd8. Drove from last after a first corner incident, made up a lot of ground to get 14th. Reasonable points scored on a difficult weekend....

Kart Masters 2011

Jack was quick on the Thursday and Friday practice. A solid days racing and a credible 10th.

What next - Inside Fusion Motorsport

Testing at PFI in late July. A mid season break from racing. Then testing in Genk prior to Stars. Genk inside Fusion Motorsport.

Clay Pigeon July - Fastest lap

For the first time at the track Jack did well. Within 20 laps he was within a couple of tenths of the pace. He improved all weekend andnow learns tracks very fast most of the time.
Solid heats and 6th in the final with fastest lap was a good effort. Another trophy made the long drive home a little easier. Well done.

Larkhall Super 1

A mixed weekend. A few issues with carburation held him back a little and an engine switch accidentally caught with an elbow and a non finish, saw a mixed weekend. That saw Jack just trying to get some o.k. points to keep his momentum.

Qualified 17th

Heats 14th, 16th,

Final 26th Non finish

Main Final 15th

First race at Whilton Mill - 3rd place

We have tested at Whilton a few times, although never raced. Warm weather saw engine heat problems in some of the heats and mixed results. A good drive in the final from 14th to 3rd was very good considering Jack's experience at the track.

Jack Fired up at GYG - Jack wins the "Martin Plowman’s Fired up Award"

Jack picked another award - Martin Plowman's Fired up Award. This was for rd 5 at GYG FKS.

Well done Jack and thank you to the FKS team.

GYG FKS rd5 rd6

Jack seems to really enjoy the FKS championship. He likes the competition, the feeling it's different and the chance to shine. I headed over a little nervous, after to recent visits to GYG did not go perfectly. Although Jack headed over ready to give his best. Friday saw him near the top of the time sheets in his group consistently. Rd 5 on Sat, An accident in qualifying saw Jack with a sore arm, a bent axle and 18th in group. Strong drives in the heats saw us 11th for the final. Jack drove a good race to 7th and had a good day bagging some good points. Although, a dead arm made racing even a question mark! Pain killers and some ibuprofen from Lee Caroline kept Jack going.
Rd 6 on Sun, Strong qualifying, 6th overall. Good heats saw us 11th for the final. Pain killers and an opportunistic drive saw Jack 7th. This then became a podium and 6th after an exclusion. Another trophy and Jacks Kimi impression whilst being interviewed....
Strong weekend and more points.

Super 1 GYG

We had an o.k. weekend. Jack was solid but did not have his usual sparkle - we are not sure why...Although it's easy to forget they are kids and Jack is in primary school in the week and racer by weekends. We struggled to find pace and we clocked up more national experience and just tried to score points. 18th in the final was good and showed how Jacks recent run has increased expectations. We are still in the top 15 in the championship and it's time to get our heads down and push on again! A reality check and reminded us to get back to basics.