Andover - Second race completed
THE STIGMEISTER
CRUISES TO ANDOVER VICTORY
A different format in Andover due to the larger
driver numbers meant that there were 2 qualifying sessions and 2 finals
on what was a very different event from Bristol. The track was much more
grippy and the karts were lower cc engines which proved hard work for
the slightly heavier drivers (no names mentioned). The Stigmeister, took
full advantage of the situation to take victory in the 2nd race of the
year, a result which takes him tied for the lead in the Championship
with Fatboy on 37 points.
The day started with everyone arriving in their new
fatboy racing t-shirts which looked fantastic. After some initial
problems with the restaurant booking and the track not opening until
12pm, qualifying groups and kart numbers were drawn and it was down to
the serious business of racing.
Davro went fastest in qualifying group 1 with a
time of 29.87 seconds, a full second faster than his closest challenger
Fupduk. The Stigmeister was fastest in qualifying group 2 with a time of
29.69, which just pipped (a very hungover) Davro for pole position. The
most impressive qualifying time however must go to Wine Time, who after
finishing in last place at Bristol, stormed to 6th position on the grid
for the grand final.
Both finals were less eventful than Bristol in
terms of crashes and changes in position, probably due to having less
drivers on the track and the track being less slippery, but still very
enjoyable.
Runners Up Final
The runners up final went out first, with Double
Dee on pole followed by Special, Le King, Krusty, Matt Matt and last but
not least Me Me. The first few laps saw Le King, Krusty and Matt Matt
challenging for 4th place with Krusty managing to take it ahead of Le
King. Matt Matt started to fall away and mid way through the race lost
5th place to Me Me.
At the front of the race things were going very
smoothly for race leader Double Dee who was 10 seconds up on 2nd placed
Special after 11 laps. Double Dee then got caught up in some traffic and
in particular couldn't pass Matt Matt, this led to Special closing the
gap over the next 9 laps and eventually on lap 21 just 3 laps from the
finish she managed to overtake Double Dee and Matt Matt to take the
chequered flag.
The last piece of drama came on the very last lap
when Le King, who had been sat behind Krusty for most of the race,
overtook her to take the final podium place.
Grand Final
The surprise of the day was race 1 winner Fatboy
starting 5th on the grid, although he did make up for this
immediately, going from 5th to 3rd on the very first lap. This was short
lived though as he went back into 5th on lap 4 before fighting for 4th
spot with Criminal which he did take on lap 6. Criminal then dropped
away, largely due to some aggressive overtaking by the front runners
which spun him out a few times, to fight for 5th place with Wine Time,
which he did come away with in the end giving him 10 points and moving
him up to joint 5th with Double Dee on 14 points for the Championship.
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