Round 2 – 9th April 2016

Round 2 – 9th April 2016

by April 10, 2016 0 comments

The run up to the second round of the season saw a real sense of excitement and prep as teams posted their activity on the RHPK Facebook group

This month saw a very healthy 26 kart grid. Neptune Racing who missed Round 1 were back and for the rest of the season. 2015 RHPK Championship Winners, Team Alpha were due to come back, but a sickness bug meant that they will return in May.

The Circuit opened to a very wet track with the rain still pouring down.

The Circuit opened to a very wet track with the rain still pouring down.

Practice 1 was wet, all teams were on wets trying to get a setup. Practice two started off damp in places as the track started to dry.

Polish-Lambo-April2016

This month Polish Sausages returned by popular demand, this time sponsored by 7Kart.

Phil & Greg from Polish Lambo bought 120 Sausages to feed all teams during the 1 hour break. Fantastic work guys, a real asset to the series on and off the track.

We can confirm the Exclusive RHPK Sausage fest will be back in Mays televised round!

 

 

 

This month the driver line up in Team Karting Magazine sponsored by Biz Karts looked mighty strong. Lee Henderson, Piers Prior & Joe Scorey were ready to improve on their debut race last month.

Piers & Biz Karts were down at the track on Thursday testing.

Team Karting Magazine, Round 2

Team Karting Magazine, Round 2

 

Race

 

As the green flag dropped, 26 karts entered into Stadium, in some cases four wide. Helicopter Services lead the pack however Piers Prior, Karting Magazine manages to find some space under Ben, Helicopter Services and takes the lead.

JAKL Racing becomes sandwiched between two karts and is dramatically launched on two wheels which then hits Andy from Avatar Racing who is pushed into the tyres.

Andy took some impact and initially struggled to get out of the kart – the race is promptly red flagged.
We can confirm Andy is well, a little bruised and possibly has cracked some ribs. We hope he has a speedy recovery. We will keep you updated on his progress.

Amazingly Avatar are on the grid for the race re-start, this time Stewart Callis from the team starts from the back of the grid. As the Karts come down the grid for the restart Team Karting Magazine in their second race with RHPK is in front, ABA Racing is down the inside of Custom Rods. Right behind ABA is Team JAM who have found some real pace this month to be well in the mix!

ITS Racing 2 & Burton Power Racing are leading Clubman. ITS Racing 1 manages to take a number of places on the restart ahead of Team Wraith.

As the race settles down, a number of teams fall victim to Reliability. ABA Racing has a seat bolt shear off in the final stint & Team Karting Magazine lost a weight post, meaning that they incurred a 10 lap penalty.

As the checkered flag dropped Helicopter Services make it a double and take the win and the fastest lap. Season Sponsor, ITS Racing 1 who finished a well deserved third last race take an incredible 2nd place. Custom Rods who suffered a bent stub axle for the last hour limp home to finish third despite a fast closing Team Wraith.

In Clubman Amigos who finished 3rd spot last month take a well deserved win over last round winners NMA Racing in second. JAKL Racing round up the top three. A notable mention, in their second race of RHPK and as a Owner Driver Pro Karting Team, Team Lambo finished 4th in Class! Well done guys!

Karting_Magazine1_1Team Karting Magazine finished 18th after their 10 lap penalty.

A real shame for the guys who worked hard on the kart during the morning to qualify 3rd on the grid, then to go on to be challenging Helicopter Services for the lead.

 

 

 

 

 

Polish Sus - 7 Kart

This month 7Kart provided the sausages for the grid. A big thanks to Rob from 7Kart and Greg & Phil from Polish Lambo.

 

 

April 2016 - Polish Quote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 2 - April 2016 Qualifying

PositionKartTeamLapsBehindLaptime
16Helicopter Services (SP)3442.058
22Custom Rods (SP)300.04142.099
317Karting Magazine (SP)390.14642.204
49ITS Racing 1 (SP)380.33342.391
510ABA Racing (SP)350.42642.484
646ITS Racing 2 (C)380.49942.557
712Team JAM (SP)410.50642.564
816Team Eyrie (SP)330.57542.633
932Amigos (C)280.63742.695
104JRH Racing (SP)330.63942.697
1118Team Wraith (SP)360.67642.734
1234Team CET (C)270.72742.785
137Focus Racing (SP)270.74542.803
1443Avatar Racing (C)280.79842.856
155Lambo Racing (SP)280.80242.86
1633JAKL Racing (C)370.82542.883
1749Burton Power Racing (C)210.83242.89
1835Silverline Racing (C)361.0543.108
1931KA Racing (C)331.15643.214
2037NMA Racing (C)211.18843.246
2151Polish Lambo (C)401.25143.309
2238Neptune Motorsport (C)351.55543.613
2340Pelam Racing (C)301.61643.674
2447HRS Racing (C)122.25644.314
2545Artifex Racing (C)342.48944.547
2648ZJ Racing (C)212.89744.955

 

Round 2 - April 2016 Race

PosKartTeamClassLapsBehindBest
16Helicopter Services (SP)Super32941.912
29ITS Racing 1 (SP)Super3263 Laps42.234
32Custom Rods (SP)Super3254 Laps42.026
418Team Wraith (SP)Super3254 Laps42.39
54JRH Racing (SP)Super3254 Laps42.443
612Team JAM (SP)Super3245 Laps42.552
75Lambo Racing (SP)Super3227 Laps42.577
832Amigos (C)Clubman3218 Laps42.57
916Team Eyrie (SP)Super3218 Laps42.795
1037NMA Racing (C)Clubman3209 Laps42.783
1110ABA Racing (SP)Super3209 Laps42.423
127Focus Racing (SP)Super31910 Laps42.663
1333JAKL Racing (C)Clubman31712 Laps42.804
1451Polish Lambo (C)Clubman31712 Laps42.965
1531KA Racing (C)Clubman31712 Laps42.92
1635Silverline Racing (C)Clubman31613 Laps42.845
1740Pelam Racing (C)Clubman31514 Laps43.125
1817Karting Magazine (SP)Super31415 Laps41.947
1943Avatar Racing (C)Clubman31316 Laps42.769
2049Burton Power Racing (C)Clubman31118 Laps42.715
2134Team CET (C)Clubman30722 Laps43.129
2246ITS Racing 2 (C)Clubman27950 Laps42.965
2345Artifex Racing (C)Clubman27752 Laps43.768
2438Neptune Motorsport (C)Clubman26762 Laps43.137
2548ZJ Racing (C)Clubman24386 Laps44.8
2647HRS Racing (C)Clubman200129 Laps43.221

 

 

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