2 December - Australian Superkart Grand Prix
Sponsored by Modbury Press and WestechIT Solutions
250cc Gearbox - International: 1. Yiani Harpas #29 (Zip BDH), 2. Gary Pegoraro (Victoria), 3. Ralph Rupprecht #11 (Stockamn Honda).
125cc ROTAX - Div 1. Shaun Jones #84 (Viper), 2. Ilya Harpas #28 (Zip), 3. Tim Scarman #47 (Viper).
125cc ROTAX - Div 2. Chris Szczepanowski #52, 2. Doug Savage #78, 3. Matt Pannowitch #82.
125cc ROTAX - Heavy: 1. Ron Goldfinch #3 (Viper), 2. Michael Neame #69, 3. Matt Bryant #23.
125cc ROTAX - Junior: 1. Andrew Chaplin #8 (Arrow), 2. Brandon Stillwell #34, 3. Josh Matonia #60 (Arrow).
23 September 2007 - ASC Superkart Cup Rnd 4 & SA Youth Championships Rnd 4 (Mallala) Sponsored by Kim and Michael Rogers
250cc Gearbox - International:
1. Brett Purdie #50 (Zip Yamaha), 2. Daniel Ramerman #99 (Anderson Yamaha), 3. Ralph Rupprecht #11 (Stockamn Honda).
125cc Non-Gearbox - Light:
1. Shaun Jones #84 (Viper), 2. Ilya Harpas #28 (Zip), 3. Tim Scarman #47 (Viper).
125cc Non-Gearbox - Heavy:
1. James Walker #70 (Excell), 2. Ron Goldfinch #3 (Viper), 3. Barrie Hopkins #45 (Arrow).
125cc Non-Gearbox - Junior:
1. Rhys Newman #25 (Omega), 2. Andrew Chaplin #8 (Arrow), 3. Brandon Stillwell #34 (Arrow).
19 August 2007 - ASC Superkart Cup Rnd 3 (Gearbox) & SA Youth Championships Rnd 3 (Mallala) Sponsored by Wild Digital
250cc Gearbox - International:
1. Yiani Harpas #29 (Zip BRC), 2. Gerrit Ruff #88 (Anderson Yamaha), 3. Daniel Ramerman # 99 (Anderson Yamaha).
125cc Non-Gearbox - Light:
1. Shaun Jones #84 (Viper), 2. Ilya Harpas #28 (Zip Rotax), 3. Michael Rodgers #77 (Arrow Rotax).
125cc Non-Gearbox - Heavy & Masters:
1. Michael Neame #69 (CRG Rotax), 2. David Prest #35 (Arrow Rotax), 3. Barrie Hopkins #45 (Arrow Rotax).
125cc Non-Gearbox - Junior:
1. Rhys Newman #25 (Omega Rotax), 2. Ross Miller #90 (Tony Rotax), 3. Sean Whitfield #87 (Hyper-Max Rotax).
15 July 2007 - ASC Superkart Cup Rnd 3 (ROTAX) & SA Youth Championships Rnd 2 (Mallala) Sponsored by Ian Williams Tuning
NGB Junior - 1st. Rhys Newman #25 (Omega), 2nd. Andrew Chaplin #8 (Arrow), 3rd. Ross Miller #90 (Arrow)
NGB Div 1 - 1st. Shaun Jones #84 (Viper Rotax), 2nd. Michael Rodgers #77 (Arrow Rotax), 3rd. Ilya Harpas #28
NGB Div 2 - 1st. Michael Yeo #97, 2nd. James Walker #70, 3rd. Chris Szczepanowski #52
NGB Heavy - 1st. Ron Goldfinch #3 (Viper Rotax(, 2nd. Barrie Hopkins #45 (Arrow Rotax), 3rd. John Bartlett #40
250cc International - 1st. Ralf Rupprecht #11 (Stockman Honda)
27 May 2007 - ASC Superkart Cup Rnd 2 & SA Youth Championships Rnd 1 (Mallala) sponsored by Wild Digital
NGB Junior - 1st. Andrew Chaplin #8 (Arrow Rotax), 2nd. Rhys Newman #25 (Omega Rotax), 3rd. Sean Whitfield #87 (Hyper Max Rotax
NGB Light - 1st. Michael Rodgers #77 (Arrow Rotax), 2nd. Shaun Jones #84 (Viper Rotax), 3rd. Geoff King #41 (Arrow Rotax)
NGB Heavy - 1st. Ron Goldfinch #3 (Viper Rotax(, 2nd. Barrie Hopkins #45 (Arrow Rotax), 3rd. Michael Burton #75 (Arrow Rotax)
125 GB - 1st. David Prest #91 (MDV Honda), 2nd. Tony Lappis #7 ( Stockman Honda)
250 International - 1st. Ralf Rupprecht #11 (Stockman Honda), 2nd. Dean McGinty #72 (Stockman Yamaha), 3rd. Todd Johnson #66 (Zip Rotax)
Superkart Cup Round 1 29 April 2007 Sponsored by Ray White Brighton
250cc Gearbox - International
1st. Ralf Rupprect (Stockman Honda), 2nd. Brett Purdie (Zip Yamaha), 3rd. Todd Johnson (Zip Rotax)
125cc Non-Gearbox - Junior
1st. David Franze (Omega), 2nd. Ross Miller (Arrow), 3rd. Andrew Chaplin (Arrow)
125cc Non-Gearbox - Light
1st. Shaun Jones (Viper), 2nd. Jonathon Mangos (Monaco), 3rd. Ilya Harpas (Zip)
125cc Non-Gearbox - Heavy & Masters
1st. Ron Goldfinch (Viper), 2nd. David Prest (Arrow), 3rd. Barry Hopkins (Arrow)
Peter Wright Memorial Award 2006 - Final Points
Congratulations to Michael Rogers on being awarded the Peter Wright Memorial Award for 2006. Michael finished the year with 32.33 points.
Two other ASC members figured in the awards with Stratton Limberis 10th with 25.83 points and Ilya Harpas 13th with 23.00 points. Well done!
CAMS NATIONAL RACING CHAMPIONSHIP - Round 10 2006
Results for the SA Entrants.
Qualifier 1:- 3rd Robert Oakley (Stockman 250In) 1:33.3904, 7th Yiani Harpas (Zip Eagle 250In) 1:34.6661, 8th Gerard Siebert (Zip Eagle 2 250In) 1:35.1695, 15th Tony Lappas (Stockman 125GB) 1:40.2667, 26th David Prest (MDV 125GB) 1:46.2355
Qualifier 2:- 2nd Robert Oakley 1:33.3689, 3rd Yiani Harpas 1:34.2420, 8th Gerard Siebert 1:36.6569, 14th Tony Lappas 1:40.4019, 24th David Prest 1:45.7049
Race 1:- 2nd Robert Oakley, 3rd Yiani Harpas
Race 2:- 5th Robert Oakley, 10th Yiani Harpas, 17th Tony Lappas, 25th David Prest
Race 3:- 3rd Robert Oakley, 7th Yiani Harpas, 15th Tony Lappas, 23rd David Prest
Race 4:- 3rd Robert Oakley, 4th Yiani Harpas, 20th David Prest
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site.
Superkart Cup Round 4 (Rotax MAX only) and Round 4 SA Youth Championships - 26 November 2006
Sponsored by BRAEMAR
250cc International: 1st. Dean McGinty (Stockman Yamaha), 2nd. Todd Johnson (Zip Rotax), 3rd. Jeff Burford (Zip Rotax).
125 Rotax Max Div 1: 1st. Stratton Limberis (Arrow), 2nd. Shaun Jones (Viper), 3rd. Ilya Harpas (Zip).
125 Rotax Max Div 2: 1st. Daniel Ramerman (Arrow), 2nd. Shaun Pannowitch (Sodi), 3rd. Doug Savage (Arrow)
125 Rotax Max Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch (Viper), 2nd. Alistair Punshon (Birel), 3rd. Jason Collins (Zip).
125 Rotax Max Junior: Andrew Chaplin (Arrow).
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site
Club Race Meeting - 29 October 2006, incorporating rnd 4 Superkart Cup (Gearbox Karts only) and Geoff Luscombe Memorial Trophy
Sponsored by
MADDERN OIL PTY LTD
Winner of the Geoff Luscombe Memorial Trophy: Y. Harpas (ZIP BRC 250).
250cc International: 1st. Yianni Harpas (ZIP BRC), 2nd. Dean McGinty (Stockman Yamaha), 3rd. Jeff Burford (Zip Rotax).
125 Rotax Max Div 1: 1st. Ilya Harpas (Zip), 2nd. Michael Rogers (Arrow), 3rd. Geoff King (Arrow).
125 Rotax Max Div 2: 1st. Daniel Ramerman (Arrow), 2nd. Shaun Pannowitch (Sodi), 3rd. Doug Savage (Arrow),
125 Rotax Max Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch (Viper), 2nd. Jason Burton (Monaco), 3rd. John Bartlett (Omega).
125 Rotax Max Junior: Andrew Chaplin (Arrow Rotax).
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site.
The Adelaide Superkart Club conducted a club race meeting at Mallala on Sunday 29 October. The meeting incorporated round 4 of the Superkart Cup (for the Gearbox Karts only) and also incorporated the Geoff Luscombe Memorial Trophy. The memorial trophy is in honour of Geoff Luscombe, a former 100cc Superkarter, who sadly passed away last year. The Trophy is contested by all classes and is presented to the Best Overall Driver on the day. This year it was won by Yiani Harpas. Well Done Yiani.
Unlike the last meeting, the weather conditions were very good. Entries were also at a good level with the Gearbox field with 9 entrants (8 x 250 Inters + 1 x 125) and there were 21 Rotax Max entries.
Racing was excellent with many hard fought victories, particularly in Rotax Div 1 where Ilya Harpas, Michael Rogers and Stratton Limberis were within a whisker of each other swapping the lead consistently lap after lap throughout the four heats. There were equally good battles throughout the field in all races and classes. Great racing by everyone.
The Club and racers again thank all the officials, many of whom stayed overnight at the track because of a twilight race meeting held at the track on the Saturday.
42nd Annual Australian Superkart Grand Prix & 2006 SA Youth Championship Round 3 - 24 September 2006
Sponsored by Modbury Press and Westech IT Solutions
Overall GP Winner (ZIP BDH Trophy): Yiani Harpas
President's Cup Team Trophy: Michael Rogers, Geoff King, Matt Bryant.
250cc International: 1st. Yiani Harpas, 2nd. Ron Valentine, 3rd. Robert Oakley
125cc ROTAX 'light': 1st. Shaun Jones, 2nd. Stratton Limberis, 3rd. Daniel Ramerman
125cc ROTAX 'Heavy' 1st. Ron Goldfinch, 2nd. Jason Burton, 3rd. Michael Burton
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site. The 2006 Australian Superkart GP highlighted some of the best racing that local Superkarting has to offer. This was also the third round of the 2006 South Australian Superkart Youth Championship.
The day started wet but the rain stayed away after the first practice session and despite constant strong wind throughout the day, racing was at its best. Despite the weather, there was a great turnout with 33 entrants including a respectable field of 9 gearbox karts. The Inters were into it with enthusiasm and top racing ensued. The Max class never fails to impress with close competitive racing and the GP was no exception.
The trophy presentation and a pleasant BBQ with the officials from SAMROA at the end of the day rounded out another successful day for Superkarting.
Gearbox
9 drivers (7xInter & 2x125) showed up to race. Nobody did anything too special in the first practice as the track was still damp with several drivers deciding to wait till the next session. In the second practice things started to hot up a little when Ron Valentine and Robert Oakley dropped into the 1:9s.
Yiani Harpas cruised to victory in Heat 1 in low 1:7:4s, Ron Valentine was chasing but could only make the .9s with Oakley, Burford and Mark Hanson (our WA rep) all in the .10s, Dean McGinty was just holding out Tony Lappas with Dave Prest and Peter Knispel a few seconds back.
Heat 2 was much the same, good steady racing with Yiani going away in front of Mark Hanson in second and Brett Purdie in third.
In the third heat, Ron Valentine was back in front and into the mid .7s, Yiani was hot on his tail with identical lap times. Robert Oakley was still trying to sort out the Honda and had Dean McGinty and Brett Purdie following closely.
The stage was set for a good 12 lap GP with Harpas on pole, Ron Valentine alongside him and Oakley on the second row. Harpas had a bad start but did well to recover whilst Valentine was driving away from the rest who were all tangled up fighting for space. Harpas worked hard to catch the tailenders and was through to 4th by the end of the second lap. On lap 4, Yiani rolled off a 1:6:9 lap, stunning in the conditions and found himself right up the tail of the race leader starting lap 5. Valentine wasn't about to give in easily and it was down to a braking duel a lap later. Yiani managed to capture the inside running and squeezed through to take the lead and held on for a fabulous hard fought victory. Robert Oakley came home third.
Yiani Harpas was the overall GP winner and with lap times cracking the 1:06 barrier, his impressive driving and win in the GP final was well deserved.
ROTAX MAX
Due to the weather conditions lap times were a little slower than usual. After the two practice sessions Michael Rogers, Shaun Jones and Stratton Limberis filled the first three grid positions.
A good start for Heat 1 saw Daniel Ramerman grab #1 position on the track by Turn 1 and holding onto the lead until Turn 5, dropping into 2nd and holding that position until on the last lap yielding 2 positions at Turn 7 and finishing 4th. Michael Rogers, Shaun Jones and Stratton Limberis took 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Heat 2 saw Several incidents on lap 3 in the middle of the field but the leaders were well ahead of the trouble and stayed out of trouble. The top 4 spots were identical to Heat 1. Michael Rogers, Shaun Jones, Stratton Limberis and Daniel Ramerman took 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
Heat 3 was basically incident free and the results were the same as the previous two heats. Michael Rogers, Shaun Jones, Stratton Limberis and Daniel Ramerman took 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
After the mandatory three 6 lap heats to determine the final race grid positions for the GP race, Michael Rogers had the magic number one spot with Shaun Jones on grid 2, Stratton Limberis on 3 and Daniel Ramerman on grid 4. Michael had won all three heats and after a good start led the race for ten laps. It looked like Michael's day until on lap 10 having to avoid a backmarker he managed to break the spark plug with his elbow which put an end to his GP hopes. It must be said that with Michael's bad luck at the Nationals that it appears there is a fat lady out there watching him. Shaun Jones and Stratton grabbed the opportunity and slugged it out to the bitter end with Shaun taking the win. Stratton finished in 2nd place with Daniel Ramerman taking 3rd. Matt Bryant, Geoff King and Gavin Newman were always a podium chance as the race progressed but couldn't quite bridge the gap established by the race leaders.
Presidents Cup
The President's Team Cup was won by the Max Division 1 class with Michael Rogers, Matt Bryant and Geoff King combining to top the points table.
Youth Championship
Michael Rogers completed another winning round in the 2006 YC at this meeting and holds on to a handy lead. Ilya Harpas, despite a bad day, is still in second spot and is Michael's main challenger for the championship title although he may be battling to bridge the gap on the scoreboard at the next meeting which is the final round of the championship. Shaun Pannowitch also added points to his tally and is currently in third place. Daniel Ramerman increased his chances of winning the championship with an excellent outing, gaining lots of points and moves into fourth place.
Superkart Cup Round 3 & 2006 SA Youth Championship Round 2 - 26 August 2006
Sponsored by Metropolitan Parcel Delivery
250cc International: 1st. Yiani Harpas, 2nd. Dean McGinty, 3rd. Brett Purdie
125cc ROTAX - Div 1: 1st. Michael Rogers, 2nd. Ilya Harpas, 3rd. Stratton Limberis
125cc ROTAX - Div 2: 1st. Daniel Ramerman, 2nd. Doug Savage, 3rd. Shaun Pannowitch
ROTAX - Masters / Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch, 2nd. Michael Burton, 3rd. Brett Wilson
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site
Superkart Cup Round 2 & 2006 SA Youth Championship Round 1 - 9 July 2006
Sponsored by
LBD Projects
250cc International: 1st. Brett Purdie, 2nd. Dean McGinty, 3rd. Yiani Harpas
125cc ROTAX - Div 1: 1st. Michael Rogers, 2nd. Stewart Campbell, 3rd. Stratton Limberis
125cc ROTAX - Div 2: 1st. Doug Savage, 2nd. Matt Pannowitch, 3rd. Andrew Bew
ROTAX - Masters / Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch, 2nd. Jason Burton, 3rd. Michael Burton
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT
site
125cc MAX Superkart Nationals - 24/25 June 2006
There we're over 40 entries for the Superkart Nationals on the weekend.
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site
Saturday Qualifying saw Stewart Campbell post a blistering 1:18.64, with the next closest driver nearly .8sec away. Just 1.9 seconds seperated 4th-19th on the grid after the first session.
Session 2 produced close times, but not as quick as the first session. Shaun Jones was fastest with a 1:19.7, and just two seconds separated 1st-17th on the grid.
Stewart Campbell from SA took out Race 1 on Sunday, with interstate boys making up the next seven grid positions. With a fastest lap of 1:19.74 he finished 1.4 seconds clear of Sam Zavaglia (NSW).
Michael Choido (VIC) took out race 3, with Doug Ward (NSW) and Rob Trimmer (NSW) not too far behind. Fastest lap was by Michael Rogers (SA) with a 1:19.5. Congrats to Mike for being the first South Aussie over the line in 5th.
1st, 2nd and 3rd for SA in race 4. Congratulations to Michael Rogers for the win, Stewart Campbell in 2nd and Shaun Jones in 3rd. Fastest lap of the race was by Michael Rogers with a 1:19.1
Club Race Meeting - 14 May 2006
Sponsored by West Motorsport
250cc International: 1st. Ron Valentine, 2nd. Yiani Harpas, 3rd. Ralph Rupprecht
125cc ROTAX - Div 1: 1st. Shaun Jones, 2nd. Stratton Limberis, 3rd. Geoff King
125cc ROTAX - Div 2: 1st. Gerrit Ruff, 2nd. Daniel Ramerman, 3rd. Clinton Edwards
ROTAX - Masters / Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch, 2nd. Jason Burton, 3rd. Barrie Hopkins
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site
Mallala turned out some perfect weather, and some quick lap times were posted by all classes. As usual the MAXs provided great racing.
ROTAX MAX
In Div 1, Shaun Jones took out three from four heats. Stratton Limberis and Geoff King closely followed, with Stratton winning heat two.
Gerritt Ruff took out Div 2, closely followed by Daniel Ramerman.
Ron Goldfinch took out the Masters, followed by Barrie Hopkins.
125cc Gearbox
David Prest and Dean McGinty were out in force posting consistent lap times in their 125cc Gearbox karts. Unfortunately, Geoff had an engine faliure after heat 2 which put him out for the day. Dean McGinty was having handling issues but still finished the day without any hassle.
250cc International
Ron Valentine took out the 250 Inter class; maybe the new colour scheme helped...who said red goes faster? There was plenty of close racing and fast times posted by all the Inter boys. Yiani Harpas shined with some very low 1:07s and will be a force to be reckoned with in years to come. Gerry Siebert was very quick with a new engine, and will be one to watch out for on Phillip Island. Ralf Rupprecht posted the fastest time of the day with a 1:07 flat.
Superkart Cup Round 1 - 23 April 2006
Sponsored by Ray White Brighton
250cc International: 1st. Yiani Harpas, 2nd. Brett Purdie, 3rd. Chas Maddern
125cc ROTAX - Div 1: 1st. Michael Rogers, 2nd. Stratton Limberis, 3rd. Shaun Jones
125cc ROTAX - Div 2: 1st. Gerrit Ruff, 2nd. Shaun Pannowitch, 3rd. Clinton Edwards
ROTAX - Masters / Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch, 2nd. Jason Burton, 3rd. Alistair Punshon
All individual practice and race results are available on the NATSOFT site
250cc International
5 Inters turned up for the weekend. Yiani Harpas took a clean sweep of all heats, running into the high 1:09's, showing that he is continually improving. Brett Purdie wasn't too far behind with Chas Maddern following. Dean McInty and Jeff Burton had some some teething issues and unfortunately DNF'd in a few of the heats.
125cc Rotax MAX - Sponsored by Profile Wardrobes and Coopers Brewery
A grid of 21 karts fronted he max field to provide some exciting racing from both the drivers and spectators point of view. Michael Rogers again took the weekend convincingly, and looks like the man to beat this year. Stratton Limberis , Shaun Jones and Geoff King closely followed.
NGB Junior
Andrew Chapman is the only entrant in the class, but he races with all the other 125 Rotax MAX karts so he will definately be one to watch out for when he moves into the senior class. Keep it up!
Club Race Meeting - 19 Febuary 2006
Sponsored by Ian Williams Tuning
250cc International: 1st. Jeff Burford, 2nd. Chas Maddern, 3rd. Brett Purdie
125cc ROTAX - Div 1: 1st. Michael Rogers, 2nd. Stewart Campbell, 3rd. Stratton Limberis
125cc ROTAX - Div 2: 1st. Shaun Pannowitch, 2nd. Daniel Ramerman, 3rd. Jim Walker
ROTAX - Masters / Heavy: 1st. Ron Goldfinch, 2nd. Jason Burton, 3rd. Barrie Hopkins
Junior MAX: Andrew Chaplin
The first race weekend for 2006 welcomed several new members to racing, and got everyone else out of their lounge-room chairs and back into the racing seat! Mallala turned out a great day and the famous Mallala flies we're still in hiding, a great weekend of racing was had by all. We welcomed several new members, and one of them won in his third heat!
250cc International
Two new 250cc drivers had their first race, and it all went very well. Brett Purdie won the third heat due to Chas Maddern having a DNF, not a bad way to start you first ever race weekend! Ever consistent Chas Maddern won every heat except one. Yiani Harpas was unfortunately sidelined at the start of the day, but still topped the time sheets and I'm sure will be someone to look out for this year.
125cc Non-Gearbox - Sponsored by Profile Wardrobes and Coopers Brewery. Twenty Karts fronted the grid for the 125cc Non-gearbox races. There was plenty of close raciong with new karts being tested and drivers itching to race. Michael Rogers easily took 1st place, followed by Stewart Campbell in 2nd and Stratton Limberis in 3rd.
