Congratulations to Mt Wellington's 2006 New Zealand Champions:-
Ben Drummond - Cadets
Nick Cassidy - Junior Restricted 100cc Yamaha
Tony Chambers - 125cc Rotax Max Lights
Jason Lee - Formula 125S
KARTSPORT NEW ZEALAND - Media Information
- For immediate release
* Euro City Audi 2006 KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships
Hawke's Bay Kart Club
ZM Raceway
Roy's Hill
State Highway 50
Hastings
Fri/Sat/Sun 14/15/16 April 2006
16-04-06
EVENT REPORT
HAMILTON CLAIMS JAPAN TRIP PRIZE ON KARTING RETURN
Christchurch kart-turned-car racer Matthew Hamilton was the big winner at the two-day Euro City Audi 2006 KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships at Hastings over the Easter weekend, taking out the Senior 100cc Yamaha Light title - and with it an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan courtesy Yamaha Motor NZ.
Multi-time former South Island and New Zealand karting champion Hamilton, 23, is racing in the Indy Pro single-seater motor racing series in the United States this year, but a two month-long break in that series' schedule meant he was able to return home and compete at this year's Sprint Kart Nationals in Hawke's Bay and next weekend's Placemakers V8 Supercar meeting at Pukekohe where he will race in the Toyota Racing Series.
Though he was overshadowed by Wellington's Phillip Watkins and New Zealand international Mitchell Cunningham, in qualifying and the two heat races, Hamilton flagged his intention to be a serious title - and trip - threat by working his way from 11th to sixth place in the 15 lap Pre-Final, then won the 25 lap Final after Pre-Final winner and Final favourite Mitchell Cunningham lost momentum after trying to regain the lead from Watkins and Hamilton, then tangled with Karl Wilson at the next corner.
Cunningham and Wilson were out on the spot and with Watkins also slowed by the Cunningham pass, Hamilton was able to pull away, eventually crossing the finishing line just over a second in front of Watkins who in turn was just over a second in front of Palmerston North's Joshua Hart.
Senior 100cc Yamaha Light was one of six championship classes contested on Saturday at the Hawke's Bay Kart Club's ZM Raceway at Roy's Hill north-east of Hastings.
The fastest qualifiers held sway in all but one of the other classes on Saturday, with Jason Lee winning Formula 125S, Tony Chambers 125 cc Rotax Max Light, Simon Hunter Senior 100cc Yamaha Heavy and Matthew Penrose Junior 100cc Yamaha.
All four qualified quickest on Friday then won their heats, Pre-Finals and Finals on Saturday.
The only exception was in the Cadet class where North Island champion Ben Drummond (who qualified eighth) won the New Zealand title after an all-action final which saw fastest qualifier and Pre-Final winner Scott Manson from Nelson battle mightily with Auckland's Paul Blomqvist and - once he caught up - Drummond.
Manson looked like the winner early on but towards the end of the 25 lap race the advantage swung back in Blomqvist then Drummond's favour, Manson eventually crossing the line fourth after being passed for third on the second last corner by Auckland's Aaron Wilson.
For Jason Lee, who has been the dominant figure in 125cc gearbox class racing of late, the Formula 125S result was a foregone conclusion, the young Aucklander underlining his superiority by also setting the fastest race lap in the two heats and the Final.
Second place in the Final was a fitting reward however for another young Aucklander, Daniel Bray, who missed the start of the first heat but finishing fourth in the second then second to Lee in both the Pre-Final and the Final.
Having spent more time behind the counter of his kart business than the wheel of his Arrow kart in the past two years, New Zealand Arrow and Rotax Max importer Tony Chambers had only an outside chance of winning a New Zealand title at Hastings this weekend, but that's exactly what the former New Zealand representative did, stamping his authority on the Rotax Max Light class for a perfect pole position and four starts from four wins result.
Last year's New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge winner, Joshua Hart, ended up second overall, with former South Island and New Zealand Rotax Max Light champion Fiona Hamilton (Matthew's older sister) third.
Auckland's Stuart Marshall was quicker in qualifying, but come Saturday's Senior 100cc Yamaha Heavy class races, Christchurch's Simon Hunter was not to be beaten, the multi-time South Island Sprint and South Island and New Zealand Road Race champion always in front when it counted.
Marshall crossed the line in second place in the Final in front of Palmerston North's Fraser Hart (older brother of Joshua) and local hero Donna Lee.
Meanwhile Hunter's Christchurch Kart Club clubmate Matthew Penrose proved again that he is one of the country's finest young KartSport talents by adding both the New Zealand Junior 100cc Yamaha and New Zealand Formula Junior titles to his CV over the weekend.
Penrose won the South Island Cadet class title in 2001, and both the New Zealand Junior Restricted and South Island Junior 100cc Yamaha title in 2004, then the 2006 New Zealand Junior 100cc Yamaha title on Saturday and the 2006 New Zealand Formula Junior one on Sunday.
On Saturday he was one of the drivers to complete a 'clean sweep' winning both heats, the Pre-Final and the Final, the latter from Aucklander Graeme Smyth and Manawatu's Mitchell Hill.
He had a harder row to hoe in the Formula Junior class on Sunday however, after Hamilton's Tyler Richardson won both heats and the Pre-Final.
But the Final became Penrose's for the winning after an incident which saw Richardson slow then retire from the race. Second - in a repeat of the Junior Yamaha result on Saturday - was Graeme Smyth, third, another one of the local drivers, Zach Zaloum.
In the other classes contested on Sunday Junior Restricted 100cc Yamaha went to North Island champion Nick Cassidy after a sometimes fraught Final in which the young Auckland driver was shadowed for most of the way by a duelling battle pack consisting of James Hadley, Dean Kirk, Chris Cox and Arie Hutton.
Defending champion Mitchell Evans looked good for a repeat of his 2005 success in Invercargill, winning the Pre-Final and starting the Final from pole position, but he lost time after being passed for the lead early in the race and eventually crossed the line a frustrated fourth behind Cassidy, Wellington's James Hadley and South Island champion Chris Cox.
Australian visitor Warren White Jr was in the thick of the action in the Junior Restricted 100cc Yamaha class,
Sunday's only class clean sweep belonged to Jared Carlyle, the former Rotax Max Challenge winner and New Zealand representative setting a pace none of the other Rotax Max Heavy class contestants could match.
Former New Zealand champion Brent Humphries got as close as anyone else in the second heat, crossing the finishing line 2.3 seconds behind, but in the Final Carlyle simply drove away from everyone else, eventually crossing the line almost three seconds in front of Taranaki's Mark Gilmer.
After a clean sweep of his own in the F125S class on Saturday, young Aucklander Jason Lee looked set for a repeat in the Intercontinental C races on Sunday - but no-one told arch-rival Ryan Grant.
Grant - fresh back from a successful test for an ICC team in Italy - won the first heat and both the Pre-Final and Final with Lee second and fellow Aucklander Ryan Urban third.
Lee's was one of the drives of the day, the Formula 125S champion forced to start the 25 lap Intercontinental C Final from the back of the grid after being forced out of the Pre-Final (the race which determines the grid for the Final) by a mechanical problem.
Meanwhile, controversy raised its head in the Formula 100 class, with the Final delayed an hour late on Sunday afternoon after debate over the starting procedure.
When the race was finally started young Aucklander Simon Evans grabbed an early lead and spent the first half of the race dicing with fellow young gun Bradley Tyrrell.
However defending class champion William Thomason slowly caught then passed the pair to win the race and keep the title for another year. Evans drove the race of his life to finish second, with Tyrrell third and one of the other young chargers in the field, Auckland's Daniel Bray, fourth in front of Wellington's Karl Wilson and Senior 100cc Yamaha Heavy champion Simon Hunter.
Ends
Euro City Audi 2006 KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships ZM Raceway Hawke's Bay Fri/Sat/Sun April 14/15/16
Senior 100cc Yamaha Light
Qualifying
1. Phillip Watkins (Wellington) 33.821; 2. Deon Forrest (Auckland) 34.053; 3. Mitchell Cunningham (Mt Well) 34.065; 4. Joshua Hart (Manawatu) 34.098; 5. Michael Craig (Manawatu) 34.075; 6. Justin Herbert (Bay of Plenty) 34.114; 7. Scott Downes (Christchurch) 34.222; 8. Andrew Hoare (Manawatu) 34.125; 9. Bradley Tyrrell (Tokoroa) 34.239; 10. Mathew Wooding (Hamilton) 34.141. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 22. Myers Eddington; 27. Nicholas Heywood; 33. Paul Ross.
Heat 1:
1. Phillip Watkins 10 laps; 2. Mitchell Cunningham +0.213; 3. Deon Forrest +0.640; 4. Justin Herbert +0.782; 5. Scott Downes +2.151; 6. Joshua Hart +2.432; 7. Andrew Hoare +3.605; 8. Michael Craig +4.582; 9. Bradley Tyrrell +4.665; 10. Mathew Wooding +4.796. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 18. Myers Eddington +10.667l; 22. Paul Ross +15.277; 13. Nicholas Heywood +15.845.
Heat 2:
1. Mitchell Cunningham 10 laps; 2. Phillip Watkins +0.334; 3. Joshua Hart +0.540; 4. Lydia Dickinson +0.742; 5. Deon Forrest +1.159; 6. Scott Downes +2.131; 7. Karl Wilson +2.855; 8. Michael Craig +3.725; 9. Matt Bambery +3.804; 10. Mathew Wooding +4.047. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 17. Nicholas Haywood +7.085; 25. Myers Eddington +10.352; 32. Paul Ross +6 laps
Pre-Final:
1. Mitchell Cunningham 15 laps; 2. Phillip Watkins +0.682; 3. Joshua Hart +0.866; 4. Scott Downes +1.863; 5. Mathew Wooding +2.548; 6. Matthew Hamilton +3.465; 7. Karl Wilson +4.189; 8. Deon Forrest +4.474; 9. Andrew Hoare +4.684; 10. Nicholas Haywood +7.329; (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 20. Myers Eddington +12.099; 32. Paul Ross +10 laps
Final:
1. Matthew Hamilton 25 laps; 2. Phillip Watkins +1.346; 3. Joshua Hart +1.420; 4. Matthew Wooding +3.488; 5. Nicholas Heywood +4.115; 6. Andrew Hoare +4.249; 7. Scott Downes +6.631; 8. Deon Forrest +6.860; 9. Simon McLennan +7.352; 10. Caine Lobb +7.593. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 21. Myers Eddington +18.910.
2006 New Zealand Senior 100cc Yamaha Light champion, Matthew Hamilton, Christchurch.
Rotax Max Light
Qualifying
1. Tony Chambers (Mt Well) 33.135; 2. Joshua Hart (Manawatu) 33.144; 3. Charles Hoare (Whangarei) 33.315; 4. Jayden Hughes (Mt Well) 33.392; 5. Anthony Pedersen (Taupo) 33.412; 6. Kane Taylor (Auckland) 33.418; 7. Fiona Hamilton (Christchurch) 33.444; 8. Mathew Wooding (Hamilton) 33.493; 9. Paul Cameron (Mt Well) 33.529; 10. Michael Wheaton (Auckland) 33.540.
Heat 1:
1. Tony Chambers 10 laps; 2. Joshua Hart +0.549; 3. Daniel Kent +2.343; 4. Fiona Hamilton +3.381; 5. Charles Hoare +3.946; 6. Anthony Pedersen +5.304; 7. Kane Taylor +5.722; 8. Caine Lobb +6.935; 9. Mathew Wooding +7.127; 10. Simon Evans +8.504.
Heat 2:
1. Tony Chambers 10 laps; 2. Joshua Hart +0.989; 3. Kane Taylor +5.034; 4. Jayden Hughes +6.313; 5. Mathew Wooding +6.924; 6. Michael Wheaton +7.749; 7. Paul Cameron +7.842; 8. Daniel Kent +8.083; 9. Simon Evans +8.760; 10. Fiona Hamilton +9.642.
Pre-Final
1. Tony Chambers 15 laps; 2. Daniel Kent +1.538; 3. Joshua Hart +1.650; 4. Fiona Hamilton +1.768; 5. Charles Hoare +2.368; 6. Paul Cameron +5.010; 7. Mathew Wooding +5.468; 8. Anthony Pedersen +5.825; 9. Simon Evans +6.702; 10. Michael Wheaton +7.535
Final:
1. Tony Chambers 25 laps; 2. Joshua Hart +3.230; 3. Fiona Hamilton +6.779; 4. Daniel Kent +8.051; 5. Charles Hoare +8.356; 6. Paul Cameron +8.546; 7. Anthony Pedersen +8.708; 8. Mathew Wooding +9.029; 9. Simon Evans +9.448; 10. Niki Urwin +10.176.
2006 New Zealand 125cc Rotax Max Light champion: Tony Chambers, Mt Wellington
Formula 125S
Qualifying
1. Jason Lee (Mt Well) 31.089; 2. Daniel Eggleton (Mt Well) 31.447; 3. Dan Smith (Hamilton) 31.460; 4. Daniel Bray (Mt Well) 31.509; 5. Richard Vickers (Mt Well) 31.519; 6. Shane Hodgson (Mt Well) 31.604; 7. Mark Sweetman (Bay of Plenty) 31.766; 8. Steve Brown (Mt Well) 32.254; 9. Michael Pulman (Mt Well) 32.693; 10. Tim Stewart (Mt Well) 33.798
Heat 1:
1. Jason Lee 10 laps; 2. Daniel Eggleton +2.545; 3. Dan Smith +4.459; 4. Richard Vickers +6.831; 5. Shane Hodgson +8.893; 6. Mark Sweetman +9.212; 7. Steve Brown +14.714; 8. Tim Stewart +27.713; 9. Michael Pulman +2 laps.
Heat 2:
1. Jason Lee 10 laps; 2. Daniel Eggleton +1.637; 3. Dan Smith +2.199; 4. Daniel Bray +3.983; 5. Richard Vickers +4.293; 6. Mark Sweetman +8.551; 7. Shane Hodgson +8.887; 8. Steve Brown +12.364; 9. Michael Pulman +16.840; 1. Tim Stewart +24.386.
Pre-Final:
1. Jason Lee 15 laps: 2. Daniel Bray +3.3130; 3. Dan Smith +6.017; 4. Mark Sweetman +6.090; 5. Shane Hodgson +6.386; 6. Richard Vickers +7.009; 7. Michael Pulman +15.350; 8. Steve Brown +17.693; 9. Tim Stewart +33.864; 10. Daniel Eggleton dnf.
Final:
1. Jason Lee 25 laps; 2. Daniel Bray +5.450; 3. Richard Vickers +5.573; 4. Shane Hodgson +9.426; 5. Mark Sweetman +9.888; 6. Dan Smith +15.139; 7. Steve Brown +16.320; 8. Tim Stewart + 2 laps; 9. Michael Pulman +17 laps; 10. Daniel Eggleton + 24 laps.
2006 New Zealand Formula 125S Champion: Jason Lee, Mt Wellington
Senior 100cc Yamaha Heavy
Qualifying
1. Stuart Marshall (Mt Well) 34.523; 2. Simon Hunter (Christchurch) 34.631; 3. Fraser Hart (Manawatu) 34.677; 4. Donna Lee (Hawke's Bay) 34.876; 5. William Thomason (Wellington) 34.915; 6. Paul Booth (Dunedin) 34.930; 7. Daryl Currie (Manawatu) 35.018; 8. Mike Wilson (Hawke's Bay) 35.026; 9. Dion Kendall (Auckland) 35.056; 10. Brendon Hart (Manawatu) 35.090.
Heat 1:
1. Simon Hunter 10 laps; 2. Stuart Marshall +0.427; 3. William Thomason +3.520; 4. Leyton Kendall (Auckland) +5.922; 5. Daryl Currie +6.160; 6. Brendon Hart +6.950; 7. Arron Cunningham (Mt Well) +8.163; 8. Dean O'Sullivan (Mt Well) +8.419; 9. Paul Booth +8.595; 10. Donna Lee +8.809 (also Hawke's Bay drivers); 12. Mike Wilson +9.544
Heat 2:
1. Simon Hunter 10 laps; 2. Stuart Marshall +0.469; 3. Fraser Hart +0.953; 4. William Thomason +1.637; 5. Paul Booth +3.417; 6. Brendon Hart +6.843; 7. Michael Grimshaw (Hamilton) +7.064; 8. Donna Lee +7.495; 9. Arron Cunningham +14.374; 10. Leyton Kendall +14.958 (also Hawke's Bay driver); 16. Mike Wilson +31.926.
Pre-Final
1. Simon Hunter 15 laps; 2. Stuart Marshall +1.097; 3. Fraser Hart +4.089; 4. Paul Booth +4.363; 5. Donna Lee +10.308; 6. Michael Grimshaw +12.180; 7. Brendon Hart +12.660; 8. Damion Love (Manawatu) +13.982; 9. Grant Bristow (Wellington) +14.213; 10. Daryl Currie +14.474; (also Hawke's Bay drivers) dns. Mike Wilson
Final:
1. Simon Hunter 25 laps; 2. Stuart Marshall +1.015; 3. Fraser Hart +1.213; 4. Donna Lee +10.105; 5. Brendon Hart +15.976; 6. Dion Kendall +16.053; 7. Grant Bristow +16.282; 8. Adam Boote +17.631; 9. Dean O'Sullivan +19.923; 10. Simon Grace +20.048.
2006 New Zealand Senior 100cc Yamaha Heavy Champion: Simon Hunter, Christchurch
Junior 100cc Yamaha
Qualifying
1. Matthew Penrose (Christchurch) 33.900; 2. Martin Short (Hamilton) 34.003; 3. Graeme Smyth (Auckland) 34.050; 4. Mitchell Hill (Manawatu) 34.094; 5. Tyler Richardson (Hamilton) 34.119; 6. Zach Zaloum (Hawke's Bay) 34.126; 7. Ryan Cappleman (Wellington) 34.155; 8. Richard Craig (Manawatu) 34.166; 9. Brett Sullivan (Nelson) 34.182; 10. Andrew Mason (Manawatu) 34.187. (also Hawke's Bay driver) 21. Jacob Ross 34.386; 22. Shaun Reay 34.468
Heat 1:
1. Matthew Penrose 10 laps; 2. Martin Short +2.319; 3; Mitchell Hill +2.725; 4. Graeme Smyth +3.906; 5. Zach Zaloum (Hawke's Bay) +4.059; 6. Tyler Richardson +4.482; 7. Ryan Cappleman +4.949; 8. David Meszaros (Tokoroa) +5.347; 9. Richard Craig +5.693; 10. Andrew Mason +5.896. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 19. Jacob Ross +13.441; 21. Shaun Reay +14.758
Heat 2:
1. Matthew Penrose 10 laps; 2. Martin Short +1.560; 3. Graeme Smyth +3.102; 4. Mitchell Hill +3.216; 5. Zach Zaloum (Hawke's Bay) +3.377; 6. Tyler Richardson +5.189; 7. Richard Craig +7.343; 8. Ryan Cappleman +8.194; 9. David Meszaros +9.206; 10. Ashley Blewett (Auckland) +9.356. (also Hawke's Bay driver) 18. Shaun Reay +13.621; 19. Jacob Ross +13.921.
Pre-Final
1. Matthew Penrose 15 laps; 2. Martin Short +3.094; 3. Graeme Smyth +3.094; 4. Zach Zaloum +5.091; 5. Mitchell Hill +6.216; 6. Jamie McNee +6.524; 7. Ryan Cappleman +6.821; 8. Tim Vickers +7.666; 9. David Meszaros +9.414; 10. Richard Moore +9.545; (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 22. Shaun Reay +13.441; dns Jacob Ross.
Final:
1. Matthew Penrose 25 laps; 2. Graeme Smyth +3.498; 3. Mitchell Hill +5.421; 4. Martin Short +5.737; 5. Zach Zaloum +6.036; 6. Jamie McNee +6.379; 8. Tim Vickers +9.816; 9. Tyler Richardson +14.728; 10. Richard Craig +15.768 (also Hawke's Bay drivers); 17. Jacob Ross +19.592; 30. Shaun Reay +22 laps.
2006 New Zealand Junior 100cc Yamaha Champion: Matthew Penrose, Christchurch
Cadet:
Qualifying
1. Scott Manson (Nelson) 37.447; 2. Aaron Wilson (Auckland) 37.549; 3. James Penrose (Christchurch) 37.675; 4. Alex Cassidy (Mt Well)37.779; 5. Bradley Hicks (Mt Well) 37.795; 6. Ben Drummond (Mt Well) 37.872; 7. Michael Collins (Christchurch) 37.893; 8. Grayson Napier (Nelson) 37.904; 9. Christopher Sinclair (Mt Well) 37.928; 10. Maddison Wise (Hawke's Bay) 37.941.
Heat 1:
1. Scott Manson 10 laps; 2. Bradley Hicks +0.539; 3. James Penrose +0.649; 4. Alex Cassidy +1.545; 5. Aaron Wilson +1.834; 6. Grayson Napier +4.568; 7. Cassidy Mowat +7.325; 8. Ben Drummond +7.368; 9. Jordan McDonnell +7.456; 10. Shaun Nicholson +8.070
Heat 2:
1. Bradley Hicks 10 laps; 2. James Penrose +0.090; 3. Grayson Napier +0.363; 4. Alex Cassidy +0.597; 5. Ben Drummond +0.881; 6. Aaron Wilson +0.944; 7. Michael Collins +1.305; 8. Christopher Sinclair +1.914; 9. Shaun Nicholson +4.502; 10. Maddison Wise (Hawke's Bay)
Pre-Final: 15 laps
1. Scott Manson 15 laps; 2. Ben Drummond +9.445; 3. Paul Blomqvist +0.516; 4. Aaron Wilson +0.850; 5. Grayson Napier +1.049; 6. Christopher Sinclair +2.873; 7. Shaun Nicholson +6.758; 8. Cassidy Mowat 6.873; 9. Michael Collins +7.207; 10. Joel Herbert +7.658. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 13. Maddison Wise +8.454
Final:
1. Ben Drummond 25 laps; 2. Paul Blomqvist +0.665; 3. Aaron Wilson +1.037; 4. Scott Manson +1.150; 5. Grayson Napier +3.734; 6. James Penrose +7.304; 7. Bradley Hicks +12.948; 8. Shaun Nicholson +13.177; 9. Christopher Sinclair +13.201; 10. Cassidy Mowat +14.217. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 15. Maddison Wise +16.703
2006 New Zealand Cadet Champion: Ben Drummond, Mt Wellington
Junior Restricted 100cc Yamaha
Qualifying
1. Chris Cox (Christchurch) 34.940; 2. James Hadley (Wellington) 34.973; 3. Nick Cassidy (Mt Well) 35.083; 4. Daniel Colville (Mt Well) 35.114; 5. Mitchell Evans (Mt Well) 35.139; 6. Warren White Jnr (Aust) 35.181; 7. Luke Kirk (Christchurch) 35.190; 8. Daniel Kinsman (Mt Well) 35.233; 9. Darrell Hannah (Nelson) 35.250; 10. Arie Hutton (Mt Well) 35.274; 11. Scott Blummont (Manawatu) 35.374; 12. Levi Madsen-Prinn (Auckland) 35.394; 13. Jamie Gaskin (Wellington) 35.451; 14. Aaron Hodgson (Mt Well) 35.495; 15. William Bamber (Manawatu) 35.502; 16. Gary Cooze (Marlborough) 35.521; 17. Matthew Meszaros (Tokoroa) 35.615; 18. Tom Blomqvist (Mt Well) 35.656; 19. Matthew Hollier (Mt Well) 35.774; 20. Scott Hatton (Bay of Plenty) 35.797; 21. Arthur Grabb (Mt Well) 35.817; 22. Jaden Hardy (Manawatu) 35.904; 23. John van Bommel (Rotorua) 35.989; 24. Ryan Nicholson (Hamilton) 36.067; 25. Joel Thrupp (Mt Well) 36.131
Race 1:
1. Chris Cox 10 laps; 2. Mitchell Evans +1.486; 2. Nick Cassidy +2.109; 4. James Hadley +2.206; 5. Warren White Jr +2.602; 6. Daniel Colville +3.461; 7. Luke Kirk +3.550; 8. Arie Hutton +5.307; 9. Darrell Hannah +5.432; 10. Levi Madsen-Prinn +6.065.
Race 2:
1. Chris Cox 10 laps; 2. James Hadley +0.423; 3. Luke Kirk +2.135; 4. Mitchell Evans +2.343; 5. Nick Cassidy +2.615; 6. Arie Hutton +4.506; 7. Darrel Hannah +6.164; 8. Levi Madsen-Prinn +6.249; 9. William Bamber +6.542; 10. Scott Blummont +6.651.
Pre-Final
1. Mitchell Evans 15 laps; 2. Chris Cox +0.111; 3. Nick Cassidy +0.369; 4. James Hadley +0.542;5. Arie Hutton +0.767; 6. Luke Kirk +0.917; 7. Levi Madsen-Prinn +1.416; 8. Scott Blummont +2.740; 9. William Bamber +4.593; 10. Darrell Hannah +5.005
Final
1. Nick Cassidy 25 laps; 2. James Hadley +0.807; 3. Chris Cox +0.887; 4. Mitchell Evans +2.462; 5. Luke Kirk +2.861; 6. Levi Madsen-Prinn +4.914; 7. Warren White Jr +9.038; 8. Tom Blomqvist +9.574; 9. Daniel Kinsman +10.551; 10. Darrel Hannah +10.873.
2006 New Zealand Junior Restricted 100cc Yamaha Champion: Nick Cassidy, Mt Wellington
ICC
Qualifying
1. Jason Lee (Mt Well) 30.877; 2. Ryan Grant (Auckland) 31.014; 3. Ryan Urban (Hamilton) 31.146; 4. Niklaus Kiser (Taranaki) 31.166; 5. Daniel Kent (Auckland) 31.196; 6. Michael Wheaton (Auckland) 31.333; 7. Dan Smith (Hamilton) 31.345; 8. Hayden Norton (Hamilton) 31.683; 9. Scott Harrison (Hamilton) 31.721; 10. Nicholas Heywood (Hawke's Bay) 31.865; 11. Tim Hartley (Mt Well) 31.920; 12. Kane Frost (Taranaki) 32.122; 13. Michael Pulman (Mt Well) 32.316
Race 1:
1. Ryan Grant 10 laps; 2. Jason Lee +0.357; 3. Ryan Urban +3.071; 4. Daniel Kent +3.821; 5. Dan Smith +5.467; 6. Niklaus Kiser +5.596; 7. Michael Wheaton +6.748; 8. Hayden Norton +9.345; 9. Tim Hartley +10.242; 10. Scott Harrison +10.977
Race 2:
1. Dan Smith 10 laps; Jason lee +0.131; 3. Daniel Kent +4.179; 4. Scott Harrison +5.756; 5. Tim Hartley +7.633; 6. Michael Wheaton +7.821; 7. Nicholas Heywood +8.043; 8. Niklaus Kiser +14.617; 9. Ryan Urban + 1 lap; 10. Kane Frost +5 laps Pre Final:
1. Ryan Grant 15 laps; 2. Dan Smith +0.721; 3. Daniel Kent +1.076; 4. Ryan Urban +3.466; 5. Niklaus Kiser +5.035; 6. Michael Wheaton +6.644; 7. Kane Frost +10.605; 8. Scott Harrison +11.656; 9. Nicholas Heywood +1 lap; 10. Michael Pulman +4 laps
Final
1. Ryan Grant 25 laps; 2. Jason Lee +8.919; 3. Ryan Urban +9.524; 4. Michael Wheaton +13.931; 5. Scott Harrison +19.898; 6. Kane Frost +24.647; 7. Tim Hartley +25.510; 8. Michael Pulman +28.292; 9. Nicholas Heywood +31.813; 10. Daniel Kent +8 laps (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 9. Nicholas Heywood +31.813.
2006 New Zealand Intercontinental C Champion: Ryan Grant, Auckland
125cc Rotax Max Heavy
Qualifying
1. Jared Carlyle (Bay of Plenty) 33.670; 2. Mark Gilmer (Taranaki) 33.911; 3. Phillip Saunders (Hamilton) 33.914; 4. Nick Rodgers (Wellington) 33.919; 5. Brent Humphrey (Mt Well) 34.008; 6. Brent Murgatroyd (Mt Well) 34.079; 7. Michael Grimshaw (Hamilton) 34.082; 8. Aaron Cunningham (Mt Well) 34.102; 9. Niki Mills (Christchurch) 34.119; 10. Daniel Cropp (Mt Well) 34.286; 11. Brendon Hart (Manawatu) 34.460; 12. Simon Grace (Christchurch) 34.477; 13. Merv Gallagher (Christchurch) 34.555; 14. Bevan Paterson (Nelson) 34.620; 15. Peter Fitzgibbon (Nelson) 37.290; 16. Phill Holer (Nelson) 37.437
Race 1:
1. Jared Carlyle 10 laps; 2. Phillip Saunders +3.035; 3. Nick Rodgers +3.411; 4. Niki Mills +4.407; 5. Mark Gilmer +5.790; 6. Michael Grimshaw +6.625; 7. Brent Murgatroyd +6.889; 8. Brendon Hart +8.177; 9. Daniel Cropp +9.241; 10. Merv Gallagher +9.674.
Race 2:
1. Jared Carlyle 10 laps; 2. Brent Humphrey +2.330; 3. Mark Gilmer +4.644; 4. Phillip Saunders +5.102; 5. Michael Grimshaw +5.520; 6. Brendon Hart +9.857; 7. Simon Grace +11.217; 8. Merv Gallagher +11.479; 9. Phill Holer +11.845; 10. Peter Fitzgibbon +12.531
Pre-Final
1. Jared Carlyle 15 laps; 2. Mark Gilmer +2.840; 3. Phillip Saunders +6.090; 4. Michael Grimshaw +6.581; 5. Niki Mills +6.751; 6. Nick Rodgers +6.886; 7. Brent Humphrey +7.266; 8. Brendon Hart +8.093; 9. Arron Cunningham +8.456; 10. Simon Grace +10.177
Final
1. Jared Carlyle 25 laps; 2. Mark Gilmer +7.095; 3. Niki Mills +8.861; 4. Brent Humphrey +11.990; 5. Arron Cunningham +16.177; 6. Michael Grimshaw +16.840; 7. Simon Grace +17.198; 8. Brendon Hart +17.503; 9. Daniel Crop +19.195; 10. Brent Murgatroyd +19.455.
2006 New Zealand Rotax Max Heavy Champion: Jared Carlyle, Mount Maunganui
Formula Junior
Qualifying
1. Tyler Richardson (Hamilton) 33.351; 2. Zach Zaloum (Hawke's Bay) 33.437; 3. Graeme Smyth (Auckland) 33.485; 4. Richard Moore (Mt Well) 33.586; 5. Mathew Kinsman (Mt Well) 33.599; 6. Mitchell Hill (Manawatu) 33.621; 7. Richard Craig (Manawatu) 33.631; 8. Daniel Dufty (Bay of Plenty) 33.633; 9. Jamie McNee (Wellington) 33.652; 10. Katherine Collins (Christchurch) 33.702; 11. Martin Short (Hamilton) 33.716; 12. Tim Vickers (Mt Well) 33.787; 13. Matthew Penrose (Christchurch) 33.844; 14. David Meszaros (Tokoroa) 33.891; 15. Joseph Hawke (Manawatu) 33.908; 16. Jamie Duff (Christchurch) 33.921; 17. Brett Sullivan (Nelson) 33.963; 18. Shaun Reay (Hawke's Bay) 33.973; 19. Stephen Duff (Christchurch) 33.992; 20. Ryan Hellier (Mt Well) 34.005; 21. John Lovich (Mt Well) 34.031; 22. Tano Schmidt (Hawke's Bay) 34.065; 23. Kane Adcock (Nelson) 34.107; 24. Emily McVeigh (Hamilton) 34.476; 25. Henry Thomas-Kircher (Mt Well) 35.182
Race 1
1. Tyler Richardson 10 laps; 2. Zach Zaloum +1.545; 3. Graeme Smyth +1.865; 4. Mathew Kinsman +2.270; 5. Richard Moore +2.705; 6. Mitchell Hill +3.950; 7. Jamie McNee +4.072; 8. Richard Craig +4.812; 9. Tim Vickers +5.041; 10. Matthew Penrose +5.345. (Hawke's Bay drivers) 17. Shaun Reay +12.028; 19. Tano Schmidt +12.935.
Race 2:
1. Tyler Richardson 10 laps; 2. Zach Zaloum +1.112; 3. Graeme Smyth +1.833; 4. Richard Moore +2.841; 5. Mathew Kinsman +3.234; 6. Matthew Penrose +5.819; 7. Richard Craig +6.507; 8. Daniel Dufty +7.698; 9. Mitchell Hill +7.938; 10. Martin Short +8.258.
Pre-Final
1. Tyler Richardson 15 laps; 2. Zach Zaloum +0.815; 3. Matthew Penrose +3.285; 4. Mathew Kinsman +4.614; 5. Graeme Smyth +4.742; 6. Richard Moore +5.533; 7. Mitchell Hill +7.304; 8. Martin Short +7.585; 9. Richard Craig +9.418; 10. Joseph Hawke +14.740. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 14. Tano Schmidt +17.776; 20. Shaun Reay +5 laps.
Final:
1. Matthew Penrose 25 laps; 2. Graeme Smyth +0.104; 3. Zach Zaloum +0.641; 4. Mathew Kinsman +3.094; 5. Richard Moore +6.212; 6. Martin Short +6.418; 7. Jamie McNee +6.681; 8. Mitchell Hill +7.424; 9. Joseph Hawke +8.109; 10. Richard Craig +10.242. (also Hawke's Bay drivers) 13. Tano Schmidt +16.336; 20. Shaun Reay +8 laps.
2006 New Zealand Formula Junior Champion: Matthew Penrose, Christchurch
Formula 100
Qualifying
1. Karl Wilson (Wellington) 31.387; 2. Mitchell Cunningham (Mt Well) 31.477; 3. Fraser Hart (Manawatu) 31.537; 4. Bradley Tyrrell (Tokoroa) 31.564; 5. William Thomason (Wellington) 31.583; 6. Phillip Watkins (Wellington) 31.599; 7. Simon McLennan (Wellington) 31.601; 8. Scott Waters (Invercargill) 31.663; 9. Charles Hoare (Whangarei) 31.712; 10. Joshua Burgess (Christchurch) 31.765; 11. Scott Downes (Christchurch) 31.772; 12. Simon Hunter (Christchurch) 31.773; 13. Simon Evans (Mt Well) 31.814; 14. Regan Carter (Invercargill) 31.816; 15. Andrew Hoare (Manawatu) 31.825; 16. Trent Ingham (Hamilton) 31.838; 17. Daniel Bray (Mt Well) 31.861; 18. Aaron Adcock (Nelson) 32.146; 19. Michael Kiser (Taranaki) no time.
1. Mitchell Cunningham 10 laps; 2. Karl Wilson +1.065; 3. William Thomason +3.871; 4. Fraser Hart +4.094; 5. Phillip Watkins +5.521; 6. Simon Hunter +5.754; 7. Simon Evans +5.823; 8. Simon McLennan +6.059; 9. Scott Waters +6.371; 10. Joshua Burgees+6.730
Race 2:
1. Karl Wilson 10 laps; 2. Fraser Hart +1.412; 3. William Thomason +2.607; 4. Bradley Tyrrell +3.485; 5. Phillip Watkins +4.412; 6. Scott Downes +5.182; 7. Charles Hoare +5.617; 8. Andrew Hoare +6.072; 9. Simon Evans +6.200; 10. Mitchell Cunningham +6.607
Pre-Final
1. William Thomason 15 laps; 2. Phillip Watkins +1.226; 3. Mitchell Cunningham +1.663; 4. Fraser Hart +3.416; 5. Simon Evans +4.110; 6. Simon Hunter +4.110; 7. Scott Downes +6.510; 8. Simon McLennan +6.803; 9. Daniel Bray +7.433; 10. Andrew Hoare +8.272.
Final:
1. William Thomason 25 laps; 2. Simon Evans +1.434; 3. Bradley Tyrrell +1.697; 4. Daniel Bray +5.628; 5. Karl Wilson +6.003; 6. Simon Hunter +7.260; 7. Fraser Hart +7.567; 8. Phillip Watkins +9.317; 9. Scott Waters +10.066; 10. Andrew Hoare +11.260
2006 New Zealand Formula 100 Champion: William Thomason, Wellington
Prepared by FAST COMPANY on behalf of KartSport New Zealand. To find out more about the Euro City Audi 2006 KartSport NZ National Sprint Championships contact Ross MacKay on 021 677 919 or via e-mail at ross@fastcompany.co.nz
Editor's note:
