* 2008 Auckland Area Schools' KartSport Championships
KartSport Auckland
The Pallet Company Raceway
Rosebank Domain
Avondale
Auckland
Sunday
April 6
08-04-08
The Auckland Area Schools Kartsport Championships were held at Kartsport Auckland's The Pallet Company Raceway on Sunday April 6th with record entries in the Cadet and Junior Restricted classes.
Brother and sister duo Joel and Chelsea Herbert flew the flag for the composite team of Albany Primary/Albany Junior High, successfully taking out the Primary/Intermediate Teams section.
Bucklands Beach Intermediate (Bradley Hicks, Matthew Wilson) placed second with St Kentigern School (Paul Blomqvist, Shaun Grocock) in third.
The College Teams section results are still provisional; the current standing are Kings College (Richard Moore, Arie Hutton) first, St Kentigern College (Jake Pascoe, Scott Reddish) second and Auckland Grammar School (Tom Blomqvist, Mitchell Pykett) in third.
Class by class, Joel Herbert went one better than last year winning the Cadet Class from Peter Goldstone in second and sister Chelsea in third.
Meanwhile Junior Restricted, the largest class on the track with 22 entries, saw Bucklands Beach Intermediates Bradley Hicks literally carve up the opposition and take the title with an eleven point margin from Aaron Wilson. CJ Sinclair finished in third and Stephen Kelly, back from an extended break from karting finished fourth.
The drive of the day came from Howick College's Daniel Kinsman who flew around the Auckland circuit in the first heat of Junior Yamaha. Kinsman breaking the lap record for this class in four consecutive laps. Kinsman took the 2008 title from Daniel Colville and Arie Hutton.
The Formula Junior Class saw Kinsman repeating his Junior Yamaha performance. Another lap record and another clean sweep, winning from Tom Blomqvist and Matt Hollier.
Senior Rotax Light, although a small field was one of quality. The racing was so close that at the end of the day Jake Pascoe, the 2007 winner of this class, and Richard Moore could not be separated and tied for first place. Tim Vickers finished just one point back in third spot.
The results for this class are also still provisional.
Ends
RESULTS
Cadet Class
1. Joel Herbert (Albany Junior High); 2. Peter Goldstone (Churchill Park School) 3. Chelsea Herbert (Albany Primary); 4. Richard McCarthy (Waitakere Primary); 5. Taylor Cockerton (Drury School); 6. Finley McLaren (Hobsonville Primary).
Junior Restricted
1. Bradley Hicks (Bucklands Beach Intermediate); 2. Aaron Wilson (Te Atatu Intermediate); 3. CJ Sinclair (Botany Primary); 4. Stephen Kelly (Santa Maria School); 5. Callum Quin (Sacred Heart School); 6. Shaun Grocock (St Kentigern School).
Junior Yamaha
1. Daniel Kinsman (Howick College); 2. Daniel Colville (Pukekohe High); 3. Arie Hutton (Kings College); 4. Jamie Lane (Clevedon Primary); 5. Adam Davis (Avondale College); 6. Michael Bird (MacLeans College).
Formula Junior
1. Daniel Kinsman (Howick College); 2. Tom Blomqvist (Auckland Grammar); 3. Matt Hollier (Sacred Heart College); 4. Scott Reddish (St Kentigern College); 5. Paul Blomqvist (St Kentigern School); 6. Ben Drummond (Mt Albert Grammar).
Senior Rotax Light – Results Provisional
1=. Jake Pascoe (St Kentigern College) 1=. Richard Moore (Kings College); 3. Tim Vickers (Northcote College); 4. Ben Dallas (St Kentigern College); 5. Declan Hull (St Kentigern College); 6. Matthew Griffin (Rosehill College).
College Teams – Results Provisional
1. Kings College - Richard Moore and Arie Hutton
2. St Kentigern College - Jake Pascoe and Scott Reddish
3. Auckland Grammar School - Tom Blomqvist and Mitchell Pykett
Primary/Intermediate Teams
1. Albany Primary/Albany Junior High – Joel Herbert and Chelsea Herbert
2. Bucklands Beach Intermediate - Bradley Hicks and Matthew Wilson
3. St Kentigern School - Paul Blomqvist and Shaun Grocock
Ends
Distributed by FAST COMPANY on behalf of KartSport Auckland. To find out more about the Auckland Schools' Championship contact Convenor Ken Grant on 027 4925 421 or Race Secretary Jeanette Smyth on 027 274 7042.
Editor's note: Hi-res jpgs of New Zealand's top school-age karters are available upon request by e-mailing Ross MacKay at ross@fastcompany.co.nz
