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Sunday July 11 2004
2004 KartSport New Zealand National Schools' Championship Radio Nelson Kart Raceway Redwoods Valley Richmond Nelson. Proudly sponsored by Eaton Fluid Power
WEEKEND REPORT- (Mt Wellington Drivers in Red)
AUCKLAND'S ST KENTIGERN COLLEGE NOW THE COUNTRY'S TOP KARTSPORT SECONDARY SCHOOL
Auckland's St Kentigern College has assumed the mantle of the country's top KartSport secondary school with it's teams finishing first, second equal and fourth at the KartSport New Zealand National Schools' Championship in Nelson over the weekend.
Local school, Waimea College won the Intermediate Schools' team title from Invercargill's Rosedale Intermediate, but in the Secondary Schools' section it was St Kentigern College all the way.
Fourth former Andrew Waite, 15, anchored two of the three St Kentigern College teams, winning the Secondary Schools' title with fellow Junior Yamaha 100cc and Junior ICA class competitor Dominic Storey, and sharing second equal honours with the school's Junior Restricted class driver Ben Dallas.
Fourth overall was the St Kentigern College #3 team of Scott Fountain and Simon Evans.
Former New Zealand Cadet class champion Ben Dallas was the biggest individual winner as far as the St Kentigern College teammates were concerned, beating Northcote Intermediates's Tim Vickers to the individual Schools' title in the Junior Restricted class on Sunday.
Storey and Waite finished line astern in seventh and eighth places overall in Junior 100cc Yamaha on Saturday, and in seventh (Waite) and 15th place (Storey) in Junior ICA on Sunday.
Just over 100 school age children and young adults from all over New Zealand converged on the KartSport Nelson club's Radio Nelson Kart Raceway in the Redwoods Valley near Richmond for the second annual National Schools' Championship this weekend, with over 50 schools represented.
The country's top Cadet class racer, Nicholas Cassidy, was the only driver to successfully defend a 2003 National Schools' title but last year's Junior 100cc Yamaha winner, Caine Lobb (Whangarei Boys High) won the 2004 Schools' Rotax Max 125cc title, and recently crowned New Zealand Sprint champion Michael Burdett (McLeans College, Auckland) won the Schools' Junior 100cc Yamaha title.
There were big surprises in two of the other classes contested, with new faces Alan Shaw (Rangitoto College, Auckland) and Joshua Burgees (St Thomas College, Christchurch) beating several more fancied names to New Zealand Schools' titles in Senior 100cc Yamaha Light (Shaw) and Junior ICA (Burgess).
Peter Dixon, representing Wanaka's Mt Anglem College, was the early pace-setter in the Senior 100cc Yamaha Light heats but Shaw won the final from Shannon Baker (James Hargest High School, Invercargill) and when the points were tallied up claimed overall victory from Greymouth High's Scott Downes, and Dixon.
Christchurch driver Joshua Burgees was the real dark horse though, starting the Junior ACA final from seventh spot but working his way through to the front by the flag.
Second was last year's North Island champion Ryan Bailey (Palmerston North Boys), third Junior 100cc Yamaha winner Michael Burdett.
DAY 1 REPORT
CADET CHAMP CASSIDY SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS SCHOOLS' KART TITLE
The country's top Cadet class Kart racer, Nicholas Cassidy, successfully defended his National Schools' title with a stunning clean-sweep of the heats and the final on the first day of competition at the KartSport New Zealand 2004 Schools' Championship at Nelson's Radio Nelson Kart Raceway this afternoon.
The 9-year-old from Marina View School in Auckland's West Harbour was again the class of the Cadet field, winning all four heats and the final to lead home fellow Aucklanders Arie Hutton (King's School) and Mitchell Evans (Hilltop School).
Fourth overall was Luke Kirk representing Christchurch's Halswell Primary school. The son of former South Island Mazda RX7 champion Dean Kirk, he beat Evans, son of Porsche racer Owen Evans, in the first and third heats to start the final from third place on the grid.
However Evans drove the race of his life in the Final to pass Hutton for second with Kirk fourth, thus ensuring third place in the overall points standings behind Cassidy and Hutton.
The Cadet title was one of three decided this afternoon, with reigning New Zealand Junior 100cc Yamaha champion Michael Burdett (McLeans College, Auckland) adding the New Zealand School's Junior 100cc Yamaha title to his CV with a faultless lights-to-flag victory in the Final.
RESULTS
Junior ICA
Heat 1: Ryan Bailey; 2. Zach Zaloum; 3. Michael Burdett; 4. Mathew Penrose; 5. Cameron Downes; 6. Dominic Storey.
Heat 2: 1. Corrie Fitzsimon; 2. Michael Burdett; 3. Andrew Waite; 4. Gareth Bindon; 5. Mathew Penrose; 6. Joshua Burgess.
Pre-Final: 1. Ryan Bailey; 2. Mathew Penrose; 3. Zach Zaloum; 4. Andrew Waite; 5. Simon Evans; 6. Jonathan Humphries.
FINAL & OVERALL:
1. Joshua Burgess (St Thomas College, Christchurch); 2. Ryan Bailey (Palmerston North Boys); 3. Michael Burdett (McLeans College, Auckland); 4. Corrie Fitzsimon (Christchurch Boys High); 5. Zach Zaloum (St John's College, Hawke's Bay); 6. Jonathan Humphries (St Bedes, Christchurch).
Senior 100cc Yamaha Light
Heat 1: 1. Peter Dixon; 2. Alan Shaw; 3. Royce Rollinson; 4. Sarah Comer; 5. Scott Downes; 6. Shannon Baker.
Heat 2: 1. Peter Dixon; 2. Caine Lobb; 3. Shannon Baker; 4. Simon Hunter; 5. Sarah Comer; 6. Paul Booth.
Heat 3: 1. Scott Downes; 2. Alan Shaw; 3. Simon Hunter; 4. Simon McLennon; 5. Shannon Baker; 6. Royce Rollinson.
Heat 4: 1. Sarah Comer; 2. Alan Shaw; 3. Caine Lobb; 4. Paul Booth; 5. Scott Downes; 6. Shannon Baker.
Final: 1. Alan Shaw; 2. Shannon Baker; 3. Scott Downes; 4, Caine Lobb ; 5. Peter Dixon; 6. Sarah Comer.
OVERALL:
1. Alan Shaw (Rangitoto College); 2. Scott Downes (Greymouth High); 3. Peter Dixon (Mt Anglem College, Wanaka); 4. Sarah Comer (Westlake Girls High, Auckland); 5. Caine Lobb (Whangarei Boys High); 6. Shannon Baker (James Hargest High, Invercargill).
Junior Restricted
Heat 1: 1. Tim Vickers; 2. Jamie McNee; 3. Henry Thomas-Kircher; 4. Brett Sullivan; 5. Ben Dallas; 6. Jamie Conroy.
Heat 2: 1. Jamie Conroy; 2. Hugh Mckenzie; 3. Henry Thomas-Kircher; 4. Jamie McNee; 5. Todd Sherley; 6. Elliot Andrews.
Heat 3: 1. Ben Dallas; 2. Jesse Wright; 3. Mitchell Hill; 4. Brett Sullivan; 5. Kayne Adcock; 6. Henry Thomas-Kircher.
Heat 4: 1. Ben Dallas; 2. Jamie McNee; 3. Tim Vickers; 4. Jesse Wright; 5. Elliot Andrew; 6. Mitchell Hill.
Heat 5: 1. Ben Dallas; 2. Tim Vickers; 3. Henry Thomas-Kircher; 4. Mitchell Hill; 5. Hugh McKenzie; 6. Todd Sherley.
Final: 1. Ben Dallas; 2. Tim Vickers; 3. Jamie McNee; 4. Henry Thomas-Kircher; 5. Jamie Conroy; 6. Mitchell Hill.
OVERALL
1. Ben Dallas (St Kentigern College, Auckland); 2. Tim Vickers (Northcote Intermediate, Auckland); 3. Jamie McNee (Karori Normal Intermediate); 4. Henry Thomas-Kircher (Kings School, Auckland); 5. Mitchell Hill (Palmerston North Boys College); 6. Jamie Conroy (Rosedale Intermediate, Invercargill
Junior 100cc Yamaha
Heat 1: 1. Corrie Fitzsimon; 2. Ryan Bailey; 3. Andrew Waite; 4. Zach Zaloum; 5. Matthew Penrose; 6. Cameron Downes;
Heat 2: 1. Matthew Penrose; 2. Michael Pulman; 3. Michael Burdett; 4. Jayden Hughes; 5. Gethin Pealing; 6. Ryan Cappleman;
Heat 3: 1. Ryan Bailey; 2. Jayden Hughes; 3. Cameron Downes; 4. Zack Zaloum; 5. Corrie Fitzsimon; 6. Gareth Bindon
Heat 4. 1. Michael Burdett; 2. Mathew Penrose; 3. Scott Fountain; 4. Dominic Storey; 5. Zach Zaloum; 6. Simon Evans
Heat 5: 1. Michael Burdett; 2. Ryan Bailey; 3. Shane Plunkett; 4. Corrie Fitzsimon; 5. Joshua Burgess; 6. Jayden Hughes.
Heat 6: 1. Zach Zaloum; 2. Mathew Penrose; 3. Joshua Burgess; 4. Cameron Downes; 5. Jayden Hughes; 6. Dominic Storey.
Heat 7. 1. Corrie Fitzsimon; 2. Dominic Storey; 3. Michael Burdett; 4. Andrew Waite; 5. Ryan Bailey; 6. Scott Fountain.
Final: 1. Michael Burdett; 2. Corrie Fitzsimon; 3. Mathew Penrose; 4: Ryan Bailey; 5. Jayden Hughes; 6. Andrew Waite.
OVERALL:
1. Michael Burdett (McLeans College Auckland) 2; Corrie Fitzsimon (Christchurch Boys High); 3. Mathew Penrose (North Loburn High School, Nth Canterbury); 4. Ryan Bailey (Palmerston North Boys High); 5. Zach Zakloum (St John's College Hawke's Bay); 6. Jayden Hughes (Westlake Boys High, Auckland).
Rotax Max 125cc Light
Heat 1. 1. Caine Lobb; 2. Simon McLennon; 3. Paul Booth; 4. Daryl Richards; 5. Simon Hunter; 6. Scott Downes.
Heat 2: 1. Scott Downes; 2. Paul Booth; 3. Caine Lobb; 4. Daryl Richards; 5. Simon McLennon; 6. Simon Hunter.
Heat 3: 1. Caine Lobb; 2. Scott Downes; 3. Simon McLennon; 4. Paul Booth; 5. Simon Hunter; 6. Daryl Richards
Heat 4: 1. Simon McLennon; 2. Caine Lobb; 3. Paul Booth; 4. Simon Hunter; 5. Daryl Richards; 6. Scott Downes
Final
1. Caine Lobb; 2. Paul Booth; 3. Scott Cameron; 4. Simon Hunter; 5; Simon McLennon; 6. Daryl Richards.
OVERALL
1. Caine Lobb (Whangarei Boys High); 2. Paul Booth (Otago Boys High); 3. Simon McLennon (Hutt Boys High); 4. Scott Downes (Greymouth High); 5. Simon Hunter (Burnside High); 6. Daryl Richards (Nelson College).
Cadet
Heat 1: 1.Nicholas Cassidy; 2. Arie Hutton; 3. Luke Kirk; 4. Mitchell Evans; 5. Daryl Hannah; 6. James Penrose.
Heat 2. 1. Nicholas Cassidy; 2. Arie Hutton; 3. Michael Collins; 4. Mitchell Evans; 5. Luke Kirk; 6. Daryl Hannah.
Heat 3. 1. Nicholas Cassidy; 2. Arie Hutton; 3. Luke Kirk; 4. Mitchell Evans; 5. Daryl Hannah; 6. Michael Collins.
Heat 4: 1. Nicholas Cassidy; 2. Arie Hutton; 3. Mitchell Evans; 4. Luke Kirk; 5. Daryl Hannah; 6. Michael Collins.
Final: 1. Nicholas Cassidy; 2, Mitchell Evans; 3. Arie Hutton; 4. Luke Kirk; 5. Michael Collins; 6. Daryl Hannah.
OVERALL
1. Nicholas Cassidy (Marina View School Auckland); 2. Arie Hutton (King's School, Auckland); 3. Mitchell Evans (Hilltop Primary School, Auckland); 4. Luke Kirk (Halswell Primary School, Christchurch); 5. Michael Collins (Redcliffs School, Christchurch); 6. Daryl Hannah (Henley School Nelson).
Secondary Schools' Teams
1. St Kentigern College (Dominic Storey & Andrew Waite) 49 points
2=. Palmerston North Boys (Ryan Bailey & Mitchell Hill) 48
2=. St Kentigern College (Andrew Waite & Ben Dallas) 48
Intermediate Schools' Teams
1. Waimea Intermediate (Kane Adcock & Brett Sullivan) 29 points
2. Rosedale Intermediate (Jamie Conroy & Damon Leitch) 28
3. Rosedale Intermediate (Mathew Allan & Sam Price) 14
Event host KartSport Nelson would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors: Eaton Fluid Power, Bruce McLaren Trust and Formula Challenge Racing.
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Prepared by FAST COMPANY on behalf of KartSport New Zealand and KartSport Nelson. To find out more about the 2004 KartSport New Zealand National Schools' Championship contact Ross MacKay on 021 677 919 or via e-mail on ross@editorial.co.nz
