ROUND 3 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2014: JOB AND ASEFI TAKE THE VICTORIES!
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Jacob Alexander made a good start from pole position and made his way into the lead ahead of Kourosh Asefi. Alexander managed to maintain this lead for the first half of the race but had Asefi right behind him keeping him under pressure. This made Alexander drive defensively and Asefi used this to his advantage. After Alexander tried to park the kart at the apex of the hairpin, Asefi drove round the outside of him and overtook him in a drag race up the hill.
Sebastian Job took the win in the final after starting from pole position. Job made a good start with Matthew Emery and Kieran Chidgzey right behind and there was a three way battle for the lead at the start, with Christopher Illingworth not far behind in fourth.
Job and Emery gradually started to pull away and there was a great battle for the lead. Emery made contact at the final corner but didn't gain an advantage and so he escaped with just a warning.
Shortly after he was briefly able to take the lead at the penultimate hairpin, only for Job to take him straight back.
This allowed Chidgzey to close the gap but he was unable to join the fight and the order stayed the same until the flag.
ROUND 2 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2014: BAMBERG TAKES VICTORY IN THE JUNIORS AND BILLINGS TAKES A CLEAN SWEEP!
Cadets:
During the heats Jordan Billings put in a fantastic performance to take a clean sweep of three victories, giving him pole position for the Final.
At the start of the Cadet Final it was a good start from all the drivers and was very close going into the first corner with Matthew Lewington losing out as he ran out of space on the inside, which dropped him down the order. At the end of the
first lap it was Billings leading, closely followed by Zaak Mirza and Kourosh Asefi. The top three were very closely matched with each trading fastest laps in the early stages. As the race started to settled down Lewington started to claw back at the gap to the top three and within a few laps was back onto the tail of the lead group, however no driver was leaving any space for an overtake.
In the last few laps Billings couldn’t break clear of the rest of the drivers so started to defend heavily to try and keep his lead, which bunched the group up even more and made for a very close finish with Billings clinging on take victory, Mirza second and Asefi third.
During the heats the victories went to Callum McNeil, Brandon Billings and Adam Bamberg, however it was Bamberg that took pole position for the Final with two wins and a third with McNeil lining up alongside him in second.
At the start of the Junior Final Bamberg and McNeil both got away well to slot into first and second. Behind, Lewis Halliday got a great start from third, however lost of the back of the kart going into the first corner, which dropped him
down the order. As the race started to settle down the lead group of Bamberg, McNeil and now Billings started to pull clear of the rest of the pack. Behind, Sam Collins was making good progress through the field and found himself in fourth place with Halliday close behind after clawing back positions after his early spin.
In the closing stages of the race the battle for the podium positions became very close, which slowed the pace down and enabled both Collins and Halliday to catch and make it a five-kart battle for the lead. Each driver was not leaving any space until McNeil left a small gap, just enough for Billings to slip through to take second and at the line it was Bamberg that took a lights to flag victory, Billings second and McNeil third.ROUND 2 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2014: EMERY AND SOARES TAKE THE VICTORIES!
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Leo Soares started on pole and made a good start to take the lead on the first lap, while Josh Poole managed to move past Kourosh Asefi at the start to take second position. Asefi soon managed to take the place back and began to catch Soares. At the half way stage Soares held the lead but he had all five karts in pretty close company with Asefi, Poole, Brandon Klein Nagelvoort and Jacob Alexander following in a train.
Matthew Emery took the win from pole position, after taking a win and a second in the heats. Ethan Glover and Sebastian Job began to pull away with Emery and built a big gap to Zac Padwick in 4th. The closest battle of the race was for fifth, with Kieran Chidgzey holding off Christopher Illingworth for the whole race.
Glover and Job had a close battle for second, withROUND 1 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2014: JOB AND ALEXANDER TAKE THE EARLY CHAMPIONSHIP LEADS!
2013 saw some fantastic racing and the 2014 season has got off to a great start with some action packed and quality racing!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Poole and Alexander that took the honours, however it was Alexander that took pole position for the Final after achieving two firsts and a second during the heats. At the start of the Final all the drivers got away well, however the best start was from Soares who managed to jump up from fourth to second place in the opening two corners. Asefi then made a move on Soares moving himself up to second place, however in the process picked up a black flag moving Soares and Klein Nagelvoort up to second and third.
During the heats it was one victory each to Job, Glover and Chidgzey, however it was Job that took pole position for the Final after getting a first, second and a third in the heats. At the start of the Final Glover got the best start to move himself up into second place just behind Job. The front two then started to pull clear of the rest of the pack with very quick lap times being traded between the two. Behind, the train of karts was being lead by Smith, who had to go quickly defensive to try and keep Chidgzey and Amin at
As the race started to settle down the front two were glued together and had built up a seven second lead on the main pack, Chidgzey had managed to pull clear of the rest of the pack to put himself in a strong third place. In the closing of the race it was still anyone’s to win with nothing separating the top two, however as the drivers made their way onto the last lap they caught a back marker, which blocked the path of Job up the hill, which enabled Glover to get a run around the outside to take the lead and take the victory at the line by only 0.08 of a second. Chidgzey completed the podium with a strong third place.
ROUND 1 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2014: ASEFI AND HALLIDAY WIN THE OPENING ROUND!
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Kourosh Asefi took a comfortable victory in the first round of the season, winning the race by over 6 seconds. It was Jordan Billings who started on pole after taking a first and two seconds in the heats.
Billings had the lead at the start and was able hold this position until lap 4 when Asefi found a way past. The battle at the front was tight until the half-way point when Asefi started to build a big lead. The battle for third place was also really
Lewis Halliday led from start to finish after dominating the heats. A close first lap saw a five-way battle for the lead develop involving Halliday, Brandon Billings, Adam Bamberg, Alex Sawyer and Rowan Pierce. It took Halliday until the half-way point before he could start to build a gap back to Billings in second who then began to come under increased pressure from Bamberg.
While the first three began to break, there was a great battle for fourth between Sawyer and Pierce and another great battle for sixth between Jamie
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ROUND 10 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: EMERY AND YOUNG TOOK THE VICTORIES + GROVES AND EMERY ARE CROWNED CHAMPIONS!
Cadets:
At the final round of the season with several championship positions still up for grabs it was very tense throughout the heats with all drivers putting it great performances. Going into the Final it was Emery that secured another pole position and with it put both hands on the Cadet Title. The battle for second in the championship was still very close between Algieri and Poole and as the Final got underway Emery lead the pack away with Algieri in second, which would be enough for him to take second in the championship if able
to keep the position with Poole in fourth. As the race started to settle down Algieri was being put under pressure by Alexander with Poole several kart lengths behind. On track the main battle was between Algieri and Alexander and the battling pair started to real Emery in during the closing stages of the race, however Emery had built up a comfortable margin to take a strong victory, Algieri second and with it second place in the championship by only three points and Alexander third.
Juniors:
The racing in the Junior class was also really good and very close with a number of championship positions still up for grabs. Groves put in anther strong performance to do enough to confirm himself as the Junior Champion during the heats, however the battle for second in the championship was still wide open between Job and Young with both drivers putting in great performances throughout the heats, but it was Job that took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Final Job led the field away with
Young several kart lengths behind. The two started to pull clear from the rest of the field and in the closing stages of the race Young managed to catch Job and started to put him under pressure, however Job was defending well until a back marker came into play and Young managed to take advantage of a out of position Job and divided up the inside on the last lap to take the win. On overall count up though it was Job that took second place in the championship by only one point from Young.
ROUND 10 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: WYLIE AND REID TAKE THE WINS AS WELL AS THE CHAMPIONSHIPS!
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After sealing the championship title after round 8 the pressure was off Wylie, however the battle for the remaining top three positions in the championship were still up for grabs. Although Foster had a small buffer he had to produce a solid performance to secure second in the championship.
During the heats Foster clearly had his sights set on securing his position in the championship with another string of good results to take pole
Going into the Final round the Junior Championship had also already been sewn up by Reid for the third consecutive time and most of the championship positions looked pretty much set, however with the pressure off a number of drivers the racing was some of the best of the season. During the heats it was Reid and Forster taking the honours, however with two victories and a fourth it was Reid that took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final Reid make good use of his pole position to lead the
ROUND 9 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: CLARKE TAKES THE CADETS VICTORY AND REID WRAPS UP THE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER WIN
Cadets:
For the Cadet Final it was Clarke that started on pole position and after a clean start from all six drivers Clarke led coming out of the first corner. In the opening lap Foster was applying pressure to Clarke, however the gap gradually increased and Clarke built up a lead of 1.5 seconds by the end of the second lap. Behind, there was a good battle for third place between Halliday and Wylie with the pair of them slowly catching Foster. The race was stopped on lap 5 due to a mechanical problem with Hutton's kart and this caused the
Reid made a good start from pole in the Junior Final, pulling away from Forster who had made his way past Sawyer for second. Behind, McNeill picked up a black flag for contact at turn 1 and whilst the first two continued to pull away, Bamberg caught Sawyer to make it a two man dice for third, while Nutbrown and Billings had a close fight for sixth. At the half way point Reid was looking very comfortable, however a brief lapse in concentration saw him nearly lose the back of the kart on the entry to Dunlop Curve, however he
SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY: WYLIE WRAPS UP CADET CHAMPIONSHIP AND REID CLOSES IN ON ANOTHER POTENTIAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP!
After 8 rounds of action packed racing the Cadet Championship has been won by Thomas Wylie (left). After a dominant start to the season with several maximum scores Wylie was put under pressure by his rivals who were pushing him all the way but Wylie managed to produce strong performances throughout the season to take the championship with two rounds to spare.
James Reid (right) is leading the Junior Championship and with only two rounds remaining James has the opportunity to wrap the championship up with one round to spare. James’s main rival and friend off the track Austin Forster needs to beat James by 5 points to keep his championship fight alive.ROUND 7 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: REID AND WYLIE ADD ANOTHER WIN TO THEIR TALLYIES!
Cadets:
The heats saw four different winners and fantastic racing, however it was Foster that achieved the most points to take pole position for the Final. At the start of the Cadet Final, Wylie got the early jump and created a small gap between himself and the chasing pack. Behind, there was contact between Asefi and Hutton, which resulted in Hutton dropping down the order and Asefi picking up a penalty for contact. As the race settled down Wylie had extended his lead with Clarke sitting in a comfortable second,
The heats saw four different winners and really close racing. With a first, second and third from the heats it was Reid that lined up on pole for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final Reid got a good start to keep the lead, however had Sawyer close behind. Forster made a good start however got hung out to dry over the bridge, which dropped him down the order and meant he had a lot of work to do to try and get back on terms with the leading pack. As the race settled down the top four started to pull clear as the battle for
SEB ALGIERI AND THOMAS WYLIE IMPRESS ON THEIR CLUB RACING DEBUTS!
Academy program drivers Seb Algieri and Thomas Wylie have put in stunning performances on their Club racing debuts with the Racing Perfection team! After successfully passing their ARKS tests and overcoming ‘monsoon’ weather conditions at the Clay Pigeon circuit on the 27th July, both drivers were set for a strong debut at the Forest Edge race meeting last weekend.
During the Saturday test both drivers started putting in competitive times for top novice in their class and by the end of practice were already performing higher than expected.
During the races both Algieri and Wylie competed in three heats from the back of the pack, due to the novice plate restrictions, however both drivers made good progress in their heats to line up in strong positions for the B Final. As the race got underway Algieri got a great start to move up to fifth place with Wylie close behind. Algieri had a large gap to bridge, however he managed to close down fourth and make a comfortable pass to take the position and with it promotion to the A Final!
Steve Bell, Team Principal at Racing Perfection “I am really impressed with Seb’s and Thomas’s performances at both Clay and Forest. They have adapted really quickly to the outdoor karts and have gone faster than ever predicted and it was fantastic to see Seb qualify for the A Final in his first ever race weekend. It is a big step to go from indoor karts to these types of race karts, however both drivers made it look easy and were comfortably out racing drivers with much more experience than themselves and were setting times that would normally take other drivers around a year to achieve, this was very impressive!”
The drivers are now gearing themselves up for the next meeting, which is taking place on Sunday 1st September. To keep up-to-date with all the team drivers you can either view the race results or watch the live feed on race day via http://www.fekc.co.uk or keep up to date via our news feed.ROUND 6 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: EMERY AND JOB TAKE THE VICTORIES!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Emery and Poole that took the victories. However with two victories and a second place it was Emery that took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Cadet Final Emery lead the pack away, Poole second and Wylie third. Going into the second corner Wylie managed to pass Poole to take second, however Poole quickly took the place back. As the pack started the second lap, Wylie went for a very late move on Poole into the first corner, which required good reactions from Poole to
avoid any contact and kept it clean and Algieri followed through to take third. Algieri then started to set up a move on Wylie for the main straight and on the exit of the tunnel went for the outside, however ran out of road and the two collided, bringing out the red flags. On the restart Emery increased his lead, Algieri moved up to second, Wylie third and Poole was keeping a watchful eye on the battle in fourth. In the closing stages of the race Wylie managed to pass Algieri to take second place and started to take time out of Emery’s lead. Poole also managed to pass Algieri on the exit of the tunnel to take third. At the line it was Emery that took victory, Wylie second and Poole third.
Juniors:
During the heats it was Job, Young and Amin that took the victories, however with a victory, a second and a sixth it was Job that took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final Job lead the pack away with Amin second and Young third. Job then started to stretch out his lead when Amin came under pressure from Young and Chidgzey and as the group battled Tucker was able to bridge the gap to make it a four-kart dice for second. In the closing stages of the race Job had built up a comfortable lead and
Amin had managed to pull clear of the pack to cement his second place. As the drivers made their way onto the last lap the top two positions looked set, however the battle for third was very close and as Chidgzey entered the tunnel he went for the cut back to get a run down the main straight to the line and as Young and Chidgzey crossed the line it was a photo finish with the results along being known from the timing pick up, which put Chidgzey in front by two hundredths of a second. Victory went to Job, Amin second and Chidgzey third.
ROUND 6 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: REID AND FOSTER TAKE THE VICTORIES!
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During the heats it was Foster, Hutton, Wylie and Clarke that took the victories. At the start of the Cadet Final Clarke got a good start to lead the pack away, however going into the hairpin on the second lap Clarke went slightly too defensive and Foster was able to cut back and take the lead over the hill. Behind, Wylie was putting in some quick lap times and started to catch Clarke and on lap six managed to take second place. Clarke responded well and put Wylie under pressure, however Wylie was able to create a bit
During the heats it was Reid, Bowers, Nutbrown and Bamberg that took the victories, however it was Bamberg that took pole position for the Final with a victory, a second and a fifth. At the start of the Junior Final Bamberg lead the pack away, however going into the hairpin Reid made a very late move up the inside and managed to pull it off cleanly to take the lead. Forster got caught up in an incident in the opening lap, however managed to keep his third place. As the race started to settle down Nutbrown was heading the main pack
ROUND 5 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: GLOVER AND POOLE TAKE THE VICTORIES!
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At the start of the Cadet Final Algieri got a great start to lead the pack away from the line. Behind, Robson went for the inside line into the first corner but got caught on the inside barrier, which dropped him down the order. As the race started to settle down Poole had managed to bridge the gap between himself and Algieri and got a run on him down the main straight into the final corner and slid through the take the lead. Algieri then had to quickly regroup as Alexander was close behind and as the pair made their way onto the
back straight again Alexander was able to get a run down into the last corner as well to take second place. Algieri then quickly responded though and was looking to make a counter move straight away, however Alexander just covered it enough to keep his place.
In the closing stages of the race Poole had extended his advantage with a string of very quick laps. Also Robson was setting some quick lap times and was managing to reduce the gap between himself and the second place battle and as the drivers went into the last lap both Algieri and Robson were looking strong down the far end of the circuit, however Alexander had managed to develop a big enough gap to not have to defend in the closing stages and as the drivers took the flag it was Poole that took a strong victory, Alexander second and Algieri third.
Juniors:
At the start of the Junior Final it was Glover that got the initial jump on the field and Groves got a good start to slot into second with Young third. Going into the second lap the battle for third was getting very close and going onto the main straight Job managed to get a run on Young and slid through into the last corner to take third place. Behind, Tucker made a good pass on Chidgzey and Robson went for a move up the inside of Amin, however made contact and picked up a black flag.
As the race started to settle down the top three began to separate slightly and develop small gaps between each driver to make it a static but tense battle for the top three spots. Going into the last lap the top three were still separated by small gaps, which the drivers couldn’t bridge or break, however behind, the battle for fourth was getting very close as Tucker was closing quickly, however at the line it was Young that kept his fourth place, first went to Glover, Groves second and Job third.
ROUND 5 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: BAMBERG AND HUTTON TAKE THE VICTORIES!
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During the heats it was Hutton, Foster, Wylie, Clarke, and Whitaker that took the victories, however with two victories and a third place it was Hutton that lined up on pole position for the Final with Clarke alongside. At the start of the Cadet Final Hutton got the jump on the rest of the pack after a good start. Behind, Wylie made a good move on Clarke in the opening lap to take second place and set off after Hutton. As the race settled down Wylie put in a set of quick laps and managed to bridge the gap to Hutton and tried to
During the heats it was Forster, Bamberg and Reid that took the victories, however with a victory and two second place finishes it was Bamberg that lined up on pole position for the Final with Reid alongside. At the start of the Junior Final, Bamberg took full advantage of his pole position start and took the early lead and built up a small gap between himself and the chasing pack. Behind, Bowers had got a great start and moved himself up into second place closely followed by Reid. As the race started to
ROUND 4 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: QUALITY RACING AND THE VICTORIES WENT TO GROVES AND EMERY!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Poole, Emery and Sawkins that took the wins, however with three second place finishes it was Algieri that lined up on pole position for the Final with Emery alongside. At the start of the Cadet Final Algieri took full advantage of his pole position and got the early jump on the rest of the pack. Poole managed to beat Emery into second place, however quickly found himself having to defend from the hard charging Emery who managed to find a gap through the far complex and started to set off after Algieri. Behind, a battle for fourth place
was starting to develop with a train of karts being led by Sawkins on his return to the Brighton track. Nobes tried everything he could, however Sawkins was holding a solid defensive line.
As the race settled down Emery started to chip away at Algieri’s lead and managed to close right up by lap 6 and instantly went for the overtake and managed to dive up the inside into turn 6, a move he had perfected throughout the heats. Emery then tried to pull a gap, however Algieri fought back and retook the lead. In the closing stages, Poole pulled himself into contention by closing down the leaders as they battled and swapped places on a number of occasions. As they started the last lap it was too close to call, Algieri and Emery were pushing each other hard and Poole was poised to take advantage of any mistake from the lead two. As the drivers went for the line it was a photo finish, which saw Emery take victory just from Algieri and Poole third.
Juniors:
During the heats it was Robson, Job, Groves, Illingworth and Glover that took the victories, however with a first, second and a third it was Groves that found himself lining up on pole position for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final, Groves and Glover got the jump on the rest of the pack and started to build a gap. Behind, a battle for third started to develop between Robson and Job, followed by Amin who was leading the main pack.
THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: REID AND WYLIE CURRENTLY LEAD THE WAY!
After four rounds both the Cadet and Junior Championships are setting up to be very close once again. With five different winners in the Juniors and six in the Cadets across the races it is still anyone’s championship in each class. Currently leading the way in the Cadets is Thomas Wylie after taking victory in all four Finals and pulling off a string of perfect scores. After missing the first round James Reid is now leading the Junior championship after taking two Final victories and achieving strong performances in each of the other rounds.
However with six rounds still to go and a number of drivers putting in very strong performances and several still only being separated by a handful of points, it is setting up to be a very exciting season!
JAMIE WRATTEN ON TRACK FOR STRONG DEBUT SEASON!
After only his third ever race weekend and only his seventh day in full race spec karts, Jamie is making fantastic progress and finds himself in 9th place in the Forest Edge Junior Max championship out of 23 entrants!
After making the step up from indoor/corporate Karting into the Junior Max class earlier this year Jamie had a steep learning curve ahead of him, however has impressed in his early rounds.
Steve Bell, Team Principal at Racing Perfection “I have been really impressed with Jamie’s rate of development. It is a steep learning curve, however Jamie has a very mature approach and is progressively getting to grips with the kart and taking sizable chunks off his times at every meeting. During the last round he achieved a significant milestone in terms of both performance and confidence, which is great to see and means he is on track to be in a position to achieve very good results in his debut season”.
To keep up-to-date with Jamie’s racing you can either view the race results or watch the live feed on race day via http://www.fekc.co.uk or keep up to date via our news feed.ROUND 3 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: LONGLEY TAKES MAIDEN VICTORY AND EMERY TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN THE CADETS!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Emery, Wylie and Algieri that took the wins and they were also matched on points going into the Final with each driver achieving a first, second and third place finishes in their heats, which meant the grid for the top three in the Final had to be decided on the driver’s fastest laps set during the heats. At the start of the Cadet Final all the drivers got away well from the line, however it was Algieri that took the early lead, closely followed by Emery with Wylie and Poole battling for third. As the race started to settle down Algieri had to
During the heats it was Job, Chidgzey, Young, Watts and Groves that took the wins, however after a third and two second place finishes it was Longley that took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final the pack got away well, however the red flag was brought out after contact was made by Chidgzey on Watts, spinning Watts out into the last corner, which resulted in Chidgzey receiving a black flag for the incident. On the restart Longley got the jump on the rest of the pack as they battled. At the middle
2012 BRIGHTON JUNIOR ACADEMY CHAMPION STEPS UP TO JUNIOR MAX!
The 2012 Brighton Junior Academy Champion Oscar Thorpe successfully competed for the first time for the team at the famous Buckmore Park circuit on the weekend. After winning the Buckmore Park Honda Cadet Clubman Championship in 2010 Oscar stepped out of competing at Club level Karting for several seasons and then entered the Racing Perfection Kart Academy program after being spotted by Steve Bell of Racing Perfection at his local indoor Kart track at the beginning of 2012. Oscar then went on to hone his skills within the Academy program and won the 2012 Junior Brighton Academy Championship, earning him a test with the team in a Junior Max race Kart. At the test, which was held at the Clay Pigeon Kart circuit near Dorchester, Oscar really impressed the team and was offered the opportunity to compete for the team at the first round of the Buckmore Park summer championship.
The first round of the summer championship was living up to its name with glorious sunshine and warm temperatures, which were a welcome change from the freezing conditions of previous weeks. After several years away it may have been thought that it could take a few sessions to shake of the cobwebs and adjust to the new kart, however Oscar swiftly adapted to the new kart and was quickly one of the pace setters and a driver to watch throughout the meeting.
Steve Bell, Team Principal of Racing Perfection stated “Oscar has shown great talent throughout his time with the team and the program and is always an exciting driver to watch on track. He has adapted really well to the Junior Max, it was a big step in performance from what he had previously driven, however he approached it very maturely and adapted well to the new challenge. Oscar also showed great development throughout the race weekend and was highlighted as a driver to watch”.
After a number of good results Oscar is now in a great position and a clear contender for the 2013 Summer Championship.
ROUND 3 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: WYLIE AND REID TAKE THE VICTORIES!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Hutton, Wylie, Cooke and Sawkins that took the victories, however with a clean sweep of three victories it was Wylie that took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Cadet Final, Wylie got the jump on the rest of the field and managed to create a small gap in the opening lap. Behind, Sawkins made a great move up the inside of Hutton to take second place and set off after Wylie. A close battle then started to develop for third place with a train of karts all slipstreaming each other, which was headed by
During the heats it was Bowers and Reid that took the victories, however it Reid that took pole position for the Final after a strong showing with two victories and a third place. At the start of the Junior Final, Reid got a great start to get the jump on the rest of the pack and managed to build up a small margin by the end of the first lap. Behind, Pierce was making good progress through the field, however went for a late move into the hairpin, which resulted in contact and him picking up a black flag. As the race started to settle down
ROUND 2 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: EMERY AND GROVES TAKE THE VICTORIES!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Emery that took a clean sweep of three victories to line up on pole position for the Final. As the lights went out at the start of the Cadet Final, Emery got the best start to get the jump on the rest of the pack with Poole slotting into second and Alexander third. As the race settled, Emery started to extend his lead by setting his personal best lap of the race, however both Poole and Alexander responded well by setting their personal best laps with each driver putting in very consistent times, however the field started to spread out and at the line it was Emery that took a strong victory and fastest
During the heats it was Tucker, Young and Groves that took the victories, however it was Groves that took pole position for the Final with two victories and a fourth. As the lights went out for the start of the Junior Final the pack got away cleanly with Groves maintaining his pole position to lead the pack away. As the race started to settle down there was a close battle for second place between Young and Glover, after Glover had made good progress from a starting grid of fifth, however Young was leaving no space for
ROUND 2 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: WYLIE AND BOWERS TAKE THE VICTORIES!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Wylie, Cooke, Sawkins and Halliday that took the victories and there were strong showings from a number of drivers, however it was Wylie that just piped Cooke to pole position on count back. At the start of the Final, Wylie took full advantage of his pole position and built up a small margin on the chasing pack in the opening laps. Behind, Cooke slotted into second place to head the pack and had to go very defensive to keep his position from the hard charging Halliday and Sawkins, which played into the hands of Wylie out front.
During the heats it was Forster, Bowers and Reid that took the victories, however it Bowers that took pole position for the Final after a strong showing with a victory, second and a fourth. At the start of the Final, Bowers got a good start to head the pack away from the lights, Reid also got a good start to jump up into second place, closely followed by Forster. The front three then started to pull clear of the rest of the pack to make it a three driver dice for the lead. Behind, the battle for fourth was being headed by Pierce who was
ROUND 1 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY 2013: THE SEASON GETS OFF TO A GREAT START!
2013 welcomes the arrival of several new faces and also the return of existing drivers looking to get the best start to their championship campaign. 2013 will also see a number of Academy drivers making the move up to the next step of the motorsport ladder by competing with the team in either the Forest Edge Kart Championship or the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, keep up to date with their progress via the news feed throughout the year.
Cadets:
During the heats it was Nobes, Poole and Algieri that took the victories and it was Nobes and Algieri that lined up on the front row for the start of the Final. As the lights went out it was Nobes and Algieri that got the initial jump on the field to give themselves a small amount of breathing space for the first lap. As the two drivers exited from under the bridge Algieri got a great run and managed to pass Nobes on the inside down the back straight and put in a set of quick laps to pull a small gap. Behind, the freight train of karts,
During the heats it was Tucker, Young, Groves, Amin and Glover that took the victories, however it was Tucker and Groves that lined up on the front row for the start of the Final. As the lights went out the whole pack got a good start, however it was Glover that got the best start to take the early lead and managed to break away from the chasing pack. Behind, the pack was very close together and was being led by Robson. As the race started to settle down, Robson managed to develop a small gap between himself and the
ROUND 1 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY 2013: THE SEASON STARTS WITH STUNNING RACES!
Cadets:
During the heats it was Algieri, Halliday, Sawkins and Wylie that took the victories, however it was Wylie that lined up on pole position for the Final after taking two victories and a third place in the heats. At the start of the Final, Wylie and Cooke got good starts to slot into first and second and create a small gap between themselves and the chasing pack. As the race settled down there was some really close battles throughout the field and at the mid point of the race Newnham was having to defend hard from Algieri, who was trying all he
During the heats it was Marshall and Forster battling it out for the victories, however it was Marshall that lined up on pole position for the Final after winning two of the three heats with Forster lining up alongside her on the front row. At the start of the Final Marshall got a great start to get the jump on the rest of the field. As the pack made its way across the bridge for the first time a small mistake from on of the drivers resulted in a concertina effect within the pack, which brought out the red flags. At the restart the
JAMIE WRATTEN PROGRESSES TO JUNIOR MAX
After progressing through the Kart Academy and obtaining some experience of outdoor karts, Academy driver Jamie Wratten is making the step up to Junior Rotax Max and is racing with the team in the Forest Edge Kart Championship for 2013!
Commenting on joining the team and the upcoming season Jamie stated “I am really looking forward to the challenge of moving my Karting to the next level and can’t wait to get started. I enjoy working with the team at Racing Perfection and a professional race team will give me a great platform to further develop as a driver and progress my racing career”.
Steve Bell, Team Principal at Racing Perfection added “It was great to welcome Jamie to the team, Jamie has shown fantastic development throughout his attendance to the Academy program and impressed us all by being able to adapted really quickly to the Junior Max and was able to post competitive times straight away during his first test with the team. We are looking forward to developing Jamie further and getting him ready for his first season”.
2013 ACADEMY DATES!
We are pleased to announce the 2013 dates for both the Brighton and Southampton Academies are as below:.
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10th February |
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17th February |
2 |
17th March |
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24th March |
3 |
14th April |
3 |
28th April |
4 |
19th May |
4 |
9th June |
5 |
23rd June |
5 |
30th June |
6 |
21st July |
6 |
28th July |
7 |
15th September |
7 |
29th September |
8 |
13th October |
8 |
20th October |
9 |
17th November |
9 |
24th November |
10 |
8th December |
10 |
15th December |
Congratulations to Matt Flowers on clinching the 2012 Ginetta G20 Championship title by over 125 points!
Alongside being one of the instructors at both the Southampton and Brighton Academies Matt has been competing in the Ginetta Challenge,
which travels to iconic circuits such as Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Oulton Park and many more. The season started well for Matt at Oulton Park taking all three wins and building a lead in the championship that he held all season. More victories followed at Rockingham and Brands Hatch before another great weekend at Cadwell Park saw a nearly perfect meeting with two victories and a second place from three pole positions.
A difficult weekend at Snetterton saw Matt fail to take a win for the only weekend of the season. However Matt quickly bounced back with some great races with Mark Wania at Silverstone, which saw the pair demonstrate fantastic race craft by racing side by side for the majority of the race with Matt taking one win and two second places over the weekend and he then finished the season with another great win at Donington.
In total Matt netted 18 podium finishes from 19 races, taking 9 wins and 13 poles along the way. Matt said; “It's been a fantastic season, it's gone better than any of us could have predicted. We feel we've been the quickest car at every track which was reflected in getting pole in all but one of the races and our reliability has been superb, finishing off the podium in only one race. I would like to thank my Dad for his help in preparing a quick and reliable car, which has allowed me to achieve 33 consecutive top 6 finishes and 52 races since a retirement”
Check out the videos below to see what it is all about
ROUND 10 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: THE 2012 ACADEMY CHAMPIONS FINISH THE SEASON WITH WINS
Cadets:
During the heats the racing was once again very close with the drivers demonstrating some good racing skills. The heat victories went to Job and Algieri, however with two heat victories and a second it was Algieri who took pole position for the final. At the start of the Cadet Final, Algieri got a good start to maintain his pole position. Behind, Nobes also got a good start to jump into second place with Job slotting into third. The top three then started to pull away slightly from the rest of the pack to make it a three-kart dice for the.
During the heats both Chidgzey and Thorpe were level pegging with both drivers picking up two victories and a second place, however it was Thorpe who picked up the pole position for the final as he had achieved the fastest lap during the heats. For the start of the Junior Final, Thorpe got a great start to get the initial jump on the chasing pack with Chidgzey initially dropping down to third, however quickly moved back up into second and set off after Thorpe. Amin was holding third place by maintaining a small gap
ROUND 9 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: GLOVER AND EMERY TAKE THE VICTORIES AND THORPE TAKES THE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE!
Cadets:
During the heats there was some fantastic racing throughout the field and the victories went to Job, Emery and Nobes. At the start of the Cadet Final, Emery got the initial jump on the field and pulled a small margin in the opening laps. Behind, Job was making good progress after a difficult start to slot himself into third place behind Nobes. As the race started to settle down Job managed to pass Nobes to take second place with Algieri quickly following through to take third. Nobes quickly came back with a counter
During the heats there was some fantastic racing throughout the field with some great comeback drives being achieved. The heat victories went to Thorpe, Glover and Illingworth, however with a first, second and third it was Glover that secured himself pole position for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final, Glover got the jump to pull a small margin on the pack. A battle for second place quickly developed between Chidgzey and Thorpe with the two being glued together throughout the entire race, this helped Glover to
ROUND 10 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY: A. COOKE AND REID CLINCH THE TITLES!
Going into the final round the points for both the Cadet and Junior Championships were very close and made for some fantastic and tense races.
Cadets:
During the heats the victories went to Wylie, Watts, A. Cooke, Hutton and Halliday, however it was Hutton that took the biggest haul of points to place himself on pole position for the Final. Going into the Final, the 2012 Cadet Championship had already been wrapped up in the heats by A. Cooke, however the remaining positions were still very close, especially between Hutton and Wylie. At the start of the Cadet Final, Hutton and A. Cooke got the initial jump on the rest of the pack to find themselves in a
Going into the final round the championship battle was extremely close. On overall points it looked like Marshall had the upper hand, however with drop scores Reid was ahead, leaving Marshall with a small chance of taking the championship, however it would require a very strong performance. During the heats Marshall produced a string of good results to keep her in the title fight. The heat victories went to Marshall, Bowers and Collins, however it was Marshall that achieved the highest points haul to
ROUND 8 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: JOB AND THORPE ADD TO THEIR POINTS TALLY
Cadets:
During the heats the victories went to Job and Emery, however it was Job that secured himself pole position for the Final after two victories and a second place. At the start of the Final it was Emery that got the best start, jumping into the early lead. As the drivers made their way around the first lap it was very close and Job spotted a small gap left by Emery going into the last corner and dived up the inside to pull off a great move to take the lead. As the race settled down Job and Emery started to cement their positions by pulling
During the heats, victories went to Chidgzey, Gilbert, Young and Thorpe, however with one victory and two second places it was Thorpe that secured himself pole position for the Final. At the start of the race the field got away well, however as they made their way up the bridge Tucker was clipped from behind, sending him into a spin across the front of Glover. The drivers got back underway, however the accident had spread the field. Out front, Thorpe and Gilbert were locked into a fast paced battle, which saw them gradually
ROUND 9 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY: FORSTER AND WATTS TAKE THE VICTORIES
Cadets:
During the heats it was one victory each for Sawkins, Watts, Halliday, Cooke, Algieri and Hutton, however with consistently high scoring results it was Watts that took pole position for the Cadet Final. At the start of the Final, Watts, Hutton and Algieri managed to create a small gap between themselves and the chasing pack. Behind, Wylie was make up a number places by going around the outside through several corners, however then got hung out to dry dropping him back down the order.
During the heats, victories went to Bamberg, Reid, Forster and Collins, however it was Forster that secured himself pole position for the Final. At the start of the race Forster kept his pole position to lead the freight train of karts around the opening laps. Marshall was trying hard to gain places in the opening laps, however went for a move up the inside of Sawyer but made contact, which cost them both time and picked Marshall up a warning and resulted in Sawyer spinning
VIP WEEKEND FOR THE 2011 ACADEMY CHAMPIONS!
They were also able to see two of the Academy instructors in action on circuit (Matt Flowers and Steve Bell), who were racing in the Ginetta G20 Championship. Both James and Charlee were able to get involved with the team activities throughout the weekend and saw them even try out the team’s Ginetta G20 for size!
Steve Bell, Team Manager/Driver Coach “It was fantastic to reward both Charlee and James for their success in last year’s Academy Championships. The weekend invitation was the
first part of their championship prize package and saw them get up close and personal with a wide range of top quality race vehicles and also gain valuable knowledge and experience of a national motorsport event to help with their driver development”.
The next part of the prize package will see them take to the track in one of the team’s race prepared karts at one of the country’s major national outdoor Karting circuits.
ROUND 7 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: JOB AND THORPE TAKE THE VICTORIES
Cadets:
At the start of the Cadet Final, Job got a great start to take the early lead. Behind, Emery led the battle for second place and managed to pull a small margin over the rest of the chasing pack. As the race settled down Job had extended his advantage out front, building up a comfortable margin. Robson, after a difficult first lap, managed to break free of the mid pack and bridged the gap to Emery to make it a two man dice for second. In the closing stages of the race Emery was defending well, however Robson managed to
At the start of the Junior Final, Thorpe got a great start to gain a small amount of breathing space in the early laps, enabling him to get his head down and pull clear of the field. Behind, Glover was putting in a strong performance by working his way through the main pack and set off after Thorpe with both drivers dropping straight into the 33’s but Glover started to close the gap on Thorpe very slightly each lap. Thorpe then increased his pace to peg the gap in the closing stages. Behind, the battle for third place was
ROUND 8 OF THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY: THE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES HEAT UP!
Cadets:
During the heats, victories went to Sawkins, Cooke, Hutton and Wylie, however it was Sawkins that took pole position for the Cadet Final after two victories and a third place. At the start of the Final, Sawkins and Wylie got great starts and managed to pull a small margin on the rest of the field. Behind, Hutton got spun around in the pack, dropping him down the order, however got quickly back underway. As the race settled down Hutton was producing a great come back to catch the back of the pack and move
During the heats, victories went to Bamberg, Reid, Sawyer and Marshall, however it was Bamberg that took pole position for the Junior Final after two victories and a fourth place. At the start of the Final, Bamberg and Marshall got great starts to slot into first and second place. Reid lost several places after finding himself in difficulty on the outside line, however quickly mounted a strong come back drive to work his way back up the order. Out front the battle for first place was extremely close with Bamberg having to defend
ROUND 6 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: JOB AND THORPE TAKE THE VICTORIES
Cadets:
During the heats Job, Robson and Algieri took a victory each, however it was Job that took pole position with one victory and two second place finishes. At the start of the Final Job got a great start and managed to pull a small gap on the chasing pack. Behind, Algieri and Robson slotted into second and third, however were battling hard in the early laps, which allowed Job to pull away out front. The battle for second place was incredibly close with both drivers navigating the back markers really well by pulling off some really
During the heats, victories went to Thorpe and Glover, however with two victories and a second place it was Thorpe who took pole position for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final Thorpe got away quickly and pulled a small margin on the rest of the pack which was headed by Glover. In the early laps Glover made a small error and lost the back of the kart very slightly, this opened up the gap between himself and Thorpe. Glover though, recomposed himself well and started to put in a string of quick laps to begin closing the
ROUND 7 OF THE EASTLEIGH ACADEMY: COOKE ACHIEVES THE PERFECT SCORE IN THE CADETS AND IN THE JUNIORS, REID CLOSES THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAP.
Cadets:
During the heats there were some fantastic battles throughout the field, however all three victories went to Cooke, giving him pole position for the Final. At the start of the Cadet Final it was extremely close, unfortunately there was some contact in the opening laps, which brought out several red light conditions and slightly split the field up. On the final restart Cooke got a great start and put in consistently quick laps to build a comfortable margin on the chasing pack. The battle for second was very close between
During the heats victories were shared between Marshall, Reid, Bowers and Billings and the points were extremely close going into the final, however it was Reid that took pole position by one point. At the start of the Junior Final there was a very close battle for third place, which slowed down the pack and allowed Reid and Forster to break away, however they maximized the opportunity by settling down into a very quick pace to steadily increase their advantage. As the race settled down the battle for third still
ROUND 5 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: ROBSON AND THORPE TAKE THE VICTORIES
Cadets:
During the heats Job took two victories and a second place after pulling off some very brave overtakes to give himself pole position for the Cadet Final. At the start of the Final Job got a good start to keep his pole position and Robson quickly cut across to the inside to defend his second place from Nobes. Job and Robson then set a fast pace out front with only a small gap separating them throughout the race. In the closing laps Robson had managed to get himself into a position to mount a challenge for the lead
During the heats victories went to Thorpe, Chidgzey, Amin, Gilbert and Glover. Points were extremely close going into the Final with several drivers tied resulting on grids being decided on count back. At the start of the Junior Final there was a red flag brought out by a collision between Amin and Chidgzey on the exit of the tunnel. On the restart Thorpe and Gilbert managed to pull away from the chasing pack by putting in very quick and consistent lap times. Behind, the battle for third place was very close between Young
ROUND 6 OF THE EASTLEIGH ACADEMY: BOTH REID AND WYLIE TOOK THE VICTORIES AND GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE CAMERAS.
The event saw the return of the film crew headed by George Gregory, which kept the drivers on their toes. The event also saw some really close racing with great skill shown throughout the field leading to a number of photo finishes.
Cadets:
During the heats, victories went to Sawkins, Wylie, Hutton and Newnham with the points being extremely close after all the heats, however Sawkins took pole position by one point. At the start of the Final Sawkins made the best use of his pole position by getting a great start to take the earlier lead, however contact in the early laps caused damage to his kart, which dropped him down the order and brought out the red flag. On the restart Sawkins had a replacement kart although was now on cold tyres so had his work cut out.
During the heats victories went to Sawyer, Reid, Bowers and Marshall, however it was Reid that took pole position for the Final, which he used to his advantage to get a great start to take the early lead. Then an accident and a stalled engine in the opening laps brought out the red flag. On the restart there was a four kart breakaway headed by Reid, followed by Sawyer, Marshall and Forster. The train of karts were glued together with no driver giving an inch until Marshall managed to pull off a risky move around the outside of
SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY – EVENT DATE CHANGE!
All drivers please note that Round 7 of the Southampton Academy has been moved to Sunday 12th August. (Originally scheduled for Sunday 19th August)
ROUND 4 OF THE BRIGHTON ACADEMY: JOB ACHIEVES A PERFECT SCORE AND TAKES THE LEAD OF THE CADET CHAMPIONSHIP AND WHITE EXTENDS HIS LEAD EVEN FURTHER IN THE JUNIORS!
Getting a perfect score of forty five points in a meeting by obtaining three heat wins and victory in the Final is extremely difficult to achieve, however Job has added his name to the list of drivers to take maximum points during a round this season with now White, Robson and Job achieving this fantastic feat.
Cadets:
This round welcomed the arrival of Brooker to the Cadet championship with him taking a second place in his first heat, however it was Job that stole the show by taking victory in all three heats with a great display of overtakes and quick laps to line himself up on pole position for the Final. At the start of the Cadet Final all drivers had good reactions to the lights and got good starts, however it was Job that got the early break and got his head down to start building up a margin with Algieri chasing hard behind. As the race settled down the field began to spread out with
During the heats, victories went to Stacey, White, Marshall and Thorpe however it was both Marshall and White that achieved the highest point scores from the heats with both drivers equalling each others finish positions, resulting in there grid places for the Final having to be decided based on their fastest laps, which put White on pole for the Final. At the start of the Junior Final White got a great start to keep his lead and quickly built up a small margin on the chasing pack. Thorpe managed to move himself up into second place in the early laps and set off
Round 5 of the Eastleigh Academy: Marshall takes the Junior Championship lead and Cooke extends his advantage in the Cadet Championship
At the half way stage in the season both the Cadet and Junior championships are still extremely close with photo finishes for both classes in recent events.
Cadets:
During the heats, championship contenders Hutton, Wylie, Watts and Cooke took victories along with strong performances in their other heats to make it through to the Final along with Phillips and reigning Cadet champion Sawkins.
During the heats, victories went to Marshall, Bamberg and Billings, however Marshall took two victories and a second place to line herself up on pole position for the Final.At the start of the Junior Final all drivers got a great start with the front group quickly settling down to make it a four way dice for the lead. Marshall then managed to create a small gap on the chasing pack, which was headed by Bamberg, who had to defend heavily from the attentions of both Billings and Sawyer. This provided Marshall with
FILM CREW CONFIRMED FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY!
We are pleased to announce a film crew headed by George Gregory will be attending the next two rounds of the Southampton Academy program. A number of our Academy drivers will be provided with the opportunity to gain valuable experience of being interviewed and receive feedback from the film crew to perfect their techniques and presence in front of the camera. In addition a select number of the most successful drivers in this module will be selected to be part of an up and coming promotional video for the Academy program.
Steve Bell, Team Manager/Driver Coach “I am delighted that Mr Gregory who has previously carried out work for the likes of the BBC is involved with the Academy program. The involvement of this experienced camera crew will provide the drivers with a fantastic opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills required to carry out successful interviews, which may prove valuable in the future for our drivers”.
Brighton Academy – Round 3: Robson and White extend their championship leads again with Robson achieving a perfect score in the process!
The third round of the Brighton Academy saw some very good racing plus welcomed the arrival of several new drivers to the Academy program.
Cadets:
In the heats Robson achieved three wins out of three races to take pole position for the Final, which he took full advantage of to take the early lead closely followed by Job with Algieri slotting into third. Robson and Job then started to break away to turn it into a two man dice for the lead. Robson then managed to put in a string of quick laps to break the tow and pull a small margin on Job. At the line Robson took a very strong first place to make it a perfect score with four wins out of four, Job second and Algieri third.
During the heats, victories went to White, Chidgzey, Thorpe, Gilbert and Amin, however a nearly perfect score put White on pole position for the Final. On the opening laps of the Final White, Thorpe and Glover managed to pull away slightly from the chasing pack to make it a three way dice for the lead. The chasing pack was being lead by Gilbert, until Chidgzey spotted an opportunity into the last corner and dived up the inside to take fourth place. In the closing laps the gaps between the top three were still close with each driver putting in quick consistent lap times,
Round 4 of the Eastleigh Academy: Both Wylie and Reid keep their cool
The fourth round of the Eastleigh Academy produced some of the closest races yet!
Cadets:
At the start of the Final Wylie got a great start to take the initial lead and build up a small margin on the chasing pack. Behind was a long train of karts, which were glued together throughout the entire race making for one of the closest races ever. Out front Wylie was maintaining a good pace to keep his small margin over the chasing pack, however in the closing laps the gap dropped down and looked like they were possibly going to catch the leader, however Wylie kept his cool to take a well deserved victory with Cooke taking a very hard fought second place with Hutton third.
In the Final, Reid got a great start to take the early lead and managed to pull a small margin over the chasing pack, which was headed by Marshall. As the race settled down Marshall managed to pull away from the rest of the pack and set off after Reid. Behind saw the battle for third really heat up with Bamberg now heading the train of karts, which were nose to tail throughout the entire race with each driver looking for the smallest opportunity to make a move, whilst having to defend heavily from the pack behind. At the flag
Brighton Academy – Round 2: White and Robson extend their championship leads
The second round of the Brighton Academy saw both the Cadet and Junior championship leaders extend their leads after tough competition.
Cadets:
In the heats saw Robson and Wylie take the victories to give themselves the strongest starting positions for the Final. At the start of the Final though Job got a great start and quickly made his way through to take the lead and pull a comfortable gap to take a strong win. Both Robson and Wylie had a good battle in the early laps for second place with Robson managing to pull a gap to take a solid second place with Wylie third.
Victories in the heats were one a piece for Glover, White and Thorpe. With times gradually tumbling throughout the heats and some really close racing it was setting up to be a great final and it did not disappoint. White got a great start off the line and got his head down to pull out a comfortable gap on the chasing pack. Behind Thorpe and Chidgzey had a good battle before Thorpe managed to get settled into a fast rhythm and start to chase down Glover. Thorpe was taking chunks out of Glover’s gap, however
Cooke and Bowers take championship leads after nail biting Finals!
Round 3 of the Southampton Academy produced some really close racing, which went right down to the wire.
Cadets:
The Cadet Final proved to be one of the most thrilling Finals to date with fantastic battles taking place throughout the field. At the start after a set of good results and a great start off the line Phillips took the early lead closely followed by A Cooke and Wylie. After the first few laps the race settled down into three individual battles with Cooke and Phillips pulling away slightly to make it a two-way battle for the lead. Phillips was running a good race, however left a gap into the last corner, which Cooke jumped at and slipped through to take the lead. Behind saw Wylie and Watts get into a really close battle, which lasted throughout the race with Watts taking 3rd from Wylie in the closing laps. The battle for 5th place was the closest with JM and T Newnham battling hard throughout the race with only a wafer thin gap between them all race with Newnham taking 5th just over the line from JM.
Juniors:
During the Heats both Reid and Sawyer put in very strong performances to provide themselves with great starting positions for the Final. At the start of the Final saw both drivers get great starts and create a small gap on the chasing pack to make it a two-way dice for the lead. Sawyer chased Reid hard throughout the race waiting for any opportunity to pounce, however Reid drove a great race to manage to stay ahead just of Sawyer over the line. Behind saw Armitage take 3rd place in the early laps in only his second meeting in the Junior class after making the step up from Cadets, however Bowers managed to gradually bridge the gap and pull off a cut back on Armitage out of the hairpin to take the final place on the podium.
Brighton Academy – Round 1: White gets the perfect score and Robson makes his mark
The first round of the Brighton Academy saw Ed White achieve the perfect score by taking victory in all three heats and the Final. The event also included a number of the Southampton Academy drivers using it as a great opportunity to gain valuable experience of a different track.
Cadets:
The heats produced some great racing with some excellent overtakes being achieved by a number of drivers. Both Robson and Wylie took the victories in the heats along with strong performances in their other heats to place themselves on the front row for the Final. At the start of the Final though saw Sawkins get a great start to take the initial lead. Behind Robson had dropped back off the line to find himself in the mid pack, however he then started to claw back the places throughout the race and managed to take the lead off Sawkins at the mid way point. It was a close battle for the top three places with only a few tenths being given here and there with Robson taking the victory at the flag from Sawkins and Job.
Juniors:
White put in a fantastic performance to take victory in all three heats to line himself up on pole for the Final. At the start a small collision over the bridge allowed the front two to break away from the chasing back, headed by Marshall. White and Chidgzey took full advantage of this to settle down into a rhythm and cement their podium positions. Behind saw a great battle developing between Marshall and Glover for the remaining place on the podium, which continued throughout most of the race until Glover lost the back end of the kart slightly, which dropped him off the back of Marshall, leaving her to take a well deserved third place.
The first round of the eagerly awaited Racing Perfection Kart Academy Brighton is taking place this weekend!
Steve Bell, Team Manager/Head Driver Coach “There is a fantastic buzz surrounding the Brighton Academy and some great talent being shown in the taster sessions. I am really looking forward to seeing the drivers take to the track for the first set of races and see who takes the early lead in the championships”
A number of fantastic prizes will be awarded to the top drivers in each of the classes such as complementary track days with the kart team in a Junior Rotax Max or Honda Cadet at a local outdoor kart track along with VIP tickets to Formula 3 race meetings with the race team!
Eastleigh Championship - Round 2: Sawkins and Reid take the spoils!
The second round of the Eastleigh Academy Championship saw the return of the 2010 Junior Champion Connor Fagan-Mills after a year away. He came back in style by taking victory in his first heat.
Juniors:
In the Junior Final Marshall got a great start off the line to leap into the lead and started to build a small margin on the chasing pack. Behind saw Fagan-Mills putting in a strong defensive drive, which was backing the pack up making for some very close racing. Reid managed to break free and started to chip away at Marshall’s lead and after a few laps had bridged the small gap to be in a position to make a move. Marshall left a small gap up the hill, which Reid took and dived up the inside to take the lead. Once passed Reid stated to break away from the hard chasing Marshall to take the victory with Marshal taking a very strong second place and Fagan-Mills getting a hard earned third.
Cadets:
In the Cadet Final A. Cooke got a great start to take the early lead and straight away started to build up a comfortable margin. Behind saw Hutton making great progress up the field to take second place early on before an accident sent out the red flag. On the restart Wylie got a great start after positioning his kart to get a run on Hutton into the last corner to take 2nd place. Behind, the reigning Cadet Champion (Sawkins) was quietly moving his way up the field and joined the battle for second place and by mid race had managed to take second and started to set off after Cooke. Sawkins managed to bridge the gap and catch Cooke on the last lap and managed to dive up the inside into the last corner to pass Cooke and just take victory over the line.
The Cardiff Academy launches!
We are pleased to announce that our academy program is expanding to include the TeamSport Cardiff venue. This circuit provides very challenging corners along with a fantastic viewing area that will provide drivers the opportunity to get a birds eye view of the circuit to perfect their race craft.
For further information on this academy at it’s championship or to book a place please contact us via the details below.Eastleigh Championship – Round 1 - New championship hopefuls get into their stride – 12.2.12
The 2012 Eastleigh/Southampton Championship got underway with a host of great performances with the welcome of new arrivals to the championship putting in good performances along with new championship hopefuls putting in stella performances to place themselves in strong championship positions after the first round.
Juniors:
In the heats championship hopefuls Marshall and Bamberg put in good solid drives giving themselves a great chance for the Final. Jones put in a very composed performance on his debut in the Junior class after making the transition up from the Cadet category.
For the start of the Final Marshall got a great start to take the early lead, however Bamberg made a great move up the inside of Marshall to take the lead, which he then gradually consolidated. Behind, Billings had made a great start to place himself just behind Marshall, however Billings then made a lunge into the first corner sending Marshall wide and picking himself up a penalty dropping him a lap down and out of contention. Also behind saw Bowers carving his way through the field however he then suddenly lost the rear of the kart going into the final corner, which dropped him down the order. Both Bowers and Marshall however made fantastic recovers to work themselves back up through the field to take second and third in class.
Cadets:
In the heats both Wylie and Hutton put in very strong performances making them the guys to beat for 2012. This championship also welcomed several new drivers, which put in good performances with Tom Newnham even making it into the Final on his debut in the Championship!
Brand New! – The Racing Perfection Kart Academy expands to Brighton!
We are pleased to announce that our Academy program is expanding to include the TeamSport Brighton circuit. The brand new venue provides fantastic facilities along with a very technical but rewarding circuit.
For drivers that would like to enter the Brighton Academy Championship a qualifying round is set for the 26th February were you will be assessed by our instructors.
The Brighton championship dates are as follows:
Round: |
Date: |
Qualifying round |
26th February |
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1 |
25th March |
2 |
22nd April |
3 |
27th May |
4 |
24th June |
5 |
22nd July |
6 |
26th August |
7 |
23rd September |
8 |
28th October |
9 |
25th November |
10 |
9th December |
For further information or to book your place, please contact us via:
Email: racingperfection@yahoo.com
Phone: 01794 368954 or 07746922006
2012 Eastleigh/Southampton Academy Dates!
We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2012 Eastleigh Academy, which are listed below
Round |
Date |
Status |
1 |
12th February |
Confirmed |
2 |
18th March |
Confirmed |
3 |
15th April |
Confirmed |
4 |
20th May |
Confirmed |
5 |
17th June |
Confirmed |
6 |
15th July |
Confirmed |
7 |
19th August |
Provisional |
8 |
16th September |
Provisional |
9 |
21st October |
Provisional |
10 |
18th November |
Provisional |
The postponed Round 7 – A nail biting finish to both Championships!
The final round provided a fantastic season finale with both championships being separated by only 1 or 2 points going into the final round.
Juniors:
After a very strong performance in the heats, Marshall lined up on pole position for the Final and used her starting position to great effect by getting ahead in the first corner and never looking back. Behind saw an intense battle for 2nd with five karts only separated by 1.5 seconds. Heading this battle was Bamberg who positioned his kart extremely well throughout the race to fend off Bowers, Reid and Fletcher. At the line Marshall took a comfortable victory with Bamberg taking 2nd by the smallest of margins.
Reid’s calculated drive secured him 1st place in the Junior Championship from Newell with Marshall’s dominant drive leaping her into 3rd place overall.
Cadets:
After picking up two wins and a second place in the heats Armitage gave himself a great opportunity to pull himself into contention for the championship and lined up on pole position for the Final. In the Final Armitage got a great start and pulled a gap quickly on the chasing pack providing him some breathing space. Behind saw championship contender Sawkins get caught up by an accident and a barrier, which put him down the order putting his championship hopes on the ropes. Phillips and Wylie got good starts with Wylie setting off after Armitage to take a strong second place with Phillips keeping 3rd from Reynolds.
Round 10 – Reid and Armitage take the spoils, whilst both Championships get very close
Round 10 of the championship saw a great number of drivers putting in strong performances making it very close in points going into the Final with a number of top championship just drivers missing out.
Juniors:
The Juniors Final was extremely close with all drivers getting a good start off the line, however an accident early on dropped several drivers off the lead group. Reid took the lead early on and behind there was a fantastic battle for second place developing with newcomer White leading the way from Newell and Bamberg. With only one tenth separating each driver from one another none of the drivers could afford to make a mistake, making for some very exciting racing. Ahead of the battle for second Reid gradually pulled a gap and settled down into a rhythm to increase his lead and take a strong victory, whilst behind the battle for second was finally won by White followed by Newell and Bamberg
Cadets:
The Cadet Final saw some fantastic racing with Armitage getting a great start to break away from the field to take an early lead. Behind though saw several accidents involving a number of drivers, which brought the red flags out several times. After the restarts though Armitage kept his cool to increase his lead to take a comfortable victory. Behind championship contender Sawkins got a good start however had to defend heavily from a hard charging Hall. The battle was very close with both drivers swapping positions multiply times with Hall just taking the victory in the end over the line from Sawkins.
Round 9 – Both Marshall and Hutton shine
This round show fantastic performances throughout the grids with championship contenders putting in great drives to either protect their position or to keep them in the title hunt along with several drivers nearly scoring maximum points from the event.
Juniors:
Billi Marshall was on great form producing two wins and a second place during the heats to put herself on pole position for the final. With a flying start Marshall established a small lead, whilst behind Newell was putting in a good drive fighting his way through the field, however got caught out in an accident, which dropped him down the order. Several red light stoppages brought the field close together for the final few laps, however on the restart Marshall built up a comfortable margin to take victory from a raging battle behind that saw a photo finish for second, which was won by Bowers from the championship leader (Reid).
Cadets:
Lewis Hutton also put in a stella performance in the heats with two victories and one second place to line up on pole position. Hutton took full advantage of his grid slot putting himself in first place with a lightning start and then got his head down to break away from the chasing pack. Championship contenders Sawkins and Reynolds got good starts moving themselves into second and third places however neither could quite bridge the gap between either themselves or the flying Hutton. The championship fight is now closer than ever with only 4 points separating Reynolds and Sawkins on drop scores.
News: Round 9 – Event date changed!
Round 9 of the championship is now set to be held on Sunday 16th October (originally 23rd October).
The postponed Round 7 has now been rescheduled for Sunday 11th December
Round 8 - Reid takes the Junior championship lead after a dominant performance and the Cadet championship really heats up on drop scores
This round of the championship welcomed the arrival of several new drivers to both championships with several of the drivers putting in fantastic first visit performances with both Davies and Phillips taking heat victories!
Juniors:
Reid put in a fantastic performance by winning 2 out of 3 of his heats with Marshall taking the win in heat 2. For the Final Reid got a great start and built up a comfortable lead, whilst behind an incredibly tight battle was raging for 2nd, 3rd and 4th, with places chopping and changing with Bowers taking second over the line with Billings and Marshal taking third and fourth with Fergie fifth.
Cadets:
All of the championship contenders put in stella performances to line themselves up in strong starting positions for the Final. For the start of the Final Sawkins had pole position, however his kart bogged off the line, dropping him down the order, however he put in a great drive to pull himself back up to fourth place over the line. Cooke got a great start and quickly took the lead in the early laps, got his head down to take a command victory over the line along with a large pot of points to pull himself back into contention for the championship.
News: Round 7 – 21st August 2011 - Postponed
Unfortunately this weekends Academy round has had to be postponed to December.
The next Academy is being held on Sunday 11th September.Billings makes successful transfer and Reynolds regains championship lead
The 2010 Cadet Champion Brandon Billings made the transfer to the Junior Championship after round 3 of this championship. After only three rounds he has taken his first final victory in the class. This round also saw Thomas Reynolds regain the Cadet Championship lead from Charlee Sawkins.
Junior Final:
Both Billings and Marshall made great starts off the line, slotting themselves into 1st and 2nd for the early part of the race. Billings then got his head down and started to pull away from the field to take his first victory in the class. Behind, Fletcher was gradually moving up the order after getting caught in the pack and took 2nd place after Marshall had a moment, which dropped her down to 5th, which also allowed Hollman to take the last step of the podium at the line.
Cadet Final:
Reynolds got a great start to take the early lead, however quickly had to defend from a hard charging Hutton. The lead swapped several times before Hutton managed to complete a cut back on Reynolds and put in some quick laps to create a gap, which he held to the line. Reynolds and Allen took 2nd and 3rd over the line. Reynolds now has a 17-point lead in the Championship going into Round 7
Reid pulls off the hat trick and Hadley makes a dominant return
Round 5 marked the halfway point of the 2011 championship, which is really heating up with very tight battles for both the Cadet and Junior Championships, especially on dropped scores.
Cadets:
Jai Hadley achieved a dominant return with a strong performance in the heats along with one of the main championship contenders Thomas Reynolds returning after a months break. Novice driver Brandon Hall also put in a strong performance in the heats providing him with a good starting position for the Final race.
For the Final Hadley got a great start and got his head down to pulled away from the field. Behind a fantastic battle for 2nd was developing between Reynolds and Jones that lasted the entire race with only 1 tenth of a second separating the two drivers for the majority of the race with Reynolds just keeping 2nd from Jones over the line. Further down the order Hall spun on the first lap dropping him down to last place however put in a great drive after to pull himself back up to 5th place behind Armitage who achieved a solid 4th.
Juniors:
In the heats Marshall put in a great performance taking her first ever heat victory and also championship content Reid was starting to really get in to his stride after utilising a new driving technique picked up from the tuition modules earlier.
For the Final Reid got a great start and put in some very quick laps to break away from the field to take his third Final victory in a row. Behind Marshall was defending hard to keep 2nd place, however just lost out to the hard charging Bamberg who had got a bad start off the line dropping him down the order however had made a great come back to take 2nd place over the line followed by Marshall and current championship leader Newell.
Armitage and Reid take commanding victories whilst rivals battle
Round 4 of the 2011 championship saw a number of title contenders return after a months break along with the arrival of several new comers to both championships.
Cadets:
With a number of drivers sharing the victories during the heats it was shaping up to be a very close race in the final. A new arrival to the championship (Hamish Bailey) made it all the way to the Final in his first visit to the Academy and was battling for a podium position before receiving a penalty for contact, which dropped him to 6th. Armitage made a great start and made his way through the pack to take a comfortable victory with Sanderson and Cooke taking 2nd and 3rd positions.
Juniors:
During the heats Reid put in a very strong performance to take pole position, which he utilised to establish a small gap on the chasing pack. In the final few laps the front-runners came across the recovering Polkinghorne after a spin, which Reid judged perfectly to slip through and provide himself with a buffer from the chasing pack. Fagan-Mills took the outside line to pass Polkinghorne however got squeezed to the barrier, which allowed Newell to slide up the inside into the first corner taking 2nd place away from the championship leader in the last few seconds of the race.
Cadets:
With four different winners during the heats (Brandon Billings, Aaron Cooke, Euan Irvine and Ryan Cooke) it was shaping up to be a very close Final race and it did not disappoint with Aaron Cooke taking the early lead and putting in a very strong performance by holding onto the lead for most of the race. Just behind him however Charlie Sawkins had got his head down and pulled off some fantastic overtaking moves to pull himself up into second place and then took the lead only a few laps from the end. Brandon Billings after a bad start was working his way up through the field with some very good careful driving after receiving a black flag in the heats. At the chequered flag Sawkins had managed to pull a comfortable margin to take victory with Brandon Billings 2nd, Aaron Cooke 3rd and two Academy returnees (Oliver Armitage and Euan Irvine) taking 4th & 6th with Ryan Cooke 5th.
Juniors:
Both Connor Fagan-Mills and James Reid shared victories within the heats. For the Final Reid got a fantastic start and broke away from the pack to take a comfortable lights to flag maiden victory. The championship leader (Fagan-Mills) got a bad start however gradually worked his way back up through the pack to take 3rd just behind Michael Newell who took a very solid 2nd place.
Round 2: Newell and Billings close the gap on championship leaders
Round 2 of the 2011 championship again produced fantastically close racing, which saw three different winners in both the Cadet and Junior classes.
Cadets:
Heat wins went to Aaron Cooke, Charlee Sawkins and Brandon Billings. In the Final Thomas Reynolds got a great start and quickly settled down into a rhythm and pulled away from the field. Brandon Billings initially held 2nd however lost out to a hard charging Aaron Cooke and Charlee Sawkins with Aaron taking his best ever Final finish of 2nd and Sawkins equalling his best result of 3rd.
Juniors:
Heat wins went to Henry Fletcher, Adam Bamberg and Michael Newell. Newell lined up on pole position for the Final and got his head down to break away from the field to take a comfortable victory, which helped him reduce Fagan-Mills’s championship lead to only 3 points. Fletcher had a great start however dropped to 5th after leaving a small gap, which allowed a hard charging Fagan-Mills, Bamberg and Reid to slip through to take 2nd, 3rd and 4th
2011 Academy Championship Prizes!
We are proud to announce that we are able to provide the following fantastic prices for the 2011 Academy Championships:
1st Place: A complementary test with the Kart team & Put through an ARKS Test
2nd Place: A complementary test with the Kart team
These prizes will be provided to all Championship categories (Cadet, Juniors and Seniors) depending on entry levels for each championship.
The lucky winners will be treated to an arrive and drive test day with the team at one of the local outdoor Karting circuits, which includes:
- Supply of the Kart
- Full Team Support
- Personal driver tuition
- Entry fees
Final round of the 2010 championship: Billings takes the win and the Cadet Championship title in a nail-biting end of season finally.
With still the Cadet championship and the 2nd/3rd place positions in the Junior Championship to sorted out going into the final round of the 2010 season it was always going to be a tense set of races and it certainly was.
Cadets:
Edward Luffman put in 2 heat wins along with good results in the other races however it was Brandon Billings that took another strong victory in the Cadet Final and with it the Cadet Championship title.
Juniors:
The Junior Champion Connor Fagan Mills had wrapped the title up with a round to spare so he could relax slightly for the final round. He put in another great performance, racking up an additional 2 x heat wins and 1st place in the Final. The 2nd and 3rd place positions in the championship were still up for grabs between Michael Newell and Adam Bamberg with Michael winning the battle by just 2 points.
2011 Season:
The 2011 season will start in 6 weeks time with the first round taking place on Sunday 20th February (Round 1 of a 10 round championship). Full championship dates can be viewed within the ‘Dates’ section of the website or below.
| 2011 Dates: | ||
Round 1: |
20th February |
Confirmed |
Round 2: |
20th March |
Confirmed |
Round 3: |
10th April |
Confirmed |
Round 4: |
15th May |
Confirmed (Please note that this date has changed from previously marked) |
Round 5: |
26th June |
Provisional |
Round 6: |
24th July |
Provisional |
Round 7: |
21st August |
Provisional |
Round 8: |
11th September |
Provisional |
Round 9: |
23rd October |
Provisional |
Round 10: |
20th November |
Provisional |
Billings and Newell take the victories in round 7:
Round 7 of the Racing Perfection Kart Academy welcomed a number of new arrivals to the championship with Jean-Mickael putting in the strongest showing of the new comers with some new adult drivers taking the opportunity to get some testing in ready for next years championship.
Cadets:
Within the heats Luffman, Caldwell, Billings and A Cook took victories with strong showings from Hadley, Sawkins, Jones, Jean-Mickael, Hammond and the improving Jeffrey. The final produced some fantastic racing with Billings taking a lights to flag victory from a back on form Caldwell. Third place was very close and eventually going to Luffman on the line from Reynolds.
The heats produced 4 different winners from 4 heats with Henry Fletcher obtaining the most points to place himself on pole position for the Final. At the start of the race Fletcher and Newell broke away from the pack to turn it into a two man dice for the lead with Newell taking the victory over the line from Fletcher. The championship leader (Connor Fagan-Mills) had a tough time in the heats however managed to make it through to the final and put in a strong performance to fight his way up the grid to finish 3rd, which provided him with enough points to wrap up the championship 1 round early. The honour of fastest lap of the day went to Henry Fletcher.
Current Championship Status:
Juniors:
Connor Fagan-Mills has managed to wrap up the Junior Championship with one round to spare after taking 9 Heat wins, 4 Final wins and has achieved 7 podiums out of 7 Finals. His main rivals Adam Bamberg and Michael Newell have put in strong performances throughout the year and will battle for 2nd place in the championship at the final round in January.
Cadets:
The Cadet championship is very tight and will be decided at the final round of the championship. The current leader is Edward Luffman with an advantage of 15 points going into the final round after strong and consistent performances throughout the year, however with the 3 drop scores included in the totals it leaves Brandon Billings in the lead by 8 points so it will go down to the wire.
Adult and Gosport Championships:
The Adult Championship is currently being lead by Dave Bryant and will be decided at the final round. The Gosport championships are still very close with the Cadets being lead by Ollie Caldwell from Sophie Jeffrey and the Juniors being lead by Josh Morley from Bailey Polkinghorne going into the final round.