Llandow Kart Club – November 2009

The final round of Llandow Kart Club’s championship season arrived

with titles still on the line and mixed conditions on the horizon,
but still produced some close and exciting racing as 55 runners
brought the curtain down on another successful campaign.

The Cadets got things underway, with Jed Hicks claiming two of the
three heats to set himself for the class championship. Although James
Williams briefly got ahead of him in the final, Hicks quickly
redressed the balance and capped his season with another win.
Williams came home second, ahead of Tyler Ballard, after heat one
winner Harry Williams failed to start the final.

The Cadet Honda category went the way of the season as a whole, with
Robbie Gallier and Niall Williams setting the pace and running
unchanged out front. Gallier, however, was in a class of his own,
pulling out a seven-second advantage by the chequered flag. Ross
Chell claimed third on the road, as he did in the overall standings
as Gallier, who remained unbeaten all day, claimed the title for the
first time.

Daniel Jones continued his recent emergence in Junior Honda, winning

two of the three heats and then edging a close final in which the top
three crossed the line covered by less than a second. Despite a brief
mid-race challenge from Jamie Warren, however, Jones held firm on
father Hugh’s ‘old’ MS, taking victory by 0.28secs over Lloyd Sealy,
with Warren having to settle for third, 0.54secs from the front. The
result was enough for Warren to repeat as champion, however, with
Sealy as runner-up.

Sebastian Hutchinson and Dilip Singh went into the final round of the
Junior TKM 2-Stroke season knowing that a bad weekend could still
decide the title and, when Hutchinson was excluded from heat two,
things looked tense. However, the matter was settled in the final,
with Hutchinson coming home ten seconds clear of his rival to ensure
that he retained the crown. Singh finished runner-up on both the day
and the year, with Sam Morgan third on both counts.

Junior TKM 4-Stroke appeared to be going the way of champion-elect

Andrew Davies after he claimed each of the three heats from cousins
Zach and Liam Jones, but the order was shuffled in the main event as
Zach came through to win by 0.47secs after passing Davies on lap
eight. That, however, had little effect on the championship standings
as Davies replaced three-time champion Ryan Howells as the newest
name on the trophy. Liam Jones was second overall.

The Junior Max crown appeared settled before the weekend began, but
the class received something of a shake-up courtesy of visitors from
beyond the borders. National frontrunner Andy King claimed both the
first and third heats, before dominating the final to win by nine
seconds as the field scrapped over the remaining podium places. Ben
Palmer denied King a clean sweep, but had to settle for second on the
day, while Joshua Collings confirmed a second title in as many years
of racing by taking the third step. Adam Berwick finished as runner-
up in the overall LKC standings, ahead of Josh Gray.

Ben Davies was the dominant force in Minimax, winning three of the
day’s four races – including the final – to underline his strong end
of season form, but, after missing the first half of the year, was
never in position to deny Ellis Belton the title. Morgan Rose claimed
the other heat win, but the consistent Belton took three second
places on the day to ensure the crown was his. Jordan Gullick
finished second on the season, with Macauley Austin third.

The Senior Honda class was the closest heading into the final round,
with reigning champion Gareth Lewis under pressure from Simon Evans.
Consistency again rewarded Lewis, however, with top three finishes in
the heats being followed by a second victory of the day when it
mattered. Evans did what he could, winning heat one and coming
through to second in the final, but could deny Lewis his title hat-
trick. Ferdinand Ball claimed a heat win and third in the final, but
it was former heavyweight class champion Hugh Jones who took third
for the year.

The usually well-supported Senior Max class was a little down on

numbers, but the eleven drivers again provided some thrilling racing,
with Dan Jones and Richard Raymond sharing the heat spoils. Raymond
then proved to be the man to beat in the last event of the summer
season, maintaining the lead throughout the final to edge Nathan
Lawley by 0.48secs, with Jones a little adrift in third. That,
however, was still enough for Jones to succeed Mathew Dowers as club
champion, with Chris and Ashley Davies completing the top three
overall.

RESULTS FOLLOW
RESULTS

CADET COMER
1. Jed Hicks (Zip)
2. James Williams (Zip)
3. Tyler Ballard (Zip)

Champion: Jed Hicks

CADET HONDA
1. Robbie Gallier (Project One)
2. Niall Williams (Project One)
3. Ross Chell (Project One)

Champion: Robbie Gallier

JUNIOR HONDA
1. Daniel Jones (MS)
2. Lloyd Sealy (MS)
3. Jamie Warren (Jade)

Champion: Jamie Warren

JUNIOR TKM 2 STROKE

1. Sebastian Hutchinson (Intrepid)
2. Dilip Singh (Venom)
3. Sam Morgan (Intrepid)

Champion: Sebastian Hutchinson

JUNIOR TKM 4 STROKE

1. Zach Jones (Jade)
2. Andrew Davies (Jade)
3. Liam Jones (Jade)

Champion: Andrew Davies

JUNIOR MAX
1. Andy King (Gillard)
2. Ben Palmer (Tony)
3. Joshua Collings (CRG)

Champion: Joshua Collings

MINI MAX
1. Ben Davies (Gillard)
2. Ellis Belton (Tony)
3. Morgan Rose (Tony)

Champion: Ellis Belton

SENIOR HONDA
1. Gareth Lewis (7Kart)
2. Simon Evans (7Kart)
3. Ferdinand Ball (MS)

Champion: Gareth Lewis

SENIOR MAX
1. Richard Raymond (Tony)
2. Nathan Lawley (Gillard)
3. Dan Jones (Tony)

Champion: Dan Jones

DRIVER OF THE DAY:

Picture caption: Dan Jones (pictured earlier in the season) claimed the
hotly contested Senior Max class at Llandow Kart Club

Report: Craig Llewellyn/Henry Beaudette

Photo: Hardy Rodde