30 January

Evans Grabs Young Guns

Jackson Evans won the Launceston Kart Club’s annual McDonalds Young Guns by a mere half a kart length from Sam Crack at the Southern Cross T.V. Archerville Kartway on the weekend.

Above: McDonald's Young Guns prior to battle
pic - Brad Segda, kartpix.fotopic.net

This completes a family quinella after Jackson’s younger brother Danton took the spoils the weekend before in the Tasmanian feature for Rookies.

Talented Victorian Daniel McLeod won Junior National Light earlier in the day in a borrowed Birel kart. In the McDonald's Young Guns feature (at 130kgs) Daniel was launched heavily into the safety barrier in the tyre warming roll round laps, forcing the field to abort the start whilst he was given a check up by the first aid attendants. He was allowed to rejoin but suffered engine failure on lap five whilst running fifth after starting out of position 15.

Evans and Crack worked together to pull away from the field with the Evans Energy leading for the first 12 laps then Crack the next six . Evans pulled out of the slip stream and passed under brakes at the end of the fast back straight with two to go. The move looked as if it would be reversed on the next lap but Evans out smarted Crack by using the inside line forcing the Birel driver to the outside and ruining his run to the finish.

Jake Sale ran most of the race in his new Trulli Kart a distant third until the wirey fast finishing Phoenix drivers of Mitchel Evans and Josh Burdon worked together to pass him on lap 15. But it was all too late as the leaders had pulled out far too much of a gap.

Zane Wyatt (Tasmanian C.A.M.S. Karter of the year) kept the crowd entertained with a stunning display of speed in his twin Rotax air cooled kart in winning the open class.

Above: Sam Crack 96 tries to take Jackson Evans 58 on the outside on the last lap. Evans held on for the win.
pic - Brad Segda, kartpix.fotopic.net