News Archive: June 2014

Zac Robertson

Round 5 of the LGM series at Buckmore Park, was taken in style by Zach Robertson, after 6 qualify heats it was local boy Keirn Jewiss who scored the pole and after the standing start, Jewiss and Robertson worked together to pull clear of the pack, not quite of the same pace was Tom Wood & Lewis Thompson who did the same pulling clear of Finlay Bunce, Teddy Wilson. Last round winner Dexter Patterson was some what stuck in the heavy pack of drivers in 12th and Mario Mills who had come from the B final made an impressive start coming from grid 28 to 13th on the opening lap, Josh Rafferty show his pace with a fastest lap within the pack and worked his way through. Jewiss and Robertson maintained their cool all the way to the last lap where Jewiss went into defence mode, thinking he was safe left a small gap at the second hairpin, Robertson seized his chance and slid his kart under Jewiss.

Zac Robertson

Jewiss used all his skill to try and retain the lead and nearly doing so, but at the line it was Robertson taken his Maiden win and also making it five different winners from five round, Jewiss a very close second, Wood, who is still yet to win a round held off Thompson for the last step of the podium. Bunce having the best of the season finishing 5th ahead of Rafferty who got the better of Wilson and managed to pull clear. Joe Turney was very unlucky to get spun out on the very last lap after lying 7th. In the privateers cup, Ben Wooldridge kept up his tally of 5 out 5 and finishing 9th overall, with Joe Willoughby 2nd and Alex Simmons 3rd. Wood head’s the points table, with Robertson dedicating his win to his Dad as it was fathers day.

Dexter Patterson

Dexter Patterson took he’s maiden LGM win yesterday at the Rowrah circuit in Cumbria. Four different winners at the first four rounds, how close can it be !. Local hero Jonny Edgar had to sit out the race after braking his wrist in a pre club race, the week before and will also stand down at Buckmore Park. With six different heat winners, it was Patterson that placed his kart on Pole Position, with a very fast Albert Carter on grid 2. For the first time in the LGM, a standing start was used and Patterson got away well, with team mate and now championship leader Tom Wood in pursuit. These two pulled clear of the rest quickly, with Kiern Jewiss and Carter 3rd and 4th, unable to close on the front two. With a punctures in heat 1, Alex McDade had endure the B final, but his rapid pace brought him through the pack. With no Jonny Edgar, the Fusion Team were leaders Teddy Wilson & Zach Robertson again unable to bridge the gap to the back of Carter in 4th. Two laps to go and Wood made his move, but Patterson wanted to win this one and quickly got back in front, but the two slowed each other and the AIM motorsport boy’s had a small coming to together allowing Jewiss & Carter to close.

In to the final corner, Jewiss had his move on Wood, but slowed allow Carter up the inside and beating him to the flag. Patterson half a second clear and a very deserved win, Wood 2nd racked up the points with the fastest lap, and Carter had his first trip to the podium 3rd just piping Jewiss. Robertson & Wilson finished 5th & 6th with a hard charging McDade coming through to 8th from the B final. Top privateer again was Ben Wooldridge coming in 12th.