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Cross Makes Winning Start
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* The
Thirsty Whale 2011 KartSport New Zealand North Island Sprint
Championships
ZM Raceway
Roys
Hill
Hastings
Hawke's Bay
Fri-Sun
Oct 21-23
2011
DAY 1 REPORT
22-04-10
Cross Makes Winning Start to Ambitious Twin Island Title Bid
Young Rangiora karter Caleb Cross has made a winning start in his attempt to claim the Cadet class titles at both the North and South Island Sprint Kart Championship meetings this weekend.
His ambitious attempt has been made possible because this year The Thirsty Whale-sponsored North Island meeting in Hastings is being run over three days with the Cadet class title contested today (Friday), the Enersave-backed South Island meeting in Nelson over two with the Cadet class contested tomorrow (Saturday).
Today's North Island Cadet title bid went right down to the wire, with Matthew Payne winning the Pre-Final (the race which determines the grid for the winner-takes-all Final) and leading for most of the way in the Final. He also - somehow - managed to re-take the lead after Cross grabbed it for the first time on the final lap, but Cross was not to be denied, making a successful dive for first place into the final corner and crossing the finish line in front.
Jacob Cranston and Daniel Bray were the other 2011 North Island title winners today, Cranston finally getting the better of a large leading group to claim victory in the Junior Restricted 100cc Yamaha Final from Pre-Final winner Campbell Joyes, and international Daniel Bray untouchable in the premier Senior Gearbox class, KZ2.
Ends
2011 The Thirsty Whale KartSport New Zealand
North Island Sprint Championships ZM Raceway Hastings
Fri-Sun Oct 21-23
KZ 2
1.
Daniel Bray; 2. Mathew Kinsman; 3. Jonathan Pearson; 4.
Bradley Hicks; 5. Aaron Wilson.
Junior Restricted
100cc Yamaha
1. Jacob Cranston; 2. Campbell
Joyes; 3. Thomas Pooley; 4. Nick Wiltshire; 5. Ethan
Anderson; 6 14 Caleb Huston.
Cadet
1. Caleb Cross; 2.
Matthew Payne; 3. Reece Hendl-Cox; 4. Tom Greig; 5. Nicholas
Evans; 6. Lee Zeltwanger
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