In the Rookies class, young Victorian Tony Kart driver, Cooper Murray claimed victory in his Tony Kart Rocky EXP chassis, moving into the lead with 3 laps to go to hold out his opponents. Also Harrison Oddie finished on the podium with a well deserved 3rd place in his Tony Kart Rocky FIK 950 chassis after leading 18 laps of the 23 lap final.

Tony Kart also won the Junior MAX class with driver Brock Plumb. Using his Tony Kart Racer EVRR chassis, he fought back from a heat 2 DNF to get to lead of the final on lap 5 and drive away to finish 1 second clear of his next rival.

In Leopard Heavy, QLD Tony Kart driver Matt Greenbury, finished in 2nd place in the final. Matt qualified in 2nd position and after hard battles in all the heats, he unfortunately missed out on victory in the final by 3 tenths.

Joshua Smith wins state title in Cadets, along with Lee Mitchener in Leopard Heavy, at the Victorian State Championships in Geelong.

At the Beckley Park Complex, Geelong, Tony Kart driver Joshua Smith in his Tony Kart Rocky EXP claimed victory in the Cadets class after qualifying on pole position, and after a hard battle in the final, moved into the lead on the final lap to hold out his competition to get his first state championship.

Also in the Leopard Heavy class, Lee Mitchener qualified in the 3rd position and after consistent heat finishes, he then used his Racer EVRR chassis to perfection and went on to lead every lap of the final and claim another state title to his growing list of results.

With being able to supply both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, we look forward to creating a specialised dealer network over the coming months like we have here in Australia, to try and expand the Tony Kart brand for New Zealand.

DD2 Masters championship leader Hamish Leighton had a terribly unlucky weekend from start to finish, but was very fast when things didnt go wrong!. In qualifying Hamish qualified in the 3rd position only 2 one hundreths off pole position and was looking good for another excellent round, when going into turn 1 he was hit from behind causing a bent axle and having him retire from heat 1. He unfortunately missed heat 2 due to engine problems, and was back on grid for heat 3 where he went on to win only to be disqualified for being underweight. Starting off the back for the pre-final, Hamish was looking fast again when more engine trouble struck him forcing him to retire again from the race. Again back luck struck him the final when he attempted a pass and had a coming together resulting in a flat tyre and another non finish!

Rotax Over 40′s was well represented with Tony Karts. Shane Karandrews was looking for a solid result after winning the pre-final but was involved in a mid race incident which put him out of the race. Julian Watts and Mark Poole both drove a consistent race to finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.

In Junior MAX  practice saw Andrew Kahl’s Tony Kart in the fastest 3 karts on the track at day end. “We had a few things to test during the day, it was a bit frustrating being passed by slow guys on their new tires, but we stuck to our plan for practice and had it about 3rd fastest on old tyres by the end of practice. I knew I was in for a good chance to qualify fastest or very close.” Kahl said.  “Qualifying 1 was the only one that would count. The kart was good, but traffic held me up, and 3rd  fastest was fine for the over-subscribed ABCD format. I drove the heats for points, and had a bonus of a Heat 3 win.”

 “In the Pre-final I struggled with the kart handling and could only manage 4th”. Investigation back in the pits identified a broken rear crash bar bolt as the cause. The final was non-eventful as all the podium finishing guys established their position early on and drove to the checked flag with pretty much the same pace as each other.

 Andrew Kahl is currently ranked 2^nd on the Rotax standings.

Combined with the chassis specifically designed by Tony Kart Australia in conjunction with Tony Kart SRL, for the MG Red tyre and with the latest accessories as found on the top level Tony Kart Racer EVRR and Krypton KSX, the Racer ST V2 comes complete with the following:
* 40mm axle
* BS6 Self-Adjusting Brake System
* HST Stub Axles
* 3 Ride height adjustment in the rear
* Full Magnesium components & wheels
* Flat Top steering wheel
* M4 bodyworks and 2012 decal kit

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During the preliminary stages of the event Dreezen’s team mate Marco Ardigo claimed the pole position, stopping the best time of 41.6 seconds. Ardigo then continued to claim all 3 heat wins before taking the lead in the preliminary final. During the first lap, contact was made by David Fore (CRG-Maxter) during a wayward overtaking manouver. Despite starting at the rear of the 34 kart field Marco made excellent progress to recover to 5th position while also completing the fastest lap, 2 tenths clear of his rivals.

Rick Dreezen – Tony Kart Racing Team’s driver, winner at the 17^th Winter Cup
“It was a really exciting final. In the first rounds I had to drive very precisely and had to stay concentrated since I had no gap over the drivers at the top positions, so even a small mistake could mean to lose them for the whole race. That’s why I took my time. After half of the race I was really fast, the chassis set-up was perfect and I was able to perform good brakings, moreover over the fast paths I was also able to gain time. Right then I decided to attack. 
I overtook my rivals at hard braking points so I did not lose time and did not allow them to respond. Once I found myself leader of the race I was calm and the kart went fast, I did not have technical problems at all, thus I could perform a wonderful win. I am also happy since I saw my whole team rejoicing for my success”.

Marco Ardigò – Tony Kart Racing Team’s driver, pole-position at the 17^th Winter Cup
“I regret since I was leading the race since the qualifying rounds, then I won and in the thick of it I’ve been put out.
However we have many things to be satisfied with. We performed a very good work with the engines, the chassis perfectly respond and anything we set out put us even further, this makes me look ahead positively at the work  we still have to do. In the final I enjoyed a lot, I had a fast kart and I did my best until the end, I was fast and was able to gain some positions, if only the leading drivers fought a little…. maybe I could have got on up the podium.”

On a very hot weekend, it started off well for Tony Kart with Hamish Leighton in DD2 masters. Round 1 winner Hamish qualified on 2nd position only 1 tenth behind pole. With a little bit of fine tuning after qualifying, Hamish went on to dominate every heat even winning heat 2 & 3 by over 2.5 seconds! and with his Krypton KSX chassis getting faster as the races went on, he went into the pre final and final with great confidence where he again dominated both finals by 4 seconds!!.

Following the Round 2 of the Rotax Pro Tour at Todd Road, Tony Kart drivers Todd Davey in Rotax Heavy and Andrew Kahl in Junior Rotax lead their respective classes. Both Tony Kart drivers have collected a good points haul from the Victorian round to head the points table. “Conservative driving with an eye on the championship, not a single race win is what my strategy is. so far this has paid off” said Kahl. “This is my first year in Junior Rotax and I have a lot to learn. You carry some knowledge from the non-performance classes, but it’s a big step-up in complexity and driver competitiveness in the Rotax class.

 Both Kahl and Davey are from the Karting World team based in Sydney.

“We had a difficult weekend at Todd Road” Kahl said. “I knew it would to be tough going into the heartland of Victorian Karting. It was my first ever race at the track, and I was more than happy to come home with some good points that put me on top of the championship.”

 ”In Friday Practice we lost our way with the kart set-up. We went down a set-up direction that did not work and ended the day 0.6sec off our own pace! Saturday morning carby sesion was our only chance get something working, and credit to my team, we headed in the right direction. I was able to drive the kart off the corner and my times were looking ok. We headed into Q1 with one more tweek, and had a reasonable session, but not fast enough to make the best of the fresh rubber. The team made one more change for Q2, and it was on rails. The kart was fast and I was able to set some good times in Q2. Unfortunatley a slower kart drove up the back of me after a pass and took one lap away from me in the closing moments of Q2. However 8th was good enough with a fast kart and we were quite happy.”

 ”The heats on Saturday went well with top 5 finishes and a few fastest laps. I just tried to keep out of trouble the whole day, and it worked. The heat results, were good enough for row 2 on the grid going into the pre-final on Sunday. The Prefinal on Sunday morning was hot and the grip on the track was up, but not excessive and I put it on 4th on the grid for the final. The final could have been better, I had enough speed in the set-up to keep with the lead pack, but chose not to attack and hurt my championship. A 6th place finish in the final was a solid result and I’m looking forward to the Victorian Open at Geelong.”

Also in Junior Max, new Tony Kart driver Mitch Wilson had a tough weekend. After not getting the best run in qualifying and being accidently involved in incidents through the heats, Mitch showed that he had speed capable of running at the front of the field but starting out of grid 27 in the final, he had an unfortunate coming together with another kart while making his way forward.

The Tony Kart Rotax Development Squad drivers from Queensland also showed much speed throughout the weekend even though it was a first for most racing at the Todd Rd circuit.

 In Rotax Over 40′s Tony Kart pilots Shane Karandrews and Mark Poole finished 1st and 3rd in the final. With not only these 2 drivers but all other Tony Kart drivers in the field doing very competitive laptimes all weekend, proved how easy the karts are to setup and drive fast.

Rotax Heavy sees NSW driver Todd Davey leading the championship after 2 rounds. Todd had an up and down weekend but manage to finish in 7th place in the final to help his points haul in the championship.

Another Rotax heavy driver that had a very good weekend up untill the final was Karting World’s Adam Hunter who consistently ran in the top 7 all weekend in his Tony Kart Krypton KSX. He was involved in an accident in the final where he was an innocent victim of another kart veering across the race track and crashing into him ending his race meeting.

Even with these rather strong results Tony Kart have dropped to second in the manufacturers cup but are determined to turn this around at the next Rotax points round.

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The BSM brake system, now fitted to 950mm Rocky FIK, Psylo V2, Racer ST V2 allows drivers to have higher confidence in their braking consistency and push braking markers forward.

The new dual pin pad creates a more consistent pressure spread across the brake disk while the lightweight compact design of the braking caliper creates more consistent brake feel not only over the whole race but over the whole weekend.

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