Championship Trophy Winners Danny Wright and Jordon Boys

Local Drivers Win Champions Trophy

Albury Wodonga Kart Club held the 2010 Champions Trophy at the Sheathers Road Kart Complex on Sunday under ideal weather conditions. Local drivers Danny Wright and Jordon Boys won their respective Senior and Junior divisions in the 2010 Champions Trophy race meeting. Drivers from across NSW and Victoria competed in the hotly contested event.

Finals race action was plentiful across all racing divisions. The Junior National Light division highlighted the up and coming local racing talent with multiple State Champion Jordon Boys leading the way from the start closely followed by Zachary Phillips. With 5 laps to go of the 15 lap final, Jack Talty moved up into second and kept his momentum by taking over race lead on the following lap. Boys not content with being demoted then quickly passed Talty to regain his position out front. Talty was then under pressure from Philips who timed his final passing maneuver perfectly to take second position on the final lap.

Restricted 125cc Light category was action packed throughout the day and the finals was no exception. Griffith's driver Daniel Casella moved into the lead on the opening lap relegating pole sitter Lachlan McDonald from Table Top to third position. Casella struggled out front and allowed McDonald and fellow local driver Katilyn Hawkins back into contention. The top 4 drivers battled for position in the final 5 laps of the race. On the second last lap McDonald moved into lead leaving Casella and Hawkins to fight it out for second place on the podium. Hawkins narrowly avoided a high speed accident on the front straight as she moved alongside Casella who ultimately squeezed Hawkins off the asphalt. It was McDonald who greeted the chequered flag first followed by Casella and Hawkins.

A strong field in the Rotax 125 Heavy class saw some of the fastest lap times of the day. Danny Wright started on pole in the finals and led from the start as Sydney driver Grant Donely and local karting ace James Reynolds fought it out for second position. With 6 laps to go, Reynolds moved through to take second place and then focused on chasing down Wright. Although setting the fastest lap time in the finals, Reynolds was unable to reduce the gap that had formed earlier in the race giving Wright a relatively unchallenged victory.

Racing resumes at the Sheathers Road Kart Complex on Sunday, 26^th of September with the next round of the Albury Wodonga Kart Club championship event. Spectactors are welcome and entrance is free of charge, racing starts at 9am.