AUSTRALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONS CROWNED FOR 2018

SuperUtes racer Aaron Cameron took out the KZ2 Championship – Photo: Coopers Photography

2018’s Karting Champions have been crowned after the final round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE, was held in Melbourne over the weekend.

SuperUtes racer Aaron Cameron took out his first KZ2 Championship. 2017 Champion, Joshua Fife, did his best in an attempt to reclaim the title for a second year winning the final, however a fourth-place finish for Cameron in the final enough to secure the title after a dramatic weekend racing for James Courtney’s JC Kart team.

Tasmania’s Lochie Dalton had amassed enough points in the KA1 class in the lead up to the final, that he would take the Championship regardless of his result. In doing so he became the first Tasmanian to win a multi-round Australian Kart Championship. Beating the likes of 2017 Champion Scott Sorensen, Toyota 86 Racing Series racer Broc Feeney and former Formula 4 driver Joshua Denton.

KA3 Senior went to the wire once again, however, Matthew McLean was able to come through to wrap up the Championship in fine style, taking the round win by 5.2 seconds.

Marcos Flack (#11) won the round, while Harry Arnett (#40) won the Championship in Cadet 12 – Photo: Coopers Photography

Three drivers, Harry Arnett, Marcos Flack and Jimmy Pisczyk, were only separated by nine points heading into the Cadet 12 heading into the final. In the final, all three battled it out on track in the lead group. A last corner move was enough to secure Flack a race win, but second place for Arnett was enough to allow him to secure the 2018 title.

Equally as dramatic was TaG 125 class. A post-race penalty to rival Cody Brewczynski in the final allowed Brendan Nelson hold enough points advantage after a tough race to claim his third consecutive Australian TaG 125 Australian Championship.

Rhys Smith won his fourth round to secure the KA4 Junior Championship – Photo: Coopers Photography

Rhys Smith hung tough to win his final and claim his maiden Australian Kart Championship in KA4 Junior after a weekend long battle with Kai Allen.

Allen, however, claimed his own title in the KA2 class, a dominant performance in the heats had allowed him to secure enough points to be able to win the KA2 title despite being caught up in a multi-kart accident in the final.

In the other classes, Cody Gillis took out the X30 title. While Cadet 9 went to Lewis Francis.

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