BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP KARTING CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
PF International Circuit near Grantham plays host to the UK’s premier karting talent this weekend, 16th/17th April, when the Renault-backed B4 Group British Karting Championships resume for the second meeting of the 2005 season.
The opening round at Three Sisters Circuit last month provided some fantastic wheel-to-wheel race action, with two young stars in particular emerging as very real prospects for title glory this season – Formula JICA’s Will Stevens (Hadleigh) and Formula ICA’s Matthew Bell (Morpeth, Northumberland)
Formula JICA
In the headline junior category of the British Karting Championships, Will Stevens enjoyed a faultless weekend at Three Sisters with a brace of excellent wins in the two points-scoring Finals. Heading to PFI, Stevens holds a maximum 100 points but is still only four clear of chief rival Lee Bell (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire).
Ollie Milroy (Claygate), Scott Jenkins (Winterbourne Dow) and Adam Christodoulou (Shenstone, Lichfield) though, will all be keen to close the gap on Stevens and Bell during round two.
Formula ICA
In Formula ICA, Matthew Bell also achieved two excellent wins at Three Sisters but, unlike Stevens in Formula JICA, Bell completely dominated proceedings – and even overcame a near disastrous collision in Final One to still win by over five seconds.
Bell’s closest rival at PFI looks set to be Tom Brown (Irchester, Northamptonshire), who is eight points adrift in the title chase, but other names to look out for will be Richard Singleton (Conwy), Jonathan Walker (Blackburn, Lancashire) and Henry Arundel (Arundel, West Sussex).
Formula A
The blue riband class of the British Karting Championships certainly looks very competitive this season with former champion Gary Catt (Andover, Hampshire) currently leading the standings by seven points from 2003 Formula JICA Champion Riki Christodoulou (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands).
Jason Parrott (Crowland, Peterborough) produced two solid points-scoring finishes at Three Sisters, as did David Gregory (Sheffield), therefore both drivers are level-pegging in third position in the championship standings ahead of round two.
The second round of the 2005 British Championship Karting season, featuring the Renault-sponsored Formula A, Formula ICA and Formula JICA classes, takes place at PF International Circuit, Grantham, on Saturday, 16th April, and Sunday, 17th April.
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