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BKA Crane And Equipment Rnd 3
Bushy Park,
Sun, Mar 28, 2004
 
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(BKA Press Release March 30, 2004)

News From The BKA Crane And Equipment Round 3
Hotter than July

The temperature at the Bushy Park racing facility this past Sunday at the Crane and Equipment Round Three of the Barbados Karting Association (BKA) 2004 Frutee Championship, could not be hotter than the action on the track.

Twenty karters faced the starter for the third round of the 2004 Frutee Championship and displayed what the Clerk of the Course Winston Grecia described as the fiercest Karting round witnessed in a long time.

With a day marked by frequent passing and costly mistakes, female driver Krystal Branch (right) set the tone by setting a blistering qualifying time to take pole position and go on to win the opening race of the in the 310 Lb Premier Class.

Krystal's fortunes changed for the worse when her kart was sidelined by engine failure in the second race leaving the rest of the 310 field to battle for the days honours.

When the dust settled it was Dane McConney (right) driving the ex-Ryan Gonsalves Championship-winning Wright Kart who seized the moment to go on to win the three remaining races and take first position overall with 91 points, to the delight of his father and Barbados Rally Club veteran Philip McConney.

Orry Hunt driving the feared number 6 ADO Trading Wright Kart was forced to settle for second overall and 81 points after making every available attempt at passing Dane, while Michael Lambert driving the #39 Gold 355 kart also gave a good account in thrilling duels with Alan Maynard and Matthew Staffner to earn third overall with 70 points.

Unstoppable

Sean Maloney (right) was in unstoppable form as he piloted his Italian-Made Maranello rotary-valve gearbox kart in the fiercely-competitive 125cc 'Shifter-Kart' class. Only Brett Judd's split-second launch reaction at the start of the final race to seize the lead and win the race prevented a clean sweep by Sean who finished the day with 96 points followed by Brett with 85 points.

Ryan Gonsalves showed that he is coming to terms with the wheel-to-wheel style of racing in the Shifter class and ended the day in third position overall with 71 points even as team manager of the St. Vincent-based Becks Motorsport, Lennox 'Becks' Gonsalves, pointed out that the team is still working out teething problems with the new machinery.

Despite suffering from mechanical setbacks all day, sensational challenges came from the seasoned racers Stuart and Mark Maloney both driving Maranello karts to finish with 40 and 34 points respectively. Commenting on the day's performance Mark Maloney lamented the condition of the racetrack and the uncertain future of the Bushy Park facility, but vowed to continue to contribute to the sport.

Easy Like Sunday Morning

In the 250 Lb Yamaha Sportsman class Dane Skeete (right) bushed aside the field of junior karters to take all races in his Birel kart and finish with a perfect score of 100 points.

Conor Roach driving a Gold 355 finished second overall with 84 points was able to stave off consistent challenges from Jesse Kelly in the in the CGM/Herrs #41 Birel who ended the day third overall with 70 points, ahead of rapidly improving newcomer Nicholas Blades, with 68 points.

Junior Shifters

For 2004 season the Barbados Karting Association welcomed a new class of cadet-sized gearbox karts. The class features nine-year old Joseph Tingey and Scott Parkinson, youngest of the Parkinson clan following in the footsteps of brothers Christopher and Jason currently rally contenders.

The next championship round is scheduled for Sunday May 16th at the Bushy Park racing facility.

 
 
 
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