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BKA Williams Equipment HILTI Rnd 4
Bushy Park,
Sun, May 16, 2004
 
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(BKA Press Release May 16, 2004)
Karting's Old Champions Lead The Way

Old habits die hard and that was the case when past BKA Champion Driver Nigel Reece dusted off his racing shoes and took to the track for the Williams Equipment HILTI Round 4 of the Barbados Karting Association (BKA) 2004 Frutee Championship.

Driving the #2 Structural Systems Deavinson Sprint, Nigel (right) manoeuvred his machinery with skill and aggression to the delight of the sizeable crowd that braved the showers at the St. Philip racing facility this past Sunday, to win the Yamaha 310Lb Premier Class.

Commenting on his performance, Nigel reported that the go-kart seemed to know its "own way" around the wet and slippery racetrack.

After overcoming brake problems that plagued his #6 ADO Trading Wright kart for the first half of the day, ex-250Lb Champion Orry Hunt was the only karter with an answer for Nigel and eventually came into his own in time to lead the final 310Lb race from pole to finish and end the day in second position overall with 83 points-just three points shy Nigel's first place.

The final podium position in the 310Lb field was shared between Dane McConney, who continued a streak of controlled driving in his new Deavinson Sprint kart, and Michael Lambert, driving his #39 Gold f355 Kart with some success in the wet, both finishing third overall with 65 points apiece.

The 330Lb Yamaha Heavy class was weakened by the absence of rookie Alan Croney, whose #28 Deavinson Sprint failed to make the starting grid after blowing two engines while qualifying.

This left Sean Downie to drive his Birel with the 310Lb field and despite the weight disadvantage, Sean put in a good performance to cross the finish line of the final race with 75-330Lb Frutee Championship points in the bag.

It is never a dull moment in the 250Lb Yamaha Sportsman class, and despite the absence of newcomer Nicholas Blades from the field, Sunday's race meet was no exception.

Dane Skeete (right) was in a class by himself displaying quick wet-weather driving to the pleasure of father and veteran rally driver Roger Skeete, to bring his Birel home ahead of the 250Lb field with 93 points.

Jessy Kelly was justly rewarded for tireless work and persistence to snatch victory in race two, and finish his #41 CGM/Herrs Birel in second position overall with 85 points.
Conor Roach finished third overall with 61 points and featured his Gold f355 kart in entertaining duels with Jessy Kelly.

Ryan Gonsalves and the St. Vincent-based Becks Motorsport racing team celebrated their first taste of victory in the exiting 125cc Shifter class.

The rain-soaked Bushy Park racetrack set the stage for heart-stopping racing requiring every ounce of Karting skill to be harnessed, to keep the high-powered six-speed gearbox carts on the racetrack.

Frequent top-place podium finisher Sean Maloney was outdone for the first time in four rounds by the ex-Yamaha 310Lb Champion Driver, Ryan Gonsalves who won the shifter-class with 89 for the fist time since entering this past January, while Sean finished in second position overall with 84 points.

Mark Maloney seemed to relish the lack of grip in his Maranello Rotax kart to finish with 3rd overall with 64 points.

The next championship round is scheduled for Sunday June 6th at the St. Philip racing facility.

 
 
 
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