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BKA Rnd 10
Bushy Park,
Sun, Nov 21, 2004
 
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(BKA Press Release November 23, 2004)

Hunte, Skeete And Maloney Excel In Barbados Karting Finale

 

As the curtain came down on the Barbados Karting Association (BKA) 2004 Fru-tee Championship season this Sunday November 21st, which featured an exiting day of racing at the Bushy Park racetrack in St. Phillip, Orry Hunte (right) finished the year the way he started, by outperforming the field of five karters in the Yamaha 310-lb Premier class.

Even after a seemingly shaky start when for the first time for the year, Orry failed to secure pole position and was beaten in the first race by Dane McConney, Orry came back strong to win the remain three races in the highly competitive class, with a display of controlled driving in his number 6 ADO Trading Wright kart in both dry and wet conditions. Turning in an impressive day's performance after spending most of the year in Karting wilderness was rallying rookie Matthew "Snuffy" Staffner (right), who did well to keep his number 4 Structural Systems Top Kart ahead of the charging Alan Maynard and his number 14 Birel.

Still down on his luck after a brilliant start, Dane McConney broke his engine supports and a wheel sprocket on the number 32 ACT/Gunk Deavinson Sprint, on the way to finishing just outside the points. Also returning after a spectacular racing accident in the previous round was Michael Lambert, who only managed to compete in two of the four allotted races due to injuries sustained.

Dane Skeete (right) returned to his winning ways by bringing his number 12 Citgo/Goodyear Birel home in first position in three of the four races allotted for the 250-lb Yamaha Sportsman restricted class, to secure first position overall with 93 points. Unable to repeat his previous-round heroics where he upset Skeete, Conor Roach (left) secured only one victory in the four encounters in the number 27 Gold 355, to earn second position for the day with 83 points, followed by Scott Parkinson who repeat his commendable performance to again earn third position with 68 points.

In the heavy category Sean Downie got the better of Alan Croney to finish in first position for the class with 75 points, while Croney finished with 22.

Noticeably absent in the 125cc shifter class were brothers Sean and Mark Maloney, both of whom recently returned from competing in the Guyana International Race meet earlier in the month, where they represented Barbados well in both Group 3 racecars and shifter-karts.

However, Stuart (right) represented the Maloney racing family well to take the fight in the gearbox-kart class to previous round winner Ryan Golsalves in the number 4 Red Bull Tracey kart. Stuart was able to compensate for mechanical problems in his borrowed number 19Tracey kart by winning three of the four races and end the day with 96 points ahead of Ryan on 88.

At he close of the day's racing, engines of the winning karts were impounded by the Clerk of The Course to verify conformance with BKA regulations. The 2004 Fru-tee Championship winners will be announced after completion of these routine tests.

For further coverage and championship results please visit www.barbadoskarting.com.

 
 
 
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