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coming up.... 20th May Rosebanks Auckland Champs
Taipa Queens Birthday weekend
17th JUNE - Kiwikidz PRIZEGIVING 11am Bigups
6th JULY - SIGN UP NIGHT AGM for 2012/13 season 7pm Springs
13/5/12 Waharoa
Congrats to......7a David Pellow for winning his first race.
6/5/12 Waharoa
Congrats to......Seaco 9a car Morgan McHugh and CRC/Applicance Repairs car 67 Breyton Davison for a tie for 1st place overall points for Anzac days racing and Placemakers car 27 Hayden Guptill.
Waharoa 15/4/12
10 drivers came out to drive on this sunny day.
Hayden Guptill was on fire all day and drove extremely well winning all 3 races and overall points, showing the others how to drive on a rough track.
Morgan McHugh also drove extremely well all day and did manage in one of the races to hold off Hayden for a while, but made one little mistake giving enough space for Hayden Guptill to slip through, Morgan took second place in all 3 races and overall points.
Hayden Greenhalgh raced consist all day with good results including 3rd in race 3, giving him enough points to claim 3rd overall from Ben Le Cren who was one point behind.
It was also great to see Kelsi Watts race against the boys at Waharoa, her first race she lead for the first lap only to spin out. Young David Pellow's eyes lit up with delight as he pulled his marble for his first grid position,only to have car problems in the first race, but came back on fire and ready to race on the other 2 even picking up 3rd on heat 2. New rookie Shayne Minchington kept up well with the pack and passed a couple of cars. Jayden Busch first two heats were his better races and picked up a 3rd in race 1. Jakeb Le Cren had two good heats keeping up speed with the pack but on his second heat he had fuel issues. It was also great to have young Nicholas wells back out in the 66 car, he kept a great line though out all races. A fun day for all.
Easter weekend
11 cars headed to Kaikohe for a 3 days of racing. What a show these kids put on ... the locals and officials giving lots of praise to the young drivers. Not only on the track but the way the spoke on the podium as well. With 3 days of sunshine at the Kaikohe Speedway track the kids managed to do 11 races, with 6 different race winners over the three days. The first day was front middle back ....overall points for KCC Challenage, and the kids right from the green flag till the end of every race put on some amazing passes. Benjamin Le Cren was a clear winner. Breyton Davison and Hayden Guptill tied,this meant they had to do a run off at the end of the day. With everyone cheering both drivers on they put on a good battle the results were....Overall points Ben 1st, Breyton 2nd and Hayden 3rd.
Camping at the track allowed all the familes to mix and mingle before and after racing, giving a great atmosphere for the whole weekend. They had Hoozier tyre tenpin bowling and Band for entertainment after racing. Our kids played well together finding their own entertainment.
Day 2 and 3. The 11 kids from the experienced to the new all drove with great skill, putting on some great racing, we had spin outs (experienced and new kids), wheels bouncing off and a couple of inexperienced hittiing the wall causing a lot of damage.... all dads on hand to try and get these kids back out. Sat/Sun were fastest of the back and even though no one won from the back the skill and passes as they tried and nearly made it, put on very exciting racing for the locals. Overall points were won by Ben winning followed by Morgan and Hayden.
Rookies:
11a Shayne Minchington... had his first crash, but showed great driving the next day coming back and over the weekend continued to in crease in speed over the 3 days.
7a David Pellow... spun out in one of the races after hitting water on the track, but our young fast 9 year passed quite a few cars over the weekend and finished 6th in a couple of the races.
41a Jakeb Le Cren... the youngest driver (8) got faster over the weekend and finished 6th in one of the races. However on the last day he hit the wall causing too much damage to continue. smiles still on face as he cheered on fellow drivers and his brother.
55a Jayden Bursch... he received a cold bucket of water for winning his first race, only new to the sport the 15 year old did well and won 2 races over the weekend. He showed great speed and passes.
Experienced:
9a Morgan McHugh.....raced well and picked up 2nd overall in points and topped the weekend by winning the last race of the weekend. (he also received a bucket of cold water as he did not get dumped for winnng his first race at Huntly the weekend prior)
21a Kelsi Watts....our only girl driver showed the boys how to drive with some great battles against the others. She completed all races with a great 5th placing in one of the races.
67a Breyton Davison... clocked at the speed of 87km by the local cops showed he was one of the fastest, he won 3 races over the weekend and picked up 2nd overall in the KCC Challenge. Unfortunely the last race he DNF with engine failure.
27a Hayden Guptill.... Picked up 3rd over all on the KCC Challenge and the 2 day overall points came 3rd. Hayden pushed hard all weekend with his car and won one of the races.
22a Hayden Greenhalgh... wasn't here on the friday, but came for the Sat/Sun, with technical problems on a couple of the races causing DNF's. Once dad got car sorted young Hayden was out there in the pack battling wheel to wheel and did well picking up a 4th in one of the races.
71a Nathan Howard.... got dumped with a bucket of water as a farewell from fellow drivers. We will miss our Nathan as he heads out of quarter into an adult section of racing. Nathan as usual gave it his best in all races and won 2 races over the weekend.
14a Benjamin Le Cren.... was fast and constant the whole weekend, clocked by the local cops at 88km he was getting thought he traffic with good lines and speed, he won both the KCC Challenge and Overall points for the weekend and 2 wins (another with a bucket of cold water with first win at this track)
Huge thanks to Kaikohe Speedway for putting on a great event.
Well done to all the kids and from the kids big thanks to all mums and dads!
New cadets - 11a Shayne Minchington, 55a Jayden Busch, 61a Corbin Anderson
March brief update
The kids have been putting on some spectucular racing over the last month and are due for a triple header this Easter weekend in Kaikohe.
Mid March we had Rosebank with weather fine 9 cars had a great day racing and it was great to have so many new cadets. It was a relaxed atmosphere and good close racing as usual to watch. 27 Hayden winning the feature, followed by 14 Ben and rookie 55 Jayden picking up 3rd.
At the end of the month we headed off for a youth day racing at Huntly for the Hoot Livestock Waikato champs, again their was some really good close racing, Morgan and Ben winning their first race at Huntly, and other heat was won by Hayden in 27. Hayden Greenhalgh rolled due to a break on his car steering him towards the wall, but he is all okay. All hands were on board to get him out again for race 2. The racing was great to watch in all 3 races as there was battles and change of positions from the whole group of races from the experienced and cadets. Over all 1st 14, 2nd 71, 3rd 27.
The next morning we headed off to Waharoa to continue the les behere which we started back in January but had to cancel due to rain. Breyton Davison did well and won it again for his 3rd year, with 9 Morgan runner up followed by Nathan 71 in 3rd. However there was alot of action over the continued heat and feature, along with 27 Hayden rolling in the first heat, with too much damage he watch from the infield, luckly dad managed to fix car and he was out for the feature and on feature rookie Jakeb also had to watch from the infield from his shock breaking as he hit a rutt.
The kids then did two more races, reverse grid for Waharoa Club Champs. With yellow ribbons being removed from some of our new cadets (7a David Pellow and 55a Jayden Busch), it meant 9 were gridded up, this made it exciting to watch as cars passed each other only to be re-passed. Every driver completed the races the points were added up and we had a tie. 27 Hayden and 71 Nathan had to do a run off. This run off was spectucular to watch and one of the most exciting ones I have seen. The two kids showed great skill as they raced wheel to wheel then a swap of positions only to re-swap back. The crowd cheering both on. (both should be so proud as there racing was simply awesome to watch). Nathan won and jumped out giving his dad a huge hug, Hayden wrapping up second over all followed by 67 Breyton. An awesome two days racing by all.
Last night for season at Springs.
We were due to have 12 kids start the nights racing, but one was out with engine issues and other not feeling well. The rain stayed away, and Springs track had a different surface, but that did not deter the kids, they all put on some good close racing over the two heats, with the 2nd race 5 of them passing the finish line in a big bunch as they were coming up on one of our new cadets. There were a few holes but the kids seemed to enjoy them. Well done to all for a good seasons racing. All the kids that had done a full season at the Springs got to go proudly up on the podium and were presented a participation trophy/certificate from Springs promotions. (Thanks to promotion it made their day). Nathan Howard finished his last season at Springs,he will be missed by all next season. Nathan will continue the rest of the season in the Kiwikidz, but next year we will be hopefully be watching him in a TQ or F2.
We welcome our two new rookies 15 year Jayden and 13 years Corbin with their first go on the Western Springs track. We also have 12 year Shayne in training and will be joining the kids at some stage, as we still have many races from the south in Matamata to up north in Taipa still to go over the next few months.
WAIKARAKA - OPEN DAY
FIRSTLY WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUR CLUB ON THIS FUN SUCCESSFUL DAY. WE HOPE EVERYONE WHO HAD A GO IN THE KIWIKIDZ CLUB CAR ENJOYED THEMSELVES. TO ALL QUARTER MIDGET DRIVERS AND OUR GUESTS (SUPPORTING - CLASSES JUNIOR SOLOS AND PEEWEES) WELL DONE TO ALL WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR DAY.
WINNER OF THE KWIKIDZ RAFFLE : DRAWN 5/2/12
1ST PRIZE - FOOD HAMPER - TICKET 048 BLUE A (STEVE JOE)
2ND PRIZE - SET 4 KIWIKIDZ CLUB T-SHIRTS - TICKET 015 ORANGE D (BRUCE CIVIC ENGEERING)
THANK YOU FROM THE KIDS FOR SUPPORTING OUR FUNDRAISER.
RESULTS OF QUARTERS:
TIME TRIALS: TIMED BY SNZ OFFICIALS
1ST EQUAL - BREYTON DAVISON AND BEN LE CREN - 19.56
NATHAN HOWARD - 20.06, DAVID PELLOW 20.43, KELSI WATTS 20.53, MORGAN MCHUGH 20.56, JAKEB LECREN 20.71, HAYDEN GUPTILL 20.85, HAYDEN GREENHALGH 21.41
POLE SHUFFLE: WINNER BREYTON DAVISON
7 VS 41 - 7 WON, 7 VS 21 - 21 WON, 21 VS 22 - 22 WON, 22 VS 27 - 22 WON, 22 VS 71 - 71 WON, 71 VS 9 - 9 WON, 9 VS 14 - 14 WON, 14 VS 67 - 67 WON
DRIVERS TODAY WERE; 7 DAVID PELLOW, 9, MORGAN MCHUGH, 14 BENJAMIN LE CREN, 21 KELSI WATTS, 22 HAYDEN GREENHALGH, 27 HAYDEN GUPTILL, 41 JAKEB LE CREN, 67 BREYTON DAVISON, 71 NATHAN HOWARD.
HEAT ONE: 67, 14, 71, 9, 21, 22, 27, 7, 41
HEAT TWO: 67, 9, 14, 71, 27, 22 DNF 41, 7, 21
FEATURE: 14, 67, 71,21, 9, 7, 27, 22, 41
- KIDS THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE A GO IN A QUARTER MIDGET.....On 5th February the Kiwikidz will have a Promo day at Wairaraka, not only will you get to watch the kids race, but there is an opportunity for parents wanting to get their kids into the sport, to give their kids a go (8 to 15 years). For $50 you can have a go in the club car (6 laps of the inside track at Wairaraka). For more information contact president Brian Guptill on 027 296 9314 or Secretary Melanie
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29/1/2012 Update:
We were a a few cars down in numbers today and the weather was rather strange for the end of January... one minute we had t- shirts on and then the next minute the cold air came and sweat shirts back on. The atmosphere amongst the kids on and off the track was relaxed. For the first 3 races the track was watered prior to going out.
Race one had Kelsi Watts 21a and Nathan 71a off the front, but it wasn't long before Ben Le Cren 14a, overtook them as he got good traction on the outside and passed them all, Nathan still holding the pole line tried to keep with Ben who was still running the high line, but had to settle with 2nd overall. There was also a good battle between Hayden Greenhalgh 22a and Kelsi for 3rd and fourth position with Kelsi holding off Hayden to claim 3rd. Race 2 Morgan had better luck with his car running and drove well. Ben got a good start and continued infront to the end, Morgan 9a who also had front row had a good distance between him and the others as Nathan Howard had to make his way around Kelsi and Hayden, it was great watching the 3 racing, Nathan slipped pass to claim 3rd overall. Meanwhile cadet Jakeb le Cren 41a who was gridding up at the back, had to watch from the infield after running out of fuel. Race 3 and all the kids showed again, some great racing, this time all the cars finishing, Nathan took a good start and managed to stop Ben from passing him to calm 1st, Ben 2nd and Hayden 3rd. The feature was the last race of the day and it was dusty, unfortunely Kelsi who had driven well all day spun and the car would not restart. with highest points Ben and Nathan started off the front, but the green car (Ben) was too fast and claimed the win, followed by 71 Nathan and 22 Hayden. As usual all smiles on faces as the kids played ball after the days racing.
23/1/2011update: (Rest of Les Behere races now on 4th March 2012)
We headed of to Waharoa for another summers day racing (Les Behere Trophy day), but this was not meant to be with 9 cars lined up it started to rain, off onto the slippery track, most of the kids did well with the track conditons, and there was no incidents as they raced on the wet track, tearoffs been torn off at every opportunity. If you went a little too high you lost your position from spinning wheels too much, pole line had far more traction. Race two it was just too wet and the whole meeting was cancelled, wet and muddy the kids still had smiles as the played hide in seek in the long grass while parents started to pack up. This meeting for the Kiwikidz will now be held later in the season. Meanwhile back in Auckland the Club Car was on display at the Springs Promotion display at the Kumeu Hot Rod Show (2 day event).
16/1/12 update:
Over the last week Springs and Waharoa got cancelled due to too much rain, so the kids have had a little break and a few families have headed off to have a holiday. But on 15th Jan the Sun shone for almost the entire days racing at Rosebank Speedway. Nathan Howard in 71 had a blinder of a day winning all 4 races. Race one saw Nathan get to the lead followed by Hayden Guptill and Ben Le Cren. Race 2 Nathan again got in front of the pack, Hayden Greenhalgh 22a did well too hold of Hayden Guptill and Ben Le Cren in Heat 2 to get a second as he crossed the finish line. Race 3 Nathan got a good start from Hayden Guptill (both on front row) who finished in second followed by Ben. It rained just before the feature changing the track conditions, 71a and 27a were top points so got the front grids, Hayden Guptill 27a unfortunely as he came out for the feature the car just stopped, so he was unable to complete the race, this opened up the opportunity for the rest of the field. results were 71 - 1st followed by 14a and 22a. We had three cadets out that day and it was great to see Zeon Mc Nabb 4a finishing some races without engine problems, all 3 were getting faster, David Pellow 7a in the feaure ran out of tear off and had to pull ino the infield, but he had done well in all the heats, Jakeb LeCren 41a had his best result finishing 4th in the feature. Check out our results page for the season so far.
5/1/12 update
So far we have had 7 meetings at Springs and only one rain date, which is pretty amazing considering amount of rain Auckland has had over the last month. The kids have raced well showing some really good skills out on the track. 7 different quarter midget drivers have had a chance to stand on the podium (1st, 2nd or 3rd overall in points) this season so far. The points have been very close,this is because of the close racing skills of the kids. The podium has been a great opportunity for the children to thank their sponsors, and learn a bit of public speaking. Kiwikidz next meeting is Sat 7th at Springs followed by racing at Waharoa and Rosebank later in Jan.
- Boxing Day... a big welcome to our 2 Nelson based Quarter Midgets Jay 73c (10yrs) and Jayedan 72c (9yrs) who are here in Auckland until 7th Jan. We also welcome our new Auckland Based Driver Zeon Mc Nabb in 4a (13 yrs). We now have 3 rookies out on the springs track (identified by their yellow ribbon).Boxing day we had 12 kiwikidz cars gridded up, the field looked good and as usual some good fast racing. Race 1 had Nelson based Jayedan and Auckland Kelsi on front row, but Nathan 71 was far to fast and came from the very back to win the race, passing cars he realised quickly to stay low to avoid the wet patchs that were up mid to high track. Breyton in no.67 was right behind him, trying everything to pass Nathan, this was very excting hard racing to watch. Mean while in the mid pack a few of the drivers did get caugt up inthe wet, but it wasn't long before they were bunched up fighting for positions. With a very long wait before their second race the track conditions were bound to be different, much drier and slicker. 71 and 14 had front row followed by 67 and 27 so this was bound to be a good exciting battle, but the green car 14 just took off, leaving the rest of the field to show some really good exciting close racing with positions changing throught out the 6 lap race. As per the first race it was hard to focus as from front to back all had good battles to watch. Both races are added together to give total points and as usual, because we have so many kids so skilled we have many equalling same points, we then have to look at how many cars each have passed from their original grid positions. After accessing grid positions and cars passed, 1st and 2nd had only 1 pt difference and the same with 3rd and 4th. Well done to all the kids as usual the action did not only come from the front but the mid pack always has alot of changes of positions and even our cadets seem to battle with each other.
- 17/12/11 - KAIKOHE & WHANGAREI. The track at Kaikohe was good inbetween the rain, however on race one 9 Morgan and 22 Hayden hit a wet patch causing them to hit the wall quite hard, this took them out for the rest of the day. The other races continued with the results being, 71 Nathan, followed by 27 Hayden and 7 David. The were due to race in Whangarei the next day with other drivers, but was cancelled due to the heavens opening up. Kidz now have 5 events at Springs starting on Boxing day, we also will ahve 2 Christchurch Quarter Drivers coming up 10year old Jay (73c) and Jayedan 9 years (72c).
- 11/12/11 - With a couple of Springs, Rosebanks and Waharoa dates completed all ready the Kiwikidz are well in truly into the season. There has been some very good close races at all the tracks. This coming weekend they head off to Kaikohe followed by Whangarei, then alot of racing at the Springs over the Christmas/new years. Check out our results page for the season so far.
THE DRIVERS
4a Zeon McNabb (13yrs) 7a David Pellow (9 yrs)
9a Morgan McHugh (15yrs) 14a Benjamin Le Cren (11yrs)
18a Dillon Cooper (9yrs) 21a Kelsi Watts (13yrs)
22a Hayden Greenhalgh (12yrs) 27a Hayden Guptill (13yrs)
41a Jakeb Le Cren (8yrs) 61a Corbin Anderson (13yrs)
67a Breyton Davison (11yrs) 67a Kyle Davison (8yrs)
71a Nathan Howard (14yrs) Club car - 8a
First racing update for 2011/12 season....
With the first Springs practice about to hit us it is timely to cover off the first meeting at Rosebank. Bright colours seem to be required for sucsess if the opeing meeting of the year is anything to go by.
Nathan Howard in the newly recouloured orange Glendene Panelbeaters car took the opening win followed by Ben LeCren, Breyton Davison, Kelsi Wats, Jakob LeCren, David Pellow and Nicholas Wells. Race two saw the bright green Lube King car of Ben LeCren take the win followed by Nathan Howard, Kelsi Watts, Jakeb LeCren, David Pellowand Nicholas Wells with Breyton Davison having some engine problems and pulling out. Race three saw Ben agan take the win to be followed by Breyton Davison. In behind them Kesi Watts was having her best race ever managing to hold oput Nathan Howard for a number of laps until he managed to get by her. Ben took the win followed by Breyton, Nathan, Jakeb, David, and Nicholas with Kesli having a mechanical failure to end the race on the infield.
The feature saw Ben and Nathan off the front row. Ben shot out to the lead early to take the win followed by Nathan, Breyton, Jakeb, David and Nicholas with Kelsi having a spin on the last lap to not make the finish. Was a great start to the season with seven cars and still Hayden Guptill and Morgan McHugh apearing at the Springs practices and Hayden Greenhaulgh to reappear after being at the Rosebank practices already. Also with son new drivers almost ready and practicing away it looks like the Kiwikidz Quarter Midgets are on the rise.
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