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JUNE 2015 - N. 18
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14 MONDOKART - News & Previews 20 YOUR TKM GUIDE Avoiding tech failures 22 ROTAX MAX BEGINNERS’ TIPS Brakes can spoil your bargain 24 INSIDE YOUR TILLOTSON CARB HL-394A for Iame Gazelle set-up 26 PRODUCT OF THE MONTH ALTO Carb Slide Needle Protector 28 SURVEY New KF 2016 engines 32 TALKING TO Terry Fullerton 76 LEGENDAY KARTS Glenn Davidson Replicas 80 2015 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CALENDARS
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44 LGM SERIES & X30 TOUR RD.3 48 CIK EUROPEAN KF-KFJ CHAMPS RD.1 50 CIK EUROPEAN KZ-KZ2 CHAMPS RD.2 52 CLUB100 RD.3-4 58 SHENINGTON KRC CLUB CHAMPS RD.5
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60 BUCKMORE PARK KC SUMMER CHAMPS RD.2 62 CUMBRIA KRC CHAMPIONSHIP RD.4 64 CLAY PIGEON KC CHAMPIONSHIP RD.3 66 SOUTH YORKSHIRE KC CLUB CHAMPS RD.3 68 TRENT VALLEY KC SUMMER CHAMPS RD.2 70 HODDESDON KC CHAMPIONSHIP RD.4 72 WHILTON MILL KART CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RD.4
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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
ALTO CARB SLIDE NEEDLE PROTECTOR
Devised to protect In karting, preparation and looking after your equipment can be more important to your overall performance than what you do on circuit. In the Rotax classes many of us at the end of a test day or race meeting strip the kart down for transportation removing the engine and carburettor, leaving the throttle slide and needle dangling around, sometimes with the cable tied up to a seat stay, but mostly just left sat in the seat. This leaves the delicate needle exposed to damage while in transport and open to any products you may use while cleaning the kart in preparation. Remember that while on circuit any dirt or products left on the assembly will no doubt be drawn through your engine next time you are on track, which could potentially harm your performance or even cause damage to your engine. Why not solve two potential issues with one simple product? Alto’s Carb slide and Needle protector is the right product. This simple solution has a threaded top, so you simply screw it into place by hand once you have removed your carburettor, safe guarding your needle and slide assembly from any dirt or damage while you carry out any cleaning or maintenance to your kart.
Don’t leave anything to chance, grab your protector for just £15.00 + VAT available now from Dartford Karting and Buckmore Kartstore or why not order online at
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TALKING TO TERRY FULLERTON
TF IS BACK! Terry Fullerton, one of
the legendary characters of the sport, is back with his own kart, the TF1 homologated for all CIK classes, as well as models for Cadet and Bambino racing. We touched base with the 1973 World Champ in Lonato. REPORT S.MURTAS / PHOTOS VROOM ARCHIVE, D.PASTANELLA, C.WALKER
Following up on a very successful couple of years as driver coach and mentor, Terry Fullerton is back with a creation of his own – the TF1. We say he’s back because it’s not the first time that Terry puts his unique experience and know-how in the design and production of a chassis, after the most successful of his creations, the 1994 Fullerton Tiger, saw the likes of Andrea Belicchi, Anthony Davidson, Michael Simpson, Dan Wheldon among others winning races and titles across Europe. After so many years, what prompted
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the decision to come back in the market with your own product? “I’ve thought to make a new kart on and off through the years, it was always in the back of my mind. I do enjoy my driver coaching a lot, but it can be a bit unpredictable as it happened with my last two pupils, Jehan Daruvala and Enaam Ahmed, who have now moved on to single-seaters. So I felt I needed to diversify my business in order to give it more stability. And when Albino Parolin proposed to do a new kart early last year for the new homologation it sort of triggered my mind. We then spoke again in Genk
at the European Championship and I decided to go ahead and do it.” And how did you go about it? “I went through the whole process of designing it, developing it, and testing it on track. Between September and November we tested it six or seven times in Northern Italy, and then the kart was homologated. We had Gabriel Sereia as a test driver, a junior driver from Brazil, nice kid, good test driver, perfect for what I wanted. The feedback was good, we jelled very well, he is the right weight size, he’s got good experience level. You don’t want to run a beginner, but you
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THIRTY YEARS OF DRIVER COACHING
THE KART IS REALLY EASY TO DRIVE … A FEW DRIVERS HAVE TESTED IT AT PFI AND FEEDBACK IS POSITIVE don’t want an expert either, because the expert will go around the problems. I needed someone to show up the problems the kart and he was very good at driving and explaining what was going on. So we actually moved forward quite quickly with the development of the kart.” Which areas did you focus your design and development on? “Ease of driving, and ease of setting up. A lesson learned from Tony Kart. They’re successful for two main reasons – it’s a very fast kart that works in all conditions. And if you come to the market with a kart that is difficult to drive but can be
fast, you’re not going to sell karts. What you need is a kart that comes out of the box, you put the wheels on and it’s easy to drive and to set-up. These were the two boxes that I needed to tick.” Which other elements did you outline in the design phase? “It obviously had to look good, and be the right price for the market, which I set below the cost of a Tony Kart. Last but not least, it had to be very fast. And I honestly think that with the TF1 we’ve achieved all these key five elements. A few of drivers have been testing on it in February at PF International, and the
feedback is very positive. The kart is really easy to drive, and adapts well to all conditions and classes, which is exactly what I aimed for.” How did you manage to create a kart that adapts well to the most popular categories – Rotax and X30? “I made sure to select the right tube size, the right type of tubing, the type of design and so on. It’s a classic design, inspired by my own Fullerton Tiger which I had made back in 1994/1995. Quite honestly, it was not much different from the latest Tony Kart design in the bends
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SUPER ONE SERIES
RACE
RND.1, ROWRAH, 25-26 APRIL 2015
SUPER ONE SPORTS NEW STYLE AT ROWRAH The opening round of the new style Super One series at the
Cumbrian circuit had classes for both Cadet categories, all the Rotax plus the KZ1 gearbox British Championship. There will be ten events this year, with a mix of classes at each circuit to give seven rounds for each class except KZ1, which only has six. REPORT G.SMITH / PHOTOS C.WALKER (KARTPIX.NET)
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The previous weekend Rowrah had hosted the ABkC ‘O’ Plate championships, so Jonny Edgar (IAME Cadet), Wesley Mason (Honda Cadet), William Pettitt (MiniMax), Harrison Thomas (Junior Max) and John Stewart (Rotax Max) were all sporting their new numbers. Edgar had the unique honour of holding the Cadet O Plate for the third time. IAME CADET Jonny Edgar claimed the winner’s trophy in IAME Cadet, but it was Dexter Patterson who left Rowrah holding a championship lead of 10 points. This followed the young Scottish driver’s flawless display in
Left, Mini Max Final 2 podium with Jewiss on top, sided by Robertson (left) and Kimber. Points are awarded to both finals and heat finish, reason being that Charpentier finished 2nd overall following a consistent performance throughout the weekend. With a stunning drive in all sessions, Jewiss (87, opposite page) won all but one race, where he closed in 2nd. Below, McCarthy parading with York (left) and Thomas following the weekend’s Junior Max podium. Above, Edgar (O) leads a 4-kart train in Iame Cadet closed by Patterson (7).
his Heats and first final. Dexter Patterson was in the driving seat all through the first final, chased by Joseph Taylor and Harry Thompson. But Edgar rose to second early in the race, and with a lap to go Taylor retired with his chain off, leaving Thompson in third. For the second final Edgar snatched the lead on the opening lap and enjoyed a winning cushion all the way. Thompson relieved Patterson of second on lap eleven but was relegated back on the last corner. Taylor stormed back to tenth from the back chased by
Bray Kenneally.
HONDA CADET Nicholas Reeve held the lead in the first final for all but briefly on the penultimate lap, when Oliver Clarke went in front. He was swiftly dispatched to third by the speedy Reeve, with Alex Lloyd taking second. Lloyd had sped up from a poor start, battling past Wesley Mason amongst others. Guy Cunnington fell back from his initial seventh and was later given a one lap penalty. Lloyd took the hole shot ahead of Reeve in
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LGM SERIES & X30 TOUR
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RND.3, LARKHALL, 17th MAY
BREAKING RECORDS
During last year’s Little Green man round at Larkhall, a little piece of karting history was made when the first “C” Final for cadets took place. Last month, the Scottish club chalked up another first by hosting a “stand alone” meeting for this burgeoning series. REPORT LGM PO / PHOTOS C.WALKER (KARTPIX.NET)
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“It’s the way to go,” Paul Fletcher declared enthusiastically and his view was endorsed by just about all of the 120 competitors who turned up at Larkhall. Weather conditions changed frequently throughout Sunday’s racing, keeping mechanics extremely busy all day, as wets were swapped for slicks only to be switched back again moments later. “There are two circuits in Britain where you should never hold championship meetings before July or August,” grumbled Mark Rose. “Rowrah’s one and this is the other.”
LGM CADET CHAMPIONSHIP With a win and two 2nd
place finishes from his Heats, Jonny Edgar made certain of pole position for the “A” Final, thus claiming three important bonus points. Other Heat winners were Taylor Barnard, Harry Thompson, Luca Van Knapton, Joseph Taylor and Georgi Dimitrov. In his opening Heat Joel Bradford had been the victim of a collision that eliminated him after just two laps. The subsequent investigation into this incident delayed him until a couple of minutes before he was due out again. Regrettably, the grid had been closed by that time and Joel wasn’t allowed to start. From grid 15 in the “B” Final he did well to qualify
WITH A WIN AND TWO 2ND PLACE FINISHES IN THE HEATS, JONNY EDGAR (O) STARTS THE “A” FINAL FROM POLE POSITION. 4th behind Zak O’Sullivan, Joe Willoughby and Thomas Smith. Before the “A” Final heavy rain had completely altered circuit conditions. One or two eagle eyed mechanics had anticipated the weather and changed to wet tyres beforehand. Most competitors, though, had opted for slicks. Race officials decided on a further delay for tyres to be changed and the top teams took advantage of this concession to alter gearing ratios as well. Edgar led from the start but was temporarily replaced by Thompson half-way around the opening lap. He regained 1st spot almost immediately but thereafter had Thompson, Owen Marlow and Dimitrov following close behind. Back in 5th place, Dexter Patterson struggled to keep tabs on the leading foursome. Edgar
led for 15 laps but was then overtaken by Thompson who dragged Marlow through with him. Dimitrov started to fall behind until, with a couple of laps still remaining, he was overtaken by Patterson. Edgar had regained 2nd spot and this time it was Marlow’s turn to fall off the pace. They began their final tour with Edgar pressing Thompson extremely hard. Thompson was forced into a defensive line and this brought Marlow back into play along with Patterson and Dimitrov. Edgar looked ready to mount a further attack on Thompson when he suddenly discovered Patterson slipping up his inside. For a moment the front three karts were alongside each other, but Thompson held on to claim an impressive hat trick of LGM victories. Patterson took
An ecstatic Thompson (79) thumps the air as he takes the chequered flag first ahead of Patterson and Edgar.
2nd spot closely followed by Edgar, Marlow and Dimitrov. Brandon Martland had come through from grid 25 to finish 6th, albeit around 100 yards behind the leaders.
X30 TOUR Mark Rose was at Larkhall working on the Fullerton kart driven by Philip Rawson in Senior X30. The only other driver using this chassis was Mark Litchfield, who seemed happy with its overall handling. “We’ve done a lot of testing over in Italy, but
always in dry conditions,” said Terry Fullerton. “This is the first time we’ve actually run in the wet and I’m pleased with the results so far.” Litchfield lined up for the “A” Final on grid 3 behind Josh Hatton and Oliver Hodgson. Rawson found himself on grid 5 for this race. Earlier in the day, Hodgson and Hatton had joined Danny Keirle, Ross Martin and Jamie Flynn as Heat winners. Hatton took an early lead in the final followed by Hodgson
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CLUB 100
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SPRINT SERIES RND.3, RED LODGE, 26th APRIL SPRINT SERIES RND.4, WHILTON MILL, 17th MAY
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MASTERING THE LODGE AND THE MILL REPORT C.SIMPSON (COOL THINKING MEDIA) / PHOTOS ALEX ROACHE PHOTOGRAPHY
ROUND 3 RED MEAT AT RED LODGE
Heavyweight class final start with Daniel French (31) leading the field ahead of Josh Pettitt (61), Eric Mignon (8), and round 4 double winner, and current championship leader Jonathan Elliott (51) wide on the right.
Matt Brooks is a changed man on his return to Club100 after circuit racing. He’s different somehow, he has a winner’s nerve. Danny Hurlock used local knowledge to dominate Clubmans, Tim Hill rolled back the years to win Heavyweights and Adam White added another win to extend his lead in the Lightweight Championship. PREMIER “It’s the first proper win so I get a trophy this time, I could see Lee (Hackett) there or thereabouts every lap after I got passed him. I pulled a little gap but I knew it would only take one mistake for him to be on me and the last few laps I was bricking it” remarked a cheeky Matt Brooks following the Final. The day started with a stern talk from Managing Director John Vigor about driving standards and setting the tone for the other classes. Wise words on an unfamiliar anticlockwise track with a fast first bend too fast to be called a corner into a tricky tight left-right combination. JV’s words took a while to take. Steve Brown won Heat 1 from grid 4 but only at the second start ahead of Darren Teal and
Stephen Hicks. It took 3 starts to get Heat 2 passed turn 3 without incident Chris Hanson ran out the winner with pole man Callum McGregor happy to ride shotgun. The Pre Final started clean and pole man Steve Brown led from lights to flag. He towed Ian Blake clear from grid 3 and at halfway it looked like the champion was going to press on and take maximum points but his challenge fizzled out. Steve pulled clear to an assured win. Into a 13 lap Final where Lee Hackett converted pole into the lead as once again the outside line lost out, grid 3 Brooks emerged in 2nd. Beroual-Smith was 3rd ahead of Peter O’Connor off grid 2 and in his efforts to take the position away from Anwar the leading duo were able to make a break. It took a while for Anwar to shake off the attentions of O’Connor & Co and on lap 5 Brooks moved by Hackett, Lee not resisting perhaps hoping to be be towed clear of a closing Anwar to try something later. Brooks edged out to a few kart lengths leaving Lee to see off Anwar before the finish. Matt Brooks winning by 2secs.
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Info File Driver: Jenson Button Kart: Tecno SS22 race: 1997 FSA European Championship Type kart: Replica
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