Round 4 2017 Australian Kart Championship

Cadet 9 Vortex Mini Rok

The Cadet 9 Vortex Mini Rok final delivered the closest racing of the weekend with

up to seven karts in contention to take the win throughout the 16-lap race. In the

end, it was series leader Harry Arnett who greeted the chequered flag first, ahead

of Ryan Tomsett and the series first female to grace the podium, Maddison Feather.

Cadet 12 Vortex Mini Rok

James Wharton took a clean sweep of the Cadet 12 Vortex Mini Rok class and with

a 127-point lead in the series, became the first Australian Karting Champion-elect of

the 2017 season. Wharton won the final by two seconds ahead of Adrian Haak and

Fletcher Harris. With 18 points separating Haak, Harris and Marcos Flack in the

championship standings it is the battle for second and third that will play out at the

final round of the series in Melbourne.

KA2 Vortex DVS Junior Rok

While Broc Feeney dominated the KA2 Vortex DVS Junior Rok heat races it was Christian

Pancione who emerged victorious in the all important final. Starting from second on the grid,

Pancione got a great start and was quickly immersed in a six-kart battle for the lead. While

the lead changed many times over the course of the race, Pancione came through to claim

his maiden round win. Lachlan Hughes raced from eighth to finish second with Harrison

Hoey claiming third place, edging out Feeney as they crossed the line. The championship

battle will be decided in Melbourne with just four points separating Feeney and Hughes at

the top of the standings.

KA1 Vortex DVS Senior Rok

In the KA1 Vortek DVS Senior Rok class Kyle Henry-Smith took his second round win in succession and

in doing so, moved to the top of the championship standings. While defending Champion Scott Sorensen

led for much of the final, he battled with Henry Smith, swapping for the race lead no less than six times

over two laps. Henry-Smith won by 0.4 seconds ahead of Sorensen with the Paul Feeney Groups

Mathew Stenner finishing third to claim his first podium of the season.