British Superkarts F125 Open at Cadwell

British Superkarts – CATTERMOLE SECURES FIRST TITLE – At the final rounds of the F125 Open English Championship at Cadwell Park last weekend, Kirk Cattermole collected a second place and a win to claim the E plate.

After qualifying second quickest in class he led the opening lap of race 1 from pole man Ian Larder, Stuart Parker (deputising for his brother) and Neil Robinson. On lap 2 Chris Needham moved up to third place after starting near the back of the grid and set off after Larder. By half distance Needham was second but still 3.947s behind Cattermole with Larder holding off Parker and Robinson. Needham set about reducing the gap and two laps later he was on Cattermole’s tail. On lap 7 he broke the lap record and took the lead in the process and pulled away to win by 1.949s.

The championship was poised for a close finish. In race 2 Cattermole took the lead at the start while Needham lost ground. At the end of lap 1 Cattermole was still at the front with Needham not far behind. Larder was in third place with Parker just ahead of Robinson. Needham dropped back on lap 2 allowing Larder to move into second place but regained the place on the next lap. Needham knew that he had to beat Cattermole to stand a chance of winning the championship. With two laps to go the gap was down to 0.649s but then he slowed. The plug tip had broken and his race was over. Cattermole reeled off the remaining laps to win by 13.52s and secure his first Superkart title. Larder ended a satisfying day with second place after problems he encountered at Anglesey. Robinson finished in third place holding off Parker who drove well on his return to a Superkart seat after several seasons away.

Race one (8 laps)

1 Chris Needham (Anderson Magnum Vortex) 12m 56.279s (81.138mph)

2 Kirk Cattermole (Raider SGM)

3 Ian Larder (Anderson Vortex)

4 Stuart Parker (Anderson TM)

5 Neil Robinson (F1 TM)

6 Russell Crowe (Raider SGM)

Record Lap Needham 1m 34.390s (83.411mph)

Race two (8 laps)

1 Kirk Cattermole (Raider SGM) 12m 59.910s (80.76mph)

2 Ian Larder (Anderson Vortex)

3 Neil Robinson (F1 TM)

4 Stuart Parker (Anderson TM)

5 Russell Crowe (Raider SGM)

6 Dean Mason (Intrepid Pavesi).

Fastest Lap – Needham 1m 34.958s (82.912mph)

Final Points after 4 Rounds (Best 3 to count)

1 Kirk Cattermole 90

2 Chris Needham 80

3 Neil Robinson 64

4 Russell Crowe 48

5 Ian Larder 47

6 Nick Kirk 42

Many thanks to British Superkart Association, words by Gary James.

Main photo – thanks to Dave Robinson.

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