Sport
30 April, 2025
Go karting action
THE Cairns Kart Club hosted its second race meet of the year at the MakoTrac in Mareeba recently.
The event attracted 19 drivers, with all but one from the Cairns club, and provided for some good racing competition.
Cadet 12 had just two entries nominated with Cairns driver Heath Schweitzer taking all the wins in the five races for the second meet in a row. George Accidao finished second in all races for the meet.
KA 3 Junior had four entries with Dainel Janusz taking a big win by 4.7 seconds in the final after struggling for speed in the heats.
Connor Hole ended up in second followed by fellow Cairns driver Jace Fewtrell in third.
TAG 125 Restricted Medium had nine drivers nominate and was once again the biggest class for the day.
Kairi driver Jack Stockman was the form driver and wasn’t challenged all meet, taking a clean sweep for the second meet in a row.
Peter Roberts and Julian Laws battled it out for second and third all meet. In the end, Laws claimed second while Roberts finished third.
TAG 125 Light had four entries with Seth Chellingworth taking a solid 3.9 second win in the final over Damien Bugler in second. Thomas Mitchell from Mareeba finished third.
The next race meet at the MakoTrac will be held on 10 May.
