AUSSIES SHINE BRIGHTLY IN VEGAS

Qualifying and the opening round of heat races in the 14th Annual SuperNationals at Las Vegas have been contested with Australian drivers shining brightly.

Australians in the morning session include Matthew Wall and Kel Treseder in a star studded KZ2 class along with Joseph Mawson, Adrian Lazzaro and Scott Foster in TaG Junior.

The afternoon’s sessions feature David Sera and Kris Wall in TaG Senior, Kip Foster, Craig Willis and Eric Smith in TaG Master. Sera is also doubling up to compete in the S1 gearbox class.

QUALIFYING DAY AT 14th ANNUAL SUPERNATIONALS
Australian driver summary

TAG Junior
Qualifying
Joseph Mawson – 2nd
Adrian Lazzarro – 17th
Scott Foster – 36th

Heat One (two split heats)
A vs B Heat
Joseph Mawson – 8th (elevated to 7th)
Adrian Lazzaro – 6th (penalised back to 8th for a starting infringement)

C vs D Heat
Scott Foster – 10th

Race Notes:
Mawson got turned around in turn one and dropped back to 28th. Drove a great race to cross the line eighth. Lazzaro showed strong speed for sixth, only to be penalised two spots for being out of alingment prior to the start.

Foster drove a consistent race to climb up several positions from his starting spot to record a top ten finish.

KZ2
Qualifying
Matthew Wall – 23rd
Kel Treseder – 26th

Heat One
Matthew Wall – 26th
Kel Treseder – 19th

Race Notes:
In a field that includes the who’s who of kart racing from across the globe the Australian drivers had run inside the top 15 for the majority of the practice session but could only manage 23rd and 26th during qualifying.

Wall stalled off the start line dropping him to the back of the field while Treseder narrowly avoided a four-kart pile up in turn one. Both drivers clawed their way up the order while engaged in some interesting battles along the way.

There is no doubt the Gearbox drivers play hard and fast here in America.

TaG Masters
Qualifying
Kip Foster – 2nd
Eric Smith – 21st
Craig Willis – 37th

Heat One
Kip Foster – 2nd
Eric Smith – 26th
Craig Willis – DNF

Race Notes:
Kip Foster started off the outside front row before having a good battle for the minor places and crossing the line in second place. Both Eric Smith and Craig Willis were involved in incidents throughout the race that hampered their performances.

TaG Senior
Qualifying
David Sera – 5th
Kris Wall – 21st

Heat One (two split heats)
A vs B Heat
David Sera – 1st
Kris Wall – 8th

C vs D Heat

Race Notes:
David Sera moved into the lead as the field roared into turn one and was never seriously challenged. Kris Wall showed some good speed to finish eighth.

S1 – Pro Stock Moto
Qualifying
David Sera – 13th

Heat One
David Sera – 13th

Race Notes:
David Sera is continually coming to grips with the Stock Honda Gearbox engine, while never seriously moving forward throughout the race should get faster across the weekend.

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