27th November 2012

AUSTRALIANS SIGNAL THEIR INTENTIONS IN PORTUGAL (inc. video)

Australia’s contingent of drivers at the 2012 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals have signalled their intentions to the opposition during the second day of practice in Portimao today.

Pierce Lehane and Joseph Mawson led the charge for the Australians finishing the day with the second and third fastest times overall in the Senior Max category.

Hamish Leighton led the way for the Australian drivers in the DD2 Masters category, closely followed by Brent Coghlan while an off track excursion in the opening session by Jose Ruiz put him behind the eight-ball.

In the junior category it was Thomas Randle who set the fastest time of the Australian drivers while James Golding spent the day searching for more grip in his kart and Joseph Burton-Harris also had issues during the two sessions.

While not quite as fast as they’d like to be, Australia’s DD2 drivers Kyle Ensbey, Jason Pringle and Troy Woolston are all confident of a strong result across the next few days.

Tomorrow will see the drivers complete one final practice session ahead of qualifying in the afternoon.

To view the official website for the event, which includes links to live video from November 28 and live timing throughout the event, please click here.

The Australian Karting Association’s Facebook page (facebook.com/AustralianKartingAssociation) and Twitter Feed (twitter.com/karting_net_au) will be regularly updated throughout the week.

The local time in Portugal is -11 AEDT.

TEAM AUSTRALIA

Junior Max
#118 – Joseph Burton-Harris

Practice 2 (Even) – P15 1:03.299 (+0.633)
Practice 3 (Even) – P33 1:04.609 (+1.880)

#133 – James Golding

Practice 2 (Odd) – 16th 1:03.415 (+0.699)
Practice 3 (Odd) – 23rd 1:03.197 (+0.736)

#157 – Thomas Randle
Practice 2 (Odd) – 9th 1:03.242 (+0.526)
Practice 3 (Odd) – 7th 1:02.788 (+0.327)

Senior Max
#241 – Pierce Lehane

Practice 2 (Odd) – P5 1:01.723 (+0.206)
Practice 3 (Odd) – P2 1:01.258 (+0.110)

#246 – Joseph Mawson

Practice 2 (Even) – P5 1:01.818 (+0.233)
Practice 3 (Even) – P1 1:01.261 (-0.137)

#258 – Daniel Rochford
Practice 2 (Even) – P21 1:02.116 (+0.531)
Practice 3 (Even) – P10 1:02.676 (+0.415)

DD2 Masters
#418 – Brent Coghlan
Practice 2 (Even) – P20 1:01.276 (+0.830)
Practice 3 (Even) – P14 1:00.796 (+0.443)


#434 – Hamish Leighton
Practice 2 (Even) – P7 1:00.875 (+0.429)
Practice 3 (Even) – P6 1:00.606 (+0.253)


#449 – Jose Ruiz
Practice 2 (Odd) – P20 1:01.440 (+1.156)
Practice 3 (Odd) – P11 1:01.049 (+0.689)

DD2


#323 – Kyle Ensbey

Practice 2 (Odd) – P13 1:00.275 (+0.453)
Practice 3 (Odd) – P5 59.824 (+0.405)

#345 – Jason Pringle

Practice 2 (Odd) – P19 1:00.464 (+0.642)
Practice 3 (Odd) – P14 1:00.074 (+0.655)

#368 – Troy Woolston
Practice 2 (Even) – P20 1:00.550 (+0.836)
Practice 3 (Even) – P21 1:00.232 (+0.673)

2012 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals
Event Timetable