28th September 2016

TOP PLACEGETTERS SHARE IN HUGE AKC PRIZEPOOL

More than $120,000 in prizes were distributed at the 2016 Australian Kart Championship Awards Dinner at Etihad Stadium on Sunday night.

Detailed below is a full list of the top placegetters in the respective classes along with the winners of the Manufacturers and Teams Championships, Event of the Year, Best Presented Team and SP Tools Mechanic of the Year.

Also presented was the inaugural winners of the Bridgestone Super Cup and Dunlop Determination Awards along with the prestigious MG Tyres Driver’s Driver Awards.

Click image to view a full gallery from the evening on the Australian Kart Championship Facebook page.

Karting Australia Manufacturers Champion – Arrow Karts

Karting Australia Teams Champion – Shamick Racing

Event of the Year – Round 5 – Go-Kart Club of Victoria

Best Presented Team – Patrizicorse

MG Tyres Driver’s Driver of the Year – Brendan Nelson

Dunlop Determination Award – Tom Turner (KA2) and Luke Grasso (KA3 Senior)
$1,500 cash

Bridgestone Super Cup – Ryan Tomsett
$1,000 cash

SP Tools Mechanic of the Year – Chad Horsley
SP Tools Karting Tool Kit

2016 AUSTRALIAN KART CHAMPIONSHIP PLACEGETTERS

Cadet 9
Champion – Ryan Tomsett
Vortex Mini Rok Engine

Runner-Up – Ben Holliday
Vortex spare parts voucher valued at $1000

Third Place – Alex Ninovic
Vortex spare parts voucher valued at $500

Cadet 12
Champion – Kai Allen
Fully funded trip to compete in the Rok International Cup
Each prize package includes:
· Free entry for the event
· Free use of complete OTK kart for the duration of the event
· Free fuel for the whole of the event
· 4 free Bridgestone tyres for use at the event
· Free use of pit tent at the event
· Free airfare Australia to Italy and return
· Free hotel accommodation for the event

Runner-Up – Kobi Williams
Fully funded trip to compete in the Rok International Cup
Each prize package includes:
· Free entry for the event
· Free use of complete OTK kart for the duration of the event
· Free fuel for the whole of the event
· 4 free Bridgestone tyres for use at the event
· Free use of pit tent at the event
· Free airfare Australia to Italy and return
· Free hotel accommodation for the event

Third Place – Fletcher Harris
Vortex Mini Rok Engine

Fourth Place – James Wharton
Vortex spare parts voucher valued at $1000

Fifth Place – Blake Purdie
Vortex spare parts voucher valued at $500

KA4 Junior
Champion – Cooper Webster
Arrive and Drive package for the 2016 IAME International Final.
Each prize package includes:·
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· 1 set of tyres
· Mechanic
· $1,500 travel allowance

Runner-Up – Jay Hanson
Arrive and Drive package for the IAME International Final.
Each prize package includes:
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· 1 set of tyres
· Mechanic

Third Place – Benito Montalbano
IAME KA 100 Engine

Fourth Place – Travis Worton
IAME KA 100 Engine

Fifth Place – Oscar Priest
IAME KA100 Spare Parts Vouchers valued at $1000

Sixth Place – Zac Crichton
IAME KA100 Spare Parts Vouchers valued at $500

KA3 Senior
Champion – Matt McLean
Arrive and Drive package for the IAME International Final.
Each prize package includes:
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· 1 set of tyres
· Mechanic
· $1,500 travel allowance

Runner-Up – Cody Donald
Arrive and Drive package for the IAME International Final.Each prize package includes:·
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· 1 set of tyres
· Mechanic

Third Place – Jordan Nicolaou
IAME KA 100 Engine

Fourth Place – Spencer Ackerman
IAME KA 100 Engine

Fifth Place – Justin Francis
IAME KA100 Spare Parts Voucher valued at $1000

KA2
Champion – Jack Doohan
Fully funded trip to compete in the Rok International Cup
Each prize package includes:
· Free entry for the event
· Free use of complete OTK kart for the duration of the event
· Free fuel for the whole of the event
· 4 free Bridgestone tyres for use at the event
· Free use of pit tent at the event
· Free airfare Australia to Italy and return
· Free hotel accommodation for the event

Test Day in a Formula 4

Runner-up – Harrison Hoey
Free Race Tyres for 2017 Australian Kart Championship
Test Day in a Formula 4

Third Place – Broc Feeney
Free Race Entry for 2017 Australian Kart Championship
Test Day in a Formula 4

Top 3 Juniors due to move to Seniors – Harrison Hoey, Cameron Longmore and Jace Matthews
Free Vortex DVS upgrade kit from KA2 specification to KA1 specification

X30
Champion – Adam Mercer
Arrive and Drive package for the IAME International Final.
Each prize package includes:
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· 1 set of tyres
· Mechanic
· $1,500 travel allowance

Runner-Up – Adam Lindstrom
Arrive and Drive package for the 2016 IAME International Final.
Each prize package includes:
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· 1 set of tyres
· Mechanic

Third Place – Daniel Rochford
IAME X30 Engine

Fourth Place – Joshua Car
IAME X30 Engine

Fifth Place – Marijn Kremers
IAME X30 Spare Parts Vouchers valued at $1000

Sixth Place – Morgan Feast
IAME X30 Spare Parts Vouchers valued at $500

TaG 125
Champion – Brendan Nelson
$5,000 funding (including guaranteed entry) towards competing in the 2016 SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas

Runner-up – Joshua Car
Free Race Tyres for the 2017 Australian Kart Championship

Third Place – Mitchell Hewitt
Free Race Entry for the 2017 Australian Kart Championship

KA1
Champion – Scott Sorensen
Fully funded trip to compete in the Rok International Cup
Each prize package includes:· Free entry for the event.
· Free use of complete OTK kart for the duration of the event.
· Free fuel for the whole of the event.
· 4 free Bridgestone tyres for use at the event.
· Free use of pit tent at the event.
· Free airfare Australia to Italy and return.
· Free hotel accommodation for the event.

Runner-up – Reece Sidebottom
Free Race Tyres for 2017 Australian Kart Championship

Third Place – Thomas Steele
Free Race Entry for 2017 Australian Kart Championship

KZ2
Champion – David Sera
Karting Australia representative in the Ricciardo Kart team at either the 2017 CIK-FIA Winter Cup, 2017 WSK Champions Cup or 2017 CIK-FIA International KZ2 Super Cup
Prize package includes:
· Entry for the event
· Use of kart and engine for the event
· Consumables
· Practice and Race Tyres
· Mechanic
· Race team support

Runner-up – Marijn Kremers
Free Race Tyres for 2017 Australian Kart Championship

Third Place – Chris Hays
Free Race Entry for 2017 Australian Kart Championship

Qualifying Champions
Cadet 9 – Alex Ninovic
Cadet 12 – Kai Allen
KA4 Junior – Jay Hanson
KA2 – Jack Doohan
KA3 Senior – Jordan Nicolaou
TaG 125 – Brendan Nelson
X30 – Joshua Car
KA1 – Scott Sorensen
KZ2 – Joshua Fife