Teeny-weeny cart – huge success
He won an overall third place for his performance and stood proudly on the podium at the raceway as one of the National winners.
Jordan Brooks, the 11-year-old go-kart champ from Krugersdorp, participated in the National Karting Series which featured racers from all over South Africa.
He was entered into the Maxterion 60CC class. To enter he had to endure four rounds of three heats each.
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Round 1 took place in March in Vereeniging, where he came 6th out of 15 racers. Round 2 was held in Cape Town at the end of April and he came 5th of 10 racers. Round 3 was held in Durban in July, and there he finished 1st. The last round was held at Zwartkops Raceway in September, where he came 3rd out of an overall 13 entries.
He won an overall third place for his performance and stood proudly on the podium at the raceway.
He experienced some misfortune in the Vereeniging round, because he ended 1st in the first and second heats but 4th in the last heat because he was hit by a fellow competitor.
In Cape Town he qualified in third place but was also hit, spinning out and damaging his kart.
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He had better luck in Round 3 when he won the Durban leg of the series. At Zwartkops, in the last round, he came 2nd the 1st heat and 3rd in the 2nd heat but unfortunately had a mechanical failure during heat 3 and came last. However, in the 4th heat he came back with a bang, achieving 1st place, but because of his disastrous third heat, was placed 3rd overall for the day.
He is currently busy with the Regional Series which consists of eight rounds and includes the Northern Regions of Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumulanga and North West. He is currently in second position in this series.
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