Joburg-based kart racer, Jordan North of Radford House school flies the national flag high in Italy
JOBURG – He performed very well in the main race, however, one small mistake ended up costing him a top-10 finish overall.
Jordan North (13) of Radford House school competed in the European OK J Finals at the South Garda circuit in northern Italy.
Being that it was his first trip of the year overseas, the Johannesburg-based kart racer managed to yield some positive results at the competition.
North did very well in the practice rounds as the team managed to finish in the top five.
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“In one of the heats I was taken out so hard from behind that it broke the rear bumper, so we started the pre-final at 26th and finished 19th,” North said. “I’m very happy. I learned a lot about qualifying and defending.”
He performed very well in the main race, however, one small mistake ended up costing him a top-10 finish overall.
“The final was pretty good – I moved up eight places, finished 11th overall despite making my only real mistake the whole weekend when I left the door open and let three guys past, so we should have finished 8th.
“It’s been a big learning curve and I’m very happy and I feel very comforted going into the CIK-FIA Academy first round in Genk, Belgium in May,” North concluded.
Edited by Stacey Woensdregt
