Drivers produce tense, close racing at Eastland Kart Club’s points meeting

POWER DRIVE: Tauranga driver Nathan Tynan (No.1) at the wheel of his twin-engine kart with a Rotax and KT100 powering it. Behind him and to his right is Lyn Lyle (No.15) and behind her and to her left is Cole Rosie (No.41). They were taking part in Eastland Kart Club's points meeting last Sunday. Picture by Barry Irvine

Young driver Vinzent MacGregor won the 10-lap feature race at the end of Eastland Kart Club's points meeting last Sunday.

MacGregor headed a 14-kart field for the race on the club's Aerodrome Road dirt track. Vinzent MacGregor drives like his father Dylan. On the race track they know only one speed — flat out.

Spring Thomson finished second in the feature, and Sean Gooch charged from the back to finish third in his wife's KT.

Drivers produced a lot of close racing on a well-turned-out track.

Special thanks must go to Robert De La Haye, who not only races but also spends a lot of time before and during a meeting keeping water on the track.

He races a KT and looks after all the family's karts — all four of them.

Nathan Tynan, from Tauranga, came over to race in his twin-engine kart with a Rotax and a KT100 on it.

This kart is impressive and a credit to him. It produced the fastest lap of the day — 19.902 seconds. Shane Gray came from Te Aroha to race and had the second-best time, 20.025s, while third-fastest lap, 20.489s, went to local driver Seth Hall.

The track record is held by Luca Vita in his Rotax — 19.606s.

Special mention must go to Logan Irvine, who drove really well in the young guns' class to record his first win.

In the open pro class and Rotax, Nathan Tynan won two races, while Harley Davis had a win and two seconds.

Luca Vita had a second placing, while third placings went to Shane Gray, Ben Briant and Nathan Tynan.

In the rookies' class, Nixen Gooch won all three races and Pyper Irvine got three second placings.

The young guns' class had Vinzent MacGregor taking two wins and Logan Irvine, one win.

Second placings went to Conrad Gooch, Irvine and Brodie Gooch. Thirds went to Tim De La Haye (two) and Irvine.

Dion Lund had two wins in the KT heavies' class and Barry Irvine took the other win. Second placings went to Irvine (two) and Lund.

In the junior KTs, Hayley De la Haye took all three wins. Ben Adcock had three second placings.

In the KT light class, wins went to Jake Callaghan, Seth Hall and Spring Thomson.

Second placings went to Luca Vita, Thomson and Hall. Hard-working Robert De La Haye took three thirds.

Robyn De La Haye won all three races in the women's class, Tessa Irvine took three second placings and Michelle Gooch had three thirds.