Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle

Waverley driver Jack Amon claims Top Half karting title for 2022

Mike Tweed
By Mike Tweed
Multimedia Journalist·Whanganui Chronicle·
24 Nov, 2022 04:00 PM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Jack Amon aims to race in Italy in the near future. Photo / Bevan Conley

Jack Amon aims to race in Italy in the near future. Photo / Bevan Conley

Waverley kart driver Jack Amon’s trophy cabinet has its first big entry.

The 13-year-old took out the Top Half Vortex ROK DVS Junior series, holding off Hawke’s Bay’s Daniel McMillan.

“I’ve won little events, but nothing as big as this,” he said.

Top Half refers to the top half of the North Island, while the Vortex ROK DVS is the type of engine all drivers in the class use.

The series features four rounds - Auckland, Hamilton, Tokoroa and Te Puke - with each hosting five races.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

The Te Puke round was moved back to Hamilton this year due to flooding on the track.

Jack, who is a boarder at Whanganui Collegiate, said the keys to being a good kart driver were consistency and fitness.

“You need to stay on the track for every race. It’s not necessarily about winning every one, but you want to stay in the top three.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“Everyone drives pretty clean and smooth in this class because if you crash, you can’t get back in the race.”

The Vortex ROK DVS engine requires a push-start.

That wasn’t easy to do by yourself, especially mid-race, Jack said.

He was on the podium for three of the four rounds.

Jack Amon will be back in action almost immediately. Photo / Bevan Conley
Jack Amon will be back in action almost immediately. Photo / Bevan Conley

His younger brother Max came fourth in the Vortex ROK DVS Junior series, and the youngest racing Amon, Sam, finished 12th in the Cadet ROK series.

Jack said his father Chris got him into the sport.

“It came from just driving around in the ute with Dad. One day he said, ‘We should start karting, it sounds like a bit of fun’.

“I never expected to go very far, but I’ve ended up here.”

Chris, mother Karley Amon, and grandad Rob Amon make up Jack’s crew, along with engine specialist Maurice Frost from Supreme Kart Supplies in New Plymouth.

Jack will be sticking with karts for a while, before a possible switch to car racing.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

He finished fourth in the DVS Junior class at this year’s national championships.

“I’m going to keep hunting titles and hopefully win a seat for New Zealand to go to the Rok Cup.”

Rok Cup series’ take place all over the world, with winning drivers being given the chance to compete in the super-final in Italy.

This year, a team of seven travelled from New Zealand for that event.

The Amons are distant relatives of New Zealand Formula 1 legend Chris Amon, who also attended Whanganui Collegiate.

“In the house I board in, one of the dorms is actually named after him,” Jack said.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

There won’t be much time to celebrate his victory, with Amon beginning his quest for a Goldstar series title this weekend.

That covers the lower half of the North Island.





Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.






Save
    Share this article

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Whanganui Chronicle

Celebration to mark 150 years of rowing in Whanganui

Whanganui Chronicle

Meet Whanganui’s longest SPCA resident

Whanganui Chronicle

'Moved to tears': The story behind a heartwarming tradition


Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Celebration to mark 150 years of rowing in Whanganui
Whanganui Chronicle

Celebration to mark 150 years of rowing in Whanganui

The Wanganui Rowing Club was established after a meeting at a hotel on December 22, 1875.

07 Sep 05:00 PM
Meet Whanganui’s longest SPCA resident
Whanganui Chronicle

Meet Whanganui’s longest SPCA resident

07 Sep 05:00 PM
'Moved to tears': The story behind a heartwarming tradition
Whanganui Chronicle

'Moved to tears': The story behind a heartwarming tradition

07 Sep 05:00 PM


Kiwi campaign keeps on giving
Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP