Big Fields For Queensland Championships In Gympie

21 June 2009

Kart racers from all across the country will take over the Cooloola Coast region during the first week in July when 385 competitors converge on Gympie for the Southern Cross Motorsports Queensland State Championships on July 3-5.

Such is the quality of the fields that will assemble for the championships there will be no less than ten current National Champions from the 15 categories being contested.

Along with the current National Champions there also a number of State Champions splattered throughout the healthy entry list, including Gold Coast brothers Damien and Lucas Ward who won their respective categories at the recent Northern Territory Titles.

Many of the Nation's best karters will converge on Gympie
for the Southern Cross Motorsports Queensland State Championships
on July 3-5 (Pic: photowagon.com.au)

Twenty one entries have been received for the Midgets category, for drivers - both boys and girls - aged between seven and ten years of age, and a total of 33 in the Rookies class.

It is in these two categories, along with the four Junior classes, where karting teaches these youngsters a lot about car control and driving techniques long before they are old enough to obtain their road licence.

Such is the quality of the entry lists in the Senior categories all of but one of the nine classes will feature the current National Champion along with a host of current or former State Champions.

"It is great to see the best drivers from all across Australia coming to Gympie and the Cooloola Coast region for the championships," said Cooloola Coast Kart Club President Dale Coomber.

"With just under 400 entries it is not only the biggest event we've seen here in Gympie but it is also one of the biggest in Australian karting this year.

"The event will have a big impact on the local economy with accommodation in Gympie through to Noosa having been fully booked for a number of months now and we'd expect well over 1,000 visitors spending four or five days in the region.

"There is going to be a real buzz around the track in the lead up and then the tensions will rise towards the championship finals on Sunday July 5 - it's going to be great."

Practice for the event begins on July 1 followed by qualifying on Friday July 3. Racing will continue across the weekend with the championship finals being contested on Sunday July 5.

The Cooloola Coast Kart Club is located on Runge Road, Gympie.

2009 Southern Cross Motorsports Queensland Karting Championships - Entry List

MIDGETS - 21 entries
5 TOM HUGHES
8 DAKODA DANIELS
11 SAMUEL BOLEY
12 BROCK BOLEY
13 ZANE GODDARD
15 JOSHUA THOMSON
16 BRYCE FULLWOOD
17 LEWIS HERWIN
18 BLAKE BROOKS
23 ZACCHARY PATTEL
25 CALLUM RYAN
28 HARRISON ODDIE
29 CAMERON BUTLER
51 BROCK OWEN
64 LUKE WRIGLEY
70 QUINTIN SLABBERT
75 DYLAN OVERLAND
77 GIULAN DICHIERA
88 JAMIE GROHMAN
90 REECE SIDEBOTTOM
97 JORDAN MCGREGOR

ROOKIES - 33 entries
2 MITCH MADDREN
3 KLOE HIGGINS
4 CAMERON HILL
5 DYLAN HIGGINS
6 NICHOLAS ANDREWS
7 JOSHUA SMITH
8 CHRIS BURLEY
9 AARON SETON
10 RYAN LUKE
11 JIMMY CROUL
12 CAMERON BOYS
14 JORDI MARCON
16 JAKE KLEIN
18 JORDAN BOYS
19 DYLAN BROWN
20 JOSHUA BUGGY
22 JAKE DOWNS
23 LACHLAN MCHUGH
24 MIKAYLA DAWSON
31 JAMES GOLDING
36 MADISON DUNSTON
48 MICHAEL BAKER
54 JAMES ABELA
55 DAMON STRONGMAN
61 WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
66 DIMITRI AGATHUS
71 CALLUM WALKER
85 NICHOLAS EBZERY
87 RUSSELL WHITTAKER
89 JAKE DIXON
94 LILLY MAYES
96 ANDREW KAHL
97 MITCHELL GRIFFIN

Junior National Light - 43 entries
2 ASHLON GARDNER
4 SHAE PLUIS
5 BRANDON DOOLAN
7 LACHLAN O'REILLY
8 BRADLEY JENNER
9 JACOB PARSONS
10 AIDEN WRIGHT
11 MICHEAL POTTER
12 KYLE MCGLINN
13 MITCHELL GEE
14 JAKE COLEMAN
15 BROCK PLUMB
16 BRODY CHARDON
17 SAM LUMSDEN
19 LAUREN COOMBER
20 CHRISTOPHER SHARPLES
21 JARRED LANE
22 CHELSEA HOLEMAN
24 KURTIS WEST
25 JACK WOOD
26 JACQUES OOSTHUIZEN
27 BLAKE WATERS
30 SEAN BUTCHER
32 JAI OLSEN
34 JORDAN CONDER
35 JOSHUA EBZERY
42 CLINTON LEWIS
43 BENJAMIN HARM
47 TROY MORRISSEY
48 LIAM MOREY
49 SCOTT HYNES
55 JAMES HUGHES
58 MATTHEW FLAY
18 CALEB WILSON
74 TRENT GRUBEL
84 DAMON MOYES
88 JOSEPH MAWSON
91 JASON EBNETER
92 JAMES FOSTER
94 JORDEN DICKENS
95 DALTON ELLERY
98 CHRISTOPHER CORBETT
99 BRADY MCHUGH

Junior National Heavy - 35 entries
1 DARSEY KONDOPIRAKIS
4 NICHOLAS ELLEN
6 LUKE BALDRY
7 JAYDEN COOP
8 CHRISTIAN CLARK
9 JOSHUA CROSSINGHAM
10 SHANNON HOLLEY
12 CHELSEA HOLMAN
13 MITCHELL GEE
14 MACAULEY JONES
15 BROCK PLUMB
16 JARRYD EBZERY
17 BRITTANY HALL
18 ETHAN O'FARRELL
19 ALEXANDRA WHITLEY
24 DAMON CONDON
28 OLIVER ETTER
29 MATTHEW COULSON
30 COREY CRAWFORD
33 JOEY HAINES
34 WILLIAM SCULPHER
42 MASON BARBERA
43 BENJAMIN HARM
54 NICHOLAS HAMILL
55 ANDREW VESEY-BROWN
63 BLAKE WORBOYS
65 AARON JOHNSTONE
74 LUKE CAPUTO
78 JOSEPH MAWSON
86 CHRIS FARKAS
88 BRETT MINETT
94 SHAE PLUIS
97 DANIEL OOSTHUIZEN
98 DALE CORBETT
99 COREY DOOLAN

Junior Clubman - 25 entries
1 CHRISTOPHER HAYS
3 LUCAS WARD
7 BRITTANY HALL
8 MICHEAL VON RAPPARD
10 AIDEN WRIGHT
12 HAYDEN RENSHAW
15 RHETT NOONAN
16 JARRYD EBZERY
18 ZAK RYAN
24 MAX JOHNSTON
39 JACK HOWARD
42 JACOB WEST
43 BENJAMIN HARM
49 DYLAN JUPE
51 WILLIAM TATE
61 FRANKIE KING
62 JARROD EGAN
63 AARON JOHNSTONE
66 MORGAN HABER
72 SAM TAYLOR
76 BEN JURCZAK
89 MITCHELL FRY
92 RICKY CAPO
95 JACK WYNACK
98 MATT FEIN

Formula JMA - 27 entries
3 LUKE THOMAS
4 NICHOLAS ELLEN
5 JAIE ROBSON
7 JOSH HUNTER
10 SHANNON HOLLEY
11 PIERCE LEHANE
14 TIM HOLOWELL
17 BRITTANY HALL
20 HAYDEN JACKSON
22 JAI OLSEN
24 MAX JOHNSTON
30 STEVEN GIOFFRE
34 WILLIAM SCULPHER
35 LUKE ROCHFORD
39 JACK HOWARD
47 BLAKE WATERS
74 TRENT GRUBEL
75 TOBIAS BELLBOWEN
76 BEN JURCZAK
78 SAM HOWARD
88 JOSHUA DEMAIO
89 JAMES MACKEN
91 JASON EBNETER
93 HAYDEN COOPER
94 JORDEN LLOYD
95 JACK WYNACK
97 CHRISTOPHER HAYS

Senior National Light - 25 entries
1 BLAKE SCIBERRAS
3 JOSH BRAIN
4 MATT TAYLOR
7 CHRIS REID
9 RYAN REYNOLDS
12 SCOTT SORENSON
13 MATTHEW WATERS
17 CRAIG THORNTON
18 RICHARD DIMMOCK
19 TERRY COBB
23 RICHARD DUNSTON
31 JOHNNY WARD
33 JAY SCHRODTER
37 JAMES WHITLEY
51 PETER NOLLOTH
57 KEISHI AYUKAI
60 ALLAN MAYES
64 JULIA MCGARRY
78 STUART WHITE
83 KAYDON IVERSON
88 ALYSHA PEDLEY
89 NATHAN TAYLOR
90 LUKE FLYNN
92 THOMAS PHILLIPS
96 LYDON DODGE

Senior National Heavy - 11 entries
3 JAY SCHRODTER
7 IAIN THORNTON
14 COREY LEAN
16 NICHOLAS FABRIO
19 TERRY COBB
28 HAYDEN STEPHENSEN
32 BEVAN GARIOCH
40 PETER O'NEILL
50 ROBERT THORBURN
62 GLEN PLUMB
66 ADAM PISCULA

Clubman Light - 30 entries
1 DAVID SERA
2 TODD STEVENS
3 SEBASTIAN TOLSON
8 ZEKE EDWARDS
12 SCOTT SORENSON
13 MATTHEW WATERS
14 TYLER GREENBURY
16 MATTHEW ROGERS
18 MICHELLE ATTARD
19 MICHEAL BAYLIS
20 CIAN FOTHERGILL
21 LUKE LANE
26 SCOTT ROGERS
27 JIM THOMPSON
30 BRANDON RAFTER
31 JASON BURNS
33 CRAIG BUTLER
34 DANIEL SIHVOLA
36 JULIAN CHAMBERS
37 BRENTON SIMONDS
44 CHRIS ENSBEY
48 BEN STEWART
58 MITCHELL ELSE
71 RICHARD DIMMOCK
78 STUART WHITE
88 SCOTT PEDLEY
92 NICK FEIN
95 THOMAS PHILLIPS
96 LYDON DODGE
98 SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN

Clubman Heavy - 32 entries
1 MATTHEW WALL
2 NICK HOBBS
3 MITCH BRAIN
5 MARK MUSCAT
6 NATHAN GARIOCH
7 NEVILLE HONEYCHURCH
8 ZEKE EDWARDS
9 JARRYD SIMONKA
12 JAMES GREENWOOD
15 MITCHELL CUZENS
16 SHAY MAYES
17 MICHAEL DOHERTY
18 CLINTON MARCON
19 DARREN SUHLE
21 KLINTON HANCEY
22 GORDEN WILSON
23 JUSTIN GARIOCH
30 ROBERT BEETHAM
33 SCOTT SIMPSON
35 GAVEN WHITMORE
36 SCOTT ROGERS
45 JASON HRYNIUK
47 ADAM PETHERBRIDGE
55 PETER BOSSONS
66 MATTHEW HIBBLE
70 BRENDAN NELSON
75 KEL TRESEDER
77 ROGER KORZENIEWSKI
86 DEAN PATERSON
90 LEE MITCHENER
95 LYDON DODGE
99 CHRIS FING

Clubman Super Heavy - 17 entries
1 RYAN FULCHER
4 BEN MCKINLAY
7 GLEN STALLBAUM
8 CRAIG MINETT
9 BRETT CRUIKSHANKS
10 MARK HILDER
12 BENJAMIN DUNLEY
17 NIGEL BROKENSHIRE
18 PAUL FRENCH
19 THOMAS JANUSZ
22 NATHAN COLEMAN
23 SCOTT SIMPSON
28 IAN WOGANDT
42 ANTHONY MEYERS
78 BENNY BENEDETTO
89 SHAYNE HINE
88 DALE MCDONNELL

Leopard Light - 27 entries
1 TYLER GREENBURY
2 SHARON JAENKE
3 SCOTT DAGAN
6 NATHAN GARIOCH
7 RYAN WLODZINSKI
16 CRAIG SZYMANOWSKI
18 PHILLIP KING
20 CIAN FOTHERGILL
22 PETER RICHARDS
23 JUSTIN GARIOCH
26 GREG LEWIS
28 MATTHEW BERRIDGE
29 KYLE ENSBEY
30 GRAHAM PRAJBISZ
35 GAVEN WHITMORE
40 TRENT MERCER
41 ADAM MERCER
42 JOHN GROTHER
44 GARRY ALGIE
45 JASON HRYNIUK
55 STEPHEN SHEEDY
57 DAVID WHITMORE
59 JOOSUA SIHVOLA
68 PATRICK MATHER
70 BRENDAN NELSON
81 FERGUS SYMES
95 KYLE KAMINSKI

Leopard Heavy - 15 entries
1 KEL TRESEDER
2 NATHAN MILLS
3 MATT GREENBURY
12 MATTHEW DICINOSKI
17 DENIS BUTLER
18 ROBERT RYE
19 BILLY RAYMONT
22 BENJAMIN DUNLEY
25 JOHN ROWLEY
28 HAYDEN STEPHENSEN
33 FREDERICK WATSON
42 SCOTT ELMS
44 ELLE BRYDON
65 CHRIS ARMSTRONG
88 DANIEL STEIN

Rotax Light - 18 entries
1 DAVID SERA
4 GEOFF CONNELL
6 TROY BRETHERTON
7 DAMIAN WARD
9 MONICA SAUNDERS
11 BRANDON BEAUMONT
13 BART PRICE
14 TYLER GREENBURY
18 JARAD NEINERT
23 BRODIE OLSEN
25 KYLE KAMINSKI
29 KYLE ENSBEY
42 ABBEY KELLIE
49 JORDIE LINDSTROM
52 ANDREW GATLAND
57 DAVID WHITMORE
69 SHAE DAVIES
72 DAMEN MCPHEE

Rotax Heavy - 26 entries
1 KEL TRESEDER
3 SIMON MEYER
4 CRAIG MATTHEWS
7 NEVILLE HONEYCHURCH
9 LANE MOORE
11 GRANT DONLEY
13 SEAN MABERLY
15 JOSHUA FEENSTRA
19 THOMAS JANUSZ
25 NICK SMITH
33 RICK PRINGLE
35 JASON PRINGLE
40 LUC PRICE
42 CHRISTOPHER BOARD
50 PATRICK BUCKLEY
55 JULIAN WATTS
57 TRENT MOORE
69 WILLIAM YARWOOD
74 BEN MCKINLAY
75 CAMERON HARCH
77 SCOTT GRAY
79 SCOTT COATES
88 DANIEL STEIN
89 MATT SOLMAN
95 ANDREW TORVILLE
96 LEONARDO CASELLA