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Victorian Country Series To Hit Hamilton This Weekend

18 August 2010

Hamilton karters are preparing for their biggest meeting of the year when the Hamilton kart club hosts round four of the Victorian Country Series, incorporating the annual Handbury Titles, this Sunday.

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Maverick Benson will be in action at this weekend's event.
Pic: Cooper's photography

The club’s racing members are gearing up to square off with the some of the best drivers from all across the state on their home turf.

Following rounds at Horsham, Warrnambool and Cobden, every driver has a story of disaster, and a promising one to match.

For Clubman Heavy driver Matthew Crane, it will be a welcome return to the series. After a breakout first podium at Warrnambool, Crane was involved in an unfortunate practice crash in Cobden, resulting in broken ribs. He says ‘the awesome fun with great friends’ keeps bringing him back to sport. With three rounds remaining in the 2010 series he is searching to achieve his goal of finishing inside the top five.

Series veterans Ron Taylor, Andrew Stubbs and Ken Lampard are set to renew hostilities on track with the likes of Leon Forrest, Glen Henley, Bevan Walker and Co in the Over 40s class. Whilst fierce rivals on track, they value the mateship of their competitors, often reliving their races corner by corner afterwards.

The Benson brothers, Mav and Harley, are another pair of drivers who are keen to improve their series standings at their home round. Mav will again compete in Clubman Light, looking to secure a top five points position, whilst Harley will hope to consolidate his podium position in Junior Performance.

For some it is the lure of competition, for others it is the social side that brings them to the series.

Barry Pech isn’t focussing on series points this year, but relishes the opportunity to be involved in ‘the strong competition’ the series provides in the Clubman Super Heavy class. Paul Hicks on the other hand is having a year off, but still ‘likes to come and catch up with everyone’, whilst also turning the spanners on various karts. As always, a few local wildcards are set to enter the event, hoping to use their home track knowledge to post a result in cameo appearances.

With competition set to further intensify leading into the back end of the Victorian Country Series, The Handbury Titles kicks off what should be an enthralling run to flag, with events in Ballarat and Portland to follow.

Competitors looking to enter for this weekend’s event can lodge their entry online at www.victoriancountryseries.com until 8pm this evening (in order to make the program), or competitors can enter at the track until Sunday 8am.

2010 Victorian Country Series Round 4

Entry List
MIDGETS
ROOKIES
JUNIOR NATIONAL LIGHT
JUNIOR NATIONAL HEAVY
JUNIOR PERFORMANCE
JUNIOR CLUBMAN
SENIOR NATIONAL LIGHT
SENIOR NATIONAL PRO (148kg)
CLUBMAN LIGHT
CLUBMAN HEAVY
CLUBMAN SUPER HEAVY
CLUBMAN OVER 40's
LEOPARD LIGHT

(RL 155kg and X30 160kg)

LEOPARD HEAVY

(RL 175kg and X30 180kg)

ROTAX HEAVY
RESTRICTED 125

(As per 2010 AKA manual - chapter 32 - Page 210)
All 125cc engines: Light 160kg and Heavy 180kg