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<strong>Arrow</strong> Impress At 2009<br />
AKA National Titles<br />
<strong>Arrow</strong> Racing Kart drivers enjoyed phenomenal success at the 47 th National<br />
Sprint Kart Championships held at Sun City Raceway during the Easter<br />
weekend. <strong>Arrow</strong> drivers claimed half of all titles on offer and a number of<br />
pleasing podium finishes were recorded by some very talented drivers.<br />
Photo courtesy of Ash Budd Photography – www.photowagon.com.au<br />
The running of the 47 th National Sprint Kart Championships saw Australia’s premier<br />
racing Kart continue the success that has become a staple of the <strong>Arrow</strong> brand for<br />
many years. <strong>Arrow</strong> Racing <strong>Karts</strong> claimed the Manufacturers Cup with a dominant<br />
showing, which produced more than double the amount of National titles achieved<br />
by any other brand at the event, highlighted by the Clubman double – winning both<br />
the Light and Heavy categories. Longtime <strong>Arrow</strong> driver Matthew Wall joins fellow<br />
<strong>Arrow</strong> comrades David Sera and Kel Treseder as the only drivers to have won a<br />
Clubman, Leopard and Rotax National Championship. Coincidently all three drivers<br />
left Townsville with another National Championship to add to their impressive<br />
collections, after steering an <strong>Arrow</strong> Racing Kart first across the line in their respective<br />
classes.
A special congratulation must also go to Matt Wall for becoming the first driver to<br />
claim a National Championship in every major category of the sport, after seeing off<br />
no less than 10 current or former National Champions on his way to the Clubman<br />
Heavy Title. Wall has the rare distinction of claiming Australian titles in Clubman,<br />
Rotax, Leopard, Senior National, Formula 100 and Formula Australia categories. It<br />
was very nearly another <strong>Arrow</strong> 1-2 as Bart Price held second position for most of the<br />
Final until losing a plug lead, which dropped the former National Champion back to<br />
12 th place. Wall was however joined in the Final top 10 by fellow <strong>Arrow</strong> drivers Lee<br />
Mitchener, Dale Verrall and Jason Varley.<br />
Photo courtesy of Ash Budd Photography – www.photowagon.com.au<br />
The ever consistent David Sera added another National Title to his growing collection<br />
after a hard fought win in the Clubman Light class. Sera battled throughout the Final<br />
with fellow <strong>Arrow</strong> driver Ben Stewart and the pair were close enough to make<br />
contact on the final corner of the race, however it was the experience of Sera that<br />
stood atop the Final podium, a pleasing 1-2 for <strong>Arrow</strong> Racing <strong>Karts</strong>. Steven Scoble<br />
made the long journey from Western Australia to ensure <strong>Arrow</strong> was well represented<br />
in the top 10 with a 6 th placed finish respectively. It was the second National Title<br />
awarded to Sera over the weekend as the <strong>Arrow</strong> driver was finally recognised for his<br />
winning performance in the Leopard Light class during the 2007 National<br />
Championships held at Eastern Creek.
Kel Treseder was aboard the <strong>Arrow</strong> X1 for the Leopard Heavy Final and the<br />
combination proved to be an unstoppable force as the talented driver lead the field<br />
to the chequered flag, cementing his place within Australian Karting’s elite. Treseder<br />
was joined in the Final top 10 by fellow <strong>Arrow</strong> drivers Daniel Stein and Mike Powe in<br />
what has become a highly successful class for the <strong>Arrow</strong> X1. David Sera ensured<br />
<strong>Arrow</strong> would be represented on the podium of the Leopard Light class after a very<br />
close battle between a deeply talented field in the Final, Queensland <strong>Arrow</strong> X1 driver<br />
Kyle Ensbey proved his ability with a top 10 finish respectively.<br />
In what was arguably the closest run Final the championships have seen, fast<br />
finishing <strong>Arrow</strong> driver Blake Sciberras took the Senior National Light Title by 0.009 of<br />
a second. Sciberras steered his Kart to the front of the pack on the last lap and<br />
ensured his <strong>Arrow</strong> XE-28 would not be beaten, with an impressive showing holding<br />
off Queenslander Scott Sorensen and fellow <strong>Arrow</strong> driver and defending National<br />
Champion Matthew Waters who finished 3 rd respectively. Talented <strong>Arrow</strong> drivers<br />
Tyler Cramer, Dale Beaton, Shannon Price and Dominic Lostitch all recorded<br />
impressive top 10 finishes in the Final.<br />
<strong>Arrow</strong> Racing <strong>Karts</strong> dominated the Junior National Heavy class throughout the event<br />
with talented young drivers Darcey Kondopirakis and Macauley Jones leading the<br />
way. Kondopirakis was amongst the frontrunners from the outset and capatlised on<br />
his blistering form to earn himself the 2009 Junior National Heavy National<br />
Championship Title after a strong performance in the Final. He was closely followed<br />
home by fellow <strong>Arrow</strong> pilot Jones who claimed third place after an impressive driving<br />
display. The two were joined in the top 10 by a number of <strong>Arrow</strong> drivers including<br />
Joseph Mawson, Chris Farkas, Chelsea Holman, Jarrod Egan and William Sculpher.<br />
Controversy surrounded the Senior National Heavy Final when Marshall Watson and<br />
<strong>Arrow</strong> XE-28 driver Corey Lean ended up off track on the final lap whilst battling for<br />
the Championship. As it stands the result is under review and the official standings<br />
will be announce in the coming days. Lean was the second Kart across the line<br />
during the Final in what would be a deserving podium finish, after the <strong>Arrow</strong> driver<br />
led the entire Final. <strong>Arrow</strong> drivers Nathan Sinclair, Shannon Price, Dominic Lostitch<br />
and Matthew Waters were all amongst the first 10 drivers to meet the chequered<br />
flag.<br />
The team at <strong>Arrow</strong> Racing <strong>Karts</strong> would like to congratulate all who contributed to the<br />
outstanding results during the 2009 Australian National Sprint <strong>Karts</strong> Championship.<br />
We thank you for your support and look forward to continued success in the future.<br />
For more <strong>info</strong>rmation about <strong>Arrow</strong> Racing <strong>Karts</strong> please visit www.arrowkarts.com<br />
or contact your nearest <strong>Arrow</strong> dealer. <strong>Arrow</strong> Racing <strong>Karts</strong> would like to thank our<br />
team supporters APC Logistics and Bel-Ray lubricants for their continued support.