Llandow Kart Club – Celtic Championships 2009

With the regular season done and dusted, Llandow Kart Club pulled the curtain down on 2009
with the traditional end-of-year Celtic Championships. Sadly, the 70-strong entry – missing
some club regulars – was greeted, at best, by changable conditions.

Run over the unique format of five-minute qualifying sessions, a six-lap heat, eight-lap pre-
final and ten-lap final, there was little room for error if drivers were to claim one of the superb
trophies on offer, as well, of course, as securing the CC plate for 2010.

With the first of the finals taking place in wet conditions, the Cadet Comer class was first on
track, with Owen Griffiths belying the conditions to win with ease, coming home ahead of pre-
final winner Ryan Anderton and third-placed Harrison Thomas

Cadet Honda produced a clean sweep for Robbie Gallier, who proved unbeatable on the day.
Niall Williams was left to come home a distant second, with novice Yousuf Ashraf taking third
after dice with Llandow regular Harvey Lanaway.

Daniel Jones continued his recent good form in Junior Honda to hold of regular frontrunner
Jamie Warren for ten thrilling laps, while Lloyd Sealy had to settle for third.

There was something of an upset in Junior TKM 2-Stroke as Seb Hutchinson saw his
chances of adding another trophy ended by mechanical gremlins while leading the final by
half a length. That allowed Craig Johnson to claim the victory after giving chase, while heat
winner Sam Morgan took second.

Junior TKM 4-Stroke saw Zach Jones beat club champion Andrew Davies, with Liam Jones a
close third, while the visiting Andy King beat a large Junior Max field, despite Ryan Wheeler
closing in over the final laps, having passed Joshua Collings.

The Minimax final produced a lights-to-flag win for returning Welsh champion Sam Marsh,
who enjoyed a battle with perennial frontrunner Macaulay Austin before securing the title. Ben
Davies was also in contention, but ultimately had to settle for the bottom step of the podium.

Senior Honda saw Gareth Lewis make some amends for missing out on June’s Welsh
Championship, adding a third straight Celtic title to the club championship that he secured in
November’s season finale. Simon Evans again had to make do with runners-up honours,
while pre-final winner Ferdinand Ball rounded out his debut season in seniors with third place.

Again the most popular class on the schedule, Senior Max produced a 15-strong field, only to
see Daryl Henderson dominate. Richie Raymond was left to take second spot from Liam
Revell, after the luckless Nathan Lawley lost a wheel while on course for a potential podium.

Last but not least, the Rotax 177 class made its Llandow debut, with Colin Davies dominating
throughout the day. Local driver Wayne Stone was second best, coming home ahead of Dan
Orlandea in the final.

RESULTS

CADET COMER
1. Owen Griffiths (BRM)
2. Ryan Anderton (BRM)
3. Harrison Thomas (Zip)

Winner gets Talon Sprockets

CADET HONDA
1. Robbie Gallier (Project One)
2. Niall Williams (Project One)
3. Yousuf Ashraf (Project One)

JUNIOR HONDA
1. Daniel Jones (MS)
2. Jamie Warren (Jade)
3. Lloyd Sealy (MS)

JUNIOR TKM 2 STROKE

1. Craig Johnson (Intrepid)
2. Sam Morgan (Venom)
3. Sebastian Hutchinson (Intrepid)

JUNIOR TKM 4 STROKE

1. Zach Jones (Jade)
2. Andrew Davies (Jade)
3. Liam Jones (Jade)

Winner gets TKM voucher

JUNIOR MAX
1. Andy King (Gillard)
2. Ryan Wheeler (Tony)
3. Joshua Collings (CRG)
4. JJ Wilson (Gillard)

MINI MAX
1. Sam Marsh (Tony)
2. Macaulay Austin (Maranello)
3. Ben Davies (Gillard)

SENIOR HONDA
1. Gareth Lewis (7Kart)
2. Simon Evans (7Kart)
3. Ferdinand Ball (MS)

Winner gets £75 RPM voucher

SENIOR MAX
1. Daryl Henderson (Gillard)
2. Richard Raymond (Tony)
3. Liam Revell (Tony)
4. Dan Rodde (CRG)

Winner gets free graphics kit courtesy of Tom Harvey Racing

ROTAX 177
1. Colin Davies (Redspeed)
2. Wayne Stone (Tony)
3. Dan Orlandea (Tony)

DRIVER OF THE DAY: Daniel Thomas (Cadet Honda)

Picture caption: The Senior Max class lines up for the2009 Celtic Championship final
at Llandow

Report: Craig Llewellyn/Henry Beaudette

Photo: Hardy Rodde