It was smooth sailing for Tremaine Forde-Catwell and Zane Maloney when the Barbados Karting Association’s 2012 Frutee Championship continued at Bushy Park last Sunday.
With the 310 Premier Class and the 270 Sportsman classes merged for racing, there was a battle for the overall victory and not just class honours.
In the respective classes, Forde-Catwell and Zane Maloney finished with a perfect score of 100 after winning the class in all four races on the day.
Forde-Catwell, who was competing in the 310 Class, finished way ahead of Javani Smith, who was second with 81 points.
Christian Hinds had mechanical problems during the second race and despite the feverish battle to rectify the problem before the end of the day, his father Stefan Hinds was forced to give up the fight just as the final race of the day was being called. He finished with 21 points.
Driving in an anticlockwise direction, Maloney had things his own way in the 270 Yamaha Class as Joshua Parris had a tough time with his kart, which was unable to match Maloney’s as it had done at the last race meet.
Parris finished with 84 points from all second-placed finishes.
Another karter who had to battle mechanical issues was Krystal Kirton. Though she managed to finish the first race, a clutch problem sidelined her for the other two races.
Her crew managed to get her on the start line for the final race but once again the mechanical gremlins raised their heads and she was unable to finish the race.
After rain delayed the start of the final race, the organizers had the luxury of allowing the track to dry before sending the young karters out to race because the day’s programme was running way ahead of schedule.
The overall battle was between Forde-Catwell and Maloney and although it was close at times, giving the parents and spectators more than enough to cheer about, Forde-Catwell held the advantage at the end. (PR/EZS)
