JEWELL TESTS 'OFF-ROAD' HYPER
Photos by Gary Trounson - Story by Jon Crooke
Round 2 - Calder Park
12th April 2008

Chris Jewell drops a wheel off the edge of the track......


......but holds it in a beautifully controlled slide......


...until his head explodes.
Round 2 of the Hyper Racer 2008 Australian 'Manufacturers' Championship was held in conjunction with the Victorian Superkart Club Series was run under a perfect sky at Calder Park.

The light division Hyper drivers were
Dean Crooke, Russ Occhipinti (in Brad Stebbing's Hyper), and Shaun Trounson. Mark Wicks sat out the round.
The heavy division Hyper drivers were;
Chris Jewell, Patrick Atherton and John Bartlett from South Australia.

Dean Crooke continued his good form from Phillip Island, winning all 4 heats. In heats 1 and 2 (both 8 laps) and heat 4 (10 laps), he lead the field across the line by around 10 seconds each time and collected the fastest light division lap of 1.10.4879 along the way. Heat 3 was marred by two safety car periods, with 3 of the 8 laps being run under yellow. Peter Gazzola finished 2nd on the day with Russ Occhipinti, in his borrowed Hyper, finishing 3rd.

In the Heavy Division, Chris Jewell had a great day, putting his Hyper Racer on pole, scoring his first race win and finishing 2nd on the day behind the master, Colin McIntyre. In his first race off P-plates, he took the fastest heavy lap time of the day in the last heat at 1.11.4019 and put himself at the top of the division series points score, along side Lee Filliponi.

Hyper Racer 2008 Australian 'Manufacturers' Championship Standings CLICK HERE

The roll-round.

Dean Crooke 88 leads Russ Occhipinti 77, Peter Gazzola 35 and Brad Stebbing 76.

Crooke shows off his new white suit.

Crooke looks back ...... at 'Daylight'.

Shaun Trounson had a great day.

With a DNF and a DNS, Patrick Atherton will want to forget his day.

Chris Jewell - before the explosion.
....

LEFT to RIGHT - Shaun Trounson, John Bartlett, Dean Crooke and Patrick Atherton
Hyper Racer 2008 Australian Championship - Round 2 Calder
125 MAX Light
Placings Points
No. Name
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
TOTAL
1 88 Dean Crooke
1
1
1
1
20
20
20
25
85
2 77 Russ Occhipinti
2
2
2
2
17
17
17
22
73
3 89 Shaun Trounson
DNF
3
3
3
15
15
20
50
125 MAX Heavy
Placings Points
  No. Name
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
TOTAL
1 15 Chris Jewell
1
3
1
1
20
15
20
25
80
2 30 Leigh Cavallin
2
1
2
2
17
20
17
22
76
3 45 John Bartlett
3
2
3
3
15
17
15
20
67
4 98 Patrick Atherton
4
4
DNF
DNS
13
13
26
Hyper Racer 2008 Australian 'Manufacturers' Championship Standings CLICK HERE
VSK Club results - Round 2 Calder
125 MAX Light
Placings Points
No. Name
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
TOTAL
1 88 Dean Crooke
1
1
1
1
20
20
20
25
85
2 35 Peter Gazzola
4
2
3
2
13
17
15
22
67
3 77 Russ Occhipinti
2
4
2
5
17
13
17
16
63
4 76 Brad Stebbing
3
7
8
3
15
9
8
20
52
5 54 Aaron Gazzola
7
5
4
7
9
11
13
14
47
6 80 Peter Strangis
6
DNS
5
4
10
11
18
39
7 89 Shaun Trounson
DNF
6
6
6
10
10
15
35
8 14 Matt Bass
5
3
DNF
DNF
11
15
26
9 55 Ross Horsey
8
7
DNS
8
9
17
10 44 Tracey Tyler
9
8
DNF
DNS
7
8
15
125 MAX Heavy
Placings Points
  No. Name
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
TOTAL
1 3 Colin McIntyre
2
1
1
1
17
20
20
25
82
2 15 Chris Jewell
1
10
2
2
20
6
17
22
65
3 30 Leigh Cavallin
4
3
3
5
13
15
15
16
59
4 24 Lee Filliponi
3
2
6
10
15
17
10
11
53
5 27 Rod Clarke
6
5
5
4
10
11
11
18
50
6 41 Brendan Luneman
7
6
8
3
9
10
8
20
47
7 45 John Bartlett
9
4
7
7
7
13
9
14
43
8 9 Michael Smith
8
12
4
6
8
4
10
15
37
9 31 Trevor Barnes
5
9
12
8
11
7
4
13
35
10 84 Scott Appledore
12
8
10
9
4
8
6
12
30
11 56 David Byrne
15
7
9
DNF
1
9
7
17
12 94 Michael Treloar
10
DNS
DNF
12
6
9
15
13 40 Greg Bass
14
DNF
DNS
11
2
10
12
14 48 Mathew Palmer
11
DNS
11
DNF
5
5
10
15 98 Patrick Atherton
13
11
DNF
DNS
3
5
8

Click here for Patrick Atherton's race report.

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