"YOU CAN'T SEE SHIT OUT THERE"
Photos by Gary Trounson - Story by Jon Crooke

Round 6 - Sandown
27th July 2008

Wet and Wild. There are 25 superkarts in this picture.

Round 6 of the Hyper Racer 2008 Australian 'Manufacturers' Championship
was run at Sandown in Victoria.

Russ Occhipinti won the day in the Lights Division ahead of Dean Crooke and Kristian Stebbing.
In the Heavy Division, Mark Wicks finished ahead of Patrick Atherton and Chris Jewell.

Dean Crooke set the fastest lap of the meeting and a new lap record at 1:32.7398 (subject to official confirmation)

The day was a mixed bag for the drivers, the rain and standing water on Sunday making the day one that most of the drivers will want to forget. "You can't see shit out there" said one driver. It was survival of the fittest. With zero visibility, a bumpy and unpredictable racing surface, airboxes and carburetors full of water, frozen hands and feet, most drivers wished they had stayed at home. A huge pile up in the final, ended the race for 5 drivers, with some copping big damage bills.

Wicks and Occhipinti held onto their mounts and avoided any carnage to win their respective divisions, while Trounson and Cavallin were victims of the race 4 pile up, sustaining significant damage to their vehicles.

Chris Jewell missed the last race when he was taken to hospital after feeling unwell. He was released later in the evening, the turn being attributed to dehydration. Considering the monsoonal conditions, maybe he should have tried driving with his mouth open.

Hyper Racer 2008 Australian 'Manufacturers' Championship Standings CLICK HERE
Hyper Racer Rd 6 Race results CLICK HERE

Left to right; Gary Pegoraro, Dean Crooke and Russ Occhipinti.

Russ Occhipinti had a great day in Wicksey's Hyper.

Mark Wicks muscled the Howard racing machine around to win the heavy division.

Dean Crooke's only consolation for an ordinary weekend was the lap record.

Patrick Atherton. "Damn, the bloody heater's not working".

Kristian Stebbing.

Chris Jewell, dehydrating.

Kristian Stebbing. "Bloody hell, I hope this thing stops soon".

Race 4 - Shaun Trounson (89) gets 'spit roasted' as Brad Stebbing (bottom left) tries out the green stuff.

Left to right; Zach Jones, Peter Howard, Mark Jones, Russ Occhipinti and John Gonzalez.

Patrick Atherton demonstrates his precision engineering techniques.

The Hyper Championship sixth round was run in conjunction with Victorian Superkart Championship.
The Victorian Championship Light Division was won by Gary Pegararo, with Russ Occhipinti second and Peter Strangis third.
The Heavy Division was won by Mark Wicks, with Rod Clark 2nd and Brendan Luneman 3rd.
The Junior Division was won by Sean Whitfield, with Zach Jones 2nd and David Webster 3rd.
For the Vic Championship results CLICK HERE

Along with heavy winner Mark Wicks, Gary Pegoraro (above) was the class act of the day, winning the Vic lights title.

Sean Whitfield took the win in the Junior division.

The real hard luck story of the meeting was junior driver Zach Jones who had won the first 3 heats only to become a victim of the final race pile up, ending his hopes of a championship win.

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The 'lap record' lap

Hyper Racer 2008 Australian Championship - Round 6 Sandown
125 MAX Light
		Placings				Points
	Name	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final	TOTAL
1	Russ Occhipinti	1	1	1	1	20	20	20	25	85
2	Dean Crooke	2	2	2	2	17	17	17	22	73
3	Kristian Stebbing	3	3	DNF	DNF	15	15	-	-	30
4	Shaun Trounson	4	4	DNF	DNF	13	13	-	-	26
125 MAX Heavy
		Placings				Points
	Name	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final	TOTAL
1	Mark Wicks	1	1	1	1	20	20	20	25	85
2	Patrick Atherton	2	3	2	2	17	15	17	22	71
3	Chris Jewell	3	2	3	DNS	15	17	15	-	47
4	Leigh Cavallin	4	4	DNS	DNF	13	13	-	-	26

Click here for Patrick Atherton's race report.

Gary will be attending most Victorian Superkarts race meetings. If you require a stunning photograph of your kart in action, Gary is your man. If you contact him prior to the race meeting, he can concentrate on getting THE photo of your Superkart.

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