Family bragging rights for Luca

Feature race winner Luca Vita does a victory lap with the chequered flag after he won the feature race at Eastland Kart Club’s last meeting of the season. Picture by Barry Irvine

by Rockin’ Robin

Luca Vita was first and his father Mike second in the feature race of Eastland Kart Club’s last meeting of its 10th season.

Racing was to a high standard as drivers dealt with windy conditions on Sunday. It was their last opportunity to add to their points totals for the season.

The feature race over 10 laps at the end of the day showed the women mixing it with the men. Three finished in the top five — a great effort.

Following Luca and Mike Vita came hard-charging Sharyn Rogers in third place, Tessa Irvine fourth and Hayley De La Haye fifth.

Harley Davis was sixth.

In the junior class, Noah Starr and Pyper Irvine had two wins each. Second placings went to Irvine (2), Nixen Gooch and Starr.

Gooch also had three thirds and Starr had one.

The best of the young guns class at this meeting was Hamish Worsnop, who had three wins and a second placing.

Brodie Gooch picked up the other win, as well as two second placings.

Tim De La Haye had a second and two thirds, while Logan Irvine grabbed two thirds.

The open and Rotax classes raced together. Luca Vita won all four races.

Harley Davis had three seconds and a third, while Robert De La Haye picked up a second placing and three thirds.

Fred Winterton had a good day in the KT heavy class, with three wins and a fourth.

Dion Lund picked up the other win, as well as a second placing.

Ben Adcock had two seconds and a third, while Buck Rogers picked up a second placing and two thirds.

In the KT lights, the battle was really on between Seth Hall and Luca Vita. Both drivers won two races each.

Vita also had two second placings,  while Hall had a second and a third.

Mike Vita had a second and three thirds.

In the women’s class, Hayley De La Haye saved her best for this meeting.

She won three races to her mother Robyn’s one.

Robyn De La Haye also had three second placings.

Tessa Irvine had one second placing and one third.

Lyn Lyle had two third placings and Sharyn Rogers, one.