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Lincolnshire karting ace, Jack Harvey, was left
frustrated but positive after being denied a chance of a podium result in the
latest round of the MSA Super One British Championship at PF
International at the weekend.
The reigning European KF3
champion went into the weekend at his home circuit full of confidence for a
podium result. The Newark Steel backed racer set out to achieve just that by
setting the second fastest time in qualifying. In the opening heat, some drama
at the head of the pack left him back in tenth at the end of the first lap, but
a superb drive allowed him to climb back up to fourth before the chequered flag,
setting the fastest lap of the race in the process.
In the second heat he took the
runner-up spot, again setting the fastest lap of the race, proving he was the
pacesetter for the weekend. Despite his speed, the first of the two
point-scoring finals did not go Jack’s way, when he suffered an engine problem
just a handful of laps in to the race.
With the non-finish, he was
forced to start the second final from 28th place, the very back and,
with nothing to lose, he went for a demon pass around the outside of the pack
into the first corner on lap one. What almost came off as a stunning move back
up the order went wrong as a rival was forced wide, clipping him and sending him
into the tyre barrier.
After rejoining Jack set about
working his way back through the field and managed to pass over half of the grid
to cross the line in 12th place once again setting the fastest lap of
the race in his quest to catch up to the leaders.
Despite the hard work and the frustration, Jack
left the event full of confidence as he heads into completely unknown territory,
with his first race in Japan in less than a weeks
time.
“It seems that I’ve had so
many promising weekends so far this season, but for one reason or another, the
results have not been what I’ve been expecting,” he said. “But, the speed is
certainly there as I can tell from the lap-times.
“KF2 is definitely a harder
category than KF3, but I’m running at the front and setting the pace everywhere
we go to. It’s just a case of finding that last small thing over a weekend. I’m
definitely going out to Suzuka with confidence and going to go out for a win
there,” he added.
The race will be taking place
at the former Grand Prix venue of Suzuka and Jack is keen to go out to a brand
new circuit and go for glory.
“I want to start winning again and I’m hoping
that I can do just that in Japan. I’m really looking forward to the
event and hopefully everything will come together for me out there and I can
take it through to the end of the season,” he said.
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