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Round 3:
Rowrah, Cumbria.
Roy
Johnson nicked the lead from polesitter Charlie Robertson at the start of the
final, Robertson quickly recovering second from Tom Read. But
Robertson's challenge on Johnson was further delayed when Max Vaughan placed his
kart between them. Robertson fought back, managing to get his nose
ahead into the second hairpin and forcing Vaughan to take the long way round.
That move gave Robertson second again and this time he was able to reel in
Johnson. Meanwhile Adam McKay had come up to trade third with
Vaughan, Matthew Graham also joining in the party. Robertson had
closed right up on Johnson's tail, but could find no opening. "I
tried to get him on the last corner but I just pushed too hard and went wide,"
said the diminutive Scottish champion. Johnson was unperturbed,
saying: "I kept looking round to see what Charlie was doing behind me."
And indeed when it was needed he could put on a small spurt of extra
speed. Vaughan came out on top of Graham for third, with Macaulay
Austin storming up from twenty-second on the grid for fifth.
Next
round: Whilton Mill, Northants, 8th June
Results
1 Roy
Johnson (Zip storm) 12 laps in 11m21.64s (40.47mph)
2
Charlie Robertson (Zip) + 0.28s
3 Max
Vaughan (Zip) + 2.04s
4
Matthew Graham (Zip) + 2.57s
5
Macaulay Austin (Zip) + 4.04s
6 Sam
Vanderpump (Zip) + 7.10s
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