PUDDLE PUTS IT ON THE PODIUM - IN THE NKRA FORMULA BLUE CHALLENGE 2024 - Planet Karting
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PUDDLE PUTS IT ON THE PODIUM – IN THE NKRA FORMULA BLUE CHALLENGE 2024

Joey Foster, despite suffering an engine failure whilst in the lead of the Final of Round 5 of the NKRA Formula Blue Challenge at Fulbeck, remains in the Championship lead, albeit by 1` point. Rich Puddle won both the Final and the day on 3 points. Anthony Cleal, who was right behind Foster missed the chicane whilst taking avoiding action. Being the consummate professional and knowing the implications, he moved over allowing Puddle through, thereby avoiding any penalties. Cleal finished 2nd in the Final and 2nd on the day with 4 points, closing down Foster to 1 point in the process.  Paul Alexander, racing really well at the moment, finished the day in 3rd on the track and 3rd  overall.  After a very poor start to the Championship Alexander is steadily moving up the positions and now sits in 11th spot.  Despite a mixed day,  Callum Jobson holds on to 3rd in the championship.  Steve Groves moves up to 4th , passing James Dawkins, who failed to make it to Fulbeck.  New racer Toby Tozer,  having to start every heat at the back had a brilliant opening meeting and jumps straight into 28th spot as a consequence.
Puddle also won the Master sub-class, by 1 point from Cleal.  Alexander finished on 8 points,  1 point ahead of Foster, with Leanne McShane coming home in 5th on 10 points.   The Lead now changes in this group, with Cleal 2 points ahead of Foster.  Dawkins hangs on to 3rd spot,  although only 1 points ahead of  Steve Groves.   Stuart Gray, who unfortunately had to retire from the start of the Final holds on to 5th place overall.
Cleal dominated the Veteran sub-section with a pole to flag win.  Second on the day was Alexander on 4 points.  Groves, with 7 points, finished 3rd  in the points.   Behind him David Waldron and Ron shone tied on 10 points.  So, Cleal extends his lead in the Championship over Groves and Gray.  Waldron moves up to 4th and Alexander up to 5th, displacing Rob Mortimore who was found to be 0.5 kg underweight at the post-race scrutineering.  
Shone has made a race out of the Legend sub-group, capitalising on the withdrawal of Gray  
( following the afore mentioned bent rear axle) and closes him down to 1 point.   Third on the day was Graham Joseph with David Goode in 4th
Alexander won the Top weight section, scoring 2 points on the day, with Alex Fortune directly behind on 3 points.  Shone finished the day in 3rd with Rob Mortimore ending up with the pain of the ‘under-weight’ exclusion.  In the Championship standings, Fortune maintains his lead on 8 points.  Alexander and Mortimore share 2nd spot, though Alexander is placed 2nd on count back.  Shone brings up 4th place with Stuart Adam in 5th.
Jacob Felton takes a clean sweep in the Junior Blue class and extends his lead over Alfie Lenton in the standings.
The Championship now moves on to the Whilton Mill  Circuit for the penultimate round on June 30th, with entries closing on  June 22nd
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For more details and the NKRA Championship results please go to the  results menu on the www.planetkarting.co.uk website  or  CLICK HERE

To view the photos of the  FORMULA BLUE 2023 AWARDS & PRESENTATION EVENING CLICK HERE

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