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EBC-Equipped Junior Max Kart Racers Show Promise at First Super One 2023 Round

Sam — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:55:17 +0000

Jensen Powers and Milo Manderson competed in the Junior Max class at Glan-y-Gors in Wales

Jensen Powers and Milo Manderson are both competing in the various kart championships throughout 2023, with their first outing in the Super One series taking them to North Wales’ Glan-y-Gors circuit in April.

Both drivers continue to entrust 91��ý pads in their karts, with varying weather conditions leading to some challenging drives across the weekend, as you can read below in the team’s own words.

Milo Manderson

“An amazing start to our Super One campaign in Junior Max for Milo. We have had to move from our usual #77 to #82 which was Milo’s granddad’s racing number and it has brought us some luck!

“Milo only went and put it on pole in timed qualifying! We did not quite have the pace in the heats or final to trouble the front two, but a 4^th and a 3^rd left us with P3 for the final. Milo’s side of the grid got away poorly and he dropped to 6^th, only to fight back for P3.

“Milo drove his socks off and delivered some great results. One pole position, two third-place finishes, two seconds a DNF, Milo also drove from 16^th to 6^th in the Sunday final, leaving him P5 in the championship standings with not a mark on the bodywork all weekend! On to Rowrah at the end of the month for Rounds 3 and 4.”

Jensen Powers

“And so this weekend, the Super One circus commenced with the opening rounds at the most picturesque Glan-y-Gors Kart Circuit in North Wales.

“Friday was practice day, and we yielded little really with rain on an off throughout the day. Saturday was Round 1, which was a far better day weather-wise and performance-wise.

“A lottery draw gifted Jensen only 23rd place to start on the grid for qualifying, not the greatest start to the day. Jensen drove well in the qualifying session and gained a further five positions. So, starting now in 18th for Heat 1, it was all systems go. Turn 3 and 4 have been very much Jensen’s Achilles heel at all previous outings at Glan-y-Gors, but today was different. Micro-modulating his 91��ý, Jensen nailed several undertakes and at last finally was ‘giving as good as he had got’.

“Heat 2 saw much the same and as a result Jesnen gained 13th place on the grid for the final. A couple of places lost at the start but the with hard driving, JP picked off the drivers in front and crossed the line in 9th position. Alas though, a little over confidence attempting yet another undertake from just a wee bit too far back going into Turn 3 led to rubbing bumpers with a rival and afforded Jensen a five-place penalty.

“Sunday was another fine day weather-wise, and now 11th place in the new championship meant this would be Jens’ grid position for qualifying. Qualifying though not so fruitful as the previous days still awarded 15th place for the heats. A multi-kart battle in the first corner in Heat 1 pushed us down to 19th place, but again Turns 3 and 4 was the turn of choice to grab places back and Jensen finished in a well-deserved 12th.

“At this point, the weekend had been a bit of a cracker, but the proverbial kick in the wheel ‘nuts’ spoiled the party. An ill-fitting wheel ripped a stud from the front hub and a DNF was the reward for the ‘mighty minnows’ valiant efforts ALL weekend.”

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EBC Junior Max Kart Racers Achieve Podiums at Shenington Leg of Championship

Sam — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:28:07 +0000

Jensen Powers and Milo Manderson both secured front-running finishes at Oxfordshire weekend

Jensen Powers and Milo Manderson are both competing in the various kart championships throughout 2023, with the latest race weekend taking them to Oxfordshire’s Shenington Kart Racing Club, where they competed in the Junior Max class.

Both continuing to entrust 91��ý pads in their karts, Powers and Manderson both put in fantastic drives throughout the weekend to gain some impressive results.

You can read more about how their weekends panned out in their team’s words below.

“This weekend’s high-octane journey took the team to a classic track: Shenington Kart Racing Club circuit near Banbury.

“Saturday’s practice sessions ran trouble-free for both Milo and Jensen, and all looked promising for the last run of the day in Heat 1. In particular for Milo, as his motor proved to be in fine tune, posting fastest laps in the earlier sessions.

“Our youngest pilot, Jensen, was to start Heat 1 in pole position and with his well-controlled formation lap, a green light start was in the offing. Milo made a strong start, holding position going into the first turn and Jensen gained a two-kart lead out of the Cafe Complex and continued to pull away from the pack.

“The usual ducking and diving ensued until the heavens opened with only three laps remaining. All drivers showed Senna-esque skills, keeping their machines on the rails in truly monsoon conditions and on slick tyres too!

“Jensen fought hard but was eventually overtaken and now down into third, but he was not to be beaten and recovered second place in the tightest of race finishes. Milo also drove with exceptional finesse in the same treacherous conditions, gaining some nine places and finishing in 6^th position.”

“So it was onto Sunday – race day – and Heat 2 had a particularly questionable formation lap, but start they did. And it was to be young Milo’s day; simply in a class of his own, totally dominating both Heats 2 and 3 with the fastest laps in each to boot.

“Onto the Final, with Milo in a well-earned pole position and again with a well-disciplined start, he held the lead for 15 fully-charged laps until his pre-raced Kimbolton tyres could no longer provide the optimum grip and the chasing, more experienced driver on new tyres finally took the lead with just two laps to go. Alas, second place it was to be for Milo by just 0.05 of a second, what a race!

“Sadly, Jensen’s final was to be cut short by a unexplainable mechanical issue whilst he was making his way up the order.

“What a weekend – many, many positives for both Milo and Jensen and what a confident position to be in going into the next race which is the opening round of the much-coveted 2023 Super One Championship… good luck boys!”

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Milo Manderson Battles it Out at Shenington MSUK Kart Championship Round

Sam — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:05:09 +0000

Rising star of the kart world is the first privateer racer across the line

As well as the talented , 91��ý is also supporting Milo Manderson in the MSUK Kart Championship for 2023, who is also proudly using 91��ý pads in his kart this year.

Like Powers, Manderson has already shown immense promise in the first Shenington round held in January, as his team outlines in their own words below.

“The first round of the of the Shenington MSUK Championship this weekend was our fourth race in Junior Rotax.

“There were three short practice sessions in the wet on the Saturday, then it was straight into Heat 1, with a fifth-place finish.

“Sunday was dry all day, so we were on the back foot from those who tested in the dry on Friday. Milo went well in the three-lap practice, after which the team tweaked the setup for Heat 2 (finished third) and Heat 3 (finished fourth) to give us a great starting position of fourth for the final.

“With the lap times as they were, any one of six drivers could have won it. The race was an absolute barnstormer, with the top five squabbling over every place and Milo being in third for a while, right on the leaders’ tails, only to get bumped back to fifth.

“Some extremely aggressive moves by some to get back in it and some amazing overtakes by Milo to stay in contention. The top five were nose-to-tail over the line at the end, with Milo finishing in fifth.”

“So, we did not win anything today BUT Milo has now finally had a race against some very good level drivers who have been in Juniors for some time! He now knows the meaning of hard racing and yes, he did get beaten up a bit, but he never gave up and was fast all throughout the race.

“The team did make a small mistake with the setup for the final, which we know cost him some lap time, but he knows how hard he has to fight to win now! We are over the moon with his progress today as we were first privateer team over the line.

“We are massively proud of him and he has turned a corner today against some much older, more experienced kids! .

“A huge thanks to Tim Bullard at 91��ý for their continued support. More testing over the next couple of weeks before the next round at Kimbolton…”

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