The Finale
Friday the 19th of December was our Race Series Finale here at Wight karting! This was final Round of our Winter Race Series which will see a champion crowned for both the Junior Race Series and the Lightweight Adult Race Series. There were multiple drivers in contention for making the Top 3 for both Series, but with greasy conditions on track we were expecting a surprise or two!
To close out a successful Winter Race Series, we had 4 Junior racers and 11 Lightweight Adult racers ready to take to the track to score as many points as they could. Upon completion of this Round, we awarded trophies for the Top 3 in the Final Round as well as trophies based on the overall standings over the course of the 4 Rounds! Keep reading to find out who claimed victory.
The drivers start with a 5 minute practice/qualifying session which allows them to get to know their kart as well as acclimatise to the wet conditions of the track. The results of the qualifying also sets the grid order for Heat 1, this grid order is then reversed for Heat 2, with the grid for Heat 3 being the combined total points won by the drivers through Heat 1 & 2.
Results
Results from Heat 1–
Junior Series: 1st – Max Kilby, 2nd – Matthew Foster, 3rd – Felix Curtis, 4th – Mason Hunt.
Lightweight Adult Series: 1st – Melissa Etherington, 2nd – Jack Kilby, 3rd – Angela Martin, 4th – Dave Welsh, 5th – Noah Weller, 6th – David Ely, 7th – Harrison Bolan, 8th – Stephen Saw, 9th – Josh Vincent, 10th – Alfie Read, 11th – Noah Millard.
Results from Heat 2–
Junior Series: 1st – Max Kilby, 2nd – Matthew Foster, 3rd – Mason Hunt, 4th – Felix Curtis.
Lightweight Adult Series: 1st – Jack Kilby, 2nd – Melissa Etherington, 3rd – Angela Martin, 4th – Dave Welsh, 5th – Alfie Read, 6th – Josh Vincent, 7th – Noah Weller, 8th – Stephen Saw, 9th – Noah Millard, 10th – Harrison Bolan.
Results from Super Heat–
Junior Series: 1st – Max Kilby, 2nd – Matthew Foster, 3rd – Mason Hunt.
Lightweight Adult Series: 1st – Melissa Etherington, 2nd – Angela Martin, 3rd – Jack Kilby, 4th – Josh Vincent, 5th – Dave Welsh, 6th – Noah Weller, 7th – Alfie Read, 8th – Stephen Saw, 9th – Harrison Bolan, 10th – Noah Millard.
Throughout the 3 races in each Series we were treated to some amazing battles, with a couple of unbelievable overtakes on display particularly from Angela Martin! The drivers are awarded points based upon their finishing position in each:
Heat: 1st – 24, 2nd – 22, 3rd – 20, 4th – 18, 5th – 17, 6th – 16, 7th – 15, 8th – 14, 9th – 13, 10th – 12, 11th – 11, 12th – 10, 13th – 9
Super Heat: 1st – 30, 2nd – 28, 3rd – 26, 4th – 24, 5th – 23, 6th – 22, 7th – 21, 8th – 20, 9th – 19, 10th – 18, 11th – 17, 12th – 16, 13th – 15.
The links to the Race Series Tables are below:
That completes Round 4 of the Winter Race Series with the podiums featuring:
Junior Race Series: 1st Max Kilby – 2nd Matthew Foster – 3rd Mason Hunt
Lightweight Adult Race Series: 1st Melissa Etherington – 2nd Jack Kilby – 3rd Angela Martin
Now we can move on to the overall standings for both Race Series. For the full list of results, see the link above.
Winter Junior Race Series 2025: 1st – Max Kilby (232 points), 2nd – Felix Curtis (180 points), 3rd – Matthew Foster (138 points).
Winter Lightweight Adult Race Series 2025: 1st – Melissa Etherington (224 points), 2nd – Jack Kilby (213 points), 3rd – Angela Martin (195 points).
That concludes the 2025 Winter Race Series, we would like to say a massive thank you to all of the drivers and supporters who made this Race Series really special! We will be back on February 27th 2026 for Round 1 of the Summer Race Series which will consist of 6 Rounds, on the final Friday of every month. The booking links for the 2026 Race Series are below, book your place now to avoid missing out!!
