Jack Moore was the class act of the day at the ROK Cup National Karting Championships that took place at the Celso Scribante Circuit in Gqbergha over the weekend. In the incredibly evenly matched OKJ class that saw the top seven all qualifying within one second of each other, Moore took pole position but was beaten by Reagile Mailula in the opening heat after an intense battle up front. Fellow Algoa Kart Club member Aashay Nagura received a five second penalty for a nose cone infringement that dropped him to seventh place for race one. In race two it was Moore that triumphed with Nagura coming home in second after Mailula was penalised for a nose cone infringement. Race three saw Moore take the win from Mailula in second and Nagura crossing the line in fourth place. The overall classification after three heats was Moore in first, Mailula second and Nagura third with Moore extending his lead in the South African with just one more round left at Red Star Raceway on the 23rd August.
Picture credit: Werner Hills – The Herald
In the OK-N class Josh Moore was the best of the local drivers with a fourth place overall finish and Wyatt Jonas finishing in seventh place after competing in a national event at his home track for the first time. The class was won by Muhammad Wally with Gianna Pascoal in second place after an intense battle upfront with Jesse Swart rounding out the podium places.
In the Mini ROK class it was not the greatest of days for championship leader Max Boshoff with a seventh place finish in race one after qualifying in second place on the grid, then stormed home to win heat two before disaster struck in race three when his kart would not start. This opened the door for Santiago Frada to take the overall class win with Kayde Cornofsky in second and Kiyaan Reddi in third. In the Mini ROK U/10 class local driver Egor Grishin finished in seventh overall with Riley van Staden taking three out of three race wins. Noah Cronje came home in second place with Radhi Harris in third.
Caleb Rogers was unstoppable in the Cadet class that caters for youngsters from five to eight years old, with a full house of wins with Ethan Zita finishing in second and Grayson Venter in third overall.
