Wera Tools British Kart Championship, Silverstone, October 9-10
In preparation for a full season attack next year, Felix Tandy took on the final two rounds of the Wera Tools British Kart Championship, at the iconic Silverstone kart circuit. Nearly thirty of the top cadet class drivers in the UK took part in two days of action, with Tandy scoring a memorable fifth place finish in the Round 5 Final, backed up with an impressive run to eleventh in Round 6
Round 5
Qualifying 19th
Final 5th
Round 6
Qualifying 20th
Final 11th
Short, four lap, qualifying sessions for both days showed a need to quickly warm up the kart and tyres for a good lap, something the heavier and more experienced drivers managed better than Tandy. However with lessons learnt and longer heats and finals hopes were still high.
A solid heat one and a top ten in heat two, saw Tandy starting fifteenth for a now very wet final. A spectacular opening lap had Felix already into seventh, with pace in the wet conditions to match. A measured drive throughout the ten lap run, Felix picked off more rivals before coming home with his first top five result in the British Championship.
Round 6 followed a similar story, with steady results in the heats, followed by an excellent Micromax final. A flash rain shower just as the race started had the drivers slithering around on their slick tyres, but Tandy took full advantage making up ten positions on lap one and was quickly into eighth position. As the track dried, other drivers found their feet but Felix kept his head, capping a great weekend crossing the line in eleventh.
