• Port Elizabeth Nationals. Overall 1st in ever changing conditions with intermittent rain.
• Vereeniging Nationals. Overall 2nd after some very tight racing.
• In heat one Vicki set the lap record at 47.7 sec.
• Idube Nationals. Overall 1st after racing tires was confiscated by organizers’ and replaced with a midfield competitors not so good rubber. Vicki showed her ability, after qualifying 5th we had to use the morning warm-up on her race rubber to make some adjustments to the kart to compensate for the difference in the tires that was given to us by the organizers’. Vicki's feedback was spot on and we where able to make the changes required allowing her to go out and win all three heats.
• Zwartkops Nationals. Overall 2nd . Vicki unfortunately incurred a 5 point penalty in heat 1 when she overtook for first place position under a yellow flag. She won heat 2 and then decided to play it safe for heat 3 ensuring the National title.
• South African Junior Rok Champion 2007 (First female to ever win a national title in Karting in South Africa)
KF2
• This year is really a fact finding mission in this class. The motors are brand new the world over and with blue printing allowed, finding out what makes them go takes some time.
• Vicki has adapted easily to the extra power and the front brakes and is proofing to be very competitive.
• Vicki qualified to compete in the World Championships in Le Conca, Italy at the end of September 2008.
• Vicki did not attend due to the absorb tent costs involved with doing so.
Wesbank V8
• Vicki completed her first Regional event successfully on the 17 April, setting a best lap of 68.1 sec on used tires. She was only able to get into the car on Friday for the first time completing 3 x 8 laps sessions. She returned on Sunday for more testing and after putting another set of used tires on the car was able to get into the low 65 sec laps consistently before posting a best lap of 64.7 sec in her final lap.
• Vereeniging Nationals. Overall 2nd after some very tight racing.
• In heat one Vicki set the lap record at 47.7 sec.
• Idube Nationals. Overall 1st after racing tires was confiscated by organizers’ and replaced with a midfield competitors not so good rubber. Vicki showed her ability, after qualifying 5th we had to use the morning warm-up on her race rubber to make some adjustments to the kart to compensate for the difference in the tires that was given to us by the organizers’. Vicki's feedback was spot on and we where able to make the changes required allowing her to go out and win all three heats.
• Zwartkops Nationals. Overall 2nd . Vicki unfortunately incurred a 5 point penalty in heat 1 when she overtook for first place position under a yellow flag. She won heat 2 and then decided to play it safe for heat 3 ensuring the National title.
• South African Junior Rok Champion 2007 (First female to ever win a national title in Karting in South Africa)
KF2
• This year is really a fact finding mission in this class. The motors are brand new the world over and with blue printing allowed, finding out what makes them go takes some time.
• Vicki has adapted easily to the extra power and the front brakes and is proofing to be very competitive.
• Vicki qualified to compete in the World Championships in Le Conca, Italy at the end of September 2008.
• Vicki did not attend due to the absorb tent costs involved with doing so.
Wesbank V8
• Vicki completed her first Regional event successfully on the 17 April, setting a best lap of 68.1 sec on used tires. She was only able to get into the car on Friday for the first time completing 3 x 8 laps sessions. She returned on Sunday for more testing and after putting another set of used tires on the car was able to get into the low 65 sec laps consistently before posting a best lap of 64.7 sec in her final lap.
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RACING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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• First race ever, finished 13th.
• Eastern Cape Most Improved Junior Driver.
• Attained first point in the National Championships.
• Finished 4th in the Eastern Cape Regional Championships.
• Finished 5th in the National Championship, considering mechanical - difficulties, forced her out of the top 3.
• Finished 2nd in the Eastern Cape Regional Championships.
• Finished 9th in the National Championships.
• Eastern Cape Most Improved Junior Driver.
• Attained first point in the National Championships.
• Finished 4th in the Eastern Cape Regional Championships.
• Finished 5th in the National Championship, considering mechanical - difficulties, forced her out of the top 3.
• Finished 2nd in the Eastern Cape Regional Championships.
• Finished 9th in the National Championships.
• Qualified in 2nd place .003sec behind pole in the National Round in PE. What made this an unique highlight, was that this was Vicki's first year in the bigger Karts, and it was achieved against a driver like the previous years National Champion, Chris Cuyler and Arnoldt Neveling.
• In the first Rok Race in SA, held in Bloemfontein, Vicki finished 2nd - out-driving the likes of Rok World Champion, Kyle Mitchell.
• Idube National, securing a runaway victory on all three heats, and the event.
• After 4 National Rounds, Vicki qualified in 2nd place, to represent South Africa at the World Championships in Lenato - Italy.
• Although racing in Italy was a highlight in Vicki's career, the situation was quite disappointing, as she repeatedly encountered mechanical difficulties, with the equipment supplied.
• Vicki finished 13th, in a 30-kart field, after having to start from the back of the field.
• This was most likely Vicki's most challenging racing year.
• She decided to try her hand at the Junior Max Class, which necessitated travelling from the Eastern Cape to the Northern Province on a regular basis, but found it impossible to obtain competitive racing motors, which played it self out in 2007 in Australia, when these motors was with drawn from national competition due to in equality's.
• The highlight of the year was, when Vicki qualified on pole, during the National Event at Idube with a motor was very much down on power.
• Vicki finished on equal points with another driver for 3rd position.
• Vicki finished 6th in the National Championships for that year, narrowly missing a drive in the Rotax World Finals.
• A decision was made to return to Junior Rok in 2007. We believe the motors in this class to be more equal, giving all drivers an equal opportunity.
• In the first Rok Race in SA, held in Bloemfontein, Vicki finished 2nd - out-driving the likes of Rok World Champion, Kyle Mitchell.
• Idube National, securing a runaway victory on all three heats, and the event.
• After 4 National Rounds, Vicki qualified in 2nd place, to represent South Africa at the World Championships in Lenato - Italy.
• Although racing in Italy was a highlight in Vicki's career, the situation was quite disappointing, as she repeatedly encountered mechanical difficulties, with the equipment supplied.
• Vicki finished 13th, in a 30-kart field, after having to start from the back of the field.
• This was most likely Vicki's most challenging racing year.
• She decided to try her hand at the Junior Max Class, which necessitated travelling from the Eastern Cape to the Northern Province on a regular basis, but found it impossible to obtain competitive racing motors, which played it self out in 2007 in Australia, when these motors was with drawn from national competition due to in equality's.
• The highlight of the year was, when Vicki qualified on pole, during the National Event at Idube with a motor was very much down on power.
• Vicki finished on equal points with another driver for 3rd position.
• Vicki finished 6th in the National Championships for that year, narrowly missing a drive in the Rotax World Finals.
• A decision was made to return to Junior Rok in 2007. We believe the motors in this class to be more equal, giving all drivers an equal opportunity.
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