Round one of the spring championship saw Harry have a nightmare race after a great practice going 3rd fastest and qualy 3rd fastest 0.290 off first place, so with the Qualifying system at the track saw him take 8th on the grid in the A Final . A good start off the line and steady pace saw him gain 3 places off the first 3 laps but could see his frustration with the kart pointing to the steering wheel which we later found out had no grip so he was trying to drive with center bits which was also causing problems and at lap 7 losing the steering wheel on a bend saw him drop 3 places so we decided to call him in to change karts as it was too dangerous to drive and that’s where he lost more time when he was changed over into another kart only to be told to then get out of that one as it was broke and so put into another one ,by this time going down 1 lap behind the rest so it was just for points he was racing for in the end just to get into the points table. An eventful first round but we were pleased he got to the A final on apart damp track and managed to finish the race . starting in 8th and finishing in 8th . Definate improvement on the part damp track , well done harry .
Daytona Spring Championship Round 2 February 2nd 2020 saw harry once again have a great practice on a wet track going second fastest of the groups and again another great Qualy managing second fastest of that group which put him again in the A Final starting 4th on the grid . With a great start off the line kept his position up to turn 2 and then on turn 3 was spun on the hairpin facing the tyres and was then hit in the side from the driver behind who had no where else to go , so effectively ending harrys race on the first lap as he lost to much time facing the tyres which was a shame .So in the end just raced to the finish to grab the A Final points finishing 7th of 8. Once again though great driving in on a damp track. Definitely improved in the wet .
.Daytona Spring Championship Round 3 February 16th 2020 Saw Harry have his best race to date in appalling wet conditions . Another Great practice and qualy saw him go fastest in his group for practice and saw him finish 2nd fastest in his qualy group losing out on the final lap by 0.222. This put harry on P5 in the A final. A great start again off the line and to the end of the first lap he had gained 2 places to go third which he held on to up until lap 6 when he lost a place to go p4 , holding on to that until lap 16 when he cut inside on the final turn to go back up to a podium position p3 but then took a hit from behind spinning him in to the tyre wall on turn 2 which in turn let 5th place through, whilst harry was given his position back for an ABC on him with 2 laps to go . In the end Harry finished 4th place as he could not catch 3rd but definitely deserved to finish P3 for what was his best wet race to date clocking up 3rd fastest lap of the day . onwards and upwards for team 303.
Daytona Spring Championship Round 4 1st March 2020 Once again another great Practice And Qualifying saw harry notch up second fastest in Q2 out of all the groups putting him 4th on the grid in the A final due to him coming second in his group. A complicated qualy system which would have put him P2 on the old rules. Today saw an unusually dry track for the first part of the race ,and a good start off the line saw him keep 4th and start of great battle between 3 drivers for the best part of the race to clinch p3. The front 2 managed to pull away whilst the rest were jostling for position which happened quite a few times during the race . Lots of close driving and bumping continued until about lap 14 when kart 60 managed to get in front and pull away with some superior speed, And with 5 laps to go a short burst of rain hit the circuit causing a’lot of mayhem with drivers spinning out and overshooting the track into the tyres as they tried to adjust to the slippery track which did liven up the race a bit more although causing harry a’lot of problems and frustration. All in all a great race again with harry finishing in P5 which we’ re more than happy with gaining some more A Final points keepin him up the top of the championship table . Roll on round 5 for www.harryhurstracing.com
Round 6 of the Spring Championship Daytona Milton Keynes. A great qualifying saw harry start P2 on the grid .. An unprepared start off the line saw harry drop one place going into turn one and a bump on hairpin turn 4 from behind saw me drop speed and drop down to P6 by turn 6 so not a good start on lap 1 and then getting sqeezed on the inside line going into turn 7 on lap 5 saw me loose speed and drop 2 more places. The leaders were to far ahead to catch them so ended up P6 which was ok considering the karts lack of uphill speed only managing to get a fastest lap time of 58.78 compared to my qualifying time of 57.943, but gained some more A final points to move me up the championship table.
Round 7 of the Spring Championship Daytona Milton Keynes. July 5th 2020 A tough qualy group saw harry only manage to get 58.133 out of the Kart dropping him down to 5th in the 3rd qualy group and into the B final at P5. A quick start off the line saw him gain 2 places on the first lap in dry conditions only to lose 1 place on the next lap to the eventual winner but on lap 5 saw him gain 2 places and go on up to P2 where he stayed for the rest of the race to take second place on the podium . putting in a fastest lap time of 57.580. Great days racing.
Daytona Round 8 July 12th 2020 Ist Place A Final Winner A better qualy this week saw me finish 3rd in another tough group with a 57.906 fastest qualy laptime. Starting 7th on the A final grid .A good start off the line was followed by a mistake on turn 3 which saw me drop 2 places but regain 1 by the end of the first lap. But then a mistake by the front 2 spinning each other saw me gain place and take 4th spot on lap 5. Taking positions on the next 3 laps moved me up into 1st place on lap 9 where i stayed till the chequered flag. A Great race and my first win on this track…………..finishin with a fastest laptime of 57.260
Daytona Spring Championship Race Round 9 26 July 2020 Qualifying in second place in his group saw harry take P5 on the grid in the A final. Had a great race moving up the pack getting up to 3rd and then with 2 laps to go made a mistake going for a gap to small which span 2nd place so to save getting an ABC waited further round the track to give the place back which dropped me back down to 5th place where i finished. Great racing but spoilt the podium finish going for 2nd place ..but did received fastest lap of the day .
Daytona Spring Championsip Round 12 Sun 21 June 2020 .. Round 12 of the A FINAL saw me start on the grid in 4th place but lost 2 places on the second lap as the 3rd place driver made a mistake on hairpin 1 turning in to soon which left me no where to go and hit his kart rear slowing me down . I Did manage to get 2 places back over the next 3 laps and then on lap 17 made a move on the final hairpin to take 2nd place holding on for the last 2 laps . Great tight racing throughout the final to keep me 3rd in the championship table…
Daytona Spring Championship Milton Keynes Final Round 11 Sunday 9th August 2020 Race. Due to covid round 11 became the final round of the championship so all the rounds could be fitted in before the autumn championship begun. Harry had a great qualy starting the A Final in P2 and also a great start keeping P2 up until lap 3 when Harry bumped the driver in P1 after a sharp break on the hairpin 2 in the rear and then was hit from behind himself which hit the p1 driver again pushing him slightly wide . But as no warning was shown to harry until after he had done another lap an ABC was given meaning he dropped 5 grid places at the end . Harry did win the race by 1.979 second but lost the positions from a mistake on lap 3. That did however still give him enough points to finish 3rd overall in the spring championship, so weel done harry for finishing 3rd in only his second race season at the track.