Natska Round 1 Class 15 Junior Rotax. Fulbeck Kart track Grantham 28th of August 2024.
A First round of ups and downs but a good run out for the first race of the season. A huge grid of 33 karts and some good and bad luck saw Harry finish the day in 11th place. We were lucky to be blessed with the sun shining all day but a chilly morning at 1degree when we got to track.
Heat 1. Starting at P19 got off to a great start on a cold track, managing to find some space on a narrow track to overtake and make up 10 places to finish the heat in 9th place. Good pace but to far back on the grid to challenge at the front.
Heat 2. This was a bad luck round. With harry starting on row 4 the heat he got off to a good start off the line but got held up before turn one as someone decided they might go through the chicane but then didn’t making everyone behind him brake slowing harry down and losing some places before he got to turn one. The race then had some stoppages with the Battenburg flag coming out on the second lap due to a crash and barrier repair which slowed everyone down for a few laps. When it was green flags again the Battenburg came out again on lap 7 for another, then a red flag due to injury, and the race was stopped on lap 7 due to time constraints. This meant harry finished the heat again in 9th place.
Heat 3. This heat saw harry back again at P19 and again fought through the tight pack to finish the heat in 10th place.
Heat 4. This was another bad luck round not managing to get around turn 1 on the first lap. A great start holding onto to 7th on the grid when the pole sitter span on the first turn causing heavy braking and harry taking a hit to his rear bumper pushing him head on into the front right side of the spinner, bending Harrys track rod arm and steering collum. This meant harry had to limp back to parc ferme and retire the kart for a DNF. This put harry down for a P11 finish for the day. Onwards and upwards to next weeks Round 2 at Camberley. Great bit of practice at Fulbeck though due to not having much pre-season testing time available.
HEAT 1 Started P19 🟢 – Finished P9 🟢 HEAT 2 Started P7 🟢 – Finished P9 🔴 HEAT 3 Started P19 🟢 – Finished P10 🟢 HEAT 4 Started P7 🟢 – DNF 🔴 harryhurstracing.com/ https://www.purebalanceaccounting.co.uk/ https://rainbowsofhitchin.co.uk/
NATSKA ROUND 2 CAMBERLEY 5th October 2024
And Harry takes the chequered flag in P3 for the day. A great consistent day’s racing for harry keeping it clean and avoiding penalties throughout the day. In what turned out to be a glorious sunny day for a change with a chill in the air, it made for some great racing with no damage to tend to, which is always good. Camberley is a very fast but short track with minimal overtaking opportunities because the top section is so narrow. Great pace all day with the top 15 drivers all being withing a quarter of a second off each other’s pace. Many crashes throughout the day in the different classes but glad everyone walked away mainly unhurt, way too many red flags and Battenburg flags in one day for my liking. With the class 15 grids being split into 3 groups of A, B & C as there were too many drivers this worked well as there was a bit more space off the start with a bit less carnage into turn one keeping the race flowing which was good.
HEAT 1 – Starting the heat in P8. There were lots of battles going on in the 21-kart grid with Harry managing to make up 3 places to finish in P5 so a great start to the day.
HEAT 2 – Starting in P14 Harry had another great round keeping in amongst a bunch of drivers with some great dives saw him finish in P7.
HEAT 3 – Starting in P10 Harry had another consistent run to make up 5 places to finish in P5 again.
HEAT 4 – Starting in P1 for a rare change saw Harry get off to a flying start, racing away and pulling a 3- 4 second Gap from the rest of the pack after a few laps. As the race went on what looked like a comfortable gap soon disappeared when the eventual class 15 winner Scott hayward was able to catch Harry due to a combination of a back marker deciding to start racing harry, and no blue flags being waved for a lap and a half telling him to let Harry pass which led to a tense final few laps which eventually saw harry take the chequered flag in P1 with a 0.14 gap to P2. A great heart stopping final heat to end the day with, Harry securing P3 overall for Round 2. Another special mention to Stacey who was on grid duty for the beginning of the day keeping the pit lane in order and free from unwanted people clutter who always seem to make their way into the pits before a heat. 1 driver and 1 mechanic always seem too much for some to remember as a pit lane rule. Well done to Stace on an impossible job with some parents and kids. Onboard and trackside footage to follow.
Heat 1 – Started P8 🟢 – Finished P5 🟢 Heat 2 – Started P14 🟢 – Finished P7 🟢 Heat 3 – Started P10 🟢 – Finished P5 🟢 Heat 4 – Started P1 🟢 – Finished P1 🟢🏆 Special thank you to our sponsors for their continued support throughout our motorsport journey. Any companys wishing to join us as we race on pls dont hesitate to contact us through harryhurstracing.com or through messenger . 🙏🏎🏎🏎🏎 harryhurstracing.com/ https://www.purebalanceaccounting.co.uk/ https://rainbowsofhitchin.co.uk/
Natska Round 3 Bayford Meadows 26th oct 2024 class 15 Junior rotax
And Harry takes the chequered flag in P2 on a mssive grid of 31 drivers 🏎🏎🏎🏎 This was Round 3 of the NATSKA championship, held at Bayford meadows Kart Circuit Sittingbourne. Pitch black, cold & damp when we arrived at track but turned out to be an absolutely great day of racing for us. Set up spot on for all heat s with a mixture of wet and dry conditions and some top driving with great overtakes saw him finish the day in P2.
Heat 1. Started off the day with a change to wet set up due to a downpour which kept the track wet till heat 2 after lunch break. From a 6th place start saw him lose a few positions of the line and go to 8th place. With mistakes being made by other drivers he gained some positions to finally end up being in the lead by the end of the heat to finish in P1 and taking fastest lap, with the heat ending under Battenburg flag conditions.
Heat 2. The track was still damp but drying, from P21 with great pace and some great overtake maneuvers he made up 15 positions to finish in P6.
Heat 3. Starting in P9 and back on slick tyres again had a cracking heat to finish in P3. Great battles in this heat with all the top 10 starting at the front of the grid.
Heat 4. Strating in P17, ploughed through the pack with some great battles saw Harry make up 12 places to take the chequered flag in P5. This meant Harry finished the day in P2, narrowly missing out on P1 by one heat place difference between the top 2, so a great days racing even though there were some tricky conditions on a slippery track to deal with. Good points added to the championship table but with many round s still to come. Roll on for the second part of the season after the Winter break as racing seasons come to an end for many championships.
Heat 1 Started P6 🟢 Finished P1 🟢 Heat 2 Started P21 🟢Finished P6 🟢 Heat 3 Started P9 🟢Finished P3 🟢 Heat 4 Started P17 🟢Finished P5 🟢🏆
NATSKA ROUND 4 Fulbeck Kart track 1st March 2025. Class 15 junior rotax.
And Harry takes the chequered flag in 8th Place on a glorious cold but sunny day at NATSKA Round 4 – Fulbeck Kart Track After a dramatic lead-up to race day, Harry managed to secure an 8th-place finish at Fulbeck in the first round of the new year. It was uncertain whether we’d even make it to the race after a seized engine piston, but thanks to a lightning-fast turnaround from Nick at Xenon Racing, we picked up the engine just a day before the event—huge shoutout to Nick & Dan for making it happen! While the result doesn’t fully reflect how he could have done, the day was packed with strong performance. A lot of bumping and nudging off track left him fighting from near the back in all the heats, but some brilliant overtakes ensured he salvaged a solid 8th-place finish. More importantly, it was great race practice as we gear up for the next round at GYG, North Wales, in two weeks. Heat-by-Heat Breakdown:
🔹 Heat 1 – Starting P5, Harry got off to a strong start, gaining a position after Turn 1 following two false starts. Unfortunately, a bump on Lap 8 forced him to take the chicane cut-through, costing him four places. Then, avoiding a crash at the next chicane and taking a hit to the rear bumper at Turn 1 dropped him further, finishing P7—two spots down from the start.
🔹 Heat 2 – Starting at the back in P18, he held steady and began climbing through the field. However, seeing a spin in the Boot section right in his path, taking a hit to the side and with nowhere else to go on Lap1, had to take evasive action and spin off onto the grass and into the tyre wall, dropping him to last place. Undeterred, he put his head down and stormed back through the pack, making up 17 places to finish P12—setting the fastest lap of the heat in the process!
🔹 Heat 3 – Lining up in P7, the race start was chaotic, with mixed signals causing half the grid to slow while the other half sped up. By Turn 1, Harry was pushed wide, losing 10 places and dropping to 17th. Once again, he fought back with some brilliant overtakes, finishing the heat in P5. 🔹
Heat 4 – Starting P16, he made another strong start but was forced to take the chicane cut-through due to congestion, dropping down to 20th. From there, he mounted yet another impressive comeback, crossing the line in P6. However, a dropped front bumper penalty added five seconds to his time, officially classifying him in P13. As usual It was an eventful day filled with plenty of hard racing and incidents, but overall, a solid start to the year. Without the setbacks, Harry could have finished even higher, but considering Fulbeck isn’t our strongest track, finishing just three places off our best result here is still encouraging. The real positive? The engine performed brilliantly—miles ahead of last year’s poor rebuild. With rapid pace we’re looking for what’s to come in the rest of the season! Some great onboard footage to come.
Heat 1 Started 5th 🟢 Finished P7 🔴 Heat 2 Started 18th 🟢Finished P12 🟢 Heat 3 Started 7th 🟢Finished P5 🟢 Heat 4 Started 16th 🟢Finished P13 🟢 P8 Finish Overall harryhurstracing.com/ https://www.purebalanceaccounting.co.uk/ https://alroys.com/ https://rainbowsofhitchin.co.uk/