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Daytona Championships (12th-20th) February

Thursday Night League, Round One

Daytona Milton Keynes

Season One, Round One of Daytona Milton Keynes Thursday Night League 2026 drew a host of returning favourites and new faces alike to take on a new series of our much-loved midweek championship.

The SODI class opened the day’s action where Lightweight drivers faced a damp track, presenting a challenge to all on grid. Despite this, Jacob Kent emerged as the fastest in class during Qualifying, setting an early benchmark of 1.40.526. Phil Heath followed closely, just 3-tenths behind, with Adam Hawtin rounding out the top three. The rest of the field remained tight, with Barry Morris and Benjamin Barath narrowly missing out on the top spots. Meanwhile, the Heavyweight field saw Ash Chivers putting on a dominant display, true to form in previous seasons. His lap time of 1.39.268 was over a second quicker than Michael Bowles, who placed second, and Liam Jackman, who completed the top three. The following Sprint Race in the Lightweight class turned into an intense duel between Kent and Morris. Both drivers pushed hard throughout the event, with Morris ultimately taking the victory by a margin of three seconds. Kent had to settle for second, while Hawtin finished in third, eight seconds behind the lead pair. As expected, Chivers continued his dominance in the Heavyweight race, leading from start to finish. His performance was unmatched, finishing a commanding 16 seconds ahead of Bowles, with Jackman trailing a further 28 seconds behind in third.

In the DMAX Lightweight class, Daytona Milton Keynes legend Lee Schnitzler put on a blistering Qualifying performance, setting a time of 1.26.828, which was half a second faster than Adam Pughe in second place. Charlie Csepreghi, growing in skill and confidence in each race he competes in, completed the top three. The Heavyweight field saw Kyle Dunford leading the way, setting a time of 1.31.568, a full 1.4 seconds quicker than Jude Coates, who qualified in second. Johnathon Farrell took third, rounding out the top spots. In the Sprint Race, Schnitzler showed his pace once again, leading from the front and finishing a comfortable nine seconds ahead of Pughe. Jacob Csepreghi was unable to catch Pughe and finished third with Charlie Csepreghi, missing out on third place by two seconds. The Heavyweight race saw Dunford flying around the track, dominating to finish an entire lap ahead of the rest of the field. Behind him, a fierce battle unfolded between Coates and Farrell for second place. Farrell emerged victorious in the battle, securing second, while Coates had to settle for third.

SODI Lights

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Barry Morris1150026262501226
2Nathan Turner74414110121618018
3Adam  Aksamitowski66498604152615
4Adam Hawtin59567151802600
5Benjamin Barath595601215108104
6Jacob Kent55604188181010
7Mark Smith39761610012188
8Phil Heath2590148610010
9Mathew Read259002108221
10Edward Barber199660400150
11Viggo Boonzaie1210370000012
12Aidan  Flynn121030420402
13Arthur Caluch1210300012000
14Josh Green81074000080
15Harvey Moore81070002600
16Jepke Sangster61092000006
17Fawaz Adra61090000060
18Harley Brewster61090006000
19Freddie Hawkins41112000040
20Tobi Major11143000100
21Cameron Westrope11140010000
22Nathan Carter01151000000
23Jackson Blasi01150000000
24Tyler Mayers-walters01150000000
25Reuben Dewick01150000000
26Muiz Ishola01150000000
27Grace Donovan01150000000
28Jess Bray01150000000
29Tom Wormell01150000000
30Jamie Wickens01150000000
31Parker Dawson01150000000
32Harrison Wakeman01150000000
33Alan Barber01150000000
34Elliot Henriques01150000000
35Daryl Quinton01150000000

SODI Heavies

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Ash Chivers13400262626151526
2Micheal Bowles6470701801810180
3David Rollins63711000262512
4Liam Jackman518312151012428
5Jordan Forbes4391861510606
6Cameron Clarkson34100912126004
7Shaun Ward2910558442110
8Chris Lane2610831068002
9Richard Danby25109100150100
10Ben Swabey2411010001860
11Rylee Carter1811660000018
12Harry Gurney1811600180000
13Piers Bate161182022840
14Josh Grady1511910000015
15David Gaskin1212230001200
16Rhys Green1212200000120
17Oliver Sargeant91253000090
18Joe Barber81261080000
19Simon Dewick11337000100
20Dan Watkins11330001000
21Sean Mudie01341000000
22Alistair Baker01340000000
23Daniel Evans01340000000
24Billy Evans01340000000

DMAX Lights

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Jacob Csepreghi11900151826152619
2Charlie Csepreghi1041515121212251825
3Lee Schnitzler9524926261810150
4Adam  Pughe7148241815158015
5Adam Hawtin29904201001900
6Matt Thompson2396610110110
7Konstantin Elanov209930000812
8Kenneth Boulton141056000068
9Daniel Jones1210720000120
10Aaron Cooke1210700001200
11Chris Mackay121070840000
12Josh Beckett1010920000010
13Feisal Meeajaun1010900000100
14Daryl Quinton81112008000
15Josh Melling81110080000
16Kayo Carneiro81110006020
17Russell Horton61132000600
18Rocco Wain61130060000
19Joe Perkins61130600000
20Ben Gallacher41152000400
21Cavern Taylor41150400000
22Euan Clements41150000040
23William Thurnell21172000200
24Nick Goldstein21170020000
25Joseph Zarkos-Smith21170200000
26David Izquierdo11181100000
27Joshua Hamilton01191000000
28Vernon Frazer01190000000
29Homan Ho01190000000

DMAX Heavies

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Oliver Sargeant8200006252625
2Jude Coates802215182510012
3Kyle Dunford52302826260000
4John Spawton453771201101210
5Andy  Stobart33491200181500
6Stefan Ienasecu3250100121208
7Charlie Newman245880000186
8McKenzie Senior196350000019
9Nick Henry196300001900
10Jason Stevens196300000154
11Jonathan Farrell186411800000
12Gary Phillips156730000015
13Mike Lee156700015000
14Tom Athersych156700150000
15Daniel  Evans14681800600
16Billy Evans146801000400
17Aaron Soh107240000100
18George Martin8742008000
19Dwight Lewis8740000800
20Lawrence  Fraser6762600000
21Richard Carter4782004000
22Paul Cruci2802000002
23Jordan Weston2800000200
24Pawel Kamysz1811000001

Daytona Tamworth

We returned to Daytona Tamworth for the first instalment of Thursday Night League in 2026. With twelve rounds ahead of them, our drivers greeted the season with great optimism.

Perhaps the first round of the season can be seen as an indication into who the championship contenders might be. This highly competitive N35-ST class highlighted regular, Charlie Walmsley-Ryde riding to victory after laying down the gauntlet in a strong sixteen-lap opening statement. Twenty seconds ahead of InKart graduate Joseph Smith, who now as a familiar face in Daytona’s senior championships will now be hoping to mount a title challenge. To bolster this campaign, Smith claimed the fastest lap of the race and an extra point for his efforts. Kyle Turner joined these two on the podium. As for the Heavyweights, Dylan Morrall swept aside a reasonably competitive field, winning by over a minute.

In a fantastic effort, Lucas Gathercole won the DMAX race, another comfortable victory being the story of the day, this time by thirty seconds ahead of a very quick Harry ThomasGathercole was two seconds quicker on his fastest lap, over a second faster than anyone else in the field.  There was something of a battle for the rest of the podium positions, as Thomas and Max Houghton were separated by just five seconds, a gap that could have significantly decreased at any point throughout the very tricky race. In the Heavyweights, reigning N35-ST champion Mckenzie Senior took a hard-fought victory against regular contender Rhys Collier. There were only five-tenths of a second in it, and they were joined on the podium by Joe Collier. Perhaps we have seen our title contenders already, however, with eleven rounds, varying race formats and undoubtably some new faces ahead, only time will tell.

N35-ST Lights:

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Charlie Walmsley-Ryde13100252618192518
2Joseph Smith91404019182615112
3Tom Webster636828000251226
4Rory Oldfield-Kelly518012101215662
5Harvey Preen488338861196
6Alan Litchfield46852610121008
7Kyle  Turner36951015152004
8Toby Hill3299412404210
9Tyler Sharp25106700001015
10Adam Brown2410712111280
11Rudra Patel1511690000150
12Henry Freeman121193408000
13Thierry Hopkins1012120010000
14Kayleigh Mills101210060040
15Scott Clenaghan81232000800
16Daniel Santos Piedrabuena41274004000
17Morgan Dowen21292000200
18Daryl Gregorick21290020000
19Steven Cavanagh11301000001
20George Roadley01311000000
21Adam Green01310000000
22Ethan Franklin01310000000
23Oliver Vasas01310000000
24Jonathon Smith01310000000
25Joao Vital01310000000

N35-ST Heavies:

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Dylan Morrall12200261819182615
2James Estrop8438381826251500
3Brent Deeley7547915151512810
4Adrian Watkins56661901212101012
5Mckenzie Senior44781200026180
6Tim Avery4082400001525
7James Ashton3488601010068
8Daniel Santos Piedrabuena3191300001219
9Shaun Mossop811423008000
10Mike Evans81140080000
11Josh Bates81140000800
12Jamie Ivers61162060000
13Aaron Harrison41182040000
14Brandon Gathercole01224000000
15Rjan Shanan01220000000
16Elliot Roadley01220000000

DMAX Lights:

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Joseph Simcock1170002625251526
2Lucas Gathercole1125526151982618
3Nihal Joye437469001015180
4Max Houghton43740151201060
5Fin Imber4275110882212
6Ben  Foden3483800019015
7Oliver Malinowski3384101015440
8Joe Lorenz2691700061010
9Cordell Hayles269106012080
10Harry Thomas249321860000
11Thomas Northcott189960180000
12Thomas Shaw1210560000120
13Zakk Finnie1210500001200
14Callum Beattie1210501200000
15Ky Storor121050400008
16Brandon Gathercole81094800000
17Mark Whitbread61112006000
18Sam Jones61110000006
19Tobias Lee51121004010
20Reece Hitchin41131040000
21Ewan Whitelegg21152020000
22Cameron Howdle11161000100
23Kip Morgan01171000000
24Jon Sproston01170000000

DMAX Heavies:

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Rhys Collier1150018262581226
2Joe  Collier10966151815182518
3Mckenzie Senior7342362501226100
4Chris Drane5857151008151510
5Neil Pearson27883100012015
6Jay Foster199680019000
7Fanggang Zhang199600000190
8Steve Kelly1510040150000
9Luke Mallard1310221300000
10Anestis Geniketzidis1210310000012
11Kwok Fai Soon121030006060
12Mark Rollinson1010520010000
13Jamie Foster1010500001000
14Matthew Jones81072000008
15Terri Mayne81070800000
16Yiran Liu81070000080
17Oliver Sansom61092000006

Daytona Sandown Park

Round One burst into life with strong pace across both categories and immediate statements from the early title contenders.

In the SODI Light division, Rufus Sessions delivered a commanding performance. Grabbing control from the outset, he built an early advantage and stretched it lap after lap. By the time the chequered flag fell, his lead had grown to a dominant 20 seconds. Sid Stubbings secured second with a composed and measured drive. Running in clear air for much of the race, he maintained a consistent rhythm and was never seriously challenged, comfortably bringing the kart home in P2. The battle for third provided the race’s standout action. Jayden Dudley, Olly Ripley, and Alan Cooper ran nose to tail in the closing stages, trading positions and defending hard. Just 1.7 seconds covered the trio at the line, but it was Jayden Dudley who timed his move to perfection to secure the final podium spot. In the Heavyweight class, the fight for victory went down to the final metres. Tim Love and Jake Pearson exchanged laps at the front and remained locked together throughout a tense contest. Separated by just 0.2 seconds at the flag, Tim Love held firm under relentless pressure to claim the win. Jay Peters completed the podium, staying within striking distance and capitalising on the fight ahead to secure a well-earned third.

The DMAX grid produced clean, disciplined racing from lights to flag, with no penalties issued across the field. Freddie Burden led with authority to take victory. Setting the benchmark early, he also recorded the fastest lap of the race, a 56.472, underlining his championship intentions this season. Once clear, he controlled the gap and delivered a composed, clinical win. Callum Bendelow drove consistently to second. While he remained within reach in the opening stages, he was unable to chip away at Freddie Burden’s advantage and instead focused on securing a solid P2 finish. Ayan Roy completed the podium with a mistake-free performance, maintaining steady pace and collecting valuable points in a race defined by control and discipline. Vivek Bhalla took on a demanding double-header, competing in both SODI and DMAX classes on the same night, and capped off his evening with a strong fourth-place finish in DMAX. In the Heavyweights, Thanos Tzevelekakis produced a standout drive to claim victory. The only Heavyweight driver to finish on the lead lap, he demonstrated superior pace and consistency throughout. Mikhail Sitnikov secured second after a solid, measured race, while Billy Halani rounded out the podium in third.

Round One set the tone for the season ahead with decisive performances at the front, fierce battles through the field, and rivalries already beginning to take shape.

SODI SR5 Lights

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Rufus Sessions94002615252260
2Sid Stubbings886618812251015
3Samuel Barnaville7618128181912154
4Dylan Hourican623214001515626
5Vivek  Bhalla5341942627122
6Leo Dudley52421612610180
7Jayden  Dudley4549715181812
8Olly  Ripley4351212610816
9Tobias Robinson1876250000018
10Matthew Turner187600001800
11Alan Cooper108481000000
12Adam Prosser108400000010
13Robert Rose108400100000
14Troy Edwards8862044000
15Frankie  Matqiejczuk8860000008
16Diogo Leal6882000420
17Alexander Bruveris4902000040
18Morgan Palmer4900220000
19Lewis Cain3911101001
20Sai Roy0943000000
21Louie Skilton0940000000
22Dan Giles0940000000
23Dexter Roest0940000000
24Jack Skinner0940000000
25Zacharee Grad0940000000
26Kersten Yeung0940000000
27Kacper Szczekutek0940000000
28David Payne0940000000
29Ben Williams0940000000
30Bethany Watters0940000000
31Jessika Mcintosh0940000000
32Giurgi Dragos Gabriel0940000000
33Joshua Harris0940000000
34James Maby0940000000
35James Jeram0940000000
36Asan Tentata0940000000
37Andrew McNeil0940000000

SODI SR5 Heavies

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Tim Love12300251516262615
2Jay Peters962727151218151818
3Louie Paterson883580192518026
4Jake  Pearson2796611980000
5Paul Simard259820250000
6Elliott Gregory15108100000150
7Stephen Harris1211131200000
8Dennis Mccarthy1211100001200
9Carlos Roberts1011320100000
10Kevin Cooper1011301000000
11Jamie Batemen81152800000
12Adam Francis61172600000

DMAX Lights

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Callum Bendelow8900181519101512
2Freddie Burden83662618081219
3Adam Palmer741590015182615
4Jack Redfern612813002512186
5Ayan Roy454416151224102
6Jonathan Fuchsel3752800120025
7Spencer Roest325750810608
8Thomas Williams266360002600
9Luka Nik266300260000
10Jonah Norris256411064041
11Alfie Pettengell21684828210
12Vivek Bhalla177241241000
13Frederic Navarro157420001500
14Max Murray15740606120
15Luciano  Bacheta107950000010
16Alex Read107900100000
17James Callan8812000080
18Rufus Sessions6832000060
19Pete Difrancesco4852400000
20David Payne4850000004
21John Moolenschot2872200000
22Sid Stubbings1881010000
23Ben Page0891000000
24Yolanda  Lynes0890000000
25Stuart Cartwright0890000000
26Ethan Myles0890000000
27Jules Larkin0890000000
28Haidyn Janicke0890000000
29Giulio Mercadante0890000000
30Graham Holford0890000000
31Sam Haggerty0890000000
32Adam Prosser0890000000
33Steve Hannon0890000000
34Edward Bigos0890000000

DMAX Heavies

PosNameTotalDiffGapR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Warren Gomm830001915151915
2Mikhail Sitnikov75881812250218
3Thanos Tzevelekakis731022615121208
4Tom Brown72111006251526
5Alfie Shrubb69143025019250
6Liam Duffett37463200191080
7Billy Halani3449315410014
8Pier Filippo Paoletti325121082066
9Eyston Vaughan-Huxley2855400401212
10Carlos Roberts1865100108000
11Pawel Kamysz18650060840
12Scott Murray127161200000
13Malcom Clark107320000010
14Louie Paterson107300000100
15Rob Morgan8752800000
16Thomas Rodriquez6772000600
17Jake Young2814000002
18Dan Gamble1821000001
19Adrian Hart0831000000

InKart, Round One

Daytona Milton Keynes

In the Junior category, last year’s Cadet Champion Gillen Townshend immediately showed his class in Qualifying. Comfortable in the wet, Townshend topped the times throughout the five-minute session to secure provisional pole for the A-Final. Jacob Noble kept him honest, finishing just over three-tenths behind in second, while Josh Tiller slotted into third, a further 1.5 seconds back. In the Cadet field, it was Jed Khoza who led the way. Khoza’s fastest lap put him over four tenths clear of Teddy Mullan, with the pair comfortably ahead of Grayson Reeves who came home in third. The second Qualifying session saw the remaining drivers take to the circuit, and in the Juniors, it was Jack Dowding who set the benchmark. Dowding’s lap secured him a spot in the A-Final and marked him as a serious contender for the podium. Behind him was Dominik Gulbis, over 1.8 seconds adrift, with Alvin Tsz Ho Tai close behind in third, just three tenths off Gulbis. In the second half of the Cadet field, Joshua Pink topped the times, finishing just over four-tenths clear of Leo Sibthorpe. Charlie Marden completed the top three, seven tenths off Pink’s leading time.

The B-Finals offered one final opportunity for promotion to the A-Final. In the Junior class, Max Kilmer-Barber started from pole alongside Rayaan Malik, with Amaree McKenzie lining up third. Kilmer-Barber and Malik quickly broke away from the rest of the field, engaging in a race-long duel at the front. The pair traded blows throughout, but in the closing stages Malik edged ahead to take victory and secure promotion to the A-Final. Kilmer-Barber finished second, while McKenzie came home third, 55 seconds behind the leading pair. The Cadet B-Final proved to be a dominant display from Sean Chan. Starting on pole, Chan stormed into the lead immediately and never looked back. In an extraordinary performance, he lapped the entire Cadet field and finished fifth overall, winning the Cadet B-Final by over a lap. Behind him, Jonas Taslaq claimed second, with Alfie Winrow rounding out the top three. In the Junior A-Final, Gillen Townshend lined up on pole for the first time in the category. From the start, it was clear the race would be a head-to-head battle between Townshend and Jacob Noble. The pair traded positions lap after lap in a thrilling contest, neither driver able to break clear in the challenging conditions. As the race entered its final lap, the fight intensified. Noble piled on the pressure, but Townshend defended superbly and crossed the line just over four-tenths of a second ahead to claim the first Junior victory of the 2026 season. In the Cadet A-Final, Joshua Pink started from pole, but it was Leo Sibthorpe who ultimately came out on top. In a closely fought contest, Sibthorpe secured the win ahead of Teddy Mullan, with Pink completing the podium just six-tenths behind Mullan after an intense battle in the closing stages.

Cadet

PosNameTotalDiffGapBFAFTotal
1Leo Sibthorpe610006161
2Teddy Mullan574405757
3Joshua Pink556205555
4Grayson Reeves547105454
5Sean Chan538105353
6Jonas Taslaq529152052
7Alfie Winrow5110151051
8Rex Beckett5011150050
9Owen Wong4912149049
10Mizra Kurt4813148048
11Jed Khoza06148000
12Charlie Marden0610000

Junior

PosNameTotalDiffGapBFAFTotal
1Gillen Townshend600006060
2Jacob Noble582205858
3Jack Dowding555305555
4Josh Tiller546105454
5Daniel Maruatyak537105353
6Rayaan Malik528105252
7Dominik Gulbis519105151
8Jack Bailey5010105050
9Alvin Tsz Ho Tai4911104949
10Ryan Cafferkey4812104848
11Max Kilmer-Barber4713147047
12Amaree Mckenzie4614146046
13Arya Nalli4515145045
14Jahrane Rushaya4416144044
15Oliver Derbyshire4317143043
16Allessandro Lombardelli4218142042
17Manas Mehta4119141041
18Daniel Burrows4020140040

Daytona Tamworth

Wet weather racing fans descended on Dayona Tamworth for the first round of InKart Season One 2026. With a new track layout in place, the damp conditions were set to put both the new format and new stable of drivers to the test.

In the Cadet B-Final, Adam Azeem managed to build an impressive margin in the twenty-five-minute race, taking the fastest lap by two seconds and building a whopping fifty-seven second margin to the second-placed Greyson Scandrett. Cristiano Guedes joined them on the podium. Azeem was not able to maintain his untouchable form in the A-Final unfortunately, becoming unlucky and failing to get onto the podium. Instead, one of the championship favourites Hugo Macmillan took a commanding victory which was even more dominant than that of Azeem’s in the B-Final, this time leading by over a minute. Logan Staunton was in second position, a significantly closer gap between him and third-placed Harry Walshe, who is also looking to be in the championship hunt in his first full season in the series.

The battle for the podium positions was close in the Junior Final, where Archie Beswick found himself pushing very hard for the runner-up spot. On a still soaked track, he battled intensely with a resilient Ben Shore over the twenty-five minutes, the two of them being virtually inseparable. However, Beswick could not quite find a way through, allowing Shore to take the second spot by eight-tenths of a second. Despite both of their impressive pace, they didn’t have anything to match series veteran Noah Fortune, who took the first round of the season by a full forty-three seconds, and a fastest lap point for his troubles as well.

Cadet

PosNameTotalDiffGapBFAFTotal
1Hugo Macmillan610006161
2Logan Staunton574405757
3Harry Walshe556205555
4Jack Mills547105454
5Adam Azeem538105353
6Greyson Scandrett529152052
7Cristiano Guedes5110151051
8Harry Cudmore-Green06151000
9Arthur Lloyd0610000
10Rhys Onions0610000

Junior

PosNameTotalDiffGapFinalTotal
1Noah Fortune61006161
2Ben Shore57445757
3Archie Beswick55625555
4Rosco Rowe54715454
5Jayden Baker53815353
6Clara Boyce52915252
7Freddy Collier511015151
8Freddie Thompson0615100
9Oliver Benton061000

Results:

Daytona Tamworth

Daytona Milton Keynes

Daytona Sandown Park

Jamie Chadwick Series

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