Race Reports ⸱ 7th September 2026 11:21 AM

Daytona Championships (5th-11th) September

InKart – Round One

Daytona Sandown Park

The Junior class began with a closely fought opening Heat as Max Reeves took a controlled victory, finishing 4.272 seconds ahead of Lucas Fasabi Rios, with Harvey Standfield completing the podium. Alfie Gordon recorded the fastest lap with a 52.052, while just 8.751 seconds covered the top nine. Jason Bond delivered a commanding performance in Heat Two, winning by 8.234 seconds from Sebastian Van Wyk and setting the fastest lap with a 52.500. David Ross completed the podium, while the midfield remained extremely competitive, with just over ten seconds separating fourth from 13th. Heat Three produced another close finish as Samuel Baker defeated Gordon by 1.448 seconds. Fasabi Rios followed closely in third, finishing just 2.093 seconds behind the winner. Bond then returned to the front in Heat Four, taking his second victory of the day by 3.593 seconds from Cameron Annis. Genghiz Abdullayu completed the podium, while Bond recorded another fastest lap with a 52.387.

The Cadet Heats proved equally competitive. Sebastian Desai opened the day with victory after defeating Jack Monnier by only 0.387 seconds. Alexander Nechev completed the podium and recorded the fastest lap with a 53.295. Lorenzo Zarella then delivered one of the most dominant performances of the Heats, winning Heat Two by more than 31 seconds and setting the fastest lap with a 53.472. Jacob Pratt secured second ahead of Alexander Tonev. Heat Three went to Jenson Fuller, who held off Nechev by just 0.557 seconds, with Harvey Eckett completing the podium. Monnier demonstrated his pace by recording the fastest lap with a 53.807, despite finishing fifth. Zarella claimed his second victory in Heat Four, but this time faced a much closer challenge from Pratt. Just 0.842 seconds separated the pair at the chequered flag, while Ejay Barrs-James completed the podium.

The Junior B-Final delivered another close battle at the front as Callum Law secured victory after 13 laps. Freddie Lawrence finished 1.408 seconds behind, with Jack Holt just a further 0.438 seconds back in third. Only 10.125 seconds covered the entire top ten, while Mathias Robu recorded the fastest lap with a 52.665.

The Cadet B-Final was decided by an even smaller margin. Logan Peach defeated Harry Pearce by just 0.200 seconds, combining victory with the fastest lap of the race at 53.519. Antonio Pellicani completed the podium ahead of George Tarakanov and Oliver Neill.

The Junior A-Final provided the closest finish of the day, with Alfie Gordon defeating Lucas Fasabi Rios by only 0.174 seconds after 16 laps. Samuel Baker completed the podium, while double Heat winner Jason Bond finished just 0.135 seconds further back in fourth. Only 3.699 seconds separated the leading four, demonstrating how evenly matched the main contenders had been throughout the event. Gordon also recorded the fastest lap with an excellent 51.920, completing a superb performance after showing strong pace from the opening Heat. Max Reeves rounded out the top five, with 13 drivers finishing on the lead lap.

The Cadet A-Final saw Jenson Fuller build on his earlier Heat victory to secure the overall win. Fuller completed 16 laps and crossed the line 1.170 seconds ahead of Jacob Pratt, with Ejay Barrs-James taking the final podium position. Double Heat winner Lorenzo Zarella finished fourth. Fuller also set the fastest lap of the Final with a 53.056, capping an impressive conclusion to his day. With Fuller, Pratt, Barrs-James and Zarella occupying the first four positions, the Final brought together the strongest performers from an extremely competitive set of Heats.

After close racing throughout both classes, Alfie Gordon and Jenson Fuller emerged with the Daytona Sandown Park class victories. Gordon overcame fierce competition from Fasabi Rios, Baker and Bond, while Fuller delivered when it mattered to defeat Pratt and Barrs-James. With numerous drivers demonstrating race-winning pace across the Heats, both classes produced plenty of promise for the rounds ahead.

Daytona Milton Keynes

In Junior Group One, Arya Nalli set the pace with a superb 1:17.017, edging out Daniel Maruatyak by just five hundredths of a second. Maruatyak’s 1:17.070 was enough to secure second, while Winslow Potgieter completed the top three with a 1:17.356. The margin between the top two demonstrated just how competitive the opening group was, with Nalli and Maruatyak separated by only 0.053 seconds. Group Two, meanwhile, saw Alvin Tsz Ho Tai produce an outstanding lap to take the fastest time of the Junior Qualifying sessions. His 1:16.192 put him six tenths clear of Jack Dowding, who recorded a 1:16.883. Dexter Roest was third fastest with a 1:17.107, a further three tenths behind Dowding. With Tai setting the fastest Junior lap of the day, all eyes were on whether he could convert that Qualifying advantage into victory in the A-Final.

The Cadets class also produced plenty of drama, with Charlie Marden laying down an early marker in Group One. Marden topped the session with a rapid 1:18.236, an enormous 1.5 seconds faster than Noah Martin, who took second with a 1:19.774. George White completed the top three with a 1:20.446, finishing six tenths behind Martin. Group Two was considerably closer. Joshua Pink emerged as the fastest driver with a 1:19.506, Sean Chan hot on his heels delivering a 1:19.567, just 0.061 seconds behind pole. Ethan Mountford was also firmly in the fight, setting a 1:19.688 to finish just one tenth away from Pink’s benchmark. With Marden producing a significant advantage in Group One and Pink topping the incredibly close Group Two, the stage was set for an intriguing Cadet A-Final.

The Junior B-Final produced a closely fought battle at the front, with Teddy Mullan eventually taking the chequered flag and, more importantly, securing promotion to the A-Final. Mullan was pushed hard throughout the race by Tristan Thomas, with just 0.2 seconds separating the pair at the finish. It was an incredibly tight margin after the intensity of the race. Adam Telford completed the Junior B-Final podium, rounding out the top three. Mullan’s victory proved particularly valuable, giving him the opportunity to line up against the fastest drivers of the day in the A-Final.

The Cadet B-Final was a much more dominant affair. Oakley Foord controlled the race from the front to take victory by a massive 22 seconds over Stanlee Coker. Camden Walker completed the podium in third, but there was no stopping Foord, comfortably secured his place in the A-Final.

In the Junior A-Final, Jack Dowding delivered a superb performance to take the Junior A-Final victory. Converting his strong one-lap pace into an even stronger race performance, crossing the finish line 6.8 seconds clear of the field. Behind him, Alvin Tsz Ho Tai had to settle for second. Tai had set the fastest Junior Qualifying lap of the day with an impressive 1:16.192, but it was Dowding who ultimately came out on top when it mattered most. The final podium place went to Teddy Mullan, who produced one of the best drives of the round. Having started his day in the B-Final, Mullan first had to defeat Tristan Thomas to earn promotion before taking on the established A-Final runners. He then continued his charge through the field to claim an impressive third place. From B-Final winner to A-Final podium, Mullan’s performance was undoubtedly one of the standout drives of Round One.

The Cadet A-Final belonged entirely to Charlie Marden. After dominating Group One qualifying with a 1:18.236, Marden carried that pace into the main event and produced a truly commanding performance. Marden ran away from the field, eventually taking victory by a full lap over second-placed Joshua Pink. Pink, who had topped Cadet Qualifying Group Two by just 0.061 seconds over Sean Chan, secured second place in the A-Final, while Zach Service completed the podium in third. Marden’s performance was arguably the most dominant of the entire round, completing a perfect weekend by combining pole position with a huge A-Final victory.

Daytona Tamworth

The Junior class opened with a fiercely competitive Qualifying session as Tyler Shanks set the benchmark with a 59.037 lap. George Glossopp was just 0.076 seconds behind with a 59.113, while Archie Beswick took third with a 59.588. Henry Gordon and Thomas Rumbles completed the top five.

In Cadet Qualifying, Fehn Thomas led the field with a 59.123, ahead of Greyson Scandrett on 59.407 and Monty Rumble on 59.658. Logan Staunton qualified fourth with a 59.865, leaving all four drivers within three-quarters of a second of pole.

The 25-minute Cadet Final was transformed by heavy rain around the halfway point, creating some of the most challenging conditions of the day. It was Staunton who handled them best, climbing from fourth on the grid to secure a commanding victory.

Staunton completed 19 laps and finished 11.627 seconds ahead of Thomas. He also recorded the race’s fastest lap, a 59.250 set on lap four, combining strong early pace with excellent control as conditions deteriorated. Thomas converted pole position into second place, while Scandrett recovered from a difficult spell in the rain to complete the podium, 17.695 seconds behind the winner. Monty Rumble finished fourth, meaning the four fastest qualifiers occupied the top four positions in a different order. Arthur Lloyd took fifth ahead of Rose Calvert, Cristiano Guedes, Harrison Corbett, Oliver Wagg and Arthur Ball. Ewan Thomas was the only retirement.

The Junior Final was also affected by unpredictable weather, with the circuit changing from dry to wet and back again. Despite the difficult conditions, Shanks once again emerged victorious. Having topped Qualifying, the reigning Season One champion completed 22 laps and won by 2.488 seconds, extending his remarkable Inkart winning run. George Glossopp again proved his closest rival, following his second place in Qualifying with another runner-up finish. Hugo Macmillan produced one of the drives of the race, climbing from eighth on the grid to finish third. Oliver Benton also made significant progress from ninth to fourth and recorded the fastest lap of the Final with a 1:00.422. Thomas Rumbles completed the top five, followed by Henry Gordon and Archie Beswick.

With heavy rain disrupting the Cadet race and constantly changing conditions testing the Juniors, the opening round demanded much more than outright speed. Logan Staunton and Tyler Shanks emerged with the victories, while strong performances throughout both fields promised a competitive season ahead.

Masters League – Round One

Daytiona Sandown Park

Tuesday evening brought 36 drivers to Daytona Sandown Park for Round One of Season Two of Masters League, with SODI and DMAX grids lined up to take on the GP circuit. A drying track gave the competitors changing conditions before darkness fell and the floodlights illuminated the battles of the night ahead.

Anwar Beroual Smith claimed pole position for the SODI race, edging Reece Harris by just over a tenth of a second. With the leading six drivers covered by less than a second, the Qualifying times pointed towards a closely contested race. In the Heavyweight class, Martin Strutt secured class pole by almost a second from Kevin Pink. Leading into the Lights Race, Beroual Smith converted pole into victory, but Harris ensured he had little margin for error. The pair remained locked together throughout the 20-minute Race, completing 24 laps before Beroual Smith took the chequered flag less than two tenths of a second ahead. Strutt also carried his Qualifying advantage into the race, retaining the Heavyweight lead throughout. Pink stayed within reach, however, and crossed the line less than a second behind his class rival.

The circuit was fully floodlit by the time the DMAX drivers took to the track. Tom Brown delivered a commanding Qualifying performance to take pole, while the fight to join him on the front row was considerably tighter. Jason Mcghie beat Mike Bennett to second place by less than three hundredths of a second, with little separating the following 11 drivers, all separated by under a second. In the Heavyweight class, Adam Nakar secured pole position, with less than half a second covering the fastest three drivers. The Race was on as Brown made the most of his starting position and led the field into turn one. From there, he controlled all 27 laps and won by more than two seconds. Behind him, William Jonkler produced the race’s most notable recovery, climbing from fourth on the grid to finish second. Bennett completed the overall podium in third. The Heavyweight contest brought a different outcome from Qualifying. Nakar was unable to convert class pole into victory as Warren Gomm moved ahead and held on to win by less than a second, leaving Nakar to finish runner-up.

Beroual Smith and Brown therefore opened Season Two with the respective SODI and DMAX Lights victories, while Strutt and Gomm earned the Heavyweight honours.