Ast Signs karting star Nathan Aston
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Aston Maintains Fantastic Second in Kart Stars Championship
Nathan Aston’s incredible season in the Formula Kart Stars championship looks set to continue after a solid string of results on rounds three and four at Wilton Mill left him second in the battle for the series lead.
Aston headed to Daventry’s Whilton Mill track as FKS championship leader after an incredible first round victory at Rowrah – his debut win in a round of the FKS series.
After a six-week break, the championship field reconvened at the bumpy, demanding Midlands track where Aston delivered a strong performance in the race heats - making it easy to forget that this is only the 12-year-old’s second competitive season at this level.
His aim this season is to claim top-five finishes as continues to learn the tracks and get experience of his new AstSigns and 3M backed kart and team.
On round three, Aston in his Fusion run Zip kart started well, with a second and a fourth in the two heats. This placed him fourth on the grid for the A-Final and things were looking good for a follow-up victory. But in the middle of the race he got pushed off the track and re-joined the pack in 20th place.
He battled back to 15th by punching in some extremely fast laps but the hope of a top-five place was dashed.
But the following day brought round four and a fresh start. Again, the heats went well and he bagged another second and sixth - getting placed sixth on the grid for the A-Final.
Aston made his way up to third but quite unexpectedly, his kart’s carburettor malfunctioned, dropping him down on power and raising the engine temperature. He battled to repair it while still racing with the pack but the problem dropped him down to tenth place.
However, unwilling to give up, he got the problem sorted and fought back up through the field to claim fifth by the end of the final.
The result leaves young Aston, a pupil at Appleby Grammar School, a secure second in the series behind Whilton Mill winner Tom Harvey and still in a much stronger position than he could have imagined at the start of the year.
FKS is backed by the Formula One Management and has helped launch the careers of more than 100 racing drivers since its inception in 1996. The next championship round is at Glan-y-gors in North Wales during the first weekend of July.
AstSigns karter Nathan Aston said:
“I didn’t have the best of weekends with two problems in the two races but the battles here are so close than you just can’t give up. After winning on my home track at Rowrah, I knew this was going to be much harder. I’m still concentrating on getting more experience and learning the tracks as this is only my second year racing in FKS so to be placed second after four rounds is still amazing.”
Championship Standings after round four:
1. Tom Harvey 738
2. Nathan Aston 720
3. Connor Jupp 690
4. Rory Cuff 686
5. Philip Rawson 681
Nathan Aston’s incredible season in the Formula Kart Stars championship looks set to continue after a solid string of results on rounds three and four at Wilton Mill left him second in the battle for the series lead.
Aston headed to Daventry’s Whilton Mill track as FKS championship leader after an incredible first round victory at Rowrah – his debut win in a round of the FKS series.
After a six-week break, the championship field reconvened at the bumpy, demanding Midlands track where Aston delivered a strong performance in the race heats - making it easy to forget that this is only the 12-year-old’s second competitive season at this level.
His aim this season is to claim top-five finishes as continues to learn the tracks and get experience of his new AstSigns and 3M backed kart and team.
On round three, Aston in his Fusion run Zip kart started well, with a second and a fourth in the two heats. This placed him fourth on the grid for the A-Final and things were looking good for a follow-up victory. But in the middle of the race he got pushed off the track and re-joined the pack in 20th place.
He battled back to 15th by punching in some extremely fast laps but the hope of a top-five place was dashed.
But the following day brought round four and a fresh start. Again, the heats went well and he bagged another second and sixth - getting placed sixth on the grid for the A-Final.
Aston made his way up to third but quite unexpectedly, his kart’s carburettor malfunctioned, dropping him down on power and raising the engine temperature. He battled to repair it while still racing with the pack but the problem dropped him down to tenth place.
However, unwilling to give up, he got the problem sorted and fought back up through the field to claim fifth by the end of the final.
The result leaves young Aston, a pupil at Appleby Grammar School, a secure second in the series behind Whilton Mill winner Tom Harvey and still in a much stronger position than he could have imagined at the start of the year.
FKS is backed by the Formula One Management and has helped launch the careers of more than 100 racing drivers since its inception in 1996. The next championship round is at Glan-y-gors in North Wales during the first weekend of July.
AstSigns karter Nathan Aston said:
“I didn’t have the best of weekends with two problems in the two races but the battles here are so close than you just can’t give up. After winning on my home track at Rowrah, I knew this was going to be much harder. I’m still concentrating on getting more experience and learning the tracks as this is only my second year racing in FKS so to be placed second after four rounds is still amazing.”
Championship Standings after round four:
1. Tom Harvey 738
2. Nathan Aston 720
3. Connor Jupp 690
4. Rory Cuff 686
5. Philip Rawson 681
