Aston aims to advance at Glan-Y-Gors

Date: 10-05-2009

AstSigns karter Nathan Aston is hoping that the experience gained from his first outing in the Formula Kart Stars Championship last month will stand him in good stead as he takes to the latest round of the series at the Glan-Y-Gors circuit this weekend. 

The 11-year-old from Appleby struggled with set-up problems in the first round of the championship, which aims to launch new British motorsport talent into the spotlight, as changing weather conditions affected his performance. But the AstSigns youngster, who only took up karting a year ago, is on a steep learning curve and after two rounds of the championship, in his cadet Tony Kart run by Tooley Motorsports, at Kimbolton last month he is expecting to rise to the challenge at Glan-Y-Gors.

Aston’s AstSigns team mate Matthew Graham also suffered set-up problems in the changing weather conditions in the opening rounds of the series. He grabbed fifth place in round two of the Formula Kart Stars Championship and will be looking to build on that result at the Welsh track this weekend. 

The championship, which has the backing of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, is made up of 12 rounds over six weekends with Glan-Y-Gors forming rounds three and four.

Nathan Aston said: “This is my first season in the Formula Kart Stars Championship and I am getting a lot of good experience and learning the circuits. I showed some good pace in the last round but I was struggling with the set-up of the kart. I’m learning all the time and I’m hoping that this time round I’ll be able to show what I can do and put in some really good times. We have spent a lot of time in the last few weeks working on the settings for this race so I’m a bit more confident now.”