Future star Aston makes leap forward in Wales

Date: 27-05-2009

Young karter Nathan Aston proved that he is one to watch after reaching the A final of round three of the Formula Kart Stars Championship in Glan-Y-Gors, Wales while bagging some excellent heat results along the way and showing consistently good pace throughout his four races. 

The 11-year-old Ast Signs karter showed maturity beyond his years as he took on more experienced karters to qualify in 14th place for the final while his Ast Signs team mate Matthew Graham qualified in fourth place for the final.

 

Following a difficult weekend at Kimbolton last month where they contested rounds one and two of the Formula Kart Stars championship and struggled with the set-up, Aston and Graham both switched karts for the Glan-Y-Gors event moving into Zip Karts and the move proved to be just what the doctor ordered for the pair. 

Appleby Grammar School pupil Aston moved up six places in his opening heat to finish fourth, and gained an impressive 13 places in his second outing to grab tenth place. He was knocked off the track in the first lap of his final heat but kept his head and recovered well to finish in seventh place and book himself a place in the A final. 

Graham was not to be outshone by his young team mate and gained a staggering 21 places in his second heat of the day before leading his final heat from start to finish to qualify in an excellent fourth place for the A Final. 

Aston showed blistering pace in the final climbing up to 11th place, but a spin sent him to the back of the field and he eventually climbed back up to 24th, an impressive feat for a youngster in his first full season competing against karters who have several years of experience. Graham had a trouble-free run, dropping just one place to finish fifth, his second fifth place finish of the championship so far. 

Aston is already looking forward to the next round of the Formula Kart Stars Championship which takes place at his home track Rowrah next month and will prepare with a club meeting the week before at the West Cumbria venue

Ast Signs karter Nathan Aston said:

“I really enjoyed myself out there and it was awesome to get into the final. The kart felt really good and I was able to prove that I have the ability to do well in this championship. It was disappointing to spin in the final but I recovered well from that and I am pleased with my results this weekend. My target for this season was to qualify for the A Finals and get close to the top 20 and I managed to do that so I’m happy with the way things have gone. The next round is at my home track so I’m looking forward to that. I’ve got a lot of experience there so hopefully that will help.”