Gas Up Racing

Round 6 at Cooloola Coast Kart Club has been run and won.

It was a special day for the Gas Up crew not just because it was a podium lockout in Supermax Medium but because it was James Irwins 1st complete round win and he did it in style with a clean sweep.

It was made even more special by having the honour of sharing the podium with his father Dan Irwin. Making memories is what it is all about!!

James also set a new lap record in Supermax Medium class. Well done, James!
The journey you have come on from where you started to where you are now is a privilege to watch and be part of. A fine young man getting the results you have worked hard to achieve and deserve.

Results as follows:-
Clubmaxx Light
13th Olivia Summers

Clubmax Heavy
3rd Mark Walker
5th James Irwin
11th Dan Irwin
12th Matt Peters
13th Cooper Summers

Supermaxx Light
5th Olivia Summers

Supermaxx Medium
1st James Irwin
2nd Mark Walker
3rd Dan Irwin
4th Matt Peters
5th Cooper Walvin

Well done to everyone.

Recently, Mark and Dan travelled to the Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club to compete in the Australian Karting Masters Honouring Ian Brown. The boys competed in both Clubmax Heavy and Supermax Medium classes. We are very pleased to say that Mark won the Supermax class with Dan taking 3rd place. Mark also came Second in Clubmax class with Dan coming in 7th in a highly competitive field. An exceptional effort indeed, well done to both of them.

The team was also awarded "Best Presented Team" at the Australian Karting Masters. We always try to present at our best at all times and it was an honour to be acknowledged in this way.

The Season Opener at Cooloola Coast Kart Club was a great round for the team in some very trying conditions.

Results as follows:-

4SS Senior Heavy
1st Mark
3rd Cooper S
4th Matt
6th James
9th Dan

4SS Supermaxx Medium
Top 5 lockout for Gas Up
1st Mark
2nd James
3rd Matt
4th Cooper S
5th Dan

4SS Senior Light
2nd Olivia

Some great racing from everyone in the team and some proud moments with Olivia and James standing on the podium where they belong. Well done to Mark, Dan, Cooper S and Matt for some awesome driving as well.

Something big is coming… 👀🏁

New partners
New class
New chapter for Zac Walvin Motorsport

All will be revealed shortly — watch this space 🔥

Round 6 of the Cooloola Coast Kart Club Championship has been run and won. The team once again had some great results. SuperMaxx was a great highlight with a complete podium lockout by Mark, Cooper & Matt.

Results as follows: -
Senior Light
Olivia Summers - 4th

Senior Medium
James Irwin - 9th

Senior Heavy
Mark Walker - 2nd
Cooper Summers - 3rd
Dan Irwin - 4th
Matt Peters - 5th

Supermaxx Medium
Mark Walker - 1st
Matt Peters - 2nd
Cooper Summers - 3rd
Dan Irwin - 6th
James Irwin - 7th

TAG Restricted Medium
Zac Walvin - 5th

Great job by all and congratulations to Cooper S for a new lap record in Senior Heavy and Matt Peters recently setting a new lap record in Supermaxx Heavy.

The team headed down the road to a very chilly Taree on the weekend to compete in the SEK NSW 14hr Enduro. The event was run over 2 days with 7hr 30min of racing that continued into the night on Saturday with the final 6hr 30min being run on Sunday. Although the event was over 2 days, it was counted as one continuous race with 21 pit stops, 9 of which were for fuel.

Kart #10 was driven by Mark Walker, Cooper Summers & Cooper Walvin
Kart #11 was driven by James Irwin, Olivia Summers and Dan Irwin

Approximately 90 min into the race, kart 11 suffered some engine issues. We were very fortunate to have another team lend us one of their spare engines so we could continue on in the race. Kart #11 went many laps down whilst transferring everything over to the borrowed engine, but they were determined to continue and of course keep our "always finish every race" record intact. The drama didn't end there for kart #11 with a side pod coming adrift on Sunday causing them to go down the order once again. With a never say die attitude, the team pushed on right to the end and recovered to a very admirable 7th place in their class.

All 3 drivers drove exceptionally well. James and Olivia continue to grow in confidence. Racing in such a big field was invaluable to their continued development. A massive shout out to Dan on a number of fronts. Firstly, driving amazingly for his first time in an endurance kart posting good consistent lap times all weekend. Secondly, it was great to see a father son combo in the number 11 again, a memory to cherish for sure.

Not to be outdone, kart #10 showed fantastic pace to be running in the front group in our class but unfortunately at the first fuel stop a broken starter pull cord put an end to podium potential. The problem was very unusual for such new motors and cost many laps to repair. Nevertheless, the boys pushed on, showing consistent pace to recover to a 4th place finish in class, only a handful of laps down on the next competitor. A second incident on Sunday tried to rob them of this result with the rear bar being dislodged when overtaking a slower kart. More laps lost for the repair unfortunately. All 3 drivers were exceptional all weekend. They didn't get the result they deserved but everyone still had a great time and enjoyed the racing.

Big thanks to John Summers for helping run the teams, taking control of kart #11 for the weekend. Well done to all involved, it was a great weekend indeed.