06/14/2026
It was a legendary race for Cov Team ‘A’ - Team Kamikartze.
They drew a very weak kart - it was 4-5 seconds/ lap off their pace. After the first 2 hours, they had it into the mechanics 10 times. Multiple attempts to fix the issue failed to produce any improvements. Finally, the head mechanic took it out for one lap and agreed with them - the kart was not good! By that point they were in dead last, P60, 34 laps behind. They were issued a new kart and the Stewart’s reinstated them 17 laps back. Still, they were dead last in P60 and 17 laps behind after 3.5 hours of racing. Their aspirations of a top 10 finish were gone. With the reinstatement, at least they had the ability to race and improve their standing in the remaining. 20.5 hours.
Then, the team went to work. Their lap times strong and more consistent with their previous experiences at this circuit. They drove flawlessly clean - not one penalty or driver incident in 24 hours. They moved up the leader board, rather quickly at first as they cleared the slower teams. The climb up the rankings grew more difficult as they chased teams that were close to their own capabilities.
After a staggering 25 pits stops, 1001 laps, and battling from the back for 20.5 hours, they gained 36 positions and earned a P24 finish overall. What a recovery drive for this team! Well done lads!
Congratulations to Finley (Andy’s karting Captain while he raced at Coventry and teammate in this event in 2025), Euan (Andy and Riley’s teammate at this event in 2024) and their graduate team on their P1 finish, securing the top step on the podium for Coventry University!!!
It was another exciting BUKC 24 hour race event, full of witty team names, camaraderie, daring, competition, some wild racing strategies and bragging rights for another year!
Great job Andy!
Great job Coventry University Phoenix Racing!
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