Alfie Keeling #78

🏁 The Kart Championship Round 5 – Shenington 🏁

A weekend of learning for Alfie Keeling #78 at his first visit to Shenington. With every practice session he grew in confidence and found more speed.

Qualifying: P18

🏎️ Heat 1: P24 ➡️ P18
🏎️ Heat 2: P24 ➡️ P19
🏎️ Super Heat 1: P21 (after a 5-second penalty)
🏎️ Super Heat 2: P20 ➡️ P18

The highlight of the weekend was an incredible drive in the Recharge race, finishing 2nd 🥈 to earn a place in the Final. Starting P32, Alfie fought hard to finish P25.

The perfect way to end the weekend was being awarded 🏆 Best Novice in the Honda Cadet category! 🏆

So proud of everything Alfie achieved this weekend. Every race is another step forward! 💙💛



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After what should have been a 3-hour journey turned into 4½ hours in scorching temperatures ☀️🥵, the race weekend certainly didn’t get off to the start we were hoping for.

The practice sessions were incredibly hot, and between sessions we did everything we could to stay cool. Dad was on towel duty, soaking makeshift towels in cold water to help keep the heat at bay! 🧊

Qualifying didn’t go to plan. I put the kart in the wrong position through the final corner on a couple of laps, meaning I could only qualify 28th 😞. It was disappointing, but it also meant I had plenty of work to do in the heats.

Heat 1 was much better. I stayed out of trouble, showed good pace and worked my way through to finish 19th.

Heat 2 With the heats you start where you qualify meaning I had to doing it all again. Another solid drive saw me finish 18th. 👊

🌧️ Super Heat 1 started positively. Lining up 19th, the track was wet on Sunday and I made a great start, avoiding an early incident and gaining places. Unfortunately, I was tagged into Hairpin 2 and spun, dropping me almost to the back. 😩 I kept my head down, fought back and finished 20th.

Super Heat 2 brought more bad luck. Another incident at Hairpin 1 forced me to take evasive action around the outside, allowing around eight karts to go up the inside. Once again, I dug deep 💪, raced hard and recovered to finish 20th.

🏁 Starting the Final from 19th, I got away brilliantly and thought my luck had finally changed. Unfortunately, I was pushed off the circuit through the chicane, only to find another kart already there, forcing me to lift and losing around eight places. 😖 Despite that, I stayed calm, pushed hard and matched the lap times of drivers much higher up the order. I fought my way back to finish 21st out of 32 of the best Honda drivers in the country. 👏🇬🇧

Overall, there are plenty of positives to take away. The pace was there all weekend, and although luck wasn’t on our side, it was another valuable learning experience. We’ll keep working, keep improving and come back stronger. 💪📈🏎️

Finally, I’d like to say a huge thank you to GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT for supporting me over the last few months. Your backing has meant a lot and has been a big part of my journey. ❤️ As this partnership comes to an end, I want to wish everyone at Grappolo all the very best for the future. Thank you for believing in me and being part of the journey. 🤝
➡️ On to the next one!

Elbows out after a not so good qualifying. A few clips from heat 1 and heat 2. Ready for super heats tomorrow.

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Lights out!!

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🏁 Race Report – Alfie Keeling #78 | Round 4 – Teesside Motorsports 🏁

Another strong performance for Alfie in the scorching temperatures at Teesside, and after 400 miles of travelling there and back, it was all worth it with a well-deserved 🥈 2nd place finish and another podium to add to the collection!

With a strong grid of over 20 karts, Alfie qualified 6th, meaning there was plenty of work to do on race day during the heats. An early 6am start didn’t stop him from getting straight into the groove and showing great pace all day.

🔥 Heat 1: P6 ➡️P3🔥 Heat 2: P3 ➡️ P2🔥 Heat 3: P2 ➡️ P2

Those results were enough to put Alfie on pole position for the final.

The final was an incredible race from start to finish, with the top six drivers covered by less than a second for most of the race. Alfie led for the majority of the final, staying calm under pressure and defending brilliantly lap after lap. Unfortunately, he was just edged out down the back straight with a couple of laps remaining, crossing the line in an excellent 2nd place.

A fantastic drive showing maturity, racecraft and consistency against a very competitive field. Another podium finish and plenty of positives to take into the next round. 👏🏆

A huge thank you to everyone who supports Alfie, both at the track and from home. ❤️

As always thanks to our sponsor GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT and special kind support from Nanny Keeling



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