Last weekend in between some questionable weather from every season, Levis MCC hosted Round 2 of the 2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup at the Go Kart Club of SA in Monarto.
Sitting second in the 2023 bLU cRU Junior Cup standings, Xayvion Amoy was keen to take on every opportunity to continue his points standing for the year and with the stiff competition in packed fields, racing both bLU cRU SA Junior Cup and Junior 11-U16, he was set for a big weekend on the bikes.
Xayvion shared his race report for the weekend –
Saturday:
First up was practice which I was pretty stoked about considering Dad said that there was no practice, but there was! During practice, it was about getting into the groove and getting warmed up. I felt like I had a pretty good practice weekend at Monarto at the start of the year so I was feeling good. I immediately compared the practice weekend and the first practice session, I could 110% feel the difference out of the corners thanks to Lee’s Spot on Motorcycles after they tuned up my bike, it felt so good! Runs like butter. The only trouble I was having in practice was braking, I’m not really feeling it with those brakes on my junior bike but I managed to get over it and pushed those braking markers back. In bLU cRU I felt amazing! The braking on those bikes feels really nice which is a bit funny considering all the other boys don’t really like their bLU cRU brakes. But I felt good so I’m happy. By the last practice session in bLU cRU I felt really good, it was like I just rode the track the day before. In qualifying I went really good on my junior bike, I was feeling quick and got my times up there, I ended up qualifying 3rd which I was happy about. In bLU cRU I was still feeling good and felt quick. I was pushing it but man those other boys were confident especially Lucas Warren #995 Racing , he was like a jack-in-a-box. He just pounced out of nowhere and was riding crazy good, great work dude! In bLU cRU I ended up qualifying 6th, which was a bit disappointing but I was determined to get those starts on point.
Sunday:
It was race day, I was pretty pumped and confident to got those starts. First off was juniors and because the kart starting grids are side by side and directly behind I found it pretty awkward. I came up with a strategy and it worked! Threaded the needle between Lucas and Jai, got that start perfect for an amazing whole shot into first position, I kept that first place for the first few laps then Lucas made a dive on me, I was still very happy with second so I just focused on defending (Lucas absolutely gapped me). In bLU cRU I got a good start from sixth, I didn’t really get that first corner on point but I managed to keep that sixth and in a few other bLU cRU races I managed to get some fifths. Overall I did better in the junior 160cc class and managed to leave with a 2nd place trophy.
Just wanted to mention OH MY GOODNESS JAI, THAT SAVE WAS CRAZY!!! YOUR FRONT END WAS PRETTY WELL LOCKED UP, THE BIKE WAS UPRIGHT BUT YOU STILL HAD YOUR KNEE ON THE FLOOR, THAT WAS INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to Tailem Bend Motorsport Accommodation for the overnight stay. Thanks to Willy Strugnell for sharing pits and generators and thanks to Kym, Allan, Chris and Andy for all the bLU cRU support. A great weekend by Levis MCC at The Go Kart Club of SA .
(Above) Xayvion Amoy, Ghage Plowman and Jai Strugnell (Above) Cooper Pitt stoke levels (Above) Calm before a day of action.
with Willy Strugnell in the pits. were high over the weekend.
(Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio)
2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Standings (after round 2 of 7 rounds)!
| Pos | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Total |
| 1 | Archie Schmidt | 100 | 100 | 200 | ||||
| 2 | Xayvion Amoy | 78 | 61 | 139 | ||||
| 3 | Jai Strugnell | 70 | 67 | 137 | ||||
| 4 | Cooper Pitt | 64 | 71 | 135 | ||||
| 5 | Lucas Warren | 61 | 73 | 134 | ||||
| 6 | Payton Kemp | 50 | 53 | 103 | ||||
| 7 | Josh Schiller | 48 | 39 | 87 | ||||
| 8 | Ghage Plowman | 63 | 63 | |||||
| 9 | Boyd Cole (NSW) | 57 | 57 | |||||
| 10 | Isaac Ayad (NSW) | 52 | 52 | |||||
| 11 | Jamie Gregory (NSW) | 42 | 42 | |||||
| 12 | Ethan Johnson (Vic) | 20 | 20 |
Point results for the round are below and Speedhive has each heat’s results – HERE.
2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Round 2
| Pos | No | Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total |
| 1 | 69 | Archie Schmidt | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 68 | Lucas Warren | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 73 |
| 3 | 27 | Cooper Pitt | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 71 |
| 4 | 99 | Jai Strugnell | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 67 |
| 5 | 7 | Xayvion Amoy | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| 6 | 17 | Payton Kemnp | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 |
| 7 | 54 | Isaac Ayad | 20 | dns | 12 | 20 | 52 |
| 8 | 79 | Jamie Gregory | 13 | dnf | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 9 | 42 | Josh Schiller | 14 | dnf | 13 | 12 | 39 |
Junior 11-U16
| Pos | No | Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total |
| 1 | 995 | Lucas Warren | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 93 |
| 2 | 333 | Xayvion Amoy | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
| 3 | 99 | Jai Strugnell | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 79 |
| 4 | 37 | Jax Henry | 17 | 17 | dns | dns | 34 |
| 5 | 27 | Ghage Plowman | dns | dns | dns | dns |
160cc Junior Small Wheel
| Pos | No | Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total |
| 1 | 11 | Judd Plaisted | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 43 | Ethan Ayad | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 74 |
| 3 | 20 | Isaac Ayad | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 72 |
| 4 | 36 | Rikki Henry | 20 | 20 | dns | dns | 40 |
Supersport 300
| Pos | No | Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total |
| 1 | 169 | Archie Schmidt | 17 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 82 |
| 2 | 45 | Olly Simpson | 25 | 25 | 25 | dns | 75 |
| 3 | 995 | Lucas Warren | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 68 |
| 4 | 99 | Andrew Banneman | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 58 |
| 5 | 666 | Ben Kormouchovs | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | 33 | Jordan Simpson | 18 | 15 | 17 | dns | 50 |
| 7 | 72 | Ryder Gilbert | 16 | dnf | 14 | 20 | 50 |
| 8 | 7 | Darren Kemp | 14 | 14 | dnf | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | 511 | Shane Church | dns | dns | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| 10 | 22 | Georgia Stephens | 13 | dnf | dnf | 15 | 28 |
| 11 | 13 | Broc Rowan | dns | dns | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 12 | 66 | Mitchell Simpson | 20 | dns | dns | dns | 20 |
| 13 | 92 | Jack Davis | 12 | dns | dns | dns | 12 |
| 14 | 24 | Gareth Deacon | 11 | dns | dns | dns | 11 |
Supermoto Open
| Pos | No | Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total |
| 1 | 45 | Olly Simpson | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 33 | Jordan Simpson | 18 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 66 | Mitchell Simpson | 20 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 422 | Hayden Balge | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 511 | Shane Church | 17 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 55 | Sean Curtis | dnf | 17 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 83 | Nick Mowbray | dns | dns | dns |
190cc Senior Small & Big Wheel
| Pos | No | Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total |
| 1 | Broc Rowan | 18 | 25 | 43 | |||
| 2 | Chris Collins | 25 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | Jack Davis | 20 | 20 |
As always a huge thank you goes out to our 2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup sponsors :
