The final race from The National 4 stroke karting League took place on the 30th of April at Badger Karting. The first race of the evening included newly crowned champion Zack Zammit. Pole position was claimed by the only female driver in the line up Andrea Frendo who did well to out pace everyone during the qualifying session. Zammit though had other ideas for the race as he immidiatly put Frendo under pressure. After some laps that pressure paid off as Frendo went slightly wide in one of the corners which was enough for Zammit to take the lead and secure his 11th win of the season. Frendo finished a close 2nd while Matthew Ciappara came 3rd .

The second race saw Jonathan Tonna and Justin Aguis against each other These two drivers were 2nd and 3rd in the overall standings and a slip by Tonna would have meant Aguis coming in with a chance to leapfrog into 2nd . Aguis managed to take pole ahead of Tonna and a thrilling race followed, with the pressure taking it’s toll on Aguis as he spun his kart mid way through the race to allow Tonna to claim his 6th win of the season. Aguis finished 2nd while Mario Micallef came 3rd .

We cannot end this write up without paying tribute to Zack Zammit for his achievements at Badger Karting the last couple of seasons. Season 2005/06 was Zack’s 3rd National Championship on the trot, throughout this championship he won 11 races out of 12 and claimed pole 8 times. He has set a standard for others to beat with his consistant driving and great sportsmanship.

Standings

Zack Zammit 118pts; Jonathan Tonna 95pts; Justin Aguis 89pts; Matthew Ciappara 80pts; Andrea Frendo 80pts; Mario Micallef 64pts; Alan Curmi 64pts; Sandro Bugeja 58pts; Etienne Barbara 52pts; Roger Gargano 44pts; Emanuel Fenech 31pts; Ian Tirchet 12pts; Stephen Caruana 10pts; Nicky Formosa 9pts; Jurgen Scicluna 9pts.