Jackes leads TRS kids in EK karting

MANILA, Philippines - Fil-Aussie Flynn Jackes kept his poise under pressure to capture the Mini-ROK crown again and steer the TRS-Castrol Racing Kids Team to another big show along with AT Tuason and Wils Casequin in the sixth and penultimate leg of the National Karting Super Series at the Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna recently.

It was the fourth straight win for the nine-year-old Jackes, who also emerged as the top Filipino finisher in the AKOC Macau kickoff and topped the AKOC Philippine round for the TRS-Castrol Racing Kids Team powered by Castrol, Bridgestone, Coke Zero, Standard Insurance, OMP, Oakley, Speedlab, C! Magazine, Toptul and Aguila Auto Glass.

The 12-year-old Tuason, who ruled the Formula Cadet Expert class in the Asian Karting race, finished third in the Formula Cadet Expert with Casequin claiming fourth runner-up honors in the same class.

Learning from his past lapses, Jackes raced with confidence and consistency this time to sweep the qualifying, Pre-Final and Final races.

With the feat, he hiked his total to 372 points that trimmed his 31-point deficit to just nine against the current frontrunner, setting up an exciting showdown for the series crown in the championship round.

In all three races, the runner-up controlled the lead at the start but the young Fil-Aussie ace wrested the top spot, posting a fastest laptime of 34.783 in the sixth lap of the Final race. From there, he used his defensive strategy to preserve his hold of the post en route to victory.

He completed the 16-lap Final race in nine minutes, 7.921 seconds, just 0.512 of a second ahead of the runner-up.

Tuason, on the other hand, remained in third overall in the Formula Cadet Expert with 291 points with Casequin stood in fifth with 202.

For details on TRS-Castrol Racing Kids, interested parties may email www.tuasonracing.com or at [email protected] or visit Tuason Racing School fanpage on facebook or call the TRS secretariat c/o Aileen Urgelles or John at 820-4203.