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Jeffreys Bay karting ace, Sebastien Blignaut earned a place in the Rok Cup World Finals in Italy in October after securing the Mini-Rok national championship.
He was one of two members of the Algoa Kart Club to earn a national title with Jack Moore winning the OK-J title at the brand new kart circuit at Red Start Raceway near Delmas in Mpumalanga last Saturday.
Blignaut won races 1 and 2 but “disaster struck” on the opening lap of race 3 when his kart’s chain “jumped off” and he was unable to finish.
However, he stormed back to take the win in race 4 setting a new lap record in the process.
According to the Club, Blignaut finished in second place overall for the day, which was enough for him to secure the championship, ending what has been a remarkable season for the Jeffreys Bay youngster.
The championship win secured him a ticket to the Rok Cup World Finals that will take place in South Garda, Italy in October.
Meanwhile, for Moore, in his rookie year, the national title win also secured him a ticket to the Rok Cup World Finals, as well as the FIA Games that take place a week later in Valencia.
He also earned a seat in the prestigious FIA Karting Academy Trophy which is an international kart racing competition organized by the FIA.
(Jack Moore along with Thabang “Tubs” Siima, Michael Stephen & Leeroy Poulter)
(Source: Motor Mouth)
