Round 3: Trophee Kart Sud-Ouest (Saint Genis 25-04-10)

It was a difficult but sweet weekend for Alvis. He was a bit feverish and his nose was bleeding before the Sunday morning free practice. We made a call for him to skip the free practice and wanted to stop him from the race. It was also a difficult moment for us because he insisted that he was okay and ready for the chrono laps. We finally agreed after consulting the medic and on one condition that he would stop racing if his nose bled again.

During the chronos, Alvis managed to clock the fastest timing only on the last lap. After that, we made sure lots of water kept him hydrated and we took his temperature too. His strong determination enabled him to maintain his lead for the qualification before we had a break for lunch.

This time round, Choo Rui (Alvis's karting kaki) was in the race too. He had improved a lot since his debut in kart racing. Being one of the youngest amongst the 13 minikart racers, Choo Rui came in 6th position with a strong performance.

With his perseverance, Alvis managed to stay in the leading position for the pre-final. During the final, there were some exciting moments with attempts to overtake Alvis by the runner up. Alvis defended his position brilliantly and conquered the checkered flag again with both fists in the air. Bravo Alvis !!!

With Alvis's determination and perseverance to complete and win the race, his passion for racing had grown to a higher level.

Round 2: Trophee Kart Sud-Ouest (Biganos 28-03-10)

A week after FFSA Championnat Regional Aquitaine Merignac, Alvis entered his 2nd race for the Trophee Kart Sud-Ouest 2010 Championship at Circuit de Biganos. It was a cloudy and windy Sunday morning with a threat of rain. On his home ground, Alvis managed to clock the fastest lap time during chronos and rewrite his personal best.



Alvis was leading the race until something happened after the pre-final. He was called up by the race director and was informed that he would be penalised for an early start before the green light, dropping two places to 3rd for the final. Just before the final, we were told to empty the fuel tank and use the official supply petrol for the top 3. It is something new this season, strange. Alvis took it gracefully and made a good start on the final. He took down both his opponents on the 2nd lap and led all the way to the finishing line with both fists up in the air. Bravo Alvis !!!



It was a personal best lap time rewrite race. Alvis rewrote multiple times his personal best as well as the track's best lap time (best to my knowledge) for his category within the race day.



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FFSA Championnat Régional Aquitaine Merignac

On 21st March 2010, Alvis started his first FFSA kart racing at Merignac Kart System under Kart Center Biscarrosse Ecoles Françaises de Karting . It was almost the same scenario as his first Ufolep race at Magescq last year. It was a wet Sunday morning and he has only about 6 laps of free practice on a new track. Again, with his ability of quick adaptation to the new track, he was able to clock the 2nd fastest lap time. His mechanic was happy with his timing and gave him a high five.



Alvis had a few great efforts to attempt to overtake the leader in the qualification round but was unsuccessful. He came in 2nd and that sum up the first half for minikart category.



After lunch, the weather turned sunny and the track started to dry up a little. During the pre-final, Alvis made his move right from the starting grid and managed to out brake the leader at the first corner to take the lead. He maintained his lead for the rest of the laps. During the weighing, it was noted that Alvis did not meet the required minimum weight. He was a bit disappointed with the weight issue, given that he put in his effort in attempting to overtake the leader and finished first in the pre-final.



Back in the paddock, the mechanic had to add more weight to Alvis's kart to ensure that the minimum requirement is met. With his disappointment, there were a lot of encouragement given to Alvis for the final round. This was the first time that I told him to win a race to proof that his winning during the pre-final was not because of lighter in weight but his ability to win. He has proven himself and did Kart Center Biscarrosse EFK proud by winning the final race with a fist punched in the air.



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Round 1: Trophee Kart Sud-Ouest (Magescq 7-03-10)

Alvis started his first race of season 2010 at Magescq on the 7th March. The weather was sunny but very cold (about 2°C) due to the incoming cold front. His effort put in during the winter practice paid off. He was able to withstand the cold though at the end of the practice round and chronos, his hands were quite cold and a bit sore.



As the event went on, the temperature got warmer (about 10°C). Alvis managed to clock the fastest time and secure pole position. It was kind of weird that only his kart was checked a few times and it seemed like the official was counting the number of teeth on the sprocket. Anyway, it was a good start for him for his Sud-Ouest and Subaru Cup Championship 2010.



Alvis managed to maintain his lead till the final round and was awarded with his first trophy of 2010. It came with a surprise, there was a lucky draw and Alvis won a Renault F1 cap along with a Renault F1 team haversack. We would like to thank ASK Magescq's staff of Fun Motor Sports and the officials for organising this race.



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