PRESS RELEASE: 8th March 2010

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Robbie Gallier from Lympsham was racing this weekend at the Forest Edge kart Circuit near Andover in Hampshire. The 12-year-old last raced there 7 months ago, but this did not hamper the youngster’s progress. It did make the Saturday open practice essential to ensure he had the best possible set up.

With the help of his father Julien, they worked through four different set ups in the 6 sessions to come up with one they were happy with. Robbie was the quickest Honda Cadet throughout the day which was testament to the hard work and made the day very worthwhile.

Sunday the race day was extremely cold, making it very difficult to get heat into the tyres. This did not hamper Robbie as he went on to win all but one of the three heats in the Honda Cadet class. This put Robbie in pole position in the class and 4th overall. Mixing it with the much lighter and faster Comer Cadet class, Robbie drove a superb race and won the Honda class and even finished 2nd overall in doing so beating 20 plus of the Comer class.

At the end of the day was a special race for all Cadets. This saw Robbie having to start at the back of the 32 grid, which was to make the faster drivers come through the pack and 15 laps were allowed. Robbie in amazing form came through to win in just 8 laps, showing his amazing overtaking and track skill.

His racing at Forest Edge was in preparation for his visit there later in the year to defend his Southern NKRA title that he won at his first attempt in 2009.

Support continues from; Eurocams, Talon, Demon Tweeks, Prokart Eng, Bespoke Mfg and PIAA.

 

PRESS RELEASE: 15th Feb 2010

Two out of Two for Robbie

Back in action for the second time in 2010, 12 year old Lympsham Karter Robbie Gallier was on electrifying form at the Clay Pigeon Kart track near Dorchester in Dorset - the very track where Jenson Button made a name for himself in Karting.

Robbie went into the weekend up for the challenge. There was one of the biggest grids of Honda Cadets seen for a long time at Clay, with many drivers visiting the track in readiness for the British Championship round which will be at Clay later in the year.

Going into Saturday's free practice the team knew it would not be easy to find the best set up, as Robbie is very smooth and getting heat in the tyres in very cold weather is key. With Jeff Johnson of Prokart Engineering’s help they found the best set up for Robbie. and in the later session he went fastest.

On Sunday’s race day Robbie blasted through the pack. Starting 9th he won the first heat and starting 2nd in the second heat saw Robbie yet again take the win. In heat three he started 10th, avoided an incident which dropped him to 14th, and undaunted by this he drove in just 8 laps a tremendous race and went on to finish second.

On pole for the 12 lap final Robbie demonstrated what made him a multiple champion in 2009 his first full year. He took the win never being challenged and by an amazing margin of 10.86 seconds. This being the only club Championship he will compete in this year he is already on the away to national championship this year.

Support continues from; Eurocams, Lucas Oil, Prokart Eng, Psycho Racing, Demon Tweeks, PIAA and Bespoke Mfg.

 

 

Press Release: 20th Jan 2010

Robbie Stuns the Opposition

Robbie Gallier at just 12 years old and entering only is second full season in Karting produced this weekend the Championship form the Lympsham Karter has become renowned for. Racing at the Buckmore track in Kent where Lewis Hamilton honed his Karting skills, saw Robbie tackle some of the British Championship contenders he will come up against when the season starts fully in April.

In only his second visit to the track, the first being in January 09, he had a difficult first qualifying heat when another competitor dropped oil on the track which reduced the time he had and meant he could only qualify 10th for the second heat. Determined to show his pace he stormed through the pack to finish 4th, and in the third heat he had a close battle with the two front runners both of whom had visited and won at the track many times before to finish 3rd. Run by the Prokart Engineering Team, as Robbie will be for his assault on the British Championship, the team were confident that Robbie could finish on the podium.

In one of the toughest races he has had, Robbie entered the last corner of the final in three-a-breast battle. Holding on to the inside line and driving superbly Robbie took the win by just over a tenth of a second. This was a tremendous result as Buckmore is known to be one of the most difficult circuits he will visit this year making the win even more special.

Julien, Robbie’s farther commented “This was one of Robbie’s finest race weekends. During the weekend we had all free practice in the wet, and race day was on a drying track. Robbie was so focused on winning it did not seem to matter what was thrown at him and I am so proud of him and the result. Being with Prokart Engineering made all the difference, and Robbie and I are looking forward to the rest of 2010.”

Support continues from; Lucas Oil, Demon Tweeks, South West Karting, Bespoke Eng, PIAA and WSM Fasteners, Prokart Eng.

For more information visiti Robbie's website at www.robbiegallier.co.uk

PRESS RELEASE: 10th Jan 2010

Robbie Celebrates Sixth Championship

12 year old Somerset Karting star Robbie Gallier enjoyed his final celebration of his 2009 season. Robbie was at the Llandow Kart Club awards evening where he received his trophy for winning the Honda Cadet Championship. The championship consisted of nine race weekends, each consisting of 3 heats of 8 laps and final of 10 laps, competing in only seven of the races as one clashed with another championship and one he had to miss due to a broken collar bone and wrist he sustained at the Dunkeswell crash.

Robbie won the championship in style winning all 7 race weekends he entered and also broke the lap record which he now holds for his class. He was very proud to receive his trophies presented by Jordan Chamberlin the 2009 European and British KF2 Champion.

2009 was an amazing first full year in Karting for Robbie winning 28 race weekends, 11 of those consecutively, 6 championships and setting 3 lap records. This betters many of the current F1 stars achievements in their first season in Karts.

Robbie commented, “It’s been a fantastic year, as soon as I started racing I just knew that this was what I really want to do. Thanks to everyone who has helped me in 2009 and I can’t wait until the snow goes so I can get racing again.“

All thoughts are now of the 2010 season in which Robbie will compete in the British Championship and defend the NKRA, full plans will be released in the next few weeks, when there will be exciting news of his sponsors for the 2010 season.

Support in 2009 was from Lucas Oil, Talon, PIAA, Prokart Eng, South West Karting and WSM Fasteners.

 

PRESS RELEASE: 14th December 2009

Double Celebration for Robbie

Lympsham Karter 12 year-old Robbie Gallier has stunned the Karting world with his results in his first full season, as he did again at the Clay Pigeon track which is situated between Yeovil and Dorchester.

Robbie attended the awards ceremony on the Friday evening where he was crowned Honda Cadet Champion of 2009. Then on the Saturday there was free practice in preparation for a full days racing on Sunday. With the race being the annual one-off Turkey Trot, Robbie could go all out with no championship to think of - just winning the Turkey for which the awards were presented by Colin Clark.

With limited light this time of the year there were only 2 heats and the final on the Sunday. Saturday saw Robbie immediately on the pace and he was the quickest Cadet all day.

Going into Sunday with a very positive approach saw him take the first 10 lap heat and win starting from fourth by 12 seconds, which was truly amazing considering that two of the top seeded national drivers were competing. The second heat was a drama because as Robbie set off a team member forgot to switch the fuel on and he came to a stop on the first corner. With help from a fellow competitor's father Mike White, Robbie continued but could only manage to make up one place from last, however he still managed fastest lap as he had done in the first heat.

Due to the second heat he qualified 5th for the final in very cold weather. Nothing seemed to daunt Robbie as he was in lead before completing his first lap of the 15 going on to take the win by another tremendous margin of 18 seconds. A superb result and the end of an amazing year's racing at Clay Pigeon. Robbie is off next weekend to Buckmore Park in Kent for the first round of the Winter Championship there.

Support continues from; Prokart Eng, Demon Tweeks, Talon, Lucas Oil, South West Karting, PIAA and WSM Fasteners.

For more information visit Robbie's website at www.robbiegallier.co.uk

 

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