PRESS RELEASE: 8th March 2010
Robbie’s Double Header
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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