PRESS RELEASE: 30th August 2010
Record Win for Robbie
Karting
ace 13 year old Eurocams backed Robbie Gallier of Lympsham
was competing in the NKRA Grand Final at the Llandow circuit
in South Wales. He was defending his Honda Cadet title,
the title he first won in 2009 in his first full season
of Karting.
After some disappointment and mechanical problems he
suffered the weekend before in his home round of the British
Championship, he was determined to put that behind him.
He qualified and won the Southern Region element of the
NKRA Championship so he was keen to maintain his form.
Arriving at the circuit on Friday, Robbie spent the day
running in a new engine, so it was not until free practice
on the Saturday that he had a chance to measure his pace
against his fellow competitors. Not happy that the new
engine was fully run in he opted to run the spare.
In the afternoon it was straight in to the heats of which
there were three on the Saturday. With the Southern Honda
Cadet Champion and friend George Thompson also competing,
he knew that he had to be on top form.This he undoubtedly
proved by winning all three heats convincingly.
Going into Sunday, after the Kart was completely rebuilt
by Jeff Johnson of Prokart to ensure everything was perfect
for the Sunday pre final and final, the team realized
Robbie could be looking at a record win. Their hunch was
correct as Robbie starting from the back of the grid for
the pre final took the lead on the 4th of 10 laps and
went on to win stamping his authority on proceedings.
Starting from pole for the final, and with Gallier and
Thompson both able to take the overall Championship with
14 laps each taking just over 51 seconds, it was going
to be a very tense seven plus minutes. Gallier started
well and with there being a strong wind the pack settled
behind Gallier for the first 5 laps. Then Gallier and
Japanese driver Yukinori Ishii broke away from the pack.
On lap 9 Ishii went for the lead and Gallier tucked up
behind and waited until the last lap to make his move.
This he did to take the win by just a tenth of a second
in a really nail biting finish and a well deserved win
for Gallier.
This fantastic result has put young Gallier in the NKRA
record books as he is the only driver to win the Honda
Cadet Championship consecutively by winning every heat
and the final.
PRESS RELEASE: 23rd August 2010
Mixed
Fortunes for Robbie
Hopes were high for a good weekend racing in the British
Championship for 13 year old Robbie Gallier of Lympsham,
as the British Honda Cadet Championship was visiting his
home track of Clay Pigeon which is just outside Yeovil
in Somerset.
The free practice sessions on Friday were difficult as
the circuit was swamped in low cloud and rain all day,
but the Prokart team and Robbie adapted well to the conditions.
Known for his pace in the wet Robbie was soon on the pace
and swapping times with the top three in the championship.
It was just as well a good set up was found as only two
of the six practice sessions were held on the Saturday
with the others cancelled and the first heat postponed
until Sunday due to the visibility problems.
Sunday saw totally different conditions with the track
drying and the sun starting to breakthrough. Out for the
first of the three heats each had their dramas at the
starts as there was a large grid of 22. Each heat saw
Robbie fight back through the pack to finish in the top
5 in every heat and qualifying a fine 3rd for the first
final. The start went badly when the pole man just didn’t
get away which meant Robbie was dropped down to 7th. Again
making a great comeback he clawed his way back up, with
the first two being able to break free from the pack Robbie
was never going to be able to finish higher than a fine
3rd.
All looked good for the final qualifying 3rd again, as
the result of final one determines the starting position
in the second final. This time saw Robbie not make the
best of starts and again he had to fight back through
the pack and there were many changes until the eighth
lap when he made a move in the chicane. Even the commentator
said what an excellent move and that he had the inside
line, however the clerk of the course was not happy about
the move and at the end of the race added 7 seconds to
Robbie’s times dropping him down to 10th from 3rd.
This did seem rough justice. Robbie typically mature about
the penalty, commented “I did not agree with the
decision, but there has to be rules and I have to just
take the penalty and move on. It was still a great weekend
and great to see all my sponsors and friends at the track”.
Robbie is still in the top 5 and all to race for in the
last round at Buckmore Park in October.
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PRESS RELEASE: 26th July 2010
Convincing
Win for Robbie
Robbie Gallier was back in action at the Dunkeswell Kart
track Mansell Raceway for the first time since his major
accident there a year ago which left young Gallier with
a broken collar bone and wrist.
The 13 year old was on scintillating form. Having not
raced there since the accident and not been available
for the open practice sessions on Saturday, he had just
the three compulsory practice laps on Sunday morning to
familiarize himself with the track. It was at Dunkeswell
that Robbie had his first ever Honda Cadet win, and he
soon proved that he had remembered the best lines around
the superb track. In the first of three heats his confidence
was boosted with a terrific win in the Honda Cadet clas.
This was to be repeated in the two subsequent heats and
taking fastest lap in all three heats it was dream return
for Robbie.
This put him on pole in the Honda Cadet class of 18 for
the final. With the temperature increasing, tyre pressures
were going to be crucial; with the Prokart team that normally
runs Robbie on holiday it was up to Dad Julien to get
the set up spot on. Robbie made an excellent start, but
then there was a tangle in the fourth corner which put
Robbie back to 7th. He had his work cut out and got back
to the front and take the lead, only for the race to end
prematurely when the red flag went out due to an accident.
Thankfully no one was hurt and Robbie could go on to celebrate
his superb days racing, winning all three heats and the
final in the Honda Cadet class also taking fastest lap
in all four races.
Robbie commented; “I only decided to race late
on Saturday, so a big thanks to my Dad who set my Kart
up brilliantly. It was great to be back at Dunkeswell
and now I can remember winning there again and not the
accident”
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PIAA.
PRESS RELEASE: 12th July 2010
Robbie’s Home Win
Racing
in the last qualifying round of the NKRA Southern Championship,
13 year old Gallier, Eurocams backed driver of Lympsham
was at his local track Clay Pigeon situated between Yeovil
and Dorchester. There was the added competition of the
two front runner’s, Billy Monger and Dave Wooder
in the British Championship racing there to gain experience
of the track for when the British Championship visits
in August. Robbie is currently 4th and 1st Rookie in that
Championship.
Robbie run by the Prokart team, decided after his grueling
schedule of five consecutive race weekends that they would
miss the free practice on the Saturday, but with just
3 laps practice on the Sunday race day Robbie was soon
able to give the feedback that gave him an optimum set
up. With the largest grid for Honda Cadets this year,
29 of the top drivers in the country Robbie was going
need the best possible set up, especially as he was to
start 17th in the first of three heats which he finished
7th after getting tangled up in an accident which happened
in front of him. In heat two starting 2nd Robbie had a
tremendous battle with Wooder who started 3rd. Wooder
came out on top to take the win. With a few tweaks to
the set up to help cope with the blistering heat, in heat
three and from 8th Robbie had a battle again with Wooder
and this time came out on top to take the win.
This placed Robbie 4th on the grid for the final. This
was an incredible four way battle, starting on the dirty
side of the track, Robbie had to get across to get the
line into the first corner. This he did only for the race
to be stopped, so he had to do it all again and he did.
He got to 3rd as Wooder and Monger battled Robbie then
took the lead on the second lap. Knowing he had to preserve
his tyres he dropped back to 2nd and then made a great
move on lap 10 of 12 took the lead again and defended
well and pulled a small distance away from Wooder and
Monger, he also took the win and joint fastest lap with
Wooder. A great result that showed he can mix it with
and beat the best in the country. Robbie now has a well
deserved break until the 21st and 22nd of August when
he will compete at Clay again in the British Championship.
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PRESS RELEASE: 5th July 2010
Podium for Robbie
After
a grueling 8 hour trip to Larkhall near Glasgow, Eurocams
backed Lympsham Karting ace Robbie Gallier was determined
to make good use of his only other previous visit to the
track some weeks ago, when he finished on the podium.
The 13 year old is in his first year in the prestigious
British Championship of which the Larkhall race is round
four. He initially found it difficult to get the ideal
set up in Friday’s free practice sessions, but then
by late afternoon he and the team got the set up to his
liking and Robbie surprised the regulars by being on the
pace. With the weather being hot and sunny on both Friday
and Saturday, there was just one heat on the Saturday
in which Robbie was to finish a fine 4th. The weather
forecast was for very high winds and rain for Sunday’s
and with two heats and two finals there was no time to
test a wet set up, as the Prokart team had not raced at
the track in the wet, but with Robbie’s tremendous
form in the wet at other tracks and Prokart teams help
and experience they were confident Robbie would be on
the pace. They were proved right as Robbie starting 17th
in heat two, drove a brilliant 12 lap race in appalling
wind and rain and finished 4th. In heat three from 13th
now with a drying track and with great tyre pressure choice
by the Prokart team, Robbie drove a stunning race to get
to 3rd only to be nudged wide in the second from last
corner to finish still a fine 7th.
These excellent results meant that Robbie would start
from 4th in the first of two finals. Again with set up
adjustments and Robbie’s determination to achieve
his first British Championship podium, after a thrilling
18 lap race with the lead changing five times Robbie came
through to take the win. This meant Robbie would start
the final on pole, but on the start there was an accident
which was a shame as Robbie got away from the pack. On
the restart he again took the lead only to be hit on the
off side corner which spun him out and dropped him to
21st and last. Then in the most thrilling race of his
year and half career against the best Honda Cadet drivers
in the country, he stormed through making up places to
be challenging on the last lap for third, when the same
driver pushed him wide yet again. This time Gallier came
through to take fourth and the coveted fastest lap, with
the offending driver going off in the run off area. Everybody
commented on Robbie’s drive as the drive of the
weekend. His never give up attitude paid dividends as
he leads the Rookie class and is now only 8 points off
third in the championship.
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PRESS RELEASE: 22nd June 2010
Outright Wins for Robbie
Racing
his Eurocams supported Kart, thirteen year old Robbie
Gallier of Lympsham was on scintillating form at the Llandow
circuit, just west Cardiff, in the fourth round of the
NKRA (national kart racing association) Championship.
He was up against the other top Honda Cadet championship
contenders in the southern qualifier for the National
Final which is to be held at Llandow on August bank holiday
weekend. After his fantastic results so far and from his
races at Llandow he has already secured a place in the
final with one round still to be held.
In Saturday's open practice the Prokart Engineering team
opted to try engines and set up, and after a few changes
Robbie was satisfied he had the pace to finish on the
podium. He was proved right as in the first of the three
heats and in the final that took place on the Sunday he
proved to be on unbeatable form. Starting from 6th in
only the second lap of 10, he took the lead to go on and
win with a comfortable margin of 3 seconds. In the second
heat starting from pole, a position the youngster has
not been comfortable starting from of late, this time
he proved that he good handle the pressure to take the
lead and never to be challenged as again he won. The toughest
heat was to be his third of the day, when starting from
11th not fazing him at all, he went into the lead on the
second lap to again take the win.
This put 13 year old Gallier on pole for the final. The
race started and he went into the lead immediately only
for the race to be red flagged due to a serious accident.
On the restart Robbie again raced from pole and maintained
the lead to the flag, winning by 5 seconds and making
a clean sweep by winning all three heats and the final.
He also took fastest lap in all. Robbie said to his father
at the end of the final "Happy Fathers day"
and Julien Robbie’s father commenting, “this
is the best fathers day present ever”
Robbie is now looking forward to repeating this form
at Larkhall in Scotland in two weeks time when he will
be competing in the next round of the British Championship.
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PRESS RELEASE: 17th June 2010
Racing
his Eurocams supported Honda Cadet Kart in round three
of the prestigious British Championships which was held
at the Shennington circuit located in the Cotswold’s,
13 year old Robbie Gallier of Lympsham was determined
to gain as many points as possible to ensure he increased
his lead in the Rookie class and moved up the leader board
in the overall championship. Still only in his second
year of Karting Robbie having only visited the circuit
once before, the team opted for the open practice sessions
on the Friday, and these proved invaluable.
During the Friday sessions Robbie was consistently amongst
the quickest. This really encouraged young Gallier as
at the previous round at Rowrah the team struggled with
power and set up.
In the first of three heats held on the Saturday, with
the two other heats plus pre final and final held on the
Sunday, Robbie drove a superb race from 8th to finish
2nd. Heat two again saw Robbie on the pace of the best
in the country with another fine 2nd from 8th. The drive
of the weekend was in the third heat when from 19th he
came through pack in only 10 laps to finish a superb 3rd.
These fine qualifying heats meant that Robbie had achieved
a superb points tally. It also put Robbie on pole for
the pre final, however with the temperature suddenly increasing
the team were a little concerned about the tyre pressures,and
this proved to be a genuine worry as the 15 lap race went
on Robbie slipped back to finish a still credible 5th.
He and the team were still not sure what the problem was
and changed a few things for the final which left Robbie
and the team finish very frustrated as he knew that he
could match the pace of the front runners if he had the
right set up. He finished 6th from 5th as the frustrations
induced a few unusual mistakes by the young Karter. The
team came away knowing they now have the pace and just
have to perfect the set up to enable Robbie’s full
potential to be allowed to shine. It was an excellent
weekend for points as the superb showing in the heats
now means Robbie has established a 20 point lead in the
Rookie class and moved up to 4th overall.
The next outing sees Robbie back at Llandow for the 4th
round of the NKRA championship which he is currently leading
in the Honda Cadet class.
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PRESS RELEASE: 24th May 2010
Robbie Wins Welsh Championship
Eurocams
backed Lympsham Karter 13 year old Robbie Gallier was
on blistering form at the two day Welsh Championships
at the Llandow Circuit, situated just west of Cardiff.
Last year, despite winning the Llandow club championship,
Robbie missed out on the Welsh Championship title after
his chain came off just 2 laps from the finish line whilst
leading, after winning all the heats and breaking the
lap record which still stands.
So this year the team was bolstered with the support
of Jeff Johnson of Prokart Engineering who was to run
Robbie during the weekend as he does in the British Championship.
In Saturday’s free practice sessions, of which there
were three, he stamped his authority by being quickest
in all three, no mean feat as there were fellow British
Championship competitors taking part as well as other
Honda drivers from all over the country.
In the pre qualifying Robbie qualified pole for the first
heat, he made it back to first after a poor start to take
a comfortable win, then disaster struck, when there was
found to be a mistake on the paperwork and the wrong chassis
number had been entered on the form. Robbie was disqualified
from the heat and the lack of heat points this meant Robbie
would start at the back of the grid for the pre final,
no matter where he finished in the other two heats, all
of which he won and had the fastest lap time. Going into
the pre final and 22nd on the grid, Robbie drove superbly,
making some amazing overtaking moves in apart of the circuit
called the dell to take the win. This great result put
him on pole for the 12 lap final, being on Sunday afternoon
and with it being the hottest day of the year, tyre pressures
were going to be critical and with what happened the previous
year, Jeff Johnson checked everything. Robbie made a superb
start and led from the start never to be challenged, winning
the 12 lap final by 3 seconds an amazing margin in Karting.
The winning of the Welsh Championships means Robbie can
now display the letter C instead of numbers identifying
his kart for the next 12 months.
Robbie commented “Its great to win, after last
year I was not confident until I saw the chequred flag
and went over the finish line. Jeff and my Dad were brilliant
and my kart was perfect all weekend.”
Photo: Robbie and proud father Julien
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PRESS RELEASE: 20th May 2010
Robbie Toughs it Out
13 year old Karter Robbie Gallier backed by Eurocams
of Lympsham, made the long trip up to Cumbria for the
second round of the British Championship, which was held
at the Rowrah circuit over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Broadoak School which he attends have made it possible
for Robbie to compete at the highest level as they have
helped him with time to travel to the events that are
a long way from his home.
Friday saw the free practice in changeable conditions,
and more importantly it gave him track time as he had
only competed at the track once before. During the testing
it was obvious that he was down on power, and the team
tried everything to improve the engine performance. Unfortunately
there was little they could do being 200+ miles away from
base.
Robbie showed the sheer determination that has made him
a multiple champion last year, in his first year in Karting,
as he decided to make the most of the weekend and tough
it out and gain as many points as possible.
With there being warm sunshine on the Saturday and one
heat in the afternoon, the team knew it would be difficult
for Robbie to be on the pace. He drove well from 7th on
the grid to finish 5th. The heat that showed Robbie’s
true talent was in the second heat which took place on
the Sunday, when he went from 19th to an amazing 3rd.
As it was damp the lack of power was not so important
and allowed his natural talent in the difficult conditions
to shine.The result of the next heat and the pre final
saw Robbie in the final 6th on the grid. With the sun
coming out and a now dry track Robbie did well to make
a place and finish a fine 5th, which has consolidated
his 5th position in the championship. The team is now
working on the power problem and hopes to have it sorted
for the next round in June, which is at the Shennington
circuit in Gloucestershire.
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Prokart Eng, Demon Tweeks, PIAA, WSM Fasteners, South
West Karting and Bespoke Mfg.
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www.robbiegallier.co.uk
PRESS RELEASE: 11th May 2010
Back to Back Wins for Gallier
Lympsham
Karting ace Robbie Gallier backed by Eurocams, had a dream
weekend fresh from the success of winning the third round
of the NKRA championship held at Forest Edge against tough
competition in the Honda Cadet class. The 13 year old
was back at his local track, Clay Pigeon near Dorchester
where he is the reigning Honda Cadet Champion, and stamped
his authority by winning outright the Honda Cadet class
in style.
Robbie was hoping to do well as visiting Clay Pigeon
was a Formula One management consultant who had made the
trip to see Robbie in action with a view of being involved
with Robbie in 2011.
Due to the busy schedule the team opted for attending
race day only and not to participate in free practice
on Saturday, making the result even more impressive. In
heat one starting 9th Gallier got to 3rd in the 7 lap
heat. Starting 4th in the other two heats he won them
both which meant that he had pole for the 12 lap final
a position he held for the entire 12 laps to take the
win. It was a tough race as the competition was very stiff,
and as Clay is the track where Jenson Button started his
career it is seen as a major stepping stone to a future
motor sport career.
Chris Hutchings who has worked with many up and coming
drivers and is helping Robbie and his father commented;
“This was a terrific weekend for Robbie with the
visiting consultant at the track and other important meeting,
and Robbie could not have performed any better. We are
trying to put a three year deal together for Robbie to
help him through next important stages. This is looking
very possible and I am convinced there will be some very
exciting announcements about 2011 very soon. Its been
obvious to me from the outset that the talent is there
and Robbie really wants to succeed. It's now all about
helping Robbie and the family through next stages of Robbie’s
career and to maximize every opportunity.”
Robbie is off next weekend to Rowrah in Cumbria for the
second round of the British championship. Robbie is currently
holding the highest placed Rookie slot,. and as he was
unwell for the first round he feels sure he can improve
on his previous result.
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Demon Tweeks, Talon, BWOC and Bespoke Mfg.
For more information about Robbie visit
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PRESS RELEASE: 4th May 2010
Gallier Back on Track
Eurocams
backed Robbie Gallier returned to winning form to take
a convincing win on the Prokart Engineering run kart at
the Forest Edge Karting Track situated near Andover in
Hampshire. The thirteen year old from Lympsham has had
a difficult couple of race meetings recently, and really
wanted to do well as he is defending the National title
in the Honda Cadet class which he won last year in his
first year in karting so convincingly.
Opting for Saturday’s open practice the team worked
hard on the set up all day and Robbie was a lot happier
with the kart than he has been of late. He proved this
by being consistently just two tenths of a second off
the lap record.
On the Sunday race day the team woke to a very wet track
and totally different conditions to the Saturdays testing.
With Robbie starting from pole, the track by the time
Robbie was to race was neither wet or dry so tyre choice
was difficult. Slicks turned out to be the wrong choice
with all the other 46 competitors on wets he did well
to drop only to 4th. In the second heat starting from
9th Robbie was into the lead before the end of the first
lap, but the race was stopped due to an accident. On the
restart Robbie did well to get up to third only to bumped
from behind which nearly spun him out of the race. Now
back to 12th in just 5 laps he made a tremendous comeback
to regain and take 3rd.
Heat three was simply the best race young Robbie has
driven this year. Starting from 19th and avoiding another
accident that happened in front of him which dropped him
back to 24th, his never give up sprit he has shown since
taking up Karting served him well as he drove a fantastic
6 laps to take a tremendous third. This put Robbie on
4th for the final out of 46 a great achievement, especially
as it was only his second visit to the track this year.
The 12 lap final was full of incidents and in the first
lap Robbie got back up to 4th and first Honda after dropping
to 9th as another competitor spun in front of him. As
he was there to win the Honda class for the NKRA championship
he resisted until the last lap to take 3rd overall and
first in his class by a convincing margin.
This has now secured his position as leading Honda Cadet
driver in the southern NKRA region, and should secure
his place in the grand final to be held at Llandow in
South Wales in August.
Robbie is back to the track that is his local, the Clay
Pigeon track near Yeovil next weekend where Jenson Button
first raced in Karts.
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PRESS RELEASE: 21st April 2010
Gallier Heads NKRA Southern
The now 13 year old Karting ace of Lympsham came through
a weekend of mixed fortunes. Opting for the additional
practice day which was made possible due to school holidays,
he felt he needed more track time as this was just the
third time he visited the Buckmore track which is Kent.
With all the practice going well on Friday, Saturday was
a different story as Robbie just could not match the pace
he had on Friday.
Going into the Sunday's race day, and not over confident
that he had found the best set up on the Prokart Engineering
run Kart, with a few adjustments he stunned the time and
on-lookers by taking the fastest time and with pole position
for the first race. Still not 100% with the set up, his
suspicions were proved correct as he slipped back all
through the 8 lap heat to finish 5th, but still ahead
of the other NKRA challengers. This put Robbie 5th on
the grid for the pre final, and after battling up and
down the order this is where he was to finish the heat
and meant again he would start the pre final in 5th.
Adjustments were made as Robbie and the team were baffled
by the lack of pace in the races, with gearing now changed
it was hoped this would assist Robbie pull out of the
corners but it was not the solution. After getting up
to as high as 2nd he gradually slipped back to finish
again 5th. Now very frustrated the youngster was determined
stop at nothing to try and maintain his hold on the NKRA
Championship. Starting 5th he was not feeling overly confident,
but typically he was determined to salvage something from
the weekend and put up a tremendous fight at one point
up to 3rd momentarily in the 8th lap of 12, then on the
drag up the hill he was pushed wide and slipped to 8th.
Considering he was up against 28 of the best Honda Cadet
drivers in the UK , the team where looking at the overall
championship positions and Robbie had still managed to
finish ahead of all the other National Kart Racing Association
contenders to take the lead in the NKRA Southern Championship.
PRESS RELEASE: 5th April 2010
Robbie Impresses
The
Lympsham Karter, 12 year old Robbie Gallier, competing
in the first round of the 2010 British Honda Cadet Championship
at the North Wales circuit Glan-y-Gors, battled through
a heavy cold and impressed all the established teams and
drivers. The meeting was held over three days with a full
day of testing on Friday followed by one heat on Saturda,
and two heats, a pre final plus the final on the Sunday.
Friday's testing was mainly all wet which was not an
ideal pre test, as the weather over the rest of the weekend
became dryer and even sunny at times.
Now carrying the new team decals of title sponsor Eurocams
and run by Prokart Engineering, Robbie was determined
to impress his new backers and starting the first heat
12th on the grid and reveling in the still slippery conditions
especially being on slicks he came through the pack to
finish a superb 5th. This really helped his confidence.
The first heat on Saturday was going to be difficult,
being up against 21 of the best Honda drivers in the country,
so coming through the pack when his starting position
of 20th was going to be difficult. Robbie undaunted and
using all his skill in the slippery conditions, which
suit his smooth driving style, making an excellent start
he came through the pack with an inspiring drive to finish
4th - a result that at this level was amazing.
The next heat proved more difficult, starting from pole.
He started well finding the pace blistering in the now
dry conditions he did well to resist the pressure during
the 12 laps, he slowly slipped back after just a couple
of small mistakes which meant he finished that heat 5th.
With all the heat points dictating the starting position
in the pre final meant he was to start 5th for a thrilling
race as he changed position six times during the 14 laps,
he managed hold on to 5th. This meant Robbie was to start
his first British Championship final 5th, a great achievement
as the team had dreamed for such a starting position and
considering how Robbie was feeling were very pleased.
The final was again a battle as Robbie got to third at
one point and dropped back as far as 8th during the 15
minute final, but made a great comeback at the end of
the race to finish a fine 5th.
The team delighted. As ever the only person not was Robbie
as he felt if he had been feeling better he is sure he
can in future rounds be fighting for a podium. His superb
heat and final results mean that Robbie is now 4th overall
and the 1st Rookie in the Championship.
The next round is at Rowrah in Cumbria on the 15th and
16th of May, a circuit Robbie has never visited before.
He is hoping to test there soon and is looking forward
to the challenge.
Support continues from; Eurocams, Mountney, Talon, BWOC
and PIAA.
For further information please contact; Chris Hutchings
M; + 44 (0) 7836 701578
Tel; + 44 (0) 1934 818430
PRESS RELEASE: 19th March 2010
Robbie Makes it Count
Back at his home circuit and now sponsored by Eurocams,
12 year old Robbie Gallier from Lympsham was up against
some of the best Honda Cadet Karter’s in the country
as many were visiting the Clay Pigeon track near Yeovil
in preparation for the British Championship round which
is held there later in the year.
Knowing it was going to be a tough weekend, a full day’s
practice on the Saturday was essential and running with
the Prokart Eng team was going to help maximize the set
up.
The practice went well and Gallier was constantly on
the pace. New tyres were fitted and scrubbed in for the
Sunday’s heats and final. On the first of these
heats he came through the pack from his 12th starting
position to take 3rd doing well to avoid an accident ahead
of him also taking fastest lap. He was to have an easier
time in the second heat as he started from 2nd and comfortably
took the win. The third heat was always going to be difficult
as starting from 16th he needed 4th to take pole for the
final. Doing well to come through to 6th after a incident
packed heat was not enough. Starting from 2nd on the grid
on the dirty side of the track, he knew he had to take
an early lead to close the door. This he did at the first
corner twice as the race had to be restarted after a accident
at the first attempt at starting the race. Then under
immense pressure in all 12 laps from Billy Monger, rated
one of the favorites as Robbie is in this year British
championship, doing well to hold the lead until the last
corner when going just a fraction wide opened the door
to Monger who took the win. Robbie finishing second was
enough to maintain his lead in the Clay championship and
take maximum points for the NKRA Championship.
Support continues from; Talon, Demon Tweeks, PIAA, WSM
Fasteners, Mountney and Bespoke Mfg.
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.
For more information visit www.robbiegallier.co.uk
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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