Post by Crazy Karter on Sept 18, 2008 17:23:38 GMT 9.5
The Story:
The story behind the guy "Mick" that many karters still remember. Mick or Michael Bright, was 1 of the brothers to Denise Brown, the better half of Allan Brown of Brown Karting. Micks father [ Sam ] got his brother & Denise into Karting in the seventies, & Mick was soon to be involved. Mick was a mechanic working at Sam Bright Motors & enjoyed the racing & friends from karting [ in those days on bitumen ] but he also loved the mechanical & fabrication side to karting. In the 80's Mick was always there behind the Banner of Brown Karting & was there beginning to make parts for Gokart Chassiss, for both bitumen & dirt karting.
In the 90s Mick became well known to dirt karting as the hard working, fun loving character that would build the Brown Karts to Allan's specifications or Customed to suit the drivers needs.
Mick continued this well in to the 2000 years, where he returned to racing on the dirt, racing Statesman's Class & was always trackside to advise & help out other competitors. Mick would be sometimes so busy helping others his own race would nearly be missed.
Never shy , never worried , loved his Jack Daniels , wore his Akubra hat everywhere, & loved to tell stories of events gone by. Mick was a true character & foundation of Karting in S.A. In 2005 Mick rebuilt Adelaide's Water truck engine , without hesitation, yet a job no one else would touch.
That was Mick "" Get it here & Lets just do it ""
It was soon after that Mick [ aged 53 ] had decided on an operation that would see his health improve , but to everyone's shock post op complications set in & Micks days ended briefly afterwards.
Not just a loss to his wife, family & friends, but a loss to Karting, a loss to Adelaide & Angas Clubs [ his main tracks ] & a loss to anyone that had every met this character. Adelaide & I'm sure many friends in Karting will remember Mick again in 2008 with great thoughts at the Statesman's Trophy Day Sept 21st
Nominations:
110 entries are already in, with a great field of 15 Statesman Drivers entered to battle for the Trophies.
Some big fields again for all KT classes & 100cc Open is on again to show us all some real speed, as well as all the regular classes
Info: www.adelaidedirtkartclub.com.au/
Additional Information Added By Admin
The story behind the guy "Mick" that many karters still remember. Mick or Michael Bright, was 1 of the brothers to Denise Brown, the better half of Allan Brown of Brown Karting. Micks father [ Sam ] got his brother & Denise into Karting in the seventies, & Mick was soon to be involved. Mick was a mechanic working at Sam Bright Motors & enjoyed the racing & friends from karting [ in those days on bitumen ] but he also loved the mechanical & fabrication side to karting. In the 80's Mick was always there behind the Banner of Brown Karting & was there beginning to make parts for Gokart Chassiss, for both bitumen & dirt karting.
In the 90s Mick became well known to dirt karting as the hard working, fun loving character that would build the Brown Karts to Allan's specifications or Customed to suit the drivers needs.
Mick continued this well in to the 2000 years, where he returned to racing on the dirt, racing Statesman's Class & was always trackside to advise & help out other competitors. Mick would be sometimes so busy helping others his own race would nearly be missed.
Never shy , never worried , loved his Jack Daniels , wore his Akubra hat everywhere, & loved to tell stories of events gone by. Mick was a true character & foundation of Karting in S.A. In 2005 Mick rebuilt Adelaide's Water truck engine , without hesitation, yet a job no one else would touch.
That was Mick "" Get it here & Lets just do it ""
It was soon after that Mick [ aged 53 ] had decided on an operation that would see his health improve , but to everyone's shock post op complications set in & Micks days ended briefly afterwards.
Not just a loss to his wife, family & friends, but a loss to Karting, a loss to Adelaide & Angas Clubs [ his main tracks ] & a loss to anyone that had every met this character. Adelaide & I'm sure many friends in Karting will remember Mick again in 2008 with great thoughts at the Statesman's Trophy Day Sept 21st
Nominations:
110 entries are already in, with a great field of 15 Statesman Drivers entered to battle for the Trophies.
Some big fields again for all KT classes & 100cc Open is on again to show us all some real speed, as well as all the regular classes
Info: www.adelaidedirtkartclub.com.au/
Additional Information Added By Admin
Results
Class
125cc Light
1st_Shane Best
2nd_Stacey Hockey
3rd_Aaron Hockey
Kt Heavy
1st_Mark Burford
2nd_Darren Shields
3rd_Shannon Aplin
KT Medium
1st_Duran Cowland
2nd_Brett Woodifield
3rd_Brett Frankenfield
J Open
1st_Scott Feder
2nd_Hayden Pitt
3rd_Tim Mcnamara
125cc Heavy
1st_Shane Best
2nd_Brooke Alexander
3rd_Darren Shields
Statesman
1st_Andy Wundenburg
2nd_Paul Kloppers
3rd_Nick Hockey
KT Lights
1st_Scott Feder
2nd_Ben Wastell
3rd_Matt Rowe
J Juniors (Light)
1st_Nathan Cowling
2nd_Aidan Hall
3rd_Joel Heinrich
J Juniors (Heavy)
1st_Jack Wenham
2nd_Jake Armstrong
3rd_Bradley Dalwood
100cc / 200cc Open
1st_Chris Reid
2nd_Travis Posthuma
3rd_Matt Gregor
Rookies (All Competitors Receive Awards)
Amy Alexander, Chantell Hall, Jake Mackenzie, Hayden Field, Rylan Furler, Lachlan Cowling, John Dempsey, Bradley Gearts, Cameron Eldridge
Information sourced from: www.adelaidedirtkartclub.com.au/results.html with thanks
Class
125cc Light
1st_Shane Best
2nd_Stacey Hockey
3rd_Aaron Hockey
Kt Heavy
1st_Mark Burford
2nd_Darren Shields
3rd_Shannon Aplin
KT Medium
1st_Duran Cowland
2nd_Brett Woodifield
3rd_Brett Frankenfield
J Open
1st_Scott Feder
2nd_Hayden Pitt
3rd_Tim Mcnamara
125cc Heavy
1st_Shane Best
2nd_Brooke Alexander
3rd_Darren Shields
Statesman
1st_Andy Wundenburg
2nd_Paul Kloppers
3rd_Nick Hockey
KT Lights
1st_Scott Feder
2nd_Ben Wastell
3rd_Matt Rowe
J Juniors (Light)
1st_Nathan Cowling
2nd_Aidan Hall
3rd_Joel Heinrich
J Juniors (Heavy)
1st_Jack Wenham
2nd_Jake Armstrong
3rd_Bradley Dalwood
100cc / 200cc Open
1st_Chris Reid
2nd_Travis Posthuma
3rd_Matt Gregor
Rookies (All Competitors Receive Awards)
Amy Alexander, Chantell Hall, Jake Mackenzie, Hayden Field, Rylan Furler, Lachlan Cowling, John Dempsey, Bradley Gearts, Cameron Eldridge
Information sourced from: www.adelaidedirtkartclub.com.au/results.html with thanks
