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8 | sPoRTs THE COLUMBAN ISSUE 28<br />
Racing to Success<br />
Tom Thickpenny (SI) got his first kart in January 2007 and<br />
entered his first race <strong>at</strong> the West of Scotland Kart Club<br />
(WSKC), Larkhall, in August th<strong>at</strong> year. In 2008 he won the<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Kart Racing Associ<strong>at</strong>ion (NKRA) Comer Cadet<br />
Championship and went on to compete in two N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Championships in 2009. This year, which is Tom’s last in the<br />
Cadet class, he is contesting the Easykart Championships.<br />
Two of the eight rounds have been held to d<strong>at</strong>e and Tom is<br />
delighted to have won them both!<br />
If Tom continues his winning streak he hopes to compete<br />
in the World Finals in Italy in October. His main goal,<br />
Scottish Primary <strong>School</strong>s’ Cross<br />
Country Championships 2010<br />
The Scottish Primary <strong>School</strong>s’ Cross<br />
Country Championship was held in<br />
Kirkcaldy in l<strong>at</strong>e April. Over 1200<br />
<strong>at</strong>hletes took part, with over 120<br />
participants in each race. <strong>St</strong> Columba’s<br />
pupils have trained extremely hard<br />
throughout the season and were<br />
rewarded with their best-ever results <strong>at</strong><br />
this prestigious event.<br />
Individual medals were won in the Junior<br />
6 race, with Laura <strong>St</strong>ark winning Silver<br />
and Iona Miller Bronze. The J6 girls’ team<br />
added to the medal tally winning Team<br />
Gold. Other members of the winning<br />
team were Eilidh Love (10th), Maddie<br />
Cle<strong>at</strong> (16th) and Imogen Davies (17th).<br />
The Transitus girls also excelled and won<br />
Team Bronze. Olivia Gemmell, Kharis<br />
Cunningham and Lauren Aiston came in<br />
13th, 14th and 15th respectively and Sarah<br />
Bradford was 45th and Olivia Cain 64th.<br />
The Junior 6 boys’ team achieved 7th<br />
place in the team event, with Josh<br />
however, is to be offered a place on the coveted Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Easykart Driver Programme. Signed by legendary Italian kart<br />
manufacturer Birel Spa, this would give him the opportunity<br />
to test-drive a KF3 kart (contested intern<strong>at</strong>ionally) with the<br />
possibility of being selected for the Birel works team. As<br />
well as competing <strong>at</strong> Cadet level this year, Tom is currently<br />
practising in a Junior kart to maximise his chances of<br />
progressing with Easykart / Birel next season. Keep up-to-d<strong>at</strong>e<br />
with Tom’s karting career via the following links:<br />
Tom’s website: www.tom-karting.com<br />
Easykart: www.easykart.co.uk<br />
Hendry the best placed <strong>St</strong> Columba’s<br />
<strong>at</strong>hlete in 11th place. Rory Davidson,<br />
Jamie E<strong>at</strong>ock, Jack Guthrie and Scott<br />
McConnell were the remaining team<br />
members.<br />
The Transitus boys’ team were also<br />
placed 7th in the team event. Owen<br />
Bann<strong>at</strong>yne was 15th and Campbell<br />
Gibson was 28th. Other team members<br />
included Jonny Murray, Edhan Gemmell<br />
and Adam Martin.
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