Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment Coordinator

Colin Daley's performance at last Sunday's go-kart race meet has left his family and members of the NG Racing Camp hopeful of a win when he departs the island on March 5 for the third and final leg of the Florida Winter Tour (FWT) in Ocala.

The anticipated clash between the 12-year-old student of Kingsway Preparatory School and his younger opponent, Thomas Issa of Sts Peter and Paul Preparatory, did not live up to expectation. The bumper-to-bumper rivalry that was expected by the fans turned out to be a one-sided affair.

Daley easily won all four races in the Rotax Mini-max Class, beating Issa into second place. The hype between the two young karters began about three weeks ago following Thomas' stunning performance in the second leg of the FWT meet. The 10-year-old Issa managed to finished second in one of the qualifying events, while Daley, who had mechanical problems, was unable to complete the event.

Gave up too easy

"Issa gave up too easy," declares, Colin Daley Sr, "Colin needs more competition in his class to make it more competitive. We are now preparing for the third leg of the FWT and we are hoping for a win."

Peter Rae, Issa's driving coach, believes the young karter has shown some signs of improvement, but was kept out of the winner's enclosure last Sunday due to a mechanical fault with his breaking system.

Issa, who received his first go kart as a reward for significant improvement in his school work, will get a chance to challenge Daley again,when they renew rivalry in the third leg of the FWT, scheduled for March 8 in Florida.

Dane Lawson, who returned after a three-year break, looked impressive, but was a little bit 'race rusty'. He was dominated by the Jackson brothers, Sean and Joel.

Apart from the Issa/Daley tamed clash in the Rotax Mini-max Class, other top performers were Peter Moodie Jr. in the Shifter Class, Joel Jackson in Rotax International, Philip Myers in Rotax Juniors and Zacre Davidson in the Baby Class.