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Newsletter – Superprix, ‘E’ plate, Shenington Round 4
Round 4 was held at the Shenington Superprix with the coveted ‘E’ Plate on the line, a strong grid, and superb weather setting the scene. A warm welcome went to Michael Myles, kart No. 11, whose racing experience spans many classes since 1969. The format promised plenty of action: heats of 7 minutes plus a lap, followed by a 9 -minute plus a lap final.
Heat 1 got under way on Saturday
Heat 1 burst into life with Sifleet (1) immediately stamping his authority on the race, launching from the front and setting the early pace as he set his sights on winning back the coveted ‘E’ plate from last year. Bury (2) tucked in close behind in 2nd, with Morris (41) applying pressure as the trio began to stretch away. By lap 3, Morris had forced his way up to 2nd, then spent the next four laps reeling in Sifleet before making the move stick through Bruno’s chicane. Behind them, Stone (4) and Henry (5) were locked in a determined scrap for 4th, but Henry found the decisive edge and secured the place on lap 6. Further back, Fowler (59), Hopes (7) and Smith (96) —closely matched all weekend—served up their own private battle. Morris 1st, Sifleet 2nd, Bury 3rd , Henry 4th, Stone 5th, Hopes 6th.
Heat 2 began with Hopes on pole alongside Hancock, while Stone and Hutton occupied row 2 and Morris lined up 5th , ready to strike. Morris wasted no time making his mark, launching from the third row and surging to the front by the end of the opening lap. Behind him, Sifleet produced a stirring charge from 12th to 2nd , sweeping past Stone as Bury also forced his way into contention. Out front, though, Morris was untouchable, stretching out a commanding advantage, clocking a best lap of 50.99 seconds and pulling more than ten seconds clear. Sifleet spirited recovery was cruelly cut short late on when he was shown the mechanical flag. Morris capped a superb drive with victory by around 17 seconds from Bury, with Stone 3rd, Henry 4th, Fowler 5th and Smith 6th.
Heat 3 The field launched away and Morris made a superb start from row 3. He swept around the outside to lead lap 1, with Sifleet slotting into 2nd in kart 1.Henry held 3rd early on, chased by Bury, Stone and Fowler. Smith, Sloane and Hopes ran inside the top 10, while Shelley climbed back to 10th. Cox, Hutton and Hancock followed, with Myles timed manually after a transponder issue. Morris soon stretched his advantage to just over 2 seconds, while Sifleet opened a safe gap to the fight for 3rd. Henry came under heavy pressure from Bury, with Stone close enough to pounce. Bury made his move for 3rd on lap 4 and began to pull away, leaving Henry to defend from Stone. In the closing stages they were lapping in the 52-second range as traffic started to test the leaders. Morris handled the traffic neatly and stayed in command to take victory. Sifleet finished 2nd, with Bury in 3rd, Henry 4th Stone 5th and Fowler 6th
The 210 final delivered a lively contest, with karts trading places from the opening lap and traffic playing a major part in the closing stages. Morris started from pole with Bury alongside and Stone and Henry close behind. The standing start kept everyone bunched, and Bury made the early move, sweeping around the outside to lead into the first sequence of corners. That lead did not last long. Morris fought back immediately, diving inside Bury to reclaim 1st, while Sifleet also attacked for 2nd. Within the opening lap, Bury had slipped from leader to 3rd after a dramatic three-way shuffle at the front. Morris began to edge clear, but Sifleet kept the pressure on and briefly looked capable of turning the race into a close fight. Behind them, Bury settled into 3rd, with Stone, Smith, Henry, Hopes, Sloane, Shelley and Myles completing the early top ten. As the pace increased, the karts began to stretch out. Morris set the fastest lap and opened the gap, while the chasing pack battled through small mistakes, kerb strikes and changing grip levels. The race then swung sharply when Sifleet went off at Wilkins, having complete brake failure, luckily he had the experience to throw the kart sideways, this brought out a full-course yellow, ending his challenge. The restart created more drama. A slow-moving kart and an attempted pass led to contact, briefly delaying Stone. Even so, Morris somehow preserved a commanding lead, while Bury and Henry moved into podium contention. Half a lap later saw another full-course yellow as Hopes retired in an unsafe place. When racing resumed, the leader caught the back of the field and had to thread through traffic without undoing his advantage. The overtaking was clean and decisive, with Morris slicing through lapped karts as Bury chased not far behind. The final laps were still packed with overtakes as the field fought through traffic to the flag. Morris took victory in dominant style, Bury finished 2nd, and Henry completed the podium. Smith had a creditable 4th, Fowler 5th who’d had some good battles throughout the weekend, Stone 6th, Sloane 7th , Myles (first Novice home) 8th and Shelley followed in 9th, Hutton 10th.
Congratulations Harry Morris
the youngest driver to win
the 210 ‘E’ Plate
2026 210 ‘E’ Plate Champion
