

At the final round of the Mi-Sedaap Pro Tour, both Mark Swetman and Daniel Bray wrapped up the Series Championships for Formula 125S and the premier KZ2 class, 2 of the 3 classes in the spectacular series in just the chassis’s first year on the New Zealand Market.
Going into the final round Bray had a whopping 17 point lead over fellow GP driver Daniel Dufty, who was running second in the points. Bray qualified on the front row with Dufty managing 5th, (which was respectable, as he could not make Friday practice with work commitments).
In the heat races Bray was in a hefty battle for the lead, finishing 2nd, 2nd and 1st, while working on the chassis set up. Dufty would be in another battle through the heat races finishing 4th and 3rd but unfortunately didn’t finish the 3rd heat race.
In the Pre Final, Bray settled for second place, as he was struggling with a leaking bead lock in the left rear tyre. Dufty once again had a fight to the end on his hands, only to loose 3rd place with 4 laps to go.
The Final lived up to all expectations as a great race. Bray got the lead with his GP chassis, bolting from the standing start (as he had all weekend long). Bray held the lead till lap 4, when he got shuffled back to 3rd and lost ground to the leaders. He pulled the leaders in, in just one lap and made the pass for second. Bray then stalked the leader for the next 5 laps until on lap 10 he made his move, and never looked back, winning the all important final and finishing the series in winning fashion.
Dufty would not have as much fun in the final, not finishing with motor problems. This dropping him to 3rd in the championship by 1 point.
Mark Swetman’s day was business as usual for the GP driver. Mark qualified on pole and won all the heat races, Pre Final and Final. Mark finished the year with the most points possible, getting all the bonus points for qualifying and winning every round.
The newest GP driver Kerry James would have another strong round, driving in the Formula 125S class. In the heat races he would finish as high as 3rd. Kerry finished the final 5th, one place higher than the previous round. Kerry finished the series 4th overall.