Fil-Aussie karter posts strong finish

For Filipino-Australian Flynn Jackes, it’s not how you begin, but how you finish.

Due to a carburetor problem, the multi-titled 12-year-old karter started the KF Junior Restricted Blaze 100 division of the 2015 Petron Super Karting Series on the wrong foot at the Batangas Racing Circuit recently, finishing seventh overall in a nine-driver field in the time trial.

The Asian Karting Open Championship reigning Mini-ROK titlist bounced back in the qualifying heat, where he jumped six places to No. 2 behind Larco Cortez.

But the job wasn’t finished.

The seventh grader at British School Manila maintained his runner-up finish in the Pre-Final (8:13.476) behind Cortez anew, before winning the Final with a time of 11:03.042, fending off Jacob Ang and Tai Zulberti.

“I kept telling myself that it ain’t over until it’s over. I never lost focus on the task at hand and was able to turn everything around,” said Jackes.

In December last year, Jackes kept his Asian crown. He was also the 2012 Mini-ROK champion and placed third in the Asian Championship. In 2013, he ruled the Asian Championship.