Overcast but dry and mild conditions set the scene at Boyndie Circuit for the fifth and final round of the Boyndie Drome Open Challenge (BODC) Championship.
The feature trophy was the GKC Team Trophy, which saw all drivers drawn into mixed teams of four – the highest-scoring team claiming the honours.
Bambino (6-7 years old)
Photo courtesy of Gilles Gardner
The Bambinos paired off early, with the leading duo of Austin Noble and Walter Forrest swapping positions multiple times before Noble edged out the win by just 0.2 seconds. Behind them, Fraser Brock held off Freddie Falconer to take third by seven tenths at the line – a close and entertaining finish for the youngest drivers.
🥇 1st: Austin Noble
🥈 2nd: Walter Forrest
🥉 3rd: Fraser Brock
Honda Cadets / Micro Max (8-12 years old)
Lucca Biocchi leads the Cadet pack
Lights out, and it was Luca Bicocchi who led the Cadet pack into the opening lap from Oscar Forbes, Bruno Simonelli, Alfie Lamb, Archie Bruce and Richard Henderson. Bicocchi quickly opened a commanding gap, cruising to victory by 11 seconds. Behind him, Forbes and Simonelli battled closely before Henderson and Lamb joined to form a four-kart scrap. Henderson moved into fourth on lap seven, then climbed to third two laps later behind Simonelli, with Forbes and Lamb completing the top five. Novice Aron Hawcutt finished sixth, ahead of Bruce, Oliver Bird, and Arran Stephen. The lone Micro Max, James Brock, finished tenth overall. The race ended under red flag conditions following an incident, but thankfully the driver was unhurt.
🥇 1st: Luca Bicocchi
🥈 2nd: Bruno Simonelli
🥉 3rd: Richard Henderson
Novice Award: Aron Hawcutt
Micro Max
🥇 1st: James Brock
Junior Max
Photo courtesy of Gilles Gardner
William Alexander and Cruz Strachan broke away early in the final, with Alexander gradually extending his lead to take a controlled four-second victory. The real action was for third, as Kayden Thomas, Sophie Ingram, Darren Bain, Wojciech Lipinski, Theo Ingram, and Adam McCaffrey jostled for position. Sophie Ingram made a decisive move on lap six to secure third, while Bain took fourth a lap later. Lipinski crossed fifth, followed by Thomas, Theo Ingram, and McCaffrey.
🥇 1st: William Alexander
🥈 2nd: Cruz Strachan
🥉 3rd: Sophie Ingram
Novice Award: Adam McCaffrey
Senior Max 162kg & 177kg
Photo courtesy of Gilles Gardner
In the combined final, 162kg driver Jonathan Edwards dominated from the start, taking a comfortable win. Kevin Kensett took second after passing Cameron Hobson on lap four, with Ryan Emslie climbing to third on lap nine. Darren Cruickshank was fourth ahead of Hobson, Philip Totton, and Aiden Watson.
In the 177kg class, Billy Falconer powered through the 162 field to finish third overall and take the class win. Graham Smith secured second, with Ashton Lee Foubister and Peter James Addison following.
🥇 1st: Jonathan Edwards
🥈 2nd: Kevin Kensett
🥉 3rd: Ryan Emslie
Senior Max (177kg)
🥇 1st: Billy Falconer
🥈 2nd: Graham Smith
🥉 3rd: Peter Jamaes Addison
KZ2 Gearbox
Alex Hawcutt leads the pack
Pole-sitter Gordon Hawton led the opening lap from Alex Hawcutt, Chris Walker, and Ryan Simpson, but an early incident saw Hawton drop to fifth. Hawcutt inherited the lead, pursued by Walker, Simpson, and Duncan Ingram. Simpson climbed to second on lap ten, with Ingram following into third a lap later. Hawcutt held firm to the flag to claim victory, ahead of Simpson and Ingram. Walker came home fourth, followed by Smart, Hawton, Ross Greig, Neil Anderson, and Tim Foubister. A thrilling finale to an excellent season of gearbox racing.
🥇 1st: Alex Hawcutt
🥈 2nd: Ryan Simpson
🥉 3rd: Duncan Ingram
Team Trophy Winners
Trophies were presented by Club Chairman Gary Ingram, rounding off another successful year for GKC.
The 2025 season will officially conclude with the Dinner and Dance and Trophy Presentations at the Dyce Hotel on Saturday 9th November. The next Boyndie race meeting will take place in March 2026.
Photos courtesy of Gilles Gardner on Flickr.
Full race results can be viewed on Speedhive and championship standing for 2025 can be found on the BDOC.