X30 Asia Cup 18-19 February 2017, Sepang International Kart Circuit, Malaysia The Inaugural X30 Asia Cup is being held in Sepang International Karting Circuit on the 18th and 19th February 2017. This will be the first time Jon is participating in an X30 race out of Singapore. Even though Jon raced numerous times successfully in Sepang, it was mostly on the Rotax engines. It…
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STC Rok Cup 2016 (Round 5)26 November 2016, KF1 Circuit Picture courtesy of Jon Gonzales Photography The last and final round of the Rok cup series held at the KF1 circuit was the toughest and most competitive race to be held in Singapore, featuring prominent names such as World Karting Champion Marco Ardigo and Christian Lundgaard among others.…
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STC Rok Cup 2016 (Round 4)5 November 2016, KF1 Circuit Having missed the first three rounds of the Rok Cup due to school commitments, I was back for the fourth round as school has relaxed and there was ample time to commit to the race. It was the first time since the Rok Finals in…
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X30 Challenge 2016 (Round 3) 4 June 2016, KF1 Circuit Round 3 did not turn out to be what the team anticipated at all. With good dry race pace during Friday practice sessions, Jon was in high spirit to challenge for a win. Unfortunately, it was chaos, about one hour before Qualifying session for the…
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Photo Shoot31 May 2016, KF1 Circuit An impromptu arrangement with Mr Bernard Seah has led to a photo shoot for Jon on and off track just before round 3 of X30 Challenge 2016 (X30). Special thanks to Bernard for his amazing work. Here are some shots of Jon in his Energy Corse Asia go-kart suit. After…
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Thank you, Energy Corse Asia for the warmth welcome! Thank you, Energy Corse Asia for believing in me! …
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Asia Max Challenge (Round 3) 30 April-1 May 2016, Elite Speedway Malaysia As a result of school commitments, Jon can only go to the Elite Speedway track on Saturday race day morning. In order to avoid the Mayday traffic jam, Jon set off at 2am from Singapore and arrived at the track 6am. This round, Jon will be…
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X30 Challenge 2016 (Round 2) 16 April 2016, KF1 Circuit Due to school and extra curriculum activities, Jon arrived at the track for round 2 with no experience on the new Komet tires on Friday afternoon. With just three practice sessions left, the team only managed to perform basic set-ups. Picture courtesy of X30 Challenge…
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Asia Max Challenge (Round 2) 2-3 April 2016, Elite Speedway Malaysia Due to school commitments, Jon has been missing the Asia Max Challenge (AMC) for more than six months. The AMC has a special place in Jon’s heart because that’s where he first started racing at the age of nine. So there was much relief and joy when…
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X30 Challenge 2016 (Round 1) 12 March 2016, KF1 Circuit It’s an energizing start to the new year for Jon as he switches gear to become an official driver with Energy Corse Asia (ECA). Racing with his new team, Jon will now be attired in his new electric blue “Energy” go-kart suit. This year, Jon also reached a new milestone…
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