Martyn had a great weekend at Larkhall. Driving a Saltire Motorsports Gillard kart he won two heats, finished 4th in another and then led the final from start to finish to win the British Open Championship for Formula Blue.
Martyn can now race with the number 0 until the O plate race next year.
In Saturday testing Martyn quickly proved to be the pace-setter, although the advatage he held from the early sessions was disappearing as the day went on and in the afternoon there were one or two others at least as fast if not slightly faster.
Martyn was concerned that the decision to race at the heavier weight (with bigger engine) was not working and he was about to test a smaller (blue-top) engine as he had used so sucessfully last time out in the Grand Finals last year.
However team boss Duncan White suggested trying different gearing and a fresh carb (Martyn had felt it a bit hesitant) before that. That made the transformation and Martyn was immediately 0.3s a lap faster than his nearest rival - still on very old tyres.
Come race- day Martyn had been allocated pole position in heat 1, which he won comfortably, setting fastest lap with on-form Ross Graham finishing second and Peter Moore third.
In heat two Martyn was starting grid 12 so was aiming for a top three.....
To top off Martyn's success, it was added to by young karting star Ciaran Haggerty who had an MLM helmet custom paint job last year. Ciaran adds the British Junior Open Championship to his tally. Well done Ciaran.
To add to the glory - MLM custom painted helmets were worn by the top 5 finishers in the Championship - Tommy Leckie (2nd)...
