Lowthers faces challenges at kart nationals

CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — The Lowther brothers from Cavendish, racing under the Gerald Caseley racing Team banner, had a challenging weekend at the National Kart Racing Championship recently at Mosport Kartways in Ontario.
After a rough pre-final, Ethan Lowther started 11th out of 18th in the final. While he had moved through the pack the weekend before to win the club race at Mosport, he was a little more nervous for the championship race. He started well but was involved in a small accident in the first lap and it took another lap to really get going.
As he had made a few key passes, a red flag came out, stopping the race for a bad accident. The good news was everyone was OK, the bad was Ethan had to take the re-start in the position he last crossed the finish line at – 13th.
He started well and was moving up the field, making a pass for ninth when he was a little too aggressive and locked up the brakes, spinning the kart, putting him back to 15th. He fought back to have an official final in the top 10 at ninth.
Overall, he was happy with his efforts and improvement in his final results compared to last year.
Starting 22nd behind the most experienced field he has ever raced against was a little daunting for William Lowther, as an underage first-year senior. The challenge all week for William and his kart was the extreme grip and bicycling up on two wheels that he had been fighting against. In the end, rain washed away much of the rubber on the track and the kart settled down. He was able to put down some decent laps but couldn’t make major gains to finish 18th in the field of 25.
“All in all, we were very happy with our experience this year as we continue to learn and improve,” said Ryan Lowther, the boys’ father and pit crew chief.
Both boys returned for race eight of the Championship Kart Racing Association series a few days later where Ethan took first place in the cadet division over Owen Livingston of Cornwall and William took fifth place in the senior division.
The Lowther Racing team heads to the fifth race of the Coupe de Montréal series on Labour Day weekend.