Ararat-based go-karter Ayden Linsley has won back-to-back championships at his Braybrook home track, Karting Madness.

Linsley, 16, competed in the adult section of the 11-week autumn competition, following his success in the summer competition in the same section.

Of the 29 people who competed over the season, nine raced in the 40-lap grand final, where Linsley finished first.

“I was pretty consistent through the whole season, but in the three races in the three weeks leading up to the grand final, my engine broke in one race, and I was spun out in another two races,” he said.

“It is a bit of an accomplishment to win the grand final after I’d had a bad streak.”

Linsley’s grand final success is paired with his season’s best lap time – 34.403 seconds – making him the fifth-fastest competitor at Karting Madness. 

He is now gearing up for the winter racing season.

“To get into the next level would take extra funding and commitment,” he said.

“I’m happy to keep competing at this level for now.”

Linsley started go-karting recreationally as a child when his family lived in Melbourne, but since moving to Ararat, he has had to travel for his sport.

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