9-year-old Cebuano karter William Go shines in X30 SEA Series

CEBU, Philippines — The promising Cebuano go-kart racer William John Riley Go made his presence felt on the international stage by grabbing a champion’s trophy in Round 6 of the X30 Southeast Asian Series over the weekend at the Bira Kart Circuit in Pattaya, Thailand.

Go’s triumphant campaign in the sixth and final round also paved the way for him to place third overall in a field of 40  karters seeing action in the cadet division.

The nine-year-old Go started the six-round series at fourth spot at the KF1 Karting Circuit in Singapore before suffering his ‘worst’” finish at 15th during the second round at the Sepang International Kart Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia.

Go missed the third round also at the Bira Kart Circuit but somehow made up for his absence by landing fourth in Round 4 back at Sepang and third in penultimate round staged late last month at the Shah Alam International Kart Circuit in Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Go, a mainstay of Piers Sexton Racing (PSR), saved his best for last by performing aggressively from the qualifying round up to the final battle.

The race was stopped with three laps left due to heavy rain but with more the 75 percent of the race done, Go was declared as champion as he was way ahead of his opponents.

Go’s teammate Eduardo Coseting stole part of the show after winning the seniors division title.