Youngster Ava Mayers rewrites BKA history books

With three race wins in the Easykart 60cc Cadet class in Sunday’s (April 26) third round of the 2026 Sectus Technologies Barbados Karting Association (BKA) Championship, 11-year-old Ava Mayers wrote her name into the BKA’s Roll of Honour.

  She was top 60cc raceday points-scorer, and overall too, the first female karter to achieve this in the Club’s 40-year history. While successful female racers have topped their class on raceday - Kayleigh Catwell did twice when she finished second to Calem Maloney in 100cc in 2018 – overall raceday top-scorer is a BKA female first.

  Fastest of the six Cadets in Qualifying, Mayers led from early in the first race, winning by just over 2secs from championship leader Edward Norris, who had worked his way up from the back of the grid after his kart broke down on the first lap of Qualifying, with Finn Cox third. Mayers was quick to snatch the advantage in the reverse grid second race, Norris and Cox following her home once again.

  Norris reasserted himself in the third race, Mayers fighting through from the back after first-lap contact with Finn Cox, for which he incurred a penalty dropping him from second to fourth behind Mayers and Shamer Eversley. A third victory in the day’s last race sealed an impressive day for Mayers, with Cox and Norris completing the podium; despite a less than perfect day, Norris still leads the class and overall standings.

  There was action aplenty in Easykart 125cc, too, where Ava’s brother Jacob topped the Qualifying times and clocked the first of three fastest laps on his way to a flag-to-flag win in race one. Aaron Blackett was second throughout, while Aeden Bruce won a fiesty battle for third with Cody Mark. Blackett led all the way in the reverse grid second race, while Mayers recovered from a first-lap spin to finish third, which became second when Bruce copped a 10secs penalty for starting outside the tramlines.

  The day went downhill for Mayers at the start of race three when his starter failed, Blackett the winner by just nine-tenths of a second from Bruce, who battled hard in the final stages with Mark, who set the fastest lap. Normal service was resumed for Mayers with victory in the day’s final race; while Bruce snatched second place from Blackett on the last lap, Blackett edged ahead of Mayers in the class standings by three points.

  Fastest in Qualifying, Jaydn Brathwaite consolidated his advantage in the Easykart 100cc class with the first full house of race wins for the season, clocking all four fastest laps as well. Jordyn Hinkson and Jaylan Priddee finished second and third in each race, Brathwaite now 37 points ahead of Hinkson.

Championship points (after three rounds):

Overall:

1st Edward Norris, 277 points

2nd Aaron Blackett, 261pts

3rd Jacob Mayers, 258pts

4th Ava Mayers, 249pts

5th Jaydn Brathwaite, 236pts

6th Finn Cox, 225pts

etc

60cc Cadets: 1st, Norris, 277pts; 2nd A Mayers, 249pts; 3rd Cox, 225pts; etc 100cc Juniors: 1st, Brathwaite, 236pts; 2nd Jordyn Hinkson, 199pts; 3rd Jaylan Priddee, 167pts; etc 125cc Lights: 1st, Blackett, 261pts; 2nd J Mayers, 258pts; 3rd Aeden Bruce, 207pts; etc

Remaining rounds: June 14, July 19, September 20, October 18, November 15 (spare date: December 6), all at Bushy Park Barbados, St Philip

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