MAD Performance rounded off its first season in the German Kart Championship with a strong showing at ProKart Raceland Wackersdorf last weekend. At the fifth and final round of the season, the team fielded three drivers across the OK-N Junior and OK-N categories. Andie Stewart stood out with strong pace and a top-ten result, while Charlotte Tille produced an impressive recovery drive in the final.
In a highly competitive OK-N Junior field of 36 drivers, Andie Stewart delivered a strong performance throughout the weekend. After qualifying 21st, she made significant progress in the heats, finishing 11th and eighth to move up to eighth in the intermediate ranking and confirm her pace. A difficult Super Heat on Sunday initially set her back, leaving her to start the final from 11th on the grid.
Andie responded in style. She gained four positions in the final, fought her way up to seventh and secured MAD Performance’s best result of the DKM season finale. After several strong performances over the course of the year, Wackersdorf provided another clear indication of her progress.
Johnston Stewart was also in action in OK-N Junior. Fourteenth place in qualifying gave him the stronger start to the weekend, but setbacks in the heats made the remainder of Saturday more difficult. On Sunday, Johnston bounced back with 12th place in the Super Heat, which put him 14th on the grid for the final. After a challenging start, he had to fight his way back through the field and eventually completed the weekend in 14th place.
Charlotte Tille produced a particularly strong finish to the weekend in OK-N. After qualifying 13th, the heats proved more difficult, while the Super Heat also failed to bring the turnaround she had hoped for. As a result, Charlotte had to start the final from 29th on the grid.
The MAD Performance driver refused to let that hold her back. Charlotte worked her way steadily through the field, gained twelve positions and crossed the line in 17th place. It was a determined drive and a strong way to end the weekend.
Max Hesse drew a positive conclusion after the season finale:
“Andie was really quick this weekend and delivered a strong result with seventh place in the final. Johnston also fought his way back on Sunday after a difficult Saturday. Charlotte’s final was particularly impressive. To come from 29th to 17th shows her fighting spirit and the progress she has made over the course of the season. We have learned a huge amount in our first DKM season and have seen clear development from all of our drivers. That gives us a strong base to build on, and it is exactly the direction we want to continue pursuing.”There will be little time to rest for the team led by Max Hesse and Dan Harper. MAD Performance will return to Wackersdorf as early as next weekend for the season finale of the ADAC Kart Masters.
