EDX Takes on Round 3 of the BC Karting Championships in Quesnel

BC Karting Championships — Round 3

Quesnel, British Columbia

EDX made the trip to Quesnel for Round 3 of the BC Karting Championships, with Teagan Kleine, Patrick Kleine, Andrew Bench, and Jack Harbidge representing the team across LO206 Junior 2, LO206 Masters, and TaG Junior.

Quesnel brought a new challenge, a new track rhythm, and a tough provincial field. Across the weekend, EDX showed strong pace, competitive heat-race performances, and a few hard lessons that come with racing at this level. It was one of those weekends where the official final results only tell part of the story — because the pace, the fight, and the development were all there.

The biggest team highlight came in TaG Junior, where EDX showed real speed across the field. Andrew Bench delivered podium-level heat results, Teagan Kleine qualified inside the top three, and Jack Harbidge put together one of his strongest provincial results of the season with a P5 finish in the TaG Junior Final.

In LO206 Junior 2, Teagan continued to fight inside a competitive field and moved forward through the heats before a penalty affected his final classification. Patrick Kleine battled through a deep LO206 Masters grid and brought home another full-distance provincial final finish.

Round 3 was not a simple weekend — but it was a valuable one. The team left Quesnel with more data, more race experience, and a clear reminder that strong pace and clean execution both matter as the championship moves deeper into the season.

Weekend Highlights

Jack Harbidge delivered one of the strongest final results of the weekend for EDX, finishing P5 in the TaG Junior Final. After qualifying P8 and working through the heats, Jack brought the kart home with a clean full-distance run in the Final. It was a strong result in a fast junior field and a great step forward in his development.

Andrew Bench showed excellent TaG Junior pace throughout Saturday. He qualified P5, then followed it up with P2 in Heat 1, P2 in Heat 2, and P3 in Heat 3. That put him right in the podium conversation heading into the Final. Unfortunately, his Final ended with a post-race technical disqualification for not enough gear oil, but the heat results showed exactly how competitive he was all weekend.

Teagan Kleine had a busy double-class weekend in LO206 Junior 2 and TaG Junior. In TaG Junior, he qualified P3, only 0.051 seconds off pole, and finished P3 in Heat 1. In LO206 Junior 2, he battled forward through the heats, finishing P5 in Heat 2 and P4 in Heat 3 before a bumper penalty affected his Final result.

Patrick Kleine competed in LO206 Masters, one of the deepest and most experienced fields of the weekend. Patrick qualified P10, fought through three heats, and finished the Final P10, completing all 22 laps and bringing home another solid provincial finish.

Driver Reports

Teagan Kleine

LO206 Junior 2 and TaG Junior

Teagan Kleine had another packed weekend, competing in both LO206 Junior 2 and TaG Junior. In LO206 Junior 2, Teagan qualified P7 with a best lap of 47.071. From there, he continued to work forward through the heats. Heat 1 was a tougher start, with Teagan finishing P8 while defending every position with punctured tire, but he bounced back well in Heat 2, finishing P5 with a best lap of 45.821. In Heat 3, he moved forward again, finishing P4 and setting a best lap of 45.757.

The LO206 Junior 2 Final saw Teagan classified P9 after a +5 second bumper penalty. His best lap in the Final was 45.681, and he completed all 23 laps. The result was not quite what the team would have wanted after the progress shown in the heats, but the race pace remained competitive and the weekend added more valuable provincial experience.

Teagan also showed strong speed in TaG Junior. He qualified P3, only 0.051 seconds off pole, with a best lap of 39.314. That was a major highlight and put him right into the sharp end of a very fast field.

In Heat 1, Teagan finished P3, giving EDX two drivers on the heat-race podium with Andrew Bench finishing P2. He followed that with P4 in Heat 2 and P7 in Heat 3. In the TaG Junior Final, Teagan’s on-track pace again kept him in the fight, but the official result ended with a disqualification for not enough gear oil following post-race checks.

Teagan at a glance

Class	Qualifying	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final
LO206 Junior 2	P7	P8	P5	P4	P9
TaG Junior	P3	P3	P4	P7	DSQ

Teagan’s weekend showed both sides of racing: real pace and tough outcomes. The TaG Junior qualifying run was excellent, and his LO206 Junior 2 progression through the heats showed determination. The final results may not tell the full story, but the speed was there.

Patrick Kleine

LO206 Masters

Patrick Kleine took on the LO206 Masters field in Quesnel, a class filled with experienced drivers and very small gaps through the order.

Patrick qualified P10 with a best lap of 46.526, placing him in the middle of a tight Masters field. From there, he worked through three heat races, finishing P10 in Heat 1, P10 in Heat 2, and P15 in Heat 3 due to failed seat mounts after completing 10 laps.

The LO206 Masters Final gave Patrick a clean full-distance run. He completed all 22 laps and finished P10, with a best lap of 46.177. In a field where race craft, patience, and consistency matter, Patrick kept himself in the fight and closed the weekend with another top-ten provincial result.

Patrick at a glance

Class	Qualifying	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final
LO206 Masters	P10	P10	P10	P15	P10

Patrick’s Round 3 was a steady Masters weekend. The field was deep, the margins were tight, and he brought the kart home in the top ten. Not every race weekend is flashy — some are about finishing, learning, and keeping the championship campaign moving.

Andrew Bench

TaG Junior

Andrew Bench had some of the strongest EDX pace of the weekend in TaG Junior.

Andrew qualified P5 with a best lap of 39.481, only 0.218 seconds off pole. In a field where the front five were separated by just over two tenths, that qualifying result showed how tight and competitive the category was.

From there, Andrew put together an excellent set of heat races. In Heat 1, he finished P2, just 1.733 seconds behind James Bedard. In Heat 2, he again finished P2, staying right at the front of the field. In Heat 3, he finished P3, giving him three straight top-three heat results.

That sequence made Andrew one of the strongest drivers in the class heading into the Final. Unfortunately, the TaG Junior Final ended with a post-race technical disqualification for not enough gear oil. It was a tough way to end a weekend that had shown podium-level speed, but the pace across qualifying and the heats was impossible to miss.

Andrew at a glance

Class	Qualifying	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final
TaG Junior	P5	P2	P2	P3	DSQ

Andrew’s final result was frustrating, but his weekend pace was outstanding. Three heat races, three top-three finishes — that is a strong provincial performance, even if the Final did not end the way the team wanted.

Jack Harbidge

TaG Junior

Jack Harbidge put together a strong and encouraging weekend in TaG Junior, capped by one of EDX’s best official final results of Round 3.

Jack qualified P8 with a best lap of 39.969. In the heats, he kept building, finishing P8 in Heat 1, P6 in Heat 2, and P8 in Heat 3. His Heat 2 result was a strong step forward and showed good improvement in race conditions.

The TaG Junior Final was Jack’s best result of the weekend. He completed all 26 laps and finished P5, with a best lap of 40.173. It was a clean, full-distance drive and a strong provincial result in a quick junior field.

Jack at a glance

Class	Qualifying	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Final
TaG Junior	P8	P8	P6	P8	P5

Jack’s Round 3 was a confidence-building weekend. He improved in Heat 2, stayed composed through the Final, and came away with a top-five finish. That is a result worth building on.

Team Takeaways

Round 3 in Quesnel was a mixed but important weekend for EDX.

Andrew Bench showed podium pace all weekend in TaG Junior, with three straight top-three heat finishes before a technical disqualification in the Final. Teagan Kleine showed strong qualifying speed in TaG Junior and steady improvement through the LO206 Junior 2 heats before penalties shaped his final results. Jack Harbidge delivered the strongest official EDX Final result of the weekend with P5 in TaG Junior, and Patrick Kleine brought home a solid P10 in LO206 Masters.

These are the weekends that build racers. Not every result lands the way the team hopes, but every lap adds experience. Quesnel gave EDX pace, lessons, and motivation — and the team leaves Round 3 ready to keep pushing forward in the second half of the BC Championship season.

Thank You

EDX would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who helped make Round 3 in Quesnel possible.

To our drivers, thank you for bringing the effort, focus, and determination every time you rolled onto the grid. To our mechanics, thank you for the long hours, late adjustments, problem-solving, and constant support behind the scenes. To the parents and families, thank you for the travel, setup, encouragement, and everything you do to keep these weekends moving.

We would also like to thank the organizers, officials, volunteers, and everyone involved in putting on another great round of the BC Karting Championships. These events take an incredible amount of work, and the racing community is stronger because of the people who show up and make them happen.

Finally, a special thank you to our sponsors and supporters, including BMW Victoria and BMW Nanaimo. Your support helps fuel the EDX journey and allows our drivers to continue competing, developing, and representing the team across British Columbia.

Thank you to everyone who is part of the EDX family. We appreciate you.