MATT JOHNSON POWERS HIS WAY TO HIS SECOND PRO KART

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VOL:17 | NO:4 April 2012
MATT JOHNSON POWERS HIS WAY TO HIS SECOND PRO KART CHALLENGE TAG WIN IN A ROW
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Gatorz Challenge of the Americas
CalSpeed Karting Center, CA
March 21-22, 2012
GATORZ
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The fifth round of the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas went
into the books on Saturday, March 31 following the action at the
CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California. Nearly 100 drivers took part in seven categories in the first of two days of competition to close out the program’s 2012 season. The challenging fields and course led to some dramatic results on the day,
shaping up the championship fights even further with two of the
titles locked up provisionally before the final day - Fritz Leesmann
(DD2) and John Crow (DD2 Masters). The story of the day was the
breakthrough win for Senior driver Parker McKean.
Buddy Rice Karting Senior Max
Tightening up the championship chase even more, Louie
Pagano (Birel) topped the qualifying
results in the Senior Max session. His
50.790-lap was laid down early, and
held for the remainder of the session.
The fight was for second as the rest of
the top-five clocked in with 12-thousandths of each other. Phillip Arscott
(Swiss Hutless) was second with Jonathan May (FA Kart) jumping from Junior
to Senior this weekend, placing an impressive third in his first qualifying session as a Senior. Phil DeLaO (Top Kart)
also jumped up late, on his 15th circuit,
to end up fourth as championship leader Kiel Spaulding (FA Kart) was fifth. Second in the title chase Nick Rivellini (CRG) - struggled and was 14th overall.
Pagano had the Pre-Main in hand from the drop of the green
flag, but a late challenge gave a preview of what could happen
in the Final. Pagano jumped out to a solid lead but it was the
charge of Parker McKean (Kosmic) that stole the show. Starting
sixth, he drove his way forward to the second position, running
down Pagano until the checkered flag fell, behind by just 0.166
seconds at the line. Spaulding advanced to third over Arscott
with DeLaO able to hold off the young May for fifth. Rivellini’s
struggles continued, finishing 19th in the run.
The 2012 Gatorz COTA has seen some breakthrough perfor-
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RZ CalSpeed
Phil DeLaO
mances, and the Senior Main Event was the latest as McKean
scored the victory in convincing fashion. Pagano and McKean
led the field to the green, and after some jostling, Pagano came
away with the position. Establishing a good lead with Parker trying to fend off challengers, Pagano looked poised for victory. As
the first half of the 25-lap event closed, McKean controlled the
second spot and began running down Pagano. On lap 13, McKean took over the point to set up what was to be a great battle
in the second half of the race for the win. But on lap 15, Pagano
hit the curb outside of turn 9 too hard and popped the chain off
his driveline. The result left Louie stunned on the sideline for a
brief moment before he reattached the chain and went on to
finish 26th. This allowed McKean breathing room out front as he
drove away to a one-second victory, his first major win. Doubling
the newness on the podium, May emerged as the runner-up in
another great performance on the day. Arscott completed the
podium in third over DeLaO and Spaulding, establishing a solid
lead in the standing heading into the final round.
Overdrive Motorsports DD2/
BRK Engines DD2 Masters
The championship is nearly decided as Fritz Leesmann’s four
victories in the first four rounds has the title all but locked up. Canadian Daniel Burkett has other things in mind this weekend and
set the tone in qualifying. The LH driver posted a 50.135-lap late
in the session to steal the pole position from Leesmann (CRG)
by just 25-thousandths of a second. Austin King (PCR) capped
off the DD2 field. Canadian and 2010 Rotax Grand Finals DD2
Masters champion Scott Campbell (CRG) made his 2012 debut in
style, topping the charts in qualifying over championship leader
John Crow (Arrow). Jim Carey Sr. (Arrow) rounded out the Masters field qualifying order in third. Tech however changed the order as Leesmann and Campbell were removed from the results
for using the wrong fuel, moving both to the tail of the grid for
the Prefinal.
Burkett from the pole position had the race in hand. Leading
all 17 laps, Burkett scored the maximum 10 points for the win.
Leesmann drove up to second and was running down Burkett
until lap nine when his sidepod fell off, forcing him to pull off
the course. King finished second after holding off Campbell, the
Masters winner. Carey ran to second as Crow retired early on lap
six.
As he shown all year, Leesmann would not be denied the top
spot in the DD2 Main Event. Starting fifth, the front five including
Campbell and Crow battled hard in the early part of the race with
Burkett at the point. After some shuffling, Burkett was dropped
back to fourth with Leesmann out front ahead of King and Campbell. They would run that way to the checkered flag with Fritz
earning his fifth Main Event win of the season and securing the
provisional championship. King finished four seconds back in the
runner-up spot, just ahead of Masters winner Campbell. Burkett
completed the DD2 podium in third with Crow placing second,
also securing the DD2 Masters provisional championship. Carey
was classified sixth overall, third in Masters, after just running 11
laps.
Rolison Performance Group
Junior Max
The one driver that has been near the front of the field all season for the Gatorz series has been defending champion Parker
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Paul Bonilla
Thompson (Tony Kart). Luck however has not been on his side,
leading four of the four main events, only to win one and DNF in
the last two. Looking to mix up the championship chase where
he has an outside chance at the title, Thompson scored the pole
position for round five. His 51.324-lap was best in the session as
he stole the five bonus points in the championship. His Tucson
rival - Jake Craig (CRG) - was second in the session as they both
were quicker than point leader Luke Selliken (Kosmic) and Zacharie Scalzo (LH). Rookie Austin Versteeg (CRG) continues to be
impressive, posting the fifth quickest lap of the session.
Thompson and Craig showed the way through the 17-lap PreMain. Each took a turn at the point with Craig able to secure
the position and score the win by three-tenths over Thompson.
Scalzo trailed the duo the entire time, placing third and gaining
one point on Selliken in the title chase. Selliken battled with Kyle
Wick (Kosmic) for much of the race, until he put some space on
his RPG teammate to secure the fourth position.
Despite out the championship, Craig wanted to be sure that
no one forgot he is one of the top Junior Max drivers in the
country. With the Pre-Main win, Craig held the pole for the Final
and drove wire-to-wire for the victory.
A late charge by Thompson brought
on some late drama, but not enough
time was left after the 25-lap event for
Thompson to challenge for the win
after falling behind early. More drama
ensued behind them as the championship rivals fought for the final podium spot. Selliken fell back to fifth
early on as Scalzo held the third position. As the laps clicked off, Selliken
moved back to fourth and inched his
way toward his rival. Getting up to the
bumper on the final lap, Selliken was
unable to get by for the position, as
Scalzo earned his fourth podium finish in five Main Events. Wick ended a
solid day with a top-five performance,
his best result of the season.
Billet Performance Karting
Masters Max
Defending champion Scott Falcone
(Arrow) got himself back in the title fight in Phoenix and is set to
challenge once again here in CalSpeed. Escaping the exciting
qualifying session to start round five, Falcone scored the pole
position with a 52.163-lap. John Crow (Tony Kart), running double
duty on the weekend, coming up just one-hundredth of a second
off Falcone’s time to end up off pole. Scott Holmboe (Swiss Hutless), making his first start of the 2012 season, ended up third
with Steve Dzurilla (Birel) in fourth. The top two in the championship chase - Paul Bonilla (Arrow) and Brent Harper (Swiss Hutless)
- were fifth and sixth, giving Falcone a nice cushion of three drivers between them heading into the Prefinal.
The spoilers showed the way through the Pre-Main as it was
SoCal’s Crow that took the win after the 17 lap event. Falcone led
the first few laps before both Crow and Holmboe worked through
for position. Crow and Holmboe put down a solid pace, driving
away to the front two positions and stealing valuable championship standings. Falcone continued to fall back as the race wore
on, ending up sixth at the checkered flag. Bonilla earned third
place points with Dzurilla and Busby rounding out the top-five.
Harper was involved in an opening lap wreck, putting him at the
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Scott Holmboe
tail of the field. He and Tony Rossetti (Arrow) drove up to ninth
and tenth.
The Masters Max drivers provided a wild and frenzy end to
their round five action as the championship chase took a striking
turn. Once again, Harper was involved in opening lap contact,
and dropped back to the tail of the field. By lap two, he was
fighting his way forward but the second half of the field was not
allowing him by so easily. Contact in turn eight between he and
Harindra de Silva (Energy) resulted in the two stuck together on
the exit. Harper made a huge mistake and made physical contact with de Silva while on track. Officials ruled it an automatic
disqualification, and thus ending his chances at the series title.
Up front, a great early battle between Holmboe, Crow and Bonilla took place with Busby in the mix as well. As they shuffled
around, Busby was lost from the order in turn two as Holmboe
established himself as the driver to beat. Bonilla gave chance but
did not have the longevity that Holmboe displayed, scoring the
victory in his 2012 debut. Bonilla was about one-second back in
second, putting himself in the driver’s seat for the title. Crow held
on to run third in his first day of double duty. Rossetti drove to
fourth with Dzurilla in fifth and Falcone sixth.
Fritz
Leesmann
BBR Karting Mini Max
The war for the point title began its third stage with the top
two drivers battling for the pole position. Championship leader
Christian Brooks (Energy) topped the charts, edging out Sting
Ray Robb (Tony Kart) by just ten-thousandths of a second with a
53.649 lap time. Round four winner Nicky Hays (Birel) was third
with Canadians Carson Vogel (Tony Kart) and Garrett Gulenchyn
(Tony Kart) rounding out the fast-five.
The Pre-Main saw the lead pack began as one, become two,
and finished with four fighting for the win on the final circuit. Hays
jumped out to a big lead early, putting Robb and Brooks behind
him by at least two seconds. The two worked together and ran
him down. As the three karts fought for the lead, this allowed
Jeff Fulham (LH) to close in, making it four drivers in the hunt.
An exciting last lap with side-by-side throughout the course
saw Brooks escape with the lead and the win. Robb jumped to
second in the final corners, putting Hays to third and Fulham in
fourth. Gulenchyn drove to fifth with a host of drivers behind him.
Just two drivers stood out in the Main Event, as title chasers
Brooks and Robb broke away from the field to joust for the victory. Each took a turn at the point, running nose to tail the entire time to set up for an exciting last lap.
Brooks was out front as they took the white
flag, with Robb waiting until turn 7 to make
his move. The result gave Brooks the favorable line through turn eight, forcing Robb
to relinquish the spot again. Up to the top
of the track and down to the stripe, Robb
waited for a sling shot move. The finish
came to just 64-thousandths of a second
with Brooks earning his third victory of the
season. Robb finished second but was fast
lap of the race, earning five bonus points.
Hays rounded out the podium with Horatio Fitz-Simon (CRG) to fourth and Royal
McKee (Energy) into fifth.
Apollo Motorsports
Micro Max
The Micro Max division has been fun
to watch all winter, and round five began
with another shuffle at the front. Sophia
Price (Kosmic) put in another solid qualify-
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Parker Thompson
ing performance once again, earning the pole position by over
three-tenths. Griffin Dowler (Tony Kart) was second in the order
over Derek DesLauriers (Energy), point leader Jacob Blue Hudson (Energy) and Payton Durrant (Birel).
With a great start, David Rafailov (CRG) was able to jump to
the front of the field and score the Pre-Main win. Price trailed in
the second spot with Hudson a close third. Durrant advanced
one spot to fourth with Corbin Emery (Birel) up to fifth.
The fight for the victory came down to three with Rafailov
joined by Price and Durrant. The 14-lap event was all Ravilov as
he would score the victory by two-tenths at the line. Hudson,
scoring the fast lap of the race, placed fourth with Griffin Dowler
(Tony Kart) in fifth.
The sixth and final round of the 2012 Gatorz Challenge of the
Americas took place at the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana,
California. Outside the Auto Club Speedway, bright blue skies
with the sun shinning down provided great weather to crown
the seven champions for the international Rotax Max Challenge
program. Despite rain overnight, the track gained grip with lap
times quicker in the morning sessions than on Saturday, roughly
three-tenths quicker in the early classes but was went away near
the end of qualifying. As the temperature rose, so did the competition on track, setting up for a great finale that crowned the
Senior, Junior and DD2 champions, each earning a ticket to the
Rotax Grand Finals in Portugal later this year in November.
Buddy Rice Karting Senior Max
It was a busy session for the Senior Max category 15-minute
hot pit qualifying run. In the early going, Louie Pagano (Birel) set
the bar with his 50.902 lap, leaving the rest of the field chasing
him. At about the halfway mark, nearly every driver was in pit
lane, making changes to improve their time and set up for the
Pre-Main. Phil DeLaO made a late run but came 36-thousandths
short when the checkered flag waved. Saturday winner Parker
McKean (Kosmic) was third in the run with Andrew Zimmer (Energy) improving to fourth and Senior rookie Jonathan May (FA
Kart) fifth.
Pagano led the field to the green flag in the shortened 12-lap
Pre-Main. Establishing a good lead, he would be eventually run
down by DeLaO. With a pass for the lead sticking with a few laps
to go, DeLaO went on to score the win with Pagano in second,
hounded by Zimmer. McKean fell to fourth with May holding the
fifth position.
With a trip to the Grand
Finals on the line, DeLaO
stepped up to the plate and
secured the trip with the
championship. DeLaO and
Pagano led the way to the
green flag with DeLaO holding the top spot through the
opening corners. Pagano
worked by to lead for a lap
until DeLaO came back to
secure the position. From
that point, DeLaO ran consistent laps at or under the
51-second pace to cruise to
a 1.974-second victory. The
win locked up the title and
gave him a ticket to the Rotax Grand Finals as part of
Team USA for the first time.
Pagano ran to second with
May coming through in third
Jacob
Blue
Hudson
Jake Craig
to complete a double podium weekend in his first Senior event.
Spaulding drove his way up to fourth to give him second overall
in the standings with Marotta capping off the top-five.
Overdrive Motorsports DD2 /
BRK Engines DD2 Masters
The first laps of the weekend to break the 50-second barrier
came in DD2 qualifying. First off, Daniel Burkett (LH) laid the first
laps into the 49-second bracket early in the session. He held the
provisional pole until championship leader Fritz Leesmann (CRG)
was able to make the right changes and steal the top time. His
49.839 was best in the session with Burkett about 0.146 seconds
back. Scott Campbell (CRG) was third overall, first in Masters with
Austin King (PCR) fourth, John Crow (Arrow) fifth and Jim Carey
Sr. (Arrow) sixth.
Leesmann broke away from the field in the Pre-Main and score
the win to further establish his championship lead. The battle
behind him cost two drivers the race as Burkett got sideways on
lap two, collecting Campbell. Burkett pulled off while Campbell
continued on. Eventually, he
would pull off the track on
lap nine, moving the battle
between King and Crow for
second. Crow slid by King a
couple times, but in the end
it was King scoring the off
pole position for the Main
Event. Carey finished off the
order in the fourth position.
Completing a perfect
season in the Main Events,
Leesmann cruised to victory
in the final 25-lap event of
the series. With the win, he
locked up the championship
and the spot on Team USA
for the Rotax Grand Finals.
Former DD2 Masters champ
Campbell earned the win in
Masters with a second place
overall. Burkett finished third
with Crow on his bumper the entire run with King and Carey
completing the running order.
Rolison Performance Group
Junior Max
With the championship just down to two drivers and out of
reach for defending champ Parker Thompson (Tony Kart), race
victory is the only goal for the Canadian on the day. Repeating
his qualifying performance from Saturday, Thompson ended
Sunday’s run as the quickest driver with a 51.014 lap. Championship contender Zacharie Scalzo (LH) came just 20-thousandths
of a second short of gaining the pole and five extra points in the
title chase, but earned the off-pole grid position. Saturday winner Jake Craig (CRG) was third in the session with point leader
Luke Selliken (Kosmic) fourth and Jim McKinney (Intrepid) fifth.
The championship took a turn for the worse for Selliken at the
start of the Pre-Main. Involved in contact with McKinney, both
were out of the race on the exit of turn one for the opening lap.
Out front, Thompson ran away with the win, stretching out to a
David Rafailov
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Christian Brooks
three-second advantage over Scalzo with Craig in third. Rocha
was shuffled out of the top-five early, but battled back to fourth
as he worked by Jake Preston (Kosmic) in the late stages.
Thompson, in championship fashion, showed why he was the
2011 title winner in the category with a demanding victory in the
Main Event. Driving away to a seven-second victory, Thompson
ended the series on a high note. Behind him was the fight for this
year’s championship came down to the wire. Scalzo, needing to
finish second, fell back to fourth early on as Rocha was the driver
on the charge and moved up to second with Craig in third. As the
laps clicked off, Rocha’s kart lost grip. Eventually, both Craig and
Scalzo worked by for position with the Canadian moving into sec-
ond. Working the final few laps, Scalzo ran consistent laps, as he
had all season long, and secured the position to the checkered
to clinch the title. With the championship comes a spot on Team
Canada for the Rotax Grand Finals. Craig finished on the podium
in third with Rocha and Versteeg rounding out the top-five.
Billet Performance Karting
Masters Max
With the championship lead in his grasp, Paul Bonilla (Arrow)
focused primarily on adding to his lead in hopes of the series
title. As the only driver under the 52-second mark, Bonilla scored
2012 Champions:
Paul Bonilla, Christian Brooks, Jacob Hudson, John Crow
Fritz Leesman, Phil DeLaO, Zacharie Scalzo
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five bonus points with the pole position, dropping a 51.995 lap.
Saturday winner Scott Holmboe (Swiss Hutless) was second in
the session with John Crow (Tony Kart) in third, putting the podium drivers from Saturday into the top three to begin Sunday’s
action. Brent Harper (Swiss Hutless) ended up fourth with Scott
Falcone (Arrow) coming back from a broken chain early in the
session, able to push it back to pit lane and replace it, moving
up fifth toward the end.
A clean race for the Masters group in their Pre-Main as Crow
benefitted from the fight for second in the opening laps to
establish a solid lead early. From there, he drove to a threesecond victory. Bonilla was shuffled back outside the top-five
but with fast laps, drove his way up to the second spot after 12
laps. Unfortunately, he was docked with a three-second penalty
for a starting lane violation, moving him back to sixth. That put
Falcone to second, Holmboe third, Harper fourth and Tony Rossetti (Arrow) in fifth.
The Main Event was the race we waited for all weekend, and
so did Bonilla. The top five put on a great show in the first half
of the race, dicing up positions and numerous lead changes.
Bonilla would eventually secure the lead and score the victory
to lock up the championship. Scott Falcone came away with the
second spot, unable to run down Bonilla. Crow finished third to
make it four podiums on the weekend. Harper came back from
a stuck throttle to pass Bill Kann (Birel) on the final lap of the
race to earn fourth.
BBR Karting Mini Max
Trailing in the standings, Sting Ray Robb (Tony Kart) began his
hunt for the title with five bonus points for topping the charts in
Mini Max qualifying. His 53.315-lap was quicker by over a tenth
of Royal McKee’s (Energy) fast lap. Championship leader and
Saturday winner Christian Brooks (Energy) was third with Horatio Fitz-Simon (CRG) and Nicky Hays (Birel) rounding out the
fast-five. After tech inspection, it was discovered that Robb had
mounted the wrong tires for the session, and thus was removed
from the results. That moved McKee to the pole position and
Robb to the back of the 12-kart field for the Pre-Main.
The luck turned against Brooks in the Pre-Main as contact
in the opening lap put him at the back of the field. He would
eventually finish ninth, setting up for some drama come the
Main Event for the championship. On the flip-side, Robb drove
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Parker McKean
a great race and was made it a three driver battle for the win with
McKee and Hays. McKee led early but lost the spot to Hays midway through. Near the end when Robb caught them both, they
shuffled position until Hays secured the lead and the win. McKee
fought off Robb for second. Garrett Gulenchyn (Tony Kart) advanced to fourth with Carson Vogel (Tony Kart) up to fifth.
Brooks showed why he was the 2011 Mini Max Grand Nationals champion, with an impressive final showing in the Main Event.
Starting seventh, Brooks worked his way to the point and drove
away to the victory. Despite a three-second starting procedure
penalty, he still held the victory in the final classifications and secured the class championship, earning another trip back to the
Grand Nationals. McKee fought off Robb to the stripe for the
second spot, ending in a photo finish. Fitz-Simon drove a great
race, back to fourth from 12th with Hays ending up in fifth.
Apollo Motorsports Micro Max
Sophia Price (Kosmic) continues to be the fast lap guru as she
once again earned the top spot in the qualifying session for Micro
Max. Her 57.802-lap was quickest in the session as she will lead
the field to the green flag for the Pre-Main. Championship leader
Jacob Blue Hudson (Energy) was second with Derek DesLauriers
(Energy), Griffin Dowler (Tony Kart), and Payton Durrant (Birel) filling out the fast-five.
After a red flag for an accident involving Corbin Emery (Birel), not seriously hurt, the Micro Max Pre-Main restarted. Once
underway, Price, Hudson and Rafailov led the field for much of
the race. Once they began shuffling for position, Hudson took
the point and scored the win. Contact on lap seven left Price off
the track and back in ninth in the final order. Rafailov finished
second, DesLauriers third, Connor Wick (Wild Kart) fourth and
Dowler fifth.
Hudson put the exclamation point on his championship with a
great drive in the Main Event. The race came down to five at the
front with Price and Dowler closing up on Hudson, DesLauriers
and Durrant. Contact shuffled up the group on lap 13, allowing
Hudson to cruise to the victory and the title. DesLauriers came
home second with Price a great drive to third. Durrant finished
fourth with Dowler ending up fifth.
ing against the top ‘Rotaxians’ from around the world. For the
other four title winners, a ticket to the Grand Nationals awaits
them for August when the event unfolds at the Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, IN. Putting together it’s best attended
series in its five years, Andy Seesemann and the Gatorz COTA
staff now looks to continue its improvement for the 2013 season.
Challenge of
the Americas
CalSpeed
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Paul Flores
acers from 18 states and 5 countries converged on Fair Park in
Dallas, Texas for the inaugural
running of the Texas Lone Star
Grand Prix on March 17 & 18, 2012. The
1.4 mile street course included parts of
the former F1 course from the 1984 Dallas
Grand Prix. Racers passed in the shadow
of the historic Cotton Bowl at speeds
over 100 mph. Racer, Scott “Skitchy”
Barnes, from Bermuda probably summed
the weekend up best saying, “I’ve been
racing karts for 15 years and this was by
far the craziest, hang on to the wheel,
beat you up, go big or go home track I’ve
raced.”
LSGP was conceived by kart racer and
former motocross racer and promoter,
Donnie Cluck. The goal was to create a
unique event that would attract attention
to kart racing by both racers and spectators. Cluck pitched his idea to Rob Miller who took it to the City of Dallas. The
City was excited and agreed to provide a
course “suitable for high speed kart racing”. At that point former IKF President
and Southwest Road Race Association
President James “Mac” McMillan agreed
to put the team together to put on the
race. Kart racer and former sprint car and
motorcycle racer Mike Love joined the
team as did long time kart race supporters Bill and Donna Summers.
With the team assembled the months
of preparation required to put on a kart
street race commenced. All of the kart
clubs and tracks in Texas were contacted
about partnering with the event in order to promote karting in Texas. Most
jumped in and offered large amounts of
help and support. Calls started coming in
from all over the country from folks wanting to be a part of the event. One such
call came from Route 66 Series Director,
Rick Fulks, who eventually became the Assistant Race Director.
The amount of interest and advice
from those that love and support kart
racing was phenomenal. Despite all the
challenges associated with a first time
event compounded by the additional hurdles associated with turning city streets
into a race course it all came together. Three tractor trailers delivered 1800 hay
bales to line the course. Hundreds of feet
of plastic barricades were rented and put
in place. North Texas Karters supplied
more plastic barricades and crash pillows.
Despite a rough surface and a long
fast track the worst injury of the event
was a bruised knee. The shifters reached
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speeds of over 100 mph on sections of
the course. All classes were fast and the
racing was close.
ran a close race but ultimately none of
them had anything for Lewis who walked
away with the Final.
TAG CADET
TAG JR
Nine TAG Cadet racers went big and
put on a great show for the fans. Riley
Dickinson of New Braunsfels, Texas won
the Pre-Final driving his KRD racing machine followed by Ryan Lewis of Lufkin,
Texas, Kaleb Haselhoff of San Marcos,
Texas, Hunter Stine of McKinney, Texas and Cash Adams of Richardson, Texas.
In the Final, Lewis was victorious followed by Dickinson, Dakota Griffith of
Buffalo, Wyoming, Cash Adams and Jake
Bien of Allen, Texas. Most of these young
racers had never raced a street course. They displayed extremely high levels of
good judgment and sportsmanship. Their
average speeds topped 52 mph.
Dickinson, Griffith, Adams and Bien all
Allyn Hewitt of Angleton, Texas led
the way in his Luxor racing machine in the
TAG Jr. Pre-Final with an average speed
of over 60 mph. He was followed by Nick
Martin of Overland Park, Kansas, racing
his Car-Car sponsored kart, Wyatt Maness of Tulsa, Oklahoma (TS Racing) , Skyler
Finley of Frisco, Texas piloting one of the
Pole Position Raceway entries and Ronnie
Price of San Antonio, Texas racing for The
Iron Rock Team.. Again the racing was
close through the technical portions of
the course in turns 1-4 and the high speed
sections past the Cotton Bowl.
Hewitt claimed the victory in the Final as
well with a top lap time of 1:22.4 besting
Nick Martin, Jesse Woodward of Newalla,
Oklahoma racing for J&T racing, Blane A
Toce, Jr of Lafayette, Louisiana and Isaiah
Brisbin sponsored by Parker Racing from
Liberty, Missouri.
YAMAHA KT100
26 Yamahas entered the pre-final with
best lap time being 1:26.3 making an average speed of over 54 mph. Anthony of
Honeywell ran away with the victory in the
pre-final but there was really good (not
proper English – lol)racing in the pack following him. Chris Williams (JNL Motorsports) of Denton, Texas and Joe Taylor
of Allen, Texas racing for Microshop took
2nd and 3rd with Mitch “Say Goodbye”
McKie (AHA Racing) of Highland Village,
Texas finishing 4th and Brandon Pierce of
The Colony, Texas rounding out the top 5.
Honeywell was victorious again by a
large margin in the Final but again the racing was close behind him. Joe Taylor and
Jamie Brown of Aledo, Texas competed
hard for 2nd with Taylor ultimately prevailing. Brekk Harris of Hurst, Texas finished
a close 4th with Chris Williams bringing
home the final podium spot in a field of 18
race finishers.
TAG SR.
Ben Searcy of Tuscaloosa, Alabama racing for Champion Racing brought home
the top spot in the TAG Sr. Pre-Final followed by a hard charging Diego Duez of
Mexico. Duez raced a Team Kermit kart
sponsored by Alamo Karts. Car/Car Motorsports/Russell Karting entry Kaylee
Granberg of Kansas City, Missouri was a
close third followed by Champion Racing
driver Tyler Fling of Edmond, Oklahoma
and Juan David Gomez of Andover, Kansas racing his gomezracing.com entry. Page 24
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Again the top average speed exceeded
60 mph.
Searcy again prevailed in the Final improving his average speed to over 61
mph. Tyler Fling took the 2nd spot on the
podium relegating Duez to 3rd. Granberg
finished 4th with Gomez again claiming
the 5th spot.
out for the top spot in the Pre-Final with
Wilson ultimately prevailing. Following Criswell in 2nd was his son, Jim Criswell,
Jr., in 3rd with Roger Kelley of San Antonio, Texas racing for KPK 4th and Charles
Hopper of Seguin, Texas 5th. Lap times
were in the 1:40 range.
Coy Dayton of Manchaca, Texas racing
for Tony Karts Texas came from out of noTAG MASTERS
TAG Masters was another large class where to win the Fiwith 29 entries for the Pre-Final. Anthony nal with Kevin Crowe Honeywell hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma of Fort Worth, Texas
piloting his Honeywell & Associates/LAD in an Amsoil sponSpecialties machine again claimed the sored machine and
top spot in the Pre-Final with Drew Hock- Joe Emmons of
enson of Sun City Kansas taking 2nd in his Grand Prairie, Texas
Alexander Ranch Motorsport machine. racing his JPE racing
Adam Kelley of San Antonio, Texas driv- machine finishing a
ing for KPK/KRS and Scott Grenier of Brid- close 2nd and 3rd. geview, Illinois racing for LAD Specialties Austin Hunter of Katy,
filled the next two positions with Donnie Texas piloting one of
Cluck of Irving, Texas racing for Love Rac- the Exit Wound Racing entries brought it
ing taking 5th.
Hockenson deprived Honeywell of the home 4th and Tomtop spot in the Final and achieved a well my Muth, of San Anearned victory. Honeywell took the sec- tonio, Texas racing
ond spot with Adam Kelley 3rd and Dean for Texas Karts took
Boyd of Flower Mound, Texas racing for the final podium position.
Kart Racing Solutions 4th. Sam Jordan
of Shawnee, Kansas driving for Alexander STOCK HONDA HEAVY
Ranch took the 5th place position deprivTwenty two racers entered the Stock
ing Cluck of a podium finish in a field of Heavy class but because of the roughness
14 finishers.
of the course and the high speeds some
chose not to race. Those that raced put on
an amazing show. As they had all weekCHONDA (CLONE)
The Chonda racers put on a great show end Chris and Ryan Hegar of Clackamas,
with close racing all weekend. The con- Oregon, diced back and forth for the lead
cerns of the 4 cycles not holding up to in their black Hegar Manufacturing/Shark
the long course quickly vanished. Lanny Shifter/Collins Racing Engines machines
Wilson of Canyon Lake, Texas and Jim- in the Pre-Final with Chris ultimately premy Criswell of Mansfield, Texas fought it vailing. Milton Rivera of Kileen, Texas
racing for TP Racing and Brad Johnson
of Magnolia, Texas racing for Outfrontframes.com had a good race for third with
Rivera claiming the spot. Mark Bourgeois
of Willis, Texas piloting a Miller MotorSports entry rounded out the top five. After a hard fought battle Ryan Hegar
prevailed over brother Chris for the top
spot and the crystal LSGP trophy in the Final. Coy Dayton of Manchaca, Texas racing for Texas Tony Kart pulled off a convincing third with Brad Johnson bringing
it home in 4th. Milton Rivera took home
the final podium spot.
STOCK HONDA LIGHT
Thirty two racers entered the Stock
Honda Light class but as in the heavy
class some chose not to race because of
the roughness of the course. Ultimately,
it was the experienced street racers who
dominated the competition.
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Bryce Cornett of Norman, Oklahoma
set the pace for the field in the Pre-Final
in his Champion Racing machine with
a lap time of 1:16.6 and a best average
speed of 65.23 mph after Josh Lane lost a
chain. Ryan and Chris Hegar again diced
back and forth for position in their Hegar
Manufacturing/Shark Shifter/ Collins Racing Engines machines with Ryan taking
2nd and Chris claiming 3rd. Behind them
were Michael Smith of San Antonio, Texas
racing for Texas Karts in 4th with Scott
“Skitchy” Barnes of Bermuda taking the
final podium spot.
The stage was set for the best racing
of the afternoon when Josh Lane of Palm
Desert, California started at the back of
the grid for the Final in his DRT Racing
entry.. Between the green flag and turn
one he passed 6 competitors. All agreed
that it was a fantastic racing move that set
up his victory. Lane continued to work
his way through the field but it appeared
that insufficient time remained for him to
catch the leader. Lap traffic changed that and Lane took the victory with both legs
and arms in the air. The NASCAR burnout
followed much to the amusement of the
crowd.
Michael Smith took the 2nd place finish followed by Chris Hegar in 3rd. Chris’
drafting partner Ryan went down to mechanical failure. Skitchy Barnes was 4th
with Trace Bartley edging Matt Stevenson
of Flower Mound, Texas for the final place
on the podium.
MODIFIED/ICC
Josh Lane of Palm Desert, California
took the top spot in the Modified/ICC
pre-final in his DR Kart besting ultimate Final winner Skitchy Barnes of Bermuda who
was 2nd. Texan, Waylon McCulloch driving a Texas Karts/SRS Engines kart was a
close 3rd followed by Matt Sriver of Libertyville, Illinois piloting a EVS/Sticker Dude
Designs machine in 4th and Taylor Betram
of Australian/American Racing in 5th.
Skitchy Barnes owned the Final with a
best lap time of 1:16.6 and an average
speed of 65.229 mph. Waylon McCulloch
was a convincing 2nd with Derek Eastty
of Austin, Texas racing a Texas Tony Karts
machine and Matt Sriver fighting it out
for 3rd. Eastty prevailed making Sriver 4th
and Taylor Betram 5th.
Despite pavement problems like those
that were encountered in the 1984 Dallas
Grand Prix kart racers put on a great show
on the streets of Fair Park with the famous
State Fair of Texas Ferris Wheel and Dallas
Skyline in the background. Event organiz-
ers were clearly unhappy with the roughness of the course that was ultimately
furnished but the racers agreed that the
course layout was truly unique and exciting to race.
Assistant Race Director Rick Fulks
summed up the weekend from the event
team prospective, “We put on one heck
of an event! Yes, there were many challenges along the way, but an event of this
magnitude was expected to have its challenges. In all my years of karting, I have
never been to (or heard of) a race in a
Major Metropolitan area with a track anywhere near this size. The LSGP staff, the
racers and their crews did an amazing job
providing the framework for the success
of this event and future endeavors to promote the sport of karting.”
Racer
Hometown
125 Modified ICC/Final
1. Skitchy Barnes
2. Waylon McCulloch
3. Derek Eastty
4. Matt Sriver
5. Taylor Bertram
Champlin, Minnesota
San Antonio, Texas
Austin, Texas
Libertyville, Illinois
League City, Texas
Stock Honda Light/Final
Sponsors
Skitchy Barnes
Texas Karts, SRS Engines
Tony Kart Texas
EVS, Sticker Dude Designs
Australian American Racing
1. Josh Lane
Palm Desert, California
DRT Racing, Mg Tires
2. Michael Smith
San Antonio, Texas
Texas Karts
3. Chris Hegar
Clackamas, Oregon
Hegar Mfg., Shark Shifter,
Collins Racing Engines
4. Skitchy Barnes
Champlin, Minnesota
Skitchy Barnes
5. Trace Bartley
Midland, Texas
Charlie Harris Insurance, Jorges
Stock Honda Heavy/Final
1. Ryan Hegar
Clackamas, Oregon
2. Chris Hegar
Clackamas, Oregon
3. Coy Dayton
Manchaca, Texas
Tony Karts Texas
4. Brad Johnson
Magnolia, Texas
OutFrontFrames.com
5. Milton Rivera
Killeen, Texas
Go Pro
TAG Masters/Final
1. Drew Hockenson
2. Anthony Honeywell
3. Adam Kelley
4. Dean Boyd
5. Sam Jordan
TAG Senior/Final
Sun City, Kansas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
San Antonio, Texas
Flower Mound, Texas
Shawnee, Kansas
Alexander Ranch Motorsports
Honeywell & Associates, LAD
Kart Racing Solutions
Mack Family
Jeff’s Jam It In Storage
1. Ben Searcy
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2. Tyler Fling
Edmond, Oklahoma
3. Diego Duez
Abu Dhabi UAE
4. Kaylee Granberg
Kansas City, Missouri
5. Juan Gomez
Andover, Kansas
Combustion Technologies
1. Allyn Hewitt
2. Nick Martin
3. Jesse Woodyard
4. Blane Toce, Jr.
5. Isaiah Brisbin
Angleton, Texas
Overland Park, Kansas
Newalla, Oklahoma
Lafayette, Louisiana
Liberty, Missouri
Luxor Champagne
None
Harrah Plumbing
Adam and Eve Houston
Packer Enterprises
1. Ryan Lewis
2. Riley Dickinson
Lufkin, Texas
New Braunfels, Texas
North Texas RV
TAG Jr./Final
TAG Cadet/Final
Tea Kermit/Alamo Karts
Kenny Christman, Dad and Mom,
Car Car Motorsports, Russell Karting
gomezgoracing
3. Dakoth Griffith
4. Cash Adams
5. Jake Bien
Buffalo, Wyoming
Richardson, Texas
Allen, Texas
Texas Karts
LA Motorcars
Jim Bien
1. Anthony Honeywell
2. Joe Taylor
3. Jamey Brown
4. Brekke Harris
5. Chris Williams
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Allen, Texas
Aledo, Texas
Hurst, Texas
Denton, Texas
Honeywell & Associates
Microshop, McWilliams, Ohara
Hartman
1. Coy Dayton
2. Kevin Crowe
3. Joe Emmons
4. Austin Hunter
5. Tommy Muth
Manchaca, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas
Katy, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Tony Karts Texas
AMSOIL, Go Pro
Fastenal
Exit Wound Racing/Stellar Solutions
Texas Karts
KT100/Final
Chonda/Final
Chris Williams
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W KA M A N - C U P @ K
TRIPLE WINS FOR HOLDEN, WHILE CHELOOTZ, JARSOCRAK,
ZOOM ZO
Race Report: Article by: Keith Shampine
& Go Racing Magazine
Photos: Go Racing Magazine
3 Wins for Holden
T
he World Karting Association Mazda / Bridgestone
Manufacturers Cup Series renewed its 2012 season
March 23-25 with the second annual Zoom Zoom Nationals at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C.
The doubleheader national event, which featured the Man
Cup Series on CMP’s 0.7-mile Sprint Course and the WKA Vega /
TS Racing Road Racing Series driven by Mazda’s Johnny Jacumin
Memorial on the 2.3-mile Main Course, saw approximately 840
entrants between the two shows.
The Man Cup’s Zoom Zoom Nationals produced 602 of those
entries, making it the best turnout outside the state of Florida in
the series’ history. The event marked the first time a Manufacturers Cup national had over 600 entries at a venue other than Daytona or Jacksonville. The previous high was 577 at New Castle
Motorsports Park this past September.
While some senior classes were not as well attended compared to recent events, the junior divisions continue to thrive.
Twenty-seven youngsters started both Yamaha Rookie mains;
the pair of Cadet fields had over 40 entrants; Komet Sportsman
K E R S H AW
WKA Manufacturers Cup
Carlolina Motorsports Park, SC
March 23rd-25th, 2012
, AND VERHAGEN ALL PAIR UP
OOM NATIONALS
challenge for his first WKA Triple Crown championship.
“Three wins at a Man Cup is something we’re really proud of,”
Holden said. “We’ve improved over the last couple years and
now things are really clicking. I have to thank my dad for all his
hard work, Comet Kart Sales, Kyle Ludwick and KartSport North
America.”
boasted its best turnout in over a year with 24 starters; Yamaha
Sportsman 1 and 2 were the weekend’s largest divisions at 45
and 46 starters; and the Komet Jr and Yamaha Jr divisions each
had between 35 and 40 entrants.
Holden scores a hat trick
Once racing kicked off Saturday morning after a full day of Friday practice, racers looked either to continue success from the
Daytona season opener or kick start their seasons after an average or disappointing Margay Sprint Championships.
One driver who had a terrific Daytona KartWeek, which produced his first Man Cup triumph and other top-five results, was
Zach Holden. The Indiana Arrow racer proved his Daytona success was not fluke by becoming the only driver to score three
main event wins at Kershaw.
Holden bested stout fields in Cadet Final 1, Yamaha Sportsman 1 and Yamaha Sportsman 2 to score the hat trick. He also
captured a fourth-place result in Komet Sportsman. After this
past weekend’s success, Holden appears in the drivers seat to
Chelootz, Jarsocrak, Verhagen all win twice
The Zoom Zoom Nationals saw three competitors wheel their
mounts to a pair of Manufacturers Cup national triumphs.
Top Kart pilot Mason Chelootz raced to wins in the pair of
Komet senior classes, Komet Lite and Komet Heavy.
Pennsylvania’s Brandon Jarsocrak had his best Man Cup weekend with a sweep of the Yamaha Jr mains on his Haase chassis.
And after winning the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award in
both Yamaha Rookie classes at Daytona but experiencing bad
luck in the finals, Alex Verhagen flexed his muscle at Kershaw
and won both Yamaha Rookie finals. Verhagen again captured
the Fast Time award in both divisions.
New Jersey Sprint Series
Yamaha Rookie Final 1
Alex Verhagen dominated the 11-lap final for his first of two
wins on the weekend. After winning the Streeter Super Stands
Pole Award at a quick lap of 55.898, Verhagen wheeled his Haase
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chassis to convincing wins in the pre-final and final.
Verhagen crossed the stripe over eight seconds in front of
New Jersey Top Kart racer Tyler Ferris. Samuel Paley was third,
followed by Nicholas D’Orlando and Sam Mayer. Kyra and Kaylen Frederick finished sixth and seventh, while Caleb Tate, Jason
Welage and Max Kaeser filled the top 10.
“My kart was perfect. It was so much fun to drive,” the 8-yearold Verhagen said after his victory.
Mike Doty Racing
Yamaha Rookie Final 2
Verhagen made it a clean sweep on the weekend in Yamaha
Rookie with the Fast Time award, pre-final and final victory in the
Sunday version of the class.
The Ridgefield, Conn., racer had to work hard for the main
event triumph in Final 2. Verhagen negotiated a thick batch of
lap traffic over the last couple circuits in the 11-lap main with
Sam Mayer hot on his heels. One wrong move by Verhagen
would have produced a Mayer challenge, however, the Haase
racer stayed focused and drove a flawless race to accomplish the
weekend Rookie sweep.
Mayer crossed the stripe a couple of kart-lengths back for the
runner-up finish. Welage improved from his eighth-place run
Saturday to take third. T. Ferris took fourth and Paley fifth. Sixth
through 10th showed Lance Carboy, Kaeser, Joey Maffo, Kaylen
Frederick and Connor Ferris.
I’m very happy I was able to stay in front when passing lapped
traffic,” said Verhagen, who did a masterful job of negotiating
the lap karts. “I want to thank Mr. Ferris for restarting my engine
on the warm up lap. Thank you to everyone from CMP and WKA
for putting on a great event.”
RLV Tuned Exhaust Products
Cadet Final 1
Kirkwood
The weekend’s first Cadet final saw 40 youngsters take the
green flag and a fierce battle for the win between Zach Holden
and Brandon Lemke. Holden and Lemke, both of whom scored
wins at Daytona, raced hard throughout the 11-lapper with Holden pulling his Arrow ahead at the end to score his first of three
weekend victories.
Holden, who also won the pre-final, crossed the line 0.092 seconds in front of Lemke for the win. Another Daytona Sportsman
winner, Jared Cordova, was third, ahead of PCR racer Leonardo
Stoia. Kaden Harter had a strong run on his Birel to round out
the top five.
Sixth through 10th were Kaleb Allison, Adam Sturgill, David
Malukas, Michael D’Orlando and Grant Griesbach. PCR driver
Verhagen 2x Rookie Winner
Adkins Speed Center
Komet Sportsman
Braden Eves won the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award but finished a disappointing 23rd in the final.
Grand Products / Top Kart
Cadet Final 2
Braden Eves’s bad luck in Saturday’s Cadet final turned into his
first Manufacturers Cup feature victory in Sunday’s Cadet Final 2.
Eves and his PCR bested Pole Award and pre-final winner Mitch
Goldfarb in the 11-lapper, crossing the stripe nearly 1.5 seconds
ahead of the Birel pilot.
Michael D’Orlando garnered one of his best Man Cup finishes
with a third-place result. Kameron Chandler was fourth and John
Paul Southern Jr. had a nice run to round out the top five of 42
starters. Kaden Harter, Jared Cordova, Johnny Smith, Simon
Sikes and Leonardo Stoia finished sixth through 10th.
“Thanks to PCR Distribution and Woltjer Racing Engines
for helping me run up front. I can’t thank them enough for the
equipment to make such a big jump in one year,” Eves commented after his first Man Cup national victory.
The Komet Sportsman division saw a nice increase in entry
count with 24 starters for the Saturday show. Merlin racer Brandon Lemke bested PCR driver Leonardo Stoia for the Streeter
Super Stands Pole Award. The qualifying round was the only time
Stoia would be beat all day in the KPP-powered division. The
PCR pilot went on to win over Zach Holden in the seven-lap prefinal and race to a comfortable 1.4-second triumph in the 11-lap
final.
Johnny Smith finished second to continue his strong Saturday.
David Malukas captured his second third-place result of the 2012
season on his MKP Birel. Holden was fourth, marking the first
time he’d been beat in final competition in three races Saturday.
Austin Schaff completed the top five.
PCR
Komet Jr Lite
Florida Tony Kart racer Ashley Rogero picked up her first win
of the 2012 Manufacturers Cup season Sunday with a dominating
victory in Komet Jr Lite. Rogero drove an equally impressive race
in Saturday’s Komet Jr Heavy to cross the finish line first, but then
got disqualified in post-race technical inspection.
All was well in tech on Sunday and Rogero left CMP with one
victory and left little doubt who had the strongest KPP Junior
package at the South Carolina venue.
Rogero crossed the stripe three seconds in front of Merlin racer Kyle Kalish, who had a big gap over third-place Mike McAndrews. Brandon Jarsocrak was fourth and 2011 Triple Crown
champion Joel Jens fifth.
Sixth through 10th in the 34-kart field were Grant Quinlan, Jared Thomas, Garrett Johnston, Corey Towles and Kyle Kirkwood.
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Chelootz bags 2
Stewart
Orlando Kart Center
Komet Jr Heavy
The previously mentioned problem in post-race tech for Ashley Rogero handed the Komet Jr Heavy score to Arrow racer Kyle
Kirkwood, who raced at CMP fresh off being awarded the highly
sought-after A.J. Allmendinger-backed Walldinger Racing scholarship.
Kirkwood, a Florida driver making his first WKA start, won over
series veterans Mike McAndrews and Kyle Kalish. 2011 Triple
Crown winners Joel Jens and Grant Quinlan rounded out the top
five. Jared Thomas was sixth, Ryan Raffa seventh, Brandon Jarsocrak eighth, Clay Vaneerd ninth and James Bennett 10th.
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Komet Heavy
Texas Top Kart racer Mason Chelootz swept the day in Komet
Heavy with the Streeter Super Stnads Pole Award and dominating wins over his teammate Raquel Martinez in the pre-final and
final.
Martinez crossed the line 5.7 seconds late of Chelootz but had
a big advantage over third-place finisher Jacob Donald. Patrick
Olsen was fourth and John McCusker fifth.
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Komet Lite
Mason Chelootz completed the sweep of the Komet senior
divisions with a Sunday afternoon triumph over Jacob Donald in
Komet Lite. Chelootz played the bridesmaid to Donald in qualifying and the pre-final before taking control in the 13-lap main.
Chelootz and his trusty Top Kart won by nearly three seconds
over Donald, who made a late-race pass on Raquel Martinez for
the runner-up position. Martinez held on for third, Patrick Olsen
fourth and Tony Jump fifth in the short seven-kart field.
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Parilla Leopard
Cal Stewart made it two-for-two on the season in Parilla Leopard with a 0.398-second triumph over Robert Bujdoso in the
15-lap main. Stewart, an Illinois racer on a Merlin chassis, took
command early in the race and hit his marks down the stretch to
deter any major challenge by Bujdoso and his PCR.
Senior rookie Logan Bearden finished a strong third on his
Haase, while pre-final winner Chris Wehrheim took fourth. Mason
Chelootz rounded out the top five in the 20-kart contest, one of
the shortest Leopard fields since the class debuted in Man Cup
in 2010.
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TaG Final 1
Man Cup veteran Tommy Andersen raced his Kosmic to a big
TaG victory in Saturday’s 33-kart competition. Andersen swept
the day in the class, picking up the Pole Award, pre-final win and
capping things off with a 1.669-second feature victory over defending race and class champion Robert Bujdoso.
Mason Chelootz was third, Trenton Walko fourth and Chris
Wehrheim fifth. Senior rookie Raquel Martinez had her best run
of the Man Cup season with a sixth-place result. Jacob Knueven
was seventh, Robby Seward eighth, Arie Ouimet ninth and Hunter Armstrong 10th.
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TaG Final 2
After a pair of runner-up finishes Saturday, Robert Bujdoso put
his PCR out front in Sunday’s TaG Final 2 and ran unchallenged
to his first triumph of the 2012 Man Cup season.
Bujdoso, who was honored as a double national champion at
the 2011 Manufacturers Cup Awards Ceremony Friday night at
Kershaw, put himself in good position for another title with the
2.285-second win over Pole Award and pre-final winner Mason
Chelootz in the TaG weekend capper.
Eves
Rogero
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Scott Kopp took third,
Chris Wehrheim fourth and
Logan Bearden netted his
second top-five result of the
weekend with a fifth-place
run. Sixth through 10th in the
40-kart field were Raquel Martinez, Tommy Andersen, Jacob Knueven, Cody Gardner
and Hunter Armstrong.
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TaG Masters Final 1
Youngstown, Ohio’s Brian
McHattie wheeled his sleek-looking Exprit to a clean sweep of
Saturday’s version of TaG Masters, capturing the Pole Award, prefinal and final.
McHattie had control of the 15-lap final from the drop of the
green flag, pulling out to a healthy advantage over Bobby Cummings and maintaining the gap throughout the race. Cummings
crossed the line second but was disqualified in post-race tech.
Cummings’ misfortune in the tech room gave the runner-up spot
to Man Cup veteran Kim Carapellatti. Defending TaG Masters
champion John Ferris III took third, Scot Carapellatti fourth and
New England’s Russ Hamel fifth.
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TaG Masters Final 2
John Ferris III found some speed between Saturday and Sunday and proceeded to turn a distant third-place result to Brian
McHattie in Saturday’s main to a sweep of the in the Sunday version of TaG Masters.
Aboard his familiar No. 2 Top Kart, Ferris earned the Streeter
Super Stands Pole Award over Chuck Tate before making it look
easy in the pre-final and final. The New Jersey chauffeur won by
2.6 seconds over Kim Carapellatti in the 15-lap main. Tate had his
best run of the weekend to take third. Francois Brun-Wibaux was
fourth and Tony Buffamante fifth.
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One of the better races Saturday came in the Yamaha Sportsman contest. Arrow racer Zach Holden fended off fierce challenges from several counterparts to earn his second win of the
day.
Holden raced hard and bested runner-up Nick Luedeke, thirdplace Leonardo Stoia, Kaleb Allison and Johnny Smith. Garrett
Moran and David Malukas were sixth and seventh. The top seven
all crossed the stripe within one second of one another.
Jack W. Miller took eighth, Braden Eves ninth and Thayne
Chapin 10th in the 45-kart main. Stoia won the Pole Award and
pre-final.
Zach Holden made it two-for-two in the Yamaha
Sportsman classes with another close victory in Sunday’s 11-lap main. Holden won over pre-final victor
Jared Cordova by a close margin of 0.148 seconds.
Pole Award winner Nick Luedeke put together another
strong run to take third. David Malukas worked his way
through the field after starting ninth to finish fourth.
Leonardo Stoia rounded out the top five.
The second half of the top 10 in the 46-kart field
were Kaleb Allison, Braden Eves, Michael Cruz, Thayne
Chapin and Simon Sikes.
The triumph gave Holden his third win of the weekend and fourth of the Manufacturers Cup season, the most of any
driver after two rounds of the prestigious series.
“We really wanted to get that third win,” Holden said after his
Yamaha Sportsman 2 triumph. “To go to Daytona and win one
was awesome. We knew we were fast coming into Kershaw, but
to come here and win three races, I don’t think we can ask for
much more. Again, I just have to thank everyone who made this
possible.”
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Yamaha Jr Lite
Pennsylvania Haase racer Brandon Jarsocrak followed Joel
Jens in Yamaha Jr Lite qualifying and the pre-final before flexing
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McHattie
Stoia
his muscle in the 13-lap main. Jarsocrak wrestled the lead away
from Jens early in the race and proceeded to win the main by
nearly a half-second margin.
Maidstone, Ontario’s Grant Quinlan drove to his best finish of
the season to date with a third-place result, just 0.762 seconds
off the winner. Skylar Robinson was fourth and Mike McAndrews
rounded out the top five.
Six through 10 in the 40-kart field were Kyle Kirkwood, Garrett
Johnston, Jake Johnston, Jared Thomas and Emerson Reed.
“I have to thank my sponsors – Mike Doty Racing, Woltjer Racing Engines and Haase Kart Chassis – and my family for all their
help and support. I could not do this without you!” Jarscrak said
after his first WKA national triumph.
40-kart pack in the final and winning the main by about a halfsecond gap.
This time Kyle Kirkwood’s Arrow was a few kart-lengths off Jarsocrak’s Haase when starter Denny Long’s checkers waved. Jared
Thomas capped a strong weekend aboard his Tony Kart with a
third-place podium finish. Joel Jens was fourth and Jake Johnston fifth.
The latter half of the top 10 saw Kyle Kalish, early race leader
Mike McAndrews, Skylar Robinson, Emerson Reed and Zane
Smith.
“This has been an awesome weekend for us. Thanks again to
all my sponsors and family,” Jarsocrak added after his second
win on the weekend.
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Yamaha Jr Heavy
Yamaha Supercan Lite
In a similar story to Saturday’s Yamaha Jr action, Brandon Jarsocrak put himself in the top five in the Yamaha Jr Heavy qualifying session and pre-final before moving to the front of the deep
Arrow racer Collin Griffin picked up his first Man Cup win in an
exciting Supercan Lite final. Griffin waged a spirited battle with
Patrick Olsen and Dakota Pesek in the 13-lapper. Pesek led much
of the race after wining the pre-final before giving way to Griffin
Bujdoso tops in Tag 2
McCusker
and Pole Award winner Olsen late in the affair.
Olsen and Pesek battled hard for second while Griffin scooted
away. Pesek crossed the stripe second but was relegated to third
for an unsafe last-lap pass on Olsen. The Pesek penalty gave Olsen second. Brian Krummel and Tony Jump finished fourth and
fifth in the 21-kart field.
Ferris
Pesek held on for second while Jackson Mears garnered his
first podium of the weekend with a third-place result. Saturday
Supercan victor Collin Griffin was fourth and Brian Krummel
notched his second podium of the weekend by rounding out the
top five.
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Long Island’s John McCusker scored his first Manufacturers
Cup national victory after several years of trying in Sunday’s Supercan finale.
Once again Dakota Pesek’s Arrow looked to be the combination to beat after his Streeter Super Stands Pole Award and
pre-final win; however, McCusker’s Haase had the speed when it
counted as
he passed Pesek and
inched
away
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laps to take the win by a decent 0.402-second gap.
A good field of seven Kid Karts made laps throughout the
three-day event and gained valuable experience on CMP’s fast
0.7-mile Sprint Course. Jada Abed, Cameron Christ, Elizabeth
Gray, Conan Ori, Don Whorton, Jake Williams and Conner Zilisch
made up the Kid Kart field. The seven racers all looked good and
should be primed for a move to the Yamaha Rookie Sportsman
division in the near future.
WKA Manufacturers Cup Series competitors have about six
weeks to prepare for round three of the six-race national tour.
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The series will hit the halfway mark of the 2012 season May 4-6 at
the Pittsburgh Int’l Race Complex (formerly BeaveRun) with the
running of the CRG America Nationals.
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Park Sprint
March 24, 2012
01 Komet Heavy
Pos.No.Name
1 00 Mason Chelootz
2
6 Raquel Martinez
3 10 Jacob Donald
4 45 Patrick Olsen
5 01 John McCusker
02 Cadet Final 1
Pos.No.Name
1
2 Zach Holden
2 01 Brandon Lemke
3
8 Jared Cordova
4 27 Leonardo Stoia
5
5 Kaden Harter
03 Komet Jr Heavy
Pos.No.Name
1 29 Kyle Kirkwood
2
1 Mike McAndrews
3 19 Kyle Kalish
4 35 Joel Jens
5 28 Grant Quinlan
04 TaG Final 1
28 Grant Quinlan
6 Skylar Robinson
1 Mike McAndrews
08 Parilla Leopard
Pos.No.Name
1
9 Cal Stewart
2 32 Robert Bujdoso
3 66 Logan Bearden
4 16 Chris Wehrheim
5 00 Mason Chelootz
09 Yamaha
Supercan Lite
Pos.No.Name
1 55 Collin Griffin
2 98 Brian Krummel
3 79 Dakota Pesek
4 22 Tony Jump
5 72 Mark Boos
10 Komet Sportsman
Pos.No.Name
1 27 Leonardo Stoia
2 77 Johnny Smith
3 79 David Malukus
4
2 Zach Holden
5 18 Austin Schaff
11 TaG Masters
Final 1
Pos.No.Name
1
1 Brian McHattie
2
5 Kim Carapellatti
3
2 John Ferris III
4 43 Scot Carapellatti
5 12 Russell Hamel
1
2
3
4
5
Pos.No.Name
1 00 Mason Chelootz
2 10 Jacob Donald
3
6 Raquel Martinez
4 45 Patrick Olsen
5 22 Tony Jump
2
16
27
47
77
Zach Holden
Nick Luedeke
Leonardo Stoia
Kaleb Allison
Johnny Smith
06 Yamaha
Rookie Final 1
21 Komet Lite
22 Cadet Final 2
Pos.No.Name
1 92 Alex Verhagen
2 18 Tyler Ferris
3 26 Samuel Paley
4 95 Nicholas D’Orlando
5 22 Sam Mayer
Pos.No.Name
1 41 Braden Eves
2 48 Mitch Goldfarb
3 51 Michael D’Orlando
4
4 Kameron Chandler
5 20 John Paul Southern JR
Pos.No.Name
1
8 Brandon Jarsocrak
2 35 Joel Jens
Pos.No.Name
1 32 Robert Bujdoso
2 00 Mason Chelootz
07 Yamaha Jr Lite
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3
4
5
38 Scott Kopp
16 Chris Wehrheim
66 Logan Bearden
24 Komet Jr Lite
Pos.No.Name
1 17 Ashley Rogero
2 19 Kyle Kalish
3
1 Mike McAndrews
4 81 Brandon Jarsocrak
5 35 Joel Jens
25 Yamaha
Rookie Final 2
Pos.No.Name
1 92 Alex Verhagen
2 22 Sam Mayer
3
5 Jason Welage
4 18 Tyler Ferris
5 26 Samuel Paley
26 Yamaha
Supercan Heavy
Pos.No.Name
1 01 John McCusker
2 79 Dakota Pesek
3 12 Jackson Mears
4 55 Collin Griffin
5 98 Brian Krummel
Pos.No.Name
1
8 Tommy Andersen
2 32 Robert Bujdoso
3 00 Mason Chelootz
4 91 Trenton Walko
5 16 Chris Wehrheim
Yamaha Sportsman
Andersen takes Tag 1
3
4
5
27 Yamaha
Sportsman 2
Pos.No.Name
1
2 Zach Holden
2
8 Jared Cordova
3 16 Nick Luedeke
4 79 David Malukas
5 02 Leonardo Stoia
28 TaG Masters
Final 2
Pos.No.Name
1
2 John Ferris III
2
5 Kim Carapellatti
3
3 Chuck Tate
4 07 Francois Brun-Wibaux
5 34 Tony Buffomante
29 Yamaha Jr Heavy
Pos.No.Name
1
8 Brandon Jarsocrak
2 29 Kyle Kirkwood
3 96 Jared Thomas
4 35 Joel Jens
5 08 Jake Johnston
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OFF TO A
WINNING START
I
n a class with speed gears, like the can’t really get off to good starts. What
125cc, thinking about the high should they do then, to “learn” how to
competition level reached today, start? How to make the most of your
nothing should be left to chance. clutch?
One of the most important instants of a
There are clutches and clutches!
race for such karts is, without a shadow
When you talk about KZ engines, we
of a doubt, the start: a good start at the are considering a highly developed unit
lights means making the difference be- that, in the end, the difference between
tween an all downhill race or an uphill one model and another are really few,
one.
well at least in aesthetics/functional asSome engine tuners, people with lots pect.
of experience in the motor racing world,
All these engines have a cylinder that
usually say that there are two sorts of is tilted forward, a reed pack horizontally
REPORT: P. MANCINI
drivers, those who can, and those who (except or one of the Maxter models, to
can’t. There’s an awful lot of truth in be specific the MXV version), bore meawhat they say, the psychological issue is surement and square stroke, 5 transfer
very important and also the fraction of port timing… Then obviously, some sotension just before the lights are impor- lutions concerning the shape of the cyltant and can play dirty tricks.
inder, the casing and other details make
It is also true that we see less drivers the difference both in delivery and in
practising on how to start, afraid of ruin- pure performance.
ing their clutch or gears, however withWhat about the clutch?
out thinking that without practice you
THE CLUTCH IS ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS ON A 125
GEAR CLASS ENGINE: A
RELIABLE COMPONENT,
WHICH WHEN SET
PROPERLY, CAN BE
EXTREMELY HELPFUL
DURING THE STARTING
PHASE.
It is in the clutch that we find some
important differences between the different types of engines: in fact, most engines use a dry-disc clutch, while Pavesi
uses oil bath clutch.
What are the prerogatives of these
two solutions? What are the advantages
and disadvantages that one has over
the other?
Let’s take a look at this interesting
topic that has never been dealt with before in the world of karting…
Clutch: how does it work?
Clutches for 125 karting engines with
speed gears, as in motorcycles, are for
disconnecting primary drive (the one
that transmits motion from the primary
of the gear) from the secondary (that includes speed gear and transmits motion
to the pinion) and enables you to get off
from a still start; it is not used for changing gears.
Clutches used for karting engines are
the ones with alternate multiple discs:
the ones with friction material are called
“conductor discs” and are keyed onto
the clutch bell (which is in turn locked
to the crown of the primary drive), while
the conducted discs are made of steel,
they have no friction material and are
keyed onto the drum, that is, a grooved
hub locked to the primary shaft of the
gears. Everything is made integrated by
the accuracy of a series of pre-loaded
springs.
When the clutch is pressed, the discs
separate and gears are freed by the
movement of the driving shaft. But,
when you let go of the clutch lever, the
discs gear into one another, result of
thrust of position springs working and
motion is transmitted from the driving
shaft to the speed gear primary shaft.
Not being used in gear change phase,
Example of clutch in oil bath of
a Pavesi 125 engine. There’s
just 220 grams of ATF oil for
automatic gears: an extremely
fluid lubricant, small amount, to
reduce loss through friction to
maximum. When the small basket
turns at several thousands revs
per minute, the oil in the casing
is almost completely nebulized…
The oil is held inside the closed
timing case.
Another picture showing detail of lock screw housing of a
Pavesi 125 casing: they have been made so that they can be
very closet o the basket, so that any extra oil will be drawn
out and thus reduce loss through banging. This is another
solution for optimising the characteristics of this particular
technical choice.
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Above: The leverage of a Pavesi clutch,
studied to guarantee a particular clutch
“declutch law”, more progressive so as to
skid, which is helpful at the lights, easier
and avoid brusque gearing at start.
Part of the clutch and Pavesi primary drive: see that the conductor
discs are intergral with the external
through notches and how, instead the
conducted discs are intergral with the
drum, which is in turn connected to
the primary shaft of the gears.
Above: Carburetion that is a bit pulled at
low and average revs helps a lot during
the start phase! Below: Conditions of dry
clutch in karting: TM KZ10. You can see
how easy it is to reach discs.
in karting engines the clutch has a fundamental importance in one of the
most important phases of a race: still
start. A clutch that can be modulated is
strong and can be of great help to be
able to count on a better opportunity
compared to one with little possibility of being modulated and with less
strength.
From this then, we can say that the
clutch is something whose action depends on the friction between conductor discs and conducted discs: it is
very important to optimise this friction
coefficient to have a good resistance of
material used.
Friction material used nowadays
must have a good thermal conduction and they must be resistant to
wear. They basically divide into two
subclasses: organic material and synthesized materials. The latter are better
performing, and even resist working
temperature of 260°, but they are also
more expensive.
Today, with the power that we have
reached, clutches suffer a hell of a lot.
It is always advisable to avoid settings
with little allowance. It is advisable to
maintain at least 5/6 mm allowance.
Two different solutions: dry
and in oil bath
There are two types of clutches of
the 125 cc 2-stroke racing engines with
speed gear: dry and in oil bath.
The first works externally, without lubricant while the second has a case in
which there is a certain amount of oil.
In this particular application oil is for
cooling and stabilising the work of the
clutch.
There are two distinct philosophies
and each one has its own peculiarity,
advantages and disadvantages.
The question that everyone asks, regarding either one or the other technical solution is which one is best, but
the most sensible answer is that you
haven’t got an ideal type of clutch:
each one has its pros and cons.
The good thing about the dry clutch
Above: A particular series
of discs for the TM engine
and for the clutch frame:
the conductor discs are
integral with the frame by
means of notches that fit
into the grooves.
is that it guarantees less friction compared to the one in an oil bath and there
is also excellent mechanical accessibility
(you have direct access to the adjustment nut and all you have to do is take
out the knock pins of the springs and
change the discs).
However, it is more exposed to dirt,
its function is less progressive and theoretically speaking; it suffers the stress of
repeated stars more.
The clutch in oil bath is more modular, allowing for a slight skid on release
(which, as we will see has its importance
from a still start) and increases disc life
considerably, they need changing less
frequently. On the other hand, you need
more experience in using it, as it is very
important to pass into first gear just
a few seconds before starting so as to
avoid surprises at the lights.
The main point of the question is that
there isn’t a simple answer as to which
of the two solutions is the best. Especially when these components have been
made to get the best overall yield: in
fact, it’s not a case of the difference between a racing clutch and a normal one,
Left: Oil seal on the axis
of the clutch bell of a TM
seals in gear oil.
but two components that have been have tried to reduce the amount of oil
made specifically for racing.
container in the clutch casing drasticalBoth in the karting and motorcycling ly, just 220 grams, and the internal confield, we have winning engines that use formation of the same casing has been
both dry and oil bath clutches. If in 125 optimised to maintain the container
cc dirt track racing all clutches are in oil clear of any excessive oil.
bath because elements must be protectIt is evident that with these solutions,
ed from dirt, in speed racing there is the a clutch in an oil bath tends to make the
Honda RS 125 that uses oil bath clutches most of the advantages deriving from
while the Aprilia uses dry clutches.
stable performance and by the fact that
Usually the oil used is ATF for auto- it hasn’t got a container entirely soaked
matic gears, because it is characterised in 1 kg of oil, as happens with normal
by its remarkable fluidity, to reduce road engines…
leaks due to bangs.
In karting, nearly all 125cc engines
use dry-disc clutches, except for engines
made by Pavesi.
The choice of the factory has been dictated by its years of experience matured
with this solution and some innovations
that have allowed them to reduce loss
through friction caused by oil splashing
in the casing, drastically.
Practically speaking at Pavesi they
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Pro Kart Challenge
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March 23-24, 2012
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early 100 racers converged on the Willow Springs
Kart Track in Rosamond, California last weekend for
the second stop of the 2012 California ProKart Challenge, a Superkarts! USA regional program. On March 23-24, the
flagship program for the organization hosted its second round of
the six-race championship on the fast and challenging 6/10-mile
course. Now with 1/3 of the title chase in the books, the contenders and pretenders have been sorted out, with two drivers standing out above the rest in the headline categories -- Matt Johnson
in TaG Senior and Jimmy McNeil in S1 Pro Stock Moto.
Carrying the #3 SKUSA plate for 2012, Johnson is on a mission to earn the #1 plate for the 2013 season. Beginning the
California PKC season with a solid performance at Buttonwillow,
Johnson backed it up with an event sweep this past weekend.
Johnson topped the charts for the Leading Edge Motorsportssponsored category, posting a 43.860-lap. Dakota Dickerson, the
#2 plate holder for 2012, ended the session in second, with Canadian Lorenzo Mandarino making his first start of the season
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with a third place effort in qualifying. Johnson was able to lead
flag-to-flag in both 12-lap heat races to secure the pole position for the main event, with Mandarino running second in each
moto. In the feature race, Johnson drove away from the battle
for second, securing the victory by 3.5 seconds and adding the
bonus points to his total for fast lap of the race. 2011 PKC champ
Travis Lowe was able to secure the second spot, with Lloyd Mack
stealing third from Mandarino on the final circuit. Kevin Hernandez -- a new SKUSA racer from Mexico -- was fifth in his first start
of the season.
McNeil is no stranger to the S1 category -- sponsored by Extreme Karting -- having contested the class back in 2010. After
dominating in the S4 division in 2011, McNeil made the move
back to S1 with a solid start in Buttonwillow. After leading the
way through to the main event, contact of his own fault took him
out of contention. Looking for redemption, he once again had to
battle with former series champ Clinton Schoombee at Willow.
The South African native was quickest in qualifying -- 42.631 seconds -- to edge out McNeil by 0.053 seconds. Schoombee held
the lead through the opening heat race until lap five when he
pulled off with a mechanical problem. This gave the lead and the
win to McNeil, as Ryon Beachner finished second. McNeil led all
12 laps of heat two, though the driver to watch was Schoombee
-- driving from the back of the S1-S2 combined field to end up
second overall, about four seconds back of McNeil while recording the fast lap of the race. As the lights went out to start the
feature with McNeil and Schoombee on the front row, McNeil
got the jump and controlled the lead. From there, he drove the
fast laps of the race to secure the victory by 2.686 seconds. 2011
S2 PKC champion Nicky Freytag earned his first S1 podium of his
career, standing on the third step, while Beachner and round one
winner Brad Dunford capped off the top five.
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Matias Podboj set the tone at round one for the Phil Giebler Racing S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto division, sweeping the action in Buttonwillow. While it was not a complete sweep, Podboj
extended his point lead once again with another strong performance in round two. Qualifying at the top of the order as the
only S2 driver under the 43-second mark, his pace was evenly
matched by Hawaiian Alex Gumpfer. Making his first start of the
season, Gumpfer trailed close in the opening heat race. In the
second moto, Gumpfer got the better start and led the entire
12 laps to end Podboj’s perfect streak. Matias, however, would
strike back in the final. Trailing Gumpfer for the first half of the
race, he retook the lead on lap 11 and drove away to a 2.659-second victory. Former series regular Bobby Legate returned for his
first start of 2012 with a trip to the podium in third place. Slava
Prikhodko, also a returning PKC contender, and Jamie Wilson
finished the feature in fourth and fifth.
In 2011, the S4 Master Stock Moto category -- this year supported by Pure Karting -- saw only two different drivers stand on
the top of the podium. McNeil was the champion, scoring four
of the six wins, with the other two races conquered by Robert
Marks, round one winner to start the 2012 season. After the event
in Willow Springs, a new name has been added to the list -- Rob
Logan. Making his first PKC start since the end of the 2010 season, Logan shook off the dust quickly as he jumped to the top of
the qualifying order with a 43.471-lap, edging out Roy Montgomery, Marks and PP Mastro. Montgomery grabbed the holeshot
to begin heat one, with Logan reassuming the lead on lap 10 en
route to the win -- as Mastro worked by Marks for third. Montgomery once again had the quicker reaction time as the lights
went out for heat two, taking the lead and showing the way. This
time, Logan made his move on lap 11, working around for the
lead and earning the win. Marks and Mastro had issues at the
start, falling outside the top-10, with Marks eventually retiring.
This moved former SKUSA ProMoto Tour standout Trevor McAlister into the mix. For a third time on the day, Montgomery and
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Logan paced the field, with Mastro up to third from outside the
top-five by the end of lap one. They ran that way until lap seven
when Logan retook the lead for a final time, driving to a two-second victory. Montgomery finished second to move him up in the
championship standings, with Mastro taking over the top spot in
the chase with a third place performance. Marks was unable to
recover from his DNF in heat two, completing just one lap in the
main event. McAlister crossed the line fourth but was removed
from the results after coming in too wide on the rear width, moving Todd Scholta and Doug Hayashi up in the top-five.
The Buddy Rice Karting-sponsored TaG Master division witnessed another increase in participation, with 15 drivers lined
up in Willow Springs. They all chased track regular and two-time
SKUSA SuperNationals winner Billy Cleavelin. Normally seen in
the TaG Senior division during regional weekends, Cleavelin returned to the Master class to sweep the event -- earning a perfect score for the day with top qualifier, two heat wins, feature
victory and fast lap honors. The battle on track was for second
between Paul Bonilla and round one winner Ethan Wilson. In the
end, Bonilla ended the fight in the second position with Wilson
third. Paul Grey was fourth after the feature with Paul Hohlbein
in fifth.
The growing S3 Novice Stock Moto division -- sponsored by
Select Shifter/DR Racing -- saw a great two-driver battle for the
victory in Willow Springs. Round one winner Steve Ryckebosch
came away with the feature victory over newcomer Chalee
Siengthai. Ryckebosch took top honors in qualifying before
Siengthai won the opening heat race. Steve came back to win
heat two and edged out Chalee by just four-tenths after 20 laps
2012 ProKart
Challenge Round 2
Buttonwillow Kart
March 23, 2012
TaG Master
Pos. No.Name
1 19c Billy Cleavelin
2 20b Paul Bonilla
3 49y Ethan Wilson
4 18x Paul Grey
5 31y Paul Hohlbein
S4
1
2
3
4
5
33x
55x
27c
66x
55c
S4 M
Rob Logan
Roy Montgomery
PP Mastro
Todd Scholta
Doug Hayashi
1 109x Luke Bianco
S3
1
2
3
4
5
S1
77y
52c
23x
28c
45c
Steve Ryckebosch
Chalee Siengthai
AI James
Todd Wilson
Jim Baltutis
1 101x Jimmy McNeil
2 111c Clinton Schoombee
3 23k Nicky Freytag
4
3c Ryon Beachner
5 73b Brad Dunford
S2
1 88c
2 15b
3 51c
4 46c
5 140y
Matias Podboj
Alec Gumpfer
Bobby Legate
Slava Prikhodko
Jamie Wilson
in the main event. Al James completed the
podium. Luke Bianco swept the action in
S4 Magnum Master Stock Moto over Ken
Manning.
Carter Williams was a double winner
on the weekend. Running unchallenged in
the S5 Junior Stock Moto division, he also
swept the action in the Russell Karting Specialties-sponsored TaG Junior class. The defending series champ led from qualifying,
chased by last year’s TaG Cadet title winner
Colton Herta. The two battled for the lead
in heat one, with Herta leading most of the
race before Williams secured the top spot
with four laps to go. The war raged on in
heat two, this time with Williams leading
the majority of laps. Herta snuck by to lead
three laps in the middle portion of the race,
before Williams retook the spot and drove
to the win. Carter stepped up the pace in
the main event, securing the lead at the
start and never looking back. Herta kept on the pressure, crossing the line just four-tenths back of Williams and stealing the 10
points for fast lap of the race. Brenden Baker was third for much
of the day before Noah Grey came through in the feature, trailing the top two in the third position. Christian Brooks capped off
the top-five.
The Sunshine Daydream Creations-sponsored TaG Cadet
category provided some great racing once again with Anthony
Sawyer coming out on top. Round one winner Jake Drew led
things in qualifying until Sawyer scored the win in heat one. Drew
came back in heat two to cross the line first over Sawyer. Lined
up on the front row together for the main event, the battled continued, with Drew holding the lead early. Sawyer took the spot
briefly until Hunter Kelly joined the fight. Advancing to the lead
on lap 10, Kelly’s time at the front was short-lived, as Drew aggressively reassumed the spot followed by Sawyer sliding by to
take over the lead for the final time. He would cross the line first
for the victory ahead of Drew by just four-tenths. After the race
had completed, a post-race penalty and then further incident
cost Drew the runner-up position as he was ultimately given a
disqualification. That moved Jack von Quilich to second and
Kelly to third.
The series will take the month of April off, as the Superkarts!
USA Pro Tour kicks off with the SpringNationals on April 20-22 at
the PKRA Formula K Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. Round three
of the California ProKart Challenge will take place on May 18-19
at the famous Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, CA. Be sure
to visit http://www.superkartsusa.com for updates on the California ProKart Challenge and the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour.
TaG Senior
1
3
2 63x
3 41c
4 23r
5 24m
TaG Jr
Matt Johnson
Travis Lowe
Lloyd Mack
Lorenzo Mandarino
Kevin Hernandez
1 55c Carter Williams
2 26c Colton Herta
3 324x Noah Grey
4 09b Brenden Baker
5 34c Christian Brooks
TaG Cadet
1 06c Anthony Sawyer
2 247y Jack von Quilich
3 103y Hunter Kelly
4 24x Braden Waterman
5 15y Hayden Wagner
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IKF Region 11 and Red Line Oil Karting
Championship Kick Off Season at Infineon
T
he 2012 racing season for both IKF Region 11 and the
Red Line Oil Karting Championship kicked off this past
weekend in a combined 3 day event at the Simraceway
Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. The Red Line Oil series introduced its new format that features the “Molecule Karting Championship” and the “Sanzaru Games Norcal Rotax Challenge”.
This was the first IKF event held at Infineon since the karting
track opened in 2002 and there was much anticipation for the
combined event. Rain played a big part in the weekend schedule when it washed out Saturday’s race and practice schedules.
Some restructuring of the schedule allowed the whole program to
be run in 10 race groups on Sunday without cutting any laps from
the original race format. Sunday morning greeted the 97 entries
to a slippery track, which made the morning practice session a
workout for the recovery vehicle personnel, but by mid-morning
the track dried out and drivers got to full racing speed.
This combined event was officiated by the IKF team of Don
Maloney (Race Director), John Motley (Tech Director), Dave
Brant (Chief Starter), and Ashley Chavez (Scoring). The event
coordination and all other event workers came from the Red Line
Oil series’ crew plus other IKF volunteers, which made the event
a great start to the 2012 season.
In addition to the podium awards that were given to each
class, the following IKF awards were presented:
Junior Sportsmanship Award – Valdemar Ericksen of Rotax Micro Max
Senior Sportsmanship Award – Jamie Wilson of
Senior TaG and CR125
Top Shop Award – Cambrian Go-Karts
Best Performance by an Engine Builder – P1
Screaming Eagle pole position awards were presented to the
top-qualifier in each of the IKF classes. Cameron Karting and Cambrian Go-Karts jointly sponsored these awards.
Kid Kart
Gino Sandoval took the hat trick by winning pole, heat, and
Main over Max Ellgen. It has been some time since the Infineon
crowd has seen kid karts run at the kart track, but both drivers
had no problem putting down some good lap times.
Junior 1 2-cycle
Hunter Corbett took the Screaming Eagle pole ahead of Matthew Proud and Colby Dubato. In the Pre-Main, Hunter took the
lead at the green and pulled away to take a comfortable win
ahead of Carter Herrera, who had started the race in 8th place.
Enrique Jaime finished in 3rd. In the Main, Hunter took the initial lead, but Carter challenged for the lead. The two top drivers
swapped the lead several times until Carter took the lead for
good near the end, holding off the determined Corbett to take
the win. Noah Garza completed the podium.
Senior IKF TaG, IAME TaG, and Junior TaG
This three class mixed race group ended up having three distinct races that made the racing fun to watch throughout the field.
Justin Yanez (Junior TaG) took the pole ahead of Kolby Araki (Senior TaG), Jamie Wilson (Senior TaG), Austin Keller (Junior TaG),
and the IAME TaG of Grant LeClaire. In the 10 lap Pre-Main, Araki
took the initial lead, but Wilson made the pass for the lead near
the end and held on for the win. LeClaire took 3rd with Yanez
taking 4th and the Junior TaG win. In the Main, Araki, Wilson,
and Branson Eggert had a three way battle for the lead. Araki
came out the victor ahead of Eggert and Wilson. Darren Geahry
took 5th overall and the spec-geared IAME TaG class win. Justin
Yanez took 6th overall and the Junior TaG win.
80 Masters and DD2
Cody Hodgson took the pole in his DD2 but chose to start the
Pre-Main in the rear. Thus Reno’s Mark Nason took the pole in his
80 Masters kart ahead of Tom Nelson and Charles Howell. In the
Pre-Main, Nason pulled away to the win with Charles Hastings
moving into the 2nd place ahead of Nelson at the end. In the
Main, Nason again pulled out to an unchallenged lead while 2nd
place was fought over by three drivers. In the end Nason took the
win with Bob Lesnett pulling out the 2nd place finish over Nelson
in 3rd and Hastings in 4th. Hodgson had troubles with
his DD2 late in the Pre-Main and was able to make only
one lap in the Main before coming off.
Rookie Comer and Rotax Micro Max
This race group was the property of Bo Olsen, who
took the pole as well as the wins in the Pre-Main and
Main. Jared Korth took second in the Main with fellow Rookie Comer driver Brett Kamimoto in 3rd. In the
Micro Max class, Valdemar Eriksen took the Pre-Main
win but the tables got turned in the Main with Ethan
Tavares taking the win over Eriksen.
KPV1 and Mini-Max
The KPV1 race was again a Herrera/Corbitt battle
with Noah Garza adding some spice to the battle for
the win. Corbitt took the pole and his second Screaming Eagle of the day, just ahead of Matteo Sandoval
(Mini-Max) with the KPV1′s of Enrique Jaime and
Carter Herrera. In the Pre-Main, Sandoval took the lead
on a split class start with Corbitt and Herrera taking up
their close racing battles as they were going for 2nd
and the KPV1 win. In the end, Corbitt took 2nd and
Herrera 3rd in the race. In the Main, Sandoval loaded
up his engine on the start and had to pull off prior to the green
flag. Corbitt took the initial lead, but Herrera took over the top
spot shortly after the start with Corbitt now having to contend
with pressure from Garza. As Corbitt and Garza battled, Herrera
slipped away to a 4 second win, his second of the day. Hunter
Corbitt took 2nd, Noah Garza 3rd and Oliver Calvo 4th place in
the race.
Senior Rotax, Rotax Masters, and Rotax Masters Light
This race group was the largest of the day with 19 karts.
The Senior Rotax drivers were particularly sharp, working to taking home $200 for the win. In Qualifying, Nic LeDuc took the
pole ahead of Jarrett Lile and David Harwin. David Carlisle, in
5th overall, took the top Masters Light spot while Greg Hoff, in
8th, took the highest Masters spot. In the Pre-Main, Harwin challenged LeDuc early, swapping positions often. Their battle end
when 2010 Senior Rotax champion Carlos Calderon got by Harwin. Lile followed Calderon, but had to contend with a resurgent
Harwin. Calderon seemed to close up on LeDuc, but did not have
enough to make a move. Carlisle took the Lights win with his 6th
place finish and Hoff took the Masters win in 12th place. In the
Main, Calderon took the lead on the opening lap and was never
headed. Harwin and LeDuc swapped 2nd place positions several
times with Harwin coming out ahead at the end. LeDuc, who
was running for fun, skipped tech thus elevating Lile to the 3rd
position. In the Lights class, Carlisle got tangled with another kart
on lap three and was sidelined. This allowed Mary Beth Wilson
to take the Lights win, finishing the race in 7th place. Greg Hoff
KPV1 and Junior 1 two cycle winner Carter Herrera
Inglebright (Heavy) and Buckwalter, having made-up 9 positions in
the first 2 laps. Buckwalter took over the lead by lap 5 and drove
on to a 2 second win over Joseph with Michael Ramies (CR125)
3rd, Inglebright 4th, Jamie Wilson (CR125) 5th, Daniel Langon
6th and David Arnstein 7th, 2nd in the CR125 Heavy class. Buckwalter more than earned his $250 prize, coming from 12th to 1st
to take the win. Jim Inglebright took the CR125 Heavy class win
and with it a $150 cash prize.
The complete results can be found at www.mylaps.com. The IKF
series moves on to Redding on May 6th while the next Red Line
Oil Karting Championship event is set for April 29th at Simraceway Kart Track at Infineon Raceway. For more info, visit http://
www.redlineoilkarting.com.
$20,000 in awards
Article by: Red Line Karting Championships
Photos by: Jerry Imboden | Kart Art
Junior Rotax winner Alex Keyes with
$100 from Sanzaru games
took the Masters win finishing in 10th place, but he ran afoul in the
tech tent allowing Peter Toft to take the Masters class win. Calderon
took home the big check for $200 for winning Senior Rotax.
World Formula Masters, Jr 2 4-cycle, and KT-100
Super Sportsman
It has been a long time since Infineon Raceway has heard a
4-cycle engine or seen a KT-100 engine run in anger. Zach MacLean
took the pole in his KT-100 followed by the World Formula of Mat
Kattanek and the Jr 2 4-cycle of Tyler Musilek. In the Pre-Main, the
same top three drivers finished 1-2-3 with Maclean taking the win.
In the Main, disaster struck Tyler on the warm up lap and he had to
park his kart near tic-tac-toe. MacLean took the win, lapping all but
Kattanek in the process. Following Kattanek was Willie Wilds, Jeff
Havens and Richard James, all in World Formula karts.
Junior Rotax
The Junior Rotax class had 12 entries, the largest Junior Rotax
class field in about 4 years. Mikey Michoff took the poll ahead of
Alex Keyes and Annie Breidinger. In the Pre-Main, Alex Keyes lead
early and pulled away to a 7 second win with Breidinger slipping
into 2nd ahead of Michoff with Michael Avansino. In the Main,
Keyes again pulled away and was never challenged as he went
onto a 10 second win. 5 karts battled for the runner up spot with
Michoff finally taking 2nd ahead of Breidinger, Avansino, Will Preston and Justin Yanez. Only 2 ½ seconds separated 2nd through
6th.
Just prior to the race, the USAC Northern California Ford Focus
Series announced that the champion Junior Rotax driver in this
year’s Red Line Oil series will received a free test drive in a Ford
Focus Midget race car at the end of the year. This is a great opportunity for the top Junior Rotax driver.
CR 125 and CR 125 Heavy
Twelve 125-shifter karts took to the track in this first race of
the year with $250 to the CR125 winner and $150 to Heavy class
winner. Jason Toft took the pole ahead of Daniel Langon, Brett
Buckwalter, and top Heavy driver David Arnstein. In the Pre-Main,
Toft and Buckwalter battled the entire 10 laps with Toft taking a
slim win with Langon, Neil Joseph and the top Heavy driver Arnstein
taking 3rd, 4th and 5th. Buckwalter ran into tech problems and
was placed back into 12th, moving all the others drivers up one
position. At the start of the Main, Toft got away clean but Langon
stalled his kart with Arnstein losing valuable time when he had to
avoid Langon’s motionless kart. On lap 3, Toft lost a rear wheel
and was out. Neil Joseph was now in the lead followed by Jim
Red Line Oil Series
National
April 1, 2012
Grp. 01 – Kid Kart
and Honda Kid Kart
Pos. No. Name
1 81 Gino Sandoval
2
1 Max Ellgen
Grp. 02 – Jr 1 – 2 Cycle
1 56 Carter Herrera
2
1y Hunter Corbitt
3 48 Noah Garza
4 24 Enrique Jaime
5 26 Matthew Proud
IKF TaG Senior
1 29 Kolby Araki
2 78 Bronson Eggert
3 79y Jamie Wilson
4 356 Matt Koerner
IAME Tag
1 11 Darrin Geahry
2
6 Ray Guzman
3 12 Grant LeClaire
4 77 Michael Torrano
Junior TaG
1 00 Justin Yanez
2 38 Mason Filippi
3 151 Austin Keller
4 88 Tyler Musilek
80 Masters
1 85 Mark Nason
2 10 Bob Lesnett
3
9 Tom Nelson
4 32 Charles Hastings
5 55 Charles Howell
Rotax DD2
1 655 Cody Hodgson
Rookie Comer 80
1
7 Bo Olsen
2 27 Jared Korth
3 80 Brett Kamimoto
4
5 Elijah Potter
5 88 Dylan Roberts
Micro Max
1
1 Ethan Tavaros
2 85 Valdemar Eriksen
KPV1
1 56 Carter Herrera
2
1y Hunter Corbitt
3 48 Noah Garza
4 12 Oliver Calvo
5
1 Enrique Jaime
Mini Max
1 88 Matteo Sandoval
Senior Rotax
1
0 Carlos Calderon
2 161 David Harwin
3
7 Jarrett Lile
4 64 Matt Meach
5 68 Andrew Colombini
Rotax Masters Light
1 10 Mary Beth Wilson
Rotax Masters
1 27 Pete Toft
2 85 James Dix
3
5 David Bell
4 15 Brad Huffman
5
3 Michael Riyanto
Supersportsman-IKF
1 418 Zach Maclean
World Formula Masters
1 73 Mat Kattanek
2 46 Willie Wilds
3 14 Jeff Haven
4 13 Richard James
Junior Rotax
1 69 Alex Keyes
2 22 Mikey Michoff
3
8 Annie Breidinger
4 24 Michael Avansino
5 212 Will Preston
CR125
1 19 Brett Buckwalter
2 37 Neil Joseph
3 14 Michael Ramies
4 79y Jamie Wilson
5 51 Daniel Langon
CR125 Heavy
1 111 Jim Inglebright
2 22 David Arnstein
3 85 Mark Nason
4 33 Noah Hurwitz
5 242 Nick Galante
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WKA West Program marks
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T
he WKA West Program marks its second stop in Davis,
CA for Round 2 of the WKA West Super Series, hosted
by the Blue Max Kart Club, and by presented by Bridgestone, Grand Products, and RLV.
After a week of rain and thunderstorms filled the Northern
California area, blue skies and a warm breeze were all that were
in the forecast for the Davis track this weekend. All 95 registered
karters gathered for an 8:30 drivers meeting with their WKA Race
CERVELLI
Director Kevin Williams where the drivers were eager to start
practicing for the awaited race day made up of two 10 lap heat
sessions with a 15 lap main for the adults and two 8 lap heat sessions with a 10 lap main for the Kidkarts.
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had some mouthwatering candy available which made a great
treat after the Hamburgers and Hot Dogs that were purchasable
for lunch on Sunday!!
Our Kidkart drivers all did a fantastic job and really put the
pedal to the metal this weekend and were greeted by nice, cold
popsicles at the scales after their Main Event!
Our KPV 2 drivers were not making this an effortless day for
one another and you could tell that they each sought after that
1st place trophy!! Every spectator teetered on the edge of their
seat watching this class and despite some kart difficulties in the
first Heat Race; Nor Cal Driver Sonny Cervelli took home a win in
the Main Event!! Sonny had some tough competition all day with
Blaine Rocha qualifying just 2 tenths shy of Cervelli!!
The Super Sportsman Class was another one not to be overlooked and taking full advantage of their 5 minute Qualifying
sessions were Bryan Parmenter and Anthony Snow who brought
their lap times within hundredths of each other!! With some
great passing by Snow it looked like he was going to be triumphant throughout the day but during lap 5 in the Main Event,
Snow threw a chain and was not able to finish the race. Working
his way up from 4th place in the Pre Main was Nick Robertson,
who took home the Second place win right behind Parmenter.
Our KPV 1 class had a rough day with a red flag in their Qualifying session as well as their Main Event! Driver Richard Stock
was taken off the track in the ambulance during Qualifying, but
he was determined to get back on the track for his Main Event!
Stock had a mishap coming down the front stretch of the track
but fortunately the damage was to the kart more so this time
around. Though Stock was not able to finish the race, he had
been an impressive contender all day but it was Jason Pettit who
dominated throughout all the race sessions taking 1st for all the
KPV1 events Sunday!!
Let’s not count our Box Stock Clone class out, who made this
a battle right down to the last second!! Both Chad Nascimento
and Rob Nascimento stayed close to RJ Kahler, putting the pres-
HILL
PARMENTER
PETTIT
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COLE
sure on him and while all three Nor Cal Drivers resided within the
Top 6 spots all day, there was no telling what the outcome would
be for the Main Event. RJ, Rob and Chad remained tight down
to the very last lap of the Clone Sr Main Event and things were
definitely heating up as they came around to take the checkered flag! Finishing 2nd behind Brian Hill was RJ Kahler who was
trailed closely by Rob Nascimento, Chad Nascimento and Brandon Shaw rounding out your Top 5.
Matt Chase and Ashlie Couch faced a couple challenges Sunday in their PRD Spec class with Chase taking the second Red
Flag of the Day during the 1st heat with an injury to his hand.
Chase was not able to finish that Heat race but kept making
his way through the field during the Pre Main and Main Events.
Ashlie Couch fought her way from a 9th Qualifying position to
5th during the last laps of the Main Event, but after working hard
to reel in Zach Maclean in the 4th position, saw the Meatball Flag
waiving before she was able to come across the checkered flag.
That put Brian Hill in the 5th spot and Maclean in the 4th spot
behind your Top 3 champs of Anthony Snow with a win, Ryan
Casner in 2nd and Shelby Sander taking 3rd.
Another unpredictable class was our JR 1 2 Cycle with Gino
Gigliotti and Matthew Martin staying within just a few spots of
each other and Gigliotti only one tenth off Martin’s Qualifying
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time! They mixed it up all day and with Gigliotti sliding into 1st
for the Green Flag for the Main Event it looked like he had it in
the bag but Martin wasn’t letting him get away that easily! Martin made his move on the White Flag lap and took it all the way
through the Checkered Flag and even with Gigliotti hot on his
trail, Martin brought home a win for the Jr 1 2 Cycle class with finishing Gigliotti 2nd and Wyatt Couch following suit in 3rd spot.
All of our drivers showed off their impressive skills on Sunday and after fighting off the shock of the prior week’s storms
to the 70 degree weekend weather, the racers should all be very
proud of themselves! Round 2 of the WKA West Super Series ran
smoothly at Blue Max Kart Club, despite some unfortunate injuries. We had an excellent turnout this weekend and great thanks
go out to our series sponsors Grand Products, Bridgestone, RLV,
Melanie Miller Photography, Track Warrior Photography, Blue
Max Kart Club and all the Workers who helped out! We hope
that you all save the date for Round 3 of the WKA West Super
Series on May 20th with All Star Karting in Prairie City, California.
WKA Round 2 Davis
April 13, 2012
KPV 2
Pos. No.Name
1 77 Sonny Cervelli
2 12 Blake Murdock
3 92 Blaine Rocha
4 24 Cole Davis
5 280 Cody Stillwell
Super Sportsman
Pos. No.Name
1 96 Bryan Parmenter
2
2 Nick Robertson
3 99 Jeremy Frediani
Jr Super Sportsman
Pos. No.Name
1 56 Patrick Nation
KPV 1
Pos. No.Name
1 46 Jason Pettit
2 186 Roy Fulmer
3 50 Tomas Mejia
4 31 Gino Gigliotti
5 17 Branden Benedix
Formula 80 Masters
Pos. No.Name
1 32 Charles Hastings
2
4 Steve Nagai
3 38 Wayne Bundy
Formula 80 Sr
Pos. No.Name
1 13 Josh Cole
2 78 Eric Rumsalo
3 21 John Haugh
Clone Sr
Pos. No.Name
1
6 Brian Hill
2 30 RJ Kahler
3 14 Rob Nascimento
4
2 Chad Nascimento
5 335 Brandon Shaw
Clone Jr
Pos. No.Name
1 28 Jake Pipal
2
5 Isaac Martin
PRD Sr Spec
Pos. No.Name
1 17 Anthony Snow
2
5 Ryan Casner
3 262 Shelby Sander
4 418 Zach Maclean
5
6 Brian Hill
Jr 1-2 Cycle
Pos. No.Name
1 19 Matthew Martin
2 31 Gino Gigliotti
3 24y Wyatt Couch
4 50 Tomas Mejia
5 26 Matthew Proud
TaG Senior
Pos. No.Name
1 811y Cabot Bigharm
TaG Masters
Pos. No.Name
1
8 Ray Zarick
2 47 Paul Hohlbein
3
1 Dan Brown
4 55 Dennis Goodson
5 645 Bob Hurst
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