Go Racing Magazine - October 2015

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Making a NameAMK RACE PRODUCTS MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES AND TOP KART IN THE NORTH

Newly developed Top Kart USA Authorized Dealer and Service Center, AMK Race Products is making a statement this season at their home track of Stockholm Karting Center in Cokato, MN. AMK Race Products is owned and operated by Christopher and Alexander Kardashian, who are veterans to not only the sport of karting but also the Top Kart brand as well. Closely working with Top Kart USA over the past three years, AMK has the knowledge base and experience of assisting racers to the top step of the podium.

Michael Mandery, racing out of Cokato, MN at Stockholm Karting Center, claimed his first victory of the season on the debut weekend of running the new Twister Top Kart in the ultra-competitive World Formula Open Class. Said Michael Mandery after winning Sunday’s event, “The Twister chassis just turns where you point it. It is so stable and so much faster than my old kart. I love it! And my dad is pretty happy too.” «We have been very happy working with Chris and Alexander with AMK Racing. They switched over everything to the new kart and it was fast right away. Even though we compete on the track, I do not get the feeling they hold anything back in terms of tips, set up advice, or strategy,» explained Michael›s father, Craig. «That is very rare in karting. I could not be more pleased than to have Michael on the Top Kart working with them.» Connor Fasching of Cokato, MN swept the World Formula Junior class in his debut on a Top Kart chassis with wins on Saturday and Sunday.

«I love my Top Kart. I had wanted a Top Kart for a long time. My dad surprised me this past weekend with a new Twister chassis. I was a second a lap faster in my Top Kart within the first five laps and got faster every session over the weekend as I got used to the kart and the brakes,» added Connor. «I am so excited to finish up the season on my new Top Kart and to be in a position to battle for the championship.» Alexander Kardashian noted, «We are so happy for Michael and

Connor. They are both great drivers, past NRKA Champions, and great friends and competitors. It is never an easy decision to switch brands mid-year or later, but I think in both cases, with immediate wins by both drivers, they, along with their parents, are very happy they made the decision and are very much looking forward to finishing the 2015 season and starting the 2016 season on Top Karts. And we at AMK Race Products are looking forward to the future as well and thank all of our clients in 2015 for helping us launch AMK Race Products, where we exclusively represent the Top Kart Brand.»

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MARTIS, PATTON, AMIGLIORE AND NIGH WIN SO CAL OVAL KARTER MAINS IN VICTORVILLE

Winning the Mains

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Matt Martis, Troy Patton, Don Amigliore and Cody Nigh posted wins last Saturday night when the So Cal Oval Karters season visited Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville for the next to last time in the 2015 season.

Martis made it three out of four wins in the Senior 4 Cycle class on the 1/8 of a mile banked oval on the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in 2015. In fact the Bonita resident swept the show winning both of the class heat races before posting the win in the main event. It was also his sixth win in 10 races in the class in 2015. Riverside 15-year-old Garrett Schill finished second with Lake Elsinore’s Jason Voss, the only driver to beat Martis at Victorville this year, third. San Pedro’s Cliff Kane and former California Lightning Sprint Car driver Ryan Sherman of Lake Elsinore took fourth and fifth. Schill was the main event “Hard Charger.”

With only three races remaining, Martis leads Voss by 30-points in the championship standings. Schill is third and is 100-points behind the leader. Martis six wins make him the leader in overall wins in the SCOK in 2015. Cody Nigh and Troy McIntosh are next in line with four wins each.

In the KT100’s Troy Patton won one of the heat races and then the main event from his pole position starting spot. The win was the Cherry Valley drivers third of the season and his second at Wheel2Wheel. San Pedro’s Rev Parker took the runner-up spot behind Patton with Matt Drotz of Long beach coming from seventh on the start to finish third. Oxnard’s Rob Marion, who won three races in a row in the middle of the season, took fourth and 21-year-old Torrance racer Tyler Wilson was fifth. Drotz was the “Hard Charger” after starting seventh.

Patton has a slim 27-point lead over Martis in the standings after Saturday’s race. Parker, who won the first race of the season back in April, is only 53-points out of the lead.

The hottest driver in the F200’s, Menifee’s Don Amigliore, posted his third straight win on the pleasant high desert night. Amigliore started on the outside of the front row next to Whittier’s Steve Juillerat, who won both of the heat races on the night. Class leader Troy McIntosh of Lake Elsinore finished

second to Amigliore with Banning’s Scott Gaynor, Justin Garcia of Riverside and Juillerat comprising the remainder of the top five. Amigliore was also the “Hard Charger.”

McIntosh leads Gaynor by 90-points with three races to go for the F200’s. Garcia is third and is 290-points out of first. In the Open Class, the “Aztec,” Cody Nigh, won the main event from the pole for his class leading fourth win of the year. Cherry Valley’s Steve Patton and 69-year-old Norm Reynolds of San Marcos finished behind the winner. Nigh and Reynolds split the heat race wins and Patton was “Hard Chargers” in the main.

Nigh, who attends San Diego State, is 45-markers ahead of Patton heading into the next race. Chad Griggs of Lakeside is third.

Rounding out Saturday portion of the SCOK show was the JrJr Class which was making its first appearance at Wheel2Wheel Raceway. The kids participating were Izzie & Illy Bezio, Kevin Sherman, Caden Kane, Jacey Voss and Troy McIntosh Jr.

The So Cal Oval Karters will be back in action on Saturday, September 26th at the Perris Raceway. Gates will open at 2:00 with racing at 6:00. The club will return to Wheel2Wheel Raceway on October 10th.

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SR 4 Cycle1. Matt Martis (2) - Bonita2. Garrett Schill (3) - Riverside3. Jason Voss (2) - Lake Elsinore4. Cliff Kane (5) - San Pedro5. Ryan Sherman (6) - Lake Elsinore6. Mason Wilson (7) - Torrance7. Aubrey Oppelt (4) - Lake Elsinore

KT1001. Troy Patton (1) - Cherry Valley2. Rev Parker (3) - San Pedro3. Matt Drotz (7) - Long Beach4. Rob Marion (5) - Oxnard5. Tyler Wilson (8) - Torrance6. Ted Marshall (6)7. Randy Truax (4) - San Diego8. Allen Montgomery (9) 9. Bob Petell (2)

F2001. Don Amigliore (2) - Menifee 2. Troy McIntosh (3) - Lake Elsinore3. Scott Gaynor (4) - Banning4. Justin Garcia (5) - Riverside5. Steve Juillerat (1) - Whittier

Open 1. Cody Nigh (1) - Camarillo2. Steve Patton (3) - Cherry Valley3. Norm Reynolds (2) - San Marcos

So Cal Oval Karters Point Standings

KT1001. Troy Patton - Cherry Valley - 13312. Rob Marion - Oxnard - 13043. Rev Parker - San Pedro - 12784. Tyler Wilson - Long Beach - 12545. Randy Truax - San Diego - 1191

F2001. Troy McIntosh - Lake Elsinore - 13952. Scott Gaynor - Banning - 13053. Justin Garcia - Riverside - 11054. Steve Juillerat - Whittier - 9605. Matt Drottz - Long Beach - 835

SR4 Cycle1. Matt Martis - Bonita - 14002. Jason Voss - Lake Elsinore - 13703. Garret Schill - Riverside - 13004. Aubrey Oppelt - Lake Elsinore - 1227 5. Desiree Gaynor - Banning - 1081

Open1. Cody Nigh - Camarillo - 13952. Steve Patton - Cherry Valley - 13503. Chad Griggs - Lakeside - 8304. Norm Reynolds - San Marcos - 7905. Chris Gibb - Long Beach - 520 *

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RECENT DECISIONS OF THE FIA WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL CONCERNING KARTING

Recent Decisions

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At its meeting on September 30th, 2015 in Paris, France, the FIA World Motor Sport Council took the following decisions on the basis of proposals by the International Karting Commission:

The WMSC approved the deletion of Article 2.3.5 of the International Sporting Code. Consequently, Drivers who hold a national licence can now participate in national Competitions outside their home country, provided they have permission from their ASN.

The WMSC approved the amendment of Article 2.11 of the CIK-FIA Technical Regulations. Any brake system acting on the front wheels is prohibited for all categories without gearboxes in the CIK-FIA Championships, Cups and Trophies. The homologation of the hand-operated front brakes will be still valid until 31.12.2017. Only the use in CIK-FIA Championships, Cups and Trophies is prohibited from 01.01.2016.

The WMSC approved the amendment of Article 31 of the CIK-FIA Specific Prescriptions regarding front spoiler penalties. From 01.01.2016, the automatic 10’’ penalty without possibility of appeal when the front spoiler is moved after an impact, which was successfully tested in the last Competitions at Le Mans and La Conca, will be generalised.

The WMSC approved the 2016 sporting calendar.

April 24th, Essay (FRA)CIK-FIA European KZ Championship, 1st RoundCIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship, 1st RoundCIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 1st Round

May 15th, Zuera (ESP)

CIK-FIA European Championship, 1st Round (with OK engine)CIK-FIA European Junior Championship, 1st Round (with OK-Junior engine)CIK-FIA European KZ Championship, 2nd Round

June 5th, Adria (ITA)CIK-FIA European Championship, 2nd Round (with OK engine)CIK-FIA European Junior Championship, 2nd Round (with OK-Junior engine)CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship, 2nd Round

June 26th, Portimao (PRT)CIK-FIA European Championship, 3rd Round (with OK engine)CIK-FIA European Junior Championship, 3rd Round (with OK-Junior engine)CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 2nd Round

July 31st, Genk (BEL)CIK-FIA European KZ Championship, 3rd RoundCIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship, 3rd RoundCIK-FIA European Championship, 4th Round (with OK engine)CIK-FIA European Junior Championship, 4th Round (with OK-Junior engine)

September 4th, Kristianstad (SWE)CIK-FIA World KZ ChampionshipCIK-FIA International KZ2 Super CupCIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 3rd Round

November 20th, Sakhir (BHR)CIK-FIA World Championship (with OK engine)CIK-FIA World Junior Championship (with OK-Junior engine)


GUS TRAEDER KARTING PROMOTER EXTRAORDINAIRE RETIRES

End of an Era

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Gus Traeder at 90 years young has called it a day as a promoter of major league American karting. His long involvement with the sport came to an end at the conclusion of the 14th annual Vintage Karting Olympics held July 30 to August 1 2015 at TNT Kartways, Quincy, Illinois. The event was titled ‘The Final Act’.

Gus Traeder was first introduced to a ‘go kart’ as they were called in the beginning of the sport through his day job with Montgomery Ward, a large nationwide American department store long since gone.

Gus helped form the Gem City Karting Club and was instrumental in getting their racing circuit constructed in 1959 close to the town of Payson 30 kilometres southeast of Quincy. The Payson track was built in a dry county but almost on the neighbouring county line where it was no problem to have a celebratory drink after the racing.

Eventually Gus built TNT (short for Traeder and Traeder) Kartways in West Quincy Missouri during 1961 on 14 rented acres that cost him $1200 a year. He later bought the land at an auction for $35,000. Gus was a salesman, a promoter and a showman. As well as his karting activities he had a motor cycle dealership, a golf cart business and dabbled in property. Back in the day he developed karting in West-Central Illinois, Northeast Missouri and Southeast Iowa through race promotion. Persuading ABC Wide World of Sports to televise the International Karting Federation’s 1966 national championship races from the TNT facility was one of the achievements that Gus was very proud of; actually Traeder had karting on live national television before NASCAR’s Daytona 500! Gus went on to work as an analyst for ESPN during its telecasts of karting events in the early days of the network’s operation.

Gus Traeder is probably best known around his home town and the American karting world for his Gran Prix of Karting, an annual event which was held in South Park located beside the Mississippi river in Quincy. Gus promoted the race in South Park for 32 years until a decline in entries ended the event. At its heyday the race in the Park as it was known would attracted over 600 entries! Gus also promoted street racing in downtown Quincy for 14 years which became a significant part of the city’s heritage.

It has not always been plain sailing for Gus. In 1993 the Mississippi overflowed its bank and destroyed all five buildings at TNT Speed and Sport Center as it was now called. Gus

estimated that he lost $1.5 million in buildings, merchandise and business. Despite having flood insurance he only received $300,000 compensation. Not deterred Gus did not give up and soon the circuit was again hosting meetings and was renamed TNT Kartways just as it had been in the beginning.

In 2010 Gus Traeder was the first inductee into the Vintage Karting Hall of Fame at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle Indiana. Gus considers vintage karting events to be more of a reunion rather than out and out competition. The vintage events have given him the opportunity and hundreds of others of like mind from across the USA and further a field to gather at Quincy, a city that will always be synonymous with karting’s halcyon days in the USA. And it’s no surprise that Quincy’s politicians have always embraced Gus’ events by supporting the lavish welcoming and honouring parties that Gus has arranged for his events.

TNT Kartways has been leased to another party so karting will continue at the West Quincy venue. Karting was a huge part of Gus’s life and that of his wife Fern and their son Terry; he also has a huge interest in golf through the TNT golf cart business and he now intends to fill his leisure time playing much more golf.

Well done good and faithful servant.


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NICHOLSON SPEEDWAY RACERS EARNHARD-FOUGHT POINTS

A Hard Fight

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Adding to their challenge on Sunday, Sept. 27th racers at Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown, MD competed in the reverse direction of the track’s normal travel. For young Brent Spangler, of La Plata, MD, it didn’t matter which way he went he was a winner. He’s been in a season long battle with Ben Maier for the Speedway’s Kid Kart championship. Sunday’s win put him in the lead with three more races to go.

“I was fast and I stayed on the gas and I only got on the brake a little in the corners,” explained the 7-year-old racer who pilots an Eric Snell/NSR powered Birel Kart. “I want to thank my dad, Eric Snell of NSR Racing Engines for a fast motor and Birel for the kart.”

Behind him Miles Messe, Lucas Newsome and Ashley Newsome rounded out the top four.

With his brother Jason chasing him across the finish line, 12-year-old Hayden Rhode, of Millington, MDS, ruled Blue Plate’s field piloting a Huffy Performance powered CKI Laser chassis. “It was awesome beating my brother, it’s cool cause I did two times in a row,” Hayden beamed. “The Laser kart was fast and Kevin’s motor was awesome. I want to thank Mike, my Pop Pop, Kevin (Colborn), my mom, my dad,

Kyle Weissner captured Animal Medium’s checkered flag. Weissner, piloting a GT Machine powered CKI Laser kart, shot into the early lead with the #10 machine of Kevin Cockerham staying with him in the early laps. As the chase for the lead unfolded Weissner, of Gambrills, MD, built a very comfortable cushion over his nearest challenger. Jake Conners was third, Frank Mills finished fourth followed by Shannon Spry who completed the top five.

“I just had the kart setup pretty good. I love racing here at

Nicholson Speedway it seems like a good fit for me,” said the 25-year-old winner who’s been club champion for four straight seasons poised for his fifth. “I think the weather helped here a little today. I was definitely on rails today. The motor was strong, it was freshly built by GT Machine, and I want to thank Dave Kohler for that and I want to thank my dad, he does all of the work on the kart.”

For many seasons veteran kart racer Mike Osborn of Church Hill MD, was a national level 4-Cycle Sprint Champion Now that he’s semi-retired his nine-year-old son Jesse Osborn, is doing the driving. Sunday Jesse showed he’s up to the task topping Purple Plate point’s leader Christopher Spray, Jr. after a 100-lap battle.

“It was a good race for me because my kart ran fast” said the younger Osborn who pilots a CKI Laser kart powered by a Dave Blyman built motor. “I want to thank my mom and dad.”

Piloting a Kenny Burke Racing powered Bandit Kart Maurice Lins lead the way in the Legends class. Cockerham didn’t make it easy. While fighting off challenges from Danny Wagner, Frank Mills kept the pressure on Lins. In the final laps Wagner and Mills fight for second allowed Lins to escape and run his own race.

“It’s just a lucky day,” Lins credited. “The Bandit kart worked well and the motor had plenty of power.”

Nicholson Speedway racers have three more chances to pad their point. They will compete on the 11th and 25th of October. The series ends November 8th. After that the speedway hosts their annual Turkey Race November 15th. For more information visit nicholsonspeedway.com or call 302-535-3186.


NRKA COMPLETES RACE WEEKEND NUMBER SIXTEEN

ROK CUP USA CROWNS 2015 CHAMPIONS

Sweet Sixteen New Champs

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Minnesota is nice. Not when it comes points and the end of the year. It’s an all out battle to the end. When you go down the hill at Stockholm Karting Center whether it’s a rolling start, or a standing start you’re on your own for all 14 turns on the .65 mile asphalt track. It Includes several key passing points and provides an incredibly safe yet competitive layout. The track has a combination of long straightaway’s. If you have never been to Stockholm Karting Center put it on your bucket list. It has a fully stocked showroom onsite mechanic, concession area, garage rentals, and onsite camping. www.stockholmkartingcenter.com

The Northland Region Karting Association (NRKA) just completed race weekend number sixteen at the premiere Karting track in the upper Midwest Stockholm Karting Center located in Cokato, MN. With over sixty karts on the grounds it makes for great action on the track. With the season winding down and point’s online drivers are under the gun to finish the best they can. In the KPV 100 senior class Alexander Kardashian is the point’s leader. He was also racing in Pittsburgh this weekend after taking 1st in the class, and racing the world formula open class race Saturday at Stockholm. Alexander and father Chris flew back to Pittsburgh to race Sunday.

One of the tightest classes we have is the Briggs LO 206 Rookie. Kiara Stai is in the lead followed by the Blevins boys; Sammy, Mike, and George Lunski in the 4th spot. The racing in this class is tight every race. This class will go to the last race weekend for sure. With the top four racers battling it out, I can’t wait to find out who brings the hardware home at the end of the season.

The World Formula Masters class is another great race with Chris Fleury taking first followed by Ted Fasching, and the oldest driver at Stockholm, 73 years young George Fleury taking 3rd. With 12 karts racing Chris Fleury, and Fasching battle for points. They both had to navigate through some traffic in the 8 lap feature. Fortunately, for them it worked as planned. Chris Fleury is leading the points with three races to go.

ROK Cup USA held its finale at the Orlando Kart Center track, ending its 5-round season. The event saw an unprecedented number of drivers attend, demonstrating that the series is consistently growing. It was an exciting weekend, with quite a few shakeups in Sunday’s finals that altered the fate of the championship for some drivers.

In Micro ROK, Jeremy Fletcher in the #22 held on to his lead, winning both the final and the championship. After qualifying 4th, he drove impressively in heat 1 with a P1, while he finished P2 and P4 in the remaining two heats. In the Pre-Final he came in P4, but in the Final he drove smart and finished P1 just in front of Benik driver James Egozi.

The Mini ROK class was stacked, and the competition was fierce all weekend long. Front-runner Alessandro Famularo in the Benik #110 took the top position in qualifying and heat 1, his brother Anthony in the AM #120 ending up the top spot for heat 2, and Benik’s Lachlan Defrancesco in the #130 took P1 in heat 3. In the Pre-Final it was back to Alessandro Famularo but in the final, the driver made contact with #155 Reece Gold, leaving AM driver Alessandro De Tullio #116 to take the win. The weekend shook up the placements in the championship for Mini ROK, with the overall win going to Benik driver Lachlan Defrancesco.

Junior ROK saw Mathias Ramirez from OGP walk away with the win for the weekend, while Anthony Gangi Jr. managed to hold on to his points lead to take the championship. In Senior ROK, Ryan Norberg in the #348 dominated the weekend, sweeping both race days, taking home both the final victory as well as the championship. Gonzalo Aponte confirmed his top spot in the Master ROK class. Even with an issue in heat 3, he still managed to take home the win on Sunday and secure his championship victory.

In the Shifter ROK classes, it was Austin Garrison who dominated the Senior class with the win in Sunday’s final and the championship. In Master, Tom Hankinson had a superb weekend, with a fantastic drive in the final taking him to P1 both for the race weekend and in the championship.

The championship winners from six of the seven classes will soon get to go up against the best in the world at the ROK International Final, taking place at the South Garda Track in Italy on October 14-17.

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TRACKA Mother’s PerspectiveWords: Kory Zimmermann


Recently I set my phone on the table at a meeting and the person sitting next to me, seeing the wall paper on my phone asked, “Is that your son?” “Yes.” I replied. “Wow, isn’t that super dangerous and scare you?” They asked. “No, it doesn’t really scare me and it is not any more dangerous than getting in your car each morning.” I responded. I am sure most karting parents and karters have had this or a similar discussion.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has a list of school sport injury statistics that includes the following; High school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries and 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations each year and another statistic; Although 62 percent of organized sports-related injuries occur during practice, one-third of parents do not have their children take the same safety precautions at practice that they would during a game. I also read an article recently that two high school students died from injuries sustained after a concussion, and people are worried about my son driving a go kart?

Sure karting and auto racing have their inherent risks, but it is one of the few sports that I am aware of with such strict safety standards and on-going measures on safety. For the number of races occurring on any given weekend in both the United States and in other countries, serious injury is rare. I tried to research data on auto racing and karting injuries and there are not very many statistical reports other than the majority of injuries that occur are neck injuries and bruising.

Safety in any sport is important, but it is paramount in karting. It is also important to understand the levels and types of safety equipment available and what the rules and standards are for both the driver and the kart. I have to chuckle sometimes when I hear a parent say, “we got this great fire suit” fire suits are required for auto racing, not so much for karting. The risk of fire while karting is minimal. Fire suits don’t resist abrasion very well; they are made from fire retardant materials, while karting suits are made to protect the driver from abrasion. Did you know that there are testing facilities that certify the strength and integrity of safety equipment? Only after rigorous testing are manufactures allowed to affix the CIK approved label and are then also listed on the CIK website as an approved manufacturer. Many manufacturers out there claim to be certified but are not.

At a recent race I noticed my son didn’t have his neck collar on. I asked him why he wasn’t wearing it and he said, “When you are 15, some organizations don’t make you wear one.” My motherly thinking was, “So at 15 your neck is no longer important?” I don’t think he liked it when I told him that Mom’s racing rules required him wearing one. He is taller than me now, so it is getting a little harder to “enforce” my racing rules! He then pointed out the limp “eye-pillows” that some of the other drivers wore, seriously?

It is never to anyone’s benefit to skimp on safety regardless of it being a practice session, or the main; your 1st race or 100th race! BE SAFE, and I am not just saying that because I’m a Mom!

MOM

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SEVENTH ANNUAL EVENT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EXCITEMENT, RIGHT AT THE FEET OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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The 2015 edition of the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix took place over the September

25-27 weekend, as the southern California city once again transformed its downtown business district into the site for a three-day racing festival. This was the seventh straight year that the BLVD section of the city hosted the event, and the fifth working with Superkarts! USA, welcoming the California ProKart Challenge’s final round for the fourth year. Roughly 150 racers took part in the two-day on-track event, while the City of Lancaster VIP ‘Battle of the BLVD’ rental race events were

held on Friday and Saturday evening.

Behind the Scenes: Hard Work and DedicationA street race is unlike any other event. Contrasting a typical karting event where the series and the competitors arrive to a facility, all ready to go, with minimal effort to prepare the track to host a weekend-long race, a street circuit is the polar opposite. For a temp street race, you must convert city streets that are used day after

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solely dedicated to the VIP rental race kart events keeps the city streets busy with action. When the final checkered flag is thrown, the racetrack is quickly reverted back to ordinary city streets to culminate the hundreds of man-hours that are put in over the seven-day adventure.

This is just not another race, but an event for the city. Lancaster invests a significant amount of time and money into the program in an effort to make the festival an annual and memorable experience for their citizens and for the racers who travel into the city, and they’ve succeeded. A large number of sponsors and supporting companies assist in making all the added elements possible. In return, the city receives a large revenue stream thanks to the influx of competitors and their families who spend money at restaurants, supplies, gas, and hotels, and the local businesses on the BLVD are further supported by the locals who arrive on the scene to spectate. Year after year, we see the continued development around the BLVD area of the

city. For SKUSA, creating great partnerships with members of the city and businesses within the area is key. The event comes in roughly around the break-even point in terms of profit, but it acts as a great marketing tool for the organization, its customers and the sport itself.

Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix Scholarship Winner Trey BrownDuring the last two SOLGP, Superkarts! USA has worked with the City of Lancaster to provide the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix Driver Scholarship. This program is dedicated to supporting a driver who excels both on and off the track, and embodies to the spirit of competition and fair play. The scholarship includes the sponsorship of the winner’s racing the following season while they promote and represent the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix family and event throughout the year. Carter Williams was the first selection in 2013, competing in the California ProKart Challenge and SKUSA Pro Tour through the scholarship while representing the

day as a means for transportation, into a safe and enjoyable race course. Since the organization has been under the guidance of Tom Kutscher, Superkarts! USA has hosted at least two temporary circuit events on the year, including the SuperNationals and typically one for the California ProKart Challenge.

In 2011, SKUSA was called upon by the City of Lancaster to help take their new upstart street race to the next level. From the very first year, you could see the event was making improvements in leaps and bounds in terms of marketing, exposure and their support of karting. Months of planning and coordination between Lancaster and SKUSA leads to the week-long implementation of the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix. It takes three days to turn the city streets into a racing facility, which includes the placement and activation of video and audio equipment that keeps all the competitors and fans updated on what is going on around the circuit. Three days of racing, including one

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SOLGP. Last year, TaG Senior driver Austin Elliott was selected and competed this year carrying the SOLGP colors. Entering the weekend, a number of drivers were on the list of potential winners. During the event awards ceremonies on Sunday evening, Trey Brown was announced as the newest Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix Scholarship winner.

Brown is a TaG Junior rookie, coming off a championship season in the TaG Cadet division at the California PKC program in 2014. After earning a runner-up result in his TaG Junior debut, Brown led the California PKC championship throughout the year, only to lose the title following the results on the weekend in Lancaster. Throughout the weekend, Brown continued to show a positive attitude and sportsmanship as he had displayed throughout the season. Trey’s 2016 entry fees will be taken care of by the scholarship, along with a new helmet and suit that will represent the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix wherever he competes. Congratulations Trey!

Taming of the StreetsStreet racing is a completely different element of the sport, one that takes a great deal of thought and focus, a lot of strength, and a little bit of courage. When you race on a permanent course, there is typically grass or run-off room available should you make a mental mistake. With Street racing however, if you miss by an inch, you are likely heading into the barriers. Most kart tracks have relatively smooth surfaces aside from the occasional bump. Street course are just that, city streets with their own unique aspects. The natural crown of the street provides both banked and off-camber sections, and the deterioration that any busy downtown street undergoes with age makes not only the turns rough, but the straights a bumpier ride than normal. A street layout is lined with barriers, hay bales and walls to help keep the karts within the course, in addition to keeping the spectators safe. The added element of reaching 80 mph within a ‘hallway’ of barriers and fencing takes a certain craziness that not all humans possess.For the most part, the racers kept their heads in the game this past weekend, navigated the bumps well, and put on

an amazing show for the spectators who lined up along the BLVD. Those who did make contact with the barriers were able to walk away, including 62-year old David Conyers, who went off the track hard at the end of the long straightaway. The long-time shifterkart driver from Colorado was among the top contenders in the new S4 Super Master division, racing alongside race winners Ken Schilling, Jim Kidd and Kalvin Chen in his first start on the year. Heat #2 opened up the racing on Sunday, and the entire S4/S4 SM field was making its way down the long 1000’ foot straight for the first time when David attempted a pass under braking, locked it up, and went straight off into the barriers.

It was a scary incident looking on, and thankfully, Conyers was able to get up out of the kart and walk away. In addition to the design of the kart and the bodywork and all the safety gear that drivers wear, Superkarts! USA has developed a now-tested approach to the design for the run-off area with a mixture of plastic barriers and haybales, separated by strategic ‘crush zones’. The layer system used racing plastic barriers, with two rows of hay bales, separated by a two-foot gap and ended with the ‘jersey’ barriers just before the fence. This design was fully tested by Conyers incident.

California ProKart Challenge ChampionsThe Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix also served as the series finale for the California ProKart Challenge series. Ten titles were decided during the final laps of the season, crowning 10 drivers as champions. Jarred Campbell battled through a difficult defense of his Streets of Lancaster GP victory from last year, but walked away as the S1 Pro Stock Moto champion on the season. In his rookie S1 campaign, Campbell won three times in six races to replace two-time champion Billy Musgrave on the throne. Celebrating his 15th birthday in Lancaster, Christian Brooks also became a champion in his rookie season in TaG Senior. Brooks also won three times on the year, and was in contention for the SOLGP victory as well, edging out Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix Scholarship winner Austin Elliott in the overall final standings.

Carter Williams and Aaron Schmitt entered Lancaster with their respective titles already locked up. Williams, the 2013 SOLGP Scholarship winner, bested the S2 Semi-Pro field on the season, while Schmitt celebrated his S3 Novice Stock Moto title with a victory in Lancaster. Darren Elliott added a second straight S4 Master Stock Moto title to his resume, while Ken Schilling became the inaugural S4 Super Master champion despite missing the main event in Lancaster following a crash in Heat #2.

The closest title chase saw the top two drivers finish just five points apart. This fight went in the favor of Vatche Tatikian for the TaG Master championship. Tatikian was shuffled to the back of the field in Lancaster, but he fought back to earn enough points over class winner Brian Phillipsen to steal the crown. Nicky Hays has been on a tear as of late, winning four of the last five feature races in TaG Junior. His victory at Lancaster helped to clinch the championship. Anthony Willis completed the wire-to-wire championship in TaG Cadet, leading from the opening round to the finale, securing his first SKUSA championship. George Diakoumopoulos was the only double winner on the year in TaG Cadet Rookie, and he used his Lancaster win to secure the championship by 60 points over Aiden Kempf.

Local Support of the EventMany will argue that karting is its own worst enemy. The biggest complaint we hear is that there are not enough people in the sport. The problem has always been figuring out how to make sure people find out more about the sport. One solution is fairly simple – take the sport directly to the people through street racing to build awareness. The Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix has plenty of space on the BLVD for booths and information. Premier sponsor Toyota had a complete four-car display right next to the track, giving people a hands-on look at the models that they have available. There were food vendors, charities, and other organizations based in the city, in nearby Palmdale or throughout the Antelope Valley. Walking up and down the street, there was one thing missing…karting.


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Not one kart shop, track, or club leveraged the chance to promote the sport outside the paddock, which would have allowed them to educate the spectators about the sport, how to do get started, where to race, or what to buy. Thankfully, spectators did have the option to purchase a pit pass, and from the feedback we received from the city, the competitors

and teams were very friendly when asked questions in their pit areas. Moving forward, events such as this that bring karting in the front of the general public must be leveraged. We, as karters, need to be more focused on helping to spread the word about our sport; the purest form of motorsports there is.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to help spread the word of karting. With social media what it is today, the work should really not be all that difficult. Introduce your passion, hobby, or lifestyle of karting to someone in your social media network.

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CIK FIA WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR KF AND KF JUNIOR

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Not since Lake Speed’s 1978 victory at Le Mans France has an American won a CIK FIA World Karting Championship.

However on Sunday afternoon the 27th of September 2015 that all changed. An extremely personable and talent young kart driver from Boca Raton in Florida stood on the top step of the winner’s podium at the beautiful Italian La Conca kart racing facility to be acknowledged as the new CIK FIA Junior World Karting Champion; his name, Logan Sargeant. Hailing from The Sunshine State 14 years old Logan is currently going to school in Switzerland. One benefit of this educational arrangement is that Logan can participate in the highly competitive European junior karting scene, a commitment which paid off substantially for him at the World Karting Championships hosted at the La Conca circuit located near Lecce in the south of Italy.

Logan is a team driver for the British based Ricky Flynn Motorsport organisation and favours an Alonso kart powered by a Vortex engine prepared by French tuner ONE. In previous seasons Logan was a contender and always ran at the front end of the pack. However since joining Ricky Flynn’s team Logan has collected an impressive array of silverware. After his first heat result at La Coca at the weekend he looked very competitive; folks began to believe that he was good enough to be the new CIK FIA Junior World Karting Champion. The challenge was not an easy one for Logan, 102 drivers entered with the strongest representation coming from Russia with 14 entries; in all 28 countries were represented at junior level. According to the event commentators all continents except Antarctica were represented!

Missing out as fastest qualifier by 0.035 seconds to Konsta Lappalainen from Finland, Logan started the first heat from outside pole. It was soon apparent that Logan was very quick and after the mandatory 9 laps he was the first one on the track to see the waved checkered flag. Logan then proceeded to win another three heats. However in heat three just as the race commenced Logan’s engine

expired. Fortunately the kart in position three behind Logan loaded up on Logan’s rear bumper and the additional momentum added to Logan’s machinery rejuvenated the Vortex engine and Logan was able to coax his kart back to life and into the race albeit in eighth position by this time. Logan then had 9 laps in which to try and work his way back to the front and what a valiant effort he made. This race showed just how good he was at passing and he clinically picked off three competitors to finish fourth, his favourite passing spot being the 180 degrees turn which led on to the start finish straight.

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Following the post mortem by the RFM team on Logan’s stuttering start it was suspected that the engine had been starved of fuel. Thankfully the problem never manifested itself again throughout the remainder of Logan’s weekend.

After all the junior heats had been run it was apparent to those that know about these things that the World Championship was going to be Logan’s to lose.

Logan’s victory in the 13 lap pre-final had the organisers checking out that Old Glory was in good shape and the American national anthem disc was dust free.

Once through turn 1 and into the lead of the 21 lap feature race Logan was totally in control. He was never headed and drove a smooth calculated race, thoughtfully protecting his tires in the early stages. By the end of the race Logan had a commanding lead and was a thoroughly deserving winner. During the

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post race press conference the second and third place finishers were very sporting in their admiration of Logan’s performance and were genuinely pleased for his success, a very nice gesture.

All through the weekend Logan displayed no emotion whatsoever when on the track or in the parc-fermé except on his slowing down lap at the end of the final. When he undoubtedly realized just what he had achieved; he was the 2015 CIK FIA Junior World Karting Champion, he punched the air with his right fist and that was that, a very cool young man.

La Conca will be a weekend that Logan and his father Dan and all those that supported Logan’s racing will always remember, and as well, they will have loads of great memories that they will never forget; that’s how good it was.

It can now again be said, ‘Karting, made and championed in America’.

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Most young drivers, especially those brand new to karting love the adrenaline rush of competition at high speeds. However, 14-year-old Luke Wallace takes it a step further. He may love driving fast, but what has truly piqued his interest in karting has been the understanding and physics behind what makes him go fast. “I love being involved with the setup of the kart,” said Wallace. “I really love to see how things work. I like learning about how the motor works and I am really interested in how electronics work too, especially if I want to be an engineer when I grow up.”

Wallace is currently competing in his first season in the Karting Challenge Presented by Hoosier Racing Tire Yamaha Junior division. Even in his first season, Wallace has already achieved some impressive results as a rookie. He has two wins and is currently ranked third in the Yamaha Junior Championship Points Standings with just two rounds remaining in the season. Wallace credits his early success to his ability to give productive feedback about how the kart is handling to his father and crew chief, Pat Wallace. “I think it really helps that I have an

understanding of how the kart works so that I can tell my dad what the kart is doing and he can make adjustments,” said Wallace. “After I make a practice run, he’s pretty good at getting it tuned to where the kart feels good to me for the race. Probably the coolest thing I have learned about so far is how the chassis flexes in different corners and how to use that to my advantage when I’m racing.” As his first year in karting nears completion, Wallace hopes to hold on to his podium spot in the championship as well as continue to achieve a better understanding of the kart and the

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technical aspects of karting, something he says he has learned solely from his dad. “I’ve really learned everything from my dad,” said Wallace. “He’s the one who gets the kart setup right every week. My dad likes to have a hobby and something to always be working on. It has definitely brought us closer together. It’s something that only he and I do together.” The father-son team travel a total of three hours one way from Angier, NC to race at GoPro Motorplex and although Wallace is fully involved in learning about the kart, he says his dad ensures that ultimately the only thing he’s responsible for at the track

is to just drive. “What really helps me is not having any pressure on me,” said Wallace. “I don’t have to worry about achieving something. My dad just tells me to do my best and go out there and have fun.” A great reminder to us all of what karting is truly about. Learn more about our Round Nine Driver of the Week, Luke Wallace, as we sat down to ask him a few questions:

Fast Facts: Age: 14 Hometown: Angier, NC School: Harnett Central High School Grade: FreshmanFavorite Subject: World History Favorite Food: Tacos Pets: 3 dogs Hobbies: Soccer, plays goalie Biggest Fear: Not being able to succeed Favorite Track: GoPro Motorplex & Carolina Motorsports Park Years Racing: First season karting Chassis: Tony Kart

Q&A: Q: So how did karting start for you? A: Basically it all started with rental karting. Rush Hour Karting in Raleigh, NC is where I started racing their leagues. I also had a dirt bike and raced that around my house a lot. I had been doing really well in the rental leagues and a guy mentioned GoPro Motorplex to us. Last year, we went up to your track to watch one of the Karting Challenge races. We met Dan Breuer while we were there and by the next Karting Challenge race, I had my very own kart! Dan definitely played a big role in getting us started in all of this. Q: Do you remember your first lap in a racing kart? A: Yes, it was in one of Dan Breuer’s karts. I wasn’t really as much nervous as I was curious. I came to practice before I raced. My lap wasn’t the greatest! (laughs) Q: How did you decide to start in the Yamaha Junior division? A: It was a really good class to start in and

not as expensive as some of the other classes. Q: What do your friends think when you tell them about your karting? A: Some of my close friends know what I do and what karting is. Most of my friends, I don’t really tell them about it because they just think of it as rental karting.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?A: Either a NASCAR driver or F1 driver or anything in that range if I ever get that far. Otherwise, a marine biologist or an engineer. Q: What do you like most about GoPro Motorplex? A: I would probably say the people at the facility. It’s all kind of just like one big family. If you don’t have a part, people will help you out. I have made lots of friends there. Q: What is your favorite corner? A: Definitely the hairpin. Q: What is your biggest accomplishment in karting so far? A: Probably being third in the point’s standings right now. Q: Do you think you can hold on to your spot on the podium in the last two rounds? A: I’m definitely going to try! Q: What’s next? A: My dad and I are thinking about moving up to the TaG Junior Division. I’m not totally sure I am ready, but I am definitely excited to move up a division.

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Invading the twists, turns and rolling hills of the Pat’s Acres Racing Complex in Canby, Oregon, the 2015 CAN-AM Karting Challenge closed out their third championship season in superb fashion. New for 2015, the series closed out the season with a new race format taking the championship chases all the way into Sunday’s Finals and it was met with great reception from the competitors on hand. Three days of exciting racing culminated with ten new champions and three drivers earning invitations to the much anticipated Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals to represent their countries and the series at the ‘Olympics of Karting’, held this year in Portugal.

The Pat’s Acres Karting Complex offered up everything it was expected to and more, providing stellar racing on a racing circuit unlike any other in North America. Nestled deep in the woods just south or Portland, the seven-tenths of a mile track challenged drivers with quick transitions, elevation changes and tight confines.

On top of this weekends racing, the event hosted a very successful charity event for the Children’s Cancer Association with support from M Realty.

The series also announced a spirit award named after Sam Fries, a much loved member of the Pacific North West karting community who passed away earlier this summer. The Dezell family of Okotoks, Alberta was honored as the first winner of the award for their passion for everything about the sport of karting.

Luke Selliken Dominates Promagine Rotax Senior as Carpenter Completes Title RunIt was a perfect weekend for Portland native Luke Selliken in the Rotax Senior category. Competing only part-time at the CAN-AM in 2015, Selliken scored his first victory of the season at his home track of Pat’s Acres by simply dominating every on-track session throughout the weekend.

It appeared that a challenge would come from Joey Wimsett, who utilized a unique tire saving strategy in the heat races before charging from last to second in the PreFinal. However Selliken blistered off his fastest laps of the weekend in the opening laps of the Final to pull a large gap on Wimsett and the rest of his fellow drivers en route to victory.

After crossing the line in second, Wimsett surrendered his position at the scale line moving up Artie Carpenter to the second position, completing his championship run with another podium appearance, his sixth in seven races, and earning him the invitation to the Rotax Grand Finals in Portugal. Both Carpenter

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and Selliken will compete in Portugal with Selliken earning his ticket earlier this season at the Rotax Challenge of the Americas.

Making a one-off return to the class, Kyle Wick wound up third with Walker Hess and Derek Wang completing the top-five.

Another Victory and Championship for Sting Ray Robb in Rolison Performance Group Junior Max; Michael Michoff Joins Team USAChampionship contender Michael Michoff snagged the pole-position in Qualifying but that was all he could manage from Sting Ray Robb for the remainder of the weekend as the Boise, Idaho driver comfortably secured his sixth victory of the season and secured his second straight CAN-AM Karting Challenge Rotax Junior title.

With Robb already qualified for the Rotax Grand Finals, the race for second in the championship between Michael Michoff and Michael McCarthy decided who would be invited to Portugal.

Michoff kept his head on straight, avoiding any drama en route to a second place finish on Sunday, while McCarthy found trouble more often than not throughout the weekend, ending his chances at representing his country. For Michoff it will be his first opportunity to represent the Stars and Stripes at the Grand Finals.

Completing the top-five in the race was Hunter Melahn, Matthew Morgan and Annie Breidinger with Melahn leaping over McCarthy in the final standings as well to claim the third step of the championship podium.

Greenemeier Wins Thriller in Monster X Tour Mini-Max; Langon Barely Hangs on to TitleIt was a great battle of three all weekend long in Mini-Max as Marco Kacic, Austin Torgerson and Hannah Greenemeier kept the audience on their feet every time they hit the track.

Kacic bursted to the outright pole-position in Qualifying, but he could only manage to convert in one of the

heat races, struggling to hold onto the lead until the end in the other two, allowing Greenemeier to take heat heat one and Torgerson to claim heat three.

The three continued the excitement in the PreFinal that would eventually see Torgerson take the win until being accessed a penalty for contact with Kacic on the final lap, moving Greenemeier to the pole-position for the Final with Cooper Becklin lining up beside her after a great drive.

Things calmed down in the Final as Greenemeier was able to build up a lead early as Kacic battled with Becklin for second while Torgerson worked his way forward from fifth on the grid.

Leading the race from flag to flag, Greenemeier scored her first CAN-AM Challenge victory of the season in only her second start with Kacic and Torgerson joining her on the podium.

A challenging weekend for points leader Grant Langon ended on a high note as his sixth place finish was enough to hang on and take the title, earning him a free entry to the US Open of Las Vegas in October.

Back-to-Back Go-Kart Hero Micro-Max Championships for Josh PiersonLeading up to Sunday it appeared that the Rotax Micro-Max race would come down to the wire as Championship leader Josh Pierson and contender Ashton Torgerson were neck and neck in all three heat races. Excellent passing, great driving respect and tight competition between the two showed great promise but it all changed on Sunday afternoon.

Saving his best for the Final, Pierson simply rocketed away from his competition when it counted most, eventually crossing the finish line by more than six seconds over Torgerson, who was left scratching his head.

For Pierson the win solidified his second straight CAN-AM Challenge Micro-Max title, earning him a free

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entry to the US Open of Las Vegas in October.

A great battle for third featured Ryan Dezell and Jason Leaung, two young Canadians who have enjoyed a very spirited battle all season long. Dezell used some strategy on his final pass to ensure he scored the final podium position while Tyler Kozma and Isabella Jaime rounded out the six competitors in the class.

Briggs & Stratton LO206 Racing Highlights CAN-AM Challenge ValuesThe grid at Pat’s Acres barely had enough room to fit all 34 drivers entered in the Briggs & Stratton LO206 Final. Jam-packed full of LO206 veterans, Rotax racers, former racers turned mechanics/driver coaches and karting newcomers, there was something for everyone and did they ever put on a show for the attendance on hand.

While it was Marco Eakins and Dalton Egger who led the way throughout the heats, Derek Wang joined the party up front on Sunday. A poor start for Eakins from the outside saw him fall outside of the top-five before the first lap was complete while Wang and Egger and broke free to create their own race with all kinds of action happening behind them.

Dust and dirt flew every lap throughout the order as drivers jockeyed for position and when the checkered flag flew it was Wang who came out on top, edging Egger at the finish line while Wang’s teammate Stepanova Nekeel emerged from the pack to score the third step of the podium. Eakins recovered to finish fourth with Aaron Neliton fifth, shifter driver Jacob Neal sixth, Cameron Egger seventh, Kyle Wick eighth, Jacob Blue Hudson ninth (the highest finishing junior) and Spencer Kunz tenth.

With the win, Wang won the championship as well while Hudson claimed the Junior title. Bryan Green was the highest finishing LO206 Masters driver helping him win the championship as well.

Rotax DD2 Shootout Sends Alessandro Bizzotto to Grand FinalsThe CAN-AM Karting Challenged welcomed the Rotax DD2 category back for one weekend of action in 2015, offering up a ticket to the Rotax Grand Finals to victor. Disappointingly only three drivers showed up at Pat’s Acres to compete but honoring his invitation, series manager Mike Rolison still awarded the prize.

Canadian Alessandro Bizzotto and American Dev Gore made long treks across the continent to be a part of the event and the two sized each other up throughout the heat races with the addition on Joe Criscione.

After Gore pulled off very early in PreFinal to save tires, Criscione and Bizzotto eventually did too before the checkered flag flew in a strange run of events.

With all their focus on the Final the green flag flew. Bizzotto jumped out to the early lead while Gore had his hands full of Criscione. Pulling away while his competitors battled for second, Bizzotto set his BirelART machine into cruise control after building up a comfortable lead en route to the win and the ticket to the Portugal. Criscione eventually found his way by Gore but was unable to close the gap to the distant Bizzotto.

Neal, Johnston Collect Wins in Wicked Fabrication Shifter ClassUtilizing the CAN-AM Challenge event to prepare for some upcoming Shifter races, Californian Jacob Neal cruised to victory in the S1 division of the Shifter race while Ben Johnston was the quickest of the S4 Masters drivers to win in his category of the race over Dave and Tyler Shepard.

With year three in the books, CAN-AM Karting Challenge officials are already busy planning year four. All four venues hosted excellent events and should return to the series in 2016. More information to come in the near future.

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Racers in Fairlane Acres Speedway’s 2015 10-race points chase met for the eighth time in a rain make-up last Saturday (Sept. 19th ) Dirt Poor Racing backed drivers, based out of Denton, MD, dominated three of the dozen classes competing at The Monster 1/8th Mile that night. Austin Ware led the hat trick with a pair of feature wins followed by Chris Schultz who captured a single win.

Ware earned his first win in Junior 3. Seaford, DE based Maske brothers Jacob, who owns the points lead, and Jared’s Higgy’s House Of Power powered UltraMax Racing Chassis threatened his Taz Racing Engines powered Phantom Triton kart down to the stripe. An early race incident brought out the caution flag. When racing resumed Ware quickly put his machine to the front where he stayed to the stripe. Jacob, 14, tried, with his brother pushing him, to double up on Ware, but their efforts failed. Abby Edwards, Jackson Sylvester, and Jared Millman rounded out the top five.

Later that night Ware led Junior Outlaw racers across the finish line with the #99 machine of David ‘Wild Child’ Dill, Jr. following him. Further back Sylvester; Maddy Jefferson and Sean Metz completed the top five.

“I just took my time, drove my line and hoped that it stuck,” Ware said of his second win, “The cautions worried me a little bit.” Speaking of his first Junior 3 win Ware said, “It was hectic at first but once I got by him (Jacob Maske) I just took my time and drove my line and kind of didn’t let anything else bother me and took it from there. The kart handled great thanks to my mechanic Chris ‘Sleepy’ Schultz. He did our tires too. Thanks to him we had a great kart. The Taz Power gave us enough power to win tonight.”

Schultz, also piloting a Phantom Triton, his powered by a Kevin Colborn Racing Engines/Hustler Performance engine, showed a talented field of Animal Super Heavy racers across the stripe. Heat race winner Roscoe Clough crossed a close second followed in the top five by Jeremy Ellingsworth, Greg Sylvester and Jeff Allaband for the top five.

“I want to thank Dirt Poor Racing and Awesome Ware for cleaning them up every week,” Schultz credited. “It was a hard run, but I ended up getting it. The Phantom Triton was wonderful it handled like a dream. Kevin Colborn’s motor had a lot of power, it ran good too.”

Ryan McKinney and Jesse Rogers ruled Junior 1 and 2 respectively. McKinney had to fight off early challenges from Ian Lloyd before getting a solid grip on the lead by mid race. “The kart was dialed in good,” credited McKinney, a 9-year-old KSR powered Falcon kart pilot. “I’ve won here a tons of times,” added McKinney the reigning points leader who owns a 20-18 points lead over Lloyd. Luke Dill finished third.

Rogers held onto Junior 2’s points lead edging out second place point’s racer Brock Vincent. Vincent and the rest of the top five were nose-to-tail behind Rogers’s Mishue Racing Engines powered Falcon chassis the whole trip.

“I never let off,” said 11-year-old Georgetown, DE based winner. “The Falcon Kart handled good and Eddie’s (Mishue) motor was fast.” Taking the checkered flag behind Vincent in the top five were, Spencer Warren, Hannah Warrington, David Dill, Jr. and Carter Sylvester.

Shore Speed Motorsports powered Phantom Phenom pilot Scotty Edgens, of Millsboro, DE, won a hard fought Outlaw Lite battle against Clarence Foxwell that spilled over to the scale area with a little shouting. “He drove me clean,” Foxwell said of

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Edgens who replied, “Is that what he said? He said I drove him clean! Well he kept pushing in my bumper trying to push me around. I just locked the brakes up. It doesn’t help to push me through the corners. I already know how to drive like that. It was a fast run. It was a lot of fun man. I really enjoyed it. It was a good race. The Phenom chassis really handled pretty good. We switched from the Maxxis Tires, during the break, to the Vega Tires and them things stuck, no doubt about it they were fast. They were a lot faster then the Maxxis. I probably gained every bit of a couple of kart lengths from my heat run.”

Following Foxwell in the top five were Eric Polite, Gavin Vaughn, Ashley Metz and Zach West.

Piloting an Underground Motorsports powered Phantom Triton; 21-year-old Taylor Pleasanton, of Hartley, DE took Flathead 370’s early lead, but lost it in the shuffle after a late race restart. Chase Robinson took it from her as they battled around turns 1 and 2. Pleasanton, who won the Heat race, pursued Robinson down to the wire almost retaking it in the final turns, but 17-year-old Georgetown, DE based Robinson kept a tight grip on the lead from there to the finish line.

“Taylor’s been tough in this class,” said Robinson. “We’ve been trying week after week to get past her and we finally did. The kart was perfect, the motor had enough power and we were finally good enough. We tweaked the setup a little bit. We finally got it and she’s going around there right now.”

Finishing off the top five behind Pleasanton were David Eckert, Ashley Metz and Phillip Tunis. Pleasanton’s second place finish was good enough to insure her lead in the points chase.

After Wyatt Corkell and Dillon Adams took brief turns leading Animal Heavy, Milton, DE based David Johnson III bolted into the lead and ran away with it. Johnson III’s Ace-N-Racing powered Ultramax Element racing chassis rocketed away from the field and was never seriously challenged showing the lead through lapped traffic before taking the final flag.

In the battles for positions behind Adams Ronnie Hays took third followed Keith Baker, Sr. and Michael Scott, Jr. in fourth and fifth. Adams second place finish kept him in the points lead. Seventeen-year-old Adams, of Milton, DE is not only a talented kart racer he’s also a junior at Cape Henlopen High School where he’s quarterback of their winning football team.

“It was a little rough in the beginning, but I got through it,” 26-year-old Johnson III described. “The Ultramax chassis handled great like it was new. I want to thank Ace-N-Racing for the motor and my dad for all of his help.”

Dustin Pleasanton dominated both the Adult Clone heat and

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“The tires weren’t right they were squealing, but we got it done,” described Pleasanton of Hartley, DE. “I was hoping we’d go three-for- three tonight, but at least we got one and a couple of seconds.”

In Outlaw Heavy 17-year-old Courtney Sylvester, of Felton, DE who owns the point’s lead, showed the big boys how it’s done. Piloting an Ultramax chassis she led Eric Polite (second place in points), Wayne Moore, Cotty Edgens and Mike Ellerbusch across the stripe for the top five.

“I just held on every turn,” said Sylvester, of Felton, DE. “I just kept wheeling it. The Ultramax Racing Chassis was awesome fast and so was the motor.”

Piloting a Millenium Racing Chassis powered by a self built motor David Johnson, Jr., of Lincoln, DE lead the Over 40 racers across the stripe. Trailing him in the top five were Dwight Brantley, Chet Kaser, Jeff Tunis and Lonnie Peterson.

Earlier that night 8-year-old Clayton Peters captured the Rookie feature win. Finishing behind him for the top three were Michael Southard and Nathan Merillo.

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