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The Island Shootout MARGAY RACING, ROCK ISLAND GRAND PRIX AND MAVTV PARNER TO PRESENT THE ISLAND SHOOTOUT

The 21st edition of the legendary Rock Island Grand Prix on September 5-6 will feature a new class, designed to take aim at the grassroots level racer and provide them the opportunity to get in the seat for the most prestigious street race in the country.

United States chassis manufacturer Margay Racing has partnered with the Rock Island Grand Prix and MavTV to introduce the new, spec Arrive & Drive ‘Ignite Shootout’ class that will provide competitors with equal equipment, shifting the focus from equipment advantages to driver ability. The Ignite Shootout will utilize the already successful Ignite rules platform to create a class where the driver is the determining factor in the results.

“The Rock Island Grand Prix is one of the premier events in karting. We wanted to help open the door to a broader base of participants and allow karters to experience the event first hand, in a competitive class where the emphasis is on the driver. Our spec Ignite program is ideally suited for those who want to ‘Arrive & Drive’ or compete with their own Ignite karts,” said Margay Racing owner Keith Freber. “The RIGP is not only a great race, it’s a gathering…a pillar of the great karting events, its one not to be missed and the Ignite Shootout is the perfect opportunity for those from around the country and from outside of the country to ‘fly & drive’ and compete in this labor day weekend classic” continued Freber.

The Ignite Shootout will feature a full field of competitors wheeling Ignite K3 spec chassis manufactured by Margay Racing. These chassis will be equipped with LO206 engines and the Bridgestone YDS tire compound. This combination is the perfect marriage between minimizing costs and maximizing competition. No former RIGP winners are permitted to compete in this category, and it is reserved for racers age 16 years and older.

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YDS tires, racing fuel, tent space, catered lunches and a shared mechanic. This package can be rented for the weekend for $995. The Ignite Shootout package is the excuse you need to get in the seat for yourself and let your driving do the talking.

If close racing and low costs aren’t enough, the MavTV film crew will be on hand filming for a broadcast for their Motorsports Road Trip TV series. The film crews will be present on both days of competition compiling racing coverage, on board video and driver interviews.

“Motorsports Road Trip will bring its entire production crew and the MavTV Road Trip Bus to Rock Island,” said Aaron Carotta, better known as Adventure Aaron. “Our staff will sign autographs, hand out swag and interact with all of the racers as we tape the episode.”

For more information on the Ignite Shootout structure and rules, please visit margay.com/company/ignite-shootout.html or call 800-562-7429. Head over to rockislandgrandprix.com to register or to find out more about this Labor Day weekend event.

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Halftime TEXAS PROKART CHALLENGE COMPLETES FIRST HALF OF 2015 SEASON Words | Photos: ProMedia Motorsports PR | Dreams Captured The 2015 Burger King®/Texas Barge ProKart Challenge series presented by 3G Kart Racing, Dallas Karting Complex and IAME USA West - held its second event of the season at the North Texas Kartway on June 12-14. The Denton, Texas facility is among the most challenging courses in the United States, and the 1/2-mile circuit kept drivers and mechanics on their toes all weekend. The Superkarts! USA and Texas Barge Rotax Max Challenge competitors contested the event during the daylight hours for the first time in series history after night-time main events were held in the three previous seasons. The championship chases are more defined now at the halfway point of the season, with a handful of drivers placing themselves into contention Jordan Musser and Jake French dominated the opening event in Champion Racing S1/S2 Stock Moto, and continued in Denton.

French was the driver to beat throughout the third round action.

Qualifying first, French drove to the win in each of the heat races.

Musser got the jump on French, who fell back to seventh in the opening circuit. The S1 driver fought his way forward to reach the second spot by lap nine. From there, he inched his way closer to Musser, coming up a half-second short with the former S4 Pro Tour champion taking his second victory of the year. Cody Jolly grabbed the third step on the podium with Nathan Adds and Austin Wilkins making up the top-five. French earned maximum points on Sunday with a sweep from qualifying to the main event. Leading all 16 laps, French won by 3.5 seconds over Wilkins with Adds in third. Musser suffered mechanical issues in the heat races, having to come from the back in the Final and reached fourth, just missing out on the podium by inches at the line. Harry Gottsacker filled out the topfive drivers.

Connor Ford nearly completed the weekend sweep in Motorsports Development Group Rotax Senior division. Ford’s only blemish on the results was qualifying on Sunday. Saturday was a sweep, as he set the fast lap in qualifying and won both heat races. Thomas Beaudoin was able to reach the checkered flag first in the main event, but was moved back to the second position, handing the win to Ford. Spencer DeLeon ran to the third position. Sunday began with two-time race winner Gabe Bargas laying down the fast lap in qualifying. Ford came back in the heat races to score the wins, and then won the feature by over a second ahead of Beaudoin with DeLeon once again in third.

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weekend sweep. Stretch saw his perfect score disrupted in Saturday’s Heat #2 after qualifying on pole position and winning Heat #1. Crossing the line first, Stretch was penalized one position for an infraction. The Final was not decided until the final circuit, with Juan Pablo Cepeda challenging. Stretch took the lead on the last lap, holding on for the victory by just a tenth of a second over Cepeda. Heat #2 winner Enzo Scionti took the final step on the podium with Liam Flanagan and Chase Gardner completing the top-five. Stretch led the way to the main event, qualifying first and winning both heat races. Scionti challenged early on in the Final, until Stretch secured the point and pulled out to a 2.7-second advantage at the checkered flag. Scionti held off Dylan Hajicek for third with Alex Standfield fourth and Flanagan fifth.

A number of drivers were in the hunt in the Texas Barge Rotax Micro Max division, featuring Noel Jesus Leon and Enzo Scionti taking the victories. Vittorio Catino set the pace in qualifying on Saturday, but Branyon Tiner took the opening heat win. Caiden Mitchell was the third different driver to land at the top, winning the second heat race. Mitchell led all 12 laps to cross the line first, but was penalized one position for an infraction. That promoted Noel Jesus Leon to the top of the podium, dropping Mitchell to the second step as Branyon Tiner ended up third. Scionti started Sunday as the top driver in qualifying, with again the heat races going to two different drivers, Tiner and Leon. Tiner and Scionti emerged as the lead duo, with Scionti able to edge out Tiner at the line to earn his first victory of the season. Leon drove to third, with Catino and Mitchell making up the top-five.

It is now four straight for Austin Osborne in the TaG Senior division after sweeping the entire weekend in Denton. Osborne led from qualifying to the checkered flag of the Final each day, earning maximum points toward the championship chase. Nick Martin ran second on Saturday with Graig Alvarez third in his 2015 series debut. Osborne ran away with the action on Sunday, pulling out to a five-second advantage in the 16-lap feature over Austin Kazuba.

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Rotax Mini Max category, winning both feature races. Jaramillo landed his first pole position of the season, and won the opening heat race on Saturday. Double Katy winner Marcelo Garcia slipped by for the win in Heat #2, but Jaramillo responded in the main event. Garcis retired early, opening the door for Jaramillo to score the victory. Maxwell Waithman and Cash Tiner completed the podium. Garcia came back Sunday to steal the pole position in qualifying, with Waithman off by just 34 thousandths. Jaramillo was back in fourth, but fought his way to the front in Heat #1. He defended the top spot in Heat #2, and fought off a late challenge from Garcia for his second victory of the weekend. Waithman recorded another podium finish, this time in third over Tiner.

The AIM S5 Junior Stock Moto division welcomed two new winners - Ryan Patrick Lewis and Jake Bien - each making their first 2015 series start. Point leader Andrew Engberson led the way for much of the day with Ryan Patrick Lewis tailing him. In the final.

Lewis made a last lap pass work, reaching the checkered flag first.

Engberson settled for second with Broch Evans third for his first podium finish of 2015. Sunday was very similar, as Engberson was the driver to beat. Qualifying first, he won both heat races to land the pole position for the main event. Lewis trailed the Round Two winner throughout the day. On the final circuit, contact was made between the two with Lewis getting the brunt of it, and unable to continue. Engberson went on to cross the line first, but was scored behind Lewis. That promoted Bien to the top of the podium, with Austin Jeffries into second and Evans third.

Another driver named Lewis shined in the Chase Racing Rotax Junior category, with Ryan C Lewis extending his win streak to four.

Lawson Nagel opened up the day as the top qualifier, going on to win the opening heat race. Lewis got the better of him in Heat #2, and the duo fought back and forth for the victory in the main event. Riley Dickinson made it a three driver battle, with Lewis edging out Nagel for the win by 62 thousandths at the line. Nagel qualified first once again when Sunday’s round of racing, with Dickinson the driver to beat once racing started. After winning the two heat races, Dickinson started the main event on the pole position. Lewis overcame troubles in the heat races to climb his GO Racing Magazine

way forward. My lap seven of the 12-lap event, Lewis was into the lead and drove away to a four-second advantage for his fourth straight victory. Miguel Ruiz slipped into the second spot, pushing Dickinson back to third.

Paige Evans scored both victories in the TaG Junior division. Max Stephens was the top qualifier for Saturday’s round with Tyler Orum winning Heat #2. Evans was the opening heat winner and went on to score the feature victory. Stephens placed second with Orum in third. Sunday, Stephens was again the best driver on the clock in qualifying, but Evans responded to lead the remainder of the day.

Stephens was runner-up once again, with Cooper Heffley into the third spot. TaG Master saw Round One winner Ric Baribeault add two more victories to his 2015 total. Erich Polack won both heat races on Saturday, but Baribeault had the edge in the feature.

Polack ran second to Baribeault on Sunday as well.

Harry Gottsacker add two more wins to bring his total to four in the Dallas Karting Complex Rotax DD2 class. Former Team USA member Nathan Mauel kept the pressure on all day, but was only able to score a heat win on Saturday with Gottsacker showing the way in the remaining on track sessions. Lance Lehrman was uncontested in Kart Racing Solutions Rotax DD2 Masters. Alexis Costa and Rod Clinard, making his first start of 2015, went back and forth in the SwedeTech Racing Engines S4 Master Stock Moto division. Clinard led the majority of Saturday, before Costa stole the feature race win. Clinard completed the sweep on Sunday, earning his first main event victory of the season.

The series is right back into action on July 10-12 as the program visits the Dallas Karting Complex in Caddo Mills, Texas. Registration is currently open at the series website with the $50 discount in effect for those drivers who enter before midnight on July 5.

Additional updates on the 2015 Burger King®/Texas Barge ProKart Challenge series - presented by 3G Kart Racing, Dallas Karting Complex and IAME USA West is available at texasprokartchallenge.com and be sure to find Texas ProKart Challenge on Facebook.

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Returning Rounds 2015 CAN-AM KARTING CHALLENGE RETURNS TO MEDFORD FOR ROUNDS 3-4 Words | Photos: Can-Am Challenge Rounds 3-4 of the Can-Am Challenge got underway Friday with official practice. Racers and teams were greeted by stifling heat and humidity, but by Saturday it had subsided and we saw perfect racing conditions. As always, the Can-Am free BBQ took place after the final on track session Friday. With full bellies and smiles on their faces racers were ready to race come Saturday morning. For decades the Medford track, run by the Southern Oregon Karters, has been the backdrop of fierce battles and epic heartache.

The ¾ of a mile circuit, with its long straight and hard braking zones, supplies ample passing opportunities for all the classes.

This weekend marked the debut of the Rookie Cup presented by Go-Kart Hero and Rolison Performance Group. Seven local kids got to participate in the ultimate factory arrive and race driving experience. For $299 rookie drivers between 7-10 years old got behind the wheel of brand new Kosmic karts powered by Micro Max engines. Drivers and their families enjoyed two complete days of racing with full hospitality, a private pit area and Austin Elliott serving as driver liaison, tuner, and coach. Victories were split between two sisters, Seveen Wernegreen and Joie Wernegreen.

Ethan Hutchison joined them on the podium both days with a 3rd and a 2nd place finish. “Mike Rolison and I have been talking about creating a program to help get new drivers into the Rotax series but the Rookie Cup didn’t really take shape until about a month before the Medford event. Given the limited time we had to promote the event, both Mike and I were extremely pleased with the turnout of drivers, families and supporters within the Rotax Can-Am Challenge series. Big thanks to RPG and Austin Elliott for getting the karts together and making it happen,” said GoKart Hero president Don Becklin. “Now it’s off to British Columbia for the next Rookie Cup event at the Greg Moore Raceway on July 11-12. We will be looking for a fresh batch of rookie drivers to take to the track, so anybody who wants to help us promote and recruit participants, please contact myself or Mike.”

Senior/Masters MAX Presented by Promagine Coming off his second place finish at the US Open race a few weeks early Christian Brooks came into Medford as the odds on favourite. Brooks led all the timed sessions heading into Saturday’s qualifying session. Brooks smashed the stout field of Senior Max drivers, putting 4 tenths on his nearest competitor, Vancouver, WA. racer Adam Smalley. Team USA driver Derek Wang qualified P3 with Artie Carpenter and Kyle Dupell rounding out the fast five. Brooks cruised to an easy win in the pre-final and continued to soft pedal for most of the main event. He dialled his times back by a second 10

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a lap to conserve tires for Sunday’s race. Bradley Dezall emerged from the opening corners behind Brooks and ahead of Hailey Groff. Groff challenged hard for the position before finally getting past in turn 4. After showing up late Friday and having no practice Davey Manthei Jr. climbed up into 3rd place. Wang and Carpenter were also on the move after DNF’s in the pre-final saw them start towards the bottom of the grid. With Brooks out front Groff drove the #314 home to a 2nd place and her first Can-Am podium.

Manthei finished in 3rd. John Breidinger kept his win streak alive, taking the top step of the podium both days. Four in a row for John.

Sunday started off with Brooks cleaning house once again. With another pole and pre-final win, Brooks was poised to go home with all the marbles. The 20-lap final seemed like a mere formality until Brooks hit the curb and dropped his chain on lap four.

Carpenter, a winner from Tri-Cities gladly took over the position and drove to a 5 second margin of victory. The battle for 2nd and 3rd intensified as the laps wound down. Wang closed the gap on Manthei late in the contest and made a late race move for 2nd. It worked, dropping Manthei down the order to 3rd. Groff, Dezall and Dupell all jockeyed for position a few seconds back, little did they know it was for the final podium position. After a grenade’d motor in Saturday’s pre-final Wang switched to a backup motor sealed two years prior. Unfortunately, it didn’t meet current specs and he had to surrender the position. Manthei was bumped to 2nd and Groff was then elevated to 3rd, for her second podium in two days.

Junior MAX Presented by RPG Sting Ray Robb swept the Junior Max class this weekend, winning everything put in front of him. It was suggested he needed a broom on the podium, but he probably could have rode that to victory as well. Even though the results show Robb at the top of the charts it was not to say it came easily for him. With a stacked field of 18 drivers every position was hard to keep.

Michael Michoff was consistently in a position to make things difficult for the Idaho driver Robb. Michoff qualified 2nd both days and was the only other driver to lead any laps all weekend.

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Saturday’s final but Robb was back around him a few laps after.

Annie Breidinger, Hunter Melahn, Spencer Kunz all turned in great drives behind Robb and Michoff, but in the end it was Melahn who made the third step on the podium. Sunday was more of the same with Robb dominating the on track festivities. Michoff again ran solidly in 2nd place but third went to Michael McCarthy.

McCarthy struggled all weekend with gremlins, but a trip over to the drag strip next door got him sorted out in time for the main. The pole sitter from Tri-Cities started 8th and drove to 3rd.

Mini MAX Presented by MonsterX Austin Torgerson and Grant Langon were consistently the two quickest karts in Mini Max. Cooper Becklin and Marco Kacic also showed speed as did Josh Pierson, Carsen Kunz Jonathan Portz and Ellie Musgrave. Overall it was the tightest field of drivers in Medford. Saturday’s top qualifier was Torgerson, running a 54.026. Langon stopped the clock P2, and less than a tenth off the pole sitter’s pace. Torgerson went on to win the pre-final and lead every lap in the final. Contact for second place saw Portz fall to the tail of the field and Langon issued a 10 second penalty for avoidable contact. Kacic and Becklin gained ground in the first of two finals to finish in 2nd and 3rd. The tables turned in Sunday’s qualifying session with Langon securing the pole.

Torgerson had a declarations error and started the pre-final from the rear of the field. Kunz chased Langon to the finish line in pre-final action with Torgerson getting up into third. Torgerson spent the entire 15-lap final glued to the bumper of Langon. He kept looking for a way past, but none materialized, and Langon scored the win. Torgerson finished his run in 2nd. Pierson was running double duty this weekend in Micro and Mini and scored his first mini podium on Sunday with his 3rd place finish.

Micro MAX Presented by GoKart Hero Josh Pierson topped the charts in qualifying Saturday with Ashton Torgerson only off by a scant .023. The pre-final saw Pierson take the win and Torgerson take a penalty for a jumped start. Pierson sped off at the drop of the green with Ryan Dezall in 2nd and Torgerson up to 3rd. Once again the battle ensued for the lead with Dezall, Jason Leung and Isabella Jaime trying to keep contact. The duo pulled out an 8 second gap at the finish with Pierson scoring the win and Torgerson settling for 2nd. Dezall ended his day on the podium in 3rd.

The rivalry continued through Sunday with Torgerson securing the pole and the pre-final win. Unfortunately the epic battle we hoped to see unfold in the main event ended early in the 15-lap contest. Torgerson fell out early with pulse line issues, leaving Pierson with a solo run to the finish.

Dezall had another strong showing on Sunday finishing in 2nd place. Leung finished a few lengths back for 3rd.

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a few tenths quicker than Justin Walsh all weekend. Walsh on the other hand had fantastic starts every time they lined up.

This made for an interesting set of laps to begin each of the race sessions. Tyler Shepard and Dave Shepard made their 2015 debuts after not making the trek up to the opening rounds at Tri-Cities. Criscione went undefeated all weekend with both poles, two heat wins and a sweep of the finals. Walsh was so good off the line that the driver with the “I Love My Mom” visor strip kept people at the fence just to watch the hole shot. Dave Shepard took both victories in the Masters with Tyler finishing in 3rd both days behind Criscione and Walsh.

LO206 Presented by Briggs & Stratton Jacob Gulick was top of the charts on Saturday for the Junior LO206 qualifying session. His 1-second advantage held out all through the pre-final and through the main event. Ryan Vallee stepped up his game in the final and brought the fight to Gulick. The lead was exchanged multiple times with Mason Buck sitting on in 3rd. When the checkered flag flew it was for Gulick. Vallee finished 2nd and Buck was 3rd. Sunday got a little more interesting as Derek Wang, Samuel Gerlof and Enrique Jaime pulled out their karts and joined in the fun. Wang was by far the fastest and started the final from the back after having a mysterious mechanical gremlin on the warm up lap. The ensuing 15 laps was a blast to watch as Senior driver Wang battled with the Juniors lap after lap. The running order changed a couple times per lap with the final outcome not decided until the last set of corners. Wang took the overall with Vallee grabbing 2nd overall and first in Juniors. The entire field finished in a group with Gerlof getting 2nd and Gulick 3rd.

The Can-Am Karting Challenge will resume in mid-July when they put the Can in Can-Am at the Greg Moore Raceway in Chilliwack, British Columbia. This foray into BC will take place July 10-12 and is always a fantastic event.

For more information on the 2015 Can-Am Karting Challenge, please visit www.CanAmKartingChallenge.com. For general questions and information as well as questions about online registration, please contact Info@CanAmRotax.com. For information and questions regarding the Rotax cylinder exchange program, please contact Mike@CanAmRotax.com.

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Knockout Punch CROUSE, KALB, KO COMPETITION AT KERSHAW Words | Photos: Buddy Long/WKA Karting | Carl Barnes/Double Vision Photography

The June event for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series may just be round 2 of 4 for the series, but for Aiden Baker Crouse and David Kalb Jr, this past weekends edition of the Kart City Performance Nationals at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina appeared more of a knockout punch in a battle of the best 4 Cycle Heavyweights in the country, as the 2 drivers combined for 9 wins over the weekend.

Success for both drivers began Friday afternoon in the Sportsman and Junior Pro Gas Shootout races. With $200 on the line for 1st place, courtesy of Brads Heating and Cooling, the 10-lap sprint race became a ton more interesting for drivers and fans. Crouse drew first blood on Friday, taking the 10 lap Sportsman Pro Gas Shootout over Riley Kelley and Cale Hall, thus claiming the $200 top prize. Kelley earned $100 for second with Hall netting $50 for third, while the entire top five, which consisted of Andrew Willis and Macon Moore, all received trophies for their efforts.

For Crouse, it would be the 1st of 6 wins over the weekend, bringing his 2015 win total to 10 wins in 2 weekends!!!!

The Junior Pro Gas Shootout turned into a great battle with Kalb fending off the constant efforts of Cody Hall for the $200 victory, thus setting the tone for what would be a tough weekend for Kalbs competition. Hall claimed $100 for second, with Matthew Tortorell earning a solid 3rd, along with a $50 payday, a nice job considering the struggles he endured with handling issues during practice.

The balance of the top 5 were Joshua Stark and Hunter Fox. 21 karts lined up for the Senior Pro Gas Money race, rounding out the Friday on track activities. And for the second race in a row, Zach Linsell found himself not only taking the Money Race win, but again fending off the efforts of yet another Heavlow, this time Jimmy Heavlow. With younger brother Jake, the runnerup in Jacksonville, enjoying a graduation trip in the Dominican Republic, older brother Jimmy took behind the wheel, and thus made the battle a good one between the two northeast stalwarts. Linsells win netted just under $400 for the victory, with his win streak bringing back memories of the dominance of Gary Lawson in the Friday Night Shootout. Following the top 2 were Mike Greiner, Corey Towles, and Sean Meier.

As the series prepares for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals July 3-5 at G and J Kartway in Camden, Ohio, Brad Farmer of Brad’s Heating and Cooling announced they will continue the Shootout Purses on Friday Night, with the Sportsman and Junior drivers again vying for $200 to win.

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the 2014 Champions were honored, it was time to hit the track for Day #1 of the Kart City Performance Nationals.

The Tyler Sandmeyer LO206 Kid Kart Class was the first to hit the track Saturday with young Florida/Georgia product Owen Lloyd claiming his first career national event win. Lloyds win was not easy, as he had to fend off the efforts of defending series champion Jax Walker, as well as Brently Miller, the driver who swept both national races in Jacksonville. Bryce Sanders, making his first appearance of the year was 4th, with Caleb Gafrarar rounding out the top 5.

For Crouse, success began on Saturday in the Razor Chassis Sportsman Pro Gas Lite class. Saturday’s main resembled that of the Friday night shootout with Riley Kelley again coming home second. Tanner Carter squeezed in for third, with Cale Hall and Macon Moore completing the top 5. Crouse was the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Award Winner.

With second not being enough in Fridays Senior Pro Gas Money Race, Jimmy Heavlow roared back to take round 1 of the Coyote Motorsports sponsored Senior Pro Gas class, besting a talent laden field. Corey Towles chased Heavlow to the stripe with Mike Greiner again coming home in third, followed by Zach Linsell and Skyler Locklear, returning to the series after a brief absence.

Fighting flu like symptoms on a 90 degree South Carolina day, David Kalb Jr dug deep, shaking off the efforts of his illness, to lay claim to the Van K Wheels Junior Pro Gas Lite Class win, the second win in what would be a 3 win weekend. Chasing Kalb to the stripe were Matthew Miller, Cody Hall, Jimmy Cole Jackson, and Nash Dyun.

After taking 1 of 2 main events in Florida in March, Jim Lipari roared back to sweep both days of Animal Medium competition at Kershaw, topping Paul Headley and Cayla Chapman both days. Like Kalb, Chapman was suffering from high fever all weekend long.

After challenges at Jacksonville prevented a Top 3 finish, Riley Kelley, fresh off a second place run Friday in the Sportsman Pro Gas Shootout, bettered his position by 1 spot Saturday in the Miller Welders Sportsman LO206 Class, winning a great battle with Cale Hall and Tanner Carter to take the win for his first career Gold Cup National event win. Following the top 3 Saturday were Mark Steube and Elijah Skaggs.

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In the Thor Oil Junior LO206 Class Saturday, Cody Hall carried his Jax momentum to Kershaw, claiming his second straight national event win, besting Hunter Fox, Jimmy Cole Jackson, Matthew Miller, and Jason Alder.

Alder rebounded on Sunday to finally lay claim to an event win at Kershaw. After scoring 4 national wins at Jacksonville, Alder struggled a good part of the weekend, but put it all together to claim Sundays win in the Junior LO206 Class. Alex Vrabel had a solid second place run, with Cody Hall, Jimmy Cole Jackson, and Talia Moffett completing the top 5.

Kershaw was somewhat like Old Home Week with the return of Skyler Locklear, Chris Wells, Jimmy Heavlow, Travis Manning, Ryan Bennett, AND Ben Wagenhals!! Jumping on to a Jim Lipari Coyote Chassis, Wagenhals returned to Gold Cup victory lane in fine fashion, taking the Briggs and Stratton Racing LO206 Heavy Final on Saturday. Austin Queen, the runnerup twice in Jacksonville, again stole the bridesmaid spot, with JT Swygert, Patrick O’Neal, and Matt Skaggs completing the top 5.

In a repeat performance of Sunday in Florida, Eric Fagan again took the Day 2 show, topping a great performance

by Haley Kummer. Wagenhals came home third Sunday, with Swygert and Mike Greiner completing the top 5.

With time to rest between rounds, Crouse took back to the track to steal the Baker Racing Engines Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy main over Riley Kelley, Andrew Willis, Mark Steube, and Macon Moore.

Crouse also was the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Award winner.

The Power Plus Lubricants Animal Heavy Mix Class found a new winner in Kershaw. After Paul Headley swept the action in Florida, Joey Miller found his way to victory circle for his first win of the year. Headley, the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Award winner, was second, followed by Tim Stiefel, Josh Stiefel, and Case Hall.

The final event on Saturday was one David Kalb was looking for, as he laid claim to his second straight win of the day, and third of the weekend, taking the Brad’s Heating and Cooling Junior Pro Gas Heavy Main. Joshua Stark, continuing to get stronger every time out, was second, followed by Matthew Miller, Hunter Johnson, and Cody Hall. Jason Alder was the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Award winner.

As the series headed to another hot day on Sunday, new faces continued to find their way to victory lane as Bryce Sanders claimed his first career win in the Tyler Sandmeyer Kid Kart Class. And like Owen Lloyd on Saturday, Sanders had to hold off defending champ Jax Walker, as well as Brently Miller for the win. Sanders was the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time award winner for both Saturday and Sunday.

And as Sunday continued, so did Aiden Baker Crouse, sweeping the activities in the Razor Chassis Sportsman Pro Gas Lite class, edging out Riley Kelley, Tanner Carter, Cale Hall, and Andrew Willis. Crouse also swept the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Awards in the class for the weekend.

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The best race of the weekend, hands down, was the Coyote Motorsports Senior Pro Gas Lite main. Memories of Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison banging at Daytona paled in comparison to the side by side leaning, and sometimes equal banging, that Chris Wells and Jimmy Heavlow were performing, as the two drivers remained glued together around the course the entire final lap. As the pair exited the final turn, the pair remained side by side, with Wells gaining the inside advantage, forcing Heavlow slightly offline, and enough to score a huge victory in his comeback to the Gold Cup Series.

The second the pair crossed the stripe, both drivers shook hands and high fived each other, recognizing an awesome driving performance by both. Sean Meier had the best seat in the house, watching the battle from his third finishing position, while Corey Towles and Skyler Locklear completed the top five. Towles was the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time winner.

Following a number of runs in the top 5 all weekend, Matthew Miller finally put it all together, taking the top honors in the Van K Wheels Junior Pro Gas Lite Main on Sunday, for his second win of the season, Miller, the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time winner, had won the Junior LO206 class at Jacksonville prior. Chasing Miller across the stripe were Alex Vrabel, Joshua Stark, Hunter Fox, and Hunter Johnson.

Crouse continued to spread the win wealth Sunday, taking the Miller Welders Sportsman LO206 class, topping Will Robusto, Cale Hall, Isabella Robusto, and Saturday winner Riley Kelley.

Crouse was also the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time award winner.

Crouse completed the sweep of Sportsman Pro Gas competition, taking the Baker Racing Engines Heavy race on Sunday, beating out Riley Kelley, Mark Steube, and Andrew Willis. Crouse also collected another Mikim Motorsports Fast Time award for the day.

Enough was enough for Paul Headley in Sunday’s version of the Power Plus Lubricants Animal Heavy Mix Class. After 3 runnerup finishes for the weekend between Mix and Animal Medium, Headley broke out for his lone win of the weekend, topping Saturday’s winner Joey Miller, with Dustin Demattia, Josh Steifel, and Tyler Smith completing the top 5.

Smith was also the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time winner.

The final race of the weekend began in the same fashion the event began, with yet another new winner in victory lane in the form of Hunter Johnson, taking the Brad’s Heating and Cooling Junior Pro Gas Heavy Main. Johnson topped Mikim Motorsports Fast Time winner Matthew Miller, with Joshua Stark, Hunter Fox, and Matthew Tortorell completing the top 5.

With 2 of 4 national events in the books, the series now heads quickly to G and J Kartway in Camden, Ohio July 3-5 for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals.

On behalf of the World Karting Association, a big thanks to the many competitors, families, and sponsors for supporting the event, and enduring a hot weekend, providing yet another wild weekend of racing on track.

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Event Dates MAXSPEED ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES 2016 EVENT DATES Words: MaxSpeed Just past the halfway point of the year, MAXSpeed Entertainment, the largest karting promotion company in the world, is pleased to announce the dates of their 2016 promoted events. Working not only on events still on the 2015 calendar, MAXSpeed Entertainment staff has worked diligently to ensure 2016 dates for the Florida Winter Tour, US Open and the United States Rotax MAX Challenge (USRMC) Grand Nationals were confirmed early, allowing teams and drivers to finalize their racing plans in ample amount of time.

“With seven amazing event weekends in the books and three to go, we are very happy with our 2015 programs,” explains MAXSpeed Entertainment’s Director of Promotions Garett Potter. “We want to get a head start on 2016 so our teams and their customers can start to plan.”

After a successful takeover of the popular Florida Winter Tour program in 2015, MAXSpeed revamped the back-to-back weekend format to include both ROK Cup USA and Rotax MAX Challenge events. With a successful outcome and positive relationship with ROK Cup USA officials, MAXSpeed Entertainment is pleased to announce the continued partnership in 2016.

“We are excited to kick off 2016 with our ROK-n-Rotax program at the Florida Winter Tour, again partnering with ROK Cup USA,” adds Potter. “Our decision to partner with them may have surprised some, but as evidenced by an overwhelmingly successful and popular FWT in 2015, it’s clear we made a great choice for everyone involved.”

Once the FWT wraps in 2016, focus will turn to the second season of the US Open series. This three round program features both Rotax and Stock Honda shifter classes, and a true national championship for its competitors.

“Even though we only have one round complete in the inaugural season of the US Open, we have received rave reviews about the unique format and schedule, and we have seen some amazing class line-ups, with top drivers from North America and from all over the world,” continues Potter. “We have been listening to the teams’ suggestions on how together we can build this program into the powerhouse for the future. Stay tuned for some exciting class restructuring for 2016.”

Rotax National Champions will be crowned at the pinnacle Rotax event in America for the 2016 United States Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Nationals. Keeping the early August date, competitors from across the country will have plenty of opportunity to attain required punches for the event.

2016 MAXSpeed Entertainment Dates January 14-17

Florida Winter Tour ROK Cup USA Round #1

January 21-24

Florida Winter Tour Rotax MAX Challenge Round #1

February 11-14

Florida Winter Tour ROK Cup USA Round #2

February 18-21

Florida Winter Tour Rotax MAX Challenge Round #2

March 10-13

Florida Winter Tour ROK Cup USA Round #3

March 17-20

Florida Winter Tour Rotax MAX Challenge Round #3

April 28-May 1

US Open Round #1

June 23-26

US Open Round #2

August 3-6

United States Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Nationals

November 1-5

US Open Round #3

“We have reached out to our partners worldwide to build a schedule that allows customers the chance to compete at many different events,” adds Potter. “We worked together on the calendar with Andy Seesemann of the Rotax Challenge of the Americas and Roland and James Geidel of the Rotax MAX Euro Challenge. Our conversations and coordination will allow drivers from all over the world to compete at as many events as they would like.”

With track contracts being finalized, locations for the 2016 schedule will be released following the 2015 USRMC Grand Nationals, August 5-9, 2015 at the Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina.

Stay tuned to www.MAXSpeedEntertainment.com for more information on 2016 MAXSpeed Entertainment promoted events.

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Waving the Flag ROK CUP USA WAVES CHECKERED FLAG UNDER THE LIGHTS FOR ROUND THREE Words | Photos: ROK Cup USA Round three of the ROK CUP USA showed as one of the most exciting in the series to date. With teams coming from around the world, including the United States, Brazil, Aruba and many others, each class showcased its skill and desire for a podium finish.

The weekend events had over 100 people in attendance, including the drivers and their teams. Round three officially kicked off on Friday morning with practice. However, drivers knew this would be an event unlike any other since this weekend’s official race events would occur at night, under the lights at Palm Beach Karting.

On Friday morning, the drivers and teams began to arrive at the track for warm ups and practice. The Junior ROK class took the track first. With a demanding schedule throughout the weekend, it was evident that each driver came prepared to endure the competition and exciting challenge of the track. Friday evening kicked off official timed practices and three heats for each class. As Saturday morning arrived, the teams got to take some time and enjoy a catered lunch party from ROK Cup USA. The afternoon activities including rock climbing and a dunk tank provided all attendees with the ability to fuel up on delicious catered lunch and refresh before a great day on the track.

The Friday evening race events began with timed qualifying followed by three heat races. The mandatory driver’s meeting, lead by Andre Martins, provided drivers with the necessary information needed prior to racing. Competition showed very early on in the weekend and continued to present itself with strategized driving. Friday’s events welcomed some rain but that did not slow the drivers down.

Saturday’s racing continued after the lunch party and consisted of pre-final and final events. As the sun started to set, the checkered flag was waved for each class including the launch of fireworks. Under the lights, the class podium winners were treated like true champions and were awarded with Italian imported trophies to celebrate their wins.

Senior ROK class, Stross lead with a 1.365 gap between him and Ryan Norberg who took second. Following in third for another podium win was Luis Jose Forteza.

In Round two, U.D. Ramsey took second place and in Round three we saw Ramsey come back, determined to take the top spot.

U.D. took the checkered flag for the Master ROK class. Followed

by Miguel Gransaull in second and Gonzalo Aponte with third.

With the largest Mini ROK class in the series to date, all 28 drivers showed up excited and ready to race under the lights this past weekend. Showcasing endurance and skill, each driver gave Round three their all as an athlete.

Walking away with first, Lachlan DeFrancesco took the top podium with a 2.437 difference than Alessandro Famularo who walked away with second. The third place finish for the Mini ROK class was awarded to Anthony Famularo.

The Micro ROK class was once again taken by umber 48, James Egozi. As the youngest class on the track, these drivers proved that they have what it takes and finished the weekend strong. Second place in Micro ROK was awarded to Jeremy Fletcher and Lucas Rodriguez took third place.

The Shifter Senior and Shifter Master classes had a large turn out for their classes. While Shifter Senior Christian Lall Dass has been in the front of the pack, this round he earned himself the top podium win for his class. Followed closely by Ben Hankinson and Nicholas Hargraves. In the Shifter Master class, Christian Bartz was awarded first place with his best time of 56.125. Bartz was closely followed

by Andres Hoffman in second and Jacob Guilheme in third.

Starting with the Junior class, the competition was tight.

Pulling the podium win with a 0.055 gap, Anthony Gangi Jr. took the top spot again for his class. Enzo Fittipaldi followed behind him and Tyler Gonzalez took third.

The 2015 ROK Cup USA series will continue on August 15-16 in Jacksonville for Round Four. As the ROK Cup International Finals in Italy gets closer, don’t miss details from ROK Cup USA.

Dustin Stross came ready to take the checkered flag and he proved victorious. Taking the number one spot for the

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Doubling Up WELAGE AND ZEEN DOUBLE UP ON CHEESE COWS IN BADGER SPRING NATIONALS Words | Photos: Buddy Long/WKA Karting | Dave Olsen/Speedgraphicscompany.com The return to Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin, the first for many since 2008, and the overall first for many completely, also meant a return to a time honored tradition. Stop #3 for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series, albeit greeted by a steady day long rain on Saturday, was well rewarded with brilliant sunshine and great competition on Sunday with drivers in the top 5 not only receiving their just rewards, but the famed Cheese Cows, a symbolic award that sometimes has rivaled that of a Grand National Eagle!

After racing all day on wet weather tires Saturday through qualifying and 3 sets of heat races, competitors quickly had to revert back to the dry setup on Sunday, fortunately something they were accustomed to on Friday, giving the newcomers plenty of track time in both weather conditions.

Leading the way in the win column over the weekend were Jason Welage and Andrick Zeen, the only 2 drivers to double their victory lane fortunes in the Spring Nationals. Welage came out of the blocks quick on Sunday, winning a ferocious battle with local product Kyle Thome and national competitor Connor Ferris in the IAME USA Swift Cup Class. Thome led the field down to the start after taking the Streeter Super Stands Fast Time honors on Saturday, and appeared to have things well in hand as Welage, Ferris, Pauly Massimino, and Tyler Ferris battled throughout the top 5. As the race wore on, Welage began to close the gap and apply pressure, eventually taking the win on Sunday. Thome held on to second, with Connor Ferris, Tyler Ferris, and Massimino completing the top 5.

After missing race #2 at Go Pro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina, Andrick Zeen roared back with a vengeance in Dousman, taking the Tillotson Pro X 30 Senior event. Zeens victory did not come easy as Derek Dignan, fresh off solid runs at Go Pro, hounded Zeen the entire way. In the end, Zeen held on for his first win of the season, thus collecting a cool $1,000 for his efforts. Dignan shadowed Zeen across the stripe for a $500 payday with Mick Gabrial winning a set of Bridgestone Tires for his third place effort. Alexander Kardashian, the Streeter Super Stands Fast Time winner was 4th with Emily Hurlburt completing the top 5. During his podium interview, a very heavy hearted Zeen dedicated his win to his very close friend Philip Savapoulous, who was tragically killed recently.

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The battle in the Woltjer Racing Engines Yamaha Junior class was a weekend long battle between the Top Kart of John Paul Southern Jr and the Merlin ride of Brandon Lemke. After battling hard in the rain all day Saturday, the intensity continued on Sunday with Southern, the Streeter Super Stands Pole winner, edging out Lemke, a great battle between the # 3 and 4 drivers in the series standings. Giovanni Bromante was also a huge factor in this event, taking the lead briefly, but having to settle for 3rd at the stripe.

Sam Mayer and Maks Kowalski completed the top 5 with series point’s leader Zach Holden having to settle for a 9th place result.

One of the most exciting races of the weekend may have indeed come in the Comet Kart Sales Yamaha Sportsman race as local driver Aiden Harrington edged out Kyle Thome for his first career national event win. Thome, stout all weekend long, led the field down to the stripe after taking the Streeter Super Stands Fast Time award, and again edged away in the early going. Meanwhile, Harrington was involved a race long battle for second with Kyle Janssen. Just as it appeared Thome would be able to sneak away, Harrington shot by Janssen and set his sights on the leader, thus taking the lead, and edging out Thome at the line for a most popular win. Thome again had to settle for second, with

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Janssen, Jason Welage, and Tristan Farber completing the top 5. Points leader Pauly Massimino came home 9th in the event, thus tightening his battle with Welage up just a little more.

A familiar face returned to victory lane in the Zero Error Racing Yamaha Senior Pipe class as TJ Koyen returned to Badger in a big way, taking the Streeter Super Stands pole award, then leading Dakota Pesek to the checkers in the event.

Koyen, a longtime top competitor in 2 cycle competition, and no stranger to success at Badger, scored his first Mfg Cup win of the season, with Pesek, points leader Derek Hughes, Kyle Gluth, and Danny Corcoran completing the top 5.

With 2 podiums already under his belt for the day, Jason Welage returned to victory lane one more time, this time claiming $500 in the DRT Racing Pro TaG Sportsman class. While win #1 was a tight battle, Welage made sure to distance himself from the field, getting around Streeter Super Stands pole winner Luca Mars early, then edging away for the $500 victory. Mars held on to second, earning $250 while Madison Campeau made a great charge back inside the top 5 for a well- deserved third place run, thus earning a set of Bridgestone Tires. Gage Rodgers came home 4th with Kaden Wharff rounding out the top 5.

Point’s leader Pauly Massimino came home 7th in the event.

In the New Jersey Sprint Series Yamaha Rookie Class, Connor Churchill rolled to his first win of the season, taking top honors over Aiden Hinds and point’s leader Donald Whorton II in yet another race that produced a multitude of lead changes.

Following the top 3 across the stripe were Zach Collins and Lucas Smalec. Nick Snell, the runner-up in the series points, was the Streeter Super Stands Fast Time award winner on Saturday.

After finishing second to Southern in the Yamaha Junior final, Brandon Lemke was bound and determined to take at least 1 victory away from the Spring Nationals, thus winning the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award, then running away and hiding for the top spot in the KartSport North America Pro IAME Junior Final. Once again, Giovanni Bromante was in the top 3 as well, taking a second place run, with Alex Bertagnoli, point’s leader Zach Holden, and Southern completing the top 5. For his efforts, Lemke took home a $500 payday while Bromante claimed $250 for his runner-up honors. Bertagnoli was the recipient of a set of Bridgestone Tires.

Competition in the CRP Racing Products Kid Kart Class was again stout all weekend long. While the focus through the first 2 events at Daytona and Go Pro had been squarely on points leader Adam Brickley and Caleb Gafrarar, race #3 would find even more parity as Benjamin Maier, the #7 driver in the series standings swiped the top spot for his 1st national event win of the season, also becoming the third different winner in as many events on the series. Gafrarar ran a steady race for second with Sofia D’Arrigo scoring a top five for the girls with a third place run. After spinning early in the

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event, Sam Corry roared back for an impressive 4th place run as Austin Olds completed the top 5. Point’s leader Adam Brickley, the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award winner, spun in the event, and spent the better part of the race playing catch-up. Unfortunately for the point’s leader, he could not make it back into the top 10.

Sporting just a 5 point lead coming into the event over Gafrarar, the battle in July at New Castle Motorsports Park will be a good one between these two young drivers, as well as the rest of the field.

The final event of the weekend was the battle in the HYTORC of Texas Pro Leopard Senior class, where Andrick Zeen not only cashed in for his second national win of the weekend, he earned yet another $1,000 for his efforts. After winning the Streeter Super Stands Pole Award, Zeen again found himself in familiar territory, fending off the efforts of Derek Dignan in the days final event. Dignan brought home another second place finish, thus earning another $500, while Josh Hotz’s third place finish netted him a set of Bridgestone Tires.

Scott Kopp and Kindra Hurlburt completed the top 5.

With stop #3 in the books, the next event for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series will be July 1719 at New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana for the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals. Entry Blank info is now available online at the WKA website.

On behalf of the Badger Kart Club and the World Karting Association, our sincerest thanks to all of our competitors, families, and sponsors for their hard efforts in working through yet another partially rainy weekend. The wait for great Sunday weather was truly worth it. Congratulations to all winners and top five recipients.

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Fourth of July Race MARTIS, MARION, MOREHEISER, AND PATTON WIN JULY 4TH SO CAL OVAL KARTER MAINS Words | Photo: Scott Dalisio Sports | Schnarzy

The So Cal Oval Karters spent July 4th racing at John Aden’s Wheel2Wheel Raceway on the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville and produced three 2015 repeat winners before a fine holiday crowd that was also treated to a giant fireworks show on the grounds.

Mother Nature graced the day with a reprieve from the devastating high temperatures that prevailed in California just a few days earlier. None the less, the SCOK race turned on the heat and put on a sensational show on the 1/8 of a mile banked dirt oval.

In the SR 4 Cycle Class it was business as usual for Bonita karter Matt Martis as he won his fourth main in six races in 2014.

Starting from the pole, Martis, who also won one of the heat races, beat Lake Elsinore’s Jason Voss to the checkered flag in the main event. Following Voss, who is the only other driver other than Martis to win in the class in 2015 and he has done it twice, was Garrett Schill of Riverside, Banning’s Desiree Gaynor and Aubry Oppelt, who like Voss, reside in Lake Elsinore.

20-lap main event from the pole. Chasing the Cherry Valley racer to the checkers was Lakeside’s Chad Griggs, Camarillo’s Cody Nigh and San Marcos karter Norm Reynolds.

Up next for the So Cal Oval Karters will be round #2 of the “Summer Shootout Series” at the beautiful Grand at the Industry Hills Expo Center on July 25. It will be the only time that the club races with a roof above them in 2015. The pit gate will open at 9:00 AM with the first race at noon.

The So Cal Oval Karters would like to thank the following sponsors who help make the series possible. Burris Racing, Cory Kruseman Sprint Car Driving School, Hubcapmike. com, Perris Auto Speedway, Professional Announcer Chappy, R&J Motorsports, THC Home Medical Services, T-MAC Racing and Yoa Racing Engines. If you would like to become a part of the So Cal Oval Karters 2015 season, please call or E-mail Mike Nigh at (805) 857-2595 or scokart@gmail.com.

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In the KT 100’s, Rob Marion made the long drive from Oxnard a worthwhile venture by sweeping the show winning both heats and the main event. Like Martis, Marion won the main event from the pole. It was his third straight win in the class dating back to May 30th. Cherry Valley racer Troy Patton, who won the first race of the year at Wheel2Wheel in April, came from a fourth place starting spot to finish second in the main event. The top five finishers were rounded out by San Diego’s Randy Truax, Rev Parker and Lake Forest college student Mitchell Collins.

SR4 Cycle 1. Matt Martis - Bonita 2. Jason Voss - Lake Elsinore 3. Garrett Schill - Riverside 4. Desiree Gaynor - Banning 5. Aubrey Oppelt - Lake Elsinore

Like Marion, La Verne veteran Jason Morheisr swept the show winning both heats and the main in the F200’s. It was his second trophy of the 2015 season and both of the wins have come at Wheel2Wheel. Morheiser outdistanced Lake Elsinore’s Troy McIntosh and Banning’s Scott Gaynor for the victory.

KT100 1. Rob Marion - Oxnard 2. Troy Patton - Cherry Valley 3. Randy Truax - San Diego 4. Rev Parker 5. Mitchell Collins - Lake Forest 6. Cliff Kane

Rounding out Saturday’s show was the Open Class and Steve Patton, who also captured both heat races, won the

F200 1. Jason Morheiser - La Verne

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Big Momentum TEXAS SPRINT RACING SERIES LOOKS TO CLOSE OUT 2015 SEASON WITH MOMENTUM Words: RaceTech Development

2. Troy McIntosh - Cherry Valley 3. Scott Gaynor - Banning Open 1. Steve Patton - Cherry Valley 2. Chad Griggs -Lakeside 3. Cody Nigh - Camarillo 4. Norm Reynolds - San Marcos

2015 So Cal Oval Karters Schedule July 25 The Grand at Industry Hills Expo Center

Gates Open at 9 AM Racing at Noon Summer Shootout Series August 8

So Cal Flat Track at Perris Raceway Gates Open at 2 PM Racing at 6 PM Summer Shootout Series

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Gates Open at 3 PM Racing at 6PM Summer Shootout Series (Night Race)

September 12 Wheel2Wheel Raceway - Victorville

Gates Open at 3 PM Racing at 6 PM

September 26 So Cal Flat Track at Perris Raceway

Gates Open at 2 PM Racing at 6 PM October 10

Wheel2Wheel Raceway - Victorville Gates Open at 3 PM Racing at 6 PM Race for the Rack

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Texas Sprint Racing Series (TSRS), a four-stroke only program in the heart of the Lone Star State, continues to gain support as they move onward in the 2015 season. With one event remaining on the schedule this season, series owners and promoters look to continue the growth of the program into the final event and onwards into the 2016 karting season.

Owned and operated by RPM RaceKarts, Mike Rhodes along with Mat Souza and Chance Kelly, both of Core Karting, launched the series early in 2015. With a pair of race weekends now complete, registration numbers and participation have increased as the series continues to get stronger.

“We are a four-stroke only series that caters to Kid Karts with Honda GX50 Engines, Cadets, Juniors, Seniors and Heavy in the Briggs LO206 platform, Clone and Chonda Senior and Heavy as well as Briggs World Formula Senior, which is the premiere class of the Texas Sprint Race Series,” explains Rhodes.

“We started this series as four-stroke racers tend not to get any support or promotion beyond the local level. Also, the continuity between the clubs is few and far between, and we are looking to fix that with a solid and sound program.”

Made from a group of core four-stroke competitors that had a desire to travel to different circuits throughout Texas, series driver have the chance to compete with other club members for a state or regional championship all while learning about the sport of karting and competing on different tracks to advance and hone their skills. Promoting the Briggs LO206 and Animal engine platforms, the Texas Sprint Race Series was born.

Rhodes continued, “These engines are very reliable and affordable for most people and are common throughout the United States. Also, our Kid Kart engine platform helps new drivers and parents better understand the sport.”

Getting away from the Comer two-stroke engine, the Honda GX50 is the choice for Kid Kart and helps take the technical aspect out of the sport for new drivers and parents alike. Focusing on cost, the Honda GX50 is a sealed engine platform that needs very little engine tuning allowing drivers to focus on building a skill set all while spending time with their families.

The Texas Sprint Racing Series will hold events at club tracks throughout the state that are supported by the series and are completed by qualifying, two fifteen lap heat races and one twenty lap main event for all classes except Kid Karts.

With two events complete, the third and final event weekend of the 2015 season will take place September 1213 at Hill Country Kart Club in San Marcos, Texas.

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Racing Under the Tent CRG FACTORY DRIVE FOR PODIUM FINISHERS

Now that most of the dust has settled for CRG in North America, CRG Nations, the North American importer for CRG chassis, in conjunction with CRG S.p.A. have come together to provide a factory CRG drive in a European event for 2016. Any driver finishing in the top three in points, while driving a CRG, in either the US Open or SuperKarts! USA ProTour championship will be rewarded a 2016 European race under the factory CRG tent.

“Mr. Tinini approached us with the idea of supplying a factory drive, at no cost other than travel expenses, to a driver who finishes in the top three in points of the US Open and SKUSA ProTour championships,” explained Richard Zimmermann, General Manager of CRG Nations. “He wanted us to choose between one of the two championships. However this is impossible to do so we asked if he would be open to the idea of offering it to both. Mr. Tinini was gracious enough to agree under the full understanding that more than likely there would be more than one winner.”

With both series already running one race each and with race number two fast approaching, drivers can continue to win on their CRG’s or if they decide to do so, they can race the remaining two races in each championship on a CRG, even though they may have been on a different brand on the first race. Just as long as the next two races are fully completed on a CRG and the driver finishes in the top three in points in any class, they now win a factory race in Europe as a factory CRG driver. “I am very happy to be able to help CRG Nations offering this prize to the up and coming talents from the USA and Canada,” explained Giancarlo Tinini, owner of CRG S.p.A. “This is a very good opportunity for 20

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certain drivers who have not have the budgets to be able to travel to Europe and participate in a big European event and to show that there are also many talented drivers in North America and if given the chance they can prove themselves against the best drivers in Europe. CRG SPA looks forward to having the guest drivers involved with the Official CRG Racing Team.”

As hinted by Mr. Tinini above, only non-factory sponsored or supported drivers of either CRG S.p.A. or CRG Nations are eligible.

This way privateer drivers can experience the excitement of racing in Europe with a true factory team. If a driver currently races for a private CRG team, they are eligible as long as no support of any manner is received by CRG S.p.A. or CRG Nations.

To be eligible and win the award the following must happen: •

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Be driving a CRG chassis with CRG factory stock graphics in round 2 and 3 of the either the SKUSA ProTour or US Open. (It does not matter what chassis the driver raced in the first event of these two championships) The driver must have officially finish in the top three in the championship, in any class run by either championship.

Be a non-factory CRG S.p.A., CRG Nations, or CRG USA sponsored or supported driver

For more information regarding the CRG factory drive, please call 760-690-7178 or email richard@crgnations.com.

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2015 GO RACING 4 A CURE

MAXSPEED GROUP LAUNCHES NEW GOROTAX.COM WEBSITE Words: Maxspeed Group

The 2nd Annual Race 4 A Cure Honors:

Curtis A. Paul Sr. (1962-2012)

When: August 29-30 2015 Where: Blue Max Kart Club, Davis, California Saturday: Practice, BBQ, FREE CPR Class Sunday: Race & Raffle

MAXSpeed Group, the United States importer for Rotax MAX, Mojo Tires and XPS products and owner of the largest karting promotions company in the world, MAXSpeed Entertainment, is pleased and excited to announce the launch of the new www.

GoRotax.com website. Featuring information dedicated to the United States Rotax MAX Challenge (USRMC) as well as information on Team USA at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF), Rotax, Mojo, XPS products products and more, the new site has been designed to streamline the look and information of MAXSpeed’s online presence.

www.bluemaxkartclub.com www.goracing4acure.com All donations to the cure are welcomed!

“The new GoRotax.com website is modeled after the recently launched MAXSpeed Entertainment website,” explains MAXSpeed Group’s Richard Boisclair. “Working towards one brand, the cohesiveness between the two websites will make it easier for teams, competitors, users and most importantly, our customers to better find the information and products they need and want.”

Working with web developer Matt Long, the website is a simple to use platform that provides ease of use for the end user. The www.

GoRotax.com website will be utilized for dealer and product information as the sole Rotax Distributor for the United States and the Caribbean. All official United States Rotax MAX Challenge regulations and bulletins will only be available on www.GoRotax. com.

Boisclair continued, “We invite anyone and everyone to visit our new website and provide us with your thoughts.”

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A New Schedule ROTAX CHALLENGE OF THE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES 2016 SCHEDULE Rotax Challenge of the Americas, the premier winter karting series on the left coast, is pleased to announce today the 2016 series schedule. The International Rotax MAX Challenge will again offer the popular three-weekend, six-round championship, with stops in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, with the series concluding in Sonoma, California.

“Scheduling is always a challenge in the early months of the year, as MAXSpeed’s Garett Potter and I both go to facilities that have big tracks on site,” comments Rotax Challenge of the Americas promoter Andy Seesemann. “We have to work with each other, as well as work around events that are going on at these facilities, and also other karting events such as the Euro Challenge, which impacts our customers.”

Usually reserving the schedule announcement for the United States Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Nationals event, Seesmann, along with MAXSpeed Entertainment, decided to make the announcement ahead of the upcoming US Open event.

“I usually release our schedule at the US Rotax Nationals, but Garett and I decided to release it at this weekend’s US Open event, since many of our teams and customers are here.”

Getting started a few weeks later than years prior, Rotax Challenge of the Americas customers will be able to enjoy a longer holiday break, as they will head to the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona for round one in late January. Returning to Arizona for round two in early March, drivers will be put to the test at the Phoenix Karting Racing Association (PKRA) facility. Finally, the series will conclude at the state-of-the-art Simraceway Karting Center in Sonoma, California.

2016 Rotax Challenge of the Americas Schedule January 29-31

Musselman Honda Circuit

Tucson, Arizona

March 4-6

Phoenix Karting Racing Association

Phoenix, Arizona

April 1-3

Simraceway Karting Center

Sonoma, California

For more information on the 2016 Rotax Challenge of the Americas, be sure to bookmark www.rotaxchallenge. com as well as ‘Like’ Rotax Challenge of the Americas on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rotaxchallenge and watch for updates as the season draws closer.

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Open Enrollment REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR COLD STONE UNITED STATES ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE GRAND NATIONALS Words: MaxSpeed Group With the annual United States Rotax MAX Challenge (USRMC) Grand Nationals drawing near, MAXSpeed Entertainment is pleased to announce registration for the event is now open. Set for August 5-9, 2015 at the Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) in Kershaw, South Carolina, Rotaxians from across the country will converge to fight for prestigious Grand National Championship titles in all seven Rotax MAX Challenge classes, as well as coveted tickets to the 2015 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF).

“Carolina Motorsports Park will be a fun, different track than what we are accustom to,” explains MAXSpeed’s Garett Potter. “Kershaw is a small and unique town; it’s known for having a 60s feel and everyone is very hospitable. The track is in a park-like setting, and is full of trees in the paddock area. It also features bathrooms and showers, and there is power available for RVs. It will be the perfect host track for the premier Rotax event in the country!”

Based on concerns due to the market availability of the new Rotax 125 MAX evo engine during the first two quarters of the year, punch requirements will differ for the 2015 event. Only two punches will be required to compete in the 2015 Cold Stone Grand Nationals, rather than the four punches needed in years prior.

Registration can be completed by visiting www.

MAXSpeedEntertainment.com or by visiting http://www. floridawintertour.com/fwt2014/index.php?cPath=31 Additional information including pit/RV request form, Kershaw hotel listing, and details on the Carolina Motorsports Park can be found at http://maxspeedentertainment. com/usrmc-grand-nationals/tracks/ “This will mark MAXSpeed’s fifth year promoting the Grand Nationals,” added Potter. “David Watkins and his team at CMP have been busy prepping for the Nationals and the Summer Shootout. We can’t wait to get on track and name our 2015 Rotax National Champions!”

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TRACK A Mother’s Perspective Words: Kory Zimmermann In the past few months I have been approached by probably a half dozen people or so asking the same question. “How did you guys get your son started in karting, it is something I think my son/daughter would really enjoy, but where do we go to get more information and check things out?”

The first part of this question is easy; we were already familiar with the racing industry, my husband knew someone that was selling a used kid kart and we bought it to see if it was something our son wanted to do and we had a kart track nearby to check things out further. That was five hundred dollars and 11 years ago. The latter part of the question makes me cringe and in all honesty with the current state of karting I want to tell them, RUN, look up your local Little League Chapter and forget you ever asked me that question.

If only it was that easy; but the fact of the matter is that I love karting, I love being at the track, I love the time we spend as a family (update: my daughter Senna who has been threatened on numerous occasions that because of her aversion to racing, might have to submit for a name change; has been to TWO races this year and loved it!) I love seeing our racing family and friends and meeting new racing friends.

But, back to the question at hand; where do you start?

I wish I could say, “go here and talk to so-and-so and they will recommend the perfect kart/engine package to get you started, you can touch and feel and hear all of the different options available and see what best fits in your experience and budget.” I can’t tell them that, because it doesn’t exist and if I told them what the reality is, we are back to looking up that little league phone number.

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So, what do I tell them? The current climate in karting is if you don’t have $50K plus a year to spend in the sport, don’t bother. I overheard a race official tell a karter last weekend after this karter (new to the sport) asked for clarification when running in a larger field of karts and was basically told to keep out of the way and “stay in the back.” Wow, I bet that made him feel great and super excited to race and continue his involvement in the sport.

It is no doubt that fields are getting smaller, because organizations are so disjointed. Gone are the days of “bring what you’ve got and race it” and don’t get me wrong, I am a firm believer in spec racing ie: “Challenge of the Americas” and that should be the case as you enter the upper echelons of karting. But when you can’t race at your local club anymore because the promoter is the importer of a motor and won’t allow other engine types to race; explain that to someone wanting to get started in the sport.

And then there are the opinions; rather than thinking of what is best for someone new in the sport, many people are looking out for their best interest or bottom-line; which again is fine, I understand this is a business but to blatantly put down, speak negatively and out-right lie about other products in the hopes of selling your own is bad business. I tell people wanting to get in the sport; go to your local track, talk to racers, talk to teams, talk to different manufacturers, and ask questions.

At the end of the day, I tell them explore the many options. Go to a track day to get a glimpse of what you are getting into, kick the tires, don’t be afraid to ask questions, beware of the vultures and used car salesmen and enjoy the ride! If we had the chance to do it over again; we probably would have done a few things differently but I would do it again in a heartbeat!

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WEEKEND RACE REPORT: COLD STONE US OPEN OF COLORADO AT GRAND JUCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY |

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Jetpak Jak Crawford wins in Mini MAX

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ound number two of MAXSpeed Entertainment’s 2015 Cold Stone US Open presented by MG Tires and Chase/Brash Racing stopped at picturesque Grand Junction Motor Speedway in scenic Grand Junction, Colorado. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees Fahrenheit each day, along with a circuit 4,600 feet above sea level, it was a demanding weekend for drivers and their teams.

141 drivers fought for over $49,600 in cash and prizes that ranged from Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals tickets to a state-ofthe-art GP2 CMR Bell helmet to paid trips for Micro MAX and Mini MAX point leaders to join Team USA in Portugal, as well as cold, hard cash. The pressure was on as soon as official timing started on Friday.

Rolison Performance Group sponsored Rotax Senior MAX had an abundance of drivers who topped the charts in qualifying and heats in Dallas, but this weekend was a full 180°. Floridian Oliver Askew (PSL Karting / BirelART) had his red machine on point the second he stepped off the plane

in Grand Junction. Taking the pole and Heat 1 win on Friday, three more heats on Saturday, and a two-second win on Sunday, Askew extended his points lead from Dallas while also earning the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals ticket to Portugal for Team USA.

Rinus Van Kalmthout (Koene USA / Tony Kart) and Christian Brooks (RPG / Tony Kart) had the pace in the early going of Sunday’s 22-lap feature to track down Askew to within one second. That’s when Askew’s pace became unmatched, extending his lead over the final half of the race to cruise to the checkered. Jake Craig (Formula K) climbed five positions to finish fourth, followed by Canadian Gianfranco Mazzaferro (Tony Kart), who had risen as high as second on the opening lap.

Those in attendance got to witness a show for the ages on Sunday in PSL Karting Shifter Elite. Jordon Lennox (PSL Karting / BirelART) had led the way through the heats, followed closely by Davide Forè (CRG USA / CRG). On Sunday, the two exchanged the lead no less than five times with the occasional gamesmanship of defending on certain laps when you normally would not.

Neither driver could shake the other, so ultimately it came down to the final lap.

Lennox led down the hill into turn four, moving his kart to the inside lane as far as one could go. Forè chose not to follow, but to go around the outside, carrying much

Above: 1 - Estep 2 - Robb 3 - M. d’Orlando Junior MAX Top Right: Senior Max Right: 1 - LaRoque 2 - Pierson 3 - Ugochukwu Micro MAX

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more momentum than his competitor. The five-time World Champion CRG driver held his ground on the outside, snatching the lead from Lennox in the most spectacular way. Forè defended again six corners later, holding back Lennox at the checkered flag to win his second final this US Open season. Joey Wimsett (CRG USA / CRG) and Sabrè Cook (CRG USA / CRG) had a great race themselves, with Wimsett finishing off the podium in third.

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drivers. Round one winner, Trenton Estep (Koene USA / Tony Kart), made it through the heats as the driver to beat and needed just a fifth place finish on Sunday to earn the Rotax Grand Final ticket in the category. In the Final, the Texan would drop to third in the opening laps, settling in behind Nick Brueckner (Orsolon Racing / TonyKart) and Sting Ray Robb (BBR Karting / Tony Kart). Robb chased down Brueckner and waited for his opportunity to pass, which finally came on lap nine.

After making the pass, Brueckner knew he

must try to get the position back in fear Robb could pull away. The two connected in turn four, almost coming to a stop on the outside of the turn. In the fortunate position of third was Estep, who skated past on the inside and set sail at the front.

Matthew Latifi (Tony Kart) and Darren Keane (Keane Racing / Tony Kart) now joined the fight for second with Brueckner and Robb. The four changed positions multiple times, until the closing laps when Keane was defending hard into turn ten.

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Diego LaRoque takes the win in Micro MAX

off track and out of the race. Brueckner finished third, followed by Latifi, Robb, and Michael d’Orlando (Koene USA / Tony Kart).

Officials deemed Brueckner’s actions on track unsportsmanlike and the young Texan would be given a ten-second penalty, bumping him back to fourth. The reed cage of Matthew Latifi would be found to be noncompliant, resulting in a disqualification, thus moving Robb into second followed by d’Orlando. With the win, Estep earned his first trip to the Rotax Grand Finals and will represent Team USA. 30

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What ended in heartbreak for one driver, also ended in cheer for another in Dallas Karting Complex Rotax DD2 MAX. With a Rotax Grand Finals ticket on the line, Jake French (Dallas Karting Complex / Sodi Kart) needed to beat competitor Ferenc Kancsar (PSL Karting / BirelART) in the final after the two were only ten points apart heading into Sunday. A poor start from French in third allowed the BirelART trio of Jeff Kingsley (PSL Karting / BirelART), Kancsar, and Alessandro Bizzotto (PSL Karting / BirelART) to get out to a comfortable lead early on.

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Below: 1 - Elliot 2 - Kinnear 3 - Olpin Shifter Masters Below Left: 1 - Crawford 2 - N. d’Orlando 3 - Dickinson Mini MAX

French eventually tracked down Bizzotto and got around into third, one spot behind Kancsar. With times very similar to one another and laps winding down, French knew he had to push and that led to an admitted driver error in the chicane that ended his race. Kancsar would come home second behind Kingsley, picking up a Rotax Grand Finals ticket for his home country of Hungary. Bizzotto finished off the podium ahead of Nathan Maul (BirelART) and Ben Shermerhorn (BirelART).

A short but stacked field in Orsolon Racing Rotax Masters MAX saw most of the country’s best Masters MAX drivers assemble in Grand Junction. Northwest United State’s Derek Wang (BBR Karting / FA) earned the pole on Friday and three heat race wins. Despite all of that, it was Luis Schiavo (Intrepid) whose steadier run in the heats earned him the pole for Sunday’s feature race.

After tallying 4-6-4-3 in the heat races, it was a welcomed surprise to see Scott Falcone (RPG / Kosmic) take the point on Sunday and lead for what felt like 20 laps.

Wang stayed close, appearing to have the pace to make a pass but never attempting to do so. On the final lap, Wang decided it was his time, giving Falcone a look down the hill into turn four. After a failed attempt, everyone knew it would have to come in the pass-heavy turn ten, and sure enough it did – with fireworks.

Falcone knew this as well, moving to block, but still allowing some room. Wang and Falcone went wheel-to-wheel, colliding in the process, and spinning Falcone. Wang kept it going forward, finishing the race in second and unenergetically crossing the stripe knowing that wasn’t the way he wanted to win. Falcone came home second, followed by Schiavo, Billy Cleavelin (CRG USA / CRG), and Mike Jones (DKC / Sodi Kart). For the win, Wang was awarded the Rotax Grand Finals ticket to compete in Rotax DD2 MAX Masters later this year in November.

The largest shifter division of the weekend was Tru Tech Racing Shifter Senior. Just as we saw in Dallas, Luke Shanahan dominated the heat races with a 0-0-0-2 record, putting him on the pole on Sunday.

Colby Yardley (CRG USA / CRG) started just to Shanahan’s right in second. The two snaked around the course in a great battle for the lead, but it ultimately ended for Yardley on lap 12, retiring early. This promoted Dallas winner Cody Jolly (Trackside Karting Services / CRG) into second, followed by teammate Graig Alvarez (Trackside Karting Services / BirelART) who gained six positions. Harry Gottsacker (Champion Racing / Intrepid) was the mover of the race, climbing 11 positions to fourth, followed by Ryan Rudolph.

For Friday’s polesitter Nathan Adds, it was a disappointing end to his weekend when he retired early on lap two with a sprocket issue. Shanahan and Jolly are separated by a mere 26 points, which will make Vegas a very special race for those two.

Ryan Kinnear (Champion Racing / Intrepid) blew away the competition in Dallas, but had some new competition to face in Colorado. Long-time shifter karting star Darren Elliott (CRG USA / CRG) decided to join the competition in the Falcone GP Shifter Masters division. Kinnear had no problem staying with Elliott in the heat races and final, but outside of a few laps, Elliott led everything and took the win.

Eddie Olpin had a strong run in the final, hanging with the lead duo until eventually fading over the final half of the race to finish third.

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J3 Competition Rotax Mini MAX was led to the green flag by Nicholas d’Orlando (Koene USA / Tony Kart). A rock solid heat race record of 0-0-2-2 allowed him open track for the opening laps of the 16-lap feature. A strong lead for d’Orlando would evaporate at the hands of Jak Crawford (Tony Kart), and by lap 12 the young Texan had passed for the lead. d’Orlando had nothing for Crawford, staying within striking distance but never enough to make a pass. The win helped secure the points lead and a ticket to the Grand Finals to watch Team USA in action.

Third place went to fellow Koene USA driver Payton Durrant, followed by Cash Tiner (Brash Racing / Tony Kart) and Austin Torgerson (Tony Kart). Riley Dickinson (Orsolon Racing / Tony Kart) kicked off Friday by grabbing the pole, but an up and down heat race record put him fifth at the start. After a great drive to finish third in the final, it would be thwarted by a 32

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disqualification in post-race tech.

Unlike Dallas, AM Engines Rotax Micro MAX was back to normal with multiple drivers at the front. Ugo Ugochukwu (Koene USA / Tony Kart), Diego LaRoque (Benik Kart), and Noel Jesus Leon (BirelART) all won a heat race with Joshua Pierson (Tony Kart) earning pole on Friday.

In the 16-lap final, Ugochukwu, LaRoque, and Leon all led at least once, setting up for what would be a great final lap. Leon led the trio past the white flag, but left room for LaRoque to take over the point. Leon and Ugochukwu battled hard for second over the final lap, allowing fourth place Pierson to join the fight. Pierson managed to slip between both drivers over the final half of a lap to follow LaRoque to the checkered flag. Ugochukwu finished third, securing his point lead and earning the ticket to watch Team USA at the Grand Finals. Leon finished fourth, followed by

Carson Morgan (Tony Kart) who gained five spots.

Dave Conyers (CRG) edged Jet Davis (CRG) in Falcone GP Shifter Veteran by .249, but Davis leaves Colorado with the points lead. Luis Zervigon (PSL Karting / BirelART) picked up the win in PSL Karting Rotax DD2 MAX Masters and is now the clear front-runner in his respective point standings. Luis Alfonso Perez Pena (BirelART) overcame some troubled starts to win the weekend in Champion Racing Shifter Junior, and it’s Ryan Lewis (Mad Croc) narrowly over Carson Mueller (CRG) in the point standings.

The final round of the 2015 Cold Stone US Open will take place in exciting Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino October 28-31, 2015. For more information on this growing series, head to www.MAXSpeedEntertainment.com.

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RECORDS IN THE FOUR-YEAR HISTORY OF THE MECHANIX WEAR SPORT KART GRAND NATIONALS WE HAVE SEEN CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES COME DOWN TO THE LAST LAP OF THE SUPER FINAL RACE, AND WE HAVE ALSO SEEN DRIVERS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM THE FIELD AND CLINCH THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE FINAL RACE. THIS YEAR, A RECORD BREAKING 13 DRIVERS ENTERED THE FINAL RACE WITH A CHANCE AT GLORY. |

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n the four-year history of the Mechanix Wear Sport Kart Grand Nationals we have seen championship battles come down to the last lap of the Super Final race, and we have also seen drivers distance themselves from the field and clinch the National Championship before the final race. This year, a record breaking 13 drivers entered the final race with a chance at glory.

It was a long two days of racing up to that point; first time winners, repeat winners, unexpected victories and disappointing results are part of any racing weekend, and that was no different at this years “Grands.�

We saw first career victories for drivers such as Matt Hart and Alyssa Yauney (who also became the first female winner.) Plenty of wins were on tap for former National Champions Aaron Downs, Jon Kimbrell and Logan Calvin. There were unexpected victories for Chris Huerta and Diego Morales as they each took advantage of mistakes by the race leader in the final corner. And of course disappointment for several drivers who saw their races slip away as circumstances instead of outright speed determined their result.

The highest of highs and the lowest of lows, many times separated by mere seconds, and that was the overarching story throughout the entire weekend.

Darren Mercer was the points leader after both Day 1 and Day 2 of competition, and looked very confident as racing began on Sunday. Mercer had put together an incredibly consistent weekend through the first nine rounds of competition and had just the Semi Final and Super Final to get through in order to take home the gold. At times it looked like fate was on his side as he could virtually do no wrong all weekend. Unfortunately for Mercer his luck ran out with just a handful of laps to go in the Semi Final race, which in turn setup over a dozen drivers for a shot at victory in the Super Final.

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Overall winner Logan Calvin

strong top 5 run, he was set to get good points on the board and maybe even get a couple more spots on track over the next couple of laps. However, with just 2 laps to go, the leader of the race mistakenly thought the race had ended and lifted off the gas through the first complex of corners. This bottled up the field who were all still charging hard, and Mercer was unable to avoid the calamity. Mercer lost more than six positions in the mess and would end up finishing outside the top 10.

The result was absolutely devastating for Mercer, but his bad luck would be a fortunate turn for many other drivers who now saw the points gap shrink going into final race. Suddenly, the 25 kart Super Final had more than half of its drivers still eligible to become National Champion, and another five more who

could become Masters Champion.

Before the Super Final, the Last Chance Qualifier would head out on track to set the final five spots for the final race.

Plenty of big names found themselves in this race and as always, the excitement level for the “LCQ� was at peak levels. The race began and immediately the top four drivers got single file and began to get away. Mark Connell, Charles Eichlin, Sean Brierely and Alyssa Yauney all decided that finishing position meant nothing to them, all that mattered was being inside the top five after 12 laps. For these four drivers, it worked to perfection and each would transfer to the Super Final.

However, behind those front four, the battle was on for the final transfer spot.

For much of the 12 lap shootout, Justin Tolman held control, but before long he began to feel the pressure from Connor Marsh, Kirk Feldkamp and eventually Sean Fite. Each of these drivers held the transfer spot at one point or another, but at the end of 12 laps and a hard fought, yet very clean, LCQ race, Sean Fite would grab the spot and earn the final position in the Super

Semi A winner Matt Hart

Final. Fite joined very elite company as one of the few to make it into the Super Final in their first Grand Nationals appearance.

With just one race left in the Mechanix Wear Sport Kart Grand Nationals for 2015, the top 25 drivers nervously awaited the start of qualifying, knowing that with a new knockout style procedure, anything could happen. Further adding to the drama is the fact that 13 drivers could still win the championship, and the five bonus points for winning pole could make all the difference.

Drivers made their way to their karts and it would be positions 13-25 heading out on track first for their two timed laps.

Immediately, Andres Prieto would shoot to the top of the timing sheets. For the remaining 12 drivers, it would be their job to just get into the overall top 10 in speed, as those 10 would transfer to Round 2 of qualifying and receive one bonus point each. From there, the top three in Round 2 would transfer on to Super Pole qualifying in the R@ndom Manufacturing kart.

As Round 1 wrapped up, it was clear that Prieto was the quickest driver from the first group, and Logan Calvin and Andrew Wood (both of whom were in the title fight) were the two to beat from the second group.

Round 2 of Knockout Qualifying took to the track and all 10 drivers had their mind set on making that top three.

However, there was no change up front as the three transferring to Super Pole would be Prieto, Wood and Calvin.

For Prieto, the goal was simple; win Super Pole, win the Super Final. He was already out of contention for the National Championship, so it was go for broke.

For Wood and Calvin, they needed to try and win Super Pole so that they could get every valuable point possible in their quest to become Grands Champion.

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and Wood both knew that they had a great shot at taking the title, but close behind them were Jon Kimbrell and Aaron Downs who were 1-2 in points heading in. For Kimbrell, he had to get to fourth to clinch the championship; Downs had to get to third. Both were starting in the back half of the top 10 and had to move forward from the drop of the green.

The race began and Calvin jumped out to the early lead over Prieto and Wood.

Logan’s brother Miles joined them in 4th and soon Downs added himself into the fight in 5th. The top 5 quickly began to separate themselves from the field, as they were all left to battle for 6th on back.

The top 5 stayed single file for several laps, trying to get as much of a lead as possible on the rest of the field so that they could

solidify a strong finish and sort it out amongst them at the end. Just as things began to be looking very good for each of the top 5 drivers, Downs started to lose the draft. Just two laps later, Downs had fallen off the back of the train and was quickly losing ground to the pack behind them being led by Masters Driver, Mark Connell.

The Masters Championship was every bit as exciting as the Overall. Diego Morales led the Masters points heading into the final race by just 1 point over Sergio Bravo.

Last years champ, Fred Ogrim sat in third with an outside shot at grabbing another championship, and they were joined

by Jose da Silva and Mark Connell who both needed miracles to get the Masters trophy, but nonetheless still had a chance.

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Right: Super Final winner Andres Prieto Left: Super Pole finalists Andrew Wood, Andres Prieto, Logan Calvin Below: Super Final winner Andres Prieto

T4 drivers Chris Huerta and Ian Enz made their way past Connell just as they were catching Downs, which in turn sent Connell back a few spots and he was not able to fully recover. Connell would have to settle for third in the Masters Championship in the end, but after entering the final race in fifth, Connell was still very pleased with his result.

Back up front, Prieto had taken the lead back from Logan Calvin and behind them sat Andrew Wood. Missing from the front pack was Miles Calvin who had met a similar fate to Downs and had lost the lead pack’s draft. This left the front three to battle it out, two of whom were more interested in winning the championship than the race. bigger in his visor, suddenly his miracle situation became possible. Morales, Bravo and Ogrim were way back in the pack and at that moment, each appeared to be in position to use one of their race drops in the Super Final. This meant that if Connell could get himself up to fourth, he would become the Masters Champion.

Unfortunately for him, it was not to be.

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As the race began to wind down, and drivers began to complete their required pit stops, two battles had emerged on track. The first was the Overall Championship battle between Calvin and Wood who were still running 2nd and 3rd on track, just as they had all race.

The other battle was between Bravo and Morales for the Masters Championship.

Bravo was in front of Morales, but both

were farther back than their second worst finishes of the weekend, which meant that neither would keep the points from the Super Final. The problem for Morales was that even though he entered with the points lead, Bravo had a stronger race drop score and would take the championship unless Morales could gain two spots on track. The bigger problem for Morales is that the driver two spots ahead of him on track was Sergio Bravo.

As Morales and Bravo took the white flag, there was no separation between them, as well as Fred Ogrim who was also part of the Masters Championship battle, but had to beat Bravo and Morales by more spots on track, and would not be a factor in the points race as a result. However, he would be a factor in the race between Bravo and Morales on track as the three Masters drivers exited the final corner side by side. If Morales could get to the stripe before Ogrim and Bravo, he would take the Masters title. At the end, Morales would fall just three tenths of a second short and he would have to watch as Sergio Bravo came across the line to take his first Masters National Championship.

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Just moments before the Masters Championship was decided, Andrew Wood and Logan Calvin were battling for 2nd on track. As the rest of the field ran, whoever came out on top between Wood and Calvin would become National Champion.

Calvin had won the race off of pit road to a huge roar of approval from his team on the sidelines, but Wood closed the gap quickly. At the white flag, Wood was all over the back of Calvin and looked to find a way around anywhere he could.

The move for the National Championship came on the final corner, final lap.

Wood dove to the outside of Calvin after Calvin blocked the inside line. Wood had pulled nose to nose with Calvin on entry, but the shorter line allowed Calvin to nose back ahead. Onto the front straight, Calvin had all but cleared Wood, but Wood had a bit more momentum built up from the outside line. Both karts tracked out as wide as possible to carry maximum speed, and Calvin swung out just in front of Wood’s kart. Barely clearing the trailing kart of Wood, Calvin knew he had done it, he knew there was no way for Wood back around. Fists in the air, tears in his eyes, Logan Calvin came across the stripe to take his second Mechanix Wear Sport Kart Grand Nationals Championship.

The paddock erupted in applause for both Calvin and Wood after a sensational battle between the two. Both drivers threw everything they had at each other, but neither stepped over the line into unfair racing territory.

Drivers and teams all congratulated Calvin and Wood for putting on such a show, as well as Andres Prieto for grabbing the Super Final win for the second consecutive year.

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Dallas Hollins: How’d you get your start in racing?

Carter Williams: My dad’s friend had a go kart and he got my dad into it. Then my dad got hooked on it and he got me one. The rest is history.

DH: How old were you when you got your first go kart?

CW: I was five years old.

DH: What were the early days of your karting career like?

CW: I started off in Kid Kart, we were involved in IKF for around six years. I did Junior 1 and HPV 1 at IKF. DH: What have been the successes of your karting career so far?

CW: We started in Kid Kart and then won the state championship that year. Then from there, I raced five years in the cadet classes, Junior 1, HP Sportsman, HPV 1 Cadet. I won three state championships in Junior 1. Then I moved into junior karts and won three straight California state championships along with one S5 championship. The next year I ended up second in TaG Jr. in the SKUSA National series and third in S5.

The following year I was second in S5. Last year I moved up into the S2 category and had a rough year. But this year, I’ve started off with five straight wins.

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DH: What’s been the most challenging part of your career?

CW: The most challenging part of karting is just trying to adapt to new classes. When you move up from Cadet to Junior, and Juniors to Senior. Last year, when we moved up from Juniors to Seniors, it was a huge step. I had to change my whole driving style and it was rough. So I think that’d be the hardest part, the transition from lower categories to higher categories.

DH: Your Dad and your Grandpa are the two people you work with, you don’t have a hired mechanic. Has it always been that way?

CW: Yeah, it’s been that was from the beginning. It was two years ago where we had Alex Sanner. We hired him for most of the season, that’s just because we had two classes and it was kind of a handful. So we ended up hiring him for that season. But from the beginning it’s just been me, my Dad, and my Grandpa working on the car.

DH: I imagine that at times that relationship can be tense at the track. Do you enjoy working with them all the time?

CW: It’s awesome having so much support from my Dad and Grandpa.

For me, it’s better than having some mechanic. It’s nice to have someone to talk to about the race, how it went, and how we can do better.

At times it’s a struggle, but overall it’s kind of cool having them there.

DH: You’re currently racing S2, what are your plans after you finish racing in that class?

CW: For the rest of this year it’s to win the Pro Kart Challenge series, win

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the National series, and SuperNats. As for next year, I’d love to move into S1 and see how I do.

DH: Let’s say you move into S1 next year and you do really well. Would you then like to try to move up to cars or continue karting for a little while longer?

CW: Yeah, that’s something close in the future, getting into cars and going that route. Hopefully open wheel cars, maybe the Road to Indy program or something along that line. Maybe try to get into some road course racing like racing Porches or Prototype cars.

DH: A couple of years ago you drove a Formula 1600 at Buttonwillow. What was your overall impression of that car?

CW: Oh, I thought that car was great. It’s a huge step trying to drive that car. I love the car and I hope I can drive one soon.

DH: What’s your dream series to race in?

CW: My dream series is to race Formula One. But wherever opportunities come up. I’d love to race the IndyCar series or to race Prototypes in Le Mans. The ultimate goal is to get to that level.

DH: Who would you say is your racing idol or someone you’ve always looked up to?

DH: If you could give your five-year-old self one piece of advice, what would it be?

CW: That’s a tough one. I would have to say, Just keep going where you’re going and don’t get frustrated with what you’re doing. It’s all going to pay off in the end. Now it’s starting to pay a little bit. Just doing every step right and not getting frustrated. Just keep on the path that you’re on, it will eventually work out.

CW: I would have to say Fernando Alonso.

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LOCAL DRIVERS SHINE AT CALIFORNIA PROKART CHALLENGE EVENT IN SONOMA | ProMedia Motorsports PR | Tony Leone/Dromo Photos

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The second half of the California ProKart Challenge season is underway following the fourth event of 2015 that took place at the Simraceway Performance Karting Center on June 5-6. The Sonoma, California facility welcomed nearly 150 drivers to its 7/10-mile course, which has become a popular destination for karters in the region and around the United States. The ‘National Reverse’ layout provided a great challenge for the 11 categories competing, with the championship chases moving into another stage as the journey toward the season finale at the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix continues. Five of the 11 winners on the day call northern California their home, with many competing at the Sonoma Raceway facility month after month.

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the division at Round Two, Brooks has kept himself in position to challenge for the title. The results from Sonoma have made him the driver to beat in the final two rounds, as Brooks earned his second victory of the season after he and championship contender Austin Elliott battled all day long. In qualifying, Brooks struck first by securing the fast lap in the session, clearing Elliott and the rest of the 19-driver field by just over a tenth of a second. Elliott, racing on his home track, got the better of Brooks in the opening heat race.

The war raged on in the second heat, with the two crossing the line at the checkered flag in a dead tie according to the scoring system.

The photo finish and main event pole position went to Brooks. The first half of the main belonged to Brooks, until Elliott took over the point. It wasn’t until the last lap that the race would be decided, as Christian was able to make a pass stick, and hold on to the checkered flag. Elliott settled for his second runner-up finish in the last three races. Enzo Prevost recorded his best finish of the year on GO Racing Magazine

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his home track, placing third ahead of veteran Matt Johnson – with Phillippe Denes putting three NorCal drivers into the top five.

Two-time Pro Tour champion Fritz Leesmann led the way for the NorCal drivers in the win column, as the veteran swept the action in the Vemme Kart/Extreme Karting S1 Pro Stock Moto division.

Leesmann set the tone in qualifying, posting a 47.714-second lap to beat out current California PKC point leader Jarred Campbell.

Leesmann led all eight laps of the opening heat with Campbell on his bumper, and continued to the checkered flag in the second heat while defending series champion Billy Musgrave and Nic LeDuc slipped by Campbell for position. Pulling away quickly and cleanly, Leesmann avoided any early challengers in the feature and went wire-to-wire for the victory in his first California PKC start of 2015. Campbell fought his way back into the runner-up position, continuing his streak of four results in a row inside the top two.

LeDuc won the battle for the final step of the podium in his first race of 2015, while Musgrave settled for fourth ahead of veteran Ron White.

The SwedeTech Racing Engines S4 Master Stock Moto class looked to belong to Robert Marks all day long. Five drivers recorded times within six hundredths of each other in qualifying, as Marks came out with the fastest time. David Arnstein battled for the win in Heat #1, with Marks coming out as the winner. Marks led each lap of the second heat, securing the pole position for the main event. He would set the pace throughout the majority of the race, until the closing laps when a charging Mizzoni emerged from outside the top five. With two laps remaining, Mizzoni took over the lead and established enough room to secure his first series victory.

Marks settled for second, with Willy Musgrave recording his second straight third place result. Mike Mantel and Justin Bennett rounded out the top five. Kidd became the third different winner of the new 2Wild Karting S4 Super Master Stock Moto class. Patrick O’Neill posted the fast time in qualifying, but Kidd went on to win both heat races. The feature was all ‘Jimmy the Kidd’, leading all 16 laps for a three-second margin of victory. O’Neill drove to second in his first start of 2015, as two-time winner Ken Schilling completed the podium.

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Motorsport S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto championship, winning eight of the nine races thus far including the three feature races.

Will Preston came close to ending the streak back in April at Buttonwillow, and succeeded this time at his home track to score his first ever S2 victory. Florida native Jesus Rios made his first series start, topping the time charts in qualifying by 12 thousandths over Williams. The first heat race went to Williams, while Rios came back on top in the second qualifying race. Preston started the main third and got the better of the two on cold tires, taking the lead. Williams slipped back, but recovered by halfway to challenge Preston for the top spot. The second half of the race was back and forth between the two, as Preston secured the lead and the victory. Williams settled for runner-up, with Rios a solid third in his class debut.

The streak did continue, however, for Callum Smith in the Sanner Racing S5 Junior Stock Moto division, scoring his fourth straight win of 2015. The fourth victory of the season did not come so easily, with heavy pressure from Hunter Kelly throughout the day.

Kelly earned his first fast time in qualifying on the season, clocking in the only lap time below the 50-second mark. The momentum carried him over into Heat #1, where he led all eight laps for the win – while Smith fought back in Heat #2 to make the score even.

Callum got the jump at the start of the main with Kelly on his bumper. They ran that way the entire 16 laps, with Smith leading each circuit for his fourth feature victory of the season. Kelly recorded his second straight runner-up result, with Noah Grey on the podium for a third straight race.

Jagger Jones became another first time winner on the season, besting the 20-driver field in the Nash Motorsportz TaG Junior category. Jones, coming off his first podium at Round Three, set the fast lap in the qualifying session, edging out point leader Trey Brown and Round Two winner Nicky Hays. Jones and Hays fought for the win in the opening heat race until contact on the final lap dropped them down the order. Hays finished fourth while Jones was 11th, giving the top spot to Jake Drew. The second heat was all Drew leading all seven laps, with Hays working up to second and Jones up to sixth. It was a wild one for the 16-lap main event involving all three, along with Hannah Grisham and Ethan Barrett. A minimum of 10 lead changes occurred, all taking a turn. Grisham GO

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looked primed for a chance at the top step of the podium until contact between she and Hays took them both out of contention for the win. Jones took over the point at lap 14, pulling away to a 1.2-second advantage for the victory. Barrett crossed the line runner-up, with Drew in third. Brown moved up to fourth in the closing laps, bringing Gary Lyles with him.

The Professional Kart Support S3 Novice Stock Moto division saw Aaron Schmitt earn his third victory of the season. A perfect score was broken up early, with Nikita Lastochkin posting the fast lap in qualifying in his class debut. Schmitt was second in the order, but jumped to the top in Heat #1. Adding another win in Heat #2, Schmitt went wire-to-wire in the 16-lap main event. Lastochkin finished runner-up, with Robert Heck Jr. earning his third podium finish of the season to keep him in the championship hunt.

Carlos Calderon almost scored another win for NorCal drivers, until Round Three winner Brian Phillipsen stole the victory in the Mike Manning Karting TaG Master class. Calderon just edged out Phillipsen and Federico Aquini in qualifying, before winning both heat races over Phillipsen and point leader Vatche Tatikian. The 16lap feature had Calderon leading the first 15, with Phillipsen right on his bumper. On the final circuit, Phillipsen took over the lead, and kept Calderon at bay to become the first two-time winner of the season. Tatikian won the final step on the podium over Aquini.

The largest class of the weekend was the Leading Edge Motorsports TaG Cadet category. Twenty-five young drivers battled in Sonoma, with championship leader Anthony Willis locking in his second victory of the year. Round Two winner Oliver Calvo looked to have a second sweep of the season after he cleared the field in qualifying as one of two drivers to dip into the 56-second bracket – Daniel Inzunza the other about two tenths off the pole time. Oliver led all eight laps in Heat #1, with Willis coming up just short after starting fifth. Ryan Schartau joined the fight and led laps in Heat #2 until Calvo edged him out at the line for the race win by 74 thousandths. The main event was decided by the three, with Calvo and Schartau leading the majority of the race. It wasn’t until the final lap that Willis took over the lead, and held on in the remaining corners to secure his second victory of the season. Calvo 48

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won second over Schartau, while Tomas Mejia and Dominic Gorden completed the top five.

The fifth win for NorCal drivers came in the Leading Edge Motorsports TaG Cadet Rookie class with Cole Shade earning his first victory. Bryce Stevens earned fast time in qualifying, but Aiden Kempf and Shade each took a win in the heat races. The fight for the feature win came down to three drivers – Shade, George Diakoumopoulos, and Bianca Bustamante. All took a turn at the point with multiple lead changes in the 14-lap event. As the white flag waved, Shade secured the lead and fought off the other two to reach the checkered flag first. Diakoumpoulos crossed the line second, but was moved back one position to advance Bustamante to runner-up. Aiden Kempf and Charlie Drago made up the top five.

The month of July will be off for the California ProKart Challenge as the Superkarts! USA Fikse Wheels Pro Tour SummerNationals takes place July 24-26 at the New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana.

Round Five of the California PKC program is set for August 28-29 at the historic Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside. Plans are in development for the season finale, the growing Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix, scheduled for September 26-27.

For more info on anything related to Superkarts! USA, please visit the website – www.superkartsusa.com – or call the SKUSA head office at 951-491-0808.

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RECORDS ROUTE 66 SPRINT SERIES HOSTS RECORD BREAKING EVENT IN SHAWANO | ProMedia Motorsports PR | Kathy Churchill

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It was a record breaking weekend for the Route 66 Sprint Series this past weekend in Shawano, Wisconsin. The 15th season of the regional program continued with the second event, presented by Praga North America, visiting the US Air Motorsports Raceway for the first time. Weather was different from day to day, with rain setting in for much of Saturday while Sunday was clear and sunny.

The weekend tallied 348 entries for the two days, hosting 11 categories each day with a number of competitors preparing for the United States Pro Kart Series event this coming weekend.

The largest category of the weekend was the RLV Yamaha 100 Senior division, which featured an astonishing 30 drivers. Victories were split between two drivers, two-time Springfield winner Brandon Lemke and veteran TJ Koyen. Lemke cleared the field by two tenths of a second in qualifying but the equalizer of rain set in for the Prefinal. After leading the first five laps, Lemke retired with 50

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engine issues, handing the lead and the win to another veteran Darin Marcus. The rain continued, and Lemke strapped on a borrowed practice engine for the feature, starting at the tail of the field. The 15-year-old was up to 12th by the end of the opening lap, and into the top-five by lap three. The following circuit, Lemke took over the lead from Killian Keaveny, showing the way to the checkered flag for his third straight victory. Koyen slipped up to second with Alec Evers, Marcus and Jake McWhirter following him through as Keaveny slipped to seventh. Lemke once again set the pace in qualifying on Sunday, but was challenged in the Prefinal this time by Mike McAndrews. After they exchanged the lead, Lemke came out with the win. The Final saw Koyen join the fight, and take over the lead early and show the way for most of the 12lap event. On the final circuit, Lemke made contact with Koyen at the far hairpin, taking the lead and crossing the line first. Officials docked Lemke one position for the penalty, handing the victory to GO Racing Magazine

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Koyen. McAndrews was a close third, with McWhirter and Keaveny completing the top-five.

Lemke did double duty on the weekend, taking on the competitive Franklin Motorsports Leopard Senior category for the first time.

Once again, Lemke was the driver to beat in his class debut, only to have Derek Dignan score the victory before sweeping the action on Sunday. Qualifying saw Lemke post a solid 1:00.596-lap to clear the 19-driver field by two tenths with Dignan in the second position.

Lemke conquered the rain and the field in the Prefinal for the win with Dignan holding the second spot. The Final saw Dignan close the gap, and eventually work past Lemke for the lead. Colton Ramsey slipped in for second, dropping Lemke back to third but only for a lap. As the race went on, Dignan was able to keep Lemke from closing in for a pass, and scored the victory. Darin Marcus ended up third over Josh Hotz and Round Two winner Ramsey.

Brandon went even quicker in Sunday’s qualifying session, dropping two tenths from his time on Saturday. From there, it was wire-to-wire wins to close out the weekend. Championship leader Kindra Hurlbert, charged her way to the front of the field, beating out California driver Andrick Zeen for the second position on the podium. Josh Hotz and Ramsey finished fourth and fifth to match their results from Saturday.

Two new winners stood at the top of the podium on the weekend in Woltjer Racing Engines Yamaha 100 Junior as Alex Bertagnoli and Ben Varner took the victories. Double Springfield winner Michael Paterno clocked in the fastest time in Saturday qualifying just ahead of Bertagnoli. At the start of the Prefinal, Paterno was shuffled down the order, with Bertagnoli taking the lead on lap two en route to the race win. Bertagnoli led all nine laps of the Final from the pole position for his first class victory. Ben Varner won the battle for second over Matthew Northrop, Stephen Dial, and Spike Kohlbecker. Alex began Sunday where he left off, scoring the fast lap in qualifying by just 15 thousandths of a second ahead of Paterno. Both would fall victim to Gio Bromante, leading the way to the checkered flag in the Prefinal with Varner following through for second. The top two went back and forth all 12 laps of the Final, coming down to a photo finish. At the line, Varner was able to slip

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with Paterno in fourth while Northrop completed the top-five.

The win column grew to four drivers in the CKT Racing Engines Leopard Junior division after Gio Bromante and Austin Schaff landed their first wins in the category. Braden Eves was on the path to sweeping the action on Saturday after scoring fast time in qualifying and winning the Prefinal. Leading the main event, Eves lost his side pod and was flagged off the course. That gave Bromante the lead and the win. Bertagnoli was second with Schaff in third. Max Hewitt and Porter Weisensel completed the top-five.

Bromante continued to show the way during the first part of Sunday, locking in the top spot in qualifying and the Prefinal.

Bromante led all 12 laps of the Final to be the provisional winner, only to be removed in tech for too wide at the rear of the kart. That handed a first win to Austin Schaff with Bertagnoli second and Hewitt third. Weisensel and Eves rounded out the top-five.

Sam Mayer extended his win streak to three in the Switch Racing Engines Yamaha Cadet class, only to see Robert Noaker III stop it on Sunday with his first victory of the season. The two were the head of the class Saturday and Sunday. Mayer qualified first to open up the weekend with Noaker winning the Prefinal. Mayer led eight of the nine laps for win #3 of the season, with Noaker a close second. Caleb Bacon was third ahead of Madison Campeau while Kyle Thome finished fifth. Mayer posted a monster lap in Sunday qualifying as the only driver below the 1:10-lap time mark. Noaker closed the gap in the Prefinal, slipping past on the final lap of the Prefinal for the win. Throughout the 12-lap Final, Noaker was able to keep Mayer at bay, securing his first victory of the season. Thome improved to third with Reece Gold up to fourth and Campeau placing fifth.

Mayer and Noaker battled all weekend in the Haddock LTD/Comet Kart Sales Komet Cadet class as well, this time with Noaker coming out on top both days to bring his win total to three for the weekend. Mayer struck first in Saturday qualifying with Noaker driving to the Prefinal win. Mayer led the first eight laps of the race, until Noaker completed a last lap pass for the victory. Tristan Farber placed third. Sunday the tables turned with Noaker earning fast time in qualifying with Mayer winning the heat race. Farber joined GO

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the party in the Final, and took over the lead on lap four. Noaker settled in and waited for the final circuit to make his move. The strategy paid off with his third victory of the weekend. Farber settled for second with Mayer a close third.

The Express Karts & Parts Komet category welcomed another double digit number for entries, with Ryan Weyer earning his first victory of the season before Stephen Dial added a third to his total.

Weyer was quickest in qualifying but Dial moved to the top of the order in the Prefinal. After the green flag, Dial retired and left Weyer to take the helm, leading all nine laps for the victory. Kyle Gluth was second with Michael Paterno in third. Paterno came back on Sunday to just edge out Dial for the fast lap in qualifying. Dial proved too strong in race conditions, winning the Prefinal and Final. Weyer ended up in the second spot with Paterno once again in the third step of the podium.

Aidan Hinds won twice on Saturday, the first coming in the KartLift Yamaha 100 Rookie division that came just one entry short of 20 drivers. Bryce Mersberger set the pace in qualifying, but it was Hinds that triumphed in the Prefinal and Final. It was a five-second victory for Hinds over Mersberger with Zach Collins in third.

Mersberger came back to earn fast time in qualifying for Sunday, but was edged out in the Prefinal by Hinds. They were joined at the

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front by Conner Chruchill, but at the checkered it was Mersberger scoring the victory. Churchill led at the white flag but settled for second with Hinds in third.

Hinds second victory came in the Tony Kart Micro Rok category.

Saturday was a perfect score as he led from qualifying to the final checkered flag. Churchill was second with Dylan Julien placing third. Sunday was a sweep performed by Keegan Bosch. He led the entire day, placing ahead of Hinds and Churchill in the main event.

The Mini Rok division was added for the weekend to allow United States Pro Kart Series competitors to prepare for their upcoming event. Reece Gold and Lachlan DeFrancesco split the victories on the weekend. Saturday, Gold held off DeFrancesco at the line while Luca Mars finished third. The top-two positions swapped on Sunday, with DeFrancesco earning the victory over Gold and Mars.

Adam Brickley doubled up once again in the Hollywood Crane Service Kid Kart division. After earning fast time in qualifying, Brickley lost the led at the start of the Prefinal and was unable to work around Indy Ragan for the win. The Final went in favor of Brickley, winning by over three seconds ahead of Sofia D’Arrigo and Ragan. Sunday was all Brickley, leading from qualifying to the Final as Ragan drove to second and Maxim Mabee up to third.

The third event on the 2015 Route 66 Sprint Series program is scheduled for July 17-19 at the historic Michiana Raceway Park in North Liberty, Indiana, just outside the South Bend area. For more information on the Route 66 Sprint Series, head to route66kartracing.com.

Route 66 Sprint Series would like to thank the following companies for their support; L&T Clutches, MG Tires, Vortex Engines, Schwanbeck Racing, PKTAxles.com, IAME USA East, KartSport North America, Haddock LTD, MTEC, Target Distributing, Innovative Performance, Look Trailers, and Wings Etc Restaurant.

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FL www.swflkarting.com West Coast Karting FL www.westcoastkarting1.com ROK Cup USA FL www.rokcupusa.com Georgia Sprint Karting Assoc.

GA www.georgiasprintkarting.net South East Rotax Super Series GA www.georgiasprintkarting.net Big Island Kart Club HI www.bigislandkartclub.com

Maui Go Karters HI www.mauigokart.com 61 Kartway IA www.61kartway.com Snake River Karters ID www.srkarters.com Championship Enduro Series IL www.championshipenduro.com Mid State Kart Club IL www.midstatekartclub.com River Valley Kart Club IL www.rivervalleykartclub.com Route 66 Series IL www.route66kartracing.com Great Lakes Pro Series IN www.glproseries.com Michiana Raceway Park IN www.michianaracewaypark.com New Castle Motorsports Park IN www.newcastleraceway.com Park Raceway Louisiana LA www.mooreparkraceway.com F1 Outdoors MA www.f1outdoors.com Nicholson Speedway MD www.nicholsonspeedway.com Sandy Hook Speedway MD www.sandyhookspeedway.com Michigan kart Club MI www.michkartclub.com Kid Kart Nationals MO www.slka.net/dnn2/Home.aspx Montana Karting Assoc.

MT www.montanakarting.com World Karting Assoc.

NC www.worldkarting.com New Jersey Sprint Series NJ www.NJSprintSeries.com Northern Nevada Kart Club NV www.nnkc.com Southern Nevada Karting NV www.snvkc.com Championship Kart Racing Assoc. OH www.ckra.org G & J Kartway OH www.gandjkartway.com Ohio Valley Karting Assoc.

OH www.ovka.com Pat’s Acres OR www.patsacres.com/ Portland Karting Assoc.

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TX www.swra.org Kam Kartway TX www.kamkartway.com Utah Kart Championship UT www.millermotorsportspark.com Woodbridge Kart Club VA www. woodbridgekartclub.com PGP Motorsports Park WA www.pacificgp.com Puget Sound Go Kart Assoc.

WA www.psgka.com Seattle Karting Club WA www.seattlekartingclub.com Sumas Int. Motorsports Academy WA www.simaracing.com Spokane Kart Racing Assoc.

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