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6-21-10 Brett Felkins challenge on the IKF
2-Cycle Grand Nationals
NorCal Driver Brett Felkins readies for the IKF Grand Nationals and plans to carry his successful 2010 momentum on his quest for national championship glory! In 2009 Felkins won a Screaming Eagle and wants to top that off with the same and more – a prized Duffy. Felkins Intrepid Chassis with Leading Edge Motorsports (LEM) engine power and sponsors Diede Construction; Champion Racing Felkins have teamed up with Noesis-factor and RMG - Race Media Group to provide exclusive image coverage of Brett Felkins at the event. Race Media Group is also poised to cover the IKF 2-Cycle Grand Nationals at Willow Springs Raceway hosted by Timi Promotions. RMG will be on hand providing live coverage of the event through WestCoastKarters.com with live sound and results of the event as it takes place. Daily updates on the racing action and the results will be available on www.westcoastkarters.com. Kevin Felkins understands that, "In kart racing, there is nowhere to hide and the stop watch never lies” - that's what makes our sport so demanding and yet so endlessly fascinating. Kevin Felkins (a.k.a. The Professor) made his name not only as a skilled and disciplined boat racing driver/designer and world record holder builder with his company www.canyonboatstm.com - but also as a pragmatic kart team manager with the inspiration, vision and determination to take on and beat the greatest teams in Karting. Nonetheless, Felkins began the IKF Region 11 season with huge determination to assert ourselves at the forefront of our racing events and we will not rest for a moment until we have done that. Most importantly, we haven't forgotten how to win – capturing 5 podiums with 4 wins in a row in Sr. Sportsman". For additional information on “Brett Felkins” visit our recently hosted Noesis-factor website presence at www.brettfelkins.com for all the latest updates, partnerships, synergies, images and stories |
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6-22-10 RLOKC Karting Championship Race Preview Race #4 of
the Red Line Oil Karting Championship (RLOKC) returns to the
Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway
on Sunday, June 27th with the new race day format introduced
last month consisting of one practice session, Qualifying,
two Pre-Mains a final Main event. The new format went over
well with the racers last month and will remain the race day
format for the remainder of the year. This month's track
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6-19-10 Prokart Challenge South Coming Down to the Wire
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6-17-10 Northern Nevada Kart Club Championship Points Race #3 Action is in the Books Championship point’s race #3 is in the books, as Desert Park Raceway in Reno, NV was the spot to be last weekend. The weather was a spectacular 76-degree all day long with little wind. The club saw it’s biggest turnout in close to 10 years with a whopping 91 total entries!!! Up on the A grid and ready to hit the track were the Kid Karts. 5 drivers came out for this. Santino Gigliotti grabbed fast time with a blistering lap of 1:15 sec followed closely by Nolan Wyman’s 1:19. The first heat would see all the kids racing around. Gigliotti and Wyman would have a terrific battle all day. Gavin Van Cott, Bank Sombatsiri and Greg Kennedy would also throw down some good times as well throughout the day. In the main, Gigliotti would cross the finish line ahead of Wyman, Van Cott, Sombatsiri and Kennedy. Great day of racing for these little guys as they all walked away with big trophies! It was a special day for the Formula 80 Senior gang. Tyler Wamre, who is newly enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, will be leaving to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in sunny San Diego, Ca. Wamre wanted to make sure he got one last hoorah in a Go-Kart so he put together an 80 Shifter to come play with the big boys. The day started off with the unstoppable Kevin Tanaka grabbing pole with a blistering time of 49.1 followed by Mike Botelho’s 49.7. Heat 1 would see Tanaka grab point and lead from start to finish. Botelho and Cody McKinney would both be able to squeeze by Mark Nason by lap 6. That’s how they would finish the heat. Heat 2 invert saw McKinney take the holeshot and lead start to finish. Tanaka would come from P6 to P2 in 6 laps. Botelho would settle into third nicely. The top 3 of McKinney, Tanaka and Botelho would finish less than 8/10’s of a second from one another. That brought the main event to full circle. Tanaka would sit on pole with McKinney along side. The green dropped and Tanaka would take the point. Botelho would get by McKinney by the laps end. Nason would then pass McKinney for 3rd. McKinney would end up a DNF due to mechanical problems shortly after. That’s how they would finish with Tanaka taking the checkers for 1st, followed by Botelho and Nason in 2nd and 3rd, respectfully. Tyler Wamre would end up in 7th and NNKC would like to say, OOHRAH DEVIL DOG!!! Go get em! Jr 1-2 Cycle was next up as 9 driver came out to play in the sun. Leading things off were Cambrian driver Gino Gigliotti. He would grab the pole at a fast 57.2 seconds. Cambrians other driver in the field, local Garrett Dixon’s 57.5 was good enough for second best. The first heat saw Gigliotti give up the lead to Dixon by Turn 2. Dixon would lead from start to finish. Gigliotti would hold onto 2nd followed closely by Jeremy Kay in 3rd. That’s how the heat would end. The drivers were now ready for the invert in heat 2. Scott Huffaker would start on pole only to see Dixon come through the pack in a lap and grab the P1 spot. Huffaker would settle in 2nd nicely. That left the battle for 3rd between Gigliotti and Kay. Gigliotti would pass Kay on lap 7 for P3. Kay would finish in 4th. All the while in the back, there was a great battle going on with Turbo Sombatsiri, Richard Stock and Isaac Wyett. They would finish the heat in that order. The main event rolled around and the pressure to perform was on. The green flag dropped and all the kids went barreling into turn 1-2. Gigliotti would take the P1 followed by Dixon. Huffaker would hook his outside rear wheel on the exit of Turn 2 and loop his kart, stalling his motor. His race would end right there. Then another pile up occurred on the same lap, same turn sending Richard Stock out of the race with arm injuries. Dean Andrews would be collected in the mess as well ending his day too. Once the carnage was cleared out, the leaders came roaring by with Dixon making the pass on Gigliotti for the lead down the straightaway. Kay would see this as an opportunity himself and power his way by Gigliotti on the next lap. Kay was not through yet as he would waste no time making a pass on Dixon down the straight the lap after that. These two have been battling clean all year long. Kay would hold off Dixon at the line by 1/10 of a second!!! This would earn Kay his first victory at the club level in Jr 1 racing. Congrats Jeremy! Dixon would take 2nd, Gigliotti 3rd, followed by Sombatsiri in 4th and Connor Van Cott in 5th. The class of the day belonged to the Box Stock Clones, F-200’s and Jr Clones. 32 karts showed up for this jamboree. Scott Smith with an F200 would take a fast time of 56.2 followed by Brad Wunder with a World Formula of 58.2. These 2 were out front every race and finished 1-2 all day, every heat in that order. The Jr Clones consisted of 3 drivers. Logan Wyman, Nicky Prichard and newcomer Nola Vella would come out with their karts for this race. Wyman would grab pole over Prichard by a full second. The first heat would see Wyman and Prichard mixing and dicing with the other Senior Clone drivers. Vella would gain some good experience throughout the day in her first race. Heat 2 saw the same as heat 1 for these three drivers as they would finish in the same order, Wyman in 1st, Prichard in 2nd and Vella in 3rd. The main event was nothing different as Wyman would battle with 1st place Senior driver Rich Huston for the overall trophy. Wyman was unsuccessful but still did win the Jr Clone class, followed by Prichard and Vella. The Sr Clones were mixed in with the rest of these groups. This was by far the largest group NNKC club has put together maybe in its history. California driver Paul Landry would kick things off with a blistering time of 59.2 followed by fellow friend Karl Cleeton’s 59.3. The first heat would see Landry, Cleeton and Reno’s Terry West pull away from the field easily. They would put 12 seconds on the 4th place kart of Ray Andrews. That’s how they would finish. Heat 2 shared the same racing, but this time it was T. West piloting his Clone to the front. Cleeton would follow closely in 2nd. These guys were nearly making passes every other turn as you can imagine what having 32 karts on the track is like: Madness!! Landry would pass Andrews on lap 7 and take 3rd place followed by Andrews in 4th. That set the stage for the main. The karts roar could be heard a mile away. All 31 karts took the green flag in crazy fashion reminiscent of the huge Nationals race here last year. By lap 1, Huston was in the lead and he would never look back. T. West and Landry would have a battle for 2nd with Landry finally overtaking T. West on lap 6. Cleeton would move up in the field passing karts left and right to finally make his way to 4th. He would eventually get by T. West on lap 10 for 3rd position. That’s how they would end: Huston 1st, Landry 2nd, Cleeton 3rd, T. West 4th and Dave Schilt 5th. We thank all the drivers for coming over the hill; the NFRA gang and Reno’s fine Clone drivers for making this a huge race. Most of them will be back Saturday July 10, 2010 for the Da$h for Ca$h event. TaG Masters set out to continue what has been a very successful start to the season. The class is averaging 10 karts a race right now. Qualifying would see Brian Rivera take pole with a blistering lap of 49.9 over Nick Wadlow’s 50.8. The first heat saw Wadlow grab the lead out of turn 2. His position was short lived, as Rivera would take it from him on lap 2. Rivera would win the heat followed by Wadlow and Dan Harris. Heat 2 invert brought about some good racing with these guys. Derrick DeLong would have pole at the start of the race only to see Harris and Wadlow confiscate that from him by lap 2. DeLong would DNF on lap 6. In the mean time, Rivera would start making his way through the field and get past Redline Racing Oil’s Cameron Evans for 3rd. He would then pick to off Wadlow deep in turn two for 2nd. With one lap to go, Rivera would try to squeeze his kart under Harris but Harris would shut the door. That’s how they would finish the heat: Harris 1st, Rivera 2nd and Wadlow 3rd. The main event saw Rivera and Wadlow on the front row. Wadlow again would power his Rotax to the front for the holeshot. He would keep the lead for the first lap until Rivera would pass him going into turn 1-2. Harris would then get by Wadlow in the same corner on the next lap as Wadlow went off the track. Wadlow’s day would end prematurely. That left Curt Baker to take the P3 spot and never look back. That’s how they would finish, Rivera in 1st, Harris 2nd, Baker 3rd. Evans 4th and Chris McCabe (another solid finish) in 5th. HPV-1’s were next up. All 4 drivers in this field are attached to the Cambrian Go-Kart Team. They decided to come out and get some good testing in before the IKF race in Reno next month. Leading it off was Garrett Dixon posting a quick time of 54.9 over Mike Mitchoff’s 55.4. Dixon would lead from start to finish in the first heat followed by Mitchoff, Gino Gigliotti and Scott Huffaker. They would stay in this position the entire heat. The second heat saw Gigliotti take the holeshot only to have Mitchoff snatch the lead by lap 2. Dixon and Huffaker would also get around Gigliotti for 2nd and 3rd place respectively. As the heat wore on, Dixon would move in closer to the leader Mitchoff and take the lead. It wasn’t until the white flag lap when Mitchoff decided he wanted his position back and overtook Dixon, taking the checkered flags. That brought out the main event. The kids were ready to race and it showed. Dixon came out strong, grabbed the lead off the get-go and never turned back. Mitchoff was right behind him in 2nd. Huffaker would make the pass on Gigliotti for 3rd. Dixon would beat Mitchoff to the line by 5+ seconds. Great racing for all these kids. Formula 80 Masters had 7 drivers ready to race in this event. Starting it off on the lead foot was Mark Nason with a bullet time of 49.6. Cody McKinney would position himself on the outside of the front row with a fast time of 49.7. Nason would start the first heat as the leader and never look back. The fight early was between Gerry Williams and McKinney. The 2 would dice until McKinney finally had enough and went by Williams before lap 2. Steve Dow would have a solid finish coming in behind Williams in the 4th position. Heat two saw Dow on the front row. However it was Ben Fisher who would take the P1 spot and hold it until the last lap, that’s when Gerry Williams would make his move and steal the win on the white flag lap from Fisher. Nason would be able to get around Dow for 3rd place. The main event had the makings of a great finish with these guys. Nason would take the holeshot with McKinney in tow. It didn’t take McKinney long before he wanted a piece of the lead. He would make his pass on Nason by lap 2. Meanwhile, Fisher would do all he could to hold off Williams for 2nd. The two would dice back and forth throughout the race. Dow would then set his sights on Williams and over take him on lap 12 much to the disgust of Williams. Up front, Nason was setting up McKinney and made the pass on lap 10. McKinney would go off the track and have to retire from the race. That left Nason taking the checkers with Fisher holding on for 2nd, followed by a strong performance by Dow in 3rd. TaG Novice brought out it’s biggest showing of the year with 10 Novice drivers coming out to play at the track. Once again, and has been the normal, Matt Koerner showed why he is being considered one of the youngest talented drivers in the club. His pole time of 50.9 topped Sean Doyle’s time of 51.9 by a full second. Both of these drivers race with their fathers in the same class. But the first heat belonged to M. Koerner as it has all year. His father, Tom, would take second position and hold onto it till the end. Doyle would come from the back (X) and fall into 3rd place by the end of the heat himself. The 2nd heat came along and these guys were looking to race. T. Koerner would take the holeshot and be followed by M. Koerner. M. Koerner would make the pass for the lead on lap 4 only to DNF shortly there after. That left T. Koerner with the lead followed by a surging S. Doyle. Sean’s dad Rob Doyle would claim the P3 spot. That’s how that heat would finish. Of course, that brought along the main event with much anticipation. As the green flag dropped, T. Koerner would grab the P1 spot and hold it until lap 3. That’s when S. Doyle would make his pass on T. Koerner. But immediately following that, M. Koerner would slip by his father and make what would amount to be the winning pass on S. Doyle. The race ended that way with Matt Koerner taking the checkers for his 3rd straight win over Tom Koerner by a mere kart length. Doyle would finish 3rd followed by Javier Avila in 4th. Many of these Novice drivers will be taking off their X for the next race in August. F-125’s were the last karts on the track. Mitch Kennedy powered his 125icc to a fast time of 48.0. Rich Adams in his Stock-Moto would have a fast time of 49.5 followed by Chris McCabe’s 50.3. The first heat would see Rich Adams have an out of body experience by battling with Mitch Kennedy while both drivers ran around the 48.4 times. Kennedy would win the icc race. McCabe would follow in 3rd place while newcomer John Morgan would take 4th. That brought out the main event, as John Morgan would take the holeshot into turn 1-2. Adams would fight all the way through with Morgan until he was able to pass him on lap 9. But Morgan wasn’t done yet as he fought Adams all the way down to Turn 3 where he was able to hold him off. McCabe then would make a pass on Adams as well. The 3 would latch onto each other bumper to bumper until McCabe would spin out going into Turn 7. That gave the Stock-Moto win to Morgan followed by Adams and a limping McCabe. TaG Senior saw Jess Peterson and Ray Andrews get a little time in on the track. Peterson is testing for the upcoming IKF race here in Reno. What an effort by the Northern Nevada Kart Club to pull off such a huge club race. It’s staff of Shari Dow (Scoring), Sandy Diederich (Reg), Dave Brant (Flagger) and Glenn McKinnon (RD) responded exceptionally well with all the drivers coming through. We could not have had a race day this big without the help from the NFRA and the Jr 1 karters/dads. The members and racers of NNKC are proud of the fact that we have one of the top clubs in the Nation right here in Reno Nevada!! Next up is the Reno IKF Race July 10-11, 2010. Saturday, July 10 after IKF practice is over, we will have our big Clone Da$h for Ca$h race. We hope to see you all here.
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6-17-10 Country's top karters to converge on Tri-Cities for IKF Grand Nationals The Tri-Cities will welcome some of the country's best kart drivers when the Tri-City Kart Club plays host to the 2010 International Karting Federation 4-Cycle Sprint and Shifter Grand Nationals June 30 to July 3. While final entries aren't completed yet, Tri-City Kart Club president (TCKC) Corey Poynor said he expects anywhere from 170-200 racers when the action begins June 28, making the event one of the largest Grand Nationals in recent history. "This event is a great way for TCKC to showcase the facility we have and are very proud of," Poynor said. "It will bring in people from all over the U.S. and let them see that the Northwest has some of the best facilities and top-notch racers." TCKC was awarded the race after a 24-month process that began with a bid two years ago. Mike Schorn, International Karting Federation board member, said the Tri-City bid stood out thanks to its track and the surrounding community. "It's actually one of the better tracks in the Northwest," said Schorn, who will also compete in the event. "They have done a lot of things to make it better. It's going to be a great place to host Grand Nationals." The TCKC made several improvements to the track in the past four years in preparation for such an event. The club repaved the track, added electricity and running water in the paved pit area, added a new restroom with showers in the pit, revamped all the fencing around the facility and moved it further away from the track as well as added soft wall barriers that surround a large portion of the course and even installed a new public announcement system. Poynor noted that the track's grandstand area is free and fully shaded. "We have one of the most spectator-friendly tracks around," he said. "You will see some of the best races ever during this event..." Big Competition The four-day event will feature 25 different classes racing for coveted Duffy awards (or national title trophies), named after karting legend Duffy Livingstone. Racers such as Burt Gassaway, Roger and Alan Cathey, Bryan Greene, Tristan Orear, Cory Gwin and more will be among the field when action kicks off "The competition at this event is going to be very tough," Poynor said. "To win here or probably even get a podium finish is going to be a very tough thing to do." Also attending the event, although not racing, will be Mike Burris, owner of Burris Racing in Huntington Beach, Calif., a company that specializes in manufacturing and selling karting parts and accessories. Burris, who began racing karts in 1958, has been to "all the big races" and has a good idea at what spectators and racers alike can expect from the event. "This one here is going to bring most of the better drivers together that are in the United States," he said. "You'll see bigger classes and closer racing." Burris will be making the trip with three drivers, including his grandson, 20-year-old Zach Burris. Schorn said the track, one of the only Northwest tracks to run clockwise, will play a big factor in addition to the high skill of the drivers. "The track is in really good shape and we'll see some passes that you don't normally see," he said. "When nationals hits, people make some moves that you wouldn't think would happen and they execute them well. This track will promote that." Family First Family ties are a common thread throughout the karting community and this race will be no exception. Several local families will boast entries including David Dean and his 10-year-old son Kellen, just one pair of father-son duos to race in the event. "My kid just fell in love with it," said Dean, who got back into karting four years ago after leaving the sport in his later youth. "It's a real great experience because the whole family can get involved." It's not just father and sons either. Poynor's 16-year-old daughter Brooke races alongside her dad in many of the local races, and the Grand Nationals will be no different. "My dad's been racing for a lot of years and being able to race against him means a lot to me," she said. "He's my dad and I love him and I love racing against him." The family aspect is a big part of TCKC, Corey Poynor said, and visitors to the event will be sure to notice. "At TCKC, family is the main thing; it doesn't matter if you are five or 75, we want you here and to have a great time with your family and with all of us," Poynor said. "Racing against Brooke is a blast - to me, it's some of the best racing I do. Racing with her in a Grand National event is going to be a lot of fun, and if all goes well, maybe we'll be fighting it out for the Duffy." "It truly is a family sport," said Schorn, whose 12-year-old son David will be competing as well. "The young and old both get to enjoy it and have a good time." Beyond the Track The event will feature more than just racing, Poynor said. The event unofficially kicks off June 25, and each day following that will feature an opportunity for drivers to pay to practice on the course. On June 29, drivers and families can enjoy a wine tour that leaves from the track at noon or enjoy one of the Tri-Cities many golf courses. One big draw for spectators and competitors alike will be the exhibitions provided by the Vintage Kart Club of America, an organization dedicated to preserving karting history. President Ernie Fisher of Gualala, Calif., said the club will be bringing 12 hand-picked karts run exhibitions each day with a race on the final day of competition. Most of us have been karting since the 1950s," Fisher said. "We picked these Karts because they were fast. Everyone can see where karting came from and where it all started." All of the karts coming up are rear-engine, including Fisher's own 1958 Hovey Hawk, powered by a Konig 250cc water-cooled engine, a kart that was once known as "King of the Hill." "It's the only Konig-powered kart in the world that is still running to my knowledge," said Fisher, who won the 1967 California State Championship. "It's very, very fast." Several other well-known karters will be coming up with the vintage club, including Terry Ives, John Grieves and Richard Kennedy, who will be performing his famous "This Side Up" exhibition on Saturday, July 3. During the run, Kennedy drives around the track on two wheels, with one side up in the air. The demonstration has even landed Kennedy in the Guinness Book of World Records. "He's pretty amazing," Fisher said. "He can navigate right-hand turns, or left turns, it doesn't matter. He doesn't use ramps or artificial means; he just throws it up and keeps the balance. It's pretty amazing to watch." Several vintage karts will be on display throughout the event, including the kart in which Fisher won his state championship. The club will also sponsor a barbecue after the racing on July 2. For more information on the Grand National event or the Tri-City Kart Club, visit www.tckc.net.
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6-17-10 Full Throttle Karting becomes American distributor of the MaxJet and RaceJet line of Rotax jetting products Full Throttle
Karting, recognized as one of the nation’s leading sources
for Rotax service, tuning, and racing, is proud to announce
that is now the sole American distributor for the MaxJet
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6-17-10 Gatorz Karting Cup responds to customer requests and postpones June date at Grange Motor Circuit
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6-15-10 Region 11 Super Series-High Banks in
Atwater The Norcal Region 11 Super Series held round 5 of the six race series at the high banks of Atwater Kart Club. Off highway 99 near Merced Tom Dash memorial Speedway in Atwater California holds one of the fastest tracks on the West Coast. The facility is popular for its long straightaway leading into a high banked flat-out sweeper and its drafting, which provides for exciting racing throughout the fields for all positions. First up on the weekend was Kid Karts and Tomas Mejia set fast for the first time on the season with a 46.235. In the Heat race Mejia jumped out to a quick lead and began pacing laps with Zach Corbitt in tow. Around halfway Corbitt passed for the lead and snuck away rather quickly into familiar territory, out front. Corbitt got the win to start pole for the Final. On the start of the Main Mejia once again assumed the lead and pulled out to a big lead. As the race progressed Corbitt ran down the leader. After a few laps of Putting the pressure on Mejia, Corbitt jumped out front, and cruised to a 2.9 second victory. Mejia came home second with Clayton Williams third. Next up was Jr Comer and the Kartel's LaRosa Boys captured front row with Joseph edging out his brother Kendall with a lap of 35.931. Kartel's Blaine Rocha and Joseph LaRosa broke away in the Heat race for the teammates to start on the front row with LaRosa once again on Pole. Rocha jumped out to a big lead early on and left the other fighting for second. Cambrian Gokart's Justin Yanez and Magnum's Tyler Burk got together late dropping both out of the top three. Joseph Runyan finished second with Joseph LaRosa third. Jr Superpipe took to the track and Kartel's Luis Tyrrell grabbed fast time with a 33.441. In the heat race Brennen Mankin jumped out to an early lead and cruised to the victory. On the start of the Final the outside line got the jump and Tyrrell made a daring pass into the Sweeper grabbing the lead for Lap one. As the race progressed Mankin took control and Tyrrell began to drop back, however the driver lurking was Zach Maclean. Maclean took control of the race with 5 laps left and drove to a big victory for his first ever IKF Region 11 Super Series win. Mankin was second and Tyrrell was third. Sr Superpipe was on track and local driver Ryan Garcia grabbed pole with a 33.328. Garcia rolled to victory in the heat but the action behind him proved that the real racing was yet to come. On the start of the Final Extreme Motorsport's Bryan Eady jumped out to a big lead while the rest of the drivers battled for second. A red flag involving Ryan Casner in a scary accident stopped the race 5 laps in which bunched up the field including some charging drivers from the back. As the racing resumed from the Red the racing action began to get heavy. Lead changed sometime twice or three times a lap. Leading Edge's Brett Felkins and Eady both took their turns at leading but with five to go it was Bobby Runyan with the point and Eady bringing the heat. On the last lap Eady went to the inside of Runyan in the Hairpin, however Clayton Snow wanted the inside as well and made it three wide for the lead. Snow’s pass prevailed and contact between the other karts behind him gave him the space he needed and Snow got the win. Eady got second and Felkins third. KPV-1 Jr was next and Kartel's Blaine Rocha grabbed fast time with a 34.974. Rocha and Cambrian Gokart's Justin Yanez jumped out to a quick lead in the Heat with Rocha bump drafting Yanez for the two to finish 1-2 for the front row of the main. In the early going of the Final both Rocha and Yanez once again pulled away to a big lead. Yanez crossed the line first for the victory with Rocha on his tail. Rocha was removed from post race tech moving Kartel's Joseph LaRosa up to second. Cambrian Gokart's Danny Rubino had a great run through the field to finish third. Tag Sr took to the track and Kartel's TJ Fischer grabbed fast time running a 31.977 lap. Fischer looked to be the driver to beat as he opened up a big lead early in the Heat and cruised to victory. The start of the Final looked like Fischers teammate Kartel's Neil Alberico would have something for TJ to battle, but as the raced progressed Fischer opened up a big lead and swept the day for his first IKF Region 11 Super Series win. Alberico surrendered the second spot late to Cambrian Gokart's Bronson Eggert who made a nice run through the field from the last starting spot. Alberico finished third. HPV-2 and the stellar lineup of drivers were next to battle and Leading Edge's Jarred Campbell set fast time with a 33.004. MMI's David Vasquez showed the way in the heat race to get pole position in the Final. On the start of the Main Campbell and Vasquez opened up a big lead as the rest of the drivers battled for third. Great driving was put on display by the young drivers. David Vasquez held on to get the win in which later he announced at the trophy presentation, “The Competition is in Norcal”. Campbell got second while Emmick Cobra's Sonny Cervelli won the fight for third. Leading Edge's Jared Woolf won the 125 Stock Moto category while Connor McNeil won the 4-cycle division after a post race technical DQ took the win away from Cambrian Gokart's Chip Mooneyham. MMI's Chuck Hastings won the Formula 80 Masters after putting on a clinic with fast time, heat and Final race wins. Next race for the IKF Region 11 Super Series is the Norcal Super Series Nationals at Northern Nevada Kart Club in Reno Nevada which held the 2009 IKF 2-Cycle grand nationals. For more information or for series points visit the official Region 11 IKF website www.NorcalKarters.com . For the series Photos visit http://scribnerracingpromotions.zenfolio.com/
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6-15-10 Leading Edge Motorsports/Race Engine Department On Saturday an Engine that was out of spec due to a new profile tool SKUSA had implemented to profile the heads of the IAME. In years past with NorCal TAG it was ok to clean up a cylinder head after a bad motor failure to take the debris out of the squish surface. The motor that Kathryn Cornell was racing was ever so slightly cleaned up in 2007 to save the customer money, not apparent to the eye, but after 2 years of being in TECH with SKUSA, STARS, CKI it was never seen, this has been a motor with many top 3 finishes and the tech guys without this tool have never seen this. However with the addition of a new profile tool (that at present time is not available to the motor builders or the public), the Engine was found to be illegal. We would like to make every motor builder and consumer aware of this new tool that after being in tech with IAME engines over the last 6 years of SKUSA, STARS, IKF, WKA, and now CKI, I have never seen this tool and am requesting that it be made available for all builders by IAME to inspect every IAME head that comes across there table from past or other builders to insure none of the karters have this happen to them. This head was a performance loss not a gain, and no other aspect of the dimensions were altered when we put a stock head on this motor it will most definitely create a performance gain in compression and mid range, as we did not do this as a performance enhancement; but merely to save the customer money in the past when it was ok to do . I would like to apologize to Kathryn for the oversight and assure her that this will only make her motor program stronger when LEM fixes the oversight. It will improve her already dominate motor package and LEM would like to thank her for a wonderful drive on a motor that was down on power due to loss of compression. We strive to conform to every aspect and have all the tech tools that are available by the different organizations. Over the past 15 years we have been found illegal two other times. One with an HPV Clutch spring height, and the other was with an ICC motor at the KARTSPORT GP after all our motors were stolen the night before the event, and I had to throw something together the morning of the race and ran second. I believe our almost clean record present that we are a top motor builder and continue to provide fast reliable power to our racers. Leading Edge Motorsports would like to say thank you, and give a warm welcoming to those who have joined us in our search for success in 2010. For more information about Leading Edge Motorsports, feel free to contact Greg Bell at 209-369-0921 or leadingedgeguy@sbcglobal.net
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6-16-10 Toft and Jadallah Score First Wins of Season at Round Four of Prokart Challenge North Former Stock
Moto series champion Toft becomes fourth different winner
with Jadallah scoring TaG Senior victory in only second
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6-15-10 IAME TaG Class Taking Off at RLOKC One of the
newest race classes in 2010 is the IAME TaG class at the Red
Line Oil Karting Championship (RLOKC). RLOKC runs at the Jim
Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway,
Northern California's premier karting facility. This class
was created by series promoter Steve Cameron with the
objective of decreasing racing costs by increasing engine
life. The class uses a unique spec gear formula which limits
engine RPMs to approximately 16,000. This helps to prolong
engine life, lower overall expenses, and allows light and
heavy drivers to compete together in the same race, thus
allowing for larger class entries. After three races, the
turnout seems to indicate the formula is working. The May
23rd IAME TaG field had nine drivers with three different
drivers winning the two heat races and Main event. |
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6-14-10 SKUSA Confirms Additional Plans for Summer Nationals at Shawano Organization
will reserve SuperNats entry position until mid-August for
SummerNationals drivers |
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6-14-10 PRD USA offering FREE Junior 2 PRD entry at IKF Grand Nationals PRD USA is offering all Junior 2 drivers entered in either Jr. Super Sportsman, Jr. Super Sportsman Heavy, Jr. KPV-2, or Jr. KPV-2 Heavy at the upcoming IKF Grand Nationals June 22-26 at Willow Springs Kart Track a free entry in Friday's Junior 2 PRD class. To receive the FREE Jr. 2 PRD entry drivers must register and pay for the Jr. 2 PRD class just like normal, but at registration they will be issued a PRD USA voucher to refund their $90 entry fee. “It's great to see such support from manufactures and sponsors” commented Tim Holden of TiMi Promotions. “ PRD USA has a commitment level like no other and truly support their product, their customers and above all the sport of karting. We are proud to have them as part of the 2010 IKF Grand Nationals.” All Grand Nationals information and entry forms can be found at www.timipromotions.com or contact Tim Holden 818-701-7151 or Mike Manning 661-256-7500.
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6-10-10 Willow Springs Kart Club and TiMi Promotions Release IKF Grand Nationals Schedule With the IKF
2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals only a short time away (June
23-26 at Willow Springs Kart Track), TiMi Promotions has
released their practice and race day schedules. Beginning on
Sunday, June 20, 2010, official practice for the event
opens. Official practice will continue from Sunday until
Tuesday from 3pm until 10pm each night. No one will be
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6-9-10 IKF Region 7 Championship Series Willow Springs Report Round 2 of the IKF Region 7 Championship Series presented by Bridgestone went off without a hitch at the famed Willow Springs Kart Track. The second episode of the Summer/Fall series was hosted by the Willow Springs Kart Club and TiMi Promotions. With the IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals only a few weeks away it was imperative that racers and crews got a little more track time before the big event. The always unpredictable Willow weather greeted us with highs in the 90s and a light breeze to make it seem just a bit cooler than it was. The heat shouldn't be a factor in a few weeks with the Grand Nationals running under the lights. First out of the gate was the KPV4/Yamaha Pipe class. Carl Modoff set the pace in qualifying with a time of 47.449, but it was Kyle Wright who snagged the prefinal win. Attrition played a big part of this race as one by one they seemed to drop like flies. Wright and Cody Moss never completed a lap and Modoff only went 7 laps before his day ended. Bradley Espinoza managed to stay out of trouble on the start and took over the lead on lap three. He enjoyed a sizable advantage but the duo of John Wallace III and Scott Chohlis were in hot pursuit. It took nearly the entire race for Wallace and Cholo to bridge the gap, but once they did Espinoza was toast. The three drivers battled it out for the last few laps with Wallace getting a great win. After three years out of the kart, Cholo took a while to get back rolling, but he managed a great return for 2nd place. Espinoza finished in 3rd. The KPV1 class at the Grand Nationals is going to be one to watch, in fact, all the Cadet classes should provide us with our fair share of excitement. Parker Thompson was the man to be Sunday right from the get go. With a pole and the win in the prefinal he was in great shape to win the final too. The only thing standing in his was twenty laps and sixteen other drivers. Fortunately for Parker he was dialed in as usual and hammered his way home for an uncontested win. Thompson led from flag to flag as the field fought their way through the laps for best in class. Colton Herta and Brenden Baker went at it early for 2nd place while Troy Wesolowski, Chance Skaufel, and Christian Brooks followed closely behind. Baker brought it home for 2nd place and after tech had cleared Brooks was scored in 3rd, completing a great run up from the back to the front. Jake Craig put 3 tenths on the field in Junior PRD qualifying and carried that momentum into the prefinal. Jason Hannegan and Christian Rochester gave chase but the double zero of Craig was unstoppable. Rochester's day ended early and by the checkered flag Craig had two seconds on Hannegan at the finish. The Kid Kart class was anything but close all day long. Carson Enright out qualified Hayden Wagner by 8 tenths and Myles Farhan by more than 2 seconds. Enright's advantage disappeared in the prefinal as Wagner found a little extra speed. The final played out in a similar fashion as qualifying with Enright in a world all his own. In a grueling 12 lap final Enright went flag to flag for the win with Wagner doing the same for 2nd place. Hudson Morrow landed 3rd place after dicing nearly the entire race with Luis Ortiz and Anthony Willis. The Sr. Spec PRD class was by far the best and largest of the adult classes. Kolby Araki has proved time and time again that this is his class and another pole position on Sunday just added more proof. The familiar #17 driven by Matt Johnson qualified P2 with Max Feyerabend and Erik Jackson making up row two. The prefinal saw John Wallace III, Johnson, and Scott Saunders all lead laps while Araki had to work his way back to the front. With a late race move Araki once again would start the final from the pole position. Saunders had a great start and led Araki, Ty Matta, Johnson and Lloyd Mack to the line for the first of 24 laps. His lead didn't last long as Araki moved to the front and never looked back. Once out front it was goodbye and thanks for the memories as Araki's #30 drove off with the Willow wind to a 6 second margin of victory. Saunders maintained 2nd place for a while fending off charges from Matta, but the guy on the move was Jackson. Back in 8th to start the first lap, Jackson was right in the mix by lap six with Johnson, Matta and Saunders. The Aussie Saunders put up a great fight but eventually Jackson took 2nd and carried it to the finish. Saunders finished in 3rd place with Johnson and Max Feyerabend completing the top five. Parker Thompson was at it again in Junior 1 action grabbing the pole from Colton Herta, Christian Brooks and Brenden Baker. The prefinal saw that running order remain the same, but on the grid for the final the chasers had high hope for ruining Thompson's sweep of the Cadet classes. Despite attempts from all challengers Thompson grabbed the hole-shot to start the final. Dreaming of back to back Junior 1 wins Brooks slotted into second with Noah Garza and Cooper Whitbread in tow. After dropping a few positions on the start, Herta fought his way up to 3rd and challenged Brooks for 2nd. Brooks finally had to yield the spot and Herta took up the duties of chasing after Thompson. On fire once again, Thompson was successful in completing the sweep of all the Cadet classes. I don't think there was a lap he didn't lead all weekend long. Herta kept Brooks at bay and they finished 2nd and 3rd. After getting tangled up on the start, Baker rebounded with a superb drive from last to 4th. Wyatt May also turned in a solid performance coming from deep in the field to finish in 5th. KPV 2 Junior was the final class on the docket and once again Jake Craig led the way. With a pole and dominating prefinal win under his belt, Craig was the clear favorite in the final as well. On the line was of course another win, but also the opportunity to match Parker Thompson by sweeping the Junior classes. Although Slater Stowell and Jorge Cevallos were best in class for the prefinal, the final saw the running order make a slight shift. It didn't shift much as Craig easily went flag to flag for his second win of the weekend. Cevallos and Stowell started out as 2nd and 3rd but Brandon Reed was quick to jump up into 3rd place. As Cevallos and Reed settled in for the long haul, Haley Jenni was climbing up through the field. The laps ticked by and one by one Jenni was getting closer to the front. Reed had retired by lap 14 but it took a few more laps to hunt down Cevallos. With a last lap attack, Jenni made a move that stuck and captured 2nd place to complete a wonderful effort. Cevallos maintained a 3rd place finish as Reed and Stowell completed the top five. Regional competition will take the rest of June off and all of July and return to action August 7-8 with the Santa Maria Kart Club in lovely Santa Maria, California. In the meantime the IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals hosted by the Willow Springs Kart Club and TiMi Promotions will take place under the lights June 23-26 at Willow Springs Kart Track. All Grand Nationals information and entry forms can be found at www.timipromotions.com or contact Tim Holden 818-701-7151 or Mike Manning 661-256-7500.
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6-9-10 Bordogna Racing Engines has Moved! Danny Bordogna and Bordogna Racing Engines wants to reach out to their Customers and let the Karting Community know that they have moved. Bordogna was not in Attendance this last weekend at the Atwater Region 11 Super Series race as the Engine Builder was moving his shop to their new location. Bordogna Racing Engines will be back at the track soon to once again provide the best Track Support possible to their customers. Those interested in the location of the New Bordogna Racing Engines facility ar urged to Call Danny at 916-853-1110 or email at danielbordogna@hotmail.com. Customers can also visit Bordogna Racing Engines online at www.bordogna.us
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6-9-10 “Battle Royale” in
Spokane! Round three of the Ikf Region six Northwest Gold Cup Series got underway this past weekend in Spokane, Washington. Stormy skies and windy conditions were waiting to greet those competitors who made the long trip, determined to go racing. The Spokane Kart Racing Association had everything ready to go, Thursday’s move in was well orchestrated, and went smoothly. Turnout was good, among the many teams represented were notables such as: CMC, Italian Motors USA, HRE, Revolution Kart Racing, Rolison Performance Group, Collins Racing, and Kartsport Northwest. At the driver’s meeting Sunday morning Artie Carpenter was presented with the checkered flag that was used for his Fathers tribute victory lap at the previous Gold Cup race.
The Track:
The Weather:
The Competitors:
That’s it for round 3. Next up, the series
heads north of the border where the Westwood Karting
Association will host round four at Mission Raceway Park.
NWKnews wishes to thank all theracers who show up to support
their series.
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6-21-10 RLOKC Adds 125 Stock Moto Masters to Racing Lineup The Red Line
Oil Karting Championship (RLOKC) is adding yet another class
to the 2010 racing line up at the Jim Russell International
Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. The new class is a 125
Stock Moto Masters class for drivers 35 years and older. "We
have had requests for this class from current and former 125
Masters drivers", says series promoter Steve Cameron. "The
addition of this class broadens the scope of the RLOKC with
the national Rotax Challenge classes being highly
competitive classes and the 80 Shifter, IAME TaG and now 125
Stock Moto Masters for club racers. We want to make sure the
club racer has a great place to race and enjoy the sport of
karting by being able to compete on these high profile
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6-3-10 Come see what all the buzz is about. LAKC Round 4 As the season hits full stride LAKC is still in a private battle with Mother Nature. Rain has played a small part in many of the popular club's race weekends and the weekend of May 23rd was no exception. Fortunately the rouge May storm dissipated after qualifying and it was business as usual for the southland's most popular karting club. As always All LAKC events broadcast live timing and scoring online for their race days at www.lakc.org. The race day started with drivers meeting and winners from last month being awarded their Win Stickers. Steve Berg earned himself a free entry to the June race for being the winner of the LAKC Safety Test. Practice and qualifying soon followed. The new 2010 LAKC implemented “No Kart Stands on the Grid” rule and the self inspection pre tech continue to be a great addition to the program, helping to speed up the day. The “room of doom”, did slow things down for many racers as violations of the rules kept tech and the driver’s busy well into the evening. Strict post tech, and on track enforcement of the rules handed down many penalties, including some to be determined later by the fine members of the LAKC board of directors. With nine race groups taking to the Grande Course clockwise it was a full day of on track action. Greg Smith led the first half of the Rotax Masters final but finally gave it up to Steve Dzurilla. Dzurilla never managed to gain any great advantage as Smith stayed pretty glued to his rear bumper. The lead duo crossed the finish line nearly together and five seconds up the track from the battle for 3rd. David Busby (with a great run form behind) and Ron Rossetti battled the entire 16 laps with Busby claiming 3rd place in the end. The combined Jr. Rotax / Jr. PRD / Mini Max went off without a hitch. The Mini Max and Junior classes had solid participation and a continued fight for the win the entire distance. Jeremy Kane led Jake Craig and Dakota Dickerson in the opening laps, but with four to go Craig was able to get by for the eventual Junior Rotax win. Kane remained a close second. Double D held on for 3rd but it was close as Tim DeSilva was just a few tenths back. Noah Grey got a great start to lead the Mini Maxers for the first handful of laps. Royal McKee coming off a Gatorz Mini Max win at Streets set his sights on Grey. The two continued to battle with Holden DelCoure thrown in for good measure. McKee brought it home for the win with Grey just a kart length behind. Josh Kurtz brought it home in the Junior PRD class. KPV2 was another great class to watch. On paper Jake Craig went flag to flag for his second win of the day, but under closer inspection you see that Jorge Cevallos tuned the fastest lap of the race. Cevallos gave chase for the 16 circuits of the Grande course chasing Craig but he was unable to pull off a pass for the win. The scrump for fourth between Slater Stowell and Dane LaTorre was equally as exciting with Stowell earning 3rd. In the combined TAG and PRD Sr. class it was less about winning your class and more about being first over the finish line. Devin Lindsey was the class of the PRD field but he was just not quite fast enough to pull off the overall win ahead of Jason Bunch. Last years Champion, Bunch was the pole sitter and the heat race winner in TAG. He also blistered the entire filed of TAG and PRD competitors in the final. Bunch pulled out a 16 second win over the PRD winner Lindsey. Pasha Mirihabi, Paul Grey and Craig Wright rounded out the top five. The Spec Honda and KalGard Challenge has attracted a healthy field and this weekend followed that trend. A pair of Musgraves led the way in qualifying with Billy leading Willy. They continued like that in the prefinal with an all Musgrave front row in the final. The 125 open class ran with the Spec guys and like TAG it is all about taking the overall title. Troy Butts had to see the Spec boys out qualify him but he was able to make things interesting in the final. Billy and Butts traded the lead early before settling into a rhythm that saw Butts go on to the overall and class win. Billy never gave up but just came up short for the overall. He still won Spec without any challengers. John Chott, Corey Neveau and Willy went at it hard for 3rd place with Chott gaining the final podium position. Kid Kart was a snoozer on track as Hudson Morrow sped off to the provisional win. Morrow had some issues in the “room of doom” and tech sent him packing. Justin Hodge originally finished 2nd, but with the Morrow issue was moved up to 1st place and the win. Hayden Wagner finished in 2nd and after all the cards were played Brandon Eshom was 3rd. Dylan Stalker was the pole sitter in Rotax Sr., but it was Mason Marotta who stepped up to win the prefinal. Marotta went 16 laps with Stalker too close for comfort in what was an outstanding Rotax race. As the two leaders settled things up front the fight for 3rd, 4th and 5th between Brett Sheffer, Michael Graves , and Matthew J. Hart. The running order wasn't decided until the last lap as Sheffer snuck in for 3rd. The Cadet classes of KPV 1 and Junior 1 were filled with problems from the drop of the green to the post tech inspection. Junior 1 saw a turn one pile up scatter the field into pieces. A few laps later Chase McDaniel and Christian Brooks got together up front causing the ambulance to roll for the two drivers involved. Both were alright and the red flag never flew. Jake Drew took over the point and was in a great position for the win until the #24 driven by Willy Axton made a late race move for the win. Axton was yet another driver to fall to the scrutiny of the post race officials. Drew was bumped back up once again to the position he was in most of the day. Second through 5th was up in the air as The Wesolowski brothers Ian and Troy tag teamed Justice Lepe and Cooper Whitbread. Keeping the brothers at bay, Whitbread and Lepe managed to hold their own for 2nd and 3rd. KPV1 saw its fair share of mayhem as Ian Wesolowski and Skylar Estrada traded paint early in the race. Skylar would end up needing 7 stitches from the altercation and neither completed the race. Hannah Grisham, Chase McDaniel, Jake Drew and Christian Brooks all took a turn or two leading the eighteen kart train of KPV1 drivers. Unfortunately the story of the class had little to do with Drew's great drive for the win. Of the top five finishers three suffered DQ's in post tech. Drew won it outright but Brooks, McDaniel and Grisham did not pass go and did not collect anything. The new top five after the dust settled was Drew, Troy Wesolowski, Corrie Elsdon, Willy Axton and Andrew Murowatz. “Come see what all the buzz is about” and join LAKC for their June 13th event at CalSpeed Kart Track in Fontana,CA. Like the saying goes, “rain or shine, you are going to have a good time”. For information on everything LAKC please click on www.lakc.org.
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6-3-10 Prokart Challenge North Returns to Action in Sonoma June 11-12 Series
continues championship battle in Northern California after
six-week hiatus |
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6-3-10 Menezes Ready For WSK Euro Series Finale in Italy Californian
set for final round of WSK Euro Series in preparation for
WSK World Series attack |
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6-3-10 Another Strong Skip Barber National Outing For Pigot at Lime Rock MAZDASPEED
Motorsports Development driver scored two more podium
finishes and set a new lap record over Memorial Day weekend |
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6-1-10 Extreme Motorsports - SKUSA SummerNationals Transportation Extreme Motorsports has two
openings available for transportation to the SKUSA
SummerNationals in Shawano, Wisconsin. The Northern
California based operation is looking to make it economical
for any and all racers in these hard economic times by
splitting traveling expenses between multiple drivers.
Extreme Motorsports is offering both transportation and
pitting arrangements for any racer interested in traveling
to the SummerNationals. |