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Archives November 2010
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11-22-10
Skip Barber Racing School Announces 2011 Florida Winter Tour
Awards Program
For thirty
five years, Skip Barber Racing School has been instrumental
in shaping professional racing careers. As one of the first
steps in motorsports ladder systems, the company has seen
many talented drivers rise up through karting to compete in
Skip Barber Racing programs and then move on through the
motorsports ranks. Today, Skip Barber Racing holds to the
dedication of providing scholarships and race programs to
young karters to pursue their dreams. This is why Skip
Barber Racing School is proud to announce its continued
relationship with Florida Winter Tour kart racing.
This new program will award over $49,000 in Skip Baber
Racing Schools and Skip Barber Regional Race Series programs
to Florida Winter Tour drivers in the 2011 FWT Rotax Max
Challenge and 2011 FWT Formula Kart points championships.
Any driver who wins the 2011 FWT Points Championships in
both Rotax and Tag Senior, or in both Rotax and Tag Junior,
will receive a Skip Barber 3-day Racing School, a 2-day
Advanced Racing School, and paid entry into up to eight
official Skip Barber Summer Regional Racing series races*.
A driver does not win both, then the driver who accumulates
the most combined points in Rotax and Tag Senior, and the
driver who accumulates the most combined points in Rotax and
Tag Junior, will each receive a Skip Barber 3-day Racing
School, a 2-day Advanced Racing School and 50% of the entry
costs for up to eight official Skip Barber Summer Regional
series races*.
FKP’s Bill Wright; “This is the ninth anniversary of the
start of the FWT/SBRS awards relationship, and I think the
level of support provided by Skip Barber Racing Schools for
the 2011 FWT is a testament to the level of talent seen at
FWT. I’m grateful to Skip Barber Racing School for their
continued support.”
For more information about Skip Barber Racing Schools and
Regional Racing Series log on to their web site at
www.skipbarber.com
For more information about the 13th Annual Formula Kart
Productions Florida Winter Tour kart racing series log on to
their web site at www.floridawintertour.com .
*Regional Racing Series award will include Friday lapping
days before each Regional Racing Series event weekend. The
maximum combined retail value of the program is $49,380.
Drivers must meet Skip Barber Racing School eligibility
requirements to participate in the car racing programs.
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11-16-10
Super Karts USA Release 2011 Pro Tour Venue Update
Tucson and Grand Junction facilities confirmed for
SpringNats and SummerNats
The 14th annual Superkarts! USA SuperNationals may be just a
day away, but this doesn’t mean that the growing
organization isn’t still looking into the future and its
2011 Pro Tour. SKUSA released the schedule for the second
edition of the program back in early September and can now
confirm the venues that will play host to the
SpringNationals and SummerNationals. The program’s top
pilots will kick things off at the amazing P1 Kart Circuit
in Tucson, Arizona in late April during the SpringNats and
will then head to Grand Junction Motor Speedway for the
SummerNats in mid-July. Of course, the Pro Tour will wrap up
in Las Vegas, Nevada for the historic 15th running of the
wildly-popular SuperNationals.
“We’ve been working on the 2011 schedule and the venues for
a couple of months, and in the end, our focus centered on
bringing our program to new regions of the country so that
we could both grow the Superkarts! USA brand and support the
racers who are part of the SKUSA community,” offers Tom
Kutscher, the organization’s leader. “Last year, we were in
Northern California and Wisconsin to support the Pro Kart
Challenge North and Central States Challenge programs. This
time around, I wanted to get into Colorado for the
SummerNationals to show our appreciation to the racers who
are part of our Mountain Region. Our decision to start the
season in Tucson was helped by the fact that it’s centrally
located to make the trip manageable for drivers from
California, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah and Colorado. The fact
that both venues are incredible tracks is the icing on the
cake!”
Despite the fact that this week’s SuperNationals in Las
Vegas has consumed much of SKUSA’s focus over the last few
months, Kutscher has also been working to build the momentum
for next April’s SpringNationals in Tucson. The P1 Kart
Circuit is a stellar layout, the racing will be fierce and
the racers will no doubt be raving about the track when they
leave. Just as was the case with last year’s Pro Tour
events, SKUSA is focused on making the SpringNationals an
event that can stand alone as a great experience for series
competitors and local racers alike. The race is scheduled
for April 29 – May 1 and will include a Thursday Night
Welcome Party, a mid-week Pro Tour golf outing, a Friday
night BBQ and loads of track time. In addition, SKUSA has
confirmed that eKarting news will also be streaming a live
audio broadcast of the event, as it will for all three of
the Pro Tour stops in 2011.
The height of the summer season will see the Pro Tour make
its debut in Colorado at the amazing Grand Junction Motor
Speedway on July 15-17. Once again, the location is
centrally located for a majority of SKUSA’s racers and the
crew will roll of the same event package as Tucson, all
focused on making the race a great experience for everyone
involved.
The 15th annual SuperNationals will once again anchor the
Pro Tour schedule next fall, bringing SKUSA’s finest racers
to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the
biggest race in North American karting on November 16-20,
2011. This race has exploded over the past two years, and
SKUSA’s constant focus on improvement has made each event a
new benchmark for American kart racing competition. This
year’s race features almost 500 entries and over $70,000 in
purses and prizes, both numbers that SKUSA will be focused
on increasing in 2011.
The following is the official schedule for the 2011
Superkarts! USA Pro Tour:
Date Event Track Location
April 29-May 1: SpringNationals P1 Kart Circuit Raceway
Tucson, AZ
July 15-17: SummerNationals Grand Junction Motor Speedway
Grand Junction, CO
Nov. 16-20: SuperNationals Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
SKUSA is currently developing many marketing and sponsorship
program centered on the 2011 Pro Tour, and any interested
companies are asked to contact the SKUSA office directly.
Team owners planning on being part of the Pro Tour are also
asked to contact SKUSA as a new team support program is in
the works to make the series a financial success for
everyone.
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11-15-10 Gold Rush once
again steals the show in 2010
Source RaceMediaGroup.com
Photos RaceMediaGroup.com
In 2010 the Gold Rush once
again impressed its customers handing out big money at
the end of the series, but more importantly provided
close racing with big fields to once again capture the
show of Kart Racing in Northern California in just its
2nd year. Gold Rush Fever spread through the pits of
Kinsmen Kart Club as Championships were on the line and
the top talent of Norcal was poised to capture the
Golden attention.
Kid
Karts was the first class up for Championship honors and
one driver Tomas Mejia came in with a Golden points lead
on the field would just need a better then fair finish
to capture. In the first heat trouble for Mejia ended
his race early and he would need to start the main from
last on the starting grid. Clayton Williams was the
driver to beat as he would get out to a big lead early
and would cruise to get the win. Mejia would hold on to
get just enough points to be the Gold Rush Series Kid
Kart Champion.
Coming
into the final race in Jr 1 Comer MMI’s Curt Paul had a
5 point lead over Kartel Motorsport’s Jack von Quilich
while Hunter Corbitt was 32 points back. On the start of
the Final Corbitt was last on the grid and had to come
through the field. As the checkered flew, Corbitt and
Quilich came up tied in points while Corbitt added the
excitement of making a great run from the back to pull
within 2 points of the Lead. The tie breaker for Corbitt
and Quilich went all the way down to the most third
place finishes in the series which handed the
Chmpionship in Jr Comer to Jack von Quilich. Bordogna’s
Hunter Kelly had a dominating performance after
receiving Prairie City’s Driver of the year award the
previously to take the win.
HPV-1
was up and the Championship was all but done as Hunter
Corbitt just needed to start to clinch the title.
Cambrian Go-Kart’s Danny Rubino and Cambrian Go-Kart’s
Garret Dixon were both battling for the second position
in points while Young driver Gino Gigliotti was battling
for his first win. The top three all battled back and
forth for most of the race until Gigliotti took the lead
for late to go on to the victory. Corbitt would get the
championship and the top three would stay the same in
the points.
HPV-2
had the closest points battle going into the last series
race with the top three all separated by just 25 points.
Leading Edge Motorsport’s Jarred Campbell had the lead
by only five points over Kartel Motorsport’s Austin
Elliott and would need to finish in front of him to
clinch the title. Elliott came out of the box swinging
with fast time in qualifying backed up with a heat race
win. In the Final Elliott and GSR Race Kart’s Sonny
Cervelli got out early for a big lead. Elliott clearly
had the faster kart as his Top Kart machine rolled
smoothly through the hairpin onto the straight. Cervelli
stayed close to keep Austin honest as Elliott would get
the win and the championship in the HPV-2 division.
In
TAG Sr Kiersten Gee would get the race win while Andrew
Columbini would get the series championship. 125 Stock
Moto saw Jimmy Casey getting the race win while Jereme
Abshire edged out Cambrian Go-Kart’s Chris Ouimet for
the series championship. Tony Mangini won the 80 Sr
championship Ryan Wakabayashi got the race win on his
home track.
Sr
Yamaha Pipe once again had a high Kart count and filled
the fence line as the heavy hitters put on a show.
Leading Edge Motorsport’s Brett Felkins jumped out to a
quick lead but Anthony Snow would stay close. The two
were so close on time Anthony couldn’t quite get the run
needed to make a pass. Felkins would get the win and the
championship in the Sr Yamaha Superpipe category.
In
Tag Masters there was one driver that took everyone by
surprise and that was Leading Edge Motorsport’s Randy
Froom. Froom had swept the first four Gold Rush races
winning and the healthy points lead heading into Dixon.
Cambrian Go-Kart’s Bob Hurst pulled out the victory on
his home track. Randy Froom came home in the 4th
position and won the Championship. MMI’s Chuck Hasting
captured the championship in 80 Masters while Roger
Cornwall got the race win.
Last
up was the popular Box Stock Clone category and MMI’s
Kelsey Nilsson and MMI’s Rob Nascimento were battling
for points lead with Rob leading by 20 points. Jeff
Nelson came to play to add to the excitement of the
point’s battles coming down to the last race. Nilsson
showed some strength early in the main and gave Nelson a
run for the lead but as the race progressed Nelson had
the kart to beat. Nelson got the win and Nilsson made up
twenty points on Nascimento to tie him in points. Rob
Nasceimnto would win the tie breaker with wins and be
crowned the Champion. Brad Wunder won the World Formula
Championship while Scott Smith won the F200
Championship.
The racing season has
concluded in Northern California and the racers are now
into their offseason. Many drivers will be heading to
Las Vegas for Super Nationals while others will be
testing through the winter to learn for 2011, but the
real learning will happen in the classroom at the Kart
Racing Dynamics Seminar happening January 8th in
Roseville at the Orchid Suites where several Industry
professionals will speak to the attendees about Kart
Racing and how setup your kart to win races and a
championship. Coverage from: Health and fitness to
caster and camber to marketing your potential to find
sponsors to help you get to the next level. More
information about the Kart Racing Seminar is posted on
the Official IKF Region 11 website
www.NorcalKarters.com. For more information or for
the series points visit
www.NorcalKarters.com. For the series Photos visit
http://scribnerracingpromotions.zenfolio.com/
Gold
Rush Finale Results:
HPV
2 Jr
1. Austin Elliott
2. Sonny Cervelli
3. Ashley Couch
4. Jarred Campbell
5. JR Raczko
Box
Stock Clones
1. Jeff Nelson
2. Kelsey Nilsson
3. Ryan Casner
4. Butch Mitchell
5. Rob Nascimento
F200
1. Brad Wunder
Animal
1. Scott Smith
Super Sportsman Light
1. Brett Felkins
2. Anthony Snow
3. David Vasquez
4. Jared Woolf
5. TJ Fischer
JR
1-2 Cycle
1. Hunter Kelly
2. Hunter Corbitt
3. Garrett Dixon
4. Scott Huffaker
5. Gino Gigliotti
Kid
Karts
1. Clayton Williams
2. Stephon Daniel
3. Brandon Apodaca
4. Camilo Mejia
5. Santino Gigliotti
Tag
Masters
1. Bob Hurst
2. Steve Stein
3. Chris Rossi
4. Randy Froom
5. Corey Mitchell
Stock Moto
1. Jimmy Casey
2. Justin Casey
3. Jereme Abshire
4. Rick Gutzke
5. Chris Ouimet
80
Masters
1. Roger Cornwall
2. Tony Brioso
3. Chuck Hastings
4. Geoff Provo
5. Darrel Dean
80
Sr
1. Ryan Wakabayashi
2. Tony Mangini
3. Josh Cole
Tag
Sr
1. Kierstin Gee
2. Elijah Prychodzko
3. Cody Diede
4. Andrew Colombini
5. Troy Diede
HPV1
1. Gino Gigliotti
2. Danny Rubino
3. Garrett Dixon
4. Justin Yanez
5. Hunter Corbitt
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11-13-10
Kart Racing Dynamics announces Marketing Speaker
Kart Racing Dynamics has announced Andrew Brigg as the
Marketing Speaker for the Seminar on January 8th. Andrew is
the Principal and Owner of Noesis-factor a knowledge
management firm specializing in market applications for
people, products and systems. He draws upon 36 years of
professional world wide experience from programs that have
netted over $500m in sales his unique blend of insight,
experience and humor will guide you through a basic
understanding of marketing techniques and approaches
targeted toward Motor Sports.
At its core, the business of racing is a race team providing
the most ost effective advertising and marketing program
available to help businesses achieve greater customer
awareness, demand and loyalty for their product or
services-leading to increased profits.
Essentially the topic we will cover Who, What, Why, When and
Where for the introduction to sports marketing.
Marketing themes include:
- What is this motorsports racing business?
- How to get a break in the most expensive sport in the
world
- When to Start Before or after you need the money?
- Marketing Mediums - perception is reality
- Brand Awareness Yugo or Ferrari?
- Types of Sponsorship
- Set your goals and plan your attack
- "Top 6" sponsorship mistakes
Each attendee will receive a Workbook detailing the topics
and discussion from the session guest speakers. Break
refreshments and a Gourmet Lunch will also be provided.
Pre-registration offers a discounted rate and has a quantity
discount limited to 3 persons. Pre-registration and the
discounted rate end December 26th at 6 pm. Special seminar
hotel accommodation rates are currently being negotiated and
will be made available shortly please stay tuned for
updates.
With a fixed number of seats available and feedback already
indicating the session filling quickly - those planning on
attending are urged to register early to secure a spot.
In all the seminar provides Karters with a sound platform to
move forward into the 2011 season and beyond.
For more info visit
www.racemediagroup.com/seminar.html
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11-15-10 Brett Felkins –Team Update “Gaining
Momentum” for SKUSA SuperNats XIV
NorCal
“Young Gun” driver Brett Felkins coming off of three
regional championships in 2010 with the IFK Region 11, the
“Cross-over” and “Gold Rush” series, including two screaming
eagles at the IKF Super nationals, is now targeting
SuperNats XIV stepping into the KF2 ranks.
At SuperNats
XIV Felkins will be piloting an Intrepid 2011 Chassis with
Leading Edge Motorsports (LEM) and GFR engine power. This
potent combination proved very successful in Vegas last
month when testing out the Vegas Karting climate with two
wins in the CKI Championship event at the Mandalay Bay in
the KF2 class.
“For 2011
the team is poised to run selected Karting events and make
the step into Whelan Late Model NASCAR sanctioned events as
we pursue Brett’s climb up the motor racing ladder. But
first things first – we need to concur SuperNats XIV and
round out a successful year of hard fought racing and
championship wins”, stated Team manager Kevin Felkins (a.k.a
the Professor).
Kevin
Felkins made his name not only as a skilled and disciplined
boat racer/designer/builder of world record holding flat
bottom boats and hydros with his company, Canyon Speed &
Marine – but also a pragmatic Kart team manager with the
inspiration, vision and determination to challenge, take on
and beat, some of the best teams in karting.
At this time
we would like to thank our feature sponsors, Canyon Speed &
Marine, Diede Construction, Champion Racing, Leading Edge
Motorsports (LEM), and Noesis-Factor.
For
additional information on “Brett Felkins” visit our hosted
website presence at www.brettfelkins.com for all the latest
updates, partnerships, synergies, images and stories.
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11-15-10 Phil Giebler Racing
enters nine drivers in SKUSA SuperNationals
Owner/driver Phil Giebler leads
a nine-driver Phil Giebler Racing entry this week (Nov.
17-21) in the prestigious Superkarts! USA SuperNationals on
the temporary course at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino
in Las Vegas, Nev.
Giebler, of Huntington Beach,
Calif., has a commanding lead in TaG Senior going into the
third and final round of the inaugural SKUSA Pro Tour
championship. The 2007 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
has three victories and a third place in the four main
events this year.
Giebler will have three
teammates TaG Senior in Lloyd Mack, of Beaumont, Calif.,
Shawn Cricca, of Simi Valley, Calif., and Jess Peterson, of
Sparks, Nev. The class has 84 entries including 2005 Indy
500 champion Dan Wheldon, Grand-Am Daytona Prototype sports
car drivers Michael Valiante and Oswaldo Negri, Indy Lights
driver Joel Miller and international karting stars Gustavo
Menezes of California and Emanuele Pagani of Italy.
Mason Daughters, of Polo, Mo.,
and Juan Diego Maldonado, of Bogota, Colombia, are entered
in TaG Junior, Noah Grey, of Dana Point, Calif., and Tate
Holleran, of Denver, are in TaG Cadet and Steve Wiener, of
Chula Vista, Calif., is in TaG Master.
Grey and Holleran are in
contention for the TaG Cadet championship. They each have a
main event win this season and are in a close battle with
leader Colton Herta, son of former IndyCar driver Bryan
Herta.
There are 57 entries in TaG
Junior, 45 in TaG Master and 41 in TaG Cadet.
All of our drivers will be
facing the deepest and fastest competition of the season,
Giebler said. We re up to the challenge. Qualifying will be
very important because it establishes your starting position
for the heat races and points accumulated in the heat races
will determine where you start in the main.
We only have one main event in
the SuperNationals and with 40 karts in them, you need a
decent starting position to do well. We have a strong team
and great equipment and we expect to have good results. It
would be a tremendous accomplishment for any of our drivers
to stand on the podium in a field that is virtually a who s
who of American karting.
Phil Giebler Racing, based in
Orange, Calif., uses FA Karts powered by 125cc water-cooled
Vortex Racing engines built by Daniel Patino s D-Power
Engines, of Huntington Beach, Calif., in TaG Senior, TaG
Junior and TaG Master.
Grey and Holleran also have FA
Karts and are powered by 60cc Vortex MiniRok engines. The
entire PGR team will race on MG Tires.
The SuperNationals begins with
practice on Wednesday and Thursday, with qualifying and heat
races on Friday, heat races on Saturday and last-chance
qualifying heats and main events on Sunday. There are a
record 485 entries in the 11 classes.
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11-15-10
Italian Motors and SwedeTech Racing Engines Support Racers
with Valuable Prizes
Many great
prizes were given away at the Red Line Oil Karting
Championship year end banquet last Sunday. One of the
coveted awards of the evening was from Italian Motors to
2010 IAME TaG Champion Michael Torrano. Michael received a
2009 Parilla engine for his efforts this season in the IAME
Parilla class. The class was designed to allow racers like
Michael to run competitively in a series that keeps the
costs down by allowing only Parilla engines and specifying
the gear for each track.
A gift certificate from SwedeTech Racing Engines went to
Senior Rotax racer Amber Friedberg. The certificate is good
for a one-time 100% discount for labor services, applicable
to standard rebuild service. Amber was a standout driver in
RLOKC this year and the prize from SwedeTech will go along
way in helping her challenge for the Senior Rotax
Championship in 2011.
A big thank you to Italian Motors and SwedeTech for their
support of the Red Line Oil Karting Championship
competitors.
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11-2-10
Registration for Kart Racing Dynamics Seminar Opens

Registration
for the Kart Racing Dynamics Seminar is now officially open
for pre-registration. The Seminar boasts an impressive
lineup of Industry professionals with an unprecedented
variety of focused topics for Northern California Karting
enthusiasts –everything for the tuner and driver, including
Mom’s and Dad.
The Seminar will provide in-depth detail on the importance
of Kart racing on all fronts - from race Kart setup, tuning,
driving, mental preparation, health and fitness, to
improving your on/off track persona - including marketing
your value to sponsors.
Driving techniques will be covered through detailed race
scenarios, including a special section and instruction on
rebuilding and tuning carburetors.
Focus on Health and Fitness conditioning to prepare a driver
for a racing career will also be an important topic,
including how to make the proper steps to get to the "Next
Level" in Motorsports.
Each attendee will receive a Workbook detailing the topics
and discussion from the session guest speakers. Break
refreshments and a “Gourmet Lunch” will also be provided.
Pre-registration offers a discounted rate and has a quantity
discount limited to 3 persons. Pre-registration and the
discounted rate end December 26th at 6 pm. Special seminar
hotel accommodation rates are currently being negotiated and
will be made available shortly – please stay tuned for
updates.
With a fixed number of seats available and feedback already
indicating the session filling quickly - those planning on
attending are urged to register early to secure a spot.
In all – the seminar provides Karters with a sound platform
to move forward into the 2011 season and beyond.
for more info
visit
www.racemediagroup.com/seminar.html
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11-13-10
Menezes Ready For Return Trip to Skusa Super Nationals in
Las Vegas
Former two-time event winner set to battle in KF2 and TaG
Senior categories in prestigious event
In less than a week, Gustavo Menezes will travel to one of
his favorite events of the season – the Superkarts! USA
SuperNationals XIV. Set to take place on a temporary circuit
outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,
Menezes returns to take care of some unfinished business
from last year’s event. The Californian is coming off a
solid 2010 season competing internationally where he
competed with the prominent Tony Kart Racing Team operation
based out of Italy. Set to contest KF2 under the factory
team banner while teaming with the Tony Kart West operation
for the TaG Senior division, Menezes will hunt for return
trips to the podium on SuperSunday.
Menezes spent the majority of his racing season overseas as
he contested the CIK-FIA and WSK schedules in his first year
in the competitive KF2 division. Menezes most recent trip
took him to the WSK World Series finale in Sharm el Sheik,
Egypt during the Halloween weekend. Running a clean race
weekend, Menezes raced his way to a seventh place finish to
help him finish 11th in the final point standings.
Prior to that, Gustavo took on the best drivers on the globe
at the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship. With the largest
field in recent years, the 16-year old was among those in
contention during pre-race testing. When rain disturbed the
qualifying sessions, Menezes like many others were caught
off-guard and was much lower in the order as anticipated.
Putting in solid performances in his three heat races,
Menezes came just short of earning a spot in the main event.
Moving to the consolation group, Gustavo recorded a sixth
place finish against a number of top competitors from around
the world.
Now with the SuperNationals just around the corner, Menezes
is looking to end the season on top. “This season has been a
learning experience,” commented Gustavo. “The Tony Kart
chassis and Vortex engine have been the best all season, we
have just run into some bad luck here and there. The
opportunity to race with Tony Kart Racing Team was amazing
as they provided me with the best equipment to compete. We
showed the capabilities of earning a podium finishes and I
learned so much from the group.”
“Looking to Vegas next week, I can’t wait to get there,”
continued Menezes. “Winning in my Cadet years at the event
in 2003 and 2004, I missed out on the opportunity to win in
my Junior years. We came within two corners of the TaG
Senior win last year before another driver took me out of
the lead, so there is no doubt we will be in the hunt again.
Standing on the podium in KF2 as the only American last year
was an honor but now I’m looking to score the victory.
The event gets underway Wednesday, November 17 as two days
of official practice will allow the drivers to get accustom
to the temporary circuit. Friday, November 19 will put the
drivers to the test with official qualifying that will line
up the fields for the three heat races. The results from
those will order the drivers for Sunday’s Main Events.
Information regarding the event, along with live timing, can
be accessed at www.superkartsusa.com.
Gustavo is able to compete at this level thanks to his many
sponsors, including Tony Kart USA, Red Bull, UP Racing,
Safety Park Inc., K1 Speed, K1 Race Gear, Tony Kart Racing
Team, On Track Promotions and Oakley. Additional information
on Gustavo Menezes can be obtained from his personal
website, www.gustavomenezes.com or follow him on Twitter at
twitter.com/gustavom28
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11-11-10
Red Line Oil Karting Championship Enjoys a Great Year End
Banquet
The Red Line
Oil Karting Championship held its year end awards banquet to
hand out the hardwareand end of year prizes to the top
drivers in the series. After his first year as series
promoter, Steve Cameron hosted a wonderful sit-down dinner
with over eighty quests attending the event at the Homeward
Bound facility in Novato. Cameron Evans from Red Line Oil
spoke to the crowd, thanking the racers for a great year and
vowing to return next year. Guest speaker Memo Gidley,
Northern California race car driver and outstanding karter,
spoke to the drivers about the value of developing
connections and good relationships as a key to progressing
up the karting and race car ladder. Master of ceremonies Ric
Shaw shared great stories about the drivers and raffled off
forty prizes during the dinner portion of the program which
included Red Line Oil, Molecule suit cleaner kits, Sanzaru
Games video games, Trapeze Arts gift certificates and much
more.
After the class awards were handed out, the focus of the
evening shifted to the last five awards, three Driver of the
Year awards, the Rising Star award and the raffle for the
MOBILE-Shop Engineering Cart, worth over $3000. Michael
Avansino is the 2010 Junior Driver of the Year, Carlos
Calderon the Senior Driver of the Year, Andre Eriksen the
Masters Driver of the Year and Sean McDonald won the Rising
Star Award. Annie Breidinger won the MOBILE-Shop Engineering
Cart.
The evening ended with an announcement about plans for
additional classes in 2011 including KPV1, KPV2, a
multi-motor TaG class and an expanded 125 Stock Moto class.
The first prize to be announced for 2011 is a test day in
the Molecule Pro-Star Mazda which will be awarded to one of
the 2011 class champions.
Class Champions / Prizes
Rotax Micro Max Annie Breidinger Four free race entries in
2011 from Cameron Karting
Rotax Mini Max Michael Avansino $300 cash & PS3 player from
Sanzaru Games
Rotax Mini Max
Rookie of the Year Michael Michoff PS3 player from Sanzaru
Games
Junior Rotax Brody Zink Engine Upgrade from Cambrian
Go-Karts, Helmet from Wine County Motorsports, Helmet
painting from Savage Designs
Senior Rotax Carlos Calderon Driving Suit from SSC Racing
Rotax Masters Light Mary Beth Wilson Four free race entries
in 2011 from Cameron Karting
Rotax Masters Andre Eriksen Set of MOJO tires from SSC
Racing
Rotax DD2 January Grove GroPro Hero mini-camera
80 Masters Tom Nelson Four free race entries in 2011
from Cameron Karting
Formula 80 Justin Gald
125 Stock Moto Masters Steve Cameron
Junior Driver of the Year Michael Avansino Twenty punch
practice card and Karting DDC course from Jim Russell Racing
Drivers School
Senior Driver of the Year Carlos Calderon Twenty punch
practice card and Lancer Evolution Experience from Jim
Russell Racing Drivers School
Masters Driver of the Year Andre Eriksen Four free race
entries in 2011 from
Cameron Karting and one week free condo or time share usage
in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from Sierra Race Promotions
Rising Star Award Sean McDonald Twenty punch practice pass
and Highway
Survival Course from Jim Russell
Racing Drivers School plus a driver management program from
Finlay
Motorsports
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11-12-10
Dec 11th: Final Team Endurance Race of the Decade!
Assemble your
Team and Register Today!
Friends, Family, and Co-Workers gather to run the CalSpeed
4-Hour Team Enduro on Dec 11th!
CalSpeed's endurance events have seen a steady jump in
participation this calendar year as up to 16 teams have been
spotted on the grid for any given event! As we head into the
holiday season, this is the perfect opportunity to get the
office together for a fun year-end outting, get the family
gathered for some fun, or simply to corral your buddies for
a fast and affordable day at the race track!
December 11th will mark the final team endurance race of the
season, and another full field is expected to be in
attendance. CalSpeed's top-notch kart racing program
includes all of the following:
• Professional Pre-Race Driver's Meeting
• All Necessary Safety Equipment Provided
• Weight-Ballasted Competition
• Optional Morning Practice for All Teams
• Pre-Race Qualifying Session
• 4 Hour Team Endurance Race
• Fuel Management & Driver Changes
• Podium & Trohpy Celebration for the Top 3 Teams!
• Up to 6 Drivers Can Compete on Each Team!
At just $599 per team of up to six drivers, CalSpeed Karting
provides the most affordable race-day experience around!
Gather your group and secure your spot on the grid for a
full day of wheel-to-wheel racing action! Contact Brad
Packard at 951.241.3872 or via email at brad@calspeedkarting.com
for more information!
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11-10-10
Recovery of Kart Stolen April 2010 at Stockton Motorplex
From Darrel
Dean – 11-3-10
Fellow Karters,
You might be
interested in the recovery story for one of my stolen karts.
The 80 shifter Italkart was recovered November 2nd,
in large part due to Robbie Abrams (Fastech Racing)
forwarding a suspicious Craigslist ad he spotted to me (see
attached Craigslist ad). I immediately recognized my
Italkart 80 shifter and notified the Stockton P.D. but they
could not trace the thief from the ad. Scotty at MMI and I
tried to get a phone response from the ad without success so
I popped for some expensive People Searches and followed up
on nine people with the same name as my reverse cell phone
check provided in the ad until the person advertising the
kart was located. After setting up a meeting to look at the
kart as a buyer and providing the Stockton P.D. with name
and address, they recovered the kart but would not arrest
the person who had it although he is an ex-felon just off
parole. The kart is missing its nerf bars and pods but I am
very happy to get it back. I sent a $500 reward to Robbie
although he didn’t want to take it.
The
Trackmagic 125 shifter is still out there, probably still in
Stockton. Another $500 reward is offered for information
leading to its recovery. A picture and description of the
kart follows.
$500 REWARD
FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO
RECOVERY OF RACING KART AND KART STAND STOLEN IN THE EARLY
MORNING OF APRIL 2 FROM GROUNDS OF THE STOCKTON MOTORPLEX
(FAIRGROUNDS). CALL DARREL AT 775-771-2806 OR E-MAIL
dadeangeo@aol.com.

125 Shifter
Description
Black
2005 Trackmagic Diablo chassis; black Unico bodywork with
black-yellow-orange MG and 61 numbers; aluminum floor pan;
Tillet seat with yellow G-Force ribbed pads on back side of
seat; black vented magnesium wheels and YHC practice tires;
long aluminum rear hubs; white gas tank; 6 speed
CR-125R Stock Moto Honda engine with "JE01E" inscribed on
case; pump-around fuel supply system with green-blue fuel
line, Keihin PWK carburetor, red K&N air filter; RLV pipe
with uninscribed 10" aluminum silencer; stock Honda ignition
box mounted to back of seat, and Michron Gold data
acquisition gage on steering wheel with data box under
driver's faring.
Kart Stand
Description
Aluminum
folding and rolling kart stand with four black 3/4" diameter
pistons to lower and raise kart. Measures approximately 2
1/2' wide x 3 1/2' long x 3' high. Yellow "Kartlift" label
on rear left of 1" diameter tubular frame. Yellow plastic
number plate on stand with number 61. Four wheels are black
plastic tires and white plastic rims.

RECOVERED ITALKART 80 SHIFTER
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11-11-10
2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-Out Entry
List Announced
Lakeville,
Connecticut (Nov. 8, 2010). Last year, thirty-six drivers
gathered to compete at Sebring International Raceway in the
13th Annual Skip Barber Karting Shootout. Florida teens
Spencer Pigot and Felix Serralles went home with the biggest
prizes of the event, both winning scholarships to compete
for the entire 2010 season of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber
National Presented by Mazda. These Scholarships are provided
on behalf of MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development and the FIA
Motor Sport Safety Development Fund.
Other winners included Nicholas Costa with a half-season in
the Skip Barber National, and Mukul Sud and Sebastian
Ordonez with full seasons in the Skip Barber Regional Race
Series.
This December, almost forty—and still counting—young
aspiring race car drivers will meet at Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca to compete for the same scholarships. During the four
day competition, drivers will not only be evaluated on their
on-track performance but also how they present themselves
and effectively listen to and apply feedback.
Last year’s Shoot-Out winner Spencer Pigot went on to win
the Skip Barber National Rookie of the Year title, Skip
Barber National Championship and one of two Team USA
Scholarships to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and
Walter Hayes Trophy event. The winner of the BFGoodrich/Skip
Barber National Presented by Mazda championship is awarded a
scholarship for the next highest level in a Mazda or Mazda
powered support series.
Now in its 13th year, the 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber
National Presented by Mazda is a 14-race championship that
represents the initial step in the MAZDASPEED Motorsports
Development open-wheel ladder system. The Skip Barber
National is the series that launched the auto racing careers
of Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Speed, A.J.
Allmendinger and Raphael Matos, plus dozens of other drivers
succeeding in IndyCar, NASCAR, Grand-Am, American Le Mans
Series, and the SCCA.
Confirmed Entries for the 2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting
Scholarship Shoot-Out
Name, Age, Hometown, Most Recent Karting
Neil Alberico, 18, Monte Sereno, CA, CKI National
Championship Series
Franco Aragones, 14, Cancun, Rotax Southeast Series
Nick Arrotta, 25, Greenacres, WA, National Karting Alliance
Courtney Atkinson, 17, Franklin, WI, World Karting
Association
Sam Beasley, 16, Painesville, OH, Florida Winter Tour, World
Karting Association
Nova Brown, 15, Venura, CA, Los Angeles Kart Club
Sabre Cook, 16, Grand Junction, CO, CKI National
Championship Series
Ian Costa, 21, Pleasanton, CA, Kinsmen Kart Club
Logan Downing, 18, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Western Rotax
Jake Eidson, 15, Littleton, CO, SKUSA
Danilo Estrela, 15, Long Branch, NJ
Gregory Evans, 20, Walnut Creek, CA, Jim Russell
Patrick Gallagher, 18, Thornville, OH, World Karting
Association
Michael Grijalva, 19, Rough and Ready, CA, International
Kart Federation, Northern California Karters
Scott Hargrove, 15, Surrey, British Columbia
Trent Hindman, 15, Wayside, NJ, Florida Winter Tour
Andrew Hobbs, 16, Glendale, WI, TAG World Championships
Devin Jones, 15, Mooresville, NC, International Kart
Federation, World Karting Association
Kyle Kaiser, 14, Santa Clara, CA, International Kart
Federation
Dalton Kellett, 17, Stousfville, Ontario, ASN Canada FIA
Canadian National Karting Championship
Kenton Koch, 16, Glendora, CA, International Kart
Federation, So-Cal Sprinters Kart Club
Dillon Kranz, 23, Columbus, WI, Badger Kart Club
Kyle Kuntze, 21, Poway, CA, International Kart Federation,
NCK Karting
Nicholas Latifi, 15, Toronto, Ontario, ASN Canada FIA
Canadian National Karting Championship
Mason Marotta, 16, Carmel, CA, CKI National Championship
Series
Natalia Mayo, 16, Oceanside, NY, World Karting Association,
TAG
Shinya Michimi, 17, Mason, OH, World Karting Association
Jack Mitchell, 14, Clarendon Hills, IL, Rotax Junior
Sarah Montgomery, 16, Lafayette, LA, Firestone Tri-State
Series
Gregory Muender, 23, San Diego, CA, Jim Hall Kart Racing
Tristan Nunez, 15, Boca Raton, Florida Winter Tour
Rzadzinski Stefan, 17, Edmonton, Alberta, CKI National
Championship Series
Austin Self, 14, Austin, TX, KartSport, Florida Winter Tour
Shawn Sharkey, 16, Middletown NJ, Championship Karting
International
Zachary Silver, 14, Hinsdale, IL, SKUSA SuperNationals
Aaron Telitz, 18, Birchwood, WI, CIK, TAG
Alec Udell, 14, Hinsdale, IL, Team USA Jr. Rotax
Jason Wolfe, 16, Mount Vernon, OH, Midstate Ohio Kart Club
Entry list is unofficial as entries are still being
confirmed and processed.
Live updates from the event will be posted at twitter.com/SkipBarberNatl.
Keep up to date by visiting www.skipbarber.com for all Skip
Barber Racing School news.
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11-1-10
RLOKC Season Finale is a Wet Affair
For the first time in the nine year history of kart racing
at the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon
Raceway, the final race of the year was held on a rainy day
which proved to be a challenge for the competitors. Only the
serious racers came out to take on the challenge of the
steady rain with two class championships still to be
settled. At the end of the race day, a raffle was held to
give out three great prizes: Jojo Bayabo won a free set of
tires and Michael Torrano and Greg Richter won "free entry
fees" for the entire 2011 Red Line Oil Karting Championship
season.
Rotax Masters & Masters Light
One of the two classes with a champion still yet to be
determined was the Rotax Masters Light class. Two Masters
and nine Light drivers took the green in the largest class
of the day. Mary Beth Wilson came into the race with a slim
seventy point lead over Mert Solis. In Qualifying, Solis
puts his Light kart on pole ahead of Masters Champ Andre
Eriksen followed by Jojo Bayabo (Light) and Stephan Gaudreau
(Light). In the first heat race, Solis took control of the
race and came home first, followed by Eriksen, Bayabo and
John Breidinger (Masters) with Wilson coming home sixth in
class. Wilson's lead was now down to forty-five points. In
the second heat, John Breidinger took advantage of the
slipping and sliding by most everyone else to come home
first followed by Eriksen, Jerry Pretti (Light) and Gaudreau.
Solis had problems and finished sixth in class with Wilson
fourth in class. Wilson's lead was now up to fifty-five
points. In the Main, Eriksen put it all together to take the
lead at the green and motor onto a twenty-five second win.
Solis was second for first fourteen laps and with his class
lead had the championship well within his sights, but on lap
fifteen, he slid off turn one and gave up the class lead to
Bayabo, returning to the track in third place in class.
Following Eriksen across the line were Bayabo in second,
Breidinger in third, Gaudreau fourth and Solis in fifth.
Wilson finished seventh overall and fifth in class and with
it took the Light class championship, just thirty points
ahead of Solis.
Sanzaru Games Rotax Mini Max
The Mini Max class proved again to be the most competitive
class of the day. Six drivers took the green with class
champ Michael Avansino taking the pole ahead of Scott
Huffaker and Annie Breidinger. In the first heat, Avansino
and Huffaker lead the field at the start, but both spun
coming out of turn two with Michael Michoff taking over the
lead, one he would not give up for the eight lap race.
Huffaker came back to take second with Wilson Skjerven
taking third. In the second heat, Michoff again came from
his fifth place starting position and cut his way through
the field to take the win ahead of Avansino and Huffaker.
The fifteen lap Main proved to be a race that no one wanted
to lead. Five different drivers lead at various points in
the race, but in the end, Scott Huffaker recovered the best
to drive on to a ten second win ahead of the consistent
Skjerven and a hard charging Michoff. This was Huffaker's
first feature win in the RLOKC and with it he won the fifty
dollar cash prize for his efforts. Skjerven's second place
was his best finish in the series this year.
80 Masters, Rotax DD2 &125 Stock Moto
The other class with a championship on the line was the 80
Masters class with Tom Nelson leading Greg Richter. Nelson
took the 80 Masters pole ahead of Richter with Andre Eriksen
taking the DD2 pole ahead of Dave Moody. Using a split
start, the four shifters started just ahead of the four DD2
karts using a rolling start. Nelson lead most of the race
with Eriksen having to make passes to work his way through
the shifter kart field. In the end, Erikesen's DD2 got by to
take the overall win with Nelson second and Moody third. In
the second heat, again Eriksen worked his way through the
field to get by Nelson at the end to take a two second win,
Nelson came home second, with Richter in third. In the Main,
Nelson took the lead at the green but Steve Cameron worked
out some bugs in his 125 kart to work his way through the
field to take the lead and the win by twelve seconds over
Eriksen (DD2) with Nelson in third (80 shifter) January
Grove (DD2) fourth, and Dave Moody (DD2) fifth. With the
class win, Tom Nelson wrapped up the 80 Masters title for
the third year in a row.
Senior Rotax, Italian Motors USA / GoPro IAME TaG &
Cambrian Go-Karts Junior Rotax
Raymund Bustamante, Jr. qualified on pole ahead of the seven
Rotax karts and one TaG . Josh Feiber jumped up to Senior
Rotax for this last race of the year and took second with
Matt Weiss in third and the TaG of Michael Torrano in
fourth. In the first heat, Bustamante was clearly the rain
master taking a nineteen second win over the Junior Rotax of
Brody Zink, Weiss in third and Torrano in fourth. In the
second heat, Bustamante controlled the race from the green,
but the field was getting better in the rain with Weiss and
Feiber staying within six seconds of the leader. In the
Main, again Bustamante took the lead at the green with Weiss
and Feiber close behind. Weiss then spun which left the
young Feiber as the sole challenger to Bustamante. At race
end, Feiber could never get close enough to actually
challenge Bustamante, but he came home only two seconds
back, which was a great drive in his first Senior Rotax
race. Bustamante took the win, Feiber second, Weiss third,
Zink fourth and the Junior win. Torrano was sixth overall
and the TaG winner. With the class win Torrano took home the
GoPro Hero Camera.
With the final checkered flag, the 2010 Red Line Oil Karting
Championship came to an end. This season proved to be a
strong year for the Rotax classes, especially for the Mini
Max and Masters/Master Light classes. The 2011 RLOKC season
is already in the works. The schedule has been set and there
are plans for expanded class offerings. Stay tuned for
additional announcements. To follow the plans for the 2011
RLOKC season, go to www.cameronkarting.com or
www.norcalrotax.com.
For more information about the Red Line Oil Karting
Championship and the Northern California Rotax Challenge, go
to
www.cameronkarting.com or www.norcalrotax.com
The Red Line Oil Karting Championship is supported with over
$20,000 of prizes and awards from the following sponsors:
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11-1-10
Raquel Martinez WSK North America Final Report
“Martinez wins fifth straight race in route to KF3
title”
Heading into
the final round of the WSK North America series, Raquel
Martinez was brimming with confidence. The stage was set for
championship battles in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay
Bay Casino for the first ever karting race on the strip.
Saturday’s action started off with Raquel qualifying in the
second position in KF3 and third in Leopard Junior. Just as
she has done all year Raquel and the team made changes and
moved to the front of the pack in KF3 taking home her fifth
straight victory in KF3.
After winning the prefinal in Leopard Junior Raquel took the
earlier in the final, but after a long twenty-four lap race
would end up third at the checkered.
On Sunday Raquel started where she finished on Saturday by
taking pole position in KF3. In Leopard Junior she ended the
session in third. In the final of KF3 Raquel and teammate
Mason Chelootz put on a great battle for the win with Mason
eventually beating out Raquel. With the second place finish
Raquel secured the 2010 WSK North America KF3 title. In
Leopard Junior Raquel once again fought hard and finished
third in the final moving her up to second in the overall
championship standings.
“This is an amazing accomplishment and I couldn’t be
happier,” commented Raquel. “The team has put in so much
hard work this season and I am so proud and thankful for it.
I am now looking forward to my last race of the season in
Italy and achieving my best result yet in Europe.”
For more information please visit www.raquelmartinez.com.
Next up for the team is the WSK Nations Cup at La Conca in
Italy. Raquel would also like to thank her sponsors King
Taco, Pepsi, P1 Engines, Grand Products, Top Kart, RLV,
Bridgestone, DWT, Alpinestars, MLP Imaging, Troy Lee
Designs, Bell Helmets, Graphix Plus and PKS Kart Supplies
for all of their support this year.
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