9-23-10 Cambrian Go Karts thank you sale

CAMBRIAN GO KARTS NEWS


Cambrian Go Karts would like to take a moment to thank all of its loyal customers who race with us week in and week out, also the ones who don't necessarily race with us but are generous to give our parts trailer the business that they do week after week. We are very aware that with out you, we don't exist, and it is why we strive to be at the track and available for your questions and as well as hands on help. It has been my greatest honor to mentor all of our young drivers who have come from not really knowing which pedal does what....to making a perfect pass and winning some of the biggest races in our region, over and over again.

Remembering that this is a family affair and fun sport is what we need to keep in the back of our mind, we cant do this without each others help, its not fun to do it all by yourself and the great feeling of winning doesn't last very long if there is no one to share it with. That is why I love my business, I am surrounded by my wife and two beautiful girls everyday at the races and I am followed by all of the incredible families who take such good care of me all day while I get to help there son or daughter reach there goals on and off the track. We have nothing but fun in our camp and invite anyone who would like to join us to do so.

The reason I say all of this is to open up an opportunity to give back, or add to our Cambrian Go Karts family, so I have listed the following incentives....

Starting today and ending Nov. 15th 2010 if you........


Buy and new Birel chassis/pipe and clutch
We will provide you with a proven house Yamaha motor to use at each event we attend. (Bronson Eggert has had the fastest lap at every Gold Rush race with these motors)

Buy a new Birel rolling chassis and receive a set of Bridgestone tires or Rolling kart stand FREE.

We are a stocking Motori 7 Dealer and are offering $200 off 2010 motor PKGS.

JUST IN TIME FOR SUPPERNATS!!

Buy a New Birel chassis and engine pkg ( rotax, Leopard, DD2, Motori 7, Honda, KPV, Comer, Yamaha etc.)
Receive a free Mychron 4

Also in stock is a New DD2 pkg (2010) $1,000.00 off list price

and a 2009 DD2 PKG race ready for $7500.00

All pkgs come assembled and include a private track day Free of charge.
Contact Donald Durbin Jr. with any questions 408-377-5278
Or Donaldjr@cambriangokarts.com

9-13-10 Fastech Racing CRG Kart Blow Out

We have a hand full of CRG (New/Old Stock) Karts at BLOW OUT pricing!


CRG Blue Demon
30mm Chassis
40mm Axle
VEN04 Floating Brakes w/ 4-Piston Self Adjusting Caliper
Freeline Bodywork - Black
Perfect for 80 Shifter, TAG, HPV, KT100, Rotax Max, PRD Spec, etc.
$1900 (3 Available)


CRG Kalifornia
32mm Chassis
50mm Axle
VEN2000 Brakes w/ Floating & Vented Rotor w/ Dual Caliper - Self Adjusting
New Age 2 Bodywork - BLACK (Current style CRG bodywork)
Perfect for 80 Shifter, TAG, HPV, KT100, Rotax Max, PRD Spec, etc.

$2300 (1 Available)


All rollers include:
Motor mount (Fits Parilla, HPV, PRD, Rotax Max, etc.)
Sprocket Carrier
Front & Rear Torsion Bars
Upper/Lower Caster pills
CRG Graphics & Steering Wheel
Magnesium Wheels
Self Adjusting brakes w/ floating rotors
Standard Fiberglass Seat - Any size


Turn any of these karts into a complete Turn-key TAG PRD Fireball for an additional
$1800

(Includes Engine package, DID DHA chain, Blackmagic Sprocket & MG, Mojo or Bridgestone tires)



Contact Fastech-Racing for additional info
831 384 5278
info@fastech-racing.com
www.fastech-racing.com
 

9-29-10 K&N Filters to Awards $210,000 in Sponsorships to young Racers

Riverside, California - K&N Filters announces a program to provide up to 18 young racers sponsorships from $5,000 to $25,000 for the 2011 racing season. K&N Filters has a long heritage of providing ongoing support for grassroots racing across America. K&N Filter's involvement in motorsports ranges from lawn mower racing to the top tiers of NASCAR.

In alliance with the national NASCAR focused driver talent search conducted by Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle, top young drivers will be selected to participate in driver try outs at the 2010 Shoot-Out. Selected drivers joining the development program will be developed, groomed, coached, tested, trained and raced in USAC and NASCAR series.

"This $210,000 in driver development sponsorships is just the next step in K&N Filters long history of supporting young racers," stated Tony Yorkman, Sports Marketing Manager at K&N Engineering. "This is a tough economy in general, and really tough for motorsports. The leadership of K&N Filters has decided we are in this for the long haul and young racers are our future. We are not going to stop caring about them because money is tight."

Many successful car racers today, honed their skills driving something smaller, such as Karts, Legends, Dwarf Cars, Quarter Midgets, Mini/Micro-Sprints, Dirt Karts and other forms of youth racing. K&N Filters is awarding six free spots in the 2010 RSWC Talent Search Shoot-Out to young racers from various forms of youth motorsports.

"We enjoy being involved in the USAC and NASCAR racing series for a lot of reasons. One being K&N air & oil filters are the top choice by the competitors. The other is seeing these young talented racers develop their racecraft and win races on their rise to racing careers. The team at K&N Filters loves being a part of that," stated Bob Harris, Corporate Race Accounts Manager for K&N Filters. "Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle Shoot Out is the top program to find and develop talented young drivers. We are once again utilizing their program to help us find and assist talented young racers with K&N's awards."

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is known in racing circles as the largest, most comprehensive, most established and best connected NASCAR focused Talent Scout and Driver Career Development Program. In the last year, RSWC has coordinated a Talent Combine in North Carolina with four top RSWC drivers testing with NASCAR Cup Teams, an individual RSWC driver test with a NASCAR Cup Development Team and guided a female RSWC driver successfully into the fully funded NASCAR Drive for Diversity program. In addition, two RSWC Drivers secured career building sponsors to sign with top teams for 2011.

The Shoot-Out process is designed to identify talented, young, up and coming drivers from across the United States and Canada with the potential and commitment to achieve a driving career in NASCAR. With the news of these sponsorships to be awarded, RSWC has extended the deadline for drivers to submit resumes to October 25th, 2010. RSWC expects to receive more than the 700 resumes that they have in the past, and narrow it down to approximately 40 drivers to test. The Shoot-Out is conducted in October and November, in three types of race cars, on a California paved short oval track.

"This is the third year K&N Filters have increased their support. By offering over $200,000 in sponsorships to deserving young racers, they are helping make a lot of dreams come true, and careers get launched. This is just further proof of K&N Filter's support for grassroots racing and commitment to racers. We are very excited and honored to help develop young drivers' careers with K&N's support. As always ... we're looking for talent. Not the most money, not a set number of drivers ... just young talent that has real potential to go all the way to NASCAR Sprint Cup," said Ron Sutton.

Day one of the Shoot-Out includes a workshop for parents and drivers, "The Real World Good, Bad & Ugly of Driver Career Development" and a training course for drivers on driving strategies to succeed in the Shoot-Out and crew terminology. Three separate tests for the young drivers include body fat fitness, a written problem solving test and psychological analysis.

Days two and three are on track, with drivers getting five 20-lap sessions in one of three types of race cars, with coaching, to show their talent. A dozen Judges evaluate the drivers on 45 points, with the key areas being coachability, accurate feedback, focus, motivation, training retention, communication skills, personality, aggressiveness, learning rate, confidence and lap times.

The talented drivers selected for the RSWC development program through the Shoot-Out will have a NASCAR career focused training program designed specifically for their age, experience and development stage, then be placed with a top team in the racing series that fits best, including various classes in USAC and NASCAR series.

The career development program consists of 12 veteran driver coaches, 26 classroom training topics, well known trainers and eight organizations fielding 24 race teams, all dedicated to develop drivers to a NASCAR career. The teams are a balance of Open Wheel and Stock Car oval track race teams, with Road Racing added, to develop highly versatile and accomplished winning drivers.

Young winning drivers ages 11 to 20, and their parents, are encouraged to get all the information and answers to common questions from the web-site, then submit their resume in time to be considered. The web-site is www.Winners-Circle-Racing.com

 

Saturday, October 16, 2010
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where

Audi Forum Sonoma
Turn 1, Infineon Raceway
29305 Arnold Drive
Sonoma CA 95476

9-29-10 SKUSA Super Nationals Field Opened to 80 For Tag Jr

Growing waiting list prompts Junior expansion, TaG Master and TaG Cadet now sold out

The 14th annual Superkarts! USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas is gearing up to be the largest field in the history of the great event, as entries continue to pour into SKUSAs offices. With the Stock Moto categories enjoying amazing numbers, the TaG classes have made the biggest moves over the past couple of weeks as TaG Master and TaG Cadet have already sold out with over six weeks still to go. Likewise, the interest in the TaG Junior class has not let up and will enjoy a full field of competitors for the November 17-21 event as after hitting its initial target of 40 entries a surge in the additions to the wait list has prompted SKUSA to open the class maximum up to 80 drivers. This will be the largest Junior race of the year and should not be missed.

We couldnt be happier with the excitement that is being generated in our TaG classes, and especially our new TaG Cadet class, which will have a full field of 40 drivers, offered SKUSA President Tom Kutscher. This class will be a foundation of our program heading into the future, as it represents a young drivers first opportunity to become part of the SKUSA family. The continuing arrival of wait list confirmations for the TaG Junior class follows this trend as we are enjoying great participation from the sports youngest pilots. I was happy with 40 Juniors, but the wait list kept growing, so we made the decision to use up the final spot on the daily schedule to expand the class to 80 entries.

With TaG Junior now closing in on 80 drivers, the TaG Master and TaG Cadet fields are set. Both categories have reached their 40-kart limits, with TaG Cadet being the biggest surprise. After being launched by SKUSA at the start of the year as part of the Pro Tour, there has been massive interest in the class. Kutscher has confirmed the class for the Pro Tour in 2011, so it is expected that many families are taking the opportunity to become familiar with the motor package ahead of next years Pro Tour schedule. The class utilizes the Vortex MiniRok powerplant, and Vortex has stepped up to offer a supported ride at the 2011 Rok Cup International Finals for this years class champion. Likewise, the title winner of next years SKUSA Pro Tour will win the ride for the 2012 edition of the world championship race.

As entries continue to pour in, the available discounted hotel room block at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino is likewise almost sold out, so anyone wishing to enjoy the benefits of staying just steps away from the track should act fast. SKUSA has even negotiated a new deal with the Rio to lower the hotels flat incidental fee from $50 per night per room to $50 per week, easing the financial burden on their racers and guests. SKUSA had already negotiated special discounted rates for the weekday and weekend stays, with the rate average coming in at $81 per night. The group discount code when booking a room is SRNATS0, but the easiest way to get set up is through the www.superkartsusa.com website. Simply head to the SuperNationals section of the site and select the Hotel and Accommodations option in the Menu.



 

9-23-10 Gold Rush Hits Blue Max For Round Four

This weekend the Gold Rush series heads into Blue Max Kart Club in Davis, Ca this weekend for round four. Point’s battles starting to heat up the five race series as Kinsmen Kart Club will close out the season awarding money to the Championship winners. Entry numbers continue to run high in all divisions providing some of the best racing seen all year, and drawing some of the best teams and drivers for a regional series in over a decade.

Kid Karts have been perhaps the biggest surprise with 15 karts averaging in the young development division. Tomas Mejia has been the standout winning the first three races and taking a commanding lead in points, Mejia will be looking to sweep the series but will be challenged closely by  Brandon Apodaca and Stephon Daniel as the second place in the division points is being closely contended by the top five. Hunter Corbitt has been very impressive during the Gold rush in the Jr 1 divisions leading points in HPV-1 and second in points to Curt Paul in the Jr Comer category by 27 points. Corbitt recently bounced back in Comer with a win at Stockton after a dismal finish cost him points at Atwater. IKF National Champion Paul is looking for a win at Blue Max to for a chance to secure the title, while Garrett Dixon has a win on his mind in the HPV-1 class in hopes to run down the Corbitt before the last round.

HPV-2 will be one of classes closely watched as the top three are all within 5 points for the Championship. Austin Elliott holds the top position in points with two wins and one bad finish in Atwater which have allowed both Jarred Campbell and Sonny Cervelli to draw close, both looking for their first win. Cervelli will be the driver to watch at Blue Max as a solid finish puts him in the driver seat heading to his home track Kinsmen for the series closer. Sr Superpipe also a close battle to watch as David Vasquez newly graduating to the Sr class for the Gold Rush series holds on to the points lead with a 32 point advantage over Brett Felkins. Vasquez still looking for his first win while Felkins bad finish in Stockton cost him many points. A good finish by Vasquez could make it tough for Felkins to bounce back. 3^rd through 7^th in points are all separated by 37 points as the top ten will once again be very closely contested. Winner of the Yamaha Race will receive a free entry to the October Clone Fest race at Blue Max in October courtesy of WestCoastKarters.com.

The Clone class continues to be the race to watch at the end of the day as the underpowered karts put on quite the show while filling the fence line. Rob Nascimento leads points over Kelsey Nilsson by ten points as the two get set to do battle at Blue Max. Winner of the Clone race will receive an entry to the October Clone Fest at Davis with another entry going to the driver that can make up the most positions in the race. In addition to a Clone Fest Entry, WestCoastKarters.com will be offering an additional $100 to any driver that can win from starting in the last position on the grid.

The weekend starts 8am Friday morning with trailer parking and practice at 9am. Schedule as follows,

Open for parking Friday @ 8:00 am 9-24-10
Friday Practice starts @ 9:00 am ends @ 6:00 pm $20.00 non BMKC member
Gates open @ 8:00am Saturday 9-25-10
Saturday practice starts @ 9:00 am ends @ 6:00 pm $30.00 non BMKC member
Saturday registration and pre tech starts @ 8:00am ends @ 2:30 pm
Saturday free barbecue following conclusion of practice. (Chili & Dogs)
Sunday Gates Open @ 7:00 am
Sunday registration starts @ 7:00 am (You must be registered and tech completed before you can practice. You will not be allowed onto track without tech sticker)
Drivers meeting @ 8:45 am
National Anthem @ 9:00 am
Sunday Practice starts after National Anthem

9-24-10 Red Line Oil Karting Championship Race #8 Action

With the threat of rain, the Red Line Oil Karting Championship's Northern California Rotax Challenge's second visit this year to the storied Kinsmen Kart Club track in Dixon saw some great racing by the end of the day. Rain interrupted the morning practice for about an hour, but once the track dried out the rain stayed away and the race day even ended with some great sunshine. Thirty-one Nor Cal Rotax Challenge karts joined the Kinsmen Kart Club and provided the race fans to some exciting racing.

Rotax Masters / Masters Lights
The combined Masters and Masters Light classes produced the largest Rotax race group of the day with eleven karts. In Qualifying, Andre Eriksen (Masters) took the pole over Mert Solis (Light), Steve Weiss (Light), Francis Thomas (Masters), and Peter Breidinger (Masters). In the ten lap Pre-Main, Eriksen took the lead into turn oine with Solis right on his tail. Four karts right behind tangled which put Light points leader Mary Beth Wilson on the sidelines along with Weiss. Eriksen drove an errorless race and Solis was not able to mount any sort of challenge on his way to the second place finish and the Light win. Peter Breidinger came home third followed by Jerry Pretti (Light) and Corey Mitchell (Light). In the fifteen lap Main, again Eriksen took the lead into turn one with Breidinger right on his tail and Solis having to give up one position. Breidinger was improving as the day went on, but he was also not able to mount a challenge on the leading Masters points leader. Solis was close behind in third and was not challenged for the Light class lead as Jerry Pretti came home fourth overall some five seconds back. Mitchell pressured Pretti the whole way and took fifth overall, third in Light. Coming home sixth overall and third in the Masters class was Francis Thomas in his first ever kart race, great job Francis. With the win, Eriksen has wrapped up the class championship in the Masters class. Masters Light points leader Mary Beth Wilson came home fourth in class with Solis gaining some valuable points to help keep his championship hopes alive.

Rotax Mini Max
Another strong field of nine karts took to the track with points leader Michael Avansino taking the pole over second place points driver Michael Michoff. In their third Mini Max race, Annie and Toni Breidinger took the next two spots on the grid with Gino Gigliotti in fifth. In the Pre-Main, Avansino and Michoff diced back and forth the entire ten laps with Avansino taking the win less than a tenth of a second ahead of Michoff. Annie Breidinger stayed close to come home third less than a second behind the two front runners with Gigliotti, Justin Yanez and Scott Huffaker battling for the fourth through sixth positions. The start of the Main was a repeat of the Pre-Main with Avansino taking the lead closely followed by Michoff and Annie Breidinger close behind. As in the Pre-Main, these three karts pulled away from the rest of the field. With less than five laps to go, Michoff made an outstanding pass just after the hairpin and took over the lead. On lap thirteen, the lead pack came up to lap the ninth place kart with Michoff passing on the left and Avansino trying to make the pass on the right as they went into turn two. As Michoff made his pass, the ninth place kart moved over to the right a bit and Avansino had to swerve to avoid contact and spun, eventually re-entering the race in sixth place. Michoff was able to cruise home for the win with Annie Breidinger one second behind, Gigliotti third, followed by Yanez and Huffaker. In post-race tech, a disqualification and subsequent protest has put the race results in the hands of Race Director Ric Shaw. The results of this class are unofficial until the protest is handled.

Senior Rotax, Cambrian Go Karts Junior Rotax & DD2
With ten total karts between the three classes, this race group had a split start with the two DD2 karts starting some 100 yards in front of the Senior/Junior group. In Qualifying, Andre Eriksen took the DD2 pole ahead of January Grove. In the Senior/Junior group, Wes Phillips, making a rare visit back to the Nor Cal series, took the pole ahead of Carlos Calderon with junior Brody Zink third, followed by Raymund Bustamante, Jr. and Amber Friedberg. In the Pre-Main, Eriksen lead the entire distance to take a two second win over Grove in the DD2 class. Phillips lead the Senior field at the start and went on to a controlled three second win. But the real battle was right behind Phillips with six karts all running in a pack and all finishing within one second of each other. Calderon was hounded the entire way by Bustamante with series newcomer Andrew Colombini working his way up the third. Colombini then took over second and was right on the bumper of Calderon. Colombini tired a pass going into the last turn and a lot of bumping and grinding resulted with Calderon coming out ahead to take second in the Senior class followed by the Junior Brody Zink, Bustamante, Colombini and Sean McDonald.

In the Main, Eriksen and Grove battled the entire race in DD2 with Grove taking the lead at one point. Then Eriksen made a pass to retake the lead and race home to take a three tenths of a second win over Grove. In the Senior/Junior race, Calderon took the lead going into turn one with Phillips and Bustamante right behind. The class points leader lead the race for a few laps but by mid-race, Phillips made a pass coming out of the hairpin to take a lead he would never give up. Bustamante took advantage of Phillip's pass to squeeze by and take over second place with Calderon falling back to third. At the checkered flag, Phillips took the win, Bustamante took second as Calderon could not mount a challenge and had to settle for third followed by McDonald, Zink (first in Junior) and Colombini. In only his third race in the Rotax series, Colombini has shown very well and is now tasting the potential of a class win in the near future.

The results of this race can be found on the Race #8 MyLaps Times Link page at www.norcalrotax.com or at www.mylaps.comunder the heading "Kinsmen Club Race". Please note the results of the Mini Max Main are unofficial until further notice.

The next Red Line Oil Karting Championship Northern California Rotax Challenge race is Sunday, September 26th when the series returns to the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. For more information about the Northern California Rotax Challenge, go to www.norcalrotax.com
 

9-24-10 14th Annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shout out on December 3-6, Mazda Raqceway Laguna Seca

There's just one week left to apply for the 14th Annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-Out that will be held on December 3-6 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. During the four days karters are evaluated for not only their on-track speed and consistency but how they take and apply feedback and perform off-track. Karters judged to have the greatest potential receive scholarships to compete in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda or one of the Skip Barber Regional Race Series. The Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out is a critical component of the fully integrated Mazda-powered motorsports ladder system now in place in the U.S.: Skip Barber, USF2000, and Star Mazda.

This shoot-out is the largest and single most important event for karters transitioning into race cars. Karting associations who would like to assist their karters in taking the next step up the motorsports ladder can forward the following link to aspiring race car drivers. When the entry list for the shootout is announced, we will also be including the hometown of each karter as well as the karting association they came from, if applicable. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2010.

Karting Shoot-Out Information Link

Thank you,

Kelly Brouillet
(860) 435-4289
Skip Barber Racing School





 

9-23-10 RLOKC Race Day #9 Schedule and Drivers Notes

1. Track configuration is Reverse Sprint track.

2. Fire extinguishers are required in each racers pit, minimum five pound size for each kart in the pit area. This is required by the county fire marshal and it was noticed last race that there were very few fire extinguishers visible. Buy one and make sure it is out on your work tables.

3. Make sure you have ground cover under your karts. We have been seeing more and more people forgetting to put ground cover down under their karts. No fuel spillage is allowed directly onto the asphalt or ground at Infineon Raceway, this the reason for the ground cover.

4. The points for the September 19th Dixon race will be added to the MyLaps points chart this coming Saturday night.

5. Rotax Radiator Tape Note: Make sure that any tape used on the radiator is wrapped completely around the radiator. This applies to Qualifying and any races. The tape needs to appear to be one continuous strip of tape. We have been reminding racers on the grids in the past but these reminders will go away and looking for proper tape will be spot checked at the scales in the future. Improper radiator taping will result in a DQ.

6. Gary Coffman will be working the paddock area this coming Saturday. He will be in charge of getting all non-kart support cars out of the paddock and parked in the parking lot in the back. Only trucks and trailers that racers are working out of will be allowed to stay in the paddock. This will help allow those that arrive to practice or set up for the Sunday race to be able to find a decent pit spot.

7. Again, Saturday practice is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM with race pre-registration available until 6:15 PM. Sunday registration and all spectator sign-ins will happen at the old Jim Russell office located before the InfineonRaceway Main gate.

 

9-15-10 Red Line Oil Karting Championship preps for September back-to-back Weekends

With only two months left in the 2010 Red Line Oil Karting Championship season, the series looks to back to back races in September. Several classes still have very close Championship points standings and this will make the races real nail biters!

The Red Line Oil Rotax Challenge will join the September Kinsmen Kart Club classes on Sept 19, the Red Line series racing for the second time at the tough Dixon track. The last race at Dixon in August had the largest field of Rotax karts in the history of the track and a large field is expected again to battle for much needed Championship points. Practice will be available on Saturday from 9:00 to 5:00 with Sunday raceday to begin with practice at about 8:30.

On September 26, the entire class line up of the Red Line Oil Karting Championship will return to the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway to run the Reverse Sprint track. Saturday practice will be available from 12:00 to 6:00. Sunday practice will begin at 8:30 with racing starting at 10:45.

Some of the tight Championship battles include: Rotax Mini-Max where Michael Avansino has a slim lead over Michael Michoff with Gino Ghliotti not far behind. In Junior Rotax, Bobby Tifft has been the strongest driver in the last couple of races and is in a position to make a move on leader Brody Zink. Senior Rotax class has the tightest battle with Carlos Calderon holding a slim lead over Amber Friedberg and three-time race winner Raymond Bustamante Jr.

Mini-Max and Senior Rotax have been the most competitive classes in 2010 with both having four different drivers winning races. In the Rotax Masters Light class, Mary Beth Wilson had opened up a good early lead but, already taking his two throw away races early, defending champ Andrea Delfanti has been in the catch up mode and needs wins in the last three races to have any chance of repeating. In 80 Masters, three time class champ Tom Nelson has a new challenger in Greg Richter, who is coming off his first win in August and now has the confidence that he can challenge for season ending honors.

For more information about the Red Line Oil Karting Championship and Northern California Rotax Challenge, go to www.cameronkarting.com  or www.norcalrotax.com
 

9-15-10 2010 Machismo 500 Mile Enduro Early Registration Closing!!

Get those Team Entries in for the Arrive & Drive Endurance event of the year!

The 3rd Installment of the annual Machismo 500 Enduro is set to run 500 miles throught the Las Vegas night come October 23rd and 24th. The race, which is running alongside Las Vegas Blvd at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is widely recognized as the biggest 'Arrive & Drive' event in the on the West Coast.

Teams still have the opportunity to secure preferred 'early-bird' pricing before tomorrow's pre-registration deadline of September 15th! Teams opting to compete in the faster 390cc open-wheeled 'Pro Class' can secure a team entry for just $3000, while those looking to contest the full-body 270cc 'Sport Class' can do so for as little as $2000 per team. The event is 100% 'Arrive & Drive' with everything from the kart, mechanical crew, and equipment all provided with your team entry. Up to 6 drivers can run on a team which makes this the cheapest 'Le Mans' experience you will find!

Contact Brad Packard at brad@calspeedkarting.com or via telephone at 951.241.3872 today with questions about the event, or for information on how to secure your team's spot on the grid before entry fees increase!

9-15-10 Red Line Oil Karting Championship Dixon Driver Notes

Drivers notes for this weekends Dixon race.

1. Practice for this weekends Dixon race will be available from 9:00 to 5:00 on Saturday. Cost is $30.

2. Entry fee for the race is $75 for all the Rotax classes. Sunday program starts at 8:30.

3. Pre-tech will include the checking of all engine passports, so make sure you have them with you.

4. Direction of the track will be the normal clockwise direction.

5. It is time to start checking your points. The points listed in the results section at www.norcalrotax.com  shows the gross points from each race plus the points if the worst two races are dropped after seven events. Remember, the series points will be the best eight of ten races. Only one Dixon race can be used as a "throw away". Post tech DQs and driver infraction DQ's can not be used as a "throw away" race.
The point's details can be seen in the championship section at www.mylaps.com. Go to any of the Red Line Oil races and click on "championship" and see the points for each class. If you think there is an error in your points, please contact race director Ric Shaw describe the error. Ric can be reached at racedirector-ric@hotmail.com

Hope to see many of you this coming weekend.
 

9-13-10 Leesman, Alcorn, Smith and Kelley Among Champions in Prokart Challenge North Program

Nine championships decided after final round over Labor Day weekend in Sonoma

The third year of the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge North program completed on September 4 with the sixth round of the 2010 season. Following the event, the championship standings for the nine categories were tabulated with the champions decided. The series continues to call the Jim Russell International Karting Center home, contesting five of the six events at the Sonoma, California facility with the only event outside the Napa Valley region the PKC West Coast Shootout in Santa Maria last month.

With the new Stock Moto ladder system that Superkarts! USA implemented for the 2010 season, the regular Stock Moto division broke into two groups the headline S1 Pro Stock Moto and S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto. Coming into the PKC North finale, former ICC front-runner Fritz Leesmann showed the most consistency on the year in S1 that saw five different winners in six events. Leesmann led the way in the standings from the beginning with the feature win at the season opener, adding three runner-up finishes heading into the final round. Poised for his second victory at round six, Leesmann was leading the way until five laps to go when his carburetor came off his Honda powerplant. Scoring enough points up to that point in the event, Leesmann scored the title championship. Brett Buckwalter the 2009 TaG Senior champion made his return to shifter kart racing in S1 as well, scoring second in the standings with four podium finishes despite no victories. Inaugural Stock Moto series champ Jason Toft completed 2010 third in the order with a win at round four.

Scoring his second series championship was Matt Alcorn, as he took home the inaugural S2 title. The S4 (Stock Moto Heavy) champion in 2008, Alcorn was the driver to beat early on this year. Sweeping the opening round, Alcorn ended the season with two total wins and three additional trips to the podium. Alcorn edged-out round three winner Neil Joseph for the title, with Cameron Pringle scoring two wins in five events to sit third in the final tally.

After starting out the year poorly in TaG Senior, Bobby Kelley bounced back to rip off five podium finishes including two wins in the final two events to score the championship. The Riverside, CA driver scored a solid win at the PKC West Coast Shootout to move into the point lead heading into the final round. Over the Labor Day weekend event, Kelley stamped his name on the trophy with the victory. Larry Fraser was the early standings leader, scoring two wins in the first three events. The second half of the season was downhill for the veteran as fourth was his best finish, including a DNS at the North vs. South battle. Like Kelley, Jess Peterson had a great second half, standing on the podium three times in the last four races to end up third overall.

Coming off of a championship in the PKC South program, Jeff Smith made his PKC North debut in 2010 and nearly posted a perfect season in the S4 Master Stock Moto division. Smith took home the main event victory at all six events, earning the pole award four times and losing only two of the 12 heat races. Certainly his mark left on the 2010 season will be hard to match in future editions of the PKC North program. The fight for second came down to the final laps, with Alex Keith able to edge Jim Inglebright for the runner-up position in the standings. In the new S3 Novice Stock Moto class, Chris Yettito took the inaugural title over Todd Wilson.

Former two-time vice-champion in the G1 category, Ethan Wilson made the move over to TaG Master with success. Starting the year out with the victory, Wilson scored three more wins and a runner-up spot on the podium to score the highest points on the year for the championship. 2009 champion Jeff Deehan challenged Wilson throughout the season, but came up 45 points short in his title defense. Arizona driver Peter Workum ended up third in the standings following his three podium trips on the season.

Kathryn Cornell became the first female champion in PKC North history as she dominated the HPV-2 Junior division. Standing on the podium in five of the six events, her two wins on the season and consistency up front helped her earn the title over Jack Freese and Daniel Langon who also scored the S5 Junior Stock Moto championship. Cornell battled for the TaG Junior title, as well. However, Deven Sanchez was more consistent down the stretch in order to score the class championship. Sanchez won the opening round and stayed out of trouble the remainder of the season to score the title. Cornell and Austin Dement each earned two main event victories, settling for second and third in the final standings.

Now that the 2010 season for the PKC North program is wrapped up, the drivers will be able to accept their awards at the season-ending banquet, scheduled for October 16. The ProKart Challenge staff is currently finalizing the details of the awards ceremony with the location to be announced in the near future.

Also on tap is the PKC South banquet award ceremonies rescheduled to Sunday, September 26 at The Grand/Long Beach Event Center from 2pm to 6pm. The location is the same as in 2009 with information on the event and tickets available on the SKUSA website. Also building is the anticipation for the SKUSA Pro Tour finale, the SKUSA SuperNationals XIV, at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on November 17-21.

For more information on anything related to SKUSA or the ProKart Challenge, visit the www.superkartsusa.com website or call the SKUSA head office at 951-491-0808.

9-13-10 Former Karter, Pitta caps the season off with another win

On 9-11 car number 11 made his presence known at All American Speedway's twin 44's

In main event number one Pitta would start 3rd. Once again Pitta stalked the field and one by one the 11 car took it to the front. On lap 22 Pitta made his move for first and started to pull away from the field. A late race caution bunched the field back up. Pitta got the short end of the stick on the restart and would ultimately end 2nd.

"It's a shame, I really wanted to sweep the night. We had the car but that's racing and it is what it is."

With a 4 car invert for the second main event, the team made some adjustments where they once again would start 3rd. After running the majority of the race in the top 4, on lap 35, with the top guys putting on a show for the crowd, Pitta was able to start 2nd on the restart. Making it a 9 lap shoot out! You can bet Pitta was ready for redemption from the first race. Juan made the pass on the outside and drove his way to another great victory in the final points race of the year. The energy from the crowd was unreal making it a emotional night.

"I heard my spotter say "Cousin give me all you got!".... "We fought hard for this win and I made sure to leave it all on the track tonight." " That one was for baby K!"

With BET's resent documentary show "Changing Lanes" airing, Juan has gotten his fair share of "what happened" questions. Pitta says.." All I can do is answer back with wins and prove to people i'm a great driver." "My family believes in my ability and that all that matters to me." Politics will fall into place.

In the last three races of the season Pitta was able to score two 2nd place finishes and a 1st, securing him a 5th place spot in the All American Speedway Track Points.

Juan Pitta Racing would like to thank its sponsors Cascar Machine Shop, Optimum Leadership Performance, Cain bros. body and paint, Finish line Racing. Performance Muffler and Brake. A special thanks goes out to his suspension specialist Paul Harraka sr. and his crew and supporters: Andy,Tim, Cody, Colin, Mom and Dad, JF, Rich, Lester, Bob, MTFX graphic's, the Quigley's and Thomas family and many more! Interested partners can email Juan at jpracin@aol.com
 

9-13-10 Superkarts USA Announces 2011 Pro Tour Schedule

Sophomore circuit expected to enjoy significant increase in participation

On all accounts, the inaugural Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is being considering a great success by the organization, thanks to solid participation and incredibly exciting competition. SKUSAs return to national series competition in 2010 materialized thanks to the passionate requests by many of their racers for more big races which fueled the development of the SpringNationals and SummerNationals. These two new events were then partnered with the famed SuperNationals to present a three-weekend (five-race) Pro Tour circuit for this year. With a limited number of classes, loads of track time and a focus on family fun and enjoyment, the inaugural Pro Tour has been extremely well received. Fast-forwarding to 2011, discussion regarding next years program began earlier in the season using feedback from racers, and SKUSA expects a significant increase in participation next year if the recent confirmations by new drivers, shops and teams are any indication. As a result, it is with excitement and high expectations that Superkarts! USA releases their schedule for the 2011 Pro Tour.

The season will begin with the second annual SpringNationals, set for the April 29 May 1 weekend, which will be held once again at the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. The wine country regions location just north of the beautiful city of San Francisco makes it a popular destination for racers and their families alike, and the facility is one of the most picturesque in the country. The fact that its simply one of the finest racetracks in the country makes it the perfect choice for the Pro Tour opener.

After kicking things off in northern California, the next round of the program the second running of the SummerNationals will be held on July 15-17 at a venue that will be announced before the end of this year. The inaugural SummerNationals was held at USA International Raceway this past July, drawing the likes of NASCAR stars Jamie McMurray and AJ Allmendinger during their only open weekend of the summer. Next years race promises to be even bigger, thanks to the growing support of the Pro Tour. The continuing expansion of SKUSAs regional platform will certainly provide a larger pool of karters from which to attract Pro Tour competitors.

The 15th annual SuperNationals will once again anchor the Pro Tour schedule next fall, bringing SKUSAs finest racers to the Rio All-Suites 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 SKUSAs constant focus on improvement has made each event a new benchmark for American kart racing competition.

The following is the official schedule for the 2011 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour:

April 29-May 1: SpringNationals Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA
July 15-17: SummerNationals TBA
Nov. 16-20: SuperNationals Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV

Im really satisfied with the results of our first season of Pro Tour racing, and the best part has been the feedback of the drivers and teams, offers Tom Kutscher, Superkarts! USA president. Weve been able to bring together the finest drivers from our regional series, plus weve enjoyed the participation of many racers from other organizations, which is excellent. We wanted to focus on a select number of classes and then make sure that each weekend was an enjoyable experience for our customers. We offered lots of track time and a relaxed atmosphere, and tried to take care of our racers with complimentary post-race BBQs and immediate payouts of the purse. Our goal is always to have our racers leave with a smile, all wanting to come to our next event. I think we did that with this years Pro Tour, and I cant wait to start it all again with the SpringNationals next April!

One of the priorities for the 2011 schedule was to avoid conflicts with other series, and after many phone calls and meetings, Im happy to say that we are looking good for next year, added Kutscher. All of these races are good for the industry, and if we keep putting them on top of each other, were mostly hurting the shops and teams by forcing them to make a choice instead of allowing them to attend as many events as they can support. Id like to thank my fellow promoters for discussing their programs with us so that we could lock in our dates, free of conflict.

As was the case in 2010, the Spring and Summer Pro Tour events will feature a three-day format, with practice on Friday and complete race days on Saturday and Sunday with qualifying, heat races and a main. The SuperNationals will have an extra day each of practice and racing competition. SKUSA remains focused on cost control, and will again be restricting the pre-race usage of the official track layout, both Infineon Raceway and the facility that will eventually be confirmed for the SummerNationals in July.

SKUSA is excited by the prospects for the 2011 Pro Tour, in light of the tremendous support being shown towards many of the racing categories for this years SuperNationals. The staggering explosion of the S4 Stock Moto Master class is surely a positive precursor of the numbers that SKUSA will see on the Pro Tour in 2011. As well, the continuing development of the S1 Pro and S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto classes will likely result in more than 20 drivers in S1 and likely over 30 in S2, all vying for the national #1 plate in each of the classes. With the TaG Senior category already strong and expected to build, it is also the growth of the S5 Junior Stock Moto and TaG Cadet classes that have Kutscher particularly optimistic.

Weve brought three new Junior classes to the SKUSA program over the past couple of years, and Im really pleased with how they have developed the S5 and TaG Cadet categories in particular, Kutscher continued. These drivers will be the future stars of Superkarts! USA, similar to how guys like Alex Speed developed from the 80cc Junior class. We already have more than 25 entries in the TaG Cadet class for the SuperNationals, which is just another sign that these classes have taken root and will grow to be the foundation of our program.

SKUSA will run four Stock Moto classes on the Pro Tour in 2011, as it did this year, and will also run at least three of the TaG classes in TaG Senior, Junior and Cadet. The TaG Master category did not receive much support in 2010, but the SuperNationals grid is expected to be filled for Las Vegas, so Kutscher will give the TaG Master drivers the opportunity to pledge their support during the off-season. If they step up with a minimum of 20 pre-entries for the SpringNationals, Kutscher confirms that they will be kept on the class line-up. The following list is the tentative class structure for the 2011 SKUSA Pro Tour:

S1 Pro Stock Moto 15 years of age and older 385 lbs A License only
S2 Semi-Pro Amateur Stock Moto 15 years of age and older 395 lbs B License only
S4 Stock Moto Master 30 years of age and older 405 lbs B or C License
S5 Junior Stock Moto 12-15 years of age 340 lbs D License
TaG Senior 15 years of age and older B or C License
TaG Junior 12-15 years of age 320 lbs D License
TaG Cadet 9-12 242 lbs D License
*TaG Master 30 years or older - B or C License (minimum pre-entry required)

These classes represent the immediate future of Superkarts! USA, and we are committed to supporting their growth, Kutscher confirmed. I believe in the importance of the TaG Cadet and S5 classes in building a platform of growth and steady driver graduation, and well be running both of these classes on our flagship ProKart Challenge North and South series in 2011. These classes are here to stay. I am looking forward to seeing them grow over the coming years.

SKUSA is now working to confirm the venue for the SummerNationals, and will be releasing this information before the end of the year. The title sponsorship of the 2011 Pro Tour is still available; any interested parties are asked to contact the SKUSA head office.

9-9-10 NNKC Championship Race #6 at DESERT PARK RACEWAY

What a weekend for Championship Kart Racing at DPR!!!  The weather couldn't have been better at 88 degrees with hardly any wind.  55 karts came out to run track #3 over the Labor Day Weekend.  The track was busy on Saturday as well with many drivers coming to get a little extra practice in before the race.   

Sr/Jr 2 Box Stock Clones hit the track first this time out.  It was a good show of Clone force on Labor Day weekend.  14 Clones in all to start off a good day of racing.  David Schilt stole the day with an undisputed first place by walking away from the entire pack.  Next up was a battle between first time Clone driver Derrick Delong and regular Clone driver's Terry West, Becky Knapp, Jamie West, Travis Look, and Jr Clone Logan Wyman.  All six were fighting for podium positions and finishing no more than 3 tenths of a second apart. The pack was nose to bumper the entire race, each rarely risking the chance of making a move that would give up a position.  In the end Travis took 2nd, Logan 3rd, Jamie 4th, Becky 5th, Terry 6th, and Derrick 7th.  It was a tough battle for all.  Next race will be for the Club Clone Championship between Leader Terry West (1,025 points) and Dave Schilt (1021 points).  Whoever places in front of the other will be the CHAMPION!  No pressure......  Story by TL.

(4) Jr 1-2 Cycle kids came out to improve their chances at a top finishing order as the year winds down.  Nothing was different for the #11 kart of Jeremy Kay.  Doing what he has done all year long (being consistent) and improving from race to race, he showed why he is the points leader and dominant yet again start to finish taking pole and winning all heats and main.  Great Job to Jeremy for all but securing his 1st club championship!  Turbo Sombatsiri would have a great day as well, starting off-pole but having a little bad luck in the first heat.  He would regroup later and take home a solid 2nd position.  Connor Van Cott would have a strong day as well finishing in 2nd place in both heats.  In the main, he would bring home his kart in 3rd overall.  The 4th place kart of Buddy Browning would push really hard for his position throughout the day.  Buddy is a new driver to NNKC and looks to be a keeper for the future of the sport.  

Formula 80 Senior karts roared onto the track next. It's been a crazy year as the class has really only seen 2 winners all year.  But old Masters driver Mark Nason decided he had enough of the younger Mike Botelho running P1.  Mark came out strong with a fast pole run.  He would dominate heat 1 easily, out distancing himself by 5 seconds over Cody McKinney.  That is until class points leader Mike Botelho was able to hang on his bumper in the second heat.  The two would finish neck and neck at the line.  That brought up the main event.  Nason would have the lead for 12 laps with Botelho in tow.  2 laps from the end, Mike Jr would make the pass on Nason and win yet another F-80 Senior race.  Mike Jr all but guaranteed himself a Championship in this class.  McKinney and Gerry Williams would battle throughout the day.  These two run very similar times to one another, therefore creating a good competition between the two.  They happen to be best friends of the track as well.  Cody would end up 3rd with Gerry finishing 5th.  Ben Fisher would end up in the 4th position as he was able to fend off the late charge by Gerry. 

Besides the Clones, NNKC's TaG Novice class has been the biggest surprise of the year.  What started out as an awesome 6-8 kart field at the beginning of the year has turned in to a 14 kart battle for rookie honors.  Unfortunately for all the other drivers, they have seen the same kart win all 6 races.  Usually when this happens with a Novice driver, we would pluck that driver from the field and get him into a Sr or Masters class.  Well Matt Koerner doesn’t qualify for TaG Masters because of his age and/or weight and the club doesn't currently have a Sr class available with drivers.  So Matt has stayed in the class and drove his rear end off all year long.  There were a couple times when he was in jeopardy of not winning, but he is smooth and knows how to stay up front.  We have 3 father/son duo's racing in this class this year.  The Koerner’s (Matt and Tom), the Yochum’s (Chris and Dave) and the Doyle’s (Sean and Rob).  This cements the fact that we, NNKC, are a family oriented racing club.  Aside from Matt winning the race, his father Tom would come in 2nd followed by another good performance by Don Faris in 3rd.  Faris would take over the 3rd spot in the standings over Javier Avila, who had a disappointing finish in 13th.  X drivers Brad Bolton and Bruce Garafola would race well and finish in 4th and 6th, respectively.  The club's TaG Senior and Masters Programs should get a big boost next year with the addition of 80% of these drivers!        

(3) Kid Karts came out to play under the sun.  Bank Sombatsiri would grab an early pole from the other kids of Gavin Van Cott and Nolan Wyman.  First heat would have Wyman win by 49 seconds.  In the second heat, it was a bit more contested as Van Cott would hold the lead till 2 laps from the end.  Wyman would charge by and win by 17 seconds.  The main would see Wyman take control again and finish in first.  Van Cott would be able to hold off Sombatsiri for 2nd place, with Sombatsiri coming in 3rd.

Oh what a year its been for the TaG Masters class.  Dan Harris would take pole over Brian Rivera by a 1/2 second.  The first heat saw Dan beat Brian to the line by 1.5 seconds followed by Derrick DeLong and Curt Baker.  The second heat would see Brian win the heat by holding off Curt by 1 second with Harris and DeLong lurking in the shadows.  The main event saw something much different than the first part of the day.  Dan Harris would find incredible power and coast to an easy victory over Rivera by 6.6 seconds.  In the back of Brian was Baker and DeLong having a great battle for 3rd.  Baker, the veteran, would be able to hold off DeLong while giving Rivera all he had left in the tank.  John Morgan, a new Masters driver with now 6 races under his belt, would finish 5th with Jim Foff in 6th.  Harris and Rivera are all tied up with 1,016 points each.  Like the Sr Clone class, whichever driver passes the finish line first in the main event will be your CHAMPION!!!

Formula 80 Masters saw Mark Nason on pole by almost a full second over Cody McKinney. As Heat 1 would see Nason runaway, Cody and Gerry Williams would battle hard for 2^nd.  Cody would end up holding off Gerry at the line.  Steve Dow had a solid performance finishing 1.5 seconds behind Gerry.  Heat 2 invert again saw Nason put his kart up front with a holeshot from P3.  Cody would lose a gear and for the last 2-3 laps and would drive the kart in 3^rd gear!!!  Ben Fisher would be able to catch McKinney on the last lap and beat him to the line for 2^nd place!  Main event again saw nothing new as Nason would runaway from the pack collecting another victory and the F-80 Masters Championship. The battle was for 2^nd again, with Cody and Gerry racing bumper to bumper the entire race.  No positions were swapped this time as Cody was able to hold off Gerry for the second finishing position.  Steve Dow would make a late pass on Ben Fisher on lap 9 to secure 4^th place.          Story by MN.

NNKC would like to thank all the racers for coming out and making this weekend what it was.  Race Directing by Ed Diederich was great and our new backup flagman David Brant Jr was great as well.  Thankx to all the staff workers including our registration girls and tower lady.  They work their butts off to make this happen.  The corner workers are really stepping up as well too.  See everybody for the last race showdown Oct 3rd!!!

NNKC President
Brian Rivera

9-6-10 Red Line Oil Karting Championship Race #7 Recap

Another beautiful sunny day dawned to help make the racing at the RLOKC Series that much better. A strong field of 60 drivers put on a great show of competitive racing with several races ending in dramatic fashion. The National Track configuration at the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway allowed the karts to really stretch their legs and show what they have. The Molecule "Dirty Driver" suit cleaning award went to Corey Mitchell and the Trapeze Arts "Move of the Race"award went to Barry Lee for his pass at the finish line in Heat #1 to win the race.

Rotax Masters
For the second race in a row, the Rotax Masters and Masters Lights classes ran in separate race groups due to the large entry. The Masters class had eleven drivers, the largest Rotax Masters class entry in series history. In Qualifying, Andre Eriksen took the pole ahead of Jerry Pretti and Barry Lee. In the first Heat, Eriksen took the lead on the started followed by Lee, Pretti and Cameron Evans. Lee hounded Eriksen the whole distance and made a couple of pass attempts at the end of the long straight away. On the last lap, Barry broke out of the slipstream a few yards from the finish line to nip Erikson by less than two-hundredths of a second. Pretti, Evans and Ludovic Racinet came home third, fourth and fifth. In the second Heat, Eriksen pulled away just enough at the start to avoid getting zinged at the finish line. He went on to a slim win over Pretti followed by Lee, Evans and Racinet. In the fifteen lap Main, Eriksen took the lead at the green followed by Lee out of turn one. These two drivers opened up a lead over the rest of the field and then had their own private battle. But Barry didn't have another magic pass in him and had to settle for second followed by Pretti, Evans and Racinet.

Rotax Mini-Max
Michael Avansino took the pole ahead of eight other drivers. Scott Huffaker was second and Michael Michoff third. As it would turn out, these three drivers would spend the rest of the day no more that one foot from each other. In the first Heat, Avansino took the lead at the green with Huffaker and Michoff right on Avansino's tail the entire eight lap race. Gino Gigliotti and Toni Breidinger took fourth and fifth. In the second Heat, Avansino again took the lead ahead of Huffacker and Michoff. The three drivers again raced nose to tail the entire race and Avansino held on to a three-tenths of a second win ahead of Huffaker, Michoff, Gigliotti and Colin Dailey. In the Main, the top three drivers stuck together like glue again with Michoff overtaking Huffacker at the drop of the green. Avansino was under intense pressure from Michoff the entire race with Michoff making a number of tries for the lead. In the end, Avansino just did not leave the door open enough to give Michoff an opening. Avansino held off Michoff by just .092 of a second to take his third Infineon race win in a row. Huffaker played the patience game in case the leaders tangled, but in the end had to settle for third place, just two tenths of second behind the leaders. Annie Breidinger and Colin Dailey got by Gino to take fourth and fifth while Gino taking sixth with some poor brakes. For his win, Avansino took home the giant Sanzaru check and FIFTY dollars in cash.

Rotax Masters Lights and IAME Tag
Four TaG karts joined the ten Masters Light karts to make up the largest race group of the day. In Qualify, Masters Light karts took the first 5 spots on the grid lead by Andrea Delfanti, Mert Solis, Mary Beth Wilsom, Jojo Bayabo and Jerry Pretti. Top TaG kart was Don Rocci in sixth. In the first Heat, Delfanti took the green and never looked back taking a three second victory followed by Solis, Wilson, Pretti and the top TaG of Branson Eggert. In the second Heat, Delfanti again took the point at the drop of the green and was never headed. Solis was third and Michael Torrano taking fourth overall and first in IAME TaG. Both Wilson and Eggert fell down the standings when the two came together near the end of the race. In the Main, Delfanti again took the lead with Solis, Pretti and Wilson next. The TaG fortunes changed a lot in the Main with Victor Sinzig getting his carburetor set right and drove a solid drive to second overall. Eggert also came through the field and drove home 3rd overall in the race followed by Solis, Pretti, and a charging Steve Weiss. Points leader Wilson came home eightoverall, sixth in the Lights class. The top three IAME drivers took home IAME parts certificates of $50 (1st), $25 (2nd) and $15 for (3rd) place.

125 Stock Moto and 80 Shifters
The five 125 Motos combined with the five 80 shifters in a split start race that had good action for first place all day long. In Qualifying, Steve Cameron took the 125 pole ahead of Jim Inglebright and Nick Galante while Greg Richter took the 80 pole ahead of Roger Cornwall and Marc Stanley. In the first Heat, Inglebright got past Cameron on the start with Cornwall also getting by Richter to take the 80 lead. Cameron took the lead back a lap later and half way through the eight lap race, Inglebright and Galante touched and both spun as they were exiting turn one. Galante recovered to take third with Brad Shaffer second and Cameron winning. Cornwall held his lead over Richter to take the 80 win with Geoff Provo third. In the second Heat, Cameron took the lead at the green and went on to the win ahead of Galante and Shaffer with Richter taking control of the 80 win followed by Cornwall and Stanley. In the Main, Nick Galante took the lead at the green with Cameron chasing. This duel went on for the whole race with Galante not giving Cameron a good look for a clean pass. Nick held on to take the win and with it the GoPro Hero camera. Steve Cameron came home 2nd followed by a recovered Inglebright. In the 80 portion of the race, Richter again took the lead at the start but was pressured the entire race by Cornwall. In the end, Greg took the win with Roger one second back and Marc Stanley another second back.

Rotax DD2
The DD2 class was a second GoPro feature class with seven drivers entered. Michael Ostrowski took the pole ahead of Bronson Eggert and class points leader January Grove. In the first Heat, Ostrowski took the lead at the green and held a steady but slim lead to win the race over Eggert and Grove. In the second Heat, Michael again took the lead at the start with Grove sneaking by at the start to take second ahead of the young Eggert and that is how they finished the race. In the Main, Ostrowski again took the early lead with Grove very close behind the entire race. Eggert ran third until kart problems sidelined him turning over third place to Andre Eriksen. In the end, Ostrowski took the win, two seconds ahead of Grove with Eriksen third and Adam Fichtelman fourth. For the win, Ostrowski took home the GoPro Hero camera.

Senior and Junior Rotax
Repeating the Dixon race the previous race, the three Junior drivers combined with the six Senior karts for the race. This combination made for some great racing and allowed the Juniors to challenge some of the Senior drivers during the race. In Qualifying, Carlos Calderon took the pole ahead of Dixon winner Raymond Bustamante Jr and Amber Friedberg. Bobby Tifft was the fastest Junior in fourth position with Joshua Feiber starting in the fifth position. In the first Heat, Calderon took the early lead with Friedberg right on his tail. The two points leading drivers went back and forth with Amber getting the upper hand at the end to take the win over Calderon with Bustamante third. Bobby Tifft took fourth and the Junior win with Joshua Feiber coming home seventh ahead of points leader Brody Zink. In the second Heat, again Calderon took the initial lead with Friedberg challenging and again Amber found the way by to take the win ahead of Sean McDonald with Calderon coming home third. Tifft was fifth overall and first in Junior with Feiber coming home seventh overall.

The Main proved to have the most exciting finish of the day. Amber and Carlos fought for the lead early on with Calderon getting back into the lead spot. Amber then took over the lead mid race with Calderon taking the lead back with just a few laps left. Again Amber regained the lead. On the last lap, Calderon and Amber battled coming out of tic-tac-toe with Calderon taking the lead and Sean McDonald also getting by into second. Only three turns later, Carlos dropped a rear wheel and Sean and Amber both sped by. Sean held the point to take a very slim win (by just .017 of a second) to win his first Senior feature. Friedberg came home second, Calderon third and Andrew Colombini fourth. In the Junior race, Tifft fell back at the start but made a few passes to get up to fifth overall with Brody Zink right behind him. With 5 laps left in the race, Tifft was making a pass on Colombini when the two touched and Tifft went spinning. This left Zink in the Junior lead with Feiber right on is tail. Zink went on to win ahead of Joshua.

All results and points can be seen by going to http://www.norcalrotax.com/results/.

There are just 3 more races left in the Red Line Oil Rotax Challenge and two more races left for the Shifter and TaG classes. The next race will be the Rotax Challenge at Dixon on September 19 and then the two final races for all the RLOKC classes at Infineon September 26 and October 24.

For more information on the Red Line Oil Karting Championship and the Northern California Rotax Challenge, go to www.cameronkarting.com  or www.norcalrotax.com

 

9-6-10 LAKC Race 7 Recap

The Los Angeles Kart Club held race #7 of their series in conjunction with the Gatorz Karting Cup. Together the shootout made for great racing and a spike in entries for everyone evolved. The combining of Southern California's two Rotax series produced large fields (160 entries) and rave reviews from drivers in both organizations. Rotax classes were run as part of the LAKC’s schedule of events, the Rotax racers benefitted from additional track time in the form of two eight-lap heat races and a twenty-lap final.
Spread over two days, the race included a fifteen-minute hot pit qualifying session on Saturday afternoon before a catered dinner by Blue Agave was provided for all of the LAKC racers. Sunday would kick off with morning warmup and the first of two heat races. The rest of the LAKC classes maintained their normal race program, but I suspect after the success of last months pea pick format we might see that again some time soon. The CalSpeed Karting Circuit was run in the clockwise direction, utilizing the “Grande” configuration. After suffering through triple digit heat all week long everyone was relieved that the So-Cal summer cooled off for the weekend by 20 degrees. A light breeze also helped to make for a perfect weekend of karting in the southland, something that LAKC and Gatorz have had some less than desirable luck with all season.

Batting first on the day was the TAG/PRD Spec Sr. classes. Sean Cricca was the pole sitter in TAG, and ran the best time of both classes with a 50.473. Devin Lindsey was fast qualifier in PRD, just nipping Elliott Skeer by two tenths. The heat races saw our two pole sitters finish 1-2, running pretty close lap times. Although scored separately the overall win is a hug ego boost for any driver in the combined classes. The sixteen lap final played out in the same fashion that we saw in the heat race with Cricca and Lindsey walking away with wins in their individual classes. Cricca won the overall by just under nine seconds with Lindsey turning in another solid PRD performance to grab his class win and 2nd in the combined. Third place went to Jason Bunch (2nd in his class). Bunch was one of only a few drivers that gained any positions on track. He worked his way up from 8th into 3rd.

Junior 1 was batting second on this fine Sunday and it was the Jake, Christian, and Chase show. Pole went to Ian Wesolowski who stopped the clock two tenths quicker than Jake Drew with a time of 57.102. The heat race didn't go as planned for Wesolowski who dropped back to 5th behind winner Drew, Chase McDaniel, Christian Brooks and Zack Kurtz. As we all know by watching the Cadet races any number of drivers can always win, it just depends on how the chips fall on the table in the last laps. That rang true in the final as a trio of karts broke away from the pack. Brooks led the majority of laps with Drew leading a couple and McDaniel glued to their bumpers waiting. The leaders encountered lap traffic that took its toll on McDaniel leaving only Brooks and Drew to duel for the win. Drew pounced when he could, but he still had three laps to hold of Brooks if he wanted the win. Drew held on for his first win of the weekend with Brooks right there for 2nd place. McDaniel came in well ahead of the field for 3rd place. Ian Wesolowski battled to the last lap with brother Troy, Justice Lepe and Anthony Sawyer. The Wesolowski brothers finished off the podium in 4th and 5th.

Jesse Huaman set the pace in KPV 2 qualifying besting Jake Craig by .009. Row two was made up of Brandon Reed and Carlee Taylor who interestingly enough ran the exact same time in qualifying. Craig scored the heat race win as pole sitter Huaman got docked in tech; he would start the final from the rear of the field. Reed got the jump on the start and led the opening few circuits, but that was short lived as Craig easily moved to the front and drew away. With Craig solidly out front and Reed comfortably in 2nd the action was all behind them Taylor got bounced to the back aster the first lap and had to work he way back through the field, but she must have had a problem and didn't get very far in the 16 laps. Our pole sitter bounced back nicely from his unfortunate heat race DQ and drove a wicked race to finish in 3rd place only a few seconds behind the 2nd place finisher Reed. It would have been nice to see Huaman and Reed go at it for 2nd place but it wasn't meant to be. Chalk up another KPV2 win for Craig.

It was an up and down day of racing for the Kid Kart contingent. Justin Hodge put his #99 on the pole, only to drop out a few laps into the heat race. With the pole sitter out, Hayden Wagner and Carson Enright sped off to finish 1-2 and looked pretty solid to take the win in the final. With only a kart or two behind him Hodge had the daunting task of regaining his throne in only 10 short laps. Enright grabbed the holeshot to start the final, but Wagner was quick to get around him and set the pace. The duo set off hoping that Hodge would get held up in traffic. With three laps remaining Hodge moved impressively around Enright for 2nd place. With two to go Hodge was back on top after a power move on Wagner. Wagner held on for a split second, but Hodge was turning laps over a second a lap faster. Hodge scored a fantastic win with what probably the best drive of the day. Wagner finished closely in 2nd place with Enright in tow. Preston Anderson and Joseph Daniele finished 4th and 5th, but were off the pace of the leaders.

Jake Drew, Chase McDaniel and Christian Brooks were at it again in KPV1, scoring the top three qualifying positions. The heat race saw all three drivers lead laps and McDaniel score the win. The final was going to be nothing less than amazing. With Drew already having a win under his belt, Brooks and McDaniel were hungry to keep him from doubling up. McDaniel led the opening circuits with Drew, Justice Lepe and Brooks all in tow. As Brooks battled with Lepe the two leaders were able to gain a slight advantage. Brooks eventually finished in 3rd, with Lepe 4th and Zach Arthur 5th. Up front Drew passed McDaniel for the lead, but only held it for a few laps. As the event ran its course it was clear Drew was playing the waiting game and McDaniel would be toast on the last lap. McDaniel tried everything to keep Drew behind, but the last lap was all Drew needed to make his run for the win. Drew scored his second win of the day, sweeping the Cadet classes. McDaniel ran a great race and finished in 2nd place.

The Shifters were next, taking the Grande configuration by storm in the KalGard Challenge. The 125 Open and 125 Stock Honda battle month after month for shifter supremacy. This month saw Spec Honda driver Billy Musgrave score the overall pole. Willy Musgrave was half a second back in Spec, but the Open Shifter fast qualifier Troy Butts divided the two Musgraves, and split up the all Honda front row. Billy and Butts ran a blistering pace in the heat race that no one was able to match. They went 1-2 and started the final in the same order they started the heat race. A good performance by John Chott saw him get by Willy to finish in 3rd. The final started out with pure chaos as guys grabbed gears and split the slower karts heading into turn one. Billy Musgrave dropped the hammer from the get go followed closely by Butts and Willy Musgrave. Corey Neveau was on the charge, moving up into 3rd after only a half dozen laps. After losing ground in the opening laps, Butt's kart was coming in and he was bring Billy closer and closer into his grasps. By halfway Billy was running in 2nd and Butts was out new leader. The ran that way to the finish with Butts earning the overall win by 4 seconds over Musgrave. Of course Billy won the spec class over Neveau, Willy, Erik Jackson and Eric Ortega. Behind Butts in the open class we saw Chott score 2nd and Brain Shafer finish out his day in 3rd. Matt Ostiguy and Kelson Penn, the lone entrants in the DD-2 class, finished in that order in the heats and final which were combined with the 125 shifter classes. Impressively, despite starting on the last row, Ostiguy and Penn drove up to eleventh and twelfth overall in their two-speed Rotax karts. Penn gave Ostiguy a scare early in the contest, but the veteran DD2 pilot was able to work his way around Penn to capture another victory.

The lone Micromax entrant was a third-generation driver, Jimmy Busby III, entering his first race. He shared the podium with his father, Jim Busby Jr, his grandfather, former IMSA GTP racer Jim Busby, his uncle David Busby, and sister Sadye Busby.

Things had gone well for Adam Iavelli throughout MiniMax qualifying, where he qualified second, and in the two heat races, which he had won. Top qualifier Nicky Hays was right on his bumper at the checkered in each heat, and the grid for the final would be Iavelli leading Hays, Blaine Rocha, Nick Ramirez, and Gatorz championship leader Royal McKee. Iavelli maintained his lead at the start of the final while Hays was shuffled from his off-pole spot back to sixth as Rocha, McKee, Ramirez and Michael Womack all got by him. Iavelli, Rocha and McKee all ran in a line, while Ramirez and Womack battled for fourth until Womack spun and fell to the back. Rocha latched onto Iavelli’s bumper and waited until the final lap to make his move for the lead, while behind, Noah Grey, who had started in seventh, similarly waited until the final lap to make a pass on McKee for third. It was a frantic last lap, with Rocha pulling off a very strong pass in turn four to take the lead and hold it until the checkered. Iavelli had to settle for second, with Grey getting past McKee for third and fourth and Ramirez crossing the line in fifth.

Dakota Dickerson had run the table on this day at Calspeed, qualifying on the Junior Max pole and easily winning the two heat races. Jake Craig, Carlee Taylor, Jonathan May and Breanna Miscione would line up behind Dickerson for the main, and had battled throughout the day for the final two podium spots. Dickerson held his lead at the start while Miscione was the victim of contact and fell down the order and out of contention. Taylor jumped around Craig to move into second, but it was short-lived as Craig retook second position a lap later. After that, all the excitement was over as Dickerson slowly but steadily opened a gap over the rest of the field to take the win and sweep the day, with Craig second, Taylor third, May in fourth and Miscione working her way back through the field to fifth. Miscione, however, was given LAKC’s Driver of the Day award ($160 certificate for Gatorz and No Fear gear) after recovering from her first lap contact.

Senior Max was stacked for the Gatorz / LAKC shootout, with former Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Phil Giebler taking pole position ahead of Louie Pagano, John Crow, Matt Ostiguy and Scott Saunders. It would be Crow, however, that would take both heat race wins in what were two very exciting eight-lap races. The main, however, would take a different turn as Giebler forced his way past Crow on the opening lap, with their karts coming together a couple of times before Giebler got ahead and began to pull away. Crow kept Adam Zeen, Louie Pagano and David Thompson behind him for nine laps until Zeen got underneath and past Crow, with Pagano and Thompson coming through as well. Thompson would lose third to Pagano a couple of laps later before he retired, putting Crow into fourth.
Behind the leaders, the field broke into several groups that battled for position throughout the race. Most of those drivers, however, fell victim to a charging Chandler Campbell, who started last after a spin in the second heat race. She charged her way up to seventh at the end of the 20 lap final, setting fast lap of the race in the process. At the checkered, Giebler won with a gap over Zeen, who had a similar advantage over third-placed Pagano. Crow finished fourth, holding off a charging Jeremy Kane who was fifth.

Put a bunch of 405 lb karts on track together in a Gatorz or LAKC race and the racing is going to be entertaining. Combine the two and it was no surprise that the Rotax Masters final, which closed out the day’s racing on Sunday, had more spectators than any other. Scott Falcone, making the trip from Colorado, qualified on pole ahead of Jim Busby, Jr., Steve Dzurilla, Ron Rossetti and Larry Hayashigawa. Dzurilla, however, would win the first heat, while David Busby would win the second, with Jim Busby Jr. second and Falcone third in both of those races. Anticipation was high for the final.
Things got off to an exciting start with plenty of contact on the opening lap, which sent fifth-starting Hayashigawa to the back of the field and out of contention. David Busby also lost several positions, falling from pole position to fifth, while his brother Jim Busby Jr. took the lead and began to pull away from Rossetti and Jarrod Bradley. David Busby quickly passed Falcone and Bradley to move up to third, while Falcone took another lap to pass Bradley and begin to work on catching the leaders.
Halfway through the race, David Busby and Falcone both passed Rossetti, as Busby, Jr.’s lead began to shrink. With two laps remaining, David passed Jim in the infield hairpin, the two karts coming together as both battled for the lead before David pulled ahead. The battle allowed Falcone to get close but he was unable to make an attempt on Busby, Jr.’s second place, and David Busby took the checkered flag ahead of Jim Busby, Jr. and Falcone. The nineteen-kart field also had several battles throughout the final, and more than a little bit of contact, causing the race to be finished under waving checkered-and-black flags.

While other clubs are struggling to get 50 entries, LAKC leads the way with a constant 125 plus. With top notch club racing, both beginner and pro drivers come to test their skills against the best racers In Southern California. LAKC regularly sees drivers from neighboring states like Nevada, Arizona and Colorado to name a few. They all make the long trip to race with the best.

“Come see what all the buzz is about” and join LAKC for their October 24th event at CalSpeed Kart Track in Fontana, CA. For information on everything LAKC please click on www.lakc.org
 

9-1-10 Points battles and Gold Rush heat this weekend at Stockton Motorplex

This weekend at the Stockton Motorplex Kart Track in Stockton Ca the Gold Rush series will be competing for Round three of the five race series as Points Battles heat up in all classes.

The Gold Rush series had held their first two rounds of Racing at Prairie City Kart Club and Atwater Kart club with some surprise winners in both and some surprise DNF's as well mixing up the points battles early. As Labor Day weekend is upon the Norcal Karters Stockton is sure to host an exciting race for the Gold Rush with several passing areas and the capability of racers to run two wide around nearly the whole track. Adding to the excitement will be several racers from Region 7 planning to attend the event as the word of the Gold Rush fever has spread throughout the West Coast.

Practice for the event is Saturday 10am -5 pm for $25 for non members with a Free BBQ for all competitors Saturday Night. Racing will start Sunday Morning at 9am sharp. Race Media Group will be on hand with the Voice of Norcal Chris Scribner on microphone to call the action and Kristin Lanzarone providing Photography.

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