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F1 Race Factory Phoenix, AZ Week 4 Summer League Results |
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 Chaz Baca Jr Sets the Bar That Much Higher with Another Easy Cruise to Victory in the 4th Race of the 2011 F1 Summer League Series.
Two of the most senior racers in the Summer League Series find themselves at the top of the Group 1 Qualifier.
Mike Davila sets fast time in the Group 1 Qualifier to take the Pole Position in the Group 1 Heat.
Steve Lattanzi and Kyler Repella start from P2 & P3 in the Group 1 Heat.
Lattanzi and Repella work together so as not to lose ground on Davila but Mike D goes on to win Group 1 Heat.
Lattanzi thinks he see’s one too many White Flags, slows one lap too early and see’s Repella go flying by to take a well deserved mistake free 2nd place finish away from him.
An innocent error by the start/finish flagger has been corrected and Lattanzi is now outfitted with Coke bottle thick eyewear to help him look for the elusive Checkered Flag.
Group 1 Heat Results:
Mike Davila…Kyler Repella…Steve Lattanzi…Eric Dickinson…Kyle Tatman…Josh Lambeth…Chris Wynne…Joe Landram…Phillip Schroeder…Greg Gillum.
Keith Sears sets fast time in the Group 2 Qualifier to take the Pole Position for the Group 2 Heat.
Baca takes the win in the Group 2 Heat, Sears nails down a 2nd place finish.
The fight for the top spot between Sears and Baca Jr lasted most of the race with Baca setting Sears up and making a clean pass.
Just the opposite can be said between two other competitors. The pass for position was reversed when Josh Sarchet attempted to pass Cody Gutierrez and resulted in contact that was less than clean.
Sarchet paid the price by having the positions reversed post race. Cody claims to have an exact replica Voodoo doll of Sarchet and a boxful of very sharp pins.
Group 2 Heat Results:
Chaz Baca Jr…Keith Sears…Jason Burstein…Scott Lodding…Cody Gutierrez…Josh Sarchet…Paul Miller…Mike McClaran…Ian Pierce…Josh Tatman.
The “B” Main Group enters Track 2 c/c/w for competition and the winner will get to move into the “A” Main.
Hungry for a win and a move into the “A” Main is Josh Sarchet who starts from the Pole Position.
Josh Lambeth, Paul Miller, Chris Wynne, Mike McClaran, Joe Landram, Ian Pierce, Phillip Schroeder, Josh Tatman, and Greg Gillum are ready to keep Sarchet from that goal.
Lambeth/Miller/Wynne/McClaran stayed tight for the first half and then as the field spread out it became the Josh/Josh Show with nose to tail action finally seeing the Josh of the Lambeth persuasion take the position way from his namesake. Mike McClaran and Joe Landram fell back and did battle together, but coming thru the field from a 7th place start position was Ian Pierce. He was racing for all it was worth and if the lap count went longer than the 48 laps allotted he would have caught Josh & Josh. Pierce ran out of laps and settled for a 3rd place finish. A very clean race was had by all.
“B” Main Results:
Josh Lambeth…Josh Sarchet…Ian Pierce…Paul Miller…Chris Wynne…Mike McClaran…Joe Landram…Josh Tatman…Phillip Schroeder…Greg Gillum.
“B” Main winner Josh Lambeth now moves to the rear of the “A” Main to compete in another 48 lap Main race. He’s hot, tired and thirsty but ready to do it all again to gain positions within the “A” Main and score those valuable series points. Parched, he summoned for water and was given some by a very cute young lady wearing a green shirt who is a person of mystery to me but seems to be a big fan of our resident filmmaker and excellent indoor kart racer. Congratulations Josh Lambeth for the “B” Main win and for not passing out during the “A” Main race.
Time for the “A” Main to get under way. Chaz Baca Jr is starting from the Pole, Mike Davila sits inches from his bumper in P2 , with Keith Sears starting from P3. Seat trouble has Jason Burstein switching karts as well as Cody Gutierrez. Cody will now start at the rear of the field due to the voluntary switch. No change to the Burstein starting spot of 6th.
Race starts and for the first few laps positions stay as is but then Kyler Repella runs Keith Sears wide and Sears goes from 3rd to 7th in short order. Baca Jr is showing his see ya later alligator move again to Davila. The race now becomes a race for 2nd/3rd/4th. Davila with Repella on his rear bumper are racing lap after lap with no moves toward a position change. That gives Steve Lattanzi an opportunity to slowly but surely reel them in until Lattanzi is now on the tail end of a three pack race. Lattanzi and Repella battle a bit which allows Davila to put a safe distance between himself and Repella/Lattanzi. Seeing the White Flag Lattanzi makes his move on Repella and has the inside line to take the position but then out of the blue Lattanzi once again slows as he must have thought the White Flag had Black boxes on it too. He went to congratulate Kyler but saw him speed away to complete the race. Jason Burstein running way back in 4th saw Lattanzi in slow mode and went by with a blur, a bump and a fist pump not really believing his luck at Lattanzi’s confusion. Mental error by Lattanzi cost him one point in the Heat and now at least 2 points in the Main. What was he thinking? Lots of incoherent mumbling coming from the mouth of Lattanzi once he realized what the heck he did.
“A” Main Results:
Chaz Baca Jr…Mike Davila…Kyler Repella…Jason Burstein…Steve Lattanzi…Scott Lodding…Keith Sears…Josh Lambeth…Cody Gutierrez…Eric Dickinson…Kyle Tatman.
Thank You all for taking time out of your day and the resources to do this. Without you it wouldn’t be this much competitive fun and excitement. No doubt about it the Best Indoor Kart racers are found at F1 Race Factory every day, all day and especially every Tuesday, starting at 6:30 pm.
Next Summer League Race is Tuesday Aug. 2. Qualifier/Heat/Main = 35 minutes of racing action for $45.00 including tax. Weight equalized to 200#. Racer cap of 42. Track 1 c/w
This Sunday July 31 is the 2nd race of the 2011 NASA-AZ League Series. Check in by 1:30…driver meeting/kart draw 1:45…Racing starts at 2pm. Must be active member of NASA to compete. Qualifier/Heat/Main = 35 minutes of racing action for $45.00 including tax. Weight Equalized to 200# racer cap of 28. Track 2 c/w
This Sunday July 31, is also the AZIKC Endurance Team race. Check in by 6pm…Driver meeting/kart draw 6:15…3 lap Qualifier/72 lap Main all on the ½ mile GP Track. One 20 second pit stop mandatory. Two man teams ok. Weight equalized to 200#. $75.00 per team including tax.
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Indoor Kart World Championship Eupener, Belgium |
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| The racing is underway in the 2011 Indoor Kart World Championship, to follow the racing and see the live timing and scoring visit http://www.indoorkart.org/live.asp |
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Xtreme Indoor Ft. Lauderdale, FL Summer League Round Three |
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Three weeks into the Xtreme League 2011 All Ages League took place July 19th, 2011. Everyone hit the track for their chase in the series championship. After a night of heated competition that included a 3-lap qualifying and a 40-lap main event. This group of drivers where the first to race on the new track change. Luis F won 1st place in the Beginners/ Intermediate Light Weight 6.5hp Class, Kelly in 1st in the Beginners/Intermediate Heavy Weight 6.5hp Class and Jason in 1st in the Pro 9HP Class.
Qualifying was Xtreme between all of the drivers. In the 6.5hp Light Weight class Luis F had the fast lap of 26.01 followed by Elkin Jr. with a 26.22. Michael W started third with a qualifying time of 26.63. In the 6.5hp Heavy Weight class Bill V had the fast lap of 26.54. Kelly started in second with a qualifying time of 26.74 followed by Steven with a 26.78. The Pro 9hp class Jason lead the race with a qualifying time of 24.32. Eddie followed in second with 24.11 and Michael started in third with a lap time of 24.46.
The first race had a great group of drivers out there competing to the finish. Luis F held his position the entire race to finish in 1st place in the 6.5hp Light Class. Michael W passed 1 driver and finished in 2nd place. Jared H passed Elkin Jr to finish in 3rd place. Steven J and Kelly finished in 4th and 5th place. Michael W had the fast lap of 24.84.
In the 6.5hp Heavy Class Kelly passed Bill V to finish in 1st place. Juan U passed Bill and Steven to finish in 2nd place. Bill V lost two positions, finishing in 3rd place. Stevenand Trevor finished 4th and 5th place. Kelly had the fast lap with a 25.50.
Jason held his position the entire race for the Pro 9hp Class and finished in 1st place. Eddie followed close behind finishing in 2nd place. Michael A finished in 3rd place. Jean and Luis finished 4th and 5th place. Jason had the fast lap of 23.69. This was new track layout for the drivers. Can’t wait to see how things progress next race.
The next Summer/Fall League at Xtreme Indoor Karting takes place on
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 @ 7pm.
There are still spaces available if you want to come out and join the competition!
For More Information, please head to www.xtremeindoorkarting.com or e-mail tonia@xtremeindoorkarting.com |
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Victory Lane Indoor Summer Week 6 Results |
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Bonus Points
Pole Position *
Fastest Lap **
Hard Charger ***
Race Name
Bonus
Race
Total
Grand Total (lowest race dropped)
NOVICE DIVISION
Jdogg
10* **
50
300
300
Drew
0
47
102
102
Outlawsonic
0
41
85
85
ben k
0
0
52
52
Nigel Standish
0
0
52
52
kid quick
0
0
47
47
Cupcake
0
0
47
47
Greg
0
0
47
47
Chow
0
0
46
46
Jennifer
0
0
46
46
matthew thompson
0
0
44
44
Max711
0
0
44
44
steve
0
0
44
44
Kurt Riesenberg
0
0
44
44
nate
0
44
44
44
Dirt Sprinter
0
0
43
43
thumper
0
0
41
41
David Mcelroy
0
0
41
41
leftnut
0
0
38
38
Michelle
0
0
38
38
Justin mcelroy
0
0
36
36
forplay
0
0
34
34
Matt
0
0
32
Bonus Points
Pole Position *
Fastest Lap **
Hard Charger ***
Race Name
Bonus
Race
Total
Grand Total (lowest race dropped)
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
Coty Hartson
0
44
249
249
Andrew Von Fange
5***
47
219
219
DJB
10* **
50
200
200
paul
0
0
118
118
FO
0
0
91
91
Ratchet
0
0
74
74
Jordan Pembleton
0
0
60
60
Ouij
0
0
49
49
Johan
0
0
36
36
Branson McCannon
0
0
36
36
Jason McCannon
0
0
34
34
Sova
0
0
32
32
World Famous M Gilliam
0
0
32
32
Nigel Standish
0
0
30
30
Aurelian
0
0
28
28
Heavyweight Division
Bonus Points
Pole Position *
Fastest Lap **
Hard Charger ***
Race Name
Bonus
Race
Total
Grand Total (lowest race dropped)
Tyler
10* **
60
284
250
DJB
0
0
208
208
FO
0
0
172
172
Johan
0
0
132
132
paul
0
0
82
82
Hindtit
0
0
68
68
darrell
0
0
52
52
Hands On
0
0
47
47
Branson McCannon
0
0
47
47
Jon
0
0
46
46
KELLEY GREENWAY
0
0
44
44
Sova
0
0
38
38
Iceman
0
0
38
38
Ratchet
0
0
36
36 |
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BEAT THE HEAT WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE INDOOR FUN AT POLE POSITION RACEWAY |
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 As summer temperatures skyrocket Pole Position Raceway in Jersey City offers cool, wind-in-your-face racing thrill at the new state-of-the art track located near Liberty State Park. Minutes from Manhattan, the center is convenient to PATH train service and Liberty State Park Water Taxi.
The 80,000 square foot, climate controlled facility features two quarter-mile tracks and the latest in high-performance, all-electric, emission-free indoor karts capable of reaching speeds of 45 MPH; kids karts top out at 25 MHP.
A favorite of celebrities and athletes including NY Jets Mark Sanchez and Bart Scott, P2R Jersey City has been featured on “Good Morning America,” ESPN'S "First Take," “Good Day New York,” TLC’s “Cake Boss,“ and Nickelodeon’s “Victorious.” P2R offers Monday night Super G racing, an Adult Racing League, Youth Summer Racing Camps and more. The motorsports entertainment venue features an impressive display of authentic racing memorabilia, meeting and party rooms, video and arcade games, and more.
“What’s unique about Pole Position Raceway is the sensation that people get while driving on a real race track,” says Karen Davis-Farage, co-owner of Jersey City‘s P2R. “In most cases, this is the closest thing to real racing that people will ever experience….and there is no heat or gas fumes from electric karts! “
P2R was built for races by racers and 2004 NASCAR champion Kurt Busch, 7-time AMA Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath and X-games freestyle gold medalist Mike Metzger are among the many professional racers who helped create this ultimate racing experience.
P2R is open Monday-Thursday 12noon - Friday 12 noon - 11pm; Saturday 11 am-Midnight and Sunday 11am-9pm.
For information about summer activities please visit http://www.polepositionraceway.com or call 201-333-RACE(7223)
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Dan River Grand Prix Works Promotion with Virginia Int. Raceway |
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VIR Kart Track and Dan River Grand Prix have announced that they wil collaborate to offer the best outdoor AND indoor karting in the region. Both tracks have agreed to recognize each other’s member cards and give member pricing as if the membership had been purchased with them.
When a VIR Karting Member comes to race at Dan River Grand Prix, they receive member pricing and perks just as if they had purchased a DRGP membership - including things like 10% discounts on drinks, snacks and other merchandise. Dan River Grand Prix Members will likewise receive the normal perks and rates of VIR Kart Track Members when driving at VIR — and a one-time 15 minute free ride.
Director of VIR Kart Track, Patrick Eagan stated, “VIR Kart Track is very happy to announce our joint membership program with Dan River Grand Prix. It’s a great way for indoor karting enthusiasts and beginners to get a feel for the faster outdoor karting experience and vise versa. VIR Kart Track has some very fast and talented drivers who are looking forward to the indoor experience during our hotter summer days.”
“We are very excited to be working with VIR, one of America’s greatest road racing facilities. By recognizing each other’s members, VIR and DRGP will be giving our local karting community a lot of kart racing options,” said Ken Grammer, co-owner of DRGP. “We have some really talented drivers here at DRGP and the new membership recognition program offers them an affordable path to racing faster outdoor karts at VIR.”
For further information visit www.danrivergrandprix.com |
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World Championship Practice Rounds Live Timing |
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For those interested in keeping up with the Americans practicing
for the Indoor Kart World Championship in Eupean, Belgium below
is a link for their timing system, it is six hours ahead of East Coast
time in Belgium
Link: http://www.eupenerkarting.be/nl/livetiming.php |
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Week Two F1 Race Factory Phoenix, AZ Summer League |
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F1 Race Factory Summer League Series has Chaz Baca Jr claiming the Top Spot on the Podium Stand once again.
Twenty nine of the finest caliber indoor kart racers came together Tuesday July 12 to compete and proclaim bragging rights to being the winner of the 2nd race of the 8 race Summer League Series.
After taking a week off to reflect on what went wrong during Race #1, (MD was a big factor and Medical Doctor was not what he meant), Chaz Jr returns to his winning ways by starting with fast time in his qualifier to take the pole for the group 2 Heat and then keeping the pole position for the “A” Main start. He goes on to win the “A” Main with Josh Lambeth finishing 2nd in both Heat Group 2 & “A” Main.
Last weeks, Haboob weather, overall winner Steve Lattanzi was sent down two podium steps with a 3rd place finish in both the Group 2 Heat & “A” Main. Gave Lattanzi plenty of time to study the back of Lambeth’s helmet, even after passing him for a short lived attempt to catch Baca during the Main. Jason Burstein tried unsuccessfully to follow Lambeth thru but contact between Burstein & Lattanzi had each racer regrouping and playing nice for the rest of the race. Even though Lambeth had put some considerable distance between himself and Lattanzi, Lattanzi was right on his back bumper for the last three laps due to lap traffic coming into the mix. Lattanzi was seen handing the backmarkers each a $5.00 bill in cash after the race. Wonder what that was about? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy is in Place.
Honorable mention goes to Mr. Yellow Helmet, Eric Dickinson, who felt the pass by Lattanzi, during the Group 2 Heat was less than legit but none the less allowable. A respectable 7th place finish in the Group 2 Heat kept Dickinson in the hunt for a hopeful win in the “A” Main. Dickinson was last week’s winner of the “B” Main and moved into the “A” Main as the Bonus Win move up racer.
This weeks’ winner of the “B” Main and Bonus Win move up racer was none other than Keaton Swane who got to the front of the “B” Main after starting 3rd and never looked back. He then started from the back of the “A” Main and by race end was in 14th. Congrats to Keaton who was trying to run down his brother Logan who ended up finishing 10th in the “A” Main. Brotherly love goes right out the window when those helmets go on. The Swane boys are there to win and take no prisoners on their way to the front.
Group 1 Top Qualifier with a best lap time of 24.434 was Austin Kipp Van Winkle who managed to stay awake long enough to join us.
Group 1 Heat Finish Order:
Jason Burstein…Austin Kipp…Logan Swane…Bobby Neumann…Chris Wynne…Mike Davila…Cody Gutierrez…Kyle Tatman…Kevin Parker…Ronald Jones…Fernando Aguayo…Gary Shaw…Greg Gillum…Josh Tatman.
Group 2 Top Qualifier was Chaz Baca Jr, a real surprise there with a 24.201 recorded. Josh Lambeth and Eric Dickinson tied for 2nd by sharing a fast time of 24.267!
Group 2 Heat Finish Order:
Chaz Baca Jr…Josh Lambeth…Steve Lattanzi…Scott Lodding…Keith Sears…Josh Sarchet…Eric Dickinson…Mike McClaran…Keaton Swane…Dennis Mills…Joe Landram…Jason McCormack…Phillip Schroeder…Mike Shaw…Jake Kruse.
The “B” Main saw nose to tail action between Kevin Parker, Dennis Mills, Kyle Tatman, Ronald Jones and Keaton Swane. Keaton started from third and after laps of swapping spots between the top five he found space more than once and passed his worthy competitors to take the “B” Main win and move into the “A” Main. I hear collecting race points and beating his brother Logan on the track are two of his favorite hobbies.
“B” Main Finish Order:
Keaton Swane…Kevin Parker…Dennis Mills…Kyle Tatman…Ronald Jones…Joe Landram…Mike McClaran…Fernando Aguayo…Jason McCormack…Mike Shaw…Phillip Schroeder…Josh Tatman…Gary Shaw…Jake Kruse…Greg Gillum.
The “A” Main had some jostling around by the top five also. Steve Lattanzi starting from the fifth spot worked his way up to second by getting by Austin Kipp, Josh Lambeth, and Jason Burstein. Chaz Baca Jr was within reach but then slowly but surely got his fast lap rhythm going and pulled away as Lattanzi, confident in a second place finish and just cruising along without a care in the world found himself under attack by Josh Lambeth who incredulously passed him with ease. Lattanzi has placed a rush order on a set of eyes for the back of his helmet and should now have 360 degree coverage and no surprises from already passed traffic. This weeks podium had Josh Lambeth on it as a first timer and he has vowed to repeat that feat week to week. Congratulations Chaz, Josh, Steve and this race report and follow up pictures should get you that 15 minutes of fame that alludes most of us. The competition is tough and a bit of luck certainly goes a long way as anyone that has won a race or two will tell you. It is the most fun you can have with your helmet on.
The “A” Main Finish Order:
Chaz Baca Jr…Josh Lambeth…Steve Lattanzi…Jason Burstein…Austin Kipp…Bobby Neumann…Keith Sears…Mike Davila…Eric Dickinson…Logan Swane…Cody Gutierrez…Chris Wynne…Josh Sarchet…Keaton Swane…Scott Lodding.
We do this all again on Tuesday July 19. Check In by 6:30pm…Driver meeting/Kart Draw 6:45pm…Racing @ 7pm. Track 1 c/c/w.
See you there!
If you’re Late, You get to Spectate!
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Xtreme Indoor Ft. Lauderdale, FL Summer League Round Two |
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Week Two of 2011 Xtreme League, excitement from the start!
Close-fought action in all 3 classes, heats up in South Florida’s top Indoor Facility!
The second round of the Xtreme League 2011 All Ages League took place July 5th, 2011. Everyone hit the track for their chase in the series championship. After a night of heated competition that included a 3-lap qualifying and a 30-lap main event. This group of drivers where the first to race on the new track layout backwards. Jared W won 1st place in the Beginners/ Intermediate Light Weight 6.5hp Class, Kelly in 1st in the Beginners/Intermediate Heavy Weight 6.5hp Class and Jason in 1st in the Pro 9HP Class.
Qualifying was Xtreme between all of the drivers. In the 6.5hp Light Weight class Jason had the fast lap of 30.10 followed by Jean with a 30.60. Andrew started third with a qualifying time of 30.87. In the 6.5hp Heavy Weight class Jared W had the fast lap of 30.95. Kelly started in second with a qualifying time of 31.33 followed by Bill with a 31.57. The Pro 9hp class Jason lead the race with a qualifying time of 28.75. Eddie followed in second with 29.22 and Jean had a tied fast lap of 29.26.
The first race had a great group of drivers out their competing to the finish. Jared W passed 3 drivers to finish in 1st place in the 6.5hp Light Class. Andrew P passed 1 driver and finished in 2nd place. Luis F passed 3 drivers to finish in 3rd place. Alex M and Elkin Jr. finished in 4th and 5th place. Jason had the fast lap of 29.78.
In the 6.5hp Heavy Class Jelly passed Jared W to finish in 1st place. Juan U passed Bill and Jared to finish in 2nd place. Jared W lost two positions, finishing in 3rd place. Bill and Trevor finished 4th and 5th place. Bill had the fast lap with a 30.64.
Jason held his position the entire race for the Pro 9hp Class and finished in 1st place. Jean followed close behind passing Eddie and finished in 2nd place. Eddie finished in 3rd place. Michael A and Reynaldo finished 4th and 5th place. Jason had the fast lap of 28.42 This was a great way to start the season watching these talented drivers race on our new track layout.
The next Winter/Spring League at Xtreme Indoor Karting takes place on
Tuesday, July 19th , 2011 @ 7pm.
There are still spaces available if you want to come out and join the competition!
For More Information, please head to www.xtremeindoorkarting.com or e-mail tonia@xtremeindoorkarting.com |
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F1 Race Factory Opens 2011 Summer Leagues |
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F1 Race Factory Opens 2011 Summer Leagues with Haboob (Epic Dirt Storm) raging outside and Steve “Kandyman” Lattanzi storming to Win Race #1 inside!
Tuesday July 5th was the 1st of the 8 race 2011 F1 Summer League Series at F1 Race Factory. One of the worst dust storms to ever hit Arizona came thru the Phoenix area around the time the league masters were to start the Mains. The “A” & “B” Mains were in jeopardy of being cancelled because of the amount of slippery silt being deposited into the building and distributed onto the track by the air return system that was overwhelmed by the storm right outside the doors of F1. I hear you knocking but you can’t come in was not an option today and hell or high water wasn’t going to stop this brute of a storm from getting into every nook & cranny on and off the racing surface. Track 2 was closed to all arrive & drive public racing due to the slippery conditions. Would have been a “Spinderrella” race. Visibility was not only a problem outdoors but now indoors as well. Even though most of the regulars to the F1 leagues could probably drive Track 1 in their sleep, without incident, the level of grip had gone from marginal to “Slicks on Ice”, which I think is the new name of the Disney on Ice Show. Coming to a town near you! This was looking to be a repeat of the PKE Event at the South Point Hotel & Casino horse arena /kart track in Vegas we tried a few years ago and one that more than a few of us had finally been able to come to grips with. Looks like more psychotherapy sessions are in order.
Qualifying/Heat Results Group 1:
Steve Lattanzi…Jason Burstein…Mike Davila…Josh Sarchet…Kyler Repella…Kyle Tatman…Ronald Jones…Paul Miller…Greg Gillum
Qualifying/Heat Results Group 2:
Chaz Baca Jr…Ian Pierce…Keith Sears…Chris Wynne…Cody Gutierrez…Scott Lodding…Eric Dickinson…Kevin Carlson…Raymond (Matt) Stevens…Jason McCormack.
Top half competes in the “A” Main and the bottom half competes in the “B” Main. Tie break for position goes back to qualifying time.
Scott Lodding starts from the Pole Position for the “B” Main.
Starting Grid “B” Main:
Scott Lodding…Kyle Tatman…Eric Dickinson…Ronald Jones…Paul Miller…Kevin Carlson…Ray/Matt Stevens…Jason McCormack…Greg Gillum.
Since the “B” Main racers compete first they would be used as the four wheeled street sweepers, which ended up working like a charm. Eric “Legoland” Dickinson started from the 3rd spot on the grid and laps later worked his way around Kyle “Where’s my Mouthpiece?” Tatman of Tucson, and then went to work on Scott “The Beard” Lodding who was able to keep Dickinson at bay for half the race. Some light contact had all three within inches of each other lap after lap which gave Paul “Motocross” Miller, who had dispensed with Ronald “Lone Wolf” Jones earlier, an opportunity to close the gap on the top three in battle with each other. Tatman then got around Lodding without drama. Dickinson eventually lit the afterburners mounted to his trusty steed and away he went to take the “B” Main win and move into the “A” Main, which was his well deserved bonus for winning the “B” Main. The level of grip impacted overall lap times for this night, which was a small price to pay considering the circumstances in play.
What a night to start your league career but three new faces joined the ranks of the Summer Leagues. Welcome Raymond Stevens,(aka Matt), Kevin Carlson and Greg Gillum who has signed up for the entire series and saved some moola in the process. Smart move by Greg and to be in the running for the “Winner” of everyone’s favorite trophy, “The Kandyman Award”. Given to the person who does the most races and scores the least points. So far Greg has a good start to winning the KA with a 9th Place finish in the Heat and a 19th finish overall for the night. Nice guy and well dressed, in his Alpinestars race suit and unique red/white helmet, Jason McCormack continues to struggle but I expect him to find the speed he has been searching for and become the front running threat I know he is capable of and sooner than you think. Jason, did you check under the seat?
“B” Main Finish Order:
Eric Dickinson…Kyle Tatman…Scott Lodding…Paul Miller…Ronald Jones…Raymond Stevens(Matt)…Kevin Carlson…Jason McCormack…Greg Gillum.
Congratulations to the top three and now Dickinson moves to the tail end of the “A” Main to see how many spots/points he can pick up before the Checkered Flag fly’s.
“A” Main Starting Order:
Chaz Baca Jr (Pole)…Steve Lattanzi…Ian Pierce…Jason Burstein…Mike Davila…Keith Sears…Chris Wynne…Josh Sarchet…Cody Gutierrez.
Now that Track 1 has been cleared of most of the errant fallout from the dust storm by the “B” Main Street Sweepers, the ”A” Main racers take to the track for their Main race which is 40 laps or 20 minutes of nose to tail and side by side racing action. Four warm ups laps gave the group plenty of time and distance to figure out how to keep the kart facing in the right direction and just how fast they can attack a corner without too much drifting. Rolling starts are the norm and once under way and everyone crossing the start/finish the action heats up quickly. With Baca setting the pace and Lattanzi never being more than 12” off his rear bumper Baca is feeling the heat as is Lattanzi from Pierce. Lattanzi finally sees an opportunity and goes for it with success and takes over the leadership role that Baca has had up to this point. From then on the race turned out to be a shuffle behind Lattanzi as one by one different racers took their turn at running second. Jason Burstein managed to slip by Ian & Chaz to antagonize the rear bumper of Lattanzi for the remainder of the race. More than once Burstein thought he saw an opening to pass for the lead but was denied and thankfully didn’t take any of the unnecessary chances others were taking with position changing results behind him.
The Checkered Flag saw Lattanzi fist pumping the win and Burstein still attached to his rear bumper hoping for an under the weight limit penalty to take the win away. Didn’t happen during the weigh out with Lattanzi weighing out at 200.4.. They weight equalize to 200# and the top 5 drivers weigh out on track after the Heats & Mains to see how close they can come to the 198 to 200 zone. Below 198 and you get to claim last place points which will put you behind the eight ball when it comes time to tally the series points. Millions of dollars in cash and solid gold trophy’s are at stake here so mistakes can be costly.
“A” Main Finish Order:
Steve Lattanzi…Jason Burstein…Mike Davila…Chaz Baca Jr…Ian Pierce…Keith Sears…Eric Dickinson…Chris Wynne…Kyler Repella…Cody Gutierrez…Josh Sarchet.
Top Ten in Points after Race #1:
Steve Lattanzi 57…Jason Burstein 55…Chaz Baca Jr 54…Mike Davila 53…Ian Pierce 52…Keith Sears 50…Chris Wynne 47…Eric Dickinson 45…Kyler Repella 45…Cody Gutierrez/Josh Sarchet 44.
This Weeks 50/50 Raffle Winner of a Free Race Card and a whopping $6.00 cash was…Mr. Paul Miller, who has declared retirement with this monumental windfall.
The league started out with a bang and 19 kart racing enthusiasts vying for a chance to stand atop the podium and enjoy their 15 minutes of fame.
Congratulations to Steve Lattanzi/Jason Burstein/Mike Davila this week.
Next Tuesday July 12… 6:30pm to 9pm they get their race faces on and do it all over again, hopefully with a kinder, gentler weather pattern rolling thru.
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Xtreme Indoor Ft.Lauderdale, FL Week 5 Junior Leagues |
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Eat Smoke WINS JUNIOR LEAGUE VICTORY:
New Competition heats up in South Florida’s top Indoor Facility for Our Junior/Cadet League held on Sundays!
Week 5 in the Xtreme Junior League took place on July 10th 2011 with a great group of drivers. After an afternoon of heated competition that included a 10-lap qualifying and a 15-lap main event on our new track layout. Eat Smoke finished 1st in the race. Kiss Tail Lights finished right behind him in second during the race.
Qualifying was extremely competitive as Kiss Tail Lights held the fastest time to start first with a 31.99. Following closely was Speed Racer to start the race second. Eat Smoke qualified in third. Following closely was Dman in fourth and Randolph in fifth.
Sunday’s race finished with Eat Smoke passing Kiss Tail Lights and SpeedRacer to finish in 1st place. Kiss Tail Lights finished in 2nd place loosing one position. Randolph finished in 3rd place. Dman and Flash finished in 4th and 5th place. Kiss Tail Lights had the fast lap of the race with a 32.02.
Look forward to seeing everyone for week 6 on Xtreme Indoor Karting’s new track design for 2011.
The next Junior league at Xtreme Indoor Karting takes place on Sunday, July 24th @ 2:30pm.
For More Information, please head to www.xtremeindoorkarting.com or e-mail tonia@xtremeindoorkarting.com |
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