2-24-10 Extreme Motorsports Has Strong Run at Pro Kart North Opener!

The Extreme Motorsports racing team headed to Sonoma, California for the opening round of the S.K.U.S.A. Pro Kart North series, on February 13th. Heading the team was Tag Jr. and HPV-2 pilot Kathryn Cornell. With little off season testing, Cornell would be the Junior 2 driver to beat all day. Joining Cornell in HPV-2 was Jared Campbell aboard his LEM Intrepid, supported by Extreme Motorsports.

The first class on track for qualifying was PHV-2, and Kathryn Cornell would sit on pole by two tenths of a second with a 58.171. Late to the grid for heat race number one, Cornell would be forced to retire from her pole position and start seventh. Climbing to fourth in heat race one, Cornell would be on fire in heat race number two to take the lead and score the victory on the last lap. A flat tire in heat two would force Campbell to start seventh in the final. The final would see Cornell take the lead into turn one and never look back, as she would go on to a 3.2 second victory over the field. Furthermore, Jarred Campbell would have a extremely strong run coming from seventh to the third spot.

Tag Jr. qualifying would go much different for Cornell as she struggled with carburetor issues. However, heat one would see Cornell drive from the back of the pack, to the second position. While on the pre-grid for heat race two, Cornell would spot a radiator leak. With mechanic Bryan Eady, and many other helping hands, the Extreme Motorsports team would duct tape and zip tie, an additional radiator on the kart, and Cornell would somehow, make it on track for heat number two. Cornell would go on to finish heat race number two in the 3rd spot. At the start of the main event, Cornell would jump into the second spot. Just after the halfway mark, Cornell would make her move by Sanchez for the lead headed into Kramer. With three laps to go headed into turn one, Cornell would have heavy contact from behind, which sent her spinning into the gravel. Cornell would keep the kart running and go on to a disappointing eighth place finish.

Extreme Motorsports would like to thank SKUSA for putting on a great race and encourages everyone to come out to the next event on March 13th. Extreme would also like to thank those that supported Extreme Motorsports at round one and looks forward to a fun and successful 2010 season at Pro Kart. To find out how you can become a part of Extreme Motorsports, feel free to visit our website at www.extremegokarts.com or email us at extreme30y@yahoo.com.