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4-29-10 Great Racing at Prairie City Crossover Close to 200 Kart Entry Goal! This past weekend the crossover series with the combined effort of three local clubs (Kinsmen, Prairie City, Blue Max) had round two of the three race series at Prairie City Kart Club promoted by All Star Karting. All Star has come out in 2010 with enthusiasm and a racer friendly atmosphere bringing Prairie City back to the top of favorite tracks to attend in Northern Ca. Whatever their secret is, it’s working! The facility saw 180 Kart racers practicing Saturday, and 150 racing on Sunday showing that a 200 entry Norcal Kart Race is not far out of reach. The Crossover saw some big winners including Bordogna's Nitro Nick grabbing two victories in the Jr 1 division and Leading Edge's Brett Felkins grabbing two in Senior. JR Raczko also picked up two in Jr 2 while Ryan Raspberry bested a star studded field in the Tag Sr class. Other big winners included two Emmick Cobra drivers Paul Holbein winner of Tag Masters and Wayne Rolls winning 125 Stock Moto. The highlight of the weekend would have been the Clone category of 17 karts. This class is building steam, and come time for the first ever Clone Nationals, Prairie city and All Star Karting will be looking at a 200+ entry Race. Next weekend will be the IKF race at Prairie City as that series will be having their fourth round of the series. Also in the coming months will be the before mentioned Clone Nationals. The Gold Rush series also is on top for the later summer. Below is the top ten results of the Crossover event. For further results visit the Mylaps link, and for pictures of the event check out the NorcalKarters.com Picture gallery at ScribnerRacingPromotions.Zenfolio.com. Top Ten Results Kid Kart 2 Jr 1-2 Cycle HPV 2 Jr Formula 80 Sr Formula 80 Masters Challenger Super Sportsman
Medium Super Sportsman
Light HPV 1 Jr Tag Sr HPV 3 125 Stock Moto Tag Masters Jr
Sportsman F200 World Formula Sr Clone 4 Cycle
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4-29-10 IKF
2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals Taking Shape TiMi
Promotions and Willow Springs Kart Club gearing up for June
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4-28-10 Top Five for Scribner Motorsports at All American
Speedway
This past weekend Chris Scribner Driver of the Scribner Motorsports/Heritage Hotel Group Chevrolet car grabbed a top five finish, the first for the team. Scribner is in his second year of competition at All American Speedway in the NASCAR Whelen Late Model division and is looking for more top finishes for 2010. Scribner posted solid results in practices leading up to the day, then put his machine at the top of the charts in qualifying holding fast time till late when Scribner got bumped to third. In the trophy dash Chris started outside front row. Hampered on the outside lane on the start due to oil on the track from the earlier division, Scribner couldn’t hold the position and fell to third in the 4 lap race. Scribner would start in the ninth position for the 44 lap Main Event for the night. Chris picked off a few positions early before settling in to run consistent laps. Late in the race Scribner found himself in 5th position and held on to the finish. “This is a good finish for the team and all the hard work they have done to help me get the car competitive. We still have a lot of work to do to get the car even better, but this definitely helps the moral of the team and our early point’s position,” Says Scribner. Scribner got moved up an additional position to fourth after a competitor was found non-compliant in post race tech. Additional information on Scribner Motorsports 2010 season can be obtained from the teams website www.scribnermotorsports.com. The Team will contest the 2010 All American Speedway NASCAR Late Model 27 race series with Team Partners Heritage Hotel Group, RMG Race Media Group, Star Racing Supply, Zamp Helmets, Scribner Plastics, Powertrain Technology, Eibach Springs, Vicci Racing Apparel, MSD Ignition, Flowmaster, AD3 Graphics, Allstar Performance, and KRC Power Steering. |
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4-21-10 Chris Wehrheim Prepares for TDI Cup Opener Current #2 ranked karter to compete in VW Jetta TDI Cup Chris Wehrheim has announced that he will compete in the 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup. The 24 year old driver from Norcross, GA will start the season off at Virginia International Raceway this weekend, a track he is no stranger to. Chris is also not a stranger to success at VIR. In 2005 he debuted in his first car race in the Skip Barber Regional series there and took victory. Chris returned to VIR a year later to compete in the Skip Barber National Championship winning pole position in both races and won race one with a margin of 15 seconds. The remainder of the TDI Cup season will be all new tracks for him, but Chris is hoping to utilize his experience to learn them quickly. Chris will also be competing in select karting events in North America and Europe this year in between coaching and tuning for Raquel Martinez. As he has for the past four years, Chris will be racing for Top Kart and Grand Products again. While in North America he will focus on TaG and Rotax, and while in Europe Chris is looking to compete in the KZ category. “I am looking forward to competing in my first full season of car racing this year,” commented Wehrheim. “I have had a lot of success in the past with multiple wins and pole positions in Skip Barber, but have yet to run a full season in any car series. The competition will be very tough this year in the TDI Cup, but I am confident that I can produce the results to put together a championship effort.” Chris would
like to thank King Taco, Grand Products, Alpinestars, Top
Kart, Comer, Bridgestone, and P1 Engines for all of their
support.
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4-21-10 Runyan Leads all 40 Laps to Win Western Focuses at Stockton Bobby Runyan, Jr. won his
first career USAC Ford Focus Midget Series feature event on
Saturday night, winning the combination USAC Western
Pavement and NorCal division main at Stockton 99 Speedway in
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4-27-10 Cornell Gets Wins-Runs Strong at Pro Tour
Kathryn Cornell has already put up stellar numbers in the beginning of 2010 with wins and podium finishes. At the Pro Tour Opener at Infineon Raceway of Sonoma, CA Cornell continued her progression into Cars with another top notch performance. On day one of the two day event Cornell was fast out of the box running second quick in TAG Jr practice. In qualifying she had electrical problems placing her Intrepid 5th on the charts. Bad luck struck Kathryn in the Heat race as she was unable to make the start with continuing electrical problems. Coming from the back in the second heat electrical issues continued after she had quickly moved to fifth causing her to DNF and place her at the back of the field for the final, and some hard work to get to the front. In the final Kathryn Cornell made some daring passes to move through the pack. With only 15 laps however she ran out of time, but was still able to earn a fourth place finish. Day 2 had a different outcome for Cornell. Suffering from some bad luck on Day one, Kathryn knew she had a kart capable of winning and wanted to show as much, however throughout the day she received new mechanical issues after resolving the ones from the day prior. The new Mechanical problems were failing water pumps. She was 2nd fastest in morning warm up. In qualifying Cornell put her Intrepid on top of the field with fast time, 2 tenths faster than the nearest Kart. In the Heat races Cornell gathered a couple of thirds to ensure a solid starting position for the Final. Kathryn ran steady in third position for most of the Final keeping her kart clean and in good position for the end of the race. As laps wound down, the second water pump failure began draining horsepower from her power plant. However the two leaders got together and this allowed Cornell to cruise to her first National Win and the first of the Pro Tour Series. Next for Kathryn is the Prairie City Crossover Rancho Cordova, Ca where she will compete in HPV 2 Jr against Norcal’s top HPV 2 drivers. Then following PC she will be back at Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Ca for the Prokart Challenge competing in both HPV-2 Jr and Tag Jr looking to do another sweep. Kathryn Cornell Motorsports is in partnership with Extreme Motorsports, Leading Edge Motorsports, and Race Media Group. Track support and Tuning Provided by Extreme Motorsports and Media development and racing Promotions Provided by RaceMediaGroup.com.
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4-27-10 Bordogna Engines Still Dominating in Cadet Classes Bordogna Racing Engines continues stellar domination in the Norcal region in all Series whether it’s Norcal IKF, Skusa’s Spring Nationals or the Club Crossovers. This Past Weekend was the Prairie City Crossover and Bordogna Powered motors showed consistently throughout the Race Day. In the Comer class Hunter Kelly put his Bordogna powered machine on top for qualifying followed by Nitro Nick Sommers, also powered by Bordogna. In the Pre Final, Hunter Kelly finished 1st with Nitro Nick Sommers in tow. In the Final, Nitro Nick Sommers had his motor fine tuned and finished the race on top while Hunter Kelly finished 4th and Cole Davis finishing in the 2nd position. In HPV 1 Jr similar results occurred but Nitro Nick Summers was the driver to beat. Sommers qualified 1st and finished 1st in both the pre final and final. Hunter Kelly qualified 2nd, finished 3rd in the pre final and 2nd in the final. For
the Dixon Cross Over both young drivers, Hunter Kelly and
Nitro Nick Sommers Continued to show that Bordogna powered
engines dominate the Jr Classes. With Kelly winning Jr 1-2
Cycle and Sommers finishing 2nd. In the HPV 1 Jr
Class Sommers finishing 2nd while Kelly finished 5th. Bordogna Racing Engines is inviting you to visit their race shop in the month of May and receive 10% off on New blue printed Engines for sale. Bordogna Racing Engines performs quality customer service and offers the best Engine tunning track support. For more info on Bordogna Racing Engines visit www.bordogna.us or contact Daniel at (916) 256-0385. |
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4-18-10 Chaves Continues Strong Pre-Season Showing in Italian F3 Testing
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4-27-10 ProKart Challenge Nor Cal 2010 Championship Series Round 3 -- April 30 - May 1 Jim Russell Int'l Karting
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4-24-10 Junior Karting World Championships Comes to Las Vegas, NV This Summer
Kids ages
5-12 will compete under the lights at the The buzz has been heard loud and clear. The Junior Karting World Championships are coming to Sin City – Las Vegas, NV. Kids ages 5-12 will be racing under the lights for their chance at becoming a Junior Karting World Champion this August. Karting is often seen as the starting ground for most motorsports. The hottest drivers in the news, Kevin Harvick in NASCAR, Michael Schumacher in F1, Danica Patrick in IRL, and many others began their careers in karting. Las Vegan native NASCAR Superstars, Kurt and Kyle Busch, now in NASCAR Sprint Cup, began their racing careers in karting. The Junior Karting World Championships intends to showcase the talents of the often overlooked kid karts and cadets. These karters are the future of racing. “Las Vegas is a logical destination for the Junior Karting World Championships as it is a favorite vacation location for families”, said Keith St. George, President of the Las Vegas Kart Club. As the summer wanes, kids and parents alike are getting ready to go back to school. These events culminate the summer break and offers the best of the best kids in karting today. For more information on the Junior Karting World Championships, go to www.jrkartingwc.com. |
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4-24-10 ProKart Cahllenge North Returns to Sonoma for Round 3 Series returns to action
after a month leave with regional titles to heat up |
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4-22-10 NNKC Opener Race Recap NNKC’s first championship point’s race was this last Sunday April 18th. The day began and ended with clear skies and 73-degree weather for some great racing action. 58 karts came out to kick off the season. The racing was very close in all the classes. By the looks of the turnout we had (which we were missing about 6 drivers), this could be a BIG season for NNKC. Unfortunately, the transponder system was not working early on so there are no qualifying times; as we used the pea pick system. The timing system is now fine and will be running for our May 23rd race. The club apologizes for this inconvenience. MyLaps will be posted however, for all sessions starting after the first heats. Starting out the day in the Formula 125’s were Mitch Kennedy, Rich Adams and Chris McCabe. All 3 karts were lightning fast around the ½ mile configuration. Kennedy would end up winning, posting a fast time in the main event of 35.921 followed by Adams and McCabe. 11 Box Stock Clones came out to race. We were missing about 3 drivers from this class. The racing was very good with Becky Knapp winning the first heat by a substantial margin. The main event saw Terry West take the lead and was chased by the only Jr Clone of Logan Wyman. Those 2 drivers pulled away to a 15 second lead over the next pack of Alex Buck, Knapp and Dave Schilt. A couple former members of the club appeared in this showdown as Mark Hain and Guy Pritchard put together a clone and joined this group. But in the end, it was West taking the honors followed by Buck in 2nd and Knapp in 3rd. Good job to all the Clone drivers for a great day of racing. Let’s see if we can get this class to 15 participants!!! Jr 1-2 Cycle was next up on the grid. 5 drivers came out for this one. We were missing 2 regular drivers and we will have 1 new driver possibly for the next race with Mike Botelho’s nephew joining the group. Garrett Dixon and Jeremy Kay started off where they left off last year, duking it out in a tightly contested battle. Connor Van Cott, Isaac Wyett and Richard Stock quietly had their battle throughout the day as these kids are determined to pick up more and more speed throughout the course of the year. Heat 1 saw Dixon take the checkers followed by Kay. Heat 2 saw the group get into a big pile up in turn 1-2 at the start, that caused lots of damage to the #11 kart of Kay and the #08x kart of Wyett. Neither were the cause of the accident, they just were unlucky participants of it. After the restart, Dixon would drive away and grab another win. Heavy repair and wrenching was being done in the Kay pits to get that kart ready and also in the Wyett pit. The main event was next with all karts making their way onto the track. As the green dropped, Dixon would take the holeshot followed by Kay, Stock, Van Cott and Wyett. Dixon and Kay would start to pull away and the end result was Dixon grabbing 1st place followed by Kay in 2nd, Van Cott in 3rd, Wyett in 4th and Stock having mechanical failure 2 laps from the end, to claim 5th. TaG Masters came out to race with 9 entries. Hopefully next race we will have another couple drivers who couldn’t make this event. The 1st heat saw reigning TaG Master champion Dan Harris lose a front bumper and pull off the track due to contact with the #15 kart of Chris McCabe. Lasts years TaG Senior champion Curt Baker would start 5th and power himself up to the P1 spot by lap 4. Former Champ Brian Rivera would start 9th and navigate through the field and finish behind Baker for 2nd. New comers to the class are former member Eric Westenburg and new member John Morgan. Returning drivers Troy Berry and Derrick DeLong looked fast as well. The second heat would see Rivera, Baker and Harris finish in that order, respectively. That brought out the main event with Baker drawing pole over Rivera. As the green dropped, the two would go into turn 1-2 side by side with Baker taking the quick lead. Rivera followed in tow. Rivera would eventually have a date with the inside cone at turn 9 that would spoil his day and cause mechanical failure to his kart. Baker got out to a big lead with Harris trying frantically to catch up. Berry stayed in 3rd followed by McCabe in 4th. Harris would catch up to Baker in the end but ran out of laps doing so. Baker would take the first win of the year followed by Harris, Berry and McCabe. Formula 80 Senior rolled out onto the track with 7 drivers coming out for this race. These drivers were all in the 37-second range throughout the day. Mark Nason would show brute strength as he made his way around the track to claim the first heat win over former member Kevin Tanaka. The second heat would see a switch between the two, as Tanaka would beat Nason to the line. Mike Botelho had a great day as well getting back into a shifter. As the main unfolded, there was a pile up in turn 3 sending Cody McKinney flying over Ben Fisher. Gerry Williams was the unlucky beneficiary of McKinney’s kart as Williams took a vicious hit to the back knocking him breathless. Williams sat in the kart motionless as a red flag was waived. Williams ended up being ok but with damage to his air box and pipe. On the re-start, Nason would take the lead followed closely by Tanaka and Botelho. The 3 would pull away from the rest of the pack of Ben Fisher and Randy Hannon. That’s how they would finish: Nason P1, Tanaka P2 and Botelho P3. TaG Novice came to the plate with 7 drivers taking part in this race. It looked from the start to be a great day for newcomer Sean Doyle. He was dominant from the start winning the first two heats in commanding fashion. Javier Avila, Jim Foff, Don Faris and Tom Koerner, all holdovers from last’s year TaG Novice race, did a great job keeping pace throughout the day and learning the nuances of racing with a big pack. This group is going to be great all year. But the main event saw Doyle get into a little trouble at turn 5, leaving the door open for Matt Koerner who had quietly had a great day in his kart. Koerner would pull to a 20 second lead over Avila as only 3 karts were left on the lead lap. Koerner will take the X off his kart next round and vie for another win come May 23rd. 12 drivers came out for the Formula 80 Masters class. Former racers like Latimer, Dow, Holtz and Schilt came to play in the sun on this sunny Sunday afternoon. In the top spots were a fast group of Kevin Tanaka, Gerry Williams, Mark Nason, Cody McKinney and Mike Botelho. These guys would punish the track all day long, slapping gears on every corner. The first heat saw Tanaka take the win in easy fashion while Nason would overheat. The second heat also saw Tanaka finish in the P1 followed by Williams and Botelho. With the main event next, Tanaka would take the hole shot, followed by Williams and Nason. Darrel Dean, who previously just lost 2 karts in a burglary, was back out at the track in an 80 shifter put together by him and Thore Duhn. Steve Dow also came back out to shift some gears with the boys. But in the end, it was Tanaka taking the win followed by Williams in 2nd and Nason in 3rd. The 80 Masters class looks to be a tough one all year long! Kid Karts were the last karts on the track for the day. 3 kids came out for this race. Gavin Van Cott, Nolan Wyman and Greg Kennedy hauled around the facility in quick fashion setting down some very good times. These kids seem to get it, race clean, and stay out of trouble on the track. It’s going to be a very good year for them as they try to better themselves for their upcoming Jr 1 careers. It going to be a great year for you, the racer, and the Northern Nevada Kart Club in 2010. We’re thankful to all that showed up and raced. That’s what the club was founded for: racing, excitement and family fun. Round 2 is May 23rd Track 5. See you then!
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4-21-10 Extreme Motorsports and Kathryn Cornell Score Big Win at Spring Nationals! The return of the SKUSA Pro Tour, and the first ever Spring Nationals, was sure to bring in several contenders from across the United States! Extreme Motorsports would head to Sonoma, CA with one of Nor-Cal’s top ranked junior drivers, Kathryn Cornell, along with returning SKUSA Pro Moto Tour Champion Bryan Eady. The Extreme Motorsports team was also proud to announce the addition to their S5 program, Scott Phillips. With two days
of action on the schedule in Tag Jr., Kathryn Cornell would
qualify in the 5th spot the first day of competition. Having
electrical issues in both heat races, Cornell would be
forced to start the main event from eleventh. The Extreme
Motorsports powered Intrepid would be on a roll, as Cornell
would come from dead last, to finish fourth in the twenty
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R.L.V. Tuned Exhaust
Products, Inc. 10-04 To: R.L.V.
Distributors All R.L.V. Distributors RLV PIPE RECALL All three pipes are subject to end cap failure. The end cap may crack around the outer edge and leak after use. This Leak results in a pipe that will fail a technical inspection. This failure is new and is a result of the "Law of Unintended Consequences." For the past ten years in this application the end cap was screwed on to the pipe and experienced no failures. 2010 RLV was mandated to fully weld the end cap to the pipe climinating relief points at each screw location on the end cap and results in a pulsing end cap which fatigues the material. We have determined manufacturing the end cap from a heavier gauge material would be the best solution. Following are the pipes being recalled: 1. RLV-1 (P/N 7401)
purchased prior to February 20, 2010 If your pipe was purchased prior to the above dates, please contact RLV for instructions on updating your pipe. This offer expires June 18, 2010. Respectfully, Art Verlengiere
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4-20-10
Super Karts! USA Inaugural Spring Nationals a Huge Success
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4-16-10 Vemme Kart Team - SKUSA Pro Tour Spring Nationals Preview SKUSA Super
Nationals Super Pro Champion and Star Mazda race winner
Lorenzo Mandarino, along with 2009 Rotax World Finals
competitor Stepanova Nekeel, are heading to Infineon Raceway
in Sonoma to compete against the best drivers in world on
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4-18-10 Skusa Spring Nationals Underway at Infineon Raceway
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4-18-10 Raquel Martinez WSK North America Report “Martinez scores three top five finishes” Two weeks after a successful end to the Gatorz Championship, Raquel Martinez and Martinez Racing headed east for the first time in 2010 for the opening round of the WSK North America series at New Castle Motorsports Park. Raquel returned to compete in TaG Jr. and made her debut in KF3 preparing for her European debut. Saturday started off just as 2009 ended with Raquel at the front of the grid. Raquel qualified in the 3rd position in TaG Jr. KF3 did not go as well with Raquel having mechanical issues winding up 8th. In the TaG prefinal Raquel battled in the lead group eventually holding onto 3rd. The KF3 prefinal showed much better for her racing up to the second position. After making changes for the TaG final, Raquel moved her Top Kart Flash into the lead at the halfway mark. One lap later she was forced off the track and fell to 6th eventually working her way back to the 4th position. Raquel’s KF3 debut continued to be a success with her finishing 2nd. Sunday was full of its ups and downs for Raquel. In TaG Jr. qualifying she fell into 12th position after the kart experienced carburetor issues, but qualified in 4th during the KF3 session. Raquel came back in the TaG prefinal with her kart issues fixed and finished in 3rd position. She then went on to acquire a 3rd place position for the KF3 prefinal as well. Raquel secured a 3rd place finish in the TaG final after successfully leading the most laps. She had a great run in the KF3 final and was in 2nd position coming into the final turn however an incident occurred on the track hindering her from finishing the race. “This was a great start to my championship campaign in TaG Jr.,” stated Martinez. “We learned a lot as a team this weekend in the KF3 and I am looking forward to challenging for the win in both categories in Phoenix.”
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4-16-10 Red Line Oil Karting Championship Race #2 Recap
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4-15-10 Region 11 Super Series
Rain Dance, Stockton Motorplex The third round of the 2010 Region 11 Super Series took place at Stockton Motorplex in Stockton Ca. The Stockton facility is known for its fast bullring type racing as well as its high grip levels. Weather played a major role on the weekend, in the fact that the practice and racing were dry, up until just before the start of the mains when Mother Nature began to disperse heavy rain and wind, creating the added obstacle for the drivers. Kid Karts were first on the day and hotshoe Zach Corbitt continued his dominate success in the series. Perfect on the years racing thus far, Corbitt again was poised to continue his success. Zach qualified fast lap running a 47.339, almost a two second gap on the field. In the Heat race Corbitt jumped to a quick lead, however late in the race the driver on the move was MMI's Lizbeth Calvo, Spinning early on she drove back up to fifth, and looked to challenge Corbitt. In the final Corbitt got the jump on the start and rolled to a commanding victory 21 seconds ahead. Emmick Cobra's Stephon Daniel was second with Lizbeth Calvo third. Jr Comer was on track and Bordogna's Nitro Nick Sommers turned fast lap in qualify with a 36.362. Nitro Nick was solid in the heat race leading from the start, and cruising to an unchallenged victory leaving competitors fighting for second. On the start of the Final, Nitro Nick hit a puddle and spun falling to the tail end of the field. It was Cambrian Go-Kart's Justin Yanez, Kartel's Joseph LaRosa, and MMI's Curt Paul fighting for the lead. No stranger to the Stockton Motorplex, Curt Paul grabbed the lead around halfway, and held on in the wet conditions for the win over Yanez. Magnum's Tyler Burk came home third. Junior Superpipe had some new faces. JR Razko turned fast time in qualifying with a 33.699. In the Heat race however it was all Kartel's Luis Tyrrell with Raczko having trouble. As the Final got underway Tyrrell looked to have the rain setup and driving figured out as he pulled out to a big lead early. The wet conditions saw Tyrrell spin and give up the lead to Raczko. Tyrrell put his head down to run back down the leader. Luis pulled the trigger with five to go and again ran away to a big victory. Post race tech saw Tyrrell get removed for a Pipe infraction, giving the lead to JR Raczko. Chad Cindell finished second with Jacob Huff third. In the Shifter Category MMI's Jake VanDrimmelen got the victory in the Sr division with Mat Kattanek getting the win in the Masters Division. Connor McNeil edged out Craig Davidson in a close race in the 4-cycle division. Sr Super pipe showed talent and Leading Edge Motorsport's Brett Felkins continues to run up front in the class. Felkins qualified with a 33.992 nearly a half second on the field. Felkins drove to an easy win in the heat with Ryan Casner showing some speed late. On the start of the final Felkins jumped to a quick lead. Casner didn't make it back around after the second lap and Felkins cruised to the victory. Kartel's Dylan Albiani finished second with Extreme Motorsports Brian Gallagher third. KPV-1 Jr was next up and Bordogna's Nitro Nick was looking for redemption after losing the win in the Comer category. Nitro qualified fast time with a 35.391 nearly a half second on the field. In the heat race his dominance was evident as Nitro Nick ran away from the field. On the start of the final, the story was the same. Nitro Nick laid down fast times throughout the race and drove to a 14 second victory. Cambrian Go-Kart's Justin Yanez finished second with Cambrian Go-Kart's Gino Giglotti third.
The Region 11 Super series continues to have high kart counts and close racing showing impressive results for the young season. The next race will take place at Prairie City in Rancho Cordova with the New All Star Karting Promoting the event May 1-2. For more information visit the official Region 11 Super Series website at NorcalKarters.com or for track information visit AllStarKarting.com. For Region 11 IKF Series Points view www.NorcalKarters.com/regionals6.htm. For Stockton IKF Photos view http://scribnerracingpromotions.zenfolio.com/
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4-4-10 Karts Stolen at Stockton Motorplex Park Fellow Karters,
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4-6-10 IKF Region 11 Super Series-Round 3
Stockton Motorplex After a successful start to the 2010 season for the IKF Region 11 Super Series the racers are preparing for round three as they head to the fast bullring at Stockton. The racing in Region 11 thus far has been fierce as drivers have been battling throughout races, and many times to the checkered flag. Stockton is infamous for its side by side racing in years past, with the impressive results from the highly talented Norcal Racers in the first two rounds, Stockton has become the highest anticipated race of 2010. Located in the downtown Industrial area of Stockton, Ca. off of Airport way, the bullring at Stockton is one of the fastest tracks in Norcal while also being one of the smallest. The on track action happens fast at Stockton and the G-force will be on high with the amazing grip the track holds. Turn one and two are flat high speed turns, as the racers exit turn two they drive through a long left curved straight into the high banked turn three. The combinations of the first three turns allows the driver to run side by side, as they exit three racers must run single file through the flat-out high speed back straight esses leading to a dog legged short shoot into the west turn. The driver’s setup for the front shoot through the bus stop chicane where the bump and run is a popular tool put to use with the drivers as they race to the finish line. Fast times in the Stock Moto category may get into the 29 second bracket for the fastest lap on the weekend. What makes this event special for the racers is the setup on the weekend. All racing takes place on Sunday, allowing teams to not miss school or work. Extra long practice Saturday will be available as Stockton has lights. Saturday night the Dirt Oval track will run Mini Sprint Cars providing extra entertainment for the Karters. Lastly, because it’s Stockton and its location, the facility lends itself to many racers from Southern Ca. while the struggling economy takes its toll on low kart counts for the Region 7 IKF events, racers can get their race punches to qualify for the IKF Grand Nationals at Willow Springs. A short drive from the track to the host hotel Ramada Plaza is offering a special room rate for the karters. Standard rooms will run as low as $55 a night. Teams can simply go to www.HeritageHotelGroup.com , Follow the links to the Stockton Location, and they can book online with using the Promotional code of “SM51”. For more information on the Region 11 Super Series and other racing in Northern Ca. visit the official Region 11 IKF Super Series website by visiting www.NorcalKarters.com
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4-13-10 GoPro to Sponsor Red Line Oil Karting Championship GoPro, the
world's leading manufacturer of wearable and gear mountable
digital cameras for sports, has been chosen by the Red Line
Oil Karting Championship as the official on-board camera for
the series. GoPro's industry leading HD Motorsports HERO
camera will be mounted on top racers' helmets and karts to
bring the excitement of the Red Line Oil Karting
Championships to fans around the world. HD Motorsports HERO
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4-8-10 Red Line Oil Karting Championship Race #2 set for this weekendRace #2 of the Red Line Oil Karting Championship is set to take the green flag this coming Sunday, April 11, at the Jim Russell International Karting track at Infineon Raceway. This race will challenge the drivers with the tight Sprint Track layout. All the Rotax classes from the Northern California Rotax Challenge will run along with the 80 shifter classes and NEW IAME TaG class. Several drivers have been requesting information about the new Parilla only IAME TaG class, thus there should be a larger turn out for this class on Sunday. The strongest turnout of the year has been the 8 drivers that turned out for the Rotax Mini-Max (ages 9 to12) class last month. The strength of the class was evident with 6 drivers all having fastest laps within 2 tenths of each other in the Main. Race #1 winner Blaine Rocha was challenged more in last months Red Line Oil series opener than he was the following week at the Gatorz Infineon race. The strength of the Mini-Max class is why it will be the featured race at the end of the day on Sunday. The 80 shifter field had a strong turn out of 10 karts last month demonstrating the popularity of this uniquely Northern California class. The mixture of good engine performance and economics makes this a great class to run at the .72 mile Infineon kart track. The Masters class will be hotly contested between four drivers with 2 past champions, Tom Nelson and Bob Lesnett, being contested by 2 other drivers, Marc Stanley and Ahmiel Freed, who would like nothing better than to dethrone Tom and Bob. A new sponsor is added to this event, Go Pro. Go Pro will be awarding a Go Pro Hero Camera to the winner of the Junior Rotax class for this race. A different class will be selected at each of the remaining races for the Hero Camera award. Practice starts at 8:30 with Qualifing starting at 10:30. Racing starts at 12:15. Entry fee is $100, Pit Passes are $10 with kids 11 and under costing only $5. Practice available from 12:00 to 6:00 on Saturday along with Pre-Registration. For more information about the Red Line Oil Karting Championship, go to www.cameronkarting.com , www.norcalrotax.com or contact race director Ric Shaw at racedirector-ric@hotmail.com. The Red Line Oil Karting Championship is supported with over $20,000 of prizes and awards from the following sponsors:
Red Line Oil
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4-7-10 SKUSA ProTour SpringNationals Apr 16-18 -- Important Event Details! Hello SKUSA racers! |
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4-6-10 Raquel Martinez Gatorz Report “Martinez scores two more top five finishes” Just days after turning fourteen years old, Raquel Martinez and Martinez Racing headed north to Infineon Raceway for the final round of the Gatorz Challenge of Americas. While looking forward to racing at one of her favorite tracks in the country, Raquel was hopeful she would finish the championship on a high note. Saturday did not start as the team had hoped with Raquel qualifying in the 13th position. Getting off to a great start in the prefinal, she was able to work her way up to the 7th spot. The team went to work on the kart before the final and was able to find a bit more speed for Raquel. It was not an easy task, but Raquel fought hard to secure the fifth position in the final. Sunday proved to be a much better day. Raquel qualified 8th but found major speed for the prefinal finishing in the 3rd spot with a last lap pass for the position. Raquel had some of the best starts of the weekend, but unfortunately she did not get off to the best start in final and fell back a few positions. Once the kart came in she was on fire hunting down third place and came up just a few laps short finishing in the fourth position. “I am happy with another strong performance this weekend,” stated Martinez. “Every race we are improving and learning in preparation for the Grand Nationals later this year.” For more information please visit www.raquelmartinez.com. Next up for the team is the opening round of the WSK North American series in which Raquel will return to TaG Jr. and will make her debut in KF3 in preparation for the WSK World Series. |
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4-1-10 Pole and Top Five for Runyan in USAC Racing at Blythe
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4-1-10 IAME TaG at the Red Line Oil Karting Series Brings new Life back to the Parilla Engine For 2010, the Red Line Oil Karting Championship has changed the old TaG class to allow the many Parilla engines to be raced both competitively and more economically. Series Promoter Steve Cameron has set some new objectives for this class to help lower the maintenance costs for this engine by using a spec gear system to lower the operating RPM so the engines will last. In addition, the spec gear formula allows heavier drivers to compete with lighter drivers by using different gears depending on minimum kart/driver weight. “Lowering the RPM’s will go a long way to allow the racer to get more races out of a rebuild and save the racer money on the long run” says Steve. “We want to bring back the fun part of racing the Parilla engines without all the high costs of maintenance. Besides, there are a lot of good Parilla engines in peoples trailers that can be bought for low prices right now.” The goal of using the spec gear is to keep the engines RPMs under 16,500. The spec gear formula is as follows: For a kart/driver with a minimum weight a 370#, the only gears the racer can use is a 10-75 or an 11-82. For a minimum 385# kart/driver the gear to use will be 10-76 or 11-83. And for a kart/driver of 400# or more, the spec gears to use would be 10-77 or 11-85. The sliding scale of the weights and gear will allow drivers of various weights to compete with each other. The IAME TaG class is open to only the Parilla Leopard engines and any past engines can run. 08 and 09 spec engines must run stock per TaG USA rules, but older TaG engine that were built to the IKF National Cup specs will also be allowed to run. And to help this class, Italian Motors has stepped up to sponsor the class at the Red Line Oil series. A new 09 engine will be given away at the end of the year to either the series winner, or to one of the top 3 in the class. In addition, Italian motors is giving away certificates towards TaG part purchases to the top 3 drivers at each race. $50 certificate for the winner, $25 for 2nd place and $15 for 3rd place. So if you have one of those Parillas that you would like to race again, the IAME TaG class at the Red Line Oil Karting Championship Series may be the place for you. Next races of the Red Line Oil series are April 11 and May 23 at the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. There are still 7 more races left in the 2010 season. For more information about the IAME TaG class, go to www.cameronkarting.com or contact race director Ric Shaw at racedirector-ric@hotmail.com. The Red Line Oil Karting Championship is also supported by the following sponsors with over $20,000 of prizes available to the racers:
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