10-28-11 Glasson, Helmuth & Kay- Karters Selected For Talent Search Shoot-out

Star Racing Supply recently announced a sponsorship program to provide up to 18 young drivers $6,000 to $18,000 each for the 2012 racing season. Working in alliance with Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle, 40 talented young drivers from across the United States and Canada will be selected to participate in the extensive, three day driver try outs known as "The Shoot-Out."

Cody Glasson, 11 years old from Texas, Molly Helmuth, 16 years old from Washington and Cody Kay, also 16 years old, from Nevada, are each talented Kart racers chosen to compete in this years RSWC talent search. Many successful car racers today honed their skills driving something smaller such as Karts and other forms of youth racing.

The Shoot-Out event, where drivers test in full size USAC or NASCAR Race cars, is focused on finding top talented, young drivers to be developed towards Professional Stock Car careers with RSWC. Selected drivers joining the RSWC development program will be groomed, coached, trained and raced in USAC and NASCAR oval track series. Drivers, as young as 12 years of age, can start in the USAC Young Guns Midget series, featuring race cars as fast Late Model Stock cars. Older RSWC drivers race in higher level, faster series in USAC and NASCAR sanctioned racing.

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is known in racing circles as the largest, and most comprehensive, Driver Career Development Program focused on oval track racing. RSWC has coordinated a Talent Combine in North Carolina with four top RSWC drivers testing with Cup Teams, an individual RSWC driver testing and signing with an official Cup Development Team in ARCA and guided a female RSWC driver successfully into the fully funded NASCAR Drive for Diversity program and now into NASCAR?s K&N Pro Series.

Cody Kay with 9 Karting Championships, an IKF Eagle and three IKF Duffys before moving up to Dirt Modifieds in 2011 said, "I am very honored to be in this years Shoot-Out because of the number of drivers that applied and the amount of great competition."

Super young Cole Glasson, already with many wins, 2 regional championships and 3 National championships in kart racing, commented, "I am really excited to be selected and look forward to a great experience at the shoot out. I think it will help me develop as a driver."

Molly Helmuth, with multiple poles & wins in Rotax Mini before moving up to NASCAR Mini Stocks in 2010, stated, "I'm looking forward to showing my driving talent and hopefully being selected for the RSWC program."

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle has developed many young racers to successfully make the transition from Karting, and other forms of youth racing, to winning races in full size cars in USAC and NASCAR Oval Track series, including Jessica Brunelli, Joey Licata Jr, Beau DeBard, Bobby Grewohl, Trevor Hunt, Brendan Langlois, Jace Meier, Ian Miille, Benny Moon, Jimmy Moon, Brennan Newberry, Jeff Oleen, Bobby Runyan, Nik Romano, Eli Schrock and others.

Ron Sutton said, "These young drivers have shown their racing talent in karting which is one of the best forms of youth racing we have seen. We are excited to see Cole, Molly & Cody ... and the other drivers in this year's Shoot-Out ... show us their driving talent, skills & coachability so we may assess their overall potential to be developed to professional Stock Car careers."

The RSWC program consists of 12 driver coaches, 26 classroom training topics, 30 On-Track-Training programs, well known trainers and six racing organizations fielding 30 race teams, all dedicated to develop talented drivers to professional Stock Car racing. The teams are a balance of Open Wheel, Stock Car and Road Racing to develop highly versatile and accomplished winning drivers.

Families of young, winning drivers, ages 11 to 20, are encouraged to get detailed information from the web-site and submit their resume before the newly extended November 15th, 2011 deadline. The web-site is www.Winners-Circle-Racing.com



 

10-28-11 Deadline Approaching For Pre-Entry to Skusa Supernationals XV

Tentative schedule released for Pro Tour finale event in Las Vegas
 In roughly 20 days, more than 500 drivers from all over the world will converge on Las Vegas, Nevada for the 15th running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. The annual event not only hosts the nation’s top competitors, but it will also attract some of the best international drivers for what will be a head-to-head fight for supremacy. The event also signifies the final round of the 2011 SKUSA Pro Tour, which means that there will be season-ending championships on the line for eight of the categories included at this event. With a packed paddock and full fields guaranteed, there is no doubt this year’s SuperNationals is going to be historic. The Superkarts! USA staff has been working around the clock to put the finishing touches on this year’s event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and the deadline for pre-entry is closing fast.

The next item on the SKUSA to-do list will be the deadline for pre-registration on Tuesday, November 1 at Midnight. At that time, the SKUSA Store will close for pre-entry, race tire sales, transponder rentals, practice tire sales and event memberships. After November 1, the purchasing of those items and to enter the event (at an increased price of $200 more) will be available only at the track. As announced previously, TaG Senior, TaG Master and TaG Cadet have been sold out and you may only be added to the current wait list for each category. TaG Junior was previously sold out; however, with cancellations and the wait list entries added in, there is still a chance for drivers to enter before it’s officially closed. S2 and S4 are nearing the cap and do not have wait lists, so qualified drivers may still enter these two classes, while spots also still remain in S1, KZ2, KF2, G1, and S5.

Among the final planning stages is the detailed schedule for the 2011 event. Instituted in 2009, SKUSA will once again use the split schedule leading up to SuperSunday, which involves having a set group of classes running in the first half of the day and the remaining classes running the second half of the day. This has been a welcomed addition since the event moved back to the Rio in 2008. With a class only on-track for half of each day, competitors and families have more opportunity to enjoy the event, take in the Vegas experience or to watch the other categories compete. The 11 classes will be split up into 16 sessions for each round of practice, qualifying and three rounds of heat races over Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Group 1 is planned to consist of TaG Junior, KF2, S2, TaG Cadet and KZ2, whereas Group 2 is composed of S4, TaG Senior, S5, G1, TaG Master and S1. To view this year’s tentative schedule, click (http://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-supernationals/event-format-and-schedule.html).

Superkarts! USA would like to remind everyone that the deadline to cancel a pre-entry and still obtain a refund, or to cancel and transfer your entry to another driver without any additional charges, is November 1. Furthermore, the deadline for drivers and teams to pre-order or pre-purchase practice tires for pickup and payment at the track is Friday, November 4. Only tires pre-purchased by Nov. 1 (or pre-ordered via email to info@superkartsusa.com by Nov. 4) will be available for pick up at the track. Thus, drivers and teams are encouraged to plan accordingly as Superkarts! USA will not have any extra practice tires for sale at the track. In case of inclement weather, SKUSA is reminding competitors to have their MG or Bridgestone wet tires ready. SKUSA has a limited supply of the initial 100 sets of the new MG-WT tires at $165 per set on a first-come, first-serve pre-order basis. Aside from those tires, SKUSA will not sell or provide rain tires.

Fuel and oil will not be pre-sold for this year’s event, but will be available for purchase at the track (at current market pricing) upon check-in at the SKUSA registration desk as well as throughout most of the race weekend. No fuel may be brought to this event, according to the very strict fire marshal codes. Additional items, such as hot pit passes, event passes, one-day passes, and SKUSA clothing will be available for purchase throughout the event weekend, so no need to pre-purchase these items before the Nov. 1 SKUSA store deadline.

With the size of the event and the limited space offered, SKUSA is requesting that every driver and team submit their pit spot reservation immediately. Please visit the Pit Spot Reservation section of the SKUSA website (http://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-supernationals/pit-spot-reservations.html) to learn more about what information is needed to send this in to the SKUSA office. All requests are accepted and processed on a first come-first served basis, and each request will be acknowledged and responded to as soon as the pit map is updated with your request. The block of rooms reserved for SKUSA competitors at the Rio has been sold out for most of the dates of the event, so the only way to still get a room reservation at the discounted rate would be to coordinate your reservation with someone who is in the process of cancelling theirs.

A complete list of the event purses and prizes will be finalized in the coming days, as another record-breaking total will be doled out to the competitors of the SKUSA SuperNationals. That information, in addition to other last-minute announcements, will be released on www.superkartsusa.com as it is available to keep all racers informed, so please stay tuned.
 

10-26-11 Dirt Racers Gilbert, Gaylord & Demartino Selected For Talent Search

Star Racing Supply recently announced a sponsorship program to provide up to 18 young drivers $6,000 to $18,000 each for the 2012 racing season. Working in alliance with Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle, 40 talented young drivers from across the United States and Canada will be selected to participate in the extensive, three day driver try outs known as "The Shoot-Out."

Matt Gilbert, age 20, from Kansas, 16 year old Tripp Gaylord from Colorado and Derek Demartino, 20, from New Mexico are each talented dirt racers chosen to compete in this years RSWC talent search. Many successful Stock Car racers today, honed their skills driving dirt before moving to asphalt.

The Shoot-Out event, where drivers test in pavement USAC or NASCAR Race cars, is focused on finding top talented, young drivers to be developed towards Professional Stock Car careers with RSWC. Selected drivers joining the RSWC development program will be groomed, coached, trained and raced in USAC and NASCAR oval track series. Drivers, as young as 12 years of age, can start in the USAC Young Guns Midget series, featuring race cars as fast Late Model Stock cars. Older RSWC drivers race in higher level, faster cars in USAC and NASCAR sanctioned racing series.

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is known in racing circles as the largest, and most comprehensive, Driver Career Development Program focused on oval track racing. RSWC has coordinated a Talent Combine in North Carolina with four top RSWC drivers testing with Cup Teams, an individual RSWC driver testing and signing with an official Cup Development Team in ARCA and guided a female RSWC driver successfully into the fully funded NASCAR Drive for Diversity program and now into NASCAR's K&N Pro Series.

Derek Demartino stated, "I was very excited to hear that I had been selected for the shoot-out. All my experience has finally paid off. I'm really looking forward to this experience." Matt Gilbert, two-time Champion in the Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprint series, said, "I must say I am incredibly excited about testing for RSWC."

Youngster Tripp Gaylord, who started racing dirt stock cars and modifieds at only 14, commented, "I am very happy and honored to be selected for the Shoot-Out. There are many young talented drivers that applied and I was selected. Thanks to everyone that has helped me, but most of all, thank you to RSWC."

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle has developed many young racers to successfully make the transition from dirt track racing to winning pavement races in full size cars in USAC and NASCAR Oval Track series, including Daniel Adler, Jessica Clark, Austin Farley, Trevor Hunt, Nik Romano, Eli Schrock, Porter Smith, Keegan Walmer and more.

Ron Sutton said, "These young drivers have exhibited their racing talents in dirt racing which is one of the best ways for young drivers to learn car control. We are eager to see them ... and the other drivers in this year's Shoot-Out ... show us their driving talent, skills & coachability so we may assess their overall potential to be developed to professional Stock Car careers."

The RSWC program consists of 12 driver coaches, 26 classroom training topics, 30 On-Track-Training programs, well known trainers and six racing organizations fielding 30 race teams, all dedicated to develop talented drivers to professional Stock Car racing. The teams are a balance of Open Wheel, Stock Car and Road Racing to develop highly versatile and accomplished winning drivers.

Families of young, winning drivers, ages 11 to 20, are encouraged to get detailed information from the web-site and submit their resume before the newly extended November 15th, 2011 deadline. The web-site is www.Winners-Circle-Racing.com





 

10-20-11 Individuals Come Together to Honor Their Friend Dan Wheldon

"Two young karters to compete in honor of Dan Wheldon"

 In light of this past weekend's tragedy, a group of kart racers from central Indiana are set to honor Dan Wheldon at this year's Robopong 200 Mile Endurance Race. Taking place at the New Castle Motorsports Park track just east of Indianapolis, Colton Aldridge and Tim Hollowell, members of the Kart Racers of America (KRA) program that race regularly at the facility, will steer the ' #77 Team Lionheart DW ' entry.

"We have assembled a team of people to honor Dan," explained Chris Wheeler, who will head up the effort as well as donate his personal Tony Kart to use. "For those of us fortunate enough to be close to Dan I feel it is important to honor him for the amazing man he was. Being able to run two young karters in the event that Dan enjoyed so much means a lot to me. Dan was very passionate about karting and it would be great to be able to come together to win this event for him."

Treating each and every person as a great friend, Dan loved coming to the kart track and seeing the youngest of drivers compete. He loved the grassroots side of the sport and would have loved to see two average racers honor him at an event that he has won in the past.

"When Chris approached me to be part of this program, I could not say no," expressed Mike Maurini. "Dan was a friend of mine and was set to run this year's SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas with me as his tuner. We would like nothing more than to see the kart in his honor win this year's Robopong, and I will help out in whatever way possible."

As seen across the board throughout the entire motorsports community, groups of people are rallying together to make things happen. Shadow Graphics will design a #77 Lionheart decal kit. Trackside, event participants and fans will have the opportunity to donate to a fund that will see all proceeds go to two-year-old Sebastian and seven-month-old Oliver, Dan's two young boys who will be forced to grow up without their father.

A memorial service will be held for Dan Wheldon on Sunday, October 23 at 4:00pm at the Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. Also a trust fund has been set up for Dan Wheldon's family. Information listed below:

Dan Wheldon Family Trust Fund, Fifth Third Private Bank, 251 North Illinois St., Suite 1000, Indianapolis, IN 46204

For more information on this project or how to get involved, please contact Chris Wheeler at 317.750.9241 or via e-mail to ChrisWheelerMotorsports@Yahoo.com

 

10-20-11 The Shootout is Definitive Driver Talent Search $268,000 in Racing Sponsorships

The driver talent search conducted by Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle (RSWC) is excited to announce details for their annual program. Already noting the $268,000 in scholarship awards, the nationally acclaimed driver development program is focused on finding top young drivers and developing them towards professional Stock Car careers. Talented drivers from across the United States and Canada will be selected to participate in an extensive, three-day driver try out event, known as “The Shoot-Out.“

While most people believe that you need to be a champion or national level race winner to apply for “The Shoot-Out” that need not be the case. In fact, a few of today’s up and coming talents with RSWC were not stars in their respective disciplines of youth motorsports but went on to become race winners and champions in full size car racing.

Consisting of three days, day one of “The Shoot-Out” includes shop tours of NASCAR K&N West Team Bill McAnally Racing as well as both RSWC Teams in the USAC Midgets and NASCAR Modified series. Participants will also undergo a body fat fitness test, written problem solving test, a driver training class as well as an objective and informative workshop for drivers and parents about career development in the world of motorsports titled “The Good, Bad and Ugly of Racing Career Pursuit.”

Day two and three of “The Shoot-Out” includes track walks with a driver coach, Instruction from the crew on how to drive these specific race cars and five twenty-lap sessions for 100 laps total in one of these race cars on a paved oval 1/3 mile race track. The cars are USAC Young Guns Midgets, USAC Focus Midgets and NASCAR Modifieds.

All Shoot-Out drivers work with a Driver Coach and professional race crew as well as be evaluated through GPS satellite data acquisition. The RSWC staff coaches the drivers on the radio while on track and in the pits. RSWC coaches use that data and their experience to help the drivers consistently improve to run 100% by the end of the day. After the event is all over, every driver receives a copy of the data and an objective, factual report card on how they did, what they did well and where they need to focus their driver development improvement efforts.

Sutton added, “While in previous years, the RSWC Shoot-Out fee has been $2500 plus crash deposit. This year we're using sponsorship funds to lower the fee to every participant. In 2011, Shoot-Out participants get all of this for only $2200. In reality, there are no race teams at this level where young drivers can go and receive this much race car experience, coaching, classroom training, track time and true driver evaluation for that low cost.”

In addition to being awarded $6,000 to $18,000 in sponsorship money towards their racing in 2012, the talented drivers selected for the RSWC racing career development program will have a racing career focused training program designed specifically for them, their age, experience and development stage, including classes, on track training, racing series, career guidance and race team placement in the racing series that fits the driver best, including road racing, USAC Midgets, Sprint Cars, NASCAR Modifieds & Late Model Stock Cars.

RSWC staff expects to receive hundreds of resumes, as they have in the past, and narrow it down to 40 drivers to test this Fall on the All American Speedway 1/3 mile paved oval track. Young drivers, 11 to 20 years of age, with race winning backgrounds in race cars and/or youth racing series are encouraged to apply.

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is known in racing circles as the most comprehensive driver career development program, having developed many young racers to successfully make the transition from youth racing series to winning races in car racing series in USAC and NASCAR Oval Track, including Jessica Brunelli, Jessica Clark, Bobby Grewohl, Joey Licata, Jace Meier, Benny Moon, Nik Romano, Bobby Runyan, Porter Smith, Keegan Walmer and many more

Establishing itself as a successful driver development program, RSWC has coordinated a Talent Combine in North Carolina with four top RSWC drivers testing in front of top Cup team reps, an individual RSWC driver testing, signing and racing with a top ARCA development team and a female RSWC driver excelling in NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program.

The program consists of 12 veteran driver coaches, 26 classroom training topics, well known trainers and six racing organizations fielding 30 race teams, all dedicated to develop talented drivers to professional Stock Car racing. The teams are a balance of Open Wheel, Stock Car and Road Racing to develop highly versatile and accomplished winning drivers.

Families of young, winning drivers, ages 11 to 20, are encouraged to get detailed information from the web-site and submit their resume before the October 31st, 2011 deadline. The web-site is www.Winners-Circle-Racing.com
 

10-13-11 Ostrowski takes DD2 Masters GoPro Feature Race & McDonald takes Senior Rotax Main

A cool and foggy morning greeted the racers for Round 7 of the Red Line Oil Karting Championship, but by 11:00 am the fog burned off and a warm sunny afternoon made for some great racing at the simraceway International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. The demanding Reverse Sprint track configuration had lots of grip which challenged the drivers to get the best setup balance and made for some tight racing in several of the classes.

GoPro Feature Race: DD2 Masters

It was the DD2 Masters' turn for the race winner to take home the GoPro HD Hero Camera. Michael Ostrowski dominated qualifying by over a second on Andre Eriksen's time. David Palic was third on the grid. In the first heat, Ostrowski took the lead out of turn one and pulled out an eight second win over Eriksen with Bob Olson coming home in third. In the second heat, Ostrowski again took the lead and took a seven second win over Eriksen with Palic taking the third spot. In the main, Michael took the lead again at the drop of the green flag and then cruised home for the win over Eriksen and Palic. Ostrowski not only took maximum points for the day, but also increased his class championship lead with just two races left in the season. At the November 6th race, the Junior Rotax class will be the GoPro Featured Class.

IAME TaG, TaG Senior & TaG Junior

The TaG race group was the largest race group of the weekend with thirteen karts. The spec gear IAME class again had a strong turnout with nine karts. In qualifying, Tazio Ottis (TaG Senior) took the pole in his Rotax powered kart with Don Rocci (IAME TaG) second, and Andrew Davidge (TaG Senior) third. In the first heat, Ottis took the early lead and was never challenged with Rocci staying close to take second and the IAME class win. Sean McDonald (TaG Senior) had to come through the field to take third with Bryson Guzman (IAME TaG) edging out Michael Torrano (IAME TaG) for fourth and Austin Keller (Junior TaG) coming home sixth. In the second heat, McDonald had to start from the rear again due to problems in qualifying and worked his way through to challenge for the lead near the end. McDonald made the pass on Ottis at the end of the eighth lap with Ottis second, Rocci third, Davidge fourth, and Amber Friedberg (IAME TaG) taking fifth. In the main, Ottis was on the pole with McDonald along side. At the start Ottis took the lead followed by McDonald and Davidge with Rocci fourth, the first IAME kart. McDonald shadowed Ottis the entire race looking for a good spot to pass, but since he had to race this same kart later in the Senior Rotax race, he wanted to make sure his pass was clean and had no risk of tangling with Ottis. Davidge was pressured by Rocci the entire race with Torrano, Guzman and Keller chasing. Friedberg's race came to an end on lap five as she had to pull off. Guzman put on a charge throughout the race getting by Torrano then overtaking Rocci near the end of the race to take fourth and the IAME class lead. At the checkered flag, Ottis held off McDonald for the win. McDonald placed second and Davidge third. These three karts were all in the TaG Senior class. Fourth overall went to Bryson Guzman in his IAME kart taking his first class win of the year, fifth overall and second in IAME was Rocci. Keller took sixth overall and the Junior TaG win with Torrano taking the seventh overall and third in IAME.

Sanzaru Games Rotax Mini Max

With points leader Michael Michoff in Lancaster for the street race, there would be a new class winner this race. Annie Breidinger took her third straight pole with her sister Toni Breidinger in second and Wilson Skjerven third. In the first heat, Annie Breidinger took the early lead with Skjerven taking second at the start and Toni Breidinger tucking in behind for third. Annie Breidinger was pulling away when she threw a chain and had to pull off. Skjerven took the lead with Toni Breidinger putting on the pressure. Toni Breidinger then spun dropping her to fourth. In the end, Skjerven took the win ahead of Horatio Fitz-Simon with Corrie Hiatt in third. In the second heat, Annie Breidinger took the lead from the pole and was never challenged, taking a five second win ahead of Skjerven with Toni Breidinger in third. In the main, Skjerven was on pole with Toni Breidinger along side. At the start, Skejerven went into turn one first followed by Fitzsimon who was just behind on the grid. Annie Breidinger had to settle for third. As the leading duo went into the top turn, Fitzsimon came along side Skjerven and the two exited the turn side-by-side. In the dash to the tight infield hairpin turn, the two karts touched causing their front wheels to interlock which slowed them up a bit. When the two karts finally separated, Skjerven spun and Annie Breidinger was able to dash to the inside to take the lead forcing Fitzsimon to fall back to second. Annie Breidinger proceeded to pull away and went onto a three second win. The real race was for second with Fitzsimon under pressure from Toni Breidinger the entire race. In the end, Annie Breidinger took the win, her first outright Mini Max win of her career with Fitzsimon taking second just inches ahead of Toni Breidinger in third, Hiatt fourth and Skjerven fifth. For the win, Annie Breidinger took home $50 of Sanzaru Games cash for her efforts with $30 going to Fitzsimon and $20 to Toni Breidinger.

Rotax Masters

Six karts took the green with Cameron Evans taking the pole ahead of Jerry Pretti and Scott Ripslinger. In the first heat, Evans took the lead from the drop of the green with Ripslinger right behind. Pretti put pressure on Ripslinger, but in the end had to fall back to take third with Peter Toft coming home fourth. In the second heat, Evans took the lead with Pretti right behind, but this was Evans' day to be on a rail and he pulled away to take a four second win. Pretti finished second, Ripslinger third and John Breidinger fourth. In the main, Evans took the lead at the drop of the green and was never challenged. Pretti took second, Ripslinger third and Peter Toft held off John Breidinger for the entire race to take fourth, his best ever finish.

125 Shifters - S2 & S4

Jason Toft put his S2 kart on the pole ahead of S4s Jim Inglebright, Nick Galante and David Arnstein. In the first heat, Toft took the early lead with Galante challenging Inglebright. Galante attempted a pass going into tic-tac-toe which resulted in Inglebright spinning and Arnstein getting by to take over second. Galante then made a pass attempt on Arnstein that resulted in some contact. Galante retired early after being black flagged. In the end, Toft took the win, Arnstein second, Mark Nason (S2) third and Brad Shaffer (S4) fourth. In the second heat, things settled down with Inglebright taking the early lead followed by Toft and Galante. Toft then went for the pass to take the lead, but had to pull off before the checkered flag. Inglebright held off Galante to take the win with Arnstein in third and Shaffer in fourth. In the main, Arnstein was on the pole with Inglebright alongside. At the green flag, Arnstein lead the field into turn one. Inglebright stalled his kart and had to get a push to get going, well behind the pack. Arnstein held the lead over Nason, Shaffer, Galante and Toft. Toft worked his way through to take the lead with Nason getting by Arnstein to settle into second. With Inglebright way behind, Galante then took his time setting up a good pass on Arnstein. Galante made his move and got by Arnstein cleanly to take over third. Toft took the overall win and first in S2, Nason was second overall and second in S2, Galante was third overall and first in S4 followed by the S4s of Arnstein and Inglebright.

Junior Rotax

Zack Dante took the pole over rival Will Preston with Jaden Conwright in third. In the first heat, Zack took the lead with Will chasing and Conwright, finishing in the same order. The second heat was a duplicate of the first heat, Dante taking the lead into turn one and cruising home to a five second win over Preston with Conwright third. The main turned into a clean sweep for Dante. Preston finished second and Conwright third.

At the Novemeber sixth race, the Junior Rotax class will be the GoPro feature race with the winner taking home the GoPro HD Hero Camera.

Senior Rotax

The Senior Rotax class provided the tightest race of the day. In qualifying, Carlos Calderon took the pole over Kiel Spaulding, Niki Luna and Josh Feiber. Spaulding opted to start from the rear all day, putting Luna on the front row. In the first heat, Calderon took the early lead and was never challenged on his way to a three second win over Luna with Spaulding working up to third followed by Jarrett Lile and Sean McDonald. In the second heat, Calderon again took the lead followed by Luna, Lile and a charging McDonald with Spaulding coming on as well. McDonald was the one on the move first getting by Lile, then Luna to challenge Calderon for the lead. Two turns before the checkered flag, McDonald made the inside pass to take the lead, but Calderon saw a window to get inside McDonald on the last turn and stuffed it in there, resulting in some rubbing. Calderon came out first to take the checkered flag with McDonald having to settle for second. All the while, Spaulding was right behind and came in third, Luna fourth and Lile fifth. In the main, Calderon was on the pole, Luna second, McDonald third and Spaulding opted to start from the rear. Calderon took the lead at the drop of the green with Luna and McDonald in close pursuit. McDonald then got by Luna and started after Calderon with Spaulding coming through the field from the rear. With about three laps to go in the race, McDonald made the pass on Calderon and pulled out just enough to not tempt Carlos from trying a re-pass. Going into the last lap, it was McDonald, Calderon, and Luna with Spaulding fourth. McDonald held a slight lead throughout the white flag lap and went on to the win followed by Calderon, Luna, Spaulding, Jarrett Lile and Andrew Colombini.

Rotax Masters Light

The regional Masters Light class had five karts in the class with 2010 champ Mary Beth Wilson taking the pole ahead of a much improved Stephan Gaudreau with Jerry Pretti in third. In the first heat, Gaudreau got the jump at the green flag and held off the race long challenges from Wilson to take a slim victory with Pretti coming in third. In the second heat, Wilson took the lead out of turn one and pulled out a two second lead and held it to the end followed by Gaudreau and Pretti. In the main, Gaudreau swept into the lead at the green by out braking Wilson into turn one and took the early lead. Wilson held station right behind looking for a place to make her move. Pretti had to pull off mid-race with John Sutherland taking over the third place. With about five laps to go, Wilson made her move just after the hairpin leading into the infield. Gaudreau was not able to stay right on her bumper and thus was never close enough to try a re-pass. In the end, Wilson took the win by less than a second, Gaudreau second, Sutherland third and Carol Brown fourth.

80 Masters

With the field thinning out as the season wears on, Tom Nelson brought a couple of his extra 80 shifters to the track and invited a couple of 80 veterans to come and race. Thus seven karts lined up to race with Charles Hastings taking the pole ahead of JP Cadoux and Roger Cornwall with Nelson fourth. In the first heat, Hastings took the lead at the green and was never challenged. Cadoux, driving one of Nelson's karts, stayed close but came home a second behind, followed by Cornwall and Nelson. Heat two was a near duplicate of the first heat with Cadoux closing the gap on Hastings, but still coming home in second. Nelson got around Cornwall to take third, Cornwall fourth and Steve Cameron fifth . In the main, Cadoux took the early lead at the green flag with Hastings right behind. With Cadoux leading, the pack had tightened up with the first five karts all in a pack. After four laps in, Hastings made a move on Cadoux going into the infield hairpin. At the same time, Nelson saw an opening to pass Hastings. The only problem was the two drivers had different lines and when they intersected Hastings and Nelson came together. Now it was Cadoux leading, with Cornwall and Cameron chasing, followed by a restarted Hastings and Nelson. Cameron was able to put a pass on Cornwall near the end to take over second, but he did not have enough to catch Cadoux. Cadoux went on to the win, his first 80 race in several years, Cameron second, Cornwall third followed by Hastings, Nelson and Geoff Provo.

The next race will be the Nor Cal Rotax Challenge classes running at the Kinsmen Kart Club in Dixon on Sunday, October 30th. The Rotax classes will be joining the Kinsmen Kart Club race event. All the Red Line Oil Karting Championship classes will return to the simraceway International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway for the 2011 season finale on Sunday, November 6th racing on the National track configuration.

All results and RLOKC championship points can be found at www.redlineoilkarting.com. 

For more information about the Red LIne Oil Karting Championship, visit:
www.redlineoilkarting.com .






 

10-10-11 Major Prizes Still to Be Won!!

Three highly valued prizes are still up for grabs in the Red Line Oil Karting Championship (RLOKC). With three races remaining there is plenty of opportunity for racers to win one of the following prizes.


Molecule Pro Mazda
Molecule Labs will provide a RLOKC class champion with a test day in the Molecule Pro Mazda race car. The test will be awarded to a class champion who has displayed the ability to maximize this coveted career enhancement opportunity.


The PRS Star of the Future
Pro Racing Simulators, LLC ("PRS") is offering an exciting program that every aspiring race driver in the Red Line Oil Karting Championship will be hoping to win. The deserving winner will receive six hours of intense simulator training with expert coaching and driver evaluation, a $900 value.


FormulaSPEED2.0
World Speed Motorsports will provide test days in the all new FormulaSPEED2.0 to two RLOKC class champions. The prizes will be awarded to one Junior and one Masters Champion.


2011 Awards Banquet
The Red Line Oil Karting Championship banquet will be held on November 12th at the same location as last year's great event, the "Key Room" in Novato.


For more information about the Red LIne Oil Karting Championship, visit:
www.redlineoilkarting.com 




 

10-4-11 Red Line Oil Karting Championship begins the final four week stretch to determine 2011 champions

This Sunday, October 9th, the Red Line Oil Karting Championship (RLOKC) enters the final stretch of the 2011 season. All RLOKC classes will run this weekend on the Reverse Sprint configuration at the Simraceway Performance Karting Center at Infineon Raceway. This will be Round #7 of the 2011 season with the non-Rotax classes running their final race on November 6th. The Nor Cal Rotax Challenge (NCRC) classes have two remaining races after this weekend including the annual trip to the Kinsmen Kart Club track in Dixon on October 30th. The NCRC returns to Infineon Raceway for the final race of the year on November 6th.

The GoPro featured class this Sunday will be the DD2 Masters class with the winning driver taking home a GoPro HD Hero Camera. The DD2 Masters class is one of several classes with tight points races still in progress. In DD2 Masters, Michael Ostrowski and Andre Eriksen are battling for the championship. In 80 Masters, Roger Cornwall, with no main event wins this year, is leading in net points over three race winner Charles Hastings and two race winner Tom Nelson. In Senior Rotax, 2010 champ Carlos Calderon is trailing Niki Luna for the top spot. In Junior Rotax, Maxx Marian is leading Zack Dante and Will Preston. In 125 Shifter S4, Jim Inglebright has a slim lead over David Arnstein with Nick Galante close behind. Michael Michoff has five wins in the Sanzaru Games sponsored Rotax Mini Max class, but still needs solid performances to hold off the challenge of Annie Breidinger if he is to secure the class crown. Don Rocci has a solid lead over Ben Schreiner in the IAME TaG class. Cameron Evans holds a slim lead over Jerry Pretti in the Rotax Masters class with these two drivers exchanging wins all season long. And in Rotax Masters Light, Andrea Delfanti has all but clinched the class crown but a stronger battle is still in progress for the runner spot between David Carlisle, Mary Beth Wilson and Stephan Gaudreau.

With all the close points battles, lots of close racing is expected, so come out and see the action. Moondoggies will have food for sale on Sunday only this weekend with breakfast and lunch offerings as well as coffee and other drinks for sale.

Saturday will again be a practice day from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. Registration and pre-tech will be available on Saturday. The Sunday race program will begin at 8:20 am with the first practice session followed by qualifying, two 8 lap heat races and 15 lap mains starting at 2:40 pm. Admission for spectators is $10, $5 for kids 8 and under. Race entry is $100, transponder rental is $10 and Saturday practice is $50. Saturday and Sunday racer and spectator sign-ups will again be at the old Jim Russell administration building just to the right of the Main Gate as one drives into Infineon Raceway. For more information on the Red Line Oil Karting Championship go to www.redlineoilkarting.com  or contact race director Ric Shaw at racedirector-ric@hotmail.com.