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Gatorz Challenge of the Americas
March 30-April 1, 2012
CalSpeed Karting
Fontana, California
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 | Phil DeLaO locked up the Senior Max title with victory on Championship Sunday
(Photo: Sean Buur - Go Racing Magazine) |
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
The sixth and final round of the 2012 Gatorz Challenge of the Americas took place at the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California. Outside the Auto Club Speedway, bright blue skies with the sun shinning down provided great weather to crown the seven champions for the international Rotax Max Challenge program. Despite rain overnight, the track gained grip with lap times quicker in the morning sessions than on Saturday, roughly three-tenths quicker in the early classes but was went away near the end of qualifying. As the temperature rose, so did the competition on track, setting up for a great finale that crowned the Senior, Junior and DD2 champions, each earning a ticket to the Rotax Grand Finals in Portugal later this year in November.
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Sunday Results
 | Fritz Leesmann earned his fifth straight DD2 win to hold the provisional championship heading into the final round
(Photo: Sean Buur - Go Racing Magazine) |
SATURDAY, MARCH 31
The fifth round of the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas went into the books on Saturday, March 31 following the action at the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California. Nearly 100 drivers took part in seven categories in the first of two days of competition to close out the program’s 2012 season. The challenging fields and course led to some dramatic results on the day, shaping up the championship fights even further with two of the titles locked up provisionally before the final day - Fritz Leesmann (DD2) and John Crow (DD2 Masters). The story of the day was the breakthrough win for Senior driver Parker McKean.
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Saturday Results
 | Kiel Spaulding holds a slim margin in the Senior Max standings heading into Fontana
(Photo: Sean Buur - Go Racing Magazine) |
PREVIEW
This weekend marks the final stop on the 2012 Gatorz Challenge of the Americas series with rounds five and six contested at the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California. Situated outside the Auto Club Speedway, the 3/4-mile course will be the site for three drivers to earn direct tickets to the Rotax Grand Finals in Portimăo, Portugal at the end of November. The Senior, DD2, and Junior Max champions crowned Sunday afternoon will earn their spot at the ‘Olympics of Karting’ to compete against the best ‘Rotaxians’ in the world. Championship glory will be on the line in the other four divisions with entry to the United States Rotax Grand Nationals and Pan American Challenge up for grabs as well.
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