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| eKartingNews.com United States Rotax Driver Rankings - August 31, 2012 |
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The partnership between MAXSpeed and eKartingNews.com has brought with it a number of new article series that have been added to the website. Along with featuring the many different United States Rotax Max Challenge series, clubs and drivers across the country, EKN is now happy to introduce the latest program – the eKartingNews.com United States Rotax Driver Rankings.
The USRMC National Point Standings have been featured on the EKN website during the winter months for the last couple of years, all designed to help highlight the program’s own point system, recognizing all the Rotaxian members in their six categories. The system follows parameters similar to that of the popular EKN Driver Rankings, and we have now input the USRMC series and drivers into their own program. Each season, EKN will tabulate the best six results for each USRMC driver in each of the six Rotax categories. As the season goes along, drivers will be able to better their score until the final USRMC events have been recorded. At the end of each year, EKN will crown the top driver in each category and will enter the following season as the #1 driver for that class.
Those series and clubs listed on the official GoRotax.com Schedule page are included in the EKN United States Rotax Driver Rankings program. All drivers competing at these events have been included in the current standings, however, those drivers who are not a member of the United States Rotax Max Challenge will be signified by not including a USRMC label next to their names. At the end of the year, these drivers will be removed from the standings should they not become a member. The calculation process can be found at the bottom of this article. Currently, those events that have provided results races up to August 31 have been included in the tabulation and the process will continue as the season goes on.
Below you will see the EKN US Rotax Driver Rankings for each of the six categories, with the no.1 driver in each highlighted, the top-10 listed, and links to the full standings.
Senior Max
 | Kyle Byers
(Photo: USKartingNews.com) |
Senior Max Driver Rankings Top-10
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Score | USRMC| 1. | Kyle Byers | 6 | 5634 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 2. | Johnny Blair | 8 | 5620 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 3. | Geffrey Roberti | 10 | 5568 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 4. | Artie Carpenter | 10 | 5556 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 5. | Andrew Sherry | 9 | 5554 | Northeast | | 6. | Daniel Roeper | 9 | 5496 | MRP at Palm Beach | | 7. | Sean Owens | 13 | 5492 | Southeast Karting Complex | | 8. | Thomas Bernacki | 6 | 5491 | MRP | | 9. | Nick Grommes | 10 | 5463 | | | 10. | Max Mulkey | 10 | 5455 | | |
For the full Senior Max Driver Rankings, Click Here
Senior #1 - Kyle Byers
Auburn, Washington
Age: 18
Chassis: Kosmic
Engine Service Center: Collins Racing Engines(CRE)
2012 Goals/Accomplishments: Top-10 in the four Challenge of the Americas races, Placing 1st, 2nd three times, and 4th twice in Northwest Gold Cup series. I had my best national showing this year, I was 3rd fastest in practice, had troubles in qualifying (26th) I crashed out in heat one, got shuffled back in heat two, but finished 11th. In heat three, I set fastest lap time and finished 6th. I started the pre final 26th and finished 7th in the main. I would like to thank Rolison Performance Group, CRE, J&L Fabrication, Wicked Fabrication, Byers Custom, and most of all my family and friends.
Point Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Northwest Gold Cup RMC #3 | 5 | 928 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #4 | 7 | 909 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #5 | 2 | 952 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #6 | 2 | 949 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #9 | 2 | 943 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #10 | 1 | 953 | |
DD2
 | Dan Lubin
(Photo: Ken Johnson - studio52.us) |
DD2 Driver Rankings Top-10
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Score | USRMC| 1. | Dan Lubin | 9 | 5477 | Dallas Karting Complex | | 2. | Scott Falcone | 7 | 5466 | Racing the Rockies | | 3. | Conrad Park | 10 | 5432 | Southeast Karting Challenge | | 4. | Kevin Adds | 7 | 5417 | Southeast Karting Challenge | | 5. | Jim Carey | 8 | 5407 | Racing the Rockies | | 6. | Lance Lehrman | 6 | 5379 | Dallas Karting Complex | | 7. | Brian Leadingham | 6 | 5365 | MRP | | 8. | George Ioannov | 6 | 5345 | Southeast Karting Challenge | | 9. | Mike Jones | 6 | 5322 | Dallas Karting Complex | | 10. | Danny Zajac | 5 | 4518 | MRP | |
For the full DD2 Driver Rankings, Click Here
DD2 #1 - Dan Lubin
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Age: 33
Chassis: CRG
Engine Service Center: The Kart Shop @ Dallas Karting Complex
2012 Accomplishments/Goals: 1st place in SEKC, 2nd place DKC Rmax Challenge, 8th Place in RMCGN - all in his first year karting.
Point Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Dallas Karting Complex RMC #2 | 2 | 910 | | Dallas Karting Complex RMC #3 | 2 | 913 | | Dallas Karting Complex RMC #4 | 1 | 917 | | Dallas Karting Complex RMC #5 | 1 | 914 | | Southeast Karting Challenge #5 | 2 | 908 | | Dallas Karting Complex RMC #10 | 2 | 916 | |
Masters Max
 | Scott Falcone
(Photo: Sean Buur - Go Racing Magazine) |
Masters Max Driver Rankings Top-10
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Score | USRMC| 1. | Scott Falcone | 7 | 5555 | Racing the Rockies | | 2. | Dave Gilderseleeve | 6 | 5542 | MRP | | 3. | John Bonanno | 7 | 5488 | F1 New Jersey | | 4. | Chad Hartzell | 7 | 5482 | MRP | | 5. | Doug Huggler | 10 | 5476 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 6. | Kristian Werkley | 7 | 5467 | | | 7. | Tim Moss | 9 | 5459 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 8. | David Pergande | 10 | 5454 | Burger King TX | | 9. | Chris McGinley | 7 | 5443 | F1 New Jersey | | 10. | Scott Berryman | 6 | 5432 | Racing the Rockies | |
For the full Masters Max Driver Rankings, Click Here
Masters #1 - Scott Falcone
Lone Tree, Colorado
Age: 43
Chassis: Arrow X-2
Engine Service Center: KartSport North America
2012 Accomplishments/Goals: Under achieved in 2012, with goals in 2013 of winning the Rotax Master and DD2 Master titles at the Florida Winter Tour and the Rotax Grand Nationals, with hopes of winning the DD2 Masters Grand Finals event to complete the Rotax tri-fecta.
Point Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Racing the Rockies RMC #1 | 1 | 925 | | Racing the Rockies RMC #2 | 1 | 928 | | Racing the Rockies RMC #3 | 1 | 933 | | MRP RMC #5 | 1 | 911 | | Racing the Rockies RMC #4 | 1 | 925 | | Racing the Rockies RMC #5 | 1 | 933 | |
Junior Max
 | Jake Preston
(Photo: Sean Buur - Go Racing Magazine) |
Junior Max Driver Rankings Top-10
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Score | USRMC| 1. | Jake Preston | 11 | 5621 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 2. | Kyle Wick | 10 | 5614 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 3. | Armin Cavkusic | 11 | 5577 | MRP | | 4. | Gavin Reichelt | 6 | 5571 | Northeast | | 5. | Austin McCusker | 6 | 5564 | Northeast | | 6. | Jack Weprin | 14 | 5547 | Northeast | | 7. | Thomas Issa | 11 | 5542 | South Florida | | 8. | Davey Manthei | 10 | 5534 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 9. | Victoria DiGiovanni | 12 | 5534 | Northeast | | 10. | Brenden Johnson | 7 | 5528 | Powerade Carolina | |
For the full Junior Max Driver Rankings, Click Here
Junior #1 - Jake Preston
Renton, Washington
Age: 13
Chassis: Kosmic
Engine Service Center: Collins Racing Engines
2012 Accomplishments/Goals: 2012 Northwest Gold CupJr. Rotax Champion. Finished Top 10 in 2012 Gatorz COTA, finished 4th and 3rd at SKUSA SummerNationals. Top 10 finish at 2012 SuperNationals. Continue to work with Rolison Performance Group and prepare for 2013 Gatorz, Rotax Grand Nationals and SKUSA ProTour.
Point Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Northwest Gold Cup RMC #2 | 3 | 926 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #3 | 3 | 926 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #5 | 1 | 939 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #7 | 1 | 939 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #8 | 1 | 939 | | Northwest Gold Cup RMC #9 | 2 | 952 | |
Mini Max
 | | Matthew Thomas |
Mini Max Driver Rankings Top-10
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Score | USRMC| 1. | Matt Thomas | 7 | 5552 | MRP at Palm Beach | | 2. | Sting Ray Robb | 9 | 5532 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 3. | Mitch Goldfarb | 7 | 5530 | Powerade Carolina | | 4. | Christian Cole | 8 | 5518 | South Florida | | 5. | Joshua Sirgany | 6 | 5513 | | | 6. | Augusto Soto-Schirripa | 7 | 5491 | South Florida | | 7. | Michael Benyahia | 12 | 5489 | MRP at Palm Beach | | 8. | Mathew Morgan | 11 | 5481 | Northwest Gold Cup | | 9. | Derek Scott Jr. | 6 | 5474 | Southeast Karting Challenge | | 10. | Kaitlyn Melton | 8 | 5471 | Powerade Carolina | |
For the full Mini Max Driver Rankings, Click Here
Mini Max #1 - Matthew Thomas
Miami, Florida
Age: 11
Chassis: CRG
Engine Service Center PSL Karting / Support from Dom LeBreque and Andrew Campbell
2012 Goals/Accomplishments: Top 10 in Rotax Grand Nationals, Southeast Karting Challenge - two races - top 2 finishes, Eastern Canadian Karting Championship - two races - two podium finishes, two podium finishes in Florida Winter Tour, Homestead Karting Champion. I aspire to race hard, race clean and finish up front in karting. Looking forward to racing my Legends car both in Florida and throughout the southern US.
Point Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Southeast Karting Challenge #1 | 2 | 921 | | Southeast Karting Challenge #2 | 2 | 921 | | South Florida RMC #3 | 1 | 928 | | South Florida RMC #4 | 1 | 925 | | South Florida RMC #5 | 2 | 930 | | MRP RMC #5 | 2 | 927 | |
Micro Max
 | | Dylan Tavella |
Micro Max Driver Rankings Top-10
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Score | USRMC| 1. | Dylan Tavella | 10 | 5544 | New York State | | 2. | Harry Coulton | 9 | 5536 | MRP | | 3. | Jack Miller | 7 | 5508 | Indy Karting Series | | 4. | Hannah Greenemeier | 9 | 5494 | Racing the Rockies | | 5. | Frankie DiGiovanni | 10 | 5478 | Northeast | | 6. | Nicholas Brueckner | 6 | 5452 | | | 7. | Aidan Harrington | 7 | 5450 | MRP | | 8. | Ethan Arndt | 8 | 5433 | Burger King TX | | 9. | Nicholas d'Orlando | 6 | 5426 | Northeast | | 10. | Maxwell Waithman | 6 | 5425 | Burger King TX | |
For the full Micro Max Driver Rankings, Click Here
Micro #1 - Dylan Tavella
Massapequa, New York
Age: 10
Chassis: Tony Kart
Engine Service Center: GT-7
2012 Goals: To win the Pan American Challenge Championship event
Dylan wants to thank his coach (Bob Radivoy) the Gangi family and mom and dad
Point Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Oakland Valley Race Park #2 | 1 | 925 | | Northeast RMC #1 | 1 | 922 | | Northeast RMC #2 | 1 | 922 | | Oakland Valley Race Park #3 | 1 | 919 | | Northeast RMC #3 | 1 | 925 | | MRP RMC #6 | 1 | 931 | |
EKN United States Rotax Driver Rankings
The points are tabulated similar to the regular EKN Driver Rankings for TaG and Stock Moto. Each race will have a base-ranking of 9 with the added variable of field size. A percentage of one weighting point is added for the size of the field. The sum becomes the overall ranking for any race. Following a race, drivers receive points based on their finishing position with 100 points earned for a win. Each subsequent position drops by one point with 99 points given to the second place driver and so on throughout the field. These points are then multiplied by the overall ranking to produce a driver’s final point total from each event. Using a driver’s best six races, we calculate each driver’s overall score and subsequent ranking.
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