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April 21, 2006 News
EKN Trackside: Stars of Karting - West #2 - Preview
 


The chase for the National Championship gets underway this weekend at the P1 Kart Circuit with the Snap-on Stars of Karting presented by the IRL. The first ever Stars event at the Tucson, AZ facility will be the second event to be included in the Western Division schedule. The Stars’ season got underway last month in Norman for the Race of the Americas event, pinning drivers from both the East and West divisions head-to-head. The East and West will both contest three events each to declare the divisional champions before joining together again in Toronto for the National Finals to decide the 2006 national champions.

The new P1 Kart Circuit was built in 2005 as a replica of the Suzuka Kart Circuit in Japan. The 8/10 mile circuit has 13 turns with a 680ft. straightaway with some elevation changes. According to the track officials, the current track record is held by former karter and Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One driver Scott Speed, with a time of 48.17 seconds this past January on the clockwise circuit. Just over 130 entries are entered as of Tuesday with many of the teams testing over the past two weeks.
 

Tad Funakoshi and Phil Giebler will battle all weekend for control of the ICC Western championship (Photo: David Cole - SKI)
Tad Funakoshi and Phil Giebler will battle all weekend for control of the ICC Western championship
(Photo: David Cole - SKI)

The headline ICC division will have 27 drivers grid for the three day weekend. Heading into the weekend, Champion Racing’s Phil Giebler (Intrepid/Champion TM) currently leads the Western Division standings with his runner-up finish at the Race of the Americas. The Norman event was schedule to be a one-off event for Giebler but recently announced he will contend the full Stars schedule in the ICC category.

Challenging Giebler throughout the weekend include Tad Funakoshi (Italkart/Italian Motors TM). The new Italian Motors driver had a stellar opening weekend in Norman, battling Giebler for the second spot, losing at the line by half second.

Arizona resident Alan Rudolph (RBI/SRA TM) had a strong weekend at the Race of the Americas, finishing fourth, and will be a factor all weekend in Tucson. Two drivers having impressive runs during the East vs. West opening event were Ryan Yop (Tony Kart/Vortex) and Fritz Leesman (GP/TM). Yop moved up 10 spots to finish fifth after the disqualification of Nick Halen (MS Kart/TM) while Leesman needed the Repechage to make the final, and moved through the field with Lorenzo Mandarino (GP/Barks TM) in tow to finish sixth and seventh.

Canadian driver Mandarino will miss the Tucson event this weekend to compete in the second round of the Italian Open Masters series with the GP factory squad. Mandarino currently sits 10th overall in the five event series.

Other drivers to look for include David Jurca, making his second outing on the Tony Kart/Vortex, Team OVRP.com’s Matt Jaskol (TopKart/DDR TM), FirstKart.com’s Daniel Morad (First Kart/SRA TM) and the lone Trackmagic driver Gary Carlton.
 

Cory Pollock leds the Western Division points championship heading into Tucson (Photo: David Cole - SKI)
Cory Pollock leds the Western Division points championship heading into Tucson
(Photo: David Cole - SKI)

Joining the ICC program is the direct-drive ICA division. The Norman event saw many drivers struggle to make the final or miss it completely. Included in the group of drivers unable to make the Final were Joel Miller (Tony Kart/Vortex) and Tyler Dueck (Intrepid/Champion TM). Both Miller and Dueck were involved in a first turn incident during the Repechage, forcing them to watch the Final from the sidelines. They will be looking to bounce back in Tucson, down one event already.

Those with good runs in Norman include Dueck’s former teammate Colby Jenn (Italkart/Italian Motors TM) and ICA rookie Cory Pollock (Birel/High-Rev Parilla). Jenn avoided the wreck in the Repechage to move on to the Final, working his way up to the final spot on the podium. Pollock had a solid drive from 14th starting position to fourth place. Pollock lead the Western division standing heading into Tucson and will look to stay there when the weekend is over.

Other drivers to watch in the ICA division include GT Karts’ Kyle Heckman (GT Kart/EFM TM), Nicholas Johnston (Maranello/Maxter), and Grant Hebner (TopKart/Vortex).

EKN’s Rob Howden will be flying solo in Tucson to call the on-track action and provide the Trackside Coverage throughout the weekend. Watch the Official Discussion Thread in the EKN Forums for continuous updates and the Event Page for reports and results.

ICC Entry List - as of April 18, 2006
No.DriverChassis/Engine
7Tad FunakoshiItalkart/Italian Motors TM
9Alan RudolphRBI/SRA TM
10David JurcaTony Kart/Vortex
102Joshua LyonBirel/Italian Motors TM
107Nicholas HalenMS Kart/TM
110Keith SpicerTony Kart/Vortex
119Ryan YopTony Kart/Vortex
124Scott MontoyaMac Minarelli/TM
126Taylor BroekemeierRBI/Billet TM
130Jon AllenKosmic/Vortex
135Arie Luyendyk Jr.FA Kart/Vortex
146Phil GieblerIntrepid/Champion TM
151Gary CarltonTrackmagic/SwedeTech Maxter
155Matt JaskolTopKart/DDR TM
157Jeff OleenKosmic/Vortex
161Fritz LeesmanGP/TM
165Brandon FrankIntrepid/Maxter
167Chris OaksItalkart/DeBei
169Daniel MoradFirst Kart/SRA TM
174John ZartarianKRT/Vortex
175Chris JenningsCRG/SRA TM
180Garrett MaxfieldBirel/SwedeTech TM
182Billy GoshenTopKart/DDR TM
186Marc ElliottRBI/Billet TM
195Jonathan WrightNA/NA
Jordy VorrathIntrepid/Champion TM


ICA Entry List - as of April 18, 2006
No.DriverChassis/Engine
2Joel MillerTony Kart/Vortex
5Grant HebnerTopKart/Vortex
7Tyler DueckIntrepid/Champion TM
200Tales DiasKRT/Parilla
201Cory PollockBirel/High-Rev Parilla
206Aaron NelitonSodiKart/TM
210James KennedyBirel/SRA TM
214Garrett NapierMaranello/SRS TM
218Pat IannucciTopKart/Vortex
221Brandon BealerKosmic/Vortex
224Kyle HeckmanGT Kart/EFM TM
228Nicholas JohnstonMaranello/Maxter
255Jess PetersonIntrepid/Champion TM
256Howie IdelsonRBI/TM
258Kyle LongmoreBiesse/Italian Motors TM
260Sebastian FauqueGT Kart/EFM TM
271Don McGregorGT Kart/EFM TM
284Juan Ignacia SansoCRG/Maxter
289Nicholas TonkinBirel/TM
293Colby JennItalkart/Italian Motors TM
294Brody GobleItalkart/Italian Motors TM
298Mitch CobbRBI/SRA TM


JICA Entry List - as of April 18, 2006
No.DriverChassis/Engine
3Jacob NealCRG/High-Rev Parilla
5Brendan LangloisMaranello/Pitts Parilla
6Brett SmrzFirst Kart/Woltjer Parilla
10Hayden DuersonItalkart/Italian Motors Parilla
300Connor DePhillippiKRT/High-Rev Parilla
309Victor CarboneKRT/High-Rev Parilla
311Miles MaroneyKRT/High-Rev Parilla
315Scott RossiKRT/High-Rev Parilla
317Joey Licata Jr.Biesse/TNR Parilla
318Christian StoverTony Kart/High-Rev Parilla
319Nicky FreytagIntrepid/Champion Parilla
320Taylor MiinchBirel/High-Rev Parilla
321Mitchell EgnerFirst Kart/High-Rev Parilla
322Victor Cabrera Jr.Kosmic/High-Rev Parilla
328Gustavo MenezesTony Kart/High-Rev Parilla
337Tyler WheelerPCR/High-Rev Parilla
340Adam ZeenIntrepid/Champion Parilla
348Richard BenitezKosmic/Woltjer Parilla
351Jacob EngleKRT/High-Rev Parilla
355Alex WikellTony Kart/High-Rev Parilla
357Kyle ShriverMaranello/Parilla
358Sergio PenaMaranello/Parilla
363Garrison MastersCRG/High-Rev Parilla
366Max RiddleFirst Kart/High-Rev Parilla
367Andrick ZeenIntrepid/Champion Parilla
369Brendan PhinnyBirel/Fleming Parilla
377Dusty DavisMaranello/Pitts Parilla
381Bud GrossenbaherBiesse/Parilla
392Michael HoggItalkart/Italian Motors Parilla
394Zach ZimmerlyIntrepid/Champion Parilla
395Hayden RitterItalkart/Italian Motors Parilla
396Timmy BachmanTopKart/Fleming Parilla
398Andrew ZimmerItalkart/Italian Motors Parilla


Spec Racer Entry List - as of April 18, 2006
No.DriverChassis/Engine
400Taylor HacquardItalkart/Parilla
406Chris GiumarraBiesse/Parilla
408Will MartindaleGP/Parilla
409Tyler MannItalkart/Parilla
410Eric GerritsFirst Kart/Parilla
411Jamie SloneIntrepid/Parilla
414Rudolph GunzelIntrepid/Parilla
416Jordan MusserBirel/Parilla
419Chris ScribnerTony Kart/Parilla
424Chelsie JackmanBiesse/Parilla
427Lucas WilkinsonIntrepid/Parilla
428Krista ShuffKosmic/Parilla
429Cy SchumacherKosmic/Parilla
436Arly IrishNA/NA
444Nicholas FairneyFirst Kart/Parilla
451Billy LeiningerFirst Kart/Parilla
455Devon SandeenFirst Kart/Parilla
480Chase CotlowKGB/Parilla
490Justin MillerBirel/Parilla
491Daniel JennItalkart/Parilla
496Ted PyleFirst Kart/Parilla
Beau NewhouseNA/NA
James RookeNA/NA


Cadet Entry List - as of April 18, 2006
No.DriverChassis/Engine
1Sage KaramTopKart/High-Rev Comer
2Adrian StarrantinoNevoso/Pitts Comer
3Oscar TunjoNevoso/Pitts Comer
4Nicholas SilvaKart Mini/Fleming Comer
6Raquel MartinezTopKart/Pitts Comer
9Andrew MurrayBirel/Pitts Comer
11Cody KayNevoso/Pitts Comer
12Scott PhillipsBirel/Comer
13Dylan KwasniewskiKRT/High-Rev Comer
14Bryan LemonTopKart/KAOS Comer
18Phillip OrcicMach 1/EFM Comer
21Landon ClingBiesse/Comer
25Chandler WilliamsTopKart/Pitts Comer
26Sean RayhallKosmic/Woltjer Comer
34Camden GeiseTopKart/Fleming Comer
35Devin JonesNevoso/Pitts Comer
38Kolton GriffinTony Kart/Comer
42James SullivanFirst Kart/Comer
54Mason MarottaTopKart/Fleming Comer
55Louie PaganoBirel/Fleming Comer
67Brandon MooreKRT/High-Rev Comer
74Luis TyrrellTrackmagic/Comer
75Dylan NobileNevoso/Pitts Comer
78Elyse CrnicNevoso/Comer
81Mikee MejiaBirel/Woltjer Comer
83Joshua GoshenTopKart/Woltjer Comer
87Trevor ZindarsTopKart/Fleming Comer
90Misty BalserBiesse/TNR Comer
95Remo RuscittiItalkart/Fleming Comer
96Joey TevesPCR/Bodogna Comer
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