EKN Trackside - 2012 Rock Island Grand Prix

David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:15 pm Post subject:

King of the Streets Top-10

1. Jordon Musser +2.583
2. Jake French
3. Colton Aldridge
4. Cordell Secrest
5. Nicholas Lougee
6. Josh Lane
7. Nicholas Johnson
8. Joe Ruch
9. Eric Batt
10. Scott Barnes

14 entries
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:55 pm Post subject:

Clone Heavy Top-10:

1. Connor Lund +3.393
2. Michael Dittmer
3. Travis DeVriendt
4. Kyle Flores
5. Jesse Clossey
6. Cale Downs
7. Ken Williams
8. Camden Calland
9. Jerry Miller
10. Ian Pavelonis

23 entries
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:01 pm Post subject:

Rotax Senior

1. Mason Chelootz +3.517
2. Cory Cacciavillani
3. Adam Taylor
4. Brennan Harrington
5. Andrew Coulter
6. Will Owen
7. Morgan Schuler
8. Aaron Snyder
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:33 pm Post subject:

Yamaha SuperCan Medium Top-10:

1. William McLaughlin +1.452
2. Jason Ewers
3. Nick Ricketts
4. Blake Deister
5. Tommy Andersen
6. Eric Bartsch
7. Brandon Cather
8. Jackson Mears
9. Travis Porter
10. Tony Neilson

20 entries
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:41 pm Post subject:

Yamaha Junior

1. Killian Keaveny +0.819
2. Grant Sandberg
3. Erik Nelson
4. Dillon Morley
5. Georgia Henneberry
6. Miranda Gallagher
7. Chase Jones
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:09 pm Post subject:

TaG Masters Top-10:

1. Brian McHattie +0.274
2. John Dixon
3. Kurt Fisher
4. Eric Chappell
5. Tim Hannen
6. Dean Leifheit
7. Ryan Starzyk
8. Paul Hohlbein
9. Douglas O'Horo
10. Brian Wake

18 entries
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject:

IAME Parilla Leopard Top-10:

1. Mason Chelootz +0.145
2. Cory Cacciavillani
3. Alex Nowysz
4. Keenan Hertzner
5. Will Owen
6. Kent Schonberger
7. Andrew Coulter
8. Jordan Towery
9. Douglas O'Horo
10. Mark Bollaert

12 entries
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject:

Clone Medium Top-10:

1. Jesse Clossey +1.126
2. Travis DeVriendt
3. Connor Lund
4. Ken Williams
5. Garritt Powell
6. Leo Carr
7. Garrett Nimmick
8. Matt Pewe
9. Kyle Flores
10. Austin Louck

27 entries
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David Cole · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject:

Komet Senior

1. Tony Neilson +1.207
2. Brandon Cather
3. Dustin Blomme
DNS Tim Goettsch
DNS Tony Jump
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Keith Bridgeman · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:14 am Post subject:

Observations:

Sucked not being there to race this year. Glad to see the Master shifter class growing from previous years by a few entries.

So TAG Senior, King of the Streets and TAG masters all shrunk by almost half this year??? Why is that? Is it due to the SKUSA national series, is that having an affect.

Why doesn't SKUSA back King of the Streets and the other shifter and TAG glasses anymore? If they want a midwest precence they really should.

Is it due to less $'s for winnings? The headline classes need to remain the draw.

There where 5 entries in Komet senior, in previous years if there where less then 10 in masters shifter we would get notice in advance saying we needed x amount or the class would be dropped. Odd
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Ben Beasley · Advertiser Joined: 24 Nov 2006 Posts: 129

Entry fee to high, maybe if your there to race one class, party and have fun, it's not a big deal. But if your a serious racer running multiple classes trying to pay your expenses or maybe make a few bucks, entry fees to high. Payout way to low, last year you had $5k for TAG and $4k for Yam. I know it's tough out there, and Rodger and everyone does a great job putting a great event on. But if you win every class you enter and still can't pay your expenses, for some, it just a hard sell.

Jim McMahon · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:53 pm Post subject:

Here's some videos. Intended to show the track from driver's perspective before ye'all start jumping on my "skills"

OnBoard First Practice. 125cc Shifter Masters Class
OnBoard - A lap on slicks in the wet
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Brian McHattie · Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 386

How many other races (SKUSA, WKA, RMC) do you go to and actually expect to cover expenses with winnings?????

A very wise man once told me, "how do you make a little money in karting......start with a lot"

The purses and pay outs from RIGP are great and in my book an added bonus to having a great time racing a truly memorable event.
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Jim McMahon · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:44 am Post subject:

+1 on what Brian said. IMO I think going to any sprint kart race based on the assumption of winning prize money to cover your costs is optimistic at best. Add in the madness that is a street race and I think all bets are off.
For sure the entries were "weird". Not a lot of TaGs and very few KPV's!
Fingers crossed pro open stays for next year.
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Jordon Musser · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:52 am Post subject:

Excellent event as always. Easy for me to say because I had a good year, but I even in my rougher years at the RIGP I have had a great time, and keep coming back! Looking forward to next year.