WSK North American Series - Phoenix Discussion

David Cole

This weekend marks the second round of the inaugural WSK North American Series by CKI. The event will take place at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association (PKRA) facility in Arizona. CKI will be supporting a number of first-time entrants once again through their unique program that helps keep drivers in the sport of karting. Also introduced in Phoenix is their team support program, all readable in the Preview for the event that will be posted later today.

EKN will be providing updates here throughout the weekend. Be sure to tune in and ask any questions regarding the drivers, teams or schedule. Once in Phoenix, I'll have the weekend lineup published or Rob Howden - the voice of the WSK North American Series - will be able to provide on update on today's action.
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Rob Howden · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 11:05 am Post subject:

EKN Trackside Live: Friday Practice

After a couple days of delayed flights, missed connections and standby options, the EKN staff is either here at the PKRA facility or en route. I was able to get in late last night and David Cole will be landing early this afternoon to begin our coverage of this round of the WSK North America series.

Practice is now underway, with the drivers receiving five separate sessions. They will be beginning timed practice at 2:00 pm, requiring transponsder of the karts for the last two runs through the class rotation. We will be posting the times from the final session on this thread, so those of your at home can see who's quick.

The weather promises to be interesting this weekend. Perfect blues skies and light winds will be the norm throughout the three days of competition, but the temperatures will be very high, sitting in the mid-90s. On Sunday, locals are calling for triple digits, which will certainly play a role in the outcome, bringing both driver fitness and tuning decisions (chassis and engines) into the occasion. The track has been recently paved, and we'll see how it holds up to the hot weather.

The turnout for the second series round is about the same as the opener, much lighter than hoped by the organizers. We're being told that the numbers are in the high 50s, with 13 competitors in both Leopard Junior and Rotax MiniMax standing as the high-water mark. CKI is welcoming several new drivers to the series, which is a good sign, and if they can impress these racers with the quality of the program, they will stand a better chance at attracting them to the third event on theschedule, which is set for late July at New Jersey Motorsport Park.

We'll be back later this afternoon with the times from the final practice session.

David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:01 pm Post subject:

Here are your TaG Senior Practice 4 Results:

1. Lucas Barnett - 44.085
2. Taylor Miinch
3. Kyle Wiegand
4. Neil Alberico
5. Michael England
6. Ian Pierce

Here are your Comer Cadet Practice 4 Results:

1. Parker Thompson - 50.202
2. Sting Ray Robb
3. Zane Smith
4. Davey Manthei Jr.
5. Blaine Rocha
6. Hunter Corbitt

Here are your KF3 Practice 4 Results:

1. Mason Chelootz - 44.467
2. Andrew Palmer
3. Alessandra Madrigal
4. Raquel Martinez
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:36 pm Post subject:

Here are your KF2 Practice 4 Results:

1. Phil DeLaO - 42.237
2. Joey Wimsett
3. Arie Ouimet
4. Chad Brassfield

Here are your Rotax Mini Max Practice 4 Results:

1. Parker Thompson - 45.427
2. Dalton Sargeant
3. Zane Smith
4. Patricio O'Ward
5. Blaine Rocha
6. Cole Glasson
7. Davey Manthei Jr.
8. Logan Sargeant
9. Devlin DeFrancesco
10. Sting Ray Robb
11. Nick Ramirez
12. Hunter Corbitt

Here are your Leopard Junior Practice 4 Results:

1. Sebastian Ordonez - 44.422
2. Bailey Murphy
3. Kiel Spaulding
4. Bryan Lemon
5. Raquel Martinez
6. Camden Geise
7. Carter Williams
8. Sabre Cook
9. Jake Craig
10. Dore Chaponick
11. Kolton Griffin
12. Alessandra Madrigal
13. Garrett Sargeant
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:47 pm Post subject:

Here are your TaG Senior Practice 5 Results:

1. Taylor Miinch - 43.937
2. Neil Alberico
3. Lucas Barnett
4. Michael England
5. Kyle Wiegand
6. Ian Pierce
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject:

Here are your Comer Cadet Practice 5 Results:

1. Parker Thompson - 49.833
2. Hunter Corbitt
3. Zane Smith
4. Davey Manthei Jr.
5. Blaine Rocha
6. Sting Ray Robb
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject:

Here are your KF3 Practice 5 Results:

1. Raquel Martinez - 43.879
2. Mason Chelootz
3. Andrew Palmer
4. Alessandra Madrigal
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject:

Here are your KF2 Practice 5 Results:

1. Phil DeLaO - 42.422
2. Arie Ouimet
3. Joey Wimsett
4. Chad Brassfield
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject:

Here are your Rotax Mini Max Practice 5 Results:

1. Parker Thompson - 45.177
2. Dalton Sargeant
3. Patricio O'Ward
4. Blaine Rocha
5. Devlin DeFrancesco
6. Logan Sargeant
7. Cole Glasson
8. Zane Smith
9. Davey Manthei Jr.
10. Hunter Corbitt
11. Nick Ramirez
12. Sting Ray Robb
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David Cole · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject:

Here are your Leopard Junior Practice 5 Results:

1. Camden Geise - 44.237
2. Kiel Spaulding
3. Sebastian Ordonez
4. Bailey Murphy
5. Sabre Cook
6. Bryan Lemon
7. Dore Chaponick
8. Jake Craig
9. Carter Williams
10. Alessandra Madrigal
11. Kolton Griffin
12. Garrett Sargeant
13. Raquel Martinez
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Mykala Terrel · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 8:21 am Post subject:

Good morning from Phoenix. CKI has begun the on track activities for the first day of racing, with motor break-in & official practice.

The CKI LIVE Page is available once again all weekend at www.ChampionshipKartRacing.com LIVE Timing and Audio of the calls from Rob Howden & Randy Kugler will begin at 10:00am PST with Qualifying.

New this event, the CKI Team is available via onlone chat on the CKI LIVE page for more interaction from the event.

Promises to be a great weekend of racing!
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David Cole · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 9:32 am Post subject:

EKN Trackside Live: Saturday Welcome

Good morning everyone. The clear blue skies of Arizona have graced the PKRA facility this morning to set up for a beautiful day of racing. The warm-up sessions are nearly completed with qualifying set to begin. Here is the order for the day:

TaG Senior
Comer Cadet
KF3
KF2
Rotax Mini Max
Leopard Junior
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David Cole · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 10:21 am Post subject:

Here are your UNOFFICIAL TaG Senior Qualifying Results:

1. Neil Alberico - 43.770
2. Taylor Miinch
3. Kyle Wiegand
4. Lucas Barnett
5. Michael England
6. Ian Pierce
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David Cole · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 10:40 am Post subject:

Here are your UNOFFICIAL Comer Cadet Qualifying Results:

1. Parker Thompson - 49.684
2. Davey Manthei Jr.
3. Blaine Rocha
4. Hunter Corbitt
5. Zane Smith
6. Sting Ray Robb
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David Cole · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 10:49 am Post subject:

UPDATE:

Parker Thompson DQ'ed for being underweight in Comer Cadet.
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