[David Cole]

Micro Max Final Practice

1. Dillon Defonce – 55.385
2. Sebastian Montoya
3. Ugo Ugochukwu
4. Reece Gold
5. Tyler Maxson
6. Josh Pierson
7. Justin Arseneau
8. Jak Crawford
9. William Robusto
10. Caleb Bacon

[David Cole]

The road course is among the best road racing tracks I have ever been on. It would be a perfect situation if they built a kart track, even it rental karts filled it up 6 days a week. It’s a great revenue stream for the facilities during big name events.

[David Cole]

Tony, I believe this is more of a collaboration to get tracks on board with the same rule structure – based around the engine rules that Briggs & Stratton have set out. The idea is to try and help grow the LO206 program at as many sprint tracks around the country as possible to begin a foundation for a strong grassroots karting program. EKN has been pushing the engine package for three years now, and seen a strong growth around the country and has some ideas in the works as well to help further the growth.

[David Cole]

We are doing a Driver Diary with Joey Wimsett when he returns back to the United States. Watch for that article in the coming weeks.

[David Cole]

KZ
32 – Gary Carlton – Prefinal (14) – Final (16)

KZ2 Prefinal 1

197 – Christian Schureman – Start (26) – Finish (14) *
144 – Sabré Cook – Start (32) – Finish (17) *
139 – Ryan Kinnear – Start (31) – Finish (24)

KZ2 Prefinal 2

149 – Joey Wimsett – Start (7) – Finish (7)
189 – Phillip Orcic – Start (11) – Finish (8)

KZ2 Final

149 – Joey Wimsett – Start (14) – Finish (22)
189 – Phillip Orcic – Start (16) – Finish (19)
197 – Christian Schureman – Start (27) – Finish (28)
144 – Sabré Cook – Start (33) – Finish (30)

[David Cole]

KZ2 Heat Races

Group B

[table]
No,Driver,Q Pos,Start Row,H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,Total
189,Phillip Orcic,50,9,11,7,16,11,11,22
139,Ryan Kinnear,74,13,18,23,21,19,22,61
[/table]

Group D

[table]
No,Driver,Q Pos,Start Row,H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,Total
144,Sabré Cook,52,9,12,23,17,31,15,63
138,Harry Gottsacker,94,16,28,29,30,21,30,95
[/table]

Group E

[table]
No,Driver,Q Pos,Start Row,H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,Total
149,Joey Wimsett,17,3,4,8,9,4,7,14
137,Jacob French,59,10,32,21,30,32,21,94
197,Christian Schureman,65,11,18,28,20,11,16,51
[/table]

KZ Heat Races

32 – Gary Carlton -Qual (31) – Heat 1 (15) – Heat 2 (14)
– 20th

[David Cole]

Welcome Nick. First, please update your display name to be your first and last name.

Second, do you have the pain when you are out of the kart? I just popped my ribs Labor Day weekend and I am just now able to lay down on that side of my body after six weeks. Your body could just not be used to the action of racing. After being out of a kart for a while, your muscles will get overworked and will be sore for a few days as well, depending on what shape you are in.

Third, for a Ribtect seat, you want to be snug. What is your weight? If you are moving around in the seat, then I would guess the seat may be too big for you and the newer style of Ribtect vest should eliminate that extra space in the seat.

[David Cole]

I couldn’t pull up the Live TV link

Carlton places 16th in KZ, Orcic drives to 19th in KZ2

More info to come.

[David Cole]

KZ Qualifying

32 – Gary Carlton – P31 – 1:06.509 – Group A – Row 11

KZ2 Qualifying Results

[table]
No,Driver,Q Pos,Best Lap,Group,Row
137,Jacob French,59,1:06.580,E,10
138,Harry Gottsacker,94,1:08.316,D,16
139,Ryan Kinnear,74,1:06.898,B,13
144,Sabré Cook,52,1:06.482,D,9
149,Joey Wimsett,17,1:06.143,E,3
189,Phillip Orcic,50,1:06.441,B,9
197,Christian Schureman,65,1:06.661,E,11
[/table]

[David Cole]

KZ

32 – Gary Carlton – 16 (1:06.509) +560 – 31st overall

[David Cole]

KZ2 Qualifying

Group 1
139 – Ryan Kinnear – 18 (1:06.898) +1.069
144 – Sabré Cook – 15 (1:06.482) +0.653

Group 2
137 – Jacob French – 13 (1:06.580) +0.701 – Fast Lap on final circuit
189 – Phillip Orcic – 10 (1:06.441) +0.562 – Fast Lap on final circuit

Group 3
149 – Joey Wimsett – 5 (1:06.143) +0.139 – had purple in sector 3 at one time – Fast Lap on final circuit
197 – Christian Schureman – 16 (1:06.661) +0.657 – Fast Lap on final circuit

Group 4
138 – Harry Gottsacker – 24 (1:08.316) +2.498 – Fast Lap on final circuit

Wimsett ends up as the top North American, 17th overall when combining the groups. The official order has not yet been posted.

[David Cole]

KZ

32 – Gary Carlton – 13 (1:07.213), 14 (1:06.641), 13 (1:06.005) – 19th overall in final session

KZ2

137 – Jacob French – 18 (1:08.247), 17 (1:06.724), 20 (1:06.701)

138 – Harry Gottsacker – 29 (1:09.624), 30 (1:08.184), 30 (1:07.075)

139 – Ryan Kinnear – 21 (1:08.355), 25 (1:07.285), 26 (1:07.075)

144 – Sabré Cook – 17 (1:08.219), 18 (1:06.883), 15 (1:06.565)

149 – Joey Wimsett – 9 (1:07.867), 8 (1:06.480), 9 (1:06.272) – 32nd overall in final session

189 – Phillip Orcic – 18 (1:08.097), 12 (1:06.788), 13 (1:06.550)

197 – Christian Schureman – 23 (1:08.323), 30 (1:07.442), 24 (1:06.786)

Qualifying begins at 16:35 (1o:35am Eastern)

KZ2 Group 1 – Cook, Kinnear
KZ2 Group 2 – French, Orcic
KZ2 Group 3 – Wimsett, Schureman
KZ2 Group 4 – Gottsacker

KZ has Carlton in Group 2, set for 17:50 (11:50am Eastern)

[David Cole]

The track in Sarno is obviously getting faster as the nearly 200 drivers lay down more Bridgestone rubber down and the drivers pick up the pace. The first one or two sessions is about breaking in the engines, and getting the chassis ready.

Here are the group positions (fast lap) for each driver in the three sessions:

KZ

Group 2

32 – Gary Carlton – 4 (1:10.128), 9 (1:07.153), 12 (1:06.687) – P22 overall in final session

KZ2

Group 2

137 – Jacob French – 16 (1:08.873), 21 (1:07.751), 21 (1:07.346)

138 – Harry Gottsacker – 28 (1:11.415), 31 (1:10.304), 31 (1:08.847)

139 – Ryan Kinnear – 25 (1:10.808), 27 (1:07.984), 28 (1:07.685)

144 – Sabré Cook – 23 (1:10.399), 20 (1:07.634), 20 (1:07.303)

149 – Joey Wimsett – 29 (1:12.449), 9 (1:07.065), 8 (1:06.847)

Group 3

189 – Phillip Orcic – 10 (1:07.616), 19 (1:07.213), 15 (1:06.949)

197 – Christian Schureman – 15 (1:07.925), 16 (1:07.092), 10 (1:06.850)

 

Wimsett is 37th overall in the final session of the day, about 0.8 off the overall fast time. A tenth of a second can be anywhere from four positions to eight positions, with Schureman and Orcic right there in terms of lap time. French and Cook are on about the same pace throughout the day while Kinnear and Gottsacker continue to find speed.

[David Cole]

Nothing is ever easy.

All kidding aside, karting is very diverse. With each region of the country, there are karts and engines that are very popular, and others that are not.

Located in Kentucky, sprint racing is rare, with dirt oval the most popular form of karting.

To start out, you need to figure out what it is you want to do in the sport. A few club races, full-time club, club and regional?

[David Cole]

It should be an interesting year for Americans as a good group of drivers from the Rok Cup USA program in Florida will be heading over as well. I am waiting to hear back from Andre Martins on an official roster for Team USA to the event so we can highlight those drivers heading over to represent the Red-White-Blue in Italy.

[David Cole]

Kelly, it’s Race-Monitor.com – all the cool kids are using it…HAHA

That looked like a big Stock Leopard field. Maybe we’ll have to make this an EKN Trackside Live stop next year. I wouldn’t mind stealing a Triad from the Hegar boys if they come back.

[David Cole]

I know the USPKS schedule is near confirmed. Not sure on the WKA schedule, I would have thought something would have been announced this weekend in New Castle. SKUSA Pro Tour is nearing the release of their dates as well.

[David Cole]

Are you talking the engine or the clutch spin when you turn over the rear wheel? The clutch drum should spin with the chain/wheel, but the engine crank should stay in the same position if not running. If you spin the rear wheel, and you feel the force of the piston going up and down, then you have installed the clutch wrong and it is in direct drive.

[David Cole]

S1 Pro/S2 Semi-Pro Main Event

1. Jarred Campbell +0.297
2. Ron White
3. Billy Musgrave
4. Kolton Griffin
5. Ryon Beachner
6. Fritz Leesmann
7. Matias Podboj
8. Christian Bird
9. Connor Wagner
10. Blake Murdock

[David Cole]

S4 Master Main Event

1. Rob Logan +0.625
2. Darren Elliott
3. Robert Marks
4. Justin Bennett
5. Mike Mantel
6. Mirko Mizzoni
7. Nick Firestone
8. Darrell Tunnell
9. Willy Musgrave
10. Derek Wang

[David Cole]

TaG Cadet Main Event

1. Tomas Mejia +0.643
2. Jagger Jones
3. Jace Jones
4. Joseph Daniele
5. Dante Yu
6. Cole Cotham
7. Oliver Calvo
8. Anthony Willis
9. Trey Brown
10. Stephen Brucker

[David Cole]

TaG Junior Main Event

1. Royal McKee +0.970
2. Christian Brooks
3. Ethan Barrett
4. Juan Gonzalez
5. Jake Drew
6. Hannah Grisham
7. Anthony Sawyer
8. Gary Lyles
9. Michael Avansino
10. Colby Dubato

[David Cole]

TaG Senior Main Event

1. Chris Cricca +4.437
2. Andrick Zeen
3. Nathan Seegrist
4. Austin Elliott
5. Josh Sarchet
6. Kale Kunicki
7. Kyle Hayner
8. Trevor Sumner
9. Matt England
10. Shelby Sander

[David Cole]

TaG Master Main Event

1. Kevin Manning +16.34
2. Ethan Wilson
3. Billy Cleavelin
4. Robert Switzler
5. Derek Burris
6. Steve Ryckebosch
7. Federico Aquini
8. Chuck Sanford
9. Steve Brackett
10. Curt Sander

[David Cole]

S5 Junior Main Event

1. Christian Brooks
2. Nicky Hays
3. Anthony Sawyer
4. Cruz Fiore
5. Callum Smith
6. Henry Morse

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