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12th Annual Holiday C 

Hosted by Arizona Karting Associati 

Eddie Bonine 

Brady Labree 

Brittany McGuire 

For twelve straight years Arizona Karting 

Association (AKA) has hosted the 

Holiday Classic. The “Classic” is by far 

the west’s most prestigious dirt speedway event and their 

coveted glass bowl is truly an addition to anyone’s trophy 

case. What I love about this event is that speedway racing 

is not near as popular in the western states as sprint racing, 

but the only portion of this event that still remains is the 

speedway. Originally this event had the sprinters next door 

at Formula K and the road racers down the road at PIR, 

but no more. Last year Terry Riggins and his Great Lakes 

SKUSA crew took race operations for this event over, 

bringing with him AMB scoring and a brighter future 

for AKA. The previous race director drove away many 

entrants and racers are just now returning to this great 

facility. This year’s entries were nowhere near a record, 

but a steady improvement from year’s past. Rain soaked 

the oval on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, 

but the track crews did a fine job of preparing the track 

surface for racing. Friday brought with it more rain and 

it took a while to recover, but racing ended before 9:00 

p.m. Saturday and Sunday were two picture perfect days 

of racing in the Arizona desert and the drivers from as far 

north as Canada really appreciated the mild temperatures. 

Race officials steadily brought the racing line down as 

conditions improved, with the fastest race laps being 

posted on Sunday. Mike Colgrove in the 2-Cycle Open 

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lassic 

on 

200cc Stock class ran a blistering 11.071 lap, good enough 

to claim the unofficial title of fastest at the Classic. 

With nearly 40 classes scheduled for the four days 

of racing it was no surprise that many drivers posted 

multiple wins. Eddie Bonine was king of the Classic with 

the results showing him as a triple winner for the event. 

Bonine posted victories in 4-Cycle Open, Stock Animal 

Heavy, Stock Animal Super Heavy, but he ran up front 

in every class he entered. The Classic has a pea pick, two 

heats and a main race format so most of the day is spent 

racing, not qualifying. 

Bonine got things going early on the first day working 

his was around Chad Brassfield in heat one of the 4-Cycle 

Open class. Heat two went more his way, with a flag-toflag 

win. The final was right on track, starting up front and 

finishing there as well. Chris Rhein ran solidly in second 

place for most of the event, but was passed by Stephen 

Chase on the last lap, settling for third place, some six 

seconds back of Bonine. Day two was also a successful 

one for Bonine as his quest for Animal dominance started. 

Thomas Parker was the first driver to knock Bonine from 

the top position, but unfortunately it was only in the heat 

race. Bonine landed a win and a second place finish in 

Stock Animal Heavy before starting the final from the 

front row. Once again Bonine ran unchallenged for the 

win, but this time Parker, Andrew Hays, and Jeff Hybiak 

remained within striking distance for some of the race. Any 

efforts were for not, and Bonine posted his second win of 

the week. Bonine got skunked on day three, with Stephen 

Chase winning the ultra-fast Unlimited All-Stars. Bonine 

was back on track for our final day of racing, once again 

finding himself on top of the Animal podium. Thomas 

Parker and Andrew Hays both won a Animal Super Heavy 

heat race, setting up a great contest with Bonine in the 

final. Parker and Hays went at it early in the 20-lap feature, 

and it took a while for Bonine to join the hunt. Steadily 

climbing his way from fifth place Bonine was able to make 

the pass on Hays for second coming off of turn two. A few 

laps later and he was on point again. Parker never gave up, 

running with Bonine to the finish line a close second. 

Five other drivers managed to post double wins during 

this long week of racing. The Kennedy boys from the great 

white north each picked up a pair while our friend from 

down under, Paul Chambers did the same. Mike Colgrove 

and Bud Grossenbaucher were the only multi-winners 

who took home both a 2 and 4-cycle trophy, Colgrove in 

seniors and Grossenbaucher in juniors. 

Charles Eckman 

Anthony Platt 

Sean Kennedy 


Thomas Kennedy 

Patrick Hinkle 

Cody Hybiak 

Both Mike Colgrove’s wins came on Sunday, the final 

day of racing. In the ultra-fast 2-Cycle Open 200cc Stock 

class he bested the field by five seconds in both heat races, 

setting him up for a flag-to-flag win in the 20-lap final. 

While Colgrove ran away with it, Nathan High and Paul 

Chambers battled for the runner’s up position. 4-Cycle 

Stock Heavy was a bit more difficult task with Brady 

Labree coming up with a win in heat #2. Labree controlled 

the pace of the final early on, and maintained his slim lead 

through the midpoint of the contest. Colgrove made his 

move late in the race after a lengthy yellow gave him time 

to plan his attack. 

A pair of McGuires topped the charts in 2-Cycle Jr. 

2 Heavy’s first heat race, but a yellow flag plagued heat 

two saw Bud Grossenbaucher emerge as the race winner. 

Grossenbaucher took that momentum with him into the 

final, turning in a dominating performance. Grossenbaucher 

pulled out a near five-second victory over Cody Downs 

and an impressive 11.6 second against third place finisher 

and first day winner Brittany McGuire. Grossenbaucher 

didn’t see the top of the podium again until the final day 

of the Classic in 4-Cycle Super Jr. 2. Nick Ellenberger 

led the three-way train for the win in heat race #1 with 

Grossenbaucher and Sean Kennedy in tow. Heat two went 

down in the same fashion, but this time second and third 

changed positions. The final was a barnburner with the 

lead trio clearly the class of the field. Ellenberger led the 

first few circuits, but Grossenbaucher was on fire and made 

his move in turn three, securing the top position. Kennedy 

lost a spot on the start and it took him a few laps to catch 

back up to the leaders. He didn’t quite have the pace of 

the front pair, but Grossenbaucher had enough for all of 

them, grabbing his second Holiday Classic bowl of the 

long weekend. 

No doubt that the name Kennedy brings terror to 

many at the Holiday Classic. There seems to be a limitless 

number of them, and they all run up front. For the past few 

years this family has brought back with them a lot of trophy 

glass for sure. The 2006 Holiday Classic was no exception 

as both Sean and Thomas posted a pair of wins. Thomas, 

the senior driver of the bunch, got it done on the first day in 

Stock Animal Medium, but his more impressive win came 

on day three in Stock Medium. Although Aaron Miller 

and Jeff Hybiak gave chase, Animal Medium belonged to 

Kennedy, going three for three on the day. Stock Medium 

was a different story, splitting the class into two flights for 

heat racing. Stephen Chase, and Kennedy each won a heat 

race, but Brady Labree once again was the fastest, winning 

both his heats. Labree was shot from a canon to start the 

final as Mike Colgrove slotted into second place. An 

early yellow lasted a whopping eight laps, and Kennedy 

was coming through the pack. It took twelve laps for the 

Canadian to put his blue #20 out front, and once again the 


maple leaf was able to keep all others a bay for the rest of 

the final. Labree had another great drive to finish in second 

place, while Andrew Hays moved up into third. 

4-Cycle Jr. 2 Heavy and Medium were Sean Kennedy’s 

classes. Heavy took a little effort as Nick Ellenberger 

swept the heat races. Kennedy got a great start in the final 

and was able to keep Ellenberger at bay for all 15 laps. 

Kennedy out paced the field and Ellenberger was stuck 

fighting for second place with Jacob Stone. Medium was a 

bit more challenging as Derek Sell, Stone, Alex Johnson, 

Ellenberger, and Alex Valencia all had the speed to win. 

This race was nearly out of hand as lap after lap was 

completed under yellow. Four different drivers led this 

thing with Kennedy cycling his way to the front with only 

a few laps remaining. Kennedy had just enough to squeak 

out the win over Sell by just a tenth. 

The Aussie, Paul Chambers, started out the event 

with a couple of wins in the 2-Cycle 100cc Super Stock 

classes. Chambers, always a factor was in great form the 

first two days, but as the week wore on he was unable to 

duplicate his success of the opening days. Chambers put 

the pedal to the metal in Thursday’s Super Stock Light 

class winning heat #2 after Pete Gresh, Jr. won the first 

heat. Chambers was able to break out a small advantage 

over Nathan High in the final. High wasn’t a factor in the 

Stock Heavy class, but Aaron Miller and AJ Miller were. 

They were problematic in the heats, but by the time the 

final was afoot, Chambers had found a little extra speed 

and brought it home for a second win on the week. 

Two and three were magic numbers for some, but out 

west just winning one is a triumph at the Holiday Classic. 

Other notable winners for the event were; Rory Everson, 

Brittany McGuire, Tyler Mecl, Jacob Stone, Charles 

Eckman, Anthony Platt, Kyle Niquette, Bailie Mihocko, 

Brady Labree, Nathan High, Cody Hybiak, Dickey Dudd, 

Stephen Chase, Chris Rhein, Nick Parker, and Patrick 

Hinkle. It has to be noted that seven wins this week were 

scored by a kart with the #74 on the side. Four different 

drivers piloted a #74 to victory lane, and that seems like 

more than a coincidence to me. 

You have to say this event is certainly on the rebound 

and a lot of that success comes from stepping up into the 

current century of karting with a race director who knows 

what they are doing, is approachable to the competitors, and 

brings with him a couple of key people. Finally electronic 

scoring, hallelujah, “how’d we ever get by without it”? 

Nathan High 

Stephen Chase 

Bud Grossenbaucher 


Paul Chambers 

Mike Colgrove 

Holiday Classic 2006 

Thursday, December 28, 

2006 

2-Cycle 100cc Super Stock 

Light 

1 20 Paul Chambers 

2 29 Nathan High 

3 21 Pete Gresh, Jr. 

4 97 Jason Birdsong 

5 89 Eddie Pierson 

DNF 77 Aaron Miller 

DNF 30 Del Baker 

DNS 11 A.J. Miller 

22 Cycle Jr. I Light 

1 6 Rory Eavenson 

2 24 Cody Dons 

3 5 Briana Franchini 

2-Cycle Jr. II Light 

1 94 Brittany McGuire 

2 7 Andy Smith 

3 74 Bud Grossenbaucher 

4 44 Anthony “Ace” Eavenson 

5 8 Katelynn Smith 

6 20 Juliana Myers 

DNF 91 Ricky McGuire 

DNF 14 Cody Downs 

2-Cycle Senior Sportsman 

Light 

N/A 

4-Cycle Jr. I Rookie 

1 10X Tyler Mecl 

2 52 Kyle Niquette 

3 9 Baylee Hilton 

4 95 Andrew Earle 

5 24 Edward Little 

6 21 Morgan Knepp 

7 75 Chaz Baca 

4-Cycle Jr. II Light 

1 81 Jacob Stone 

2 32 Sean Kennedy 

3 11 Alex Valencia 

4 10 Amber Balcaen 

5 70 Alex Johnson 

6 20 Derek Sell 

7 2 Nick Ellenberger 

8 8 Jordan Stetson 

9 4 Bradley Downs 

4-Cycle Masters 

1 74 Charles Eckman 

2 5 Robert Walker 

3 25 Troy Garner 

4 92 Dennis Smith 

5 115 Mike Parker 

6 15 Jeff Gordy 

4-Cycle Open 

1 74 Eddie Bonine 

2 19 Stephen Chase 

3 4 Chris Rhein 


5 55 Chad Brassfield 

6 89 Patrick Hinkle 

DNF 9 Alex Kurus 

DNF 11 Josh Lyon 

DNF 8 Aaron Hernandez 

QM 160, Modified 

1 19 Anthony Platt 

2 18 Tye Mihocko 

3 8 Nick Gann 

Stock Animal Medium 

1 20 Thomas Kennedy 

2 47 Aaron Miller 

3 30 Jeff Hybiak 

4 25 Andrew Hays 

5 10 Rick Spencer 

6 12 Jim Pruett 

DNF 21 Dicky Dudd 

DNF 93 Candice Hays 

Friday, December 29, 2006 

2-Cycle 100cc SS Heavy 




4 11 A.J. Miller 



DNF 97 Jason Birdsong 

DNF 27 Pete Gresh, Sr. 

2-Cycle Jr. II Heavy 


2 14 Cody Downs 

3 94 Brittany McGuire 

4 8 Katelynn Smith 

5 7 Andy Smith 

6 44 Anthony “Ace” Eavenson 

7 20 Julianna Myers 

DNF 91 Ricky McGuire 

2-Cycle Senior Sportsman 

Heavy 

N/A 

4-Cycle Jr. I Light 


2 2 Gavin Weidman 


4 77 CJ Hulsey 

5 18 Cody Hybiak 

6 15 Nick Parker 

7 33 Paul French 

8 26 Connor Turner 

9 04 Louie Kennedy 


11 3 Justin Awe 

12 97 Anthony Tirres 

DNF 12 Zach Hintz 

4-Cycle Jr. II Medium 





5 6 Santiago Tirres 

6 11 ALEX VALENCIA 

DNS 4 BRADLEY DOWNS 

DQ 70 ALEX JOHNSON 

DQ 10 AMBER BALCAEN 

4-Cycle Jr. Jr. 

1 5 Bailie Mihocko 

2 3 Tyler Most 

3 88 Dayvie Colclasure 

4 1 Kaylee Dons 

5 66 Austin Morgan 

4 Cycle Stock Light 

1 77 Brady Labree 

2 74 Mike Colgrove 




6 93 Candice Hays 


8 13 Jeremy Jones 

9 91 Mark Awe 


Speedway Kid Karts 

N/A 


Stock Animal Heavy 




4 47 Bernie Lacotta 

5 21 Dicky Dudd 


DNF 1 Thomas Parker 

DNF 12 Jim Pruett 

Saturday, December 30, 

2006 

2-Cycle KT100 Light 



3 21 Pete Gresh 


5 30 Del Baker 

6 9 Eric Smith 

7 8 Aaron Hernandez 

8 41 Tim Seidler 

9 7 Don Amigliore 

10 2 Ryan Amigliore 

DNF 20 Paul Chambers 

DNF 77 Lee Caplin 

4-Cycle Jr. I Medium 



3 12 Zach Hintz 





8 85 Klayton Colclasure 


10 2 Gavin Weidman 

DNF 97 Anthony Tirres 

DNF 15 Nick Parker 

DNS 3 Justin Awe 

4-Cycle Jr. II Heavy 







DNS 10 Amber Balcaen 

DNS 70 Alex Johnson 

4-Cycle Stock Medium 









9 93 Candice Hays 

10 115 Thomas Parker 

11 13 Jeremy Jones 


DNF 74 Mike Colgrove 

DNS 91 Mark Awe 

Stock Animal Masters 

1 21 Dickey Dudd 

2 12 Jim Pruett 


4 02 Terry Riggins 


Unlimited All-Stars 



3 27 Pete Gresh, Sr. 




DNF 71 Tim Mendez 

DNF 11 Paul Martin 

DNS 3 Mike Cochrane 

Sunday, December 31, 2006 

2-Cycle KT100 Heavy 





5 9 Eric Smith 




9 8 Amanda Jones 

10 7 Don Amigliore 

11 41 Tim Seidler 

DNF 30 Del Baker 

DNF 2 Ryan Amigliore 

2-Cycle Open – 200cc Stock 

1 71 Mike Colegrove 



4 11 Paul Martin 

DNS 19 Pete Gresh, Jr. 

4-Cycle Jr. I Heavy 

1 15 Nick Parker 

2 12 Zach Hintz 





7 85 Klayton Colclasure 



10 97 Anthony Tirres 

4-Cycle Stock Heavy 

1 74 Mike Colgrove 



4 25 Andrew Hayes 



DNF 13 Jeremy Jones 

4-Cycle Super Jr. II 






6 76 Shawn Jones 


8 12 Dorothy Little 

DNS 9 David Mowery 

DNS 20 Derek Sell 

F200 Sr. Heavy 

1 89 Patrick Hinkle 


3 9 Alex Kurrus 

DNF 11 Josh Lyon 

Stock Animal Super Heavy 


2 25 Andrew Hayes 

3 15 Thomas Parker 



6 02 Roger Woodward 

7 12 Jason Truman 

8 22 Mike Wright 


WKA Grand Nationals 

Justin Coplen 

Buddy Long noticed what a beautiful day it was here at the 

World Famous Adams Kart Track in Riverside, California 

for day one of the George Kugler Manufacturers Cup West 

presented by ekartingnews.com. Thank you Captain Obvious, there is 

a good reason we live here…78 degrees and sunny out in December. 

Let’s take a look around the map today and see what it was like at 

other fine karting establishments shall we? Newcastle had a low of 24, 

a high of 44, and clear skies. USA International rang in at a 39 for a 

high, a low of 28 and partly cloudy. Daytona was pretty nice out with 

the mercury topping the charts with a high of 72, a low of 58, and 

rainy. So we are pretty lucky to live in a place where cold is 65 degrees. 

With beautiful skies above them, and a great track under them, So Cal 

Sprinters hosted the final round of the series, the WKA Grand Nationals 

West. As has been the case all season long, entries have been growing 

with each passing event. This was no exception as participation grew to 

the mid 80s for the day, beating the best weekend total set in Phoenix 

last month. With plenty of classes on the board for tomorrow we expect 

to finish the weekend around the 130 mark. 

Raquel Martinez was the only driver to post multiple wins today, 

scoring one in HPV Cadet Jr. and in the Cadet Junior Sportsman final 

#1. HPC Cadet led the way for their main event, starting sixteen drivers. 

Martinez was the pole sitter, but a crash starting the prefinal left her 

and others well behind the prefinal winner, Austin Barnes. Barnes held 

the point for the first few laps in the fourteen lap final, but Martinez 

was coming quickly. Barnes never lost sight of the prize and shadowed 

Martinez to the finish line. Jacob Will started well back in 10 th and 

was the fastest kart on the track, but he ran out of laps before he could 

challenge the leaders, settling for third. 

Martinez started the Cadet Jr. Sportsman prefinal from the pole, but 

again Austin Barnes came up roses in the heat race. The final came down 

to Martinez and Starrantino, with Luis Tyrrell running a close third. 

Starrantino was able to make his move and hold it until the end, but a 

weight was left off after last minute seat change, ending Starrantino’s 

day with a DQ at the scales. Martinez took the win with Tyrrell coming 

home in second. Misty Balser had a solid run, leading the main pack of 

karts to finish in third. 

HPV Junior Lite was all Joey Licata Jr, with Eric Gunderson, and 

Connor DePhillippi thrown in for good measure. Licata scored the pole 

and the prefinal win, but an eager DePhillippi sat alongside him to start 

the final. DePhillippi got shuffled back on the start, ending any real 

chance of winning. He fought hard for 3 rd place with Justin Coplen, but 

it was Coplen who stood next to Licata and Gunderson on the podium. 

Gunderson gave chase and made every effort to get around Licata, but 

today Licata and his trusty #17 brought it home for the win. 

Little Lloyd Mack returned to the seat for TAG this weekend. The 

Mack family, Big Lloyd, Little Lloyd, and other son, George are near 

legends in these parts to say the least, but when you throw in a Bush, an 

Adkins, and Billy Cleavelin you really do have a field from back in the 

day. Mike Mantel and Cory Pollock represented the Pepsi generation 

and things got heated early in the prefinal. The final was shaping up to 

be quite the battle, but it only lasted a few laps before the excitement 

was gone. Mantel got the hole shot, but Cleavelin was glued to his 

bumper. Contact between the two leaders in the esses dropped Mantel 

well back into the pack and sprung Cleavelin and Mack. A thrown chain 

cost Cleavelin his chance at the gold, leaving the Mack attack to run 

all alone for the win. Mantel kept things going for a while before a 

mechanical failure ended his day too. Daniel Parras fought hard early 

for every position and it paid off late in the race for him with a super 

second place finish. Ralph Bush let his local knowledge work for him, 

landing a position on the podium in third. 

Sheila Bukamier-Nash set the pace in Yamaha Senior Sportsman 

Lite qualifying, and backed up her pole with a win in the prefinal. The 

final was anything but a cakewalk for her, as former Adams employee, 

Walee Waldron stepped up his game for the final. Peter Hearn finished 

in third ahead of Stephen Hight, but neither was in the hunt for the win. 

Waldron made his bid for the lead in the “Little Monza” corner, but both 


Derek Zimmermann 

Bukamier-Nash and Waldron led their fair share of this race. Nash was 

able to put a few more years of experience to good use in the last few 

laps and regain the top spot for the win. 

The Yamaha Junior Supercan race was hectic from the get go with 

many of the front-runners off in the dirt in turn one. Justin Coplen was 

on fire and unstoppable, breezing through the dust and debris. Timmy 

Bachman gave chase, but Coplen was too far gone to catch. A solid 

performance by Dylan Nobile landed him third place, just finishing 

ahead of Ryan Lee and Harley Owen. 

HPV Lite got quite interesting in the final. Derek Zimmerman 

qualified on pole and just beat Chris Freckleton in the prefinal. “Lil 

Freck” as he’s known around here, spun on the warm-up lap in 

true rookie fashion, but maintained his front row starting position. 

Zimmerman and Freck battled in the early going, before settling into a 

rhythm with Zimmerman inching away. David Lowe’s kart came in late 

and he ran down Freck and attempted a last lap pass for second. Freck’s 

no dummy and the pass didn’t stick, but they were two seconds back of 

the winner Zimmerman at the finish. Tech got the better of Zimmerman 

with an unfortunate clutch infraction. Freckleton was more than happy 

to accept the WKA Grand National Eagle for his efforts. Lowe, of the 

David variety finished in second place, while the Travis flavor of Lowe 

came home in third. 

ICC capped off the day, and twilight fell on the newly renamed 

Adams Motorsports Park. Three drivers entered ICC, but only two 

took the green flag. Eric Nelson had mechanical issues and retired 

from competition leaving the SuperNats S1 runner up, Slava Prihodko 

and good old Cameron Parsons. Well Parsons has been yearning for 

people to race with this season and he got it in Slava. Slava is fast, and 

Parsons’ goal was to hang with him long enough to learn something. A 

mechanical failure halted Slava’s prefinal victory, but a clean start and 

smooth driving in the final secured him the top position over Parsons. 

Parsons held fast, but eventually Prihodko was able to gain quite a gap 

over Parsons. Both drivers are hoping to see a few more ICC karts out 

for tomorrow’s contest. 

With day one over for the WKA West Grand Nationals, the crews 

and drivers set their sights on Sunday’s Eagles to be won. Race director, 

Kevin Williams celebrated his 41 st birthday at the track this weekend 

Sheila Bukamier-Nash 

David Lowe 

and we hope it was a good one spent with family and friends. 41 Kevin? 

Wow I remember when you turned 30 and I thought you were old then. 

Special thanks to WKA’s own Randy Kugler who is posting results for 

us throughout the day and keeping us up to date. Of course he couldn’t 

be doing all that typing if Buddy Long wasn’t on hand doing all the 

hard work. All the WKA staff and So Cal Sprinters staff will be back 

at it again tomorrow bright and early for hopefully another beautiful 

day. Forecast calls for possible rain showers, but it has stopped raining 

already tonight so we might have some good luck for the final day 

of the George Kugler Manufacturers Cup West season presented by 

ekartingnews.com 

Mother nature made me a liar today when overnight rains brought 

near arctic temperatures to the Southland today; a high of 60 is just 

no way to live. Fortunately, storm watch 2006 only dropped a little 

precipitation and we were running under dry conditions all day for 

the final event of the 2006 George Kugler Manufacturers Cup West 

presented by ekartingnews.com. Solid participation in most of the 

classes again today made for another exciting day of racing at the Adams 

Motorsports Park. Near flawless execution by the So Cal Sprinters and 

WKA staffs got us packed up and headed home by 16:30 today with 

WKA Grand National Eagles in hand. 

The cadet drivers once again got the ball rolling today, with Yamaha 

1 Cadet leading things off. Raquel Martinez, the pride of Pico Rivera, 

was the pole sitter, but once again the heat race saw turn one get crazy, 

and once again Austin Barnes was there to land the prefinal win. 

Although Barnes came up short for the second straight day, I really need 

to tip my hat to him for such a strong run all weekend long. Martinez 

showed great prowess and was one of the few drivers who made the 

outside position work for her on the start. She and Barnes went side by 

side through the scale house turn with Martinez crowding her way into 

the lead. Barnes never gave up, while Misty Balser and Jacob Will gave 

chase. Martinez crossed the finish line for her third Grand National win 

with Barnes glued to her bumper. Balser made a late race move on Will 

to land her on the podium in 3 rd . 

Eric Gunderson led the charge of Yamaha Jr. Supercan Heavy 

competitors with the only qualifying time dipping into the 47’s. 

Gunderson kept up the pace in the prefinal barely nipping Dylan Nobile 

Joey Licata Jr. 


Cameron Parsons 

at the line. Nobile worked the flow of the outside line for a great start, 

and Justin Coplen dropped in behind heading down into the sandbox 

corner. Gunderson came away in third place and spent the rest of the 

race trying to get around Nobile and Coplen. Coplen made his move on 

Nobile to take the lead, but Gunderson was the fastest thing on track. 

Sometimes being the fastest doesn’t win races, and this was one of those 

times. Nobile stayed glued to the back of Coplen, not giving Gunderson 

an inch to work with. Coplen brought home his second win of the 

weekend with another great performance, this kid is on fire. Nobile and 

Gunderson capped off the podium with their fine drives. 

Sheila Bukamier-Nash and Walee Waldron continued the previous 

day’s skirmish, this time in Yamaha Sr. Sportsman Heavy. The sandbox 

didn’t go as planned for Waldron, as he spun collecting David Lowe in 

the process. Bukamier-Nash sped off with what seemed to be an easy 

win, while Lowe and Waldron found their way back on track. A blown 

crank seal cost Bukamier-Nash her win as her trusty steed slowed to a 

halt. Lowe ran down and passed Waldron for what would become the 

race win, and the Grand National title. 

The Cadet Junior Sportsman final #2 was the class we were all 

waiting for and it was a barnburner from the get go. Raquel Martinez 

was the pole sitter, besting the nineteen-kart field by three tenths. 

Austin Barnes continued his trend of heat race wins; buy topping the 

charts once more. Martinez was quick on the draw, and led entering 

turn one with Luis Tyrrell, Sean Conyers, Haley Jenni, and Barnes. 

Martinez and Tyrrell started to gap the field even though they traded 

the lead a few times, but Barnes was stuck in traffic. Once Barnes broke 

free he nearly ran down the leaders and turned the quickest lap of the 

race in the process. He ran out of laps and was never able to make his 

move. Martinez made her move heading down into “Little Monza” and 

surprisingly Tyrrell didn’t put up much of a fight. We quickly learned 

why; he was planning his run down the long Adams straight. Tyrrell 

motored through “no man’s land” getting inside Martinez and drag 

racing her to the line. Tyrrell ruined Martinez’s 4 for 4 by .002 of a 

second for his first WKA Grand National win. It was a nail biter of a 

finish and a great win for Tyrrell. Martinez took second in stride, still 

wanting four Eagles instead of three, but always the sportsman. Barnes’ 

Chris Freckleton 


Lloyd Mack 

Terry Nash 

Luis Tyrrell 

Slava Prihodko 

day ended just a few tenths back of the leaders with another spectacular 

trip to the podium. 

Terry Nash and Glen Parsons were the two Masters competitors and 

they shared the track with Cameron Parsons in ICC. Nash’s home track 

advantage was prevalent, but Parsons learned a lot by following the 

local driver. Nash, even with a spin managed to bring this one home 

without much of a problem. Cameron Parsons improved his lap times 

from yesterday and finished first in ICC. 

David Lowe posted the low time in HPV qualifying, but it was 

Derek Zimmerman, or “Derelique”, as we just now learned, who led 

them down to the finish in the prefinal. The final race of the 2006 season 

didn’t have much action in the way of lead changes, but Matt Jones, 

and Travis and David Lowe made the fight for second interesting. Jones 

was relegated back to fourth as the Lowes went at it in the final laps. 

Derelique was well up the road and had no tech issues today, making 

for a much happier boy. Travis managed to beat out brother David for 

second place, but both joined teammate Zimmerman on the podium. 

So concluded the 2006 WKA George Kugler Manufacturers Cup 

West presented by ekartingnews.com. It was certainly a year of learning, 

a year of rebuilding, and a year of renewed dedication to the local racers. 

Banquet plans are already underway and will be announced soon, as 

well as next year’s schedule. Big things are to come for this series next 

year. Expect to see entries continue to grow, coverage on ekartingnews. 

com, Go Racing Magazine, and WKA’s Karting Scene. 

Raquel Martinez 


WKA Manufacturer’s Cup 

West #4 

Saturday, December 9, 2006 

Cadet Jr. Sports Final 1 

1 6 Raquel Martinez 

2 74 Luis Tyrrell 

3 90 Misty Balser 

4 38 Jacob Will 

5 51 Austin Barnes 

6 118 Haley Jenni 

7 12 Scott Phillips 

8 20 Sean Conyers 

9 27 Jack Freese 

10 44 Matt Rusich 

11 8 Trevor Zindars 

12 88 Devin Mack 

13 84 Bobby Tifft 

14 22 Jesse Huaman 

15 66 Zane Smith 

16 18 Kyle Blum 

17 3 Pete Yerkovich, Jr. 

DQ 02 Adrian Starrantino 

HPV 1 Cadet 




4 56 J.A. Junior 





9 44 Matt Rusich 




13 77 Robert Milligan 


15 02 Adrian Starrantino 


DNS 66 Zane Smith 

HPV Jr. Lite 

1 17 Joey Licata, Jr. 

2 98 Eric Gunderson 

3 14 Justin Coplen 

4 300 Connor DePhillippi 

5 20 Taylor Miinch 

6 44 Ryan Lee 

7 19 Maya Gutierrez 

8 76 Eric Reschke, Jr. 

9 55 Brandon Johnson 

10 8 Kenton Koch 

11 1 Jared Torres 

12 96 Timmy Bachman 

HPV Lite 

1 7 Chris Freckleton 

2 36 David Lowe 

3 63 Travis Lowe 

4 6 Michael Mantel 

5 88 Matt Jones 

DQ 42 Derek Zimmerman 

ICC 

1 1 Slava Prihodko 

2 88 Cameron Parsons 

TAG 

1 3 Lloyd Mack 

2 15 Daniel Parras 

3 66 Ralph Bush 

4 11 Cory Pollock 

5 9 Tony Adkins 

6 33 Rob Logan 

7 01 Art Laski, Jr. 


9 19 Bill Cleavelin 

10 2 Darcy Shunk 

Yamaha Jr. SuperCan Lite 



3 77 Dylan Nobile 

4 44 Ryan Lee 

5 5 Harley Owen 

6 17 Joey Licata, Jr. 



9 81 Shelby Hayden 

10 35 Devin Jones 

11 47 Austin Newmark 

Sunday, December 10, 2006 

Intercontinental ICC 

1 88 Cameron Parsons 

Yamaha Masters 

1 31 Terry Nash 

2 83 Glen Parsons 

Yamaha Sr. Sports Lite 

1 43 Sheila Buckamier-Nash 

2 88 Walee Waldron 

3 36 Peter Hearn 

4 5 Stephen Hight 

Cadet Jr. Sports Final 2 

1 74 Luis Tyrrell 








9 77 Robert Milligan 




13 84 Bobby Tifft 

14 88 Devin Mack 


16 56 J.A. Junior 




HPV Heavy 

1 42 Derek Zimmerman 

2 63 Travis Lowe 


4 88 Matt Jones 

5 41 Jim Mulcahy 


Yamaha 1 Cadet 










Yamaha Jr. SuperCan Heavy 


2 77 Dylan Nobile 


4 35 Devin Jones 



7 44 Ryan Lee 

8 5 Harley Owen 

Yamaha Sr. Sports Heavy 


3 88 Walee Waldron 

3 43 Sheila Buckamier-Nash 


9 th Annual Hawaii State 

Karting Championships 

It rained. And rained. 

And rained. 

With Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island of 

Hawaii all generating national headlines 

this past year due to terrible weather and 

natural disasters, it’s perhaps not surprising that Maui 

got its dose before 2006 concluded. And while it 

may not have led to loss of life or front page status 

in the Wall Street Journal or on CNN like on the 

other islands, the bad timing did conspire in causing 

unprecedented disruption at the Puunene racetrack 

and its annual season-ending showcase event. 

While karters practiced the Friday night before 

as normally expected, the morning of Saturday, 

December 3rd brought increasingly torrential 

Wet enough for you? 

Pu’u 

By Earl Ma 

downpours which quickly saturated the half mile 

road course and disrupted the scheduled proceedings 

for the 9 th edition of the Hawaii State Go-Karting 

Championships. By mid-afternoon, with the skies 

lightening but puddles everywhere and only a fraction 

of the participants still tinkering in the pit area, the 

Maui Go-Karters Association called it a day. 

Unlike on the mainland where expecting any sort 

of weather on race days is a given, the 50 th State’s 

various karting organizations have historically never 

formally sanctioned the use of rain tires; therefore few 

competitors ever bother with buying them, let alone 

use them in competition. So as conditions rapidly 

deteriorated on Saturday morning, most karters 

simply had to park their slick-shod machines. The 

notable exceptions: SoCal’s Position One Motorsports 

lineup, returning to Maui for its second straight year, 

Cadiz 


Howanic 

and recent Seattle area transplant Alec Gumpfer, who 

brought out the wets and did not seem to mind getting 

themselves and their equipment soaked, even for just 

a handful of laps. 

Aside from the terrible weather, the headline story 

for the 2006 round centered around who did not make 

the traditional trip to Puunene. Most noticable by 

its collective absence was the Pacific Karting Club, 

which has laid dormant since Oahu’s sole permanent 

karting facility – in fact, the entire Hawaii Raceway 

Park complex, with a legacy of drag, road and oval 

racing dating back to 1965 – abruptly shut down 

in early April amid the property being sold off for 

commercial development purposes. PKC did in fact 

have the last track date scheduled before the closure 

– March 26 – but that likewise got washed away in its 

entirety by rain. HRP unexpectedly remained open 

for one more weekend of drag racing thereafter before 

the gates shut for good, but PKC never received a 

makeup date. 

Since then PKC officials have steadily worked at 

trying to secure a temporary facility elsewhere on 

Oahu. But with participants largely inactive for the 

remainder of the year (some HRP oval track regulars 

actually moved to Las Vegas just so they could have 

someplace to race), only one PKC-affiliated Oahu 

family (Rene Cadiz and his two young sons) decided 

to compete. Meanwhile MGKA experienced its 

own dropoff in participation over the season as some 

veteran members began showing up on race days 

less and less. Among those conspicuously gone in 

December was perennial podium finisher Jordan 

Bianco, now halfway through his freshman year of 

college at Oregon State. Despite placing third in the 

Formula Y Heavy class at California Speedway’s 

IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals and earning a 

Screaming Eagle in August, semester finals meant 

missing his first ever State Championships. 

And while the number of individual participants 

making the trip from the West Coast also shrank 

compared to recent years, Position One made a 

welcome sophomore appearance. After fielding three 

entries in 2005 and selling off a couple chassis to 

interested Maui customers, they returned with three 

more drivers, a total of six karts and a full arsenal of 

support personnel who unflinchingly walked the track 

on Saturday even as raindrops continued belting the 

tarmac. 

Making a welcome return to the State Championships 

after a few years away was 2004 Memo Gidley 

Karting Clinic scholarship winner Greg Perrin, who 

after collecting on his Jim Russell Racing School 

prize has been concentrating his efforts on spending 

his free weekends at Infineon Raceway and other 

nearby West Coast haunts. Likewise, Leading Edge 

Brander Pu’u 


Gumpfer 

head honcho Greg Bell returned after a two-year 

hiatus, sandwiching his consultation track days within 

a week-long solo vacation. 

Even with the slightly smaller than normal starting 

field and the Saturday postponement, the Friday night 

crowd showed up bright and early Sunday morning 

for an intensely condensed schedule – two hours 

of open practice, two laps of qualifying and then 

straight into the heats. With the track having dried 

off overnight and overdue sunshine bringing Maui 

back to life, conditions resembled any normal race 

weekend in Puunene, but the constant threat of midafternoon 

showers meant organizers could not take 

their sweet time getting everyone on and off course 

expediently. Subsequently all on-track activity went 

off without a hitch, and even a small crowd of loyal 

spectators turned out despite witnessing no traditional 

opening ceremonies and having no trackside catering 

truck available on the makeup date. 

With the exception of the KT-100 Heavy class, the 

overall winners wound up sweeping all three heats, 

but by no means did that equate to a boring day 

trackside. The trio of Tom Zaccagnini, Perrin and Jim 

Schubert hotly contested the Parilla Leopard rounds, 

generating by far the most ontrack 

contact and the day’s only 

spin, when Schubert looped 

it entering the backstretch 

as the leader during the 


Reis 

second heat - moments after sneaking by Zaccagnini 

and Perrin while they dive-bombed each other for 

the top spot. Second generation participant Mikey 

Howanic enjoyed a particularly good day, holding off 

Position One’s Luis Martinez Jr. for the KT-100 Light 

crown, then jumping into Bianco’s old Invader and 

likewise dominating the 80cc Shifter category. 

But Maui newcomer Gumpfer, a veteran of IKF 

Junior 1 and TAG Cadet in the Cascade Regional 

Series, may have been the revelation of the weekend 

with his Seattle Karting Specialties-prepared ex- 

Italian Motors Italkart. MGKA classified him as the 

solo Parilla Gazelle class representative but let him 

compete head-to-head with the three standard Junior 

Sportsman entrants, including defending champion 

Randel King and his feared Position One Avanti. 

Alec’s downsized kart qualified just a second behind 

King, comfortably earned the checkers for heats one 

and three and scored a close second 

in between. 

Zaccagnini 

The rains ultimately held off the rest of the afternoon 

and allowed the awards ceremony and post-season 

banquet – usually the sole events for Sunday – to 

satisfactorily conclude the weekend as they should. 

Unforseen catastrophe – outside of anyone’s control, 

but potentially a huge loss for all nonetheless had it 

rained all day Sunday as well – had been narrowly 

averted, and Hawaii’s karting faithful breathed a 

huge sigh of relief once the last flag fell. With the 

Puunene track currently amounting to the only game 

in town when it comes to regular organized karting 

in the 50 th State, the landmark 10 th anniversary event 

next December may prove particularly dramatic and 

memorable. 

If it doesn’t rain. 


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The Living Daylights 

With the tenth running of the Supernationals 

in November under his belt, new Superkarts! USA 

owner and ProKart Challenge founder Tom Kutscher 

was looking forward to the start of the 2007 season. 

After all, the series he created out of a passion for 

the sport was about to launch its third full season, 

and the pre-entry count was setting a record pace 

the week prior the event. All signs were pointing to a 

Race 1 blow out with a record attendance. All signs 

were right. 

Round one of SuperKarts! USA’s ProKart 

Challenge was contested on Saturday January 6th at 

Moran Raceway in Southern California under sunny, 

clear, cool and somewhat windy conditions. 185 

drivers participated, making for the largest event 

ever contested at the Fullwood Kingdom according 

to track owner Rocky Moran Jr.- who drove in the 

TaG senior class. Moran Jr. was not the only hot 

shoe in attendance, as professional drivers Alex 

Barron and Arie Luyendyk Jr. also turned up to drive 

in this event. 

Kart pro’s Lorenzo Mandarino, Fritz Leesman 

and Jon Allen also showed- and showed the way in 

the S1 class with stellar performances on their KLS/ 

GP chassis. It was a motor builder extravaganza as 

longtime series fixture Darcy DeCoste of DDR made 

the trip down as did Swedetech Engineering for the 

first time to lend customer support. The new Hi Tech 

crew were even there with the stable of 18 motors! 

Add presence from the Hitchhiker Kart Stand crew 

and Courtney Concepts, who are providing the spec 

Motul Kart 2T oil for the event as well as racers from 

the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Colorado, 

Arizona and Utah, and the tuners to support them, 


and wonderers were wondering if PKC’s first one 

in 07 was a national event! You can potentially call 

a PKC race a regular stop on many pro’s agenda, 

and some already are as the second stop at Moran 

in February is seeing additional pro drivers coming 

down. 

The racing was, as usual, tremendous- albeit in 

a shortened form. A scoring glitch 

caused by the timing loop coming 

up cost us a few minutes on the day, 

but the number of entries affected 

the lengthy race program more. Any 

hope of finishing the day with 15 lap 

mains lost, and in hindsight cutting the 

second heat race might have been the better idea. 

With the limited winter daylight on hand; we play the 

hand we are dealt, and a first for PKC developed: the 

forced shortening of the main events. Some classes 

were cut down to four or five laps, and even that 

wasn’t enough, as the final main of the day ran into 

near darkness. 

TaG Senior was first up with an eight lap main. 

Grant Hebner and Lloyd Mack diced it out up front 

and it was Hebner who found himself hoisting the first 

place hardware in the end. Mack finished second, 

with a strong effort. Steven Barros had a brilliant drive 

from sixth on the grid, but a tech infraction cost him 

a great finish. Notable non-factors were AJ Whistler 

who made the drive from AZ only to DNF after four 

laps and Rocky Moran Jr. whose early speed fell off 

in the main. 

TaG Master saw the return and dominance of the 

crafty veteran Jerry Henderson. Henderson drove 

six laps untouched from the pole, not even looking 

back over his shoulder. Erik Jackson made a late 

pass to steal second from Rob Logan. 

The PKC TaG drivers deserve special mention, 

as the racing in the two classes is simply the 

best in California for the class. From the racers 

commitment, to the professionalism of the tuners, 

and support staff- the TaG contingent rules. Plus 

they make for great photo ops as every time they 

took the green turn one was a mess. That falls back 

into the commitment level of the racers I’m sure. 

S1 winner Lorenzo Mandarino put not one wheel 

wrong throughout the day, taking the win over GP 

/ KLS Racing teammate Fritz Leesman. Slava 

Prikhodko, last year’s champ fought all day and 

settled for third in the speediest class of the day. 

From the get-go Mandarino was pedal down and 

pulling away. 

Combined with S1 for the day, the G1 class was 

once again dominated by series champ PP Masto. 

Sergio Machado was a mere 1.165 back in second 

and Phoenix AZ hot shoe Nick Firestone was just 

over a second back of Machado. Both classes ran 

only a six lap main, good for the old Masters guys, 

but even they can go longer than six laps. 

The S2 and G2 pairing was a mere five lap affair 

and in S2 Craig Caringella brought home the trophy. 

Steve Brown and Blake Reed rounded out the top 

three. 

In G2 Wally Wright scored his first PKC victory 

over Dan Aspesi. Craig Cutler who had the fastest 

lap of the class in final was third. Blair Chang, part 

owner of SoCal Kartsport was speedy all weekend 

only to suffer bad luck in the final with a DNF. 


S3, the spec class for advanced drivers is 

a premier class if there ever was one, and the 

competition was fierce! Divided in a light and heavy 

it can get a bit busy in the timing and scoring area. 

Recently married Alex Barron was on hand and 

unlike PKC races in the past failed to dominate in 

his usual fashion. That alone says something for 

the strength of the field, namely Connor DePhillippi. 

DePhillippi gave Barron fits all day and the youngster 

was lightning fast until the final when he got crashed 

out early on. Barron, who started from the front row 

battled hard but the four lap sprint race didn’t go his 

way, as he too was knocked back with DePhillippi. 

Bobby Legate, who clearly got good in the off season 

fought hard for an eventual second place finish, but 

it was Nick Halen who took the checkered. Halen 

started the race fifth and with a beat up side pod 

scored the race win. With only five laps to get the 

job done, real estate was premium and leaning on 

people was the only way to make passes from first 

back to last. Jeff Littrell had a strong drive, surviving 

the sprint to finish third. 

In S3 Heavy it was Fernando Diaz for the 

win- followed by Marty Henderson and Grant 

Westmoreland. Henderson and Westmoreland 

picked up a few positions on track, but they were 

unable to gain any ground on Diaz who finished a 

couple positions ahead of them. 

S4 ran their main in near darkness, then in damn 

near darkness and it was another exciting four 

lapper. At least four laps around Moran is a long 

time compared to four laps at Amago. Laps didn’t 

matter in S4 light, as newcomer Patrick Cushenberry 

drove from pole to finish in the top spot, as did Kyle 

Zirkle for second and Mike MClaran for third. Billy 

Musgrave was the only driver in the top five to even 

gain a position, passing Marc Segal early/middle/ 

late (same lap) in the race. 

In S4 Heavy it was Rob Whitley in first, Scott 

Clark in second and Brian Bender in third. All three 


drivers ran well up into the pack of light racers. They 

say rain is the great equalizer, but I think an unlit track 

might have the same effect. Only one kart separated 

the lead trio of heavy drivers, and had we gone the 

distance it might even have been a great fight for the 

win. 

In all seriousness PKC offers some great racing 

action, and it was unfortunate to make light out of a 

dark situation. Live and learn. All those entries are a 

wonderful thing to have, and keeping them happy 

will be a task worthy of the PKC staff. Round two 

of the PKC (Moran backwards next month) should 

go much better with one under their belt already for 

the year. It should be said that the heat races were 

very exciting. The Tag classes kept us on our feet for 

every start, and it was something to see Alex Barron 

chasing Connor DePhillippi down the corkscrew in 

the Stock Moto class. Those are the memories that 

both of them will have with them for a long time to 

come, and isn’t that what it’s all about? 


ProKart Challenge 

Moran Raceway 

January 6, 2007 

TaG Senior 

1 33c Grant Hebner 

2 23c Lloyd Mack 

3 33k Jacob Neal 

4 90x Justin Miller 

5 71c Rocky Moran, Jr. 

6 1c Howie Idelson 

7 33x Scott Kennedy 

8 31 Ray Robinson 

9 29x Ariel Jimenez 

10 9c Mark Emerson 

11 43c Scott Chohlis 

12 161c Mike Mantel 

13 24x Harley Owen 

14 3c Troy McCall 

15 408 William Martindale 

16 77x Matt Barbey 

17 20c Paul Bonilla 

18 24k Kyle Hathcox 

19 13y Tim Martin 

20 8c Sebastien Fauque 

21 5c Ryon Beachner 

DNF 23x AJ Whistler 

DNF 16c Shawn Fladager 

DNF 71x Nick Maxwell 

DNF 57x Jack Kirkpatrick 

DNF 19x Billy Cleavelin 

DNS 85c Randy Chen 

DQ 19 Steven Barros 

DQ 73x Renan Bayar 

TaG Master 

1 10c Jerry Henderson 

2 86c Erik Jackson 

3 33c Rob Logan 

4 34c Steve Dzurilla 

5 41c Ian Thomas 

6 48x Gary Adams 

7 19x Tony Adkins 

8 102 Waqar Meyer 

9 99x Erik von Zeipel 

10 28 Hawshon Riley 

11 71x Matthew Golden 

12 54c Steve Wiener 

13 34x Brian Hommel 

14 54x Matthew Cheresh 

15 41x Michael Zuieback 

16 19 Kevin Martin 

17 53c Dave Van Gordon 

18 20 Mat Kattaney 

19 51 Steve Roy 

20 73 Matthew McKeown 

21 63b Flynn Baglin 

22 35 David Ayotte 

DNF 90b Lance Norick 

DNF 95c Tommy Hernandez 

DNF 79x Jared Vawter 

DNF 28x George Gallardo 

DNF 9x Allan Svela 

DNF 81x Ethan Stone 

DNF 21x Ken Schilling 

DNS 42c Scott Austin 

DNS 53 Phil Roy 

DNS 52c Hugh McKinnies 

DNS 37x Dennis Ubersetzig 

DNS 34c Marc Zartarian 

Expert S1 

1 66 Lorenzo Mandarino 

2 161 Fritz Leesman 

3 1c Slava Prikhodko 

4 49c Marc Elliott 

5 20x Jon Allen 

6 86c Nick Brinkman 

7 25u Mike Beeny 

8 81b Bud Grossenbacher 

9 75x Dairek Lewis 

10 25x Arie Luyendyk, Jr. 

11 5c Vivek Tandon 

12 20c Aaron Hunter 

DNF 79 John Chott 

DNF 15c Peter Abba 

DNF 66x Jimmy McNeil 

DNF 13x Imran Hussain 

Expert G1 

1 1c PP Mastro 

2 151y Sergio Machado 

3 6c Nick Firestone 

4 14x Tom Auay-Fuay 

5 20x Troy Butts 

6 18b Robert Marks 

7 72c Christopher Painter 

8 91x Todd Cameron 

9 33x Jason Campbell 

DNF 54c David Nickols 

DNF 88x Sean Bond 

DNS 31x Marty Henderson 

DNS 46c Steve Donia 

DQ 10c Phil Conte 

Nov/Int S2 

1 46c Craig Caringella 

2 11 Steven Brown 

3 7x Blake Reed 

4 11c Brent Rogers 

5 91x Dean Woods 

DNF 88y Cameron Parsons 

DNS 72x Eric Ortega 

Nov/Int G2 

1 91 Wally Wright 

2 33b Dan Aspesi 

3 11c Craig Cutler 

4 911c Tim Wyatt 

5 121c John Patrick Flagler 

6 37x Harris Koenig 

7 28c Brad Dhesi 

8 31c Dave de Graw 

9 3x Mark Black 

10 56c Dick Herrera 

11 45c Kevin Para 

12 6x Matthew Maas 

13 99k Tom Kim 

14 2x Joe Powers 

15 68b Gene Agatep 

16 14c Bryan Tunnell 

17 41x Darrell Tunnell 

18 61 Todd Scholta 

19 8x Kurt Brunner 

DNF 19x Luke Bianco 

DNF 88c Blair Chang 

DNF 82c John Schumann 

DNS 59 Lorne Grummett 

DNS 4x James Butts 

DNS 53c Jeff Jeppesen 

DNS 75c Dan Schroeder 

DNS 11x Phillip Thompson 

Spec Expert S3 Light 

1 1c Nick Halen 

2 51c Bobby Legate 

3 95 Jeff Littrell 


4 31 Alex Barron 

5 96c Jonathan Wright 

6 800c Wayne Mello 

7 111c Clinton Schoombee 

8 55c Doug Hayashi 

9 2c Randy McKee 

10 49x Bonnier Moulton 

11 14c Justin Krueger 

12 89x Paul Russell 

13 16c Axel Korn 

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The second annual Rotax 4-Hour Enduro took place 

at Moran Raceway in Beaumont, California on 

Saturday the 13 th of January under clear but chilly 

skies. Friday it snowed at the popular southern California track 

proving that Al Gore may in fact be right about global warming 

bringing on a new ice age. The frozen stuff didn’t last long, 

but the arctic chill that came with it lingered on all weekend, 

with highs in the upper 30’s. Racing kicked off at 12:30 but 

as the afternoon wore on the temperatures started to fall. The 

race ended with air temp a chilly 37 degrees. Fast teams hit 

speeds of 70 mph putting the wind chill factor at a frosty 22 

degrees. Besides all the pressure of driving the last leg of the 

Enduro, the kart pilots experienced bone-numbing cold not 

usually associated with the local area. With one hand under 

their butts and the other on the wheel, many drivers brought 

this one home the hard way. Regardless of the cold, racing was 

hot, I mean really hot. After four hours of intense action the 

race was decided on the final pit stop with the winners finishing 

just 12 seconds ahead of second place. To top things off the 

event coordinators scheduled the event to run Moran Raceway 

backwards, cutting down the advantage many drivers might 

have. Practice time was limited by driver’s motivation to be 

in the cold and by early day mechanicals, so for most it was a 

“learn as you go” kind of event. 

Twenty-five teams pea picked for starting positions with 

Curtis Cooksey and team Acceleration Karting drawing the top 

spot. Many rivals were pleased to see team Acceleration start 

there since Cooksey is known for his aggressive driving style 

and at least this way they would know where he was. With the 

electric start on the Rotax it meant that drivers were going to 

be forced to run the 50-yard dash before jumping in their karts, 

starting the Rotax, and heading off into turn one. It doesn’t 

seem that hard, but I can’t remember the last time I ran the 

50, and drivers ranged in age from 14-67 on the starting line. 

It was too close to call as to who got to the kart first, but the 

#55 Newport Motorsports was the first one into turn one, and 

led the first lap around the circuit in the backwards fashion. 

Newport’s lead didn’t last long as Team FTK made their way 

to the point. Team Proven too was on the move, making their 

way the only way they know how, and as we will later see that 

was a little bit more than the law will allow. 

As with most enduro races of this nature pits stops are key. 

Good rules by SSC to keep the refueling rigs down to a five 

gallon gas can meant all the racers were on an even playing 

field in the pits. Fuel mileage was key and the longer you could 

stay out the better you would be in the end. With every pit stop 

you had to make a driver change and SP Race Team was one of 

the first teams to stop. Unfortunately the choke caused an early 

pit stop for them and they were now out of sequence with the 


otax Enduro 

Moran Raceway 

other competitors. This played into their hands later in the race 

to keep them around the top of the scoring sheet. Most teams 

were able to go around 55 minutes on fuel, but teams like SP 

and Proven were able to get a full hour out of their machines. 

Pit strategy was going to play a big part at the finish. 

Proven kept the #37 kart up front for the remainder of 

their first stint. FTK with Bonnier Moulton behind the 

wheel, and Team America ran solidly in second and third, 

but Team MSquared 2 was on the move. Proven was 

the leader at the one-hour mark, but Team SP Racing 

cycled into the lead as others pitted for fuel and air 

pressure adjustments. Most of the second hour 

belonged to FTK, leading most of those laps. Team 

Jakson/2 Wild pulled themselves up into the hunt, 

joining MSquared 2 and SP as the main rivals of FTK. 

Team Proven fought the law and the law won on their 

first pit stop. Joey Collins was held a minute in the pits 

for speeding, costing them a lap and a half on the track, 

but they were battling back slowly. Second round of pit 

stops started and once again Team SP Racing was out 

front. This time they were credited with leading at the 

halfway mark of the race. MSquared 2 enjoyed a few 

laps up top, but soon enough John Crow and FTK were 

back to business in the first position. SP was now clearly 

in the thick of things, and Proven had clawed their way 

back up to third, but there were still a lot of laps left in this 

event. Hour three was a decisive point in the event for most 

teams, and only two remained on the lead lap, FTK, 

and SP. Jakson/2 Wild, Proven, and Vapor Racing 

and MSquared 2 maintained the top five for most 

of this hour. 

Team FTK 

Winner - Hour 4 


Age and experience prevailed over youth and enthusiasm 

as FTK short filled their slowest driver, former Rotax Masters 

National Champion, Andy Seesemann. FTK then pitted with 

Team SP Racing on their final stop of the day, topping of 

Jordan Musser’s tank and sending him out head to head with 

the young gun Christian Franck. Few drivers can keep pace 

with Musser in a Rotax and Franck did a heck of a job trying 

to do so. Little by little Musser was able to gap the youngster 

a tenth here, five tenths there. Franck gave it his all, and was 

able to turn lap times as good as Musser’s, but not consistently. 

One second became two, two was soon five and with only a 

few minutes remaining the distance was an unreachable dozen. 

As the time tacked away Musser refused to look at the flag 

woman and see the time left on the clock, but the checkered 

flag was thrown right on time at four hours. Officials might 

want to rethink the checkered flag thing as the flag was given to 

a back marker at four hours not the leader who had just passed 

start finish 15 seconds before. Checkered flag should fly for the 

winner in my book; it kind of takes away from glory if a kart 

not even on the lead lap sees it first. Regardless, Musser was 

too much to handle and the disappointment weighed heavily 

behind Franck’s helmet visor. Musser took the ceremonial 

victory lap with the checkered flag high in the air and drove 

into the pits pointing at his fuel tank. The tank was empty and 

surprisingly the Rotax still had maybe a half lap left in it. Insult 

was added to injury, as Team SP was DQ’d for a petty fuel filter 

mounting issue. I’ve got to just say boo, booo, boooo on that 

one for this reason alone. Only a handful of teams of the 25 

actually came here thinking they could win. Sure most hoped 

and prayed, but they knew some serious luck would have to 

be on their side for that to happen. So, if say 10 teams were 

cocky enough to think they could win, the remaining 15 teams 

were there for one reason, FUN. It’s a shame a great race ended 

that way, but hopefully the organizers will learn and implement 

something a little more fun into the next one. FTK was awarded 

the first place prize, a Gearbox bag filled with $500 worth of 

accessories, while the now second place Team Proven each got 

$100 Rotax dollars. A late race charge by Vapor Racing earned 


them third place and $50 each worth of Rotax dollars. Team 

Acceleration and Team 2 Wild Karting completed the top five, 

ending a fabulous event. 

Entry fees were pretty cheap, and some of the established 

drivers like the Immigrants team chose to rent a kart and 

motor just because it was cost effective to do so. I’d like to 

see this become a four race series at different tracks around 

the southland, one race a year is not enough. A portion of the 

proceeds will go to Ken Johnson and his family to help aid in 

Rotax Endurance Race 

Saturday, January 13, 

2007 

Pos No. Team Name Laps 

1 51 FTK 1 206 

Drivers: 

Andy Seesemann 

John Crow 

Bonnier Moulton 

Jordon Musser 

2 37 Proven 202 

Drivers: 

Frank Powell 

Joey Collins 

Troy McCall 

3 27 Vapor Racing 201 

Drivers: 

John Borroel 

AJ Weber 

Flemming Tranberg 

Christian Ledyard 

4 41 Acceleration Kart 200 

Racing 

Drivers: 

Curtis Cooksey 

Gavin Ernestone 

Matt Jaskol 

5 17 2 Wild Karting 199 

Drivers: 

Ryan Payne 

Scott Kourmis 

Ryon Beachner 

Larry Smith 

6 20 JA Racing 195 

Drivers: 

Doug Kanaan 

Brian Padrnos 

Mike Mautner 

Robby Mott 

7 84 B & T Financial 193 

Services 

Drivers: 

Karl Tooley 

Angel Sanches- 

Figueras 

Clark Sanchez- 

Figueras 

Larry Hayashigawa 

8 28 Msquared 2 192 

Drivers: 

Michael Self 

Patrick Cushenbury 

Cameron Jocelyn 

Jacob Pearlman 

9 11 The Immigrants 191 

Drivers: 

Erik B. von Zeipel 

Ian A. Thomas 

Greg Thek 

Waqar Meyer 

10 7 Veloce Brooks Racing 190 

Drivers: 

Caleb White 

Colin McGinnis 

Rob Logan 

Tyler Brooks 

11 46 Msquared 1 189 

Drivers: 

Scott Clark 

Larry Moulton 

Mike Self (Big Mike) 

Randy Mitchell 

12 25 Team America 185 

Drivers: 

Mike Rolison 

Alex Raine 

Spencer Raine 

13 67 Team Tortoise 181 

Drivers: 

Larry Strange 

Larry Nannenga 

Adrian Balladares 

Terry Ballard 

14 00 Seventh Gear Karting 181 

Drivers: 

Eric Nelson 

Paul Russell 

Marc Segal 

15 1 Veloce Maxx 174 

Motorsports 

Drivers: 

Alex King 

Brian Phillipsen 

Jack Kirkpatrick 

Kurt Burris 

16 8 Shaved Kitty 168 

Drivers: 

Gary Pesner 

Kevin Martin 

Gary Martin 

Jared Vawter 

his recovery. The long time Rotax reporter was injured in a car 

crash while attending the Rotax Worlds in Portugal late last 

year. 

On a side note, it took Chappy almost all four hours before 

he was able to announce both the Full Wood and Shaved Kitty 

teams in the same sentence. I’m pretty sure Full Wood was 

bearing down on Shaved Kitty in the late stages of the contest. 

17 53 Full Wood Circus 162 

Drivers: 

Nathan Tribodeaux 

Francois Doran 

Ron Honsaker 

Renan Bayer 

18 5 James Bratton Racing 142 

Drivers: 

James Bratton 

Jake DeAngelis 

Chris Gibb 

Jeremy Drew 

19 9 Veloce Stalker Racing 141 

Drivers: 

Art Laski 

Dylan Stalker 

Mike Ramek 

Steve Thompson 

20 64 AMD Finemech Racing 131 

Drivers: 

Peter Boot 

Henri Richard 

Gregory Liefooghe 

Pariss Mullins 

21 2 Cuatro Gringos 130 

Drivers: 

David Harwin 

Mike McNamara 

Daren Tadman 

Nic Le Duc 

22 55 Newport Motorsports 128 

Drivers: 

Brett Catron 

23 16 Back Marker Boys 118 

Drivers: 

John Whitlow 

Mike Morrissey 

Tom Schmitz 

Bob Dunham 

DQ 31 SP Race Team 205 

Drivers: 

Christian Franck 

Nick Johnston 

Joey Licata, Jr. 

Garrison Masters 

DQ 86 Jakson/2 Wild 201 

Drivers: 

Greg Jackson 

Erik Jackson 

Matt Kimball 

Chris Hill 


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Tech Article 31 - Racing 

Principles 

Buy some plain biscuit mix and make 

them just like the box says. I add a couple 

of my favorite ingredients. Personally, 

I like raisins, to give the biscuits a little 

natural sweetness, and I throw in some 

cashews to add a little protein to the mix. 

My other all-time favorite is my famous 

PB&R sandwich. It’s basically a peanut 

butter and jelly sandwich, minus the 

jelly and plus raisins. I know both snacks 

sound a little different but they definitely 

do the trick. Not only can they be eaten 

on the run, but they also stand up to the 

sometimes harsh track environments. 

Try to give yourself time to relax and 

prepare for the race. Work out a schedule 

In this final series of articles from for the day, so you know how much time 

Memo Gidley’s Secrets of Speed for you have and what you can do to get 

Two-Cycle Kart Racing we will look into ready. If possible, try not to work with 

some of the principles of race craft. With your race suit on. Putting your suit on and 

all the technical and driving work behind getting ready to race should be a constant 

us, we can now get out on the track. The routine that helps you to get focused and 

kart is ready, the engine is tweaked, the ready to win. 

This is what you work for. 

gear is all set and you are ready to go 

racing. In this series or articles we now 

climb inside your helmet and prepare you 

for what you can expect while out on the 

track. Obviously we can’t prepare you for 

every situation you will encounter, but 

we’ll give you a number of things to think 

about. In this first of three installments on 

racing principals we will look at getting 

ready to race and how to get the most 

from practice. 

Race Preparation 

Practice 

Proper practice procedure is critical 

to having a successful weekend. Your kart 

should always be ready to go as soon as 

you get to the track. A guaranteed way to 

lose valuable practice time is to still be 

working on your kart while others are out 

on the track fine-tuning theirs. The only 

things that you should have to do when 

you arrive at the track are the necessities 

such as checking wheel nuts, air and fuel 

in the kart, plugging in your computer, 

Keeping your energy level up is and warming up the engine...that’s it. I 

Direct drive start up starts with a 

good push. 

easily overlooked at the racetrack. You 

must take care of yourself, as well as your 

kart. Don’t forget to put some fuel in your 

also like to get my kart on the track scales 

as soon as possible. You want your kart to 

be at weight before you start to make any 

body. Make sure you take in lots of fluids changes to the set-up to make it faster. 

during the day. This should include things If it is a new track, walk the track 

like water and pure juices, not soda or and look for subtleties such as banking or 

heavy drinks. Try to bring various types surface changes that are hard to notice with 

of fruit that you can snack on all day long. just driving. I also write out a game plan 

Avoid the fast food stand. I always take on things I want to try during the practice 

some time between sessions to have a day. This helps to keep me focused but 

snack and to keep hydrated. A good time also helps me to make sure that I have all 

to do this is as the engine is cooling down the parts and tools to carry out my plan. 

before taking a plug reading. 

Watch your hands, you could get Having quick pre-made snacks at the 

them pinched between the seat and racetrack is a must to keep your energy 

levels at their highest. Try this snack tip. 

the driver, and dragged behind. 

Page 48 Go Racing Go Magazine Racing Magazine 

Some people like to sit out sessions to 

allow the track to gain grip before they 

start putting wear on their equipment. 

This works if it’s your home track and you 

January May 2007 

2006

have the experience to really know how which will put you behind. Once your kart 

the track will change. However, on most is ready to go, you can then relax a little 

tracks, it’s valuable to get a sense of the bit until the next session. 

early conditions so that you have a better Remember that practice is there for 

idea of how the track might continue to you to fine-tune your kart for qualifying. 

change throughout the weekend. It makes no sense to dial your kart in on 

Once you hit the track, the number old tires, only to slap on a new set for 

one mistake most new drivers make is that qualifying and miss the set-up. I always 

they just drive around and don’t really pay set aside a couple of sessions towards the 

attention. On a new track, it is important 

to learn the track in the shortest time 

end of the day to simulate a qualifying 

run. This will allow you to make any Give yourself room in qualifying. 

possible. Remembering land markers will changes to the handling, gearing, etc. to 

help you with things like braking points, get the kart ready to qualify. 

turn-in points, etc. This will help to get up In the next installment on Racing 

to speed fast. After a few laps of learning 

the track, you should then start to think 

about how the kart is handling. Keep it 

Principals from Memo Gidley’s Secrets 

of Speed for Two-Cycle Kart Racing we 

will look at racing principals including 

Hot Tip 

In a single lap qualifying, put 

simple at first. Is the kart under-steering, 

over-steering, or is the traction poor? 

qualifying and starting. 

a little extra air in your tires. 

When I work with new drivers, I ask 

them to think about which end of their 

go-kart gives up first and keeps them 

This will help build heat faster, 

creating more grip for the short 

from going faster. In other words, “why 

can’t you carry more speed through that 

corner?” You can never have a perfect 

kart. Some area on the kart is giving up 

first, making you slow for the turns. 

After the end of the session, it is 

important that you start thinking about 

the track and kart immediately. Taking 

good notes is key to being successful. 

All of the great teams spend a lot of 

time documenting everything that goes 

on at the track. If you think that just 

remembering is good enough, you are 

wrong. The sooner you start to write notes 

session. 

down the better because it is most fresh 

in your mind. Drawing a track map and 

Set up the draft, and make the 

rating the problem areas for you or the 

kart is important. I have adopted a rating 

system in order to be consistent no matter 

which track I go to. I use the number 1 

as a small problem and the number 5 as a 

major problem. 

pass at the end of the straight. 

Once you identify the problem areas, 

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changes to make to your kart. Don’t delay 

in making those changes! I see a lot of 

people decide on perfectly good changes 

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themselves enough time to actually get 

them done. Running out of time will 

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20-Jan-07 Grange' 

3-Mar-07 ADAMS 

5-May-07 Las 

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16-Jun-07 TBA 

21-Jul-07 TBA 

8-Sep-07 TBA 

20-Oct-07 TBA 

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March 10-11, 2007 

Blue Max Kart Track, Davis, CA 

March 31 - April 1, 2007 

Prairie City Kart Track, Rancho Cordova, CA 

April 28-29, 2007 

Shasta Kart Track, Redding,CA 

May 26-27, 2007 

Jackson County State Park, Medford, OR 

August 4-5, 2007 

Stockton Motorplex Park, Stockton, CA 

August 25-26, 2007 

Desert Park Raceway, Reno, NV 

September 29-30, 2007 

Dixon Kart Track, Dixon, CA 

October 13-14, 2007 

Tom Dash Memorial, Atwater, CA 

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November 5 

November 19 

December 3 

Winter Series 

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February 11 

February 25 

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2005 Tony Kart Racer, IKF 

Region 7 Winner, complete 

roller, magnesium wheels and 

components, Tony Kart kart 

cover, new Tony Kart graphics 

kit, less than 10 races, like new. 

Must sell; $1,800.00 – any 

and all reasonable offers will 

be considered. Call for more 

information (559)269-2373, 

Rennie Goldberg. 

CONNOR’S CHRISTMAS 

SPECIALS 

1 DDR 85cc Junior Shifter 

Motor, stock reed cage & V- 

Force reed cage, vortex ignition, 

3 different silencers, 2 pipes, 

pump around fuel system, ‘05’ 

SKUSA Super Nats. Champion. 

1 Woltjer 80cc IKF Cadet 

Shifter Motor, 2 pipes, 3 

silencers, motor mount, ‘04’ IKF 

Region 7 Champion. 

2 Pitts ’05 JICA MAXTERS 

pipe, carbs. 

1 Hi-Rev HPV-2 motor, pipe & 

carb, State Champion & Region 

7. 

1 Hi-Rev Yamaha Jr. Motor, 

can & carb. State Champion. 

2 ‘05’ CRG Blue Demons 

Rollers, plus extra wheel. 

2006 KRT 100cc Tracker. 

$$ MAKE OFFER $$ 

EVERYTHING MUST GO!! 

Please Call (949) 874-7667 

2004 Intrepid Cadet roller 

Garage Sale Classifieds 

Classified Ads 

35 Words and a 

Color Photo $35.00 

Selling your old 

parts and karts... 

PRICELESS 

with upgrades, great condition, 

$900.00. Contact John (760)802- 

0637. 

2004 Intrepid Explorer roller. 

Upgrades, winning chassis, 

$1,100.00. Contact John 

(760)802-0637. 

2004 Intrepid Suzuka roller. 

Upgrades, great condition, 

$1,200.00. Contact John 

(760)802-0637. 

2003? Track Magic roller. 

Raced in HPV classes, $500.00. 

Contact John (760)802-0637. 

Energy HPV-4, new engine, 

stand, starter, extra wheels, tires, 

chains, sprockets, etc., Excellent 

Condition, $1,400.00 (818)983- 

4006; ac.inc@netzero.net. 

COMPLETE KART RACING 

PACKAGE 

Very competitive turnkey 

package ready for racing. Kart, 

all support equipment, spares, 

and trailer. 

Top Kart with strong 

MCR-prepared KT-100 engine. 

Spare wheels/tires, wet and dry 

clutches and much more. 

Trailer --- 14 ft. enclosed trailer 

with tilt down ramp door. Builtin 

workbench, storage cabinets 

and lighting. 






PRICELESS 

Complete package $5700. 

For info. & pics. call 

Tom at (310) 476-4533 or 

(310)927-0102 Or email 

TOM@LTRACING.NET. 






PRICELESS 

2006 Tony Kart Racer E.V.S. 

with IKF motor, Mycron#3/kart 

stand. 

2005 MS Kart with 2002 style 

bodywork, with IKF motor/ 

Alphono#3/kart stand. 

Driver suits/starter/rims/hubs/ 

body work. 

Nine years of parts, all must 

go. $9,000.00 - (951)276-0066 

Jonathan. 

GREAT STARTER KART 

Ran ¾ of a season with a blue 

printed carburetor and a fresh top 

end. Hurricane chassis, Comer 

Engine, Stand, Starter, Micro- 

3 and extras you see. All for 

$2000 Charles (818)606-9576 or 

4familyk@sbcglobal.net. 

2002? Star racing roller chassis 

includes the necessary parts to 

convert to a shifter kart. Includes 

front disc brakes, shifter, etc. 

$500.00, contact Steve (760)476- 

9940. 

Cody Kay Sale 

Moving Up! 

(2) 2005 Nevoso Cadet rollers, 

$1,200.00 each. 

(4) Pitts Comers, $1,500.00 

each. 

(1) Fleming Comer, $1,500.00. 

(2) 2005 Invader Cadet Karts 

with 4-Stroke Animal National 

motors, $1,500.00 each. 

(2) 2004 Emmick Kid Karts 

with motors, $1,200.00 each. 

(1) Advanced racing engine 

Duffy winning alcohol flathead 

4-stroke motor, $1,500.00. 

Contact Chad (775)690-5745. 

2003 Emmick Venom – KT100, 

digitron, horstman clutch, new 

YHC tires. 2 Hours on rebuilt 

motor. Chassis never flipped or 

bent. Very good condition and 

race ready. Won championship 2 

times. $2,000.00 (916)525-3944. 

Email: bmg66@juno.com. 

Moving up sale! 2005 Tony EV 

Racer with motor plus 1 backup 

motor, pipes, gears, car, etc…Too 

much to list. Finished 1 st in 2006 

championship. $4,400.00 OBO, 

call Bill (951)538-8423. 

(2) World Formulas. #1 has 

never been raced, brand new in 

box. Used for photograph only in 

Memo Gidley’s Secrets of Speed 

for 4-cycle racing. #2 is complete 

and has only three races on it. 

Pipe, silencer, brackets, motor 

mount, clamp, extra carb and 

carb boots. $750.00 USD each. 

Contact Jeff Grist. Email: 

jeff@tap.net or call (905)328- 

7458. 






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METAL 

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