August - Go Racing Magazine

was remarkable to see them turn fast laps late in the main
just shy of their Qualifying efforts. In the S1 class, it was Leesman
again emerging the victor, but Halen’s impressive showing shined
bright. On his CRG, Halen turned an identical fast lap as Leesman
of 56.424 in the main, which is no easy feat. Look for Halen to
show well at the ’07 SuperNationals; however, look for the Fritzer
to be a Vegas odds- maker favorite to win, come November.
S1/G1 Racing Action by FX RACING/
TRACKMAGIC/RLV
S1 saw Leesman in the top spot followed by Halen and Nick
Brinkman. Brink is back on a Tony Kart and a lot happier
to boot. At least we think so! Nick is a tough
read!
In G1 it was PP Mastro
showing well. Well enough
to now go to Moran in
September and “Sunday von Zeipel
drive it” for the
Championship in the
class. Yeah, like that’s
his style. Mastro is
what kart racing over
age 35 is supposed to
be about. Here’s a guy
who brings his B game to
the starting line all the time. Yep,
B game. See, his A game is off the track.
A genuine guy with a great attitude, he’s all about camaraderie
first and on-track action second. He may dispute this, but it sure
seems like he races for the fun of it, not the glory. He defines the
G class in every way possible. Of course it goes without saying
that Mastro’s B game is light years ahead of others’ A games. Troy
Butts brought home second place and Machado third (he had
fast lap in the main). Nick Firestone, who in Santa Maria drove
from last to second, also performed better than his result here
Dhesi
DePhillippi
Musgrave
showed. He’s another good
guy with one heck of a shiny Tony
Kart. Thanks for always making the trip out, Nick.
S2/G2 Racing Action by HITCHHIKER/KELLER-
WILLIAMS.
S2 saw Craig Caringella, Eric Ortega and Cameron Parsons in
the top three spots. And it’s read that way all season. It’s likely that
PKC will fold the S2 class next year into S1, as the skill break at
this level simply is no longer necessary. These three are top pilots
-- needing to hone their skills at a higher level to improve. G2
suffers a similar identity crisis, as well. It’s really
a class that should be combined with
G1, based on the fact that all
participants have years
of experience and are
terrific drivers. The
numbers are huge,
but so is the talent.
That said, leave it
to PKC to decide
where the G classes
are headed in the offseason,
but not without
putting it first to the drivers
to vote on in the off-season. Brad
Dhesi took another convincing win, and
that’s no shocker as Dhesi is as quick as they come.
Wally Wright overcame a measurable amount of controversy to
place second and Steve Donia took third…but the real story was
the attrition and a controversial call during the race. Dan Aspesi
was black-flagged for an infraction with a left rear tire, though
according to Aspesi it was unfounded; also contributing to his
DNF was the flagman that stepped in his way -- to avoid him,
Aspesi swerved and damaged the kart. Also out of the main for
various incidents: Jim Barnes (who lead the first few laps), Mark
Quackenbus
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