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Good morning everyone!
Its quarter after seven here in Grand Junction and its been a beautiful weekend so far! At 60 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, it looks to be a great day.
After completing seven hours of practice yesterday, the drivers and teams are ready for the opening two rounds of the Rocky Mt. Prokart Challenge.
First up are 2 seven minute practice sessions, transponders are required for practice #2.
And not to jink it, but we are very very close to having a live broadcast of the race just like Pro Tour. (Not 100 percent there, but very close).
With a loaded S1/S2 class, it looks to be a great weekend of racing!
Ill be doing my best to post live updates here ASAP!
Practice starts in 10 minutes.
:green :green :greenHey Guys.
Ok, So we did race yesterday!
I apologize for not getting the site updated yesterday after my original post, we ended up having a bit of an issue in timing/scoring so updating was…. lets say, less of a priority then earlier.
I can give you a quick run down of the day.
After new Regional Director Stan Byniarski and Race Director Terry Bybee rapped up the drivers meeting detailing some of the awesome opportunities that SKUSA RMPKC drivers get this season we qualified.
In Mini Max, Tevon Robins from Utah got in late and took the pole away from CRG-USA driver Cody Dempster. But the lap after he took the top spot, his Rotax motor let go. The heats saw Tevon start in the back as he was breaking in a new motor, which left Cody Dempster an easy path to two heat race wins. In the main, Tevon began to make up positions but couldn’t get back to the front. Cody Dempster and Sodi Karts Max Fedler were left to battle it out for the win. In the main event, it was all day mid pack runner, Duncan Biles locking up the win. Dempster came in second, with Fedler in third.
In S3/S4/S5 The Utah drivers kept it rolling as Alex Yates in S3 secured P1 in front of S4 CRG-USA driver, and local legend Jet Davis. And in S5 Mianna Wick was the quickest. The first heat was a great one as Jet Davis got off to a great start and held off a hard charging Alex Yates on the last lap. Heat two was all Yates. The main was Yates out in front again for the whole time. The race ran pretty uneventful the whole time as Yates brought home the win on the Tony Kart in front of Jet Davis and Chris Neria. David Conyers finished fourth while Mianna Wick and Ryan Rudolph were the S5 podium.
The big boys of S1/S2 were up next. Mike Beeny of Msquared, and Christian Bird shared a mixed S1/S2 front row. In the first heat race things went smooth as Beeny held off Supernationals winner and Msquared kingpin Bonnier Moulton for the win. In the second heat things got ‘dusty’. Strong winds this spring, mixed with a very dry winter here in the Grand Valley created a dust storm that hasn’t been seen at the speedway in years. At times losing visibility of the karts was a challenge. On the first lap of heat #2 current S2 Pro Tour points leader, Sabre Cook and fellow GJ racer Christian Bird were taken out in a crash in the second hairpin.
The main event was another tough one to watch just due to the amount of dust blowing from the west. Up front it was all Utah as Beeny, Moulton, and Keenan Schmitke threw down for the top spot for all twenty laps. Behind them Christian Bird was able to hold on to third, but not with out incident. While charging during the mid-point of the race, Bird and Cook found each other again, in the same turn #9 hairpin. This time Bird got away, as Cook was left sitting backwards while the field flew by. She was able to keep the kart running, and rejoined the race only to finish 8th. At the end, Moulton finished up second behind Mike Beeny, with Schmitke rounding out the S1 podium. Reigning S2 Pro Tour champ, and new CRG-USA driver, Kyle Hatcox finished 4th. After a protested finish by the CRG-USA camp, the incident between Cook and Bird was deemed a racing incident and Bird was awarded the S2 win.Then in TaG Cadet Cody Depster was able to lock up the poll, in a great and very equal Mini-Rok field. The SKUSA rental Rok program really shined on Saturday due to some great racing by some young drivers. The second heat really personified what SKUSA is looking for, and what can happen when interest is shown in the program. All 10 laps of the second heat race saw the two CRG-USA drivers Cody Dempster, Riley Cook, and Energy Kart driver Derek Deslauriers driver run nose to tail the entire race. Some race craft by Cook locked up his second heat win of the day. In the main, front runner Cody Dempster couldn’t get started and the race spread out as Derek Deslauriers brought home the win in round number one.
At the end of the day was TaG Jr/Sr/Master. A light field saw pretty calm racing. On the final lap of the main event, heading up the back straight away TaG Jr entry CRG-USA driver, Austin Versteeg and TaG Sr entry Brandon Southwick got together momentarily after 19 1/2 laps of clean racing. The contact allowed a very patient Jason Dempster to put his Sodi Kart in front and lead half of the last lap and win the first round of the SKUSA RMPKC. Southwick won Sr, and Bob Roddrick won Masters.
Once again, I am so sorry for not updating yesterday and will try to today.
We’re on the track for morning warm up now. And it looks to be a cooler day in the valley with an expected high of 75 degrees.
Mini Max Qualifying UNOFFICIAL
1. Cody Dempster 1.00.115
2. Tevin Robbins 1.00.159
3. Max Fedler 1.00.238
4. Duncan Biles 1.01.152
5. Austin Chalman 1.01.241S3/S4/S5 Qualifying UNOFFICIAL
1. (S3) Alex Yates 53.179
2. (S3) Chris Neria 53.478
3. (S4) Jet Davis 53.481
4. (S4) David Conyers 53.831
5. (S5) Mianna Wick 53.843
6. (S4) Scotty Allen 54.120
7. (S3) Justin Peck 54.161
8 (S5) Ryan Rudolph 54.330
9. (S3) Logan Hancock 54.453
10. (S4) Darryl Mackie DNQ
11. (S3) Lauren Stark DNQS1/S2 Qualifying UNOFFICIAL
1. (S1) Tyler Bennet 52.215
2. (S2) Sabre Cook 52. 253
3. (S1) Bonnier Moulton 52.382
4. (S1) Mike Beeny 52.401
5. (S1) Keenan Schmitke 52.427
6. (S2) Christian Bird 52.439
7. (S1) Kyle Hathcox 52.738
8. (S2) Jack Bradley 52.900
9. (S2) Ben Schermerhorn 53.252TaG Cadet Qualifying UNOFFICIAL
1. Derek Deslauriers 1.02.331
2. Riley Cook 1.02.677
3. Cody Dempster 1.02.989
4.Tristin MacLeod 1.03.360
5. Cameron Spangler 1.04.937TaG Jr/Sr/Master Qualifying UNOFFICIAL
1. (Sr) Brandon Southwick 56.435
2. (Master) Bob Rodrick 56.491
3. (Jr) Austin Versteeg 56.583
4. (Jr) Jason Dempster 57.013
5. (Jr) Greggory Payseno 59.266Mini Max Heat #1 Results *UNOFFICIAL*
1. Cody Dempster
2. Tevin Robbins
3. Max Fedler
4. Duncan Biles
5.Austin Ray ChalmanRobbins got the lead off the start, Dempster passed back for the lead before halfway and led 8 laps.
S3/S4/S5 Heat #1 Results *UNOFFICIAL*
1. Alex Yates
2. Chris Neria
3. Jet Davis
4. David Conyers
5. Mianna Wick
6. Justin Peck
7. Scotty Allen
8. Darryl Mackie
9. Lauren Stark
10. Logan Hancock
11. Ryan RudolphNeria got the jump on the outside and led lap one. Yates pulled away as Davis and Neria battled. Rudolph spun in turn 4.
S1/S2 Heat #1 Results *UNOFFICIAL*
1. Sabre Cook
2. Tyler Bennet
3. Mike Beeny
4. Kyle Hathcox
5. Keenan Schmitke
6. Jack Bradley
7. Christian Bird
8. Bonnier Moulton
9. Ben SchermerhornGoing outside to call the rest of the races, updates will be slow.
Race NotesSabre Cook and Tyler Bennet swap the lead several times in the first 3 laps. Cook and Bennet swap the lead at least 4 times in last lap and a half. Bennet passed in turn 9 on last lap, then pushed wide Cook got back in with 2 corners left.
TaG Cadet Heat #1 Results *UNOFFICIAL*
1. Riley Cook
2. Derek Delauriers
3. Tristin MacLeod
4. Cody DempsterDerek held the lead until two laps left when Riley Cook raced Delauriers for the lead and took it with just over one lap left.
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