Well the Austin Kipp stranglehold on top points for the week has finally been broken by none other than, "Mr New Race Suit" the honorable Keith Sears!
Even though Kipp took top time for the nite in the qualifier then went on to take top spot in his heat and started from the pole in the main he was patiently chased by Sears in the main and about halfway thru had Sears pass him to take not only the lead but lay down a concrete blistering lap time on Track 2 c/w of 24.009!!! Congratulations Keith Sears on your well deserved win in the 6th race of 8 in the 2010 F1 Summer League Series Championship.
Twenty Three hot shoes showed up to compete and we even had a Shifter Kart racer from the land of Big Hats. Austin, Texas is where David Heroef calls home and he was in town and looking for some exciting indoor karting for the nite and heard about F1 thru the grapevine so he moseyed on in and gave it a whirl. Very different was the words heard most often as he struggled to locate the grip he was accustomed to racing outdoors with glue like sticky tires on an asphalt surface. He was also heard to exclaim, "This is real racing"! Take note Randy Q!!!
Top Ten Qualifiers: Austin Kipp...Steve Lattanzi...Justin Bayles...Bryan Weaver...Robert Neumann...Keith Sears...Chaz Baca Jr...
Eric Dickinson...Charles Crowe...Ryan Barnicle
Josh Lambeth got to qualify all alone and was given the move over flag 3 times because he was in his own way!
Heat Group # 1 saw a lead-follow exercise between Steve Lattanzi & Keith Sears with Lattanzi leading the way until the white flag waved. That set Sears in motion to pass Lattanzi for the lead but only to have Lattanzi charge right back in the next corner to take it back. Going into the last right hander and at the stripe Sears made another daring move and as Lattanzi went wide to cross the finish line Sears dove down low and almost stole the heat win from Lattanzi. The gap over the stripe was 1/1000th between them. What a finish! A round of bumping knuckles capped the victory.
The Dreaded Black Flag made an appearance last nite. And the winner was.....to be continued?!?!?!?? Must have something to do with his last name as it can be considered a Black Flag infraction. A visit to the pits for some strategy planning by Bryan Weaver was the order of the day/nite.
Heat Group # 1 Finish Order: Steve Lattanzi...Keith Sears...Eric Dickinson...Josh Lambeth...Scott Lodding...Don Angel...Ryan Barnicle...
Kyle Tatman...Doug Smith...Dana Lanzano...Bryan Weaver.
Heat Group # 2 had Austin Kipp trying to run away with the show and Justin Bayles desperately holding off Chaz Baca Jr for most of the race until a minor slip up by Bayles had Baca Jr squeaking by and saying see you later alligator. Baca Jr ran out of laps in his pursuit of top spot taken once again by Kipp. Was that Bayles trying to modify the steering wheel with his hand? Justin, who do you think you are, Bruce Lee?
Heat Group # 2 Finish Order: Austin Kipp...Chaz Baca Jr...Justin Bayles...Charles Crowe...John Gilles...Robert Neumann...Rees Candee...
David Verhoef...Kelley Ryan...Jason Aviles...Chris Kautz...John Vanderway
Now for the heavily pointed Mains.
"B" Main goes out first so that collectively they can get home at a reasonable hour to reflect on their performance of the nite and have some warm milk before gentley slipping into a restful slumber. Some of the racers did not slip away calmly and I'm sure were up all nite sticking pins into Voodoo Dolls resembling their advisary of the nite. The quest for the # 1 finishing spot in the "B" Main got a little bumpy as no less than five or six racers had a shot at the top of the order. Bryan Weaver worked his way thru the field and had Rees Candee, John Vanderway,Ryan Barnicle,Kyle Tatman and A Nice Italian Boy by the name of Kelley Ryan to contend with. Italians have red hair and freckles, right? Weaver made it work and Candee was right there to the end.
Rees Candee is our resident filmmaker of the highest order and is never without a funny quip or action that tends to lighten the mood should it go dark.One of the most positve influences in the house week in and week out. You make it fun, Rees, don't ever change.
"B" Main Finish Order: Bryan Weaver...Rees Candee...John Vanderway...Kyle Tatman...Kelley Ryan...Ryan Barnicle...Jason Aviles...Dana Lanzano
Doug Smith...David Verhoef...Chris Kautz
"A" Main racers now step into very warmed up karts and line up up for the standing starts that goes instantly downhill from the drop of the green flag. Lattanzi starting second behind Kipp see's second place slip away into the first corner but battles back immediately but can only muster getting back into third. Sears drove like he just robbed a bank and the cops were hot on his trail. He stayed in second for as long as he could stand it then passed Kipp for the lead and went on to eventual victory. The other battle was between Bayles & Baca Jr who can't seem to pull away from each other race after race. Both have become "Master's of the Tight Line" so passing is like trying to push rope thru a sewing needle. Good Luck with that.
"A" Main Finishing Order: Keith Sears...Austin Kipp...Steve Lattanzi...Justin Bayles...Chaz Baca Jr...Charles Crowe...Eric Dickinson...
Robert Neumann...Don Angel...John Gilles...Josh Lambeth...Scott Lodding
Next meeting of the Kart Leaguers Extrodinaire is Tuesday August 31st. Check in between 6/6:30 and qualifying starts 7pm or so.
This will be Race # 7 and we should have the 2010 F1 Fall League schedule dates by then. Thank You all for taking your valuable time and resources to do this.
More seat time you ask? The 7 Hour Team Enduro is Sunday Oct. 3rd... 12 noon to 7 pm. Online sign ups currently under way. $333.00 Entry with 3 on team $111.00 + tax each with a chance to win your money back and a trip to your favorite Massage Parlour!
Thanks, Steve "Kandyman"
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