Wednesday, September 29, 2010

AZIKC Race # 8 Wrap Up

With this being the 8th race of a 10 race series in the monthly hour long AZIKC, where the heckola was our fearless points leader Tony Rolfson? His karting coach, Paul Williams was there and from the looks of his eyes was crying for hours. Williams almost stepped up to drive in Rolfsons place but the weight differencial was too great. Two Tonys = one Paul. Was Rolfson so wiped out from all those late nite Pizza deliveries that he couldn't lift his arms and pilot an indoor kart? Or was it more sinister than that?

Knowing and overly confident that his 27 point lead just may be good enough to win this and because of the 1 race drop, which he will use this race, Rolfson may have figured, why spend any more money than I have too? Here's why. Team Titanium is hungry, real hungry for the overall win and with the unstoppable Charles Crowe & Steve Lattanzi making up Team Titanium they are not leaving this dinner table before they are full and satisfied. We plan to have Rolfson as the main course and John Ahrens for dessert. Burpppppp, good meal, pass the cigars and the Cognac.

Keith Sears also decided to opt out as he felt staying gainfully employed was more important than racing and maintaining his 3rd place standings. What's the matter, you too proud to join the millions on unemployment? Look at all the new friends you would get to meet. Birds of a feather flocking together.
W
e did have a welcome addition to the AZIKC kart racing ranks and her, yes I said her, name is Julia. Julia is the protoge' and longtime girlfriend of one of the best, pound for pound indoor kart drivers out there, Austin Kipp aka Kipp Van Winkle. Kipp has taken Julia under his wing and has been moving up the ranks and into fast laps territory. They are teaming up to do this and the team name is Dynamic Duo. Julia in person is a sweetheart that is until she straps on the required helmet then watch out, she's an upcoming serious contendor. First time in the AZIKC and Julia out qualified two month to month regulars.

Another newcomer to the AZIKC racing showed up and literally stole the show and made quite a statement by qualifying on the pole and then taking off like a rocket and never looking back to see who was in his wake. Robert(Bobby)Neumann, brother of Alfred E, standing as tall as a skyscraper at 6'5" or more managed to squeeze into the one size fits all Sodi kart and proceed to teach us all a thing or two about winning a race handily. His post race smile and enthusiasm could be felt for miles around. Nice kid, don't you have somewhere else to go on the last Sat. of the month? Congratulations Bobby!!!

And last but not least a person of interest and having a never give up attitude is the unstoppable Bill Hunter. Bill was feeling off kilter that morning and wasn't sure he was going to make the race but low and behold there he was qualifying in fourth and overcoming what was ailing him. We've all been there one time or another and having to suit up and strap on that helmet can make matters worse. Toward the end of the race I managed to catch Bill still on the track during the cool down lap and his face was a red as a sun ripened tomato. When I saw him again at the soda fountains he said he felt better and was glad he raced. Bill finished 5th place overall for the day and gets the "Hard Charger and Never Giving Up Award" for today.

Race Wrap up? Oh, that's what you thought this was? I'll try to wrap this up by saying with only 9 racers showing up the racing couldn't have been better between John Pappagallo and Matthew Lamanilao. They spent the entire 72 lap race nose to tail. side by side and swapping positions every few laps. The side to side racing allowed Steve Lattanzi of Team Titanium to catch up and make, first time ever, clean passes to not only them but to Dynamic Duo driver Austin Kipp. Racing side by side will slow both up and nose to tail can be the fast way together to the front. Thank you John and Matt for making second place a reality for Team Titanium.

Josh Walker is new to this hour long racing against the best but has done a great job and continues to improve month to month. Stay with it, seat time will set you free. He also sneaks down and does an all day pass on Mondays. Good way to practice on the 1/2 mile GP track.

Now for the Results
Qualifier Line Up: Bobby Neumann...Matthew Lamanilao...Team Titanium (Charles Crowe)...Bill Hunter...John Pappagallo...Peter Liwanag...Dynamic Duo(Julia)...John Ahrens...Josh Walker

The early pit stop by Pete Liwanag didn't seem to be to his advantage and he may want to change that strategy for the next race. Pete's signifigant other Theresa is our resident photographer and has done an outstanding job of capturing the action on and off the track. She is also putting together a 2011 F1 Race Factory racing calendar and I will keep you all in the loop as to it's release date. I saw the preview and it's amazing.

AZIKC Race # 8 Finish Order: Bobby Neumann...Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Charles Crowe)...John Pappagallo...Matthew Lamanilao...Bill Hunter...Dynamic Duo (Julia/Austin Kipp)...Peter Liwanag...John Ahrens...Josh Walker

Lots of MIA drivers for this Series??? but we will all be back next month Sat. Oct. 30th at 10am to have fun and stand atop the podium stand and have our picture taken. Check in by 9:30 and we start racing by 10. 1 hour 1/2 mile GP track $70.00 and you can split it and driver change during the mandatory 20 second pit stop.
Thank You all for taking time out of your busy schedules and valuable reources to do this. Steve "Kandyman"( Points totals to follow)

You don't want to miss this Sunday's 7 Hour Team Endurance Race at F1 Race Factory. We have 11 teams signed up so far and we will be doing a unique race format to make it fun and different. We are 1 team away from going 1/2 mile GP track. $333.00 + tax. teams of 2 to 6 are AOK. Winners Trophy plus $777.00/$333.00/$111.00 Prize Money to the top three. Starts at 12 noon SHARP and ends at 7pm.
SIGN UP TODAY!!!
Online or call me at 602-427-4416.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Anniversary Enduro Race this Sunday!!

We are 5 days away from the Start of the BEST deal in Endurance Karting ever to hit a N. American Indoor Kart Track. On Sunday October 3rd, F1 Race Factory will be celebrating 7 years of Adrenaline pumping Indoor Karting by holding an Anniversary party which will include a 7 Hour Team Endurance Kart Race. Starting at 12noon and deciding, 7 hours later, the “Winning Endurance Team”will be awarded a beautiful bragging rights trophy and a whopping $777.00 to WIN. 2nd place will pay out $333.00 and 3rd place will pay $111.00. Be the first on your block to stand high atop the Winners Podium and be forever immortalized in the record books of F1 Race Factory.

The meager entry fee is only $333.00 + tax and split 3 ways is only $111.00 + tax each!!! That’s approx 2 hours or more racing for each racer and not much more than a nite out on the town. That and no worries of a DUI or DWI and you can go as fast as you want with no threat of meeting Officer License, Registration & Insurance card and a speeding ticket with points added to your squeaky clean drivers license.

We have no more than 15 spots left and if 12 or more teams enter we will be on the fabulous ½ mile GP track which gets kart speeds to 45MPH in a hurry. This is also a weight equalized competition race to level the playing field which will highlite driver skill not liteness of being. You must sign up now to beat the last minute rush. How can you win it if you aren’t in it???

Keeping it Fair & Safe with the Rubberside Down!

Steve Lattanzi “Kandyman”
steve@f1rf.com
Specialty Events, F1 Race Factory

317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ 85034
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NASA AZ League Race # 3 Wrap up

With 16 racers signed up but only 12 showing up to compete for Millions of Dollars and a Full Ride Sponsorship on a Major Motorsports Team riding on winning this NASA AZ league this reporter was surprised to see Porsche 944 Spec Series Driver, Austin "The Kid" Newmark, miss this all too important event. Going into this third race of five with no race drops was critical to amassing enough points to walk away with this exceptional prize package. Do dreams come true or set for life mean the same things to the young racer of today. I think not! A collective cheer was heard for miles around when it was announced that a no show by Newmark was imminent.

The arrival of, currently first in points, Ronald "Lone Wolf" Jones was met with just the opposite. Boo's and hisses coming from the racing gallery upon his early arrival led one to believe that Jones was the one to beat today. Read on and your inquiring minds will have an answer.

Ronald Jones sets the bar higher with an outstanding performance in today's NASA AZ League race # 3. The Trifecta of League race wins was set today by Jones and to top it all off set fast time on Track 2 with a 24.333 on lap 43 in the 60 lap Main.

NASA AZ welcomes newcomer Aaron Gaghagen to the series and even though Aaron struggled he never gave up and did not interrupt the flow of the race by knowing where to go when the leader wanted by. His times kept dropping so with more seat time he will be right up there battling with the frontrunners in no time. Thanks Aaron, good to have you on board.

We also had a new face with Wayne Porter, brother of Kent Porter. I think the agreement was if I bring you can't beat me in front of my NASA friends. Wayne reluctantly signed the agreement and managed to finish behind brother Kent as instructed. These must be Team Porter orders and smells of scandal! It was only a one race agreement claims Wayne, next race the gloves come off. Sibling rivalry at it's best.

Eric Jacobsen is now strapping 5# weights to his ankles to distribute the weight away from the tail end of the kart and give the front tires a better chance of grip. Seems to be working as he finished top 5 in both the 36 lap Heat and the 60 Lap Main. He is now 3rd place in points overall.

There seems to be head turning contest between certain racers and Leland Forbes the III, IV or V, is by far the winner of that competition, with head turning that would make a mere mortal dizzy. I think he's up to play a part in the new Exorcist movie and a 360 head turn will be in the script. He's at the 180 degree mark now. F1 is thinking of installing a side view mirror system just for him. No extra charge.

The track battles between Kent Buckley and NASA AZ Pres. Tage Evanson were epic today and Evanson managed to stay ahead of Buckley at the conclusion of the Heat & the Main. Kent Buckley is now 2nd in points with Tage Evanson on the move up and currently in the 5th place points spot.

Adam Vega has got to be the unluckiest and luckiest racer out there. Two karts out of the three he picked had a mechanical issue but early enough so that his races were not impacted. Must be that 4 leaf clover he carries around. You have any lucky Lotto numbers you want to recommend ?

Filming all this activity from his helmet cam is Stenos "The Nos" Wijaya. If it's Friday you just may find the him down at F1 Race Factory getting in some seat time to sharpen those karting skills. Unfortunately the weight system is not available to him as he has to add 500# just to make the 200# minimum!!!

One other honorable mention before we get to the results goes out to Segio Perez. In the 4 way battle with Brian "Muscle Shirt" Turner,Leland "Head Turner" Forbes and Wayne "The Other Brother" Porter, Sergio running at the back of that pack hits the brakes hard on the back straightaway and turns into "Spinderrella"! I think he also lost the glass slipper, so if you find it please return to him at the next NASA AZ race which is Sunday October 31st, Halloween. I'll bring the candy so no door to door Trick or Treating will be required.

Great day of indoor kart racing was had by all with stacked up and three wide passing in some of the corners was the norm. Always fun to watch.

Time to get to the results.
Top 12 to Qualify: Ronald Jones with a 24.811...Kent Buckley...Tage Evanson...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Kent Porter...Eric Jacobsen...Adam Vega...Brian Turner...Wayne Porter...Sergio Perez...Aaron Gaghagen

Heat Race Finish Order:
Ronald Jones... Tage Evanson...Eric Jacobsen...Kent Buckley...Kent Porter...Brian Turner...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Adam Vega...Wayne Porter...Sergio Perez...Aaron Gaghagen

Main Race Finish Order:
Ronald Jones...Tage Evanson...Kent Buckley...Kent Porter...Eric Jacobsen...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Brian Turner...Sergio Perez...Wayne Porter...Adam Vega...Aaron Gaghagen

When the Podium pics were snapped you will see two cute additions joining the second place finisher Tage Evanson. His two daughters joined him in his celebration photo and brought their best smiles to share with their dad.
Congratulations to Ronald, Tage & Kent.

See you all and more for the 4th race of the NASA AZ on Sunday October 31st 12:30 check in with qualifying to start at 1pm.

Thank You all for taking the time out of your busy schedules and the resources to do this.
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi of F1 Race Factory.
As soon as it is ready I will send out points sheet.

Monday, September 13, 2010

2010 F1 Summer League Finale

The incredible 2010 F1 Race Factory Summer League Series Championship was held Sat. Sept 11th and a new "Champion" has been crowned. The, never put a wheel wrong, and the dominant leader in overall wins for the season, Austin Kipp finally has a league series "Winners" trophy to show for his summer long efforts. His last shot at acquiring the coveted F1 Race Factory league trophy was during the Spring league and Mike Robertson won that one over Kipp by a mere 1 point when all was said and done. Going into the final race of this series Kipp had put together an impressive weekly score that reflected a low score of 43 points out of the possible 45 available. Even though he missed one race and used that as his drop he never faltered in the other seven races and by series end had the field covered by 9 points.

A tie for second place overall was between Winter League Champion, Steve Lattanzi and future League Champion, Justin Bayles. Bayles takes the second place spot and cash by handily winning the main race at the finale even though Lattanzi qualified on pole, took the heat race and ended up second in the main race. Justin played his cards right and never once touched Lattanzi in the final but managed to wave as he went flying by to take the win in the last race of the summer league series.

Congratulations to Austin Kipp for his stellar performance all series long and for the long overdue "Championship Win". Great job and one of the cleanest, smoothest drivers to race an indoor kart. Congratulations also to race winner and overall second place finisher Justin Bayles, who on a personal side note is now stationed at the border of AZ/Mexico hoping to report and curtain illegal activity. Thank you from all of us and be safe.

He wasn't even supposed to be available to race in the final but we were happy to see him show up and prove once and for all just what a great competitor he is and the power of never giving up. Thank you Justin for not trying to push pass Lattanzi out of the building this time.

Top 10 Overall in the F1 League Series Championship:
Austin Kipp 317...Justin Bayles 308...Steve Lattanzi 308...Chaz Baca Jr 297...Keith Sears 283...
Eric Dickinson 262...Charles Crowe 234...Robert Neumann 230...Bryan Weaver 212...Josh Lambeth 208.

F1 Race Factory opens it's doors early, before the general public has a chance to warm up the karts and this presents a bit of a challenge. The karts, tires and surface at that time of day are all cool which creates a different racing experience. Slippery as a "well oiled pig" as one competitor so eloquently put it. Looks and drives like a drifting contest with some creative behind the wheel maneuvers just to get around. Who ordered the opposite lock sandwich? No major incidents reported but lap times on the 1/2 mile GP track were nowhere close to record breaking. Lattanzi took the pole in the qualifier/heat with a 52.448. The 23rd starting spot turned in a 57.497. It was a, who could control the slip the best contest and drift/slip master Lattanzi seemed happy to take that win.

In the heat race it was a nose to tail conga line from 2nd place to 6th place with Justin Bayles as their conga leader. Behind him you found Chaz Baca Jr, Jason Burstein, Keith Sears, and Austin Kipp. The yellow helmeted Eric Dickinson came on at the end but ran out of laps to be a real threat.

Top 10 Heat Race Finish:
Steve Lattanzi...Justin Bayles...Chaz Baca Jr...Jason Burstein...Keith Sears...
Austin Kipp...Eric Dickinson...Robert Neumann...Bryan Weaver...John Pappagallo

With one more race to run for all the marbles and a "Champions Trophy", a check and a chance to get your picture taken on the podium stand the field is set with Lattanzi in the #1 starting spot and hoping for a complete meltdown from Kipp, Bayles and Baca. What he got was a good clean start with Bayles Super Glued to his rear bumper and the Kipp/Baca threat mixing it up with Burstein,Sears and Dickinson. Lap after lap Bayles stayed attached to the rear bumper of Lattanzi but never making a move that would prove to be their undoing. Ten laps in Bayles did make the move and got by only to give it back one turn later. Next lap, same place and this time made the pass, clean, and never looked back as he slowly but surely pulled away for the eventual main race win. Talk about a happy camper. Used some of the European drivers smooth style of cornering he learned by watching them at the IKWC in July. Great race and Bayles deserved that win, hands down. Mistake free win by Bayles and the race that ended up breaking the tie in points for second overall. Great job Justin and glad that you were able to make the race after all.

Top 10 Main Race:
Justin Bayles...Steve Lattanzi...Chaz Baca Jr...Austin Kipp...Jason Burstein..
Keith Sears...Eric Dickinson...John Pappagallo...Josh Lambeth...Charles Crowe.

The 2010 F1 Race Factory Summer League Series is now in the record books and a "Champion" has been declared, tears of joy and sorrow were shed and I want to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone one of these racers for keeping it real and making it one of the most fun and exciting league series.

A special trophy was created and given to the racer who just plain never gave up no matter where he finished. "The Kandyman Award" went to first time leaguer, Chris Kautz for his ongoing determination and spirit of never giving up. The tag line Most Races, Least Points reflects a starting point from which he will build from as we hope he continues to compete in all future league races. Thank You Chris and all the other new to the leagues for taking the time and money to do this week to week. Seven years ago in my first league I scored zero,nada, not one point and the race director at the time handed me a two bent rims consolation trophy that inspired me to do stay with it and do better. I still have that trophy and it's my favorite. I'm doing better and that is the spirit to which I have created the "Kandyman Award" trophy. Enjoy the Snickers, Chris!

Our next League Series(Fall) starts Tuesday Nov.16th and has been modified slightly to be a six race series which will conclude on Sat. Dec.18th.

In the meantime we have an incredible amount of racing, to satisfy your race cravings, going on at F1 Race Factory.
Sat.Sept 25th Monthly 1 Hour Enduro
Sun Oct. 3rd 7 Hour Team Enduro (I'm putting teams together currently)
Sat. Oct. 30th Monthly 1 Hour Enduro
Fri/Sat/Sun. Nov 5/6/7 USIKC Races
Steve is also going to be on the Track every Thursday from 5:30 to 8pm and if enough leaguers show up have impromptu races happen just for us.

It will take 10 racers to do this and with Thursday being double laps for the same money it's a great deal. Let me know or just show up and I can put something together that will be fun and just for us. No weights, racing suits etc. Just some like minded racers getting together and having fun. Thank You it's been a great Summer League and getting to meet and know you all.

Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
steve@f1rf.com
602-427-4416
602-321-2035(m)

Saturday, September 4, 2010

F1 Summer League Series Race # 7 Wrap up Report

With the 2010 F1 Race Factory Summer League Series in week seven of eight, twenty five hungry for a win or a good finish, racers showed up to see how they stack up against each other and themselves. Race # 7 was run on Track 1 c/c/w which makes the tight 180 degree left turn one at the standing, staggered start within 20 feet a bumper to bumper traffic jam. Turn 2 is a tight 180 degree right turn so the turn 1 traffic jam continues thru that one as well. Amazingly, two Heats and two Mains were run thru these two tough kart eating turns with no major incidents at the starts.

Now I have to ask you. Has the points leader thruout this Summer League Series Steve Lattanzi lost focus or his marbles? A little bit of both I must say especially after last nites performance that had half the audience booing and wanting their money back and the other half armed with tomatoes at the ready. With a 13th Place qualifying effort he knew he had to step it up or apply for social security retirement benefits and walk away. With so much on the line stepping up became the only option to stay on course to race against the best in the coveted, score the most points, "A" Main.

Two Hot Shoe indoor kart racers from SoCal joined us last nite. Dave Messimer, who travels the country introducing motorcycle riders to the Kawasaki Road bikes and gives those riders an opportunity to try them out on the road. That sounds like a pretty cool way to make some bucks and meet a lot of new friends. Dave also competed in the Indoor Kart World Championships here at F1 Race Factory back in July and if I remember right he did pretty well. What I do know is that he did showed the local talent a thing or two about racing hard and with little or no contact. I should know I got to see the back of his kart and helmet all nite. Thanks for coming Dave, good to see someone our age race against the youngsters and fare well. Fast time for the nite with a 29.335 in the record books.

The other Hot Shoe or should I say Hotblooded indoor kart driver that dared to show his handsome mug around these parts was one of our own many races ago was the always tough to beat and multi talented daredevil, James Romero III. This is a guy that spent his formative years racing dirt bikes and collecting stitches and broken bones. Then since that wasn't dangerous enough he went on to race road bikes that you lean into turns so much that you have to wear protective knee pads because they scrape the ground in turns at over 100 MPH!!! Think Daytona at 200 MPH on two wheels and there you find James. And recently just when you think he has got it out of his system and has settled down because he had finally decided to marry his beautiful fiancee Rachel what does James do to keep it fresh? He goes Skydiving the day before his wedding!!!! Type A personality you say? I say Type AAA all the way. James is one cool dude and one of the nicest people you will ever meet on the track or off. His competitive spirit is still very much alive and still kicking. Didn't think James would make it last nite to qualify as he was driving his new 27' race central motorhome from Cali and was too far out to make it on time but he came careening into the parking lot of F1 Race Factory tires smoking, radio blasting and made the field with minutes to spare. James and Rachel own the finest Limo Company in the West called" In The Scene Limousine", so if you need a class ride for any event give them a call. Don't worry James no longer behind the wheel much so no helmets required.

Is this a race report or a novel of epic proportions. It's a race report so here goes. Qualifying: Good... Heats: Better... Mains: The Best! There all done.

Top 10 Qualifiers: Chaz Baca Jr with a 29.652...Austin Kipp...Keith Sears...Eric Dickinson...Justin Bayles...Robert Neumann...Dave Messimer...Bryan Weaver...Rees Candee...Kyle Tatman. Top ten seperated by less than 5/10's of a second.

Group 1 Heat Finish: Austin Kipp...Eric Dickinson...Robert Neumann...Bryan Weaver...Josh Lambeth...John Gilles...Scott Lodding...Kyle Tatman...Joshua Walker...Chris Webb...John Vanderway...Douglas Smith.

The always amazing Kipp pulls another heat win from the points pool and scores a maximum 15.

Group 2 Heat Finish: Chaz Baca Jr...Keith Sears...Justin Bayles...Dave Messimer...Steve Lattanzi...Rees Candee...Don Angel...Charles Crowe...ames Romero III...Kelley Ryan...Jason Aviles...Dana Lanzaro...Chris Kautz.

Chaz Baca Jr making a final push for maximum points and gets 15 for the win.

The "B" Main runs first and the racing was probably the most action packed "B" Main of the season. For the first part of the race Don angel led the pack lap after lap with Charles Crowe making the daring move of trying to take Angel to the inside of turn 1 with very little success but with some kart to kart contact. Angel fought back lap after lap but the persistance of Crowe finally got the space he needed and Crowe once by Angel set sail for the race win. Now you had Don Angel,Joshua Walker, James Romero III, and Kelley Ryan racing nose to tail and side by side lap after lap which made for some pretty exciting moments until the Checkered Flag flew to end all the fun they were having. A white flag lap pass by Joshua Walker was called back and the third place finish spot was given back to Romero who was seen shaking his head side to side as if to say no way Jose'. I don't know about you but I held my breath for the last 5 or so laps waiting for the BIG One, but glad to see it didn't happen. That was saved for the "A" Main.

"B" Main Finish Order: Charles Crowe...Don Angel...James Romero III...Joshua Walker...Kelley Ryan...Kyle Tatman...John Vanderway...Jason Aviles...Chris Webb...Dana Lanzaro...Douglas Smith...Chris Kautz. Congratulations to Charles Crowe for the win and for some heart stopping moments with the patented Charles "Diver Dan" Crowe passing technique.

The "A" Main had heat win regulars Chaz Baca Jr & Austin Kipp at the front with Baca taking the pole position. The race start saw some bumping thruout the field but it became evident rather quickly that pole position Baca was working real hard keeping the rest of the top runners at bay and behind him. Kipp managed to get around Baca but when Justin Bayles tried to follow suit contact between Bayles & Baca Jr got Baca turned around and losing spots faster than a freckled Irish kid at a Sun Tan Contest. With Baca now deep in the field and trying desperately to make up ground Kipp said adios and peeled off fast laps to stay far, far away from the fray which now had become a trying to pass festival between Bales,Sears, Messimer and eventually Dickinson who steadily came thru the field like a train locomotive. Lattanzi thought he had 5th place wrapped up but the steady pace of Dickinson proved that theory all wrong and Lattanzi with an unusual move pointed Dickinson by with the hopes of another fast tracker in the fray ahead would be the perfect recipe for passing contact and maybe a push pass or two. Dreams don't always come true and the hopes of watching four racers spinning each other out of the way were never realized. Drat's, foiled again. Was that Baca Jr closing fast in the imaginary rear view mirrors of now 6th place Lattanzi? By golly it sure was and Baca Jr was now on a mission and not many laps left to acomplish the goal of passing back the racers that got by him in the earlier incident with Bumpin' Bayles. Lattanzi even though slowing at the conclusion of the race and seemingly waiting for Baca Jr, the pass for position and an added point didn't transpire. The Dreaded Black Flag made an appearance last nite but since the facts of the case haven't crossed this desk that all that's known at this time. Wasn't for the Baca/ Bayles incident although many people thought it should have but that's water under the bridge and that ship has sailed.

"A" Main Finish Order: Austin Kipp...Justin Bayles...Keith Sears...Dave Messimer...Eric Dickinson...Steve Lattanzi...Chaz Baca Jr...Robert Neumann...Josh Lambeth...John Giles...Rees Candee...Bryan Weaver...Scott Lodding. Dave Messimer fast time for the nite with a 29.335.

All in all a good nite at the track was had by most and the next league race will be the final on the 1/2 mile GP Track, Sept. 11th with check in between 9/9:30. Qualifying starts at 10am. Austin Kipp, feel free to sit this one out. You must be exhausted from all this, so kick back with your new track student Julia and help her with her studies. Thank You all for taking the time and resources to do this. Fall season to be announced shortly. Working around the Corp. party dates that are hugely responsible for keeping these F1 Race Factory doors open. I am also setting up a Competition Central table so all the racing and events we do here will be at your finger tips. North side of check in desk hallway. Steve "Kandyman"