Chaz Baca Jr Wins 5th Race of the 10 Race AZIKC Series at F1 Race Factory !
Chaz Baca Jr, the newest member to dominate the indoor kart racing we do here at F1 Race Factory added another win to his extensive racing resume’ by winning the 5th race of the AZIKC on Sunday June 26th with a last lap pass when Jason Burstein and Tony Rolfson made contact on the last lap and opened the door for Baca to sneak thru for the win. Not only did he take the win away from Rolfson who had the race win in his pocket but Baca now takes the point lead over Blake Ledesma with 148 points to Ledesma’s 144. Pat Joyce drops from 3rd overall in points to 8th by missing the action because of a Birthday trip to the lake. He now trails Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Charles Crowe/Keith Sears) by 1 point.
Chaz has collected the last three Champions Trophies for winning the last three in house racing leagues and continues to put himself out front no matter what kart he picks in the kart draw or what happens during the race. In 3 short years he has gone from Spinderrella to Winderella and the one to beat week in, week out. He has become the go to guy for helping other racers at reach the next level of fast. Buy an all day pass on the day he is at F1 Race Factory and you are almost guaranteed better times next race out. That willingness to share his technique of speed has made him a very popular figure and a true Good Sport. Oh, by the way he is all of 14 years old and is making a name for himself on the dirt tracks of Arizona/Nevada & California in his Mod Lite car. He is vying for Rookie of the Year at more than one local track in the Mod Lite Series. He is also part of the traveling F1 Race Factory race team, Team Titanium. Chaz was instrumental in helping bring back the hardware from CalSpeed in the 8 hour Petit Machismo Enduro race held Easter weekend. Team Titanium came away with a 3rd place overall in the Sport Class. He has signed on to be part of Team Titanium at the Machismo 500 12 Hour Endurance Race in Las Vegas Oct. 15th. Next stop, the top step of the podium stand!
Getting back to the AZIKC race we had twenty entry’s and some new racers joining us for the fast and furious action in the 3 lap qualifier /72 lap Main. Dirt track drivers Scott/Andrew/Ed/Aj/Tony/ Jordan Martin trying this for the first time and Terry/Tyler/Kara Packer family coming all the way from the Flagstaff area to compete with the hotshots of F1 Race Factory. Even though finishing toward the back not one gave up and completed the race to the very end. Lots of cold water consumed by all after the race as heat has now become a factor in these races which we require a race suit to be worn. That may change for the next race scheduled for Sunday July 31st. A few struggled with the added weight to bring them up to the 200# weight equalization target but that will NOT change anytime in the near future.
During the qualifier we saw one driver change karts which ended up being the right move. Jason Burstein bailed out of his kart draw kart and went with a back up kart that took him from the thirteenth starting position to fighting for the lead at the end of 72 laps. He finished second on paper but was penalized one spot due to contact with leader Tony Rolfson who has been scored in second place over Burstein who was awarded third place points. Great race with Go Pro camera’s capturing some of the action which will probably be posted on YouTube any day now. Thank You all for taking the time and resources to do this. It has been and continues to be the BEST Indoor Kart Racing in all of Phoenix, bar none!
The Finishing Order is as Follows:
Chaz Baca Jr…Tony Rolfson…Jason Burstein…Blake Ledesma…Mike Davila…Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Keith Sears)…Team Sparticus (Chaz Baca Sr/Bobby Neumann)…Pete Liwanag…Carlos Carneiro…Ronald Jones…Mike McClaren…Bill Hunter…Ryan Casillas…Tyler Packer…Team Zippy (Jason McCormack/Joe Flitner)…Terry Packer…Kara Packer…Team Rocket (Tony/Jordan Martin)…Team Andrew/Aj Martin…Team Scott/Ed Martin.
Next AZIKC Race is Sunday July 31. Check in by 6pm…Driver Meeting/kart draw 6:15…Race start 6:30pm. Entry Fee:$75.00 includes tax. Team of 2… $37.50 each driver.
The 2011 F1 Summer Leagues start Tuesday July 5th. Check in by 6:30pm…Driver meet/Kart draw 6:45…Racing starts 7pm. Entry Fee: $45.00 or 8 race series pre pay $325.00 prices include tax.
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
Steve Lattanzi "Kandyman"
Team Titanium of F1 Race Factory
steve@f1rf.com
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