Jason Burstein, who represents one half of Team Racin
Neustein, took the win in race #6 of 10 of the AZIKC series. That was the
first race of the second half of the 10 race series that competes on a monthly
basis on the second Sunday of the month on the world famous ½ mile GP track at
Octane Raceway.
Congratulations Jason Burstein of Racin Neustein!!!
This win will move Racin Neustein that much closer to the
top in the overall points standings currently held by Chaz Baca Jr who is
collecting enough top 3 finishes every month to possibly capture his first ever
AZIKC Championship that has been won 3 years running by Tony Rolfson. Tonys 2nd
place finish will also keep him near the front of the points race. Once you
factor in the points drop this has become one of the closest AZIKC’s in recent
history.
Anyone that thinks racing a 3 lap qualifier and then into a
72 lap Main on the GP track is easy just needs to come down and try it
sometime. It takes its toll on you not only physically but mentally with the
level of focus required to get to the lead and stay there lap after lap. It’s
one reason most team up with another driver to get some relief. Sunday
July 15th presented additional challenges to one and all by having a
late afternoon, early evening rain/hailstorm roll thru and proceed to liquidate
parts of the track. Racing slicks and standing water are not the best of
friends and tends to send the karts off track at the most inopportune times.
Luckily the mop up got under way and by the time the competitors entered the
track for competition all was as dry as an Englishman’s sense of humor.
Facility manager of the day, Leah, thanked her lucky stars as she would have
had to deal with 20 plus very motivated indoor kart racers if the cleanup had
been delayed or it stormed outside much longer. I know we need the rain but
does it have to come all at once and on a competition night?
Thank you Leah for stepping up and getting things back on
track. From now on we will have waders standing by and a 9 Hp kart converted to
a high volume water pump. Water wings for those of you that failed swimming
class.
Lot’s of new racers joined the regulars and we outfitted one
new driver, who weighed all of 120# soaking wet, with a unibomber looking vest
that would surely have him arrested should he wear to the airport. Not only
that but he had to add another 50# to the weight bracket to bring himself into
compliance with the 200# target weight mandated for all competition. He met the
weight requirement but failed to adhere to the mandatory twenty second pit stop
and was DQ’d as a result. It has happened to the best of us and should he
return I’m sure that will be a one off mistake.
The racing you say, what about the racing?
Yes, Jason Burstein won, Tony Rolfson took 2nd
and Chaz Baca Jr shockingly took 3rd. Chaz was very unfamiliar with
that step and had a hard time finding it on the podium once he got there. Kept
trying to climb onto the 1st Place step but Burstein wanted that top
step without any company, thank you.
4th Place was settled on the white flag lap
between Team Titanium,(Steve Lattanzi at the wheel) and Josh Lambeth. Keith
Sears, who is the other half of Team Titanium qualified for Team Titanium to
start from the P7 and by 36 laps worked his way to the top of the charts coming
into make the mandatory 20 second pit stop and where Lattanzi took over the
driving duties. Lattanzi came flying out of the pits in 5th but an
errant call by a track official put him back 1 more spot to 6th.
Lattanzi spent the next 36 laps chasing 5th place Kyle Hathcox and 4th
place Josh Lambeth. By race end a 4th place finish was in the bag
for Team Titanium.
The finish order for Race #6 of 10 in the AZIKC series is as
follows:
Points are Season points total/points with drop
Top 20 in points only
Jason Burstein (Racin Neustein)…135/135
Tony Rolfson…144/144
Chaz Baca Jr…184/156
Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Keith Sears)…149/130
Josh Lambeth…52/52
Kyle Hathcox (Team Twinkle Toes!)…77/77
Kyler Repella…161/137
Charles Crowe…88/88
Don Angel…63/63
Mike McClaran…115/115
Brian Landry
Greg Gillum…86/75
Team Hunter Killer (John Pappagallo/Bill Hunter)…103/89
Team BMW (Todd Anderson/Rob Giorgio)
Team Plan B (Robert Giorgio/Jason Griepentrog)
Team Flyer-24/C-18 (Ariel Rubio/Cele Aragon)
James Borquez (Kart change 17 to 28)
Josh Sarchet (DNF)…125/125
Brett Kneiss (DNF)
Trent Kneiss (Sauce Boss) (DQ)
We will be back for Race #7 of 10 of the AZIKC series on
Sunday August 12.
Check in by 6:30pm
Driver meeting/Kart Draw 6:45pm
3 Lap Qualifier into a 72 lap Main to start approx 7pm
If You’re late, You May Have to Spectate!
***Ronald “Mr Tardy” Jones***
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Team Titanium of Octane Raceway
Competition Director
Offsite Specialty Events Coordinator
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
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